Indeed! Xander is mostly alive because his Lovable Jokerishness has nearly
enough masteries to counter the Big Bad's Spectacularly Awful
Monsternishness.
He may not spend a lot of his HP raising abilities though, and just coast
through on bumps...
--
John Machin
"Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
- Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.