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The premier "dodge tank" who can survive indefinitely if his Agility is capped.

This taps into what game designer Raph Koster calls the “Ludic Spectacle.” Sometimes, the player doesn’t want to be the hero. Sometimes, the player wants to witness a force of nature. Auber Gine is that force. When she walks into a room full of demons and the “Party” menu greys out, the player isn’t frustrated—they are relieved. “Finally,” the player thinks. “Someone else gets to carry the burden.” -ENG- Auber Gine Doesn-t Need a Party Member -V...

If the player chooses to let her fight alone (the “Canon” ending), Auber wins. She kills the God. But as the curse activates one last time, she fades from memory. The final shot of the game is the protagonist sitting in a tavern, holding a silver pauldron, unable to remember whose it is. The player cries. The character smiles. The premier "dodge tank" who can survive indefinitely

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Does the game need her to need one? Absolutely not. In fact, the game is better because she rejects the fundamental premise of the genre.

Since you have no tank to draw aggro, your character must have maxed-out Agility gems to dodge nearly every incoming attack. Orb Refreshing:

High affinity (4 hearts/100 points) is required to unlock the best Skill Links