Originally Posted by
kayfabe
She's a niche unit prior to reaching her max stats but even then she's sometimes useful precisely because of her drawback. Dropping melee units into heavy traffic can be a really dangerous business, after all. Big bruisers, arrows and lich blasts can be survived individually but taking on all three simultaneously is often a bridge too far. Sophie can help with those situations by being dropped in to soak just the ranged damage without taking up a precious ranged slot. Again, it's a niche use, but it's sometimes an easier trick than managing tight tank swaps and withdraw maneuvers.