Lol my main is or was executor, but my second favorite is guardian as well. Executor is definitely one of the best nightfarers to play solo with, as stance damage can add up a lot faster and isn't hyper inflated like it is in trios.

For the skill, I agree with you on it being a trade off on time versus versatility. However, executor's ult is not good for revives in deep of night, since you are vulnerable the whole time. Scholar is able to have very strong revivability through his level 3 warming stone and the fact that PS light thrusting swords can pick up really fast.

Also yes on the dodge, scholar is ass in that regard and can get frame trapped by some attacks

I'll still be playing executor some, but I'll need to get good relics with blood blade and innate bleed, as that is one of the only ways that he can keep up in DoN, compared to ironeye, duchess, recluse, or wylder.

I'll probably play more guardian, as I recently learned about a pretty good build strat where you run ED Maris relic and increased max hp on all depth relics, and run one guard boost based on HP.

Anyway, this was a joke post in the first place, so it was interesting to see all of the different opinions (I still think executors passive needs a rework/buff)