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I think it's important that we define clearly what a stance is. Stances have a cooldown, just like other abilities (though usually quite short). They are toggle-able between two states (currently, maybe we'll see three-stance gods in the future) and, as User:Malvodion put it, they have the property of "changing between different attack patterns, forms or abilities". Though Hel, Ullr, and Tyr are clear examples, does a god like Xbalanque count? He has a toggle-able ability that "changes between different attack patterns" but it affects his basic attack, not his other abilities. I agree that Xbalanque isn't a stance-switcher, but then how should we define stances so that his first ability no longer meets its definition? Discussion on this issue is encouraged. Phylea (talk) 00:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
- (There isn't an awful lot of activity here so it'll probably be hard to get a lot of opinions on this but)Xbalanque is not a stance switcher in any way. His first ability doesn't change his attack pattern. Apart from the damage bonus, it only makes it so that if he hits someone with a basic attack two random enemies behind the target take some damage. It's no different from Medusa's or Arachne's 1 (abilities that add an extra effect to your next attack.) except for the fact you can turn it on and off at will. His ultimate doesn't count either, it simply adds bonus range to his attacks without changing anything else.--Malvodion (talk) 01:27, 17 April 2015 (UTC)