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Diego vs Marlin

Skill buffs, kits, and community-voted role fit for Diego and Marlin, Gen 8.

DIEGOTank / sustain

MARLINAoE burst + rally support

COMPARING FOR

Diego is the best fit for 6 of 7 roles

Diego6 WINS

Marlin1 WIN

Stats

MAX-LEVEL SKILL BUFFS

BURST DAMAGE

Area Of Effect Damage UpAOE

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280%BEST

Burn Damage Up

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Damage UpSINGLE-TARGET

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50%BEST

Extra Damage UpSINGLE-TARGET

50%BEST

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Infantry Damage Up

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Second Wave Damage Up

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Skill Damage Up

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Third Wave Damage Up

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Archer Attack Up

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Attack Speed Up

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Attack Up

5%BEST

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Cavalry Attack Up

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Confuse Chance Up

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Crit Rate Up

20%BEST

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Damage Dealt Chance Up

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40%BEST

Damage To Archer Up

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Damage To Infantry Up

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Enemy Damage Taken Up

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Enemy Defense Down

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Extra Attack Chance Up

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Knockdown Chance Up

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Lethality Chance Up

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Lethality Up

25%BEST

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Silence Duration Up

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Stun Chance

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Stun Chance Up

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Stun Duration

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Stun Time

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Weakest Hero Health Up

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15%BEST

Cavalry Archer Health Up

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Damage Reflect Up

30%BEST

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Damage Taken Chance Down

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Damage Taken Down

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Defense Chance Up

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Defense Up

15%BEST

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Dodge Chance Up

15%BEST

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Enemy Attack Down

5%BEST

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Enemy Attack Speed Down

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Enemy Damage Down

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Enemy Lethality Down

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50%BEST

Enemy Troops Attack Down

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Healing Effects Up

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Healing Received Up

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Healing Speed Up

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Healing Up

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Health Up

10%BEST

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Infantry Health Up

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Parry Chance Up

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Shield Up

380%BEST

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Stamina Cost Down

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Summon Health Up

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Defender Squads Attack Up

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Defender Squads Defense Up

15%BEST

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Defender Squads Health Up

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Defender Squads Lethality Up

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Defender Troops Attack Up

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Defender Troops Lethality Up

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Rally Attack Up

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Rally Squads Lethality Up

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15%BEST

Rally Troops Lethality Up

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Stun Every Strikes

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5BEST

Role fit

ALLIANCE TIER LIST CONSENSUS · GEN 8

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Bear Rally Lead

Bbest fit

PvP Rally Lead

Sbest fit

PvP Garrison Lead

Sbest fit

Bear Joiner

Cbest fit

PvP Joiner

Sbest fit

Solo March Combat

Sbest fit

Arena/Conquest

Sbest fit

Skills

CONQUEST & EXPEDITION

Diego

CUndefendableDiego the swordmaster is an expert in the 'sword-shield' technique, a physical barrier with protection equal to Attack * 380%. The shield suffers damage before he does and lasts for 5s.

CBlade SoulDiego's reputation on the battlefield precedes him, particularly amongst enemy heroes with the effect of reducing their Attack by 5% while increasing his own (by 5% * number of intimidated heroes) for 3s.

CShadow FlickerA swordmaster knows how an enemy is going to act even before they do. Diego has a 15% chance of dodging normal attacks with a 20% chance of dealing a critical with his own attacks.

EDefensive GuidanceA good offense is a good defense. Diego increases total Squad's Defense by 15% and total Health by 10%.

EPiercing AuraDiego's pride in his craft is easily shared, granting Squad's Attack a 50% chance of dealing 50% extra damage.

ECold FrostEven rank-and-file enemies cower in the face of Diego's awesome reputation, increasing total Squad's Lethality by 25%.

CDoombladeGEAR · Meteor BladeDiego's meteor blade is a pathway to new abilities, granting extra shield protection equal to Attack * 95% to 'Undefendable' which reflects 30% of damage received throughout.

EExtraordinaryGEAR · Meteor BladeDiego is distrustful of elaborate defenses, and his basic approach actually increases Defender Squad's Defense by 15%.

Marlin

CTidal RushMarlin is a tidal force on the battlefield, unleashing a pulse that deals Attack * 280% Area of Effect damage and immobilizes enemies for 1.5s.

CFermented BlowMarlin's deadly airborne concoction deals Attack * 70% Area of Effect damage.

CLucky HitGood fortune inevitably follows bad. Marlin stuns his target after every 5 strikes.

EWild CardMarlin, being unpredictable, has a 40% chance of increasing damage dealt by 50% for all squads.

ERumhead"Stiff rum can drown most any battlefield sorrow." Marlin grants all squads a 20% chance of reducing the total Enemy Squads' Lethality by 50% for 2 turns when attacking.

EDynamoGrants your squads' attacks a 50% chance of increasing damage dealt by 50%.

CServant of WineGEAR · MistweaverThere's no battlefield pick-me-up like Marlin's special brew, healing your weakest hero by Attack * 15% with each basic attack.

EAdmiral of the LineGEAR · MistweaverA true admiral leads from the front. Increases Rally Squads' Lethality by 15%.

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Diego vs Marlin

A permanent, shareable comparison of Diego and Marlin — the same Stats, Role fit, and Skills breakdown as Kingshot Alliance Command's interactive Hero Compare tool, pre-built for this exact pairing.