Ares is Elidgan's son, whose path in life turned him into a mercenary, then Seliph's ally, then the king of Nodion. In Heroes, he's a sword cavalry unit who was demoted to 4*. Is he worth the feathers? Oh, yes, he is!
With excellent Atk, good Def, middling Spd, low Res, and a boring HP stat, he's meant to hit hard. How hard?
HP: 36/40/43
Atk: 33/36/39
Spd: 26/30/33
Def: 30/33/36
Res: 14/18/21
Red indicates a superbane. That's right. Three superbanes, no superboons. Sorry, min-maxers.
Default skills:
Weapon: Dark Mystletainn (Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.)
Assist: None
Special: Dragonic Aura
A: Brazen Atk/Def
B: Seal Def/Res
C: None
Builds:
Player phase
Full tilt offense (+Spd/-Def or Res)
The obligatory Brave build (+Atk/-Spd)
Mixed phase
Taking Advantage of Dark Mystletainn (any)
My enemies are my power! (+Atk/+Def)
Enemy phase
Taking advantage of Dark Mystletainn and Distant Counter (+Atk/+Def preferred)
You monster (+Def or +Spd/-Res)
UPDATES:
5/20/18 - initial release
5/21/18 - Vantage/DC added to Full Tilt, a few clarifications here and there, completely forgot that Safeguard+ can be refined, changelog added
5/21/18 (again) - Divided everything up into Player Phase, Mixed Phase, and Enemy Phase. I also hate the captcha.