# New Hero Class: Plaguelord **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [March 29, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394 "2019-03-29T07:01:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sirrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sirrian/32/35758_2.png) [@Sirrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sirrian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/1 "2019-03-29T07:01:18Z")
Originally published at: [New Hero Class: Plaguelord – Gems of War](https://gemsofwar.com/new-hero-class-plaguelord-2/) **New Hero Class: Plaguelord** [](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plaguelord.jpg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/c/3cc473476f2e2d29b0bea6dcc7d71344f90f1cf0.jpeg)](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plaguelord.jpg) [](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plaguelord.jpg) A new Hero Class has been released, the Plaguelord. Complete Dimetraxia’s Plaguelord Training quest in Darkstone to unlock this Hero Class. Also to celebrate the release of this new class, we will be running a Hero Class event over the weekend. Particpate in this event to help earn Champion XP for the Plaguelord. [](http://community.gemsofwar.com/) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/c/7/c740e480acdee667bd9356f0247e70b00c8501ac.png)](http://community.gemsofwar.com/) [](http://community.gemsofwar.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/2 "2019-03-29T07:05:11Z")
I’ve been eyeing this one in the spoilers for ages now, looks very potent. Also the first use of the Chaos tree since Sorcerer. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/3 "2019-03-29T08:17:53Z")
I have said this before, but: Isn’t it time the weekend “new class” events got the same amount of rewards as _every other weekend event_? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/7/67ec940b6b5f0de828118a73d4f83e1d1730418b.png) This is “just another Thursday”. Plus we are also losing the Thursday event - and its rewards. Found it. > [@Weekend Class Event Should Have Weekend-Level Rewards](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/weekend-class-event-should-have-weekend-level-rewards/52341): > > Every other three-day-long weekend event has a rather inflated set of rewards, with Vault Keys and a Major Orb at the end, that sort of thing. Whereas the “New Class” event just has the single Orb and nothing else notable, for three days. Specifically, the new faction events do have a different set of rewards from the recurring events on Tuesdays. [image] Probably time to make these give as much (and be as interesting) as any other weekend event, right? Besides, that will encourage more gem ex… ---
**Author:** ![Grundulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/4 "2019-03-29T08:46:14Z")
Let’s amplify this signal a bit, since (if true) it needs to be fixed ASAP: the final upgrade of Plaguelord’s class weapon appears to be bugged. > [@(Fixed in 4.3.5) Plaguelord also has wrong Mastery](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/plaguelord-also-has-wrong-mastery/53395/5): > > This is accurate and clearly the bigger problem. I’ve never seen this not transform. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/5 "2019-03-29T09:59:58Z")
Superb class! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Venar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/venar/32/36634_2.png) [@Venar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Venar)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/6 "2019-03-29T11:08:25Z")
I’m not sure they realise what they just unleashed. ---
**Author:** ![Micio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/micio/32/50997_2.png) [@Micio](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Micio)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/7 "2019-03-29T12:16:28Z")
Wut? they let the war corgi out? To be fair, class isnt impressive at all (like lot more titan or sentinel) and weapon… Well, it’s defo OP on attack in pvp (like it is needed), lame on def (AIdiocy always cast it on first target, at least on tests), dangerous on delve, the toads fill with nothing and move around your team without a pattern so you cant even “wait” like you can do with Cedric, Dust devils, leviathan and bulettes. Even tho is fun fill whole enemy team (except the first ofc that will always be a perfectly fine toad) of status effects isnt so useful as could seem at first look (you gotta cast twice on impervious to have it work on them, fully work i mean ofc), ai also tend to recover kinda easy, with good riddance of the supposed to be 5% cumulative chance a turn. ---
**Author:** ![Mortimer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mortimer/32/53052_2.png) [@Mortimer](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mortimer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/8 "2019-03-29T13:35:26Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/8/b/8b067b24b302fb71bc38fdeb5dc5420131883844.jpeg) Fixed the Wording. Now it looks like it works. 100% of the Time. (Seriously… There wasn’t a single cast of the Weapon were it hasn’t triggered.) ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/9 "2019-03-29T14:03:17Z")
Doesn’t this make it seem a _lot_ more suspicious that the devs claim “Holy Avenger’s working great! It says 20%, so it’s 20%!” One day we’ll be able to put a “2” on the “Updates since 2018 where even the basic functionality works as advertised” board. Most people don’t even know there’s a ‘1’. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/10 "2019-03-29T14:26:36Z")
Also there’s an error in the English translation of the quest dialogue. Dimetrexia’s first line in the final scene is something like, “Did you finish translating those books.” In English, usually a question mark ‘?’ is used at the end of questions. ---
**Author:** ![Bernice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/bernice/32/76215_2.png) [@Bernice](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Bernice)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/11 "2019-03-29T15:13:02Z")
I like the artwork of the new Class Shield. ---
**Author:** ![jdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jdk/32/58002_2.png) [@jdk](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jdk)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/12 "2019-03-29T16:56:58Z")
In my last unlock battle Magnus was replaced by a gnome. So I think I’m a gnomelord. Or Treasurelord? 😉 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/6/9674b8c92e7601ae30c7dc6856bd6be4a54bef2b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Lyrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyrian/32/61071_2.png) [@Lyrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyrian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/13 "2019-03-29T22:13:18Z")
What’s with the alliteration theme regarding the quest names this time around? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Fleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/14 "2019-03-29T23:47:00Z")
Kind of stupid how the BRAND NEW 3 day long class events have less stage rewards than the 1 day long delve events we get every single week.😒 ---
**Author:** ![Fleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/15 "2019-03-29T23:55:46Z")
> [@Slypenslyde](#): > > Doesn’t this make it seem a _lot_ more suspicious that the devs claim “Holy Avenger’s working great! It says 20%, so it’s 20%!” _Devs check the code on Essence of Evil_ “Yep, code says 10% it’s working as intended guys!” Hopefully after this they will trust us in the future when we say something is not working right aka Holy Avenger. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/16 "2019-03-30T01:31:59Z")
Can we add King Irongut being a death mark magnet to the pile of “random my 🍑”? (This thread has been reassigned to bug reports. So I’m on topic.😀) ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/17 "2019-03-30T03:15:11Z")
So what you’re saying is the Gnome did it. ---
**Author:** ![Turtleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Turtleman](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Turtleman)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/19 "2019-03-30T12:29:26Z")
I liked it the other way , why not be able to transform opponent troop into a toad . It would chane a players way of thinking . Now opponent hero needs to be hindered so they cant use weapon ability . ---
**Author:** ![jdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jdk/32/58002_2.png) [@jdk](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jdk)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/20 "2019-03-30T22:55:36Z")
I think this is working as intended, because weapon affixes don’t resolve until the board resolves, but it’s interesting. If first troop dies second troop gets transformed. In screenshots below, cast on slot 2 leprechaun, status effects applied, board explodes, slot 1 toad dies from cascade, leprechaun gets transformed. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/1/d/1d6b4a6b205b3dfcb4a3352617dd5f202714a665.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/e/a/eacd676c4994ca0925ee630ca2124caebb9fa29d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Micio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/micio/32/50997_2.png) [@Micio](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Micio)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394/21 "2019-03-30T23:00:49Z")
Hum, what actually work as intended? the 100% transform? (and yes, the transform happen at the end and transform the actual first not the one that was first when you used it) However, i was wrong, on pvp defs is kinda a pain seen ai cast it on other troops too and not only the first like it did on every “test defense” i tried (what a useless feature lol). [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-hero-class-plaguelord/53394.md?page=2)