Donatello — guide

In short

Donatello is a Legendary Magic Support from the Lizardmen faction, built around cooldown reduction, cleansing and keeping the team alive. He shines wherever his allies get to cycle their skills faster — Faction Wars first, then Clan Boss, Hydra and arena. Build priority: Speed, then HP and DEF, with no Accuracy needed at all.

Strengths

• A2 hits all enemies, cuts the cooldowns of every ally except himself by 2 turns and grants a 30% Increase SPD buff for 2 turns — a massive tempo swing for any roster.
• A3 cleanses every debuff from the team, applies 15% Regeneration and a 25% increase buff for 2 turns, and fills all allies' Turn Meters by 20% — the perfect answer to enemy control.
• The passive keeps an ally alive on 1 HP after a lethal hit, then equalizes their HP to the team average: a free safety net.
• Aura: +30% HP in all battles — always on, always useful.
• A1 heals the whole team for 5% of his max HP and instantly triggers one random Regeneration buff on all allies.

Weaknesses

• Hard modes are his worst area (3.0/5) — cooldown tricks alone don't carry those fights.
• No damage and no debuffs: 1,013 ATK, and Accuracy is dead weight on him.
• He can't reduce his own cooldown with A2, so without high Speed he stalls between cycles.
• The passive sits on a 6-turn cooldown and only one such champion triggers per team.

Where to use

Best spot by far is Faction Wars (4.5/5), where his cleanse, healing and death-prevention carry the team, especially next to the other Turtles. Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera, Classic Arena, Tag Team Arena, dungeons and Doom Tower all sit at a solid 4.0/5 — he won't solo anything, but he accelerates every comp. Weakest in Hard modes (3.0/5); there, bring him as a second support only.

Stats and gear

Priority: Speed → HP → DEF → RES. Accuracy, C.RATE and C.DMG are irrelevant. Rough targets: 220–260+ Speed, 60,000–80,000 HP (with aura), 2,500–3,000 DEF, 300+ RES for arena and Doom Tower.

Sets: Speed, Reflex, Relentless, Protection, Stoneskin, Bolster, Impulse. A practical base is 4× Speed + 2× Reflex or Bolster; for arena, Stoneskin buys him the turn he needs. Relics to look at: Journal of Necrotos, Hallowed Hilt, Perched Shadow — extra survivability and utility without sacrificing Speed.

Masteries and blessings

Main tree is Support: Blessed Heal, Invigorated, Skillmaster, Heal 'N' Go, Buff Depletion. From Defense, add Necrodefense for an extra chance to survive focus fire.

Blessings: Polymorph for arena (control insurance), Life Harvest for PvE sustain, Intimidating presence if you run him in a tanky setup. Cruelty and Brimstone are on the list, but with no Accuracy and no damage they rarely pay off — take them only in pure damage comps.

Tombs

Book A3 first: three book levels shave 3 turns off its cooldown, and it's the most valuable skill he owns. Then A2 (another -2 turns), and the passive last if you want the safety net more often.

Verdict

A plug-and-play support accelerator who stops your team from dying and makes it act more often. Build him fast and he earns his Legendary slot in Faction Wars, Clan Boss and arena.