Diego
A sword-and-shield infantry duelist who shields himself, dodges and crits in Conquest. In Expedition he raises Squad Defense, Health and Lethality and gives attacks a chance at bonus damage; Meteor Blade adds Defender Defense. Obtained from Hero Roulette.
Diego 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.
Diego'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.
A 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.
A good offense is a good defense. Diego increases total Squad's Defense by 15% and total Health by 10%.
Diego's pride in his craft is easily shared, granting Squad's Attack a 50% chance of dealing 50% extra damage.
Even rank-and-file enemies cower in the face of Diego's awesome reputation, increasing total Squad's Lethality by 25%.
Diego'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.
Diego is distrustful of elaborate defenses, and his basic approach actually increases Defender Squad's Defense by 15%.
Community-voted tier placement for Diego at Generation 8, role by role:
Fully star-leveling Diego from unlock through ★5 costs 1,075 shards (10 to unlock, 1,065 across all 5 stars) — spendable as Diego Shards or the general Mythic Shards every Legendary hero shares.