While in a quickplay fractal, you have special bonuses: - If you are defeated in battle, the Mist Stranger revives you after a brief wait. - The Mist Stranger assists in certain multi-person challenges. - In the Cliffside fractal, this bonus blocks the debilitating effects of Cultist Hammer Corruption. - In the Kinfall fractal, this bonus acts as unremovable Life-Fire.