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| - A member of the Competitive Balance lineup who does not specialize, and explicitly so. Strong but not the The Strongest, Fast but not The Fastest. Good at everything, the best at nothing. His biggest strength is his lack of any glaring weaknesses, but he may have trouble dealing with characters whose skills are more extreme than his if they're allowed to press their advantages. The Jack of All Stats is often a good character for beginners to use as they get the hang of the controls; this character lacks the extremes that might trip up a novice. It is also a solid choice for advanced players who do not want to worry about opponents preying on their weaknesses. Whether the character retains his usefulness as the player's skill grows depends on how much the game rewards versatility as opposed to pure power, but the Jack of All Stats is almost never the best character in any given game or a Game Breaker. In games with multiple playable races, it is often the case that Humans Are Average and are therefore the Jack of All Stats race. A common thing is for humans to be a stat-wise compromise between the graceful, fragile elves and the bulky, slow dwarves. See also Competitive Balance, PVP-Balanced, Always Someone Better, and Non-Elemental. Compare the Lightning Bruiser, who can do everything better, and Master of None, who does everything worse (basically the same as this trope except it works against the character). Often overlaps with the Standardized Leader. Compare The Red Mage. Examples of Jack of All Stats include:
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