Being around this so-called “experimental defect” made me realize something: even the most ruthless predators I’ve encountered all had a faint sense of decency, some kind of rudimentary respect for life, which this monstrosity simply fails to display. It’s hard to describe, but it’s truly haunting.

And if this is the surgeon’s idea of a failure, I dread to imagine what success might look like...

• Aberrant Hound shines against high-danger encounters; talent synergy strongly shapes its tier.
• Prioritize raw damage in early acts, swap toward survivability in mid–late game.
• Compare with similar-role creatures (taming difficulty, food preference) before locking it into your deck.