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THEORY
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to completely mesmerize beings with
her beauty, she can make them forget
about her monstrous lower half for a
short moment, drawing them closer
to her. “Alluring Nereid” is relatively
short ranged, as it is a medium range
line shot, and only affects one enemy.
It does allow her to single out a high
priority target while also gaining
stacks of “Grudge” quickly, letting
her attack them with impunity.
As you read in the lore, she didn’t
only gain six dogs around her waist,
but her legs were turned into tentacles
as well. “Hunting” allows her to
use those tentacles to emulate the
hunting, or fleeing, tactics of octopi,
one of the most advanced killers in any
ocean. While her feet … err, tentacles,
leave the ground, “Hunting” isn’t a
jump. Similar to Xbalanque’s “Rising
Jaguar”, this ability is a dash and
has the limitations that come with
it. This is, literally, her initiation tool
and her escape, ensuring that once
she engages, she’s committed for
at least the duration of “Hunting”’s
cooldown. This is not necessarily a
bad thing, as she thrives in an up
close and personal fight. A thing to
keep in mind is that the damage from
“Hunting” only applies as long as she
holds the target. So if the targeted
enemy is cleansed from the stun, the
damage will also stop immediately.
Rounding out this redesign is
“Charybdis”, her damned companion
in the narrow waters and ultimate
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