Lucius is a defense-scaling tank whose entire kit revolves around his Defense Rating. Incoming hits are passively reduced based on defense, and his shields — granted to himself and allies — scale off the same stat. His adaptive skill reads the battlefield: if an ally is in danger, he taunts enemies and throws up massive shields; otherwise, he slashes forward with knockback. Every third normal attack knocks down the target and marks them, cutting their attack power and crit while making them take more damage from Lucius. During his ultimate, aura damage pulses around him while allies gain shields that grow larger the more health they’ve lost. Excess shielding converts to healing, and shield-breaking hits deal no damage. With his awakening skill active, Lucius converts his defensive stats directly into offensive ones — defense becomes attack power, crit block becomes crit rating, and damage reduction becomes crit amplification. This lets full tank builds deal real damage without sacrificing any survivability.