Heroes

In the Dungeon Defenders series, the characters with which you play are called heroes, they have several skill where you can divide them into Abilities (Action part) where they're linked to the hero's combat and Defenses, which you place on the ground (the Tower Defense part)

Heroes

In Dungeon Defenders II there are 9 heroes, they are:

Primary Attack: A Ranged Magical Projectile Attack as Hero Damage. Applies the Mark Effect. Secondary Attack: A Charged Ranged Magical Projectile Attack that Pierces through multiple enemies. Usable Weapons: Staves Lore: Quiet and reserved outside of battle, the Apprentice truly shines when he's blasting back enemies with bursts of chilling ice and explosive fire. As a master elementalist, he controls the forces of nature to shatter the earth, command the wind, and burn down enemy hordes. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.5 Hero Health Scalar: 0.9 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: A Ranged Physical Projectile Attack as Hero Damage. Secondary Attack: A charged ranged physical projectile attack that applies knockback. Usable Weapons: Bows Lore: The Huntress is an experienced wildlife hunter and trapper, having ventured deep into the wilder depths of Etheria. Across her travels, she perfected deadly traps and snares, testing them against terrible beasts and enemies alike. Keeping foes at a distance, the Huntress answers the call to battle with a volley of deadly arrows. She never misses her mark. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.5 Hero Health Scalar: 0.75 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: A Melee Physical Slash Attack dealing damage. Secondary Attack: A Ranged Magical Projectile Attack dealing damage. Usable Weapons: Polearms Lore: As a student of martial arts, the Monk thrives in combat, commanding the ebb and flow of the battlefield. He supports his allies with radiant auras of Chi energy that boost the potency of defenses, electrocutes careless enemies, and heals fellow heroes. No hero deck is complete without his wisdom. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.35 Hero Health Scalar: 1.2 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: A Melee Physical Slash Attack as Hero Damage. Secondary Attack: Blocks with his shield, reducing incoming damage. Usable Weapons: Swords, Axes, Shields Lore: Noble and brave, the Squire is always the first to enter a fight and the last standing. Charging headfirst into any situation, the Squire relies upon stubborn brute strength (and perhaps a little luck) to overwhelm his enemies. The Squire's simple defenses embody his brash and bold nature by crushing, poking, skewering, and slicing, incoming enemies. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.35 Hero Health Scalar: 1.2 Base Damage Reduction: 20%

Primary Attack: Mana Siphon Secondary Attack: Single Attack but can be held down to spawn a spinning Knight Usable Weapons: Tomes Lore: Ruthlessly betrayed and murdered by the Harbinger, the Abyss Lord rises from the depths of the underworld. Vowing to destroy all who may invade Etheria, he summons the skeletal remains of the Old One's army and the ethereal spirits of fallen Knights to do his bidding. An active defender, he dominates the battlefield, responding to threats and ordering his defenses to obliterate enemies. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.5 Hero Health Scalar: 0.9 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: A single fast moving projectile that deals Magical damage. Secondary Attack: A larger and faster projectile that deals increased Magical damage. Also increases Heat. Usable Weapons: Canisters Lore: Series EV2 is a self-aware robot tasked with protecting the Sky City. With a machine-like intensity, EV2 constantly modified herself and upgraded her defense systems. Her feature set includes servo-reductive protonic engines, prismatic-shielding, hi-definition laser optics, and Mana-infused alloy plating. Series EV2 has pushed herself far beyond her original limitations. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.5 Hero Health Scalar: 0.75 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: A Ranged Physical Projectile Attack Secondary Attack: Sniper mode for Magical Projectile Attacks Usable Weapons: Guns Lore: The Gun Witch gleefully races to the defense of Etheria on the back of her magical Gun Broom. Made from witchcraft, curiosity, and a touch of gunpowder, the Gun Witch cleans up the battlefield zipping from ground to sky, blasting her foes with magical projectiles, wicked spells, and mysterious hexes. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.35 Hero Health Scalar: 0.9 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Primary Attack: Devastating melee combos dealing physical damage. Secondary Attack: Dash. Chargeable. Usable Weapons: Lava Arms Lore: The Lavamancer carries with him the undying Flame of Embermount, a fiery energy source from which he draws the power to manipulate earth and magma. He creates volcanoes, oil geysers, and towers of stone to debilitate and burn his adversaries. The Lavamancer is a powerful melee fighter who exemplifies ferocity and explosiveness blended with the power of a volcano! Hero Damage Scalar: 0.9 Hero Health Scalar: 1.4 Base Damage Reduction: 20%

Primary Attack: Fierce serpent-imbued melee slashes dealing physical damage. Secondary Attack: A ranged purple serpent-like projectile dealing magical damage. Usable Weapons: Daggers Lore: The Mystic possesses great power from her dark master. Instead of using mana, she must appease the Serpent God by sacrificing the souls of fallen enemies to gain powerful buffs that can increase her stats, heal her on hit, and reduces her cooldowns. When fully appeased, the Serpent God appears around her and her Obelisk unleashing devastating power. Her appeasement decreases over time and if any of her defenses are destroyed. Hero Damage Scalar: 0.35 Hero Health Scalar: 1.3 Base Damage Reduction: 0%

Stat Build Attributes

The following Attributes apply to Heroes:

• Hero Power: Increases damage done with any attack.
• Hero Health: Increases max Health.
• Hero Crit: The critical damage caused by hero's.
• Hero Crit Chance: The chance a hero has to critically hit up to 30%.
• Ability Power: Increases the damage/effects done by the hero's Abilities.
• Resistance: Split into magical and physical absorbs a percentage of damage taken.

Hero Power

Also known as "Hero Damage", this stat affects the resulting damage from all attacks, mostly Primary Attacks and Secondary Attacks, but also having a minor effect on certain Abilities. This stat is mostly governed by the current Weapon, and weapons with an additional Elemental Bonus will amplify the effect of this stat (for Basic Attacks only, displayed as a purple number).

Hero Health

Also known as "HP", or "Life", this stat directly increases the maximum health bar limit of the active hero. The rate which this affects the recovery rate of Heal Self and Regeneration effects of Passives & Serenity Aura remains uncertain.

Hero Crit

This stat increases the damage done when a hero scores a critical hit. either via random chance or hitting a weak spot on an enemy. This applies to both primary and secondary attacks.

Hero Crit Chance

Also known as "crit rating" this stat effects the chance that a critical hit will be inflicted. This stat can only be modified by Skill Spheres or passive abilities on items. This stat is normally represented with percent.

Ability Power

Ability power increases the power of hero Abilities cause them to deal more damage. It also increases the effectiveness of healing abilities.

Resistance

Resistance is split into two stats Magical and Physical resistance which reduce the amount of damage a hero takes when attacked.

Magical: This Resistance reduces the damage taken from magical attacks including some effects such as poison.

Physical: This Resistance reduces the damage taken from physical attacks.

Special

Hero Attack Speed

The Speed the Hero Attacks. There is no Stat for increasing the Hero's Attack Rate. All attacks from specific Weapons are determined by the attacks per second of the hero's weapon.

Movement Speed

How fast your Hero can move about the world. This stat is can only be modified by Skill Spheres or Passive Stats on Boots, some weapon of Apprentice, or ability pet(Sandstorm).