Grey.Wolf
[09] Warrior
It doesn't function the same way as viola's. Algol's is mostly for combo use, hers is mostly for pressure.
I haven't seen enough high level Viola play, but from what I've seen it's not really damaging. It's mostly the Viola using CE and then getting a few hits and then it's over. When you say pressure are you saying that she's pressuring her opponent or she's stopping the pressure applied to her? I agree with the latter. I think the CE is mostly to get people from rushing her at close range so that Viola can do her thing. That's an interesting design choice if true. I don't play her so I don't know.
Personally I feel his CE is a waste of meter in most situations. Its most useful property that I see in it is the ability to bait a whiff when an opponent's back is to the edge, punish it with CE1 → 4BA for a ring out.
You're right about Algol's CE. LOL didn't know that.