Jester (Butcher's Circus)

Combat Skills
(All buffs and debuffs last for 3 rounds unless otherwise specified.)

* Finale is able to kill heroes who are not on Death's Door yet, and without needing to make a Death's Door check, but it must reduce their HP to -1 or lower. Reducing their HP to exactly 0 will not trigger a Deathblow.

Tactical Analysis
Finale is the only skill with the Bypass Death's Door effect. This effect is extremely powerful, allowing you to completely skip the opponent getting a turn to take their character off of 0 HP. Whiffing and using it without getting a kill is almost guaranteed to result in a loss, though, so it's recommended to avoid using Finale if any of its damage range wouldn't kill. Even with this in mind, if your Jester doesn't have Finale equipped, he's not being used to his full potential. Even if it ends up never being used, its effect on the opponent's strategy is too critical to pass up.