Cervantes

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Blue Lance

Cervantes - Invincible General
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

195

HP 50

ATK 45

SPD 31

DEF 44

RES 25

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	19 19 21 21	11 21 13 23	4 4 6 6	13 13 15 15	7 7 9 9
Middle	20 20 22 22	12 22 14 24	5 5 7 7	14 14 16 16	8 8 10 10
High	21 21 23 23	13 23 15 25	6 6 8 8	15 15 17 17	9 9 11 11

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	11 21 13 23	3 3 5 5	13 13 15 15	6 6 8 8
Middle	19 19 21 21	12 22 14 12	4 4 6 2	14 14 16 16	7 7 9 9
High	20 20 22 22	13 23 15 25	5 5 7 7	15 15 17 17	8 8 10 10

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	10 10 12 12	3 3 5 5	12 12 14 14	6 6 8 8
Middle	19 19 21 21	11 11 13 13	4 4 6 6	13 13 15 15	7 7 9 9
High	20 20 22 22	12 12 14 14	5 5 7 7	14 14 16 16	8 8 10 10

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	47 47 49 49	41 51 43 53	28 28 30 30	41 41 43 43	22 22 24 24
Middle	50 50 52 52	45 55 47 57	31 31 33 33	44 44 46 46	25 25 27 27
High	54 54 56 56	48 58 50 60	34 34 36 36	48 48 50 50	28 28 30 30

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	44 44 46 46	39 49 41 51	25 25 27 27	39 39 41 41	20 20 22 22
Middle	47 47 49 49	43 53 45 55	28 28 30 30	42 42 44 44	23 23 25 25
High	51 51 53 53	46 56 48 58	31 31 33 33	46 46 48 48	26 26 28 28

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	43 43 45 45	37 37 39 39	24 24 26 26	37 37 39 39	19 19 21 21
Middle	46 46 48 48	40 40 42 42	27 27 29 29	40 40 42 42	22 22 24 24
High	49 49 51 51	43 43 45 45	30 30 32 32	43 43 45 45	25 25 27 27

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	Average	Best	Average

Skill Sets

Dr. Ivo Cervantes (Defensive Save)

Build by Wecondo12

Recommended

	Stout Lance+ (+Def)	A	Atk/Def Unity Alternate: Sturdy Stance 3
	Positional Assist	B	Crafty Fighter 3 Alternate: Slick Fighter 3
	Noontime	C	A/D Near Save 3 Alternate: D/R Near Save 3
IVs	+ATK or +DEF	S	Mystic Boost 3 Alternate: Steady Breath

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Stout Lance+ (+Def) / Defier’s Lance+ (+Def)

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Noontime / Ignis

Passive A: Atk/Def Unity / Close Def 4 / Sturdy Stance 3

Passive B: Crafty Fighter / Slick Fighter / Wily Fighter

Passive C: A/D Near Save / D/R Near Save

Sacred Seal: Mystic Boost / Steady Breath / Close Def / Sturdy Stance / Atk/Def Form

Cervantes’s incredible statline makes him a prime Arena scoring unit candidate and a decent Near Save user.
Lance users have a variety of great weapons to choose from, but the Stout Lance is particularly noteworthy thanks to its 50% damage reduction against the first attack of foes who can perform a follow-up attack against Cervantes.
A combination of a statboosting A slot skill and a Fighter skill is necessary to maximize Cervantes’s effectiveness as a Near Save unit. Atk/Def Unity + Crafty Fighter and Sturdy Stance 3 + Slick Fighter both provide Cervantes with both additional stats, Guard, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and some form of penalty neutralization. Close Def or Slick Fighter can also be used to negate a foe’s buffs in the place of another effect.
A Save skill is mandatory for this build, although no particular Save skill is needed: It’s only necessary that it’s a Near Save skill.
Defensive seals such as Mystic Boost and Steady Breath do an excellent job of rounding out Cervantes’s kit.

Strengths

Statline

With a jaw dropping base 45 Attack and 44 Defense, not to mention a quite high base 50 HP, Cervantes is a prime Near Save candidate and physical tank.

Armored

Cervantes’s Armored status gives him access to the incredible Fighter skills in addition to Savior skill access.

Weaknesses

Effective Damage

Cervantes’s physical bulk is so high he should be reasonably capable of tanking some physical armor effective weaponry, but he should still be wary of armor effective damage and steer clear of magic based armor effective weaponry such as Micaiah’s Thani.

Low Resistance

With only base 25 Resistance, Cervantes will be hard pressed to survive combat against hard hitting magic users without heavy investment, which is generally not advisable as Cervantes is far more effective making use of Near Save.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Lance Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Lance Users Only	50	1	6
Steel Lance Learns by default at 2 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Lance Users Only	100	1	8
Defier's Lance At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current bonus on foe's Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Lance Users Only	200	1	10
Defier's Lance At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current bonus on foe's Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Lance Users Only	200	1	10

Available Rearmed Weapons
Arcane Qiang (+Def)
Arcane Qiang (+Res)
Arcane Qiang (+Atk)
Arcane Qiang (+Spd)
Arcane Qiang

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Glowing Ember Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Def. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	4
Ignis Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Def. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Atk/Def Ideal 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 3 ★	60	A
Atk/Def Ideal 2 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 4 ★	120	A
Atk/Def Ideal 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 5 ★	240	A
Wary Fighter 1 If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Only inheritable by armor units. Unlocks at 1 ★	60	B
Wary Fighter 2 If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Only inheritable by armor units. Unlocks at 2 ★	120	B
Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Only inheritable by armor units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	B