Gruver

Gruver Statistics Class: Druid Starting HP: 212 Starting STR: 41 Starting MAG: 35 Starting DEF: 42

Gruver is one of the Characters in the game The Metronomicon. He is a Druid.

Gruver joins the party after the boss of Mount Rage is beaten, at level 28.

Strategy

Arguably the hardest character in the game to utilise effectively. Like Clark, Gruver only has one offensive ability, so he is restricted to more of a support role. The druid's strengths, rather, lie in his ability to benefit party members with a wide smattering of buffs that can speed up the time in between spells, or the time to cast a spell, among others. Phantom Time when unlocked and utilised effectively can keep a party running on multiple buffs without the need to recast those.

Of note, Gruver is the only character to potentially ward off note stumbles if the Tin Foil Hat ability is equipped, making him a viable choice for streak challenges. His Gift and Fresh Mountain Air abilities, when effectively utilised, can significantly increase the number of Secondary Abilities cast by the other party members - and is in general a powerful combination that can be put to use in a wide variety of situations.

Primary abilities

The listed strength of the ability is taken when the ability is placed into the lowest slot.

Icon	Name	Unlocked at Level	Description	Type
	Fluorination	1	Release a fog of HASTE on all Heroes, speeding up their ready time between attacks.	Water Strength
	Contrail Vapes	1	Poof out a noxious gas, causing Medium damage on all enemies, and DISPELLING any positive status effects.	Physical Strength
	Herbs, I Guess..?	1	Bestow FOCUS on all Heroes, decreasing the number of beats needed to cast their spells.	Earth Strength
	Gift	32	Bequeath your turn to your allies, granting them all additional secondary ability beats.	Water Strength
	Big Pharm	35	INSPIRE whoever has the strongest STR. PROTECT whoever has the lowest DEF.	Water Strength
	Phantom Time	37	Increase the time remaining for ALL active buffs. Can stack progressively.	Fire Strength

Secondary ability

Icon	Name	Unlocked at Level	Description	Type	Requirements
	Tin Foil Hat	1	Provide one stack of HATTING against the next stumble, preventing both stumble damage and cast fizzles.	Lightning Strength	Requires 55 Beats
	Fresh Mountain Air	39	Passively add additional beats to all allies' secondary ability progress.	Earth Strength	Requires 30 Consecutive Beats

Passive ability

Icon	Name	Description
	Gentle Spirit	Ally-cast buffs last 15% longer.

Trivia

• Gruver is voiced by Randy Hames.
• Gruver has a bird tattoo on his shoulder, a reference to the bird perched on the shoulder of the Witch from The Weaponographist.

See also

• Characters