Solon

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Red Tome

Analysis by raelet

Solon - Church Shadow
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

165

HP 45

ATK 38

SPD 20

DEF 24

RES 38

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6	9 9 11 11
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 10 12 12	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7	10 10 12 12
High	20 20 22 22	11 11 13 13	6 6 8 8	6 6 8 8	11 11 13 13

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	9 9 11 11	3 3 5 5	3 3 5 5	9 9 11 11
Middle	18 18 20 20	10 10 12 2	4 4 6 2	4 4 6 6	10 10 12 12
High	19 19 21 21	11 11 13 13	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7	11 11 13 13

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	8 8 10 10	3 3 5 5	3 3 5 5	8 8 10 10
Middle	18 18 20 20	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6	9 9 11 11
High	19 19 21 21	10 10 12 12	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7	10 10 12 12

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	42 42 44 44	35 35 37 37	17 17 19 19	21 21 23 23	35 35 37 37
Middle	45 45 47 47	38 38 40 40	20 20 22 22	24 24 26 26	38 38 40 40
High	48 48 50 50	41 41 43 43	23 23 25 25	28 28 30 30	41 41 43 43

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	39 39 41 41	33 33 35 35	15 15 17 17	19 19 21 21	33 33 35 35
Middle	42 42 44 44	36 36 38 38	18 18 20 20	22 22 24 24	36 36 38 38
High	45 45 47 47	39 39 41 41	21 21 23 23	25 25 27 27	39 39 41 41

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	38 38 40 40	31 31 33 33	14 14 16 16	18 18 20 20	31 31 33 33
Middle	41 41 43 43	34 34 36 36	17 17 19 19	21 21 23 23	34 34 36 36
High	44 44 46 46	37 37 39 39	20 20 22 22	24 24 26 26	37 37 39 39

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Worst	Average	Best

This unit requires Trait Fruit for access to IVs.

Skill Sets

Those Who Dubstep In The Dark (Defensive)

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	Banshee Θ	A	Bracing Stance (2 or 3) Alternate: Close Counter
	Positional Assist	B	Lull Atk/Res 3 Alternate: Quick Riposte 3
	Iceberg	C	Atk Smoke 3
IVs	+ATK / -SPD	S	Quick Riposte 3 Alternate: Mystic Boost 3

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Weapon: Banshee Θ

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Iceberg

Passive A: Bracing Stance / Close Counter / Close Foil

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Quick Riposte

Passive C: Atk Smoke

Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Mystic Boost

Solon's high Resistance and HP and mediocre Defense allows him to play a somewhat more defensive build, with the intent on keeping him alive until turn 3 when his Banshee tome will activate. Lull Atk, Atk Smoke, and his A slot all serve to try and make him a bit tankier.
Bracing Stance is a fantastic skill to keep Solon standing through enemy engagements, though Close Counter or Close Foil would allow him to bait opponents from melee range. Unfortunately without Mystic Boost in his B or Seal slot, dragons will still attack into Solon's lower Defense, making his Resistance useless at melee range.
Quick Riposte is almost a necessity with this build, which can take the B or Seal slot, and allows Solon to attack twice, potentially activating a crucial Iceberg on his second hit, if he's doubled beforehand.

The Fell Star (Player Phase)

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	Banshee Θ	A	Sturdy Impact Alternate: Death Blow (3 or 4)
	Positional Assist	B	Lull Atk/Res 3 Alternate: Special Spiral 3
	Iceberg Alternate: Moonbow	C	Atk Smoke 3 Alternate: Infantry Pulse 3
IVs	+ATK / -SPD	S	Death Blow 3 Alternate: Sturdy Blow 2

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Weapon: Banshee Θ

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Iceberg / Moonbow

Passive A: Sturdy Impact / Death Blow

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Special Spiral / Quick Riposte

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Infantry Pulse / Time's Pulse

Sacred Seal: Death Blow

This set plays to Solon's strengths, allowing him to commit to brutal single blows while keeping himself relatively safe with follow-up denial from his foes. If used on AR-D, this set's main goal is to keep Solon alive until turn 3, when his Banshee tome activates and allows your defenses to basically get a free kill.
Due to his high HP, he can play well on an Infantry Pulse team, where he can support his teammates through Special activations. He can also try to manipulate his Special timing himself with skills like Special Spiral or Time's Pulse. While expensive, these skills can accelerate his Special for a devastating Iceberg utilizing his 38 base Resistance.
Lull Atk/Res and Atk Smoke both work to try and keep him alive for a bit longer - though his low Speed makes him frail, his main goal is surviving until turns 3 and 4 in order to activate the full effects of his Banshee tome.

Strengths

Decent Stats for Red GHB mage

Solon's stats might be "generic GHB red mage" with high Attack and Resistance and low everything else, but he effectively statcreeps the other GHB mages. He is tied with Iago and Veld for the highest Attack, but beats them both in Resistance.

Interesting prf Application

Banshee is an interesting weapon which can drastically swing the effects of any battle, but has a limiting condition. If these conditions can be worked around, Solon can be a fantastic support to your team.

Weaknesses

Generic

Having a prf weapon doesn't make Solon not generic. He simply joins the pile of red tome GHBs with tomes that do weird effects depending on turn count. Think that's a specific niche? Think again: Iago, Veld, and Gharnef all also fall under this category. Arvis and Julius have similar statlines as red tome GHBs, and Fallen Takumi has a similar turn-based weapon.

Difficult to Utilize

Banshee is an interesting prf that inflicts crucial debuffs - but only at the beginning of turns 3 and 4, and only on the closest foes. This means that you have to either be predictive about where Solon's enemies will end their turn in relation to him, or you have to wait to engage vs immobile foes for the first 3 turns to ensure proper positioning. Either way, it's a huge pain, and while Gravity + Guard + Flash + All stats -6 is absolutely worthwhile to try and shoot for, it still realistically only hits a single target unless you're positioned in a way that 2 opponents are equidistant.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Flux Red Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Ruin Red Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Fenrir Red Tome Users Only	200	2	9
Banshee Θ At the start of turns 3 and 4, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-6,【Gravity】,【Guard】, and status preventing counterattacks on closest foes within 5 spaces of unit through their next actions. 【Gravity】 Restricts target's movement to 1 space through its next action. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Chilling Wind Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	4
Glacies Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Res. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Sabotage Res 1 At start of turn, if any foe's Res ≤ unit's Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Res-3 on that foe through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	60	B
Sabotage Res 2 At start of turn, if any foe's Res ≤ unit's Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Res-5 on that foe through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	B
Sabotage Res 3 At start of turn, if any foe's Res ≤ unit's Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Res-7 on that foe through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	B
Atk Ploy 1 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	60	C
Atk Ploy 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	120	C
Atk Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	C