Lumberer — guide

In short

Lumberer is a Rare Attack champion from Ogryn Tribes with Force affinity. His only real selling point is Shattered Shield — a 60% Decrease DEF for 2 turns on a 4-turn cooldown (3 after books) — plus an A1 that lands Decrease ATK and extends Decrease DEF. Build him for Accuracy, Speed and survivability, not damage: 1,233 base Attack is far too low to carry as a nuker.

Strengths

• Shattered Shield puts 60% Decrease DEF for 2 turns, up to a 70% chance once booked — a usable debuff for Dungeons and Faction Wars.
• The cooldown is only 4 turns, 3 after books, so the debuff has almost no downtime, and his A1 can extend it by another turn.
• Crushing Hand: 50% chance of 25% Decrease ATK for 2 turns plus a 40% chance to extend any Decrease DEF — it stacks well with his own A2 and with allied debuffers.
• Mighty Impulse hits all enemies and first grants himself a 15% Crit Damage buff for 2 turns.
• For Ogryn Tribes in Faction Wars he at least fills the Decrease DEF role.

Weaknesses

• 1,233 Attack with 3.7 / 6.45 / 3.85 multipliers means almost no damage even in good gear.
• 89 Speed and 716 Defence: slow and squishy, he often dies before taking a turn.
• Every debuff is single-target and none is 100% even when booked, so he does nothing on Clan Boss or Hydra.
• He brings no team buffs or aura — only his own debuffs.

Where to use

His ceiling is Chimera (2/5) and Faction Wars (2/5): in Chimera the Decrease DEF still counts, and in FW he fills a debuff slot. Clan Boss (1.5/5) only at the very start before you have poisoners and shielders. Dungeons, Doom Tower, Arena and Hydra (1/5) are a waste — single-target debuffs at less than 100% chance with near-zero damage. The site's PvP mastery page exists, but taking him to Arena is explicitly not recommended.

Stats and gear

Priority: Accuracy → Speed → survivability. Rough targets: ACC 150–200 so Decrease DEF lands in Dungeons 15–20, SPD 170–200, HP%/DEF% gloves and chest, Speed boots. 100% Crit Rate only makes sense if you insist on damage, and with a 1,233 base it is wasted resources. Banner: Accuracy.

• Accuracy — the cheapest way to get ACC plus a set bonus.
• Perception — Accuracy + Speed, the best fit for a debuffer.
• Resilience — if he keeps dying before his turn.
• Relic: Malefic Talon.

Masteries and blessings

Offence tree with Pierce Defenses, the rest into Support for Accuracy and Speed so the debuffs actually land; a defensive pick is fine if he dies early. The PvE setup covers Dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower and Faction Wars — the PvP setup is not worth running. Blessings: Survival Instinct to live through the opening volley or Phantom Touch for a bit more damage on A2/A3, though investing here is hard to justify.

Tombs

Book the A2 first: it adds +10% and +15% to the Decrease DEF chance (up to 70%) and −1 turn cooldown — that is the whole point of the champion. A1 second: 30%→50% on Decrease ATK and 20%→40% on extending Decrease DEF. If books are tight, leave him unbooked.

Verdict

Food. He can hold a Faction Wars debuff slot early on, but after that he goes straight into the chicken pile.