glass cannon
glass cannon noun: a character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
Noun
glass cannon (plural glass cannons)
- A character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
- Deep elves die easier than most other races - glass cannons to an extreme extent.2009 May 23, Eugene Barrett, “Re: DCSS:: need advice”, in rec.games.roguelike.misc (Usenet)
- A min-maxer might create a "glass cannon" character—one with lots of awesome offenses but next to no defense.2012, Lizzie Stark, Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 238
Antonyms of glass cannon
Forms of glass cannon
| plural | glass cannons |
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Origin of glass cannon
From the fact that they are powerful (similar to a cannon) yet are easily breakable (similar to glass).
Questions about glass cannon
- What does glass cannon mean?
- Glass cannon means a character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
- What part of speech is glass cannon?
- Glass cannon is a noun.
- What is the plural of glass cannon?
- The plural of glass cannon is glass cannons.
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