Best Build for Dionel in AFK Journey (Best Team + Artifacts)

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Dionel is an S-Level Marksman of the Celestial Faction. His kit is centered around dealing AoE damage and gobbling up all the buffs that his team provides to him to increase his damage output.
Passively, Dionel's attack penetrates his enemies, dealing damage in a line. But the bread and butter of his kit is "Nectar Feast", which causes him to gain a massive stacking ATK and ATK SPD buff while its active component causes Dionel to sip on some wine to gain additional ATK and ATK SPD buffs. This means that Dionel realistically wants two things: allies that can provide enough buffs to stack the passive part and something that allows him to cycle his active more cleanly.
His Ultimate "Dawn Light" causes Dionel to fly up, become untargetable, and continuously throw down spears at the opposing team before knocking them up with the last strike. While this is certainly powerful, it's not anything impressive like most other Ultimates.

His Exclusive Weapon unlocks the "Celestial Spear" skill which occasionally causes him to deal True Damage to all enemies, though this effect can only be triggered when his "Nectar Feast" is maxed out.
As a strict DPS, Dionel relies more on investment than other units due to requiring all the stats he can to optimize his damage output and while he has a lot of potential, we currently lack units that can properly stack his "Nectar Feast" attack, as the unit variety at the moment of writing this isn't that big and you'd be hard pressed to combine certain factions to make it work. Beyond that, as more buff units appear, Dionel will see increased use (and power)!

Best Lineup For

Thoran
Tanker

Brutus
Tanker

Smokey
Support

Dionel
DPS

Cecia
DPS

Thoran - Tanker

Thoran is often assigned the role of main tanker. Thoran's strongest point lies in his sustainable defense, combined with a unique mechanism of absorbing and converting damage . Thoran not only passively resists, but also actively takes advantage of damage from opponents to accumulate energy. When the energy reaches its limit, Thoran will launch a powerful counterattack, causing significant damage.

Brutus - Tanker

Brutus is a tanker with outstanding defense and high reliability, capable of attracting enemy attention and absorbing a large amount of damage. Brutus's taunt skill can create an element of surprise, disrupting enemy tactics and creating conditions for teammates to attack. In particular, Brutus can maintain a short period of invulnerability before being defeated, helping to buy time and create space for DPS to maximize damage to enemies.

Smokey - Support

Smokey possesses a wide-area healing skill that helps allies quickly regain health, ensuring they are always ready for battle. Smokey's healing skill can also increase the ATK index of teammates, helping them optimize the amount of damage they deal.

Dionel - DPS

Dionel is designed to deal significant multi-target damage. His skill set allows him to deal massive amounts of true damage and maintain constant attack pressure. Dionel's standout feature is his extremely fast attack speed, combined with his penetration, allowing him to deal massive amounts of damage, overwhelming his target in a short period of time.

Cecia - DPS

Cecia possesses a special summoning ability that allows her to deploy the thorny creature Sir Carlyle on the battlefield. Sir Carlyle not only directly increases the overall damage of the formation, but also activates a resonance effect, enhancing Cecia's power . This combat coordination mechanism creates uniqueness and high efficiency, optimizing the combat potential of both.

Recommended Artifacts

Confining Spell

• After entering combat, periodically deal magic damage over time to enemies, rendering them unable to move or act.
• This lineup will rely on the damage output of the 2 Main DPS, so Imprisonment Spell will give the DPS more time to use their skills.

Dionel is considered one of the top Demigods in AFK Journey, often chosen to participate in both PvE and PvP modes. Possessing the ability to deal outstanding single-target damage, Dionel is especially effective when confronting enemies with large amounts of health, bosses, or priority targets that need to be destroyed quickly.
The skill "Dawn's Light" is one of Dionel's outstanding strengths. When activated, Dionel will jump into the air, focusing on attacking the area with the most enemies. During this time, Dionel cannot be targeted and gains increased damage. Combined with the ability to penetrate and deal true damage , this skill allows Dionel to deal large amounts of damage to many enemies at once.
In addition, Dionel also possesses a self-strengthening mechanism, increasing damage and attack speed during combat. All of the above factors make Dionel a powerful DPS, capable of maintaining great attack pressure in long battles.
As a pure DPS, Dionel has quite low health, easy to take down if not well protected. Therefore, combining Dionel with tankers and supports is necessary, helping him survive long enough to increase damage over time. To maximize his power, Dionel needs to accumulate enough energy.
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