Best Bud

A head parasite with an unearned fondness for its host that compensates by shredding enemy armor on every hit. Best Bud reduces CON by 1 and provides the ArmorBreakOnHit + StatusOnBreak combo: each attack chips away at the target's armor, and the moment armor fully breaks, an additional status effect triggers on the newly exposed enemy. The one-two punch of armor stripping followed by an immediate debuff rewards sustained aggression and makes Best Bud a reliable armor-cracker for any cat who lands hits consistently.

ArmorBreakOnHit strips away enemy armor or Shield with each attack, turning every basic hit into a step toward full armor penetration. The StatusOnBreak fires when the armor finally shatters, providing a burst of additional pressure at the moment the enemy becomes maximally vulnerable. This timing is powerful: the debuff lands right as the enemy loses their defensive buffer, compounding the damage window your team has against an unarmored target.

Best Bud excels in fights against well-armored enemies or bosses with high Shield values, where the armor-stripping cadence can crack their defenses early and expose them to full damage. Pair it with high-frequency attackers or cats that hit multiple times per turn to accelerate the armor break. The CON -1 is a minor cost on a cat who focuses on dealing damage rather than surviving sustained beatings.