Oop... must be some sleep deprivation at work, as probably my other post was meant to be here, no biggie. Similar topic.

VPR can quite easily die in the moment it breaks stance to use Backlash, as the leech is slightly delayed. If a lot of big hits like Wyrmwind and etc get stacked around the time it ends it might just fall flat. Too many also make the mistake of using it on low health without this in mind, and also die in that window. If one is coming at you with full resources then... yeah I'm not sure why it's being attacked in the first place.

Maybe there is a small niggle with its mobility though. Being able to hunker down and then immediately retreat, targets permitting, is quite the boon. Especially now since it randomly got Sprint speed, as using both dashes up for an approach is not that big a deal then.

RPR is actually pretty good at soaks, granted you may end up using Guard in the process if you want more than a spot/microsoak. Retreat portal is up to 30y backwards, which is something I'm sure a lot of players miss as a detail. Short cooldown on that teleport too. It's a pretty slippery job if you know what to do with it. Then there's the matter of a fair number of players doing very badly with Death Warrant when it's a really punchy skill when used properly. It's just gotten more clunky (imo) since the change which saw them get Harvest Moon unbound from Death Warrant.