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Robin (M)

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Tier Rating

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Attack
Special
Injured

Blue Tome

Analysis by Cecil

Robin (M) - High Deliverer
3-4 Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

Related Heroes

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

149

HP 40

ATK 29

SPD 29

DEF 29

RES 22

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	1717	617	66	66	44
Middle	1818	718	77	77	55
High	1919	819	88	88	66

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	1616	613	66	55	33
Middle	1717	714	77	66	44
High	1818	815	88	77	55

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16	5 11	5 5	55	33
Middle	1717	612	66	66	44
High	1818	713	77	77	55

Level 40 Stat Variations Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3636	2536	2525	2525	1919
Middle	4040	2940	2929	2929	2222
High	4343	3243	3232	3232	2525

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3434	2431	2424	2323	1717
Middle	3737	2734	2727	2626	2020
High	4040	3037	3030	2929	2323

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3333	2228	2222	2222	1616
Middle	3636	2531	2525	2525	1919
High	3939	2834	2828	2828	2222

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	Worst

Robin’s a defensive mage, so he does not value speed as much as many of his peers. His attack is still important for sealing KO’s. Robin can safely reduce any other stat, but keep in mind that it will affect the kind of units he can beat.

Boons

+ATK: Robin has low attack and uses the low-might tome Blárraven. Therefore he needs all the attack he can get to defeat foes cleanly.

Neutral

DEF: High defense is a staple for Robin and helps him survive many of his battles.
HP: Robin likes to tank both magic and physical hits so reducing both is not a good idea. This gives a reduction of four, making it undesirable.

Banes

-RES: Resistance is the only stat of Robin’s that is not reduced by four with a bane. Robin prefers to soak physical damage, so this can be safely reduced if necessary.
-SPD: Robin does not need speed for any of his matchups, so he can reduce this without penalty.

Skill Sets

Color Coordinated (TA Raven)

Recommended

	Blárraven+	A	Triangle Adept 3
	Reposition	B	Quick Riposte 3
	Bonfire	C	Spur Atk Spd 2 Alternate: Spur Def 3
SP	1,445	S	Distant Def 3

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Preferred IV: +ATK/ -SPD
Weapon: Blárraven+
Assist: Reposition / Draw Back
Special: Bonfire / Ignis
Passive A: Triangle Adept
Passive B: Quick Riposte / Bowbreaker / Swordbreaker
Passive C: Spur Atk/Spd / Spur Def
Sacred Seal: Distant Def / Quick Riposte

Robin’s signature set seems him set up as a dedicated counter to both colorless and red units. The core element of this set is the Raven tome/Triangle Adept combination, which gives Robin a 40% damage boost to red and colorless foes and a 40% reduction to damage incoming from them.

Quick Riposte is very important, as Robin’s comparatively low attack and speed makes it hard for him to naturally double or one-shot foes. He can also run Bowbreaker or Swordbreaker to neutralize those units respectively, but there are much better choices for slaying Sword-units. Even without Swordbreaker he can initiate safely onto most swords with Distant Counter due to Triangle Adept. Distant Def helps him soak damage, particularly on the resistance side on which he is very weak. If you use a Breaker skill in B slot, taking Quick Riposte as a seal will let Robin double most other foes.

Bonfire is the special of choice, triggering on Robin’s second attack provided he is doubled. Ignis is a very good alternative that lets Robin heavily dent or KO another unit after his first battle. His C passive and Assist skill are both mostly up to you and your team, but Robin works well with Reposition and Spur skills.

Owl’s well that ends well (Tanky Owl Tome)

	Blárowl+ (+Atk)	A	Close Counter
	Rally Atk/Spd	B	Quick Riposte 3
	Bonfire	C	Spur Atk Spd 2
SP	1,700	S	Close Def 3

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Preferred IV: +ATK/ -SPD
Weapon: Blárowl+ (+Atk)
Assist: Rally Atk/Spd / Rally Def/Res
Special: Bonfire / Ignis
Passive A: Close Counter
Passive B: Quick Riposte / Guard
Passive C: Spur Atk/Spd / Spur Def/Res
Sacred Seal: Close Def / Quick Riposte

One interesting option that Robin has is going for an Owl tome build. Owl tome builds are great for bulky mages due to their ability of buffing both speed and defense. Robin can form a great partnership with units like Lucina, Chrom, and Marth due to their new Falchion refines.

Close Counter is an important skill, letting Robin counter-attack against melee foes. Quick Riposte is also very important, letting Robin double despite his speed (which is still low even with buffs). Guard is a great B slot skill for tanking hits from Brave and Firesweep weapon users who try to proc specials on their first attack. If you take Guard, make sure you take Quick Riposte in the Seal slot.

Robin’s C slot and Assist skills are taken up by buffs of his own to synergize with his allies. If he is paired with Lucina or Chrom, his Spur skills will boost their stats to even greater heights. Atk/Spd is generally preferred over Def/Res, but if you’re using Distant Counter Lucina the latter is the stronger choice. Finally, Bonfire is again taken as a cheap and strong option for his special.

Introduction

Male Robin (Also called Robin-M) is a blue tome user notable for his unusual stat distribution. He has one of the most even statlines of any unit, with attack, speed, and defense all at 29. He is considered to be an anti-meta unit whose primary purpose is to counter and eliminate specific threats on the enemy team.

Being available at 3-4 stars, he is a common 5 Star upgrade for many players due to his ability to counter specific threats well in Arena and Arena Assault. He’s a decent merge candidate but does not have the general-use power of other 3-4 star units such as Corrin-F and Olivia.

