Automaton

> "beep boop give me credit card" - Automaton, probably
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Automaton, the robot beep boop man

## Overview

A hexer with the wacky gimmick of not having health except for 1, instead having a ton of shield that regenerates. This makes it a great class for solos or "clutch ups," as it has a stun, defense debuff, and damage debuff.

Spams Damage and Defence debuffs while dealing a ton of pierce damage that would make an Automaton if they were an enemy.

## Moveset

* [Passive]: All HP except for 1 is converted into shields, which regenerates after a while, if you don't take more than 10 damage. Of course, this means you can't heal from normal healing sources like healers, healing, any heals, basically.
	+ Vita can *technically* heal you with AB3, considering your health is just shields.
	+ Engineer's beacon can heal you too, because, well, shields.
	+ Geomancer's AB2 can be classed as a greater heal similar to Healer AB3, with a lot less CD.

* [LMB]: A 3 hit combo, the third hit firing a small beam which does pierce damage.

* [AB1]: Fires a medium range laser that decreases defense by 10%, hitting up to 4 times and stacking that defense reduction. (10 sec. CD)

* [AB2]: Punch forward, stunning an enemy. Chains to up to 4 nearby enemies, with a diminishing stun duration on the enemies hit after the first. (15 sec. CD)

* [AB3]: Launches 3 orbs, giving slight debuffs. Upon hitting terrain or another enemy, the ball creates a laser between you and it, dealing pierce damage and giving a damage debuff. (18 sec. CD)

## Strategy

* If you're used to having a red healthbar, good luck trying to adapt! You won't know when you're dying!
	+ When you're just starting out using automaton, you should focus on surviving once you reach half health, and you've gotta get in the habit of looking at your healthbar. A lot.
* Automaton is great for soloing, with a reliant hp regen and relatively high speed, alongside ranged abilities and even a stun, you have some great survivability.
* When you think about it, you actually have a low amount of health, especially since you're a close ranged class. Always try to heal up when you get the chance.
* Watch out for getting stunned, especially if you're fighting a big group.
* For bosses like Necromancer and Goblin King, you'll excel really well, considering your chain stuns.
	+ On Necro's big field move, you'll be exempt from taking damage because of how your shield works. You regenerate 10 shields per second, but you stop regenerating shields when you take too much damage in a short window of time. However, Necromancer's field doesn't deal enough damage fast enough to stop you from regenerating, so you just instantly heal off all the damage you take. If you get hit though, then you'll probably take enough damage for your shields to stop regenerating. Also note that you'll contribute to the shields Necro gets when someone is inside his field. Because Necromancer summons so much minions, you can use AB2 on big crowds to get some crazy stuns going-- great for Hexer IX!
	+ Like any other class, you'll have to watch out for GK's stun combo. If you're stun-locked and there's a crowd approaching... well, good luck. Your shield definitely won't regenerate in time while GK minions are eating your non-existent brains.
* For a boss like Data, just run. You're gonna be screwed as soon as Data even glances at you. Data can just eat your shield and one-shot you like nothing, especially phase 2. Make sure to keep your distance, or else you'll turn into a piece of dessert.
	+ If Data's aggro is off of you, you can safely run in without having to worry about your shields disappearing.

## Trivia

* Automaton has no head. So, no head?
* Poison is a literal joke because it only deals 0.1 damage to you. So screw you, Tum and Shed!
* Theoretically, the developers coded your head to simply go invisible, which is why head accessories still appear when you select automaton and they're in the correct position. So if you're wearing a crown, then there's just gonna be a random floating crown above your body, and the crown isn't going to be resting on anything, just air.