Dionel is an S-Level Celestial Marksman in AFK Journey (AFK2). Read ahead to learn how to get him, what his skills can do, as well as his best teammates!
How to Get Dionel
Noble Tavern
You can get Dionel from the Stargaze Station (3.25% chance for selected Hypogean or Celestial Hero) by spending Stellar Crystals in the Noble Tavern, so long as you have him as your selected Guaranteed Hero.
All-Hero Login Event
There is a chance that you can get Dionel (or any other Epic hero) from the All-Hero Login event with a Card Flip every seven days, with increased chances at every 28th, 56th, 84th, and 112th consecutive login.
Emporium
You can purchase up to 6 copies of Dionel per month from the Guild Store for 30,000 Guild Medals each, as well as other Celestial and Hypogean heroes.
Dionel Overview
 | Dionel Venus of Dawn | |
| Rarity | S – Level | |
| Class |  Marksman | |
| Faction |  Celestial | |
| Damage Type | Physical | |
Dionel Skills
Ultimate
 | Dawn Light (Unlocks at Level 1) | |
| Cooldown | 1.25s | |
| Skill Range | – | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Dionel soars into the air and cannot be targeted for 6s, during which he attacks the area with the most enemies using spear thrust, dealing 170% damage to all adjacent enemies. The last hit of spear thrust knocks the enemy into the air, and its damage dealt is increased to 250%. | ||
| Lv 2: Gains a Nectar Feast buff within the effect duration. Using this skill won't shorten its duration until the skill ends if Dionel has already been buffed. (Unlocked at Level 51) Lv 3: Increases the damage of sword shock to 180% and the damage of its last hit to 260%. (Unlocked at Level 111) Lv 4: The skill duration is extended by 2s if Dionel achieves an assist or kill, triggered only once per casting. (Unlocked at Level 171) Lv 5: Increases the damage of sword shock to 90% and the damage of its last hit to 270%. (Unlocked at Level 231) | ||
Skill I
 | Starry Void (Unlocks at Level 11) | |
| Cooldown | – | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Passive. Dionel's normal attack turns into a Penetration attack, dealing 145% damage to all enemies along the way. | ||
| Lv 2: Increases the Penetration attack damage to 150%. (Unlocked at Level 71) Lv 3: Flashes to a better attacking position if not in a good spot, triggered once every 6s. (Unlocked at Level 131) Lv 4: Increases the Penetration attack damage to 155%. (Unlocked at Level 191) | ||
Skill II
 | Nectar Feast (Unlocks at Level 31) | |
| Cooldown | 22s | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Passive. Dionel gains a stack of Intoxication when receiving the non-permanent stats boost from an ally, increasing 15% ATK and 15 ATK SPD up to 3 stacks, triggered once only by each ally. Active. Dionel drinks the divine nectar to increase 20% ATK and 20 ATK SPD for 12s. | ||
| Lv 2: For each Intoxication stack, the ATK bonus is increased to 16%, and the ATK SPD bonus is increased to 16. (Unlocked at Level 91) Lv 3: For each Intoxication stack, the ATK bonus is increased to 18%, and the ATK SPD bonus is increased to 18. (Unlocked at Level 151) Lv 4: The bonuses from active casting are increased to 25% ATK and 25 ATK SPD. (Unlocked at Level 211) | ||
Hero Focus
 | Hero Focus (Unlocks at Legendary+) | |
| Cooldown | – | |
| Skill Range | 1 – Tile | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Dionel's normal attack permanently increases his ATK SPD by 3 during battle, for a maximum ATK SPD bonus of 30. | ||
| Lv 2: Dionel's normal attack permanently increases his ATK SPD by 4 during battle, for a maximum ATK SPD bonus of 40. Lv 3: Dionel's normal attack permanently increases his ATK SPD by 5 during battle, for a maximum ATK SPD bonus of 50. | ||
EX Skill
 | Celestial Spear (Unlocks at Mythic+) | |
| Cooldown | 15s | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Dionel summons a light spear after a short delay, dealing 200% true damage to all enemies, up to 3 casting per battle. The skill is only available when the owned Intoxication is fully stacked. | ||
| Lv 2: Increases the skill damage dealt to 210%. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +5) Lv 3: Deals extra true damage equal to 20% of the target's current HP when first casting the skill in a battle. Reduces target's Vitality by 60 in the next 8s. The extra damage is no more than 1000% of ATK. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +10) Lv 4: Increases the skill damage dealt to 220%. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +15) | ||
Enhance Force
 | Enhance Force (Unlocks at Supreme+) | |
| Cooldown | – | |
| Skill Range | – | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Dionel increases Execution by 20 within the duration of Nectar Feast if it's been activated. | ||
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Dionel Best Teams
Team 1 (Dual Faction Team)
This lineup takes advantage of Dionel's Celestial faction bonus, giving the following Graveborn and Lightbearer heroes +3 Faction Bonuses. This team is a solid pick for both PVE and PVP Battle Modes.
Related Posts
Head over to our AFK Journey Tier List by clicking on the link below to get a good idea of how this hero performs versus the other available heroes in AFK Journey (AFK2)!
S-Level Heroes
 Atalanta |  Berial |  Brutus |
 Bryon |  Carolina |  Cassadee |
 Cecia | Dionel |  Eironn |
 Granny Dahnie |  Hewynn |  Igor |
 Lumont |  Reinier |  Rhys |
 Rowan |  Scarlita |  Shakir |
 Smokey & Meerky |  Temesia |  Thoran |
 Vala |  Florabelle |  Alsa |
