And, of course, the unique heroes of both games.

You definitely have options.

His active ability is simple, adding four stacks of any debuff already on all enemies.

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Her active ability throws a bolt that increases in damage as it travels, stunning the first enemy hit.

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Rose targets allies, increasing the spell power of anyone she heals.

Elriel targets enemies, damaging them and healing allies in the area.

Elriel also increases the teams attack speed on a critical hit.

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While Elriel heals for a little more and damages enemies, Roses buff is far easier to apply.

If you need a healer, just pick up the first one of these two that you see.

These games are an extra challenge with their roguelike modes.

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Which, it should be noted, is huge.

His kit is as straightforward as it is powerful.

Unlike most heroes, you dont actually want him to cast.

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However, these stacks are cleared every time he casts.

This means that the longer he goes without casting, the more often he stuns enemies.

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Increasing his max mana.

And it just so happens that there are many powerful items that increase or scales off max mana.

Usually, this is a balancing factor since it delays casts.

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Not every game can survive in an oversaturated genre like this.

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