Veiss

## Skill Cards

**Obfuscate**
 30% (40%) chance: Gain stealth when attacked.

**Convert**
 Holy damage (and resistance to holy).

**Feral**
 If stealthed: +1 move and heal 2 (3) life when attacking.

Veiss is the hero obtained during the Halloween Event, and is a hybrid fighter-rogue. Unlike Reynar and Achae, Veiss has no innate damage reduction and she also less armor and health than the two other fighters. Instead, she has greater attack damage, extra movement, and has the opportunity to gain stealth when she is attacked. She also deals holy damage and is resistant to holy - the former provides her some great synergies with priests and the latter can be strategically advantageous in Raid when facing another Veiss.

Veiss is best used in aggressive strategies or when you want a fighter for their support abilities but do not need to tank damage. She is also a fantastic offensive fighter for Gauntlet.

## Storyline

(To be added when Halloween event returns)

## Stats

Veiss has 41 health and 5 armor - the lowest of all fighters. But her 8-12 damage, and 3+2 movement surpasses the other two fighters.

Her movement is boosted by 1 when she is stealthed thanks to her **Feral** ability, making her the only character other than Witness to have 6 total movement. **Feral** also provides the added bonus of healing 3 life when attacking while stealthed.

**Obfuscate** is Veiss's way to gain stealth. When upgraded, it gives her a 40% chance to gain stealth when attacked. This *can* trigger when Veiss is hit by AOE attack damage - she does not need to be the direct target of the attack.

**Convert** aligns Veiss to the holy element, granting her both holy damage *and* resistance to holy.

## Strategies

Veiss is the most offensive fighter due to her increased damage and movement. Her unique skills, when used effectively, can be very advantageous in all game types including Raid (offense and defense), Gauntlet, and PvE.

However, Veiss's biggest asset can also be a liability - she is not a tank, and her sealthing ability, while great for self-preservation, can leave other allies in your party vulnerable to attack. Because of this, she pairs extremely well with a second fighter and in parties that play a more aggressive style.

### Raid

On offense, her extra movement allows her to reach the enemy quickly and get an attack in on the first turn when other fighters might fall just short. On top of that, she also deals a touch more damage than other fighters. If you are planning an aggressive offense that benefits from fighter support cards like Assault and Regroup, Veiss is likely a fantastic choice. Veiss is also a great option when playing against an opposing defense who also has Veiss. Her holy attack/resistance means that Veiss can soak up twice the damage from the defense's Veiss and basically neutralize her while other characters deal full damage.

On defense, Veiss's stealth trigger can frustrate opposing offenses if she gets lucky. Unlike Rogues, which can be easily destealthed and then defeated, there is no guarantee that a destealthing attack will effectively remove stealth from Veiss - if her **Obfuscate** ability triggers as a result of that attack, she will regain stealth!

### Gauntlet

Veiss is probably your best option as the second fighter in a two-fighter build for Gauntlet. She shouldn't be your only fighter because she isn't a good tank and her stealth trigger can backfire if you don't have another ally to absorb damage. However, with the popular Gauntlet fighter build that relies on critical attacks (from Blood Rage & Vehemence), Veiss's **Convert** ability can be greatly magnified by the Priest's Inquisition buff, which makes all enemies weak to holy. With Inquisition active, every one of Veiss's critical hits deals an extra 8 damage (since weakness triggers both for the attack and again for Vehemence). Fully buffed, and with the right support from a Priest, Veiss can single-handedly defeat any Gauntlet boss in one turn.

### PvE / Story

Veiss is more situational in most PvE parties, as the role of a fighter in these battles is usually as a tank. There are a few situations where she plays well:

* As your primary fighter in crowd control/escort challenges (like Corrupted Heart battle 2). Fighters are the only class that can enhance party movement and control/cripple enemies. As such, having one in this situation can be advantageous. Veiss, due to her increased movement, is a great choice.
* Discard builds. Frequently, these rely on two rogues, but bringing a fighter equipped with Oblivion and buffed with Warlord allows you to maintain the discard lock without requiring two allies to have Oblivion. Veiss is particularly useful here because of the vaunted (stealth + provoke + gordian seal) combination that is a guaranteed free turn against an enemy with no cards - even if none of your other allies are stealthed.
* Fighting undead. If you want to bring a fighter to combat undead (skeletons, ghuls), Veiss is tops because of her built-in holy damage