Goffred Brassclad — guide

In short

Goffred Brassclad is a Legendary Magic Defense champion from the Dwarves who scales everything off DEF — damage, control and a team-wide defense buff. He shines in Hydra, Clan Boss and Doom Tower where control plus survivability matter; in plain dungeons he is average. Build priority: DEF, SPD, ACC.

Strengths

• His A3 gives the whole team +60% DEF for 2 turns and strips DEF Down and Weaken — a direct answer to debuff-heavy fights.
• The AoE stun hits for 3.7× DEF and reaches a 100% stun chance after books.
• Passive: he eats a lethal hit on an ally, gives them Block Damage, and can stun the attacker at up to 100%.
• A1 hits twice with 60% DEF Down and Provoke — sets up your damage dealers and pulls aggro.
• DEF scaling means a tanky build does not cost him damage.

Weaknesses

• Base SPD 102 is slow and his 19,485 HP is modest for a defensive champion.
• Control is single-target and chance-based apart from one AoE stun on a cooldown.
• No heals or shields — only mitigation and Block Damage.
• Not a damage dealer: 848 ATK, C.RATE builds are wasted on him.

Where to use

Best areas: Hydra (4.0), Clan Boss (4.0), Doom Tower (4.0) and Faction Wars (4.0) — that is where his control, DEF buff and Block Damage pay off. Arena (3.5) works as a debuffer/pseudo-support on defense. Weaker in Dungeons (3.0), Chimera (3.0) and Hard mode (3.0).

Stats and gear

Priority: DEF% → SPD → ACC. Targets: DEF 3,500–4,000+, SPD 200–250 so the AoE stun and the DEF buff keep cycling, ACC 250–300 for Hydra and Doom Tower, RES 250–350 if you run Immunity. C.RATE/C.DMG only from leftovers. Sets: Reflex or Divine Speed for cooldown cycling, Immunity / Swift Parry / Stoneskin / Relentless for Arena and survivability, Perception if you are short on ACC.

Masteries and blessings

The author's pick: In For The Kill, Invigorated, Gathering Momentum, Damage Mitigation, Buff Depletion, Bolstered Defense — survivability plus debuff pressure. Blessings: Polymorph or Temporal Chains on a tank build, Brimstone if you want extra chip damage.

Tomes

Book the DEF buff skill first: two books cut 2 turns off a 5-turn cooldown on the skill that cleanses debuffs and buffs defense — that is his whole value. Then the AoE stun, for the 100% stun chance and -1 cooldown. A1 books only add damage, so they can wait.

Verdict

House verdict is “vault / fusion”: he will never be your all-round support, but Hydra, Doom Tower and Faction Wars players get honest value out of him.