Robin’s problems come mainly from his statline: He does not excel in any particular stat, making him a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none. Low speed and resistance makes him susceptible to magic damage and his flagship Raven set is extremely weak to damage from green units.

Strengths

High defense for a mage.

Robin’s statline gives him passable stats in HP, Attack, Speed, but very high Defense for a mage. He’s great at taking hits from both daggers and bows especially with a Raven tome.

Excellent at countering specific unit types.

Robin is somewhat of a specialist unit, being very strong against both red and colorless units. Having a 40% advantage (thanks to Triangle Adept) against half of the units in the game means that Robin is likely to be useful in most battles.

Weaknesses

Low speed and resistance, for a mage.

29 Speed is very slow for mages, meaning Robin is all but guaranteed to be doubled by them. Many blue mages run B Tomebreaker, something he cannot afford to do as he needs Bowbreaker for Brave Lyn. 22 resistance not enough for him to survive multiple neutral hits on the magic side.

Can be ruined by Cancel Affinity.

Robin’s signature set is very easy to counter: Just have the Bow-user run Cancel Affinity, and Robin’s Triangle Adept advantage will be completely eliminated. This is common at higher levels of the Arena, making Robin an extremely poor unit there.

Team Options

Robin’s ability to remove enemy colorless units makes him useful as a sub in specialist situations. He does not require any support to do his job, making him a good all-purpose unit that can be slapped onto a team to handle a given threat.

Fliers: Offensive flier teams have trouble with Brave Lyn and Archers in general. Allies such as Myrrh, Elincia, and Tana will find themselves much more freedom to move once Robin has eliminated any Bow-users.
Green physical tanks: Despite his low resistance, Robin is good at handling red mages due to Triangle Adept. Units with low resistance such as Hector, Brave Ike, Dorcas, and Amelia all appreciate having them removed from the game.

Counters

Due to his statline and build, Robin’s matchups are zero-sum: He loses nearly everything he doesn't win. He has a long list of counters who can exploit Triangle Adept as well as his low Speed and Resistance stats.

Blue and Green mages: Robin is utterly decimated by green mages, but even blue ones can often double and KO him. Linde, Lute or mounted mages such as Reinhardt and L’Arachel are all deadly threats to Robin’s existence.
Green units with Distant Counter: Many green units choose to run Distant Counter, and due to Triangle Adept Robin will not be able to touch them. Stay right away from Hector and Dorcas as well as Distant Counter variants of Sheena, Amelia, Camilla, and Titania.
Cancel Affinity colorless: Archers and Daggers that run Cancel Affinity will be able to deal heavy damage to Robin. Firesweep Bow users can hit Robin for free, and units such as Felicia, Innes, and Faye all boast excellent anti-mage capabilities.

User Submitted Builds

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Robin (M) build by Bland 09-02

Thoron+	A	Close Counter
Draw Back	B	Quick Riposte 3
Bonfire	C	Spur Def/Res 2

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I haven't been able to put this into play but it's a fun idea I want to try. If this build does work out then I would like it to be known as the Smash Robin build.

Robin (M) build by SkyBNW 08-31

Blárraven+	A	Triangle Adept 3
Reposition	B	Swordbreaker 3
Bonfire	C	Threaten Res 3

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Really the only thing M Robin can do, T Adept with the raven tome allows for Robin to effectively check half the units in the game, draw against most blues, and lose immediately to any green unit. Swordbreaker is run over Lancebreaker to prevent him from, as I like to call it, stretching himself too thin, as he is not fast enough to double and effectively remove most relevant red units in one turn without it. Aside from that, the set is fairly standard.

Robin (M) build by Leorio 08-16

Blárraven+	A	Triangle Adept 3
Reciprocal Aid	B	Swordbreaker 3
Bonfire	C	Spur Def 3

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Unfortunately he's a Boon Defense so I use him as a tank to deal with all colorless and red enemies. Once the field has been cleared of all non red enemies he's literally a wall that allows me to heal my party. By then his special is activated from all those 0 damage hits and he'll finish off the enemy in one hit.

Robin (M) build by NeruaPlays 08-15

Blárraven+	A	Defiant Spd 3
Rally Defense	B	Poison Strike 3
Ignis	C	Savage Blow 3

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To compensate for his low attack, I decided to focus on inderect damage so he can be more effective than just being a Bladetome booster with his Rally Defense

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Thunder Blue Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Elthunder Learns by default at 3 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	100	2	6
BlárravenGrants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	200	2	7
Blárraven+Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	300	2	11
Tactical BoltGrants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Tactical Bolt (+Eff) Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2.		400	2	14
Tactical Bolt (+Atk) Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.	+2	400	2	15
Tactical Bolt (+Spd) +2Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.	+2	400	2	14
Tactical Bolt (+Def) +3 Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.	+2	400	2	14
Tactical Bolt (+Res) +3 Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.	+2	400	2	14

Special Skills

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

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Defiant Spd 1Grants Spd+3 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50%. Unlocks at 3 ★ Inheritable by all units.	40	A
Defiant Spd 2Grants Spd+5 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50%. Unlocks at 4 ★ Inheritable by all units.	80	A
Defiant Spd 3Grants Spd+7 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50%. Unlocks at 5 ★ Inheritable by all units.	160	A
Spur Def 1Grants adjacent allies Def+2 during combat. Inheritable by all units.	50	C
Spur Def 2Grants adjacent allies Def+3 during combat. Unlocks at 3 ★ Inheritable by all units.	100	C
Spur Def 3Grants adjacent allies Def+4 during combat. Unlocks at 4 ★ Inheritable by all units.	200	C