Robin (M)

ppl said he wasnt fast, so i +10ed him and proved that he could be if he tried

blarowl+ to maximize his damage output. it also synergies with his seal, atk/def bond, for a +7 to atk and def.
reposition because.
luna to make sure he kills. his atk is undeniably quite low, and he'd appreciate the foe defense reduction.
chill spd to chill the spd, despite his spd being pretty great already he's gonna have some troubles dealing with particularly fast units. with chill spd, he can double foes with up to 42 spd.
threaten res is quite obvious. i change it to infantry pulse occasionally, depending which team i'm running him on.
atk/def bond because he'd appreciate the buffs. i generally run him with my chrom and when they're adjacent, not only does robin receive the bond and blarowl bonus, but chrom also gets buffed. amazing.

Preferred IVs: +Def/Atk -Spd
Weapon: blarowl+ (+Def/Atk)
Assist: flexible
Special: bonfire / Ignis / Luna
A slot: Close Counter / Brazen Atk/Def / Close Defence / Atk/Def bond
B slot: Quick reposte
C slot: Even Atk wave/ Even Def wave
Seal: Close Defence / Distant Defence

Blarowl gives Robin a boost in all of his stats, which is necessary given how balanced his stats are.
His speed is low already, so reducing is best, as this allows him to have decent magical bulk and exceptional physical bulk.
Bonfire would be the best special to use, due to its low cool down and his high defence.
Close counter is the best A slot skill, but if unavailable a skill that boosts his attack and defence would be preferable, especially brazen attack/ defence, or attack defence bond
Quick riposte is necessary given his low speed, but could be subbed out for blue Tomebreaker, lance breaker or bow breaker if it is unavailable.
The C slot is flexibly, but odd or even attack wave or defence wave would be best, especially attack wave as his attack would be only 40 without it, not counting owl buffs
The sacred seal can be either close or distant defence, depending on if the focus is on melee only or if you want good mixed range bulk, especially for units like brave lyn, who can do a lot of damage otherwise.
This robin works well is a defensive team that would otherwise have a hard time with high defence but low res targets. He pairs well with axe sword users who have a hard time busting through bulky sword users, like Zelgius for example, that can also deal with green mages like nino well

40+9
I would not prefer an atk bane, but it can help him tank magic and not get doubled if he takes the atk bane. This Robin is here to tank swords and lances while providing defenses to others. If he next to others, he raises his stats all by two per ally to a maximum of six in regular maps. He becomes impenetrable against swords and lances and not die in two hits by other blue tome units. Swap can be changed to whatever. Close counter and Quick Riposte will quickly dispatch low res physical units. I hope for a unique weapon for him soon because he is still not the best.

+3 merged!! Current merge project because he was my main unit in the beginning of the game, and he deserves a makeover.

He also runs the usual TA+Sword Breaker+Blarraven set, as well as a +def refined Blarserpent+ (forgive me Morgan).

Making Robin a frontline tank against physical reds and blues. He can retaliate with magic, targeting the usually lower res stat of most physical units, which means he can easily deal with most physical threats. Speed boon means he can deny some doubles, and combined with blarowl, he can playerphase double as well. Quick reposte ensures double on enemy phase, which is valuable. Close counter is the most expensive skill, and can be substituted with tri adept or fury. This of course limits his versatility. C slot is a flex depending on your team comp, I usually stick with attack buffs. Seal slot can vary, close defense is good for being a wall, distant defense can also work. Alternatively you can run guard in the b slot and qr in the seal slot which denies enemy specials and still have a follow up, but you lose extra defensive points.