Metalshaper - Guide, Masteries, Tips, Gear

Guide: Metalshaper

In short

Metalshaper is a Rare Support from the Lizardmen faction with a DEF aura for Faction Crypts. His kit is a team-wide Shield, a single-target debuff cleanse with a heal and DEF up — fine early and in Faction Wars, but he does not scale. Build HP/DEF/SPD and treat him as Faction Crypts filler or fusion material.

Strengths

Tempered Steel puts a Shield on all allies for 2 turns, and shield strength scales with his level — real protection in early content.
Salvation removes all debuffs from the ally with the most damage taken, heals for 20% of his MAX HP and adds a 25% DEF buff for 3 turns.
Aura: +15% Ally DEF in Faction Crypts — a free boost for the whole Lizardmen team.
Transfer (A1) hits off DEF and has a 30% chance to steal a random buff, sometimes stripping a Shield or an ATK up.
Rare rarity: cheap to ascend and easy to book.

Weaknesses

90 SPD at 6★ — very slow, so the Shield and heal come too rarely.
Cleanse and heal are single-target only; there is no team cleanse.
Long cooldowns, and 1,079 base DEF is low for a DEF-scaling kit.
Buff steal sits at 30% (40% booked) — never plan around it.

Where to use

Faction Crypts (Lizardmen, 2.0/5) is his home: aura, Shield and cleanse make him a decent second support there. Next come Dungeons, Doom Tower and Chimera (2.0/5) early on, plus Clan Boss (2.0/5) only as a beginner shield bot. Arena (1.5/5) is weak, and Hydra and Hard mode (1.0/5) are off-limits — those need mass cleansing and speed.

Stats and gear

Priority: HP → DEF → SPD. Rough targets: 40–50k HP, 2,000+ DEF, 170–200 SPD, and around 150 ACC if you want the A1 buff steal to land more often. No crit stats needed.

Sets: basic Speed, HP and DEF sets are fine. Gloves HP% or DEF%, chest HP%/DEF%, boots SPD. Relics listed in the build: Golden Elixir and Orb of Transfixion.

Masteries and blessings

Main tree is Support: Invigorated, Survival Speed, Targetfinder; dip into Defense for Unflinching. No blessing is listed in the build — on a champion this tier it is not a priority, so take something defensive if you insist.

Tomes

Book Salvation first: rank 4 gives -1 cooldown plus extra healing, the biggest jump. Then Tempered Steel to rank 5 for -1 cooldown on the Shield. Leave the A1 for last — it only adds damage numbers and steal chance.

Verdict

Vault: keep him as fusion fodder and a Faction Crypts body, but he will not grow with your account.

Build

Key masteries

Invigorated

Survival Speed

Targetfinder

Unflinching

Relics

Golden Elixir

Orb of Transfixion

The build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.

Skills

Transfer

Attacks an enemy. Has a 30% chance of stealing a random buff from the target.

Damage based on [DEF]

Lvl 2 – Damage +5%

Lvl 3 – Steal chance +5%

Lvl 4 – Damage +5%

Lvl 5 - Steal Chance +5%

Lvl 6 – Damage +5%

Lvl 7 – Steal chance +5%

Tempered Steel

Places a Shield on allies for 2 turns. The strength of the Shield is proportional to the Champion's level.

Lvl 2 – Shield +5%

Lvl 3 – Shield +5%

Lvl 4 – Shield +10%

Lvl 5 – Cooldown -1

Rescue

Removes all debuffs from the ally with the lowest HP and heals them by 20% of their MAX HP. Places a 25% Increase DEF buff on the ally for 3 turns.

Lvl 2 – Healing +10%

Lvl 3 – Heal +10%

Lvl 4 – Cooldown -1

Increases Ally DEF in Faction Crypts by 15%.

Iron Lizard is a champion from the "Gaellen Pact" faction of the "Lizardmen" alliance. His main role in the team is Support. With his skills, he steals buffs from enemies, places a shield on allies, heals them, and increases their defense. He is suited to artifacts for HP and defense.

Where to get

Mystery Shardchance for these champions

Ancient Shardmain source

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