Slam sees a lot more use here as it lets him force his way out of position 3, knocks away melee combatants, and its newfound Guard-breaking ability can counter enemy Men-at-Arms and Houndmasters. His beast form is built on raw damage and can help burst down squishy targets with Rake and Rage. Absolution contributes to his longevity, combining good numbers of healing and Stress relief to let him withstand attacks on both body and mind. Beast's Bile spreads Blight and inflicts Stress, on top of enabling a short-lived Riposte on him that threatens a Blight and Stress retaliation should the opponent attempt an area attack.

Manacles backed up with his Spiked Chain trinket give him a long-reaching Stun that can smack around opponents and deny opening plays. In his human form, the Abomination is used mostly for controlling the enemy's actions. Transform can now be used two times in battle, letting both forms of the Abomination see more use in battle. Instead, he becomes a source of Horror on the entire enemy party, and this lets him be a flexible unit in a Stress team. The Transformation is not as risky as before, as the Abomination no longer inflicts Stress on the party.

* Transform can be used four times in total, twice to transform into Beast form and twice to transform back to the Human form.

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