Hero Stats
Skill Set
Hero Build Overview/Explanation
An unorthodox build for Robin, as it changes her niche of defending against Reinhardt and Brave Lyn.
Robin possesses very middling stats in virtually everything, with her defense and HP shining in the world of mages. Giving her Gronnblade is definitely not a priority in a lot of players' eyes since so many other units can utilize the tome better, including the source mage herself, Nino, yet it helps bolster her middling attack stat. With the new spell and her great HP pool, Robin uses this set to act as the teams blue and green check, though the former is demonstrated much more frequently than the latter; this set mostly focuses on her ability to tackle green mages, a dominating force in the current meta, while also not hindering her ability to deal with the occasional red.
Distant Def can be used to not only help with her Reinhardt checking but also to take less damage from the green mages she will need to charge. G Tomebreaker is used to counteract any green mage the team encounters, as most of the units that run it are slower than Robin to the point that she can activate it against them. Drive Spd is a pricey one and is not vital to the build because of that, so a Hone or Fortify could do nicely here. It's even possible that she can use it more than her allies, since the speed boost helps her evade a green mage's double or even double them.
Lastly, Deflect Magic couples with Distant Def to ensure Reinhardt can't knock her out of her tomebreaker range and helps her survivability against the occasional desperation foe.
With Gronnblade's cooldown penalty, Bonfire is the most optimal special since Robin will charge it three times during an encounter with Reinhardt and, assuming she will not die in her next bout, hence have it prepared for her next opponent.
While definitely strange and expensive, this build can help put a unique twist on a pretty forgotten unit. If you like Robin and are determined to find a use for her, try out this build; I've tried many things with the Mystery Tactician, and this one seems to work the best while also keeping a special sense of heart.
