I said a good Pendles… and a good Pendles can do both
And your are wrong as taking, crystals, mercenaries or even destroying mobs wave at spawn have a huge impact on game
You punish Kleese by destroying his rift, you can punish snipers with assassins, you punish melee with ranged and CC, you punish healers with wound etc…
Maybe yes, maybe not, but she does, so why only on the others and not on him ?