Metalshaper vs Bivald of the Thorn

Overall comparison

HERO	Fraction	Element	Type	Rarity	Aura
Metalshaper	Lizardmen	Spirit	Support	Rare	Defence 15% Place: Crypts
Bivald of the Thorn	The Sacred Order	Spirit	HP	Legendary	HP 28% Place: All battles

Stats comparison

HERO	LVL	STARS	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD	C.RATE	C.DMG	RESIST	ACC
Metalshaper	60	6	16350	859	1079	90	15	57	30	0
Bivald of the Thorn	60	6	22470 +6120	903 +44	1178 +99	98 +8	15	50 -7	50 +20	10 +10

Skills comparison

Metalshaper	Transference Bolt Formula: 4*DEF Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 30% chance of stealing 1 random buff from the target.	Fortified Steel Places a [Shield] buff on all allies for 2 turns. The value of the [Shield] is proportional to this Champion Level. Cooldown: 3 Shield	Rescue Formula: 0.2*HP Removes all debuffs from the ally with the lowest HP, then heals them by 20% of this Champion's MAX HP. Also places a 25% [Increase DEF] buff on that ally for 3 turns. Cooldown: 5 Increase DEF 30%	-
Bivald of the Thorn	Thorn Maul Formula: 0.25HP Formula: 0.15DEALT_DMG Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 30% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. Also heals the ally with the lowest HP by 15% of the damage inflicted. The [Provoke] debuff can be placed even if this attack lands as a weak hit. Provoke	Admonition of Barbs Formula: 0.15HP Formula: 0.15HP Attacks all enemies 2 times. The first hit has a 75% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. The second hit has a 75% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns. Also places a 25% [Strengthen] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. The [Leech] and [Provoke] debuffs can be placed even if this attack lands as weak hits. Cooldown: 4 Leech Strengthen Provoke	Briar Nexus Formula: 0.25HP(1+0.05TRG_DEBUFF_COUNT) Formula: 0.2DEALT_DMG Attacks all enemies. Damage increases by 5% for each debuff on each enemy. Also heals all allies by 20% of the damage inflicted and places a [Shield] buff on them for 2 turns equal to 20% of the damage inflicted. Cooldown: 5 Shield	Dethorned [P] Formula: -0.15*DMG_MUL Decreases the damage taken by all allies from enemies under [Provoke] debuffs by 15%.