Gilbert Review [Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius]

Rating

[easytable]Max Rarity, Skills, Future Proof, Stats, Equipment, Trust Master, Overall

5, S, S, S, B, B, A+[/easytable]

[easytable]Rarity, Job, Origin, Gender, Family

3★ – 6★, Bard,  FFBE, Male, Human[/easytable]

Trust Master Rewards – Dream Harp [Weapon]:ATK+76, MAG +46 Additional Effect: Sleep (40%)

3★	4★	5★	6★

General Thoughts

Gilbert is a bard that specializes in inflicting status ailments. He primarily is a defensive unit that offers some damage. I would definitely classify him as a support that is useful for boss battles. He has AOE with 30% chance of sleep/confuse/silence songs. He also has Blade Bash, which makes him a viable unit to use vs Bosses.

So when he gets to 5★, his usefulness really skyrockets and I suggest you use him in Colosseum or Boss Battles. The reason for that is he has 40% bonus Atk to all physical attackers (Cheer), plus he can boost both your team’s defense and spirit, which makes them take less damage from both physical and magical damage. This is vital against bosses as they hit hard and reducing damage taken means most of your mages will survive much longer.

His limit burst improves both attack and magic for all allies, so that makes him a versatile pick in a hybrid party. While he does have a powerful trust master reward in Dream Harp, it is only usable to the few musical instrument wearers.

The downside with him is that he has very limited armor/weapon selection and he can’t use any type of magic at all.

Update: After this update to 6★, Gilbert becomes a lot more viable than he already was. His stats getting much better and giving him the addition of Traits. The added 6★ level makes Gilbert all around a much better unit than he was before.

Verdict: A viable replacement for Fina if you already have another healer.

Stats

Maximum Stats Increase

Resistance

Gilbert is neutral to all elements and status ailments.

Learned Abilities

Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
3★	1		Lullaby	Inflict sleep (30%) to all enemies	–	8
3★	5		Alluring Air	Inflict confuse (30%) to all enemies	–	8
3★	16		Silent Verse	Inflict silence (30%) to all enemies	–	8
3★	31		Life’s Anthem	Heal (160 HP, 6x) split over 3 turns to all allies while singing	–	8
4★	28		Blade Bash	Physical damage (0.8x) to one enemy Inflict paralyze (30%) to one enemy	D	5
4★	60		Requiem	Magic damage against undead (1.8x) to all enemies	1	9
5★	57		Boost	Increase ATK (40%) for 3 turns to all allies	–	24
5★	75		Iai Strike	Instant KO (30%) to all enemies	–	12
5★	80		Chant	Increase DEF/SPR (30%) for 3 turns to all allies while singing	–	48
6★	33		Unpleasant Tune	Inflict poison, paralyze, and petrify (20%) to all enemies	–	35
6★	58		Invigorating Melody	Increase LB gauge fill rate (50%) for 3 turns to all allies	–	15
6★	100		Rejuvenating Finale	Increase DEF/SPR (40%) for 3 turns to all allies while singing Heal (3000 HP, 8x) split over 3 turns to all allies while singing	–	34
6★	100		Empowering Finale	Increase ATK/MAG (40%) for 3 turns to all allies while singing Refresh (15 MP, 0.8x) split over 3 turns to all allies while singing	–	34
Trait
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
4★	43		HP Stroll	Recover HP (5) while walking every 3 steps
6★	28		DEF +20%	Increase DEF (20%)
6★	61		HP +30%	Increase HP (30%)
6★	82		Harp Master	Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with a harp

Limit Burst

Equipment

Gilbert can equip 3 weapons and 4 armors.

[easytable]Weapons, Armors

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Awakening

Lore

A bard who sang to the masses about life in faraway lands. To the common folk, Gilbert was a treasured source of information, but to those in power, he was a threat. Countless assassination attempts could not dissuade him from calling, however, and his legacy lives on to this day.