Operator overview: Cutter
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Cutter is a 4★ Swordmaster Guard who specializes in Nuker and DPS. As a Swordmaster Guard, Cutter's attacks do two hits in quick succession, essentially doubling the damage she deals. However, Cutter is still considered to attack once, which can be detrimental to charge up her skills as both of them have offensive SP recovery and Cutter's attacks will only add 1 SP instead of 2. Cutter has a below-average HP, low ATK to offset the aforementioned quirk, and above-average DEF, and can block up to two enemies, but has an above-average DP cost that increases with each promotion.
Talent
Photoetched Memory gives Cutter a chance to restore 1 SP when damaging an enemy.
- Notably, Photoetched Memory can proc on the second hit of Cutter's attack (which normally does not count as a second attack) and the last (two) hit(s) of Redshift (which normally do not recover/restore SP).[note 1]
Skills
- Redshift has Cutter hurl throwing knives to deal Physical damage at four random enemies in a range of 2×3 tiles with a 2-tile extension ahead of her (like that of Lord Guards' range from Elite 1).
- Crimson Crescent has Cutter unleash a spinning attack at up to five (six from Level 7) enemies over a radius of 2 tiles around her, dealing Physical damage that is doubled against aerial enemies, but a single enemy can only be struck by Crimson Crescent once.
Operator Module
The SWO-Y Module, Replaceable Tool Set, causes Cutter's attacks ignore 70 DEF in addition to increasing her ATK and DEF. Once upgraded, Photoetched Marks' proc chance is increased.
Base skills
Cutter's base skills improve Workshop efficiency in processing Chips while she is assigned there.
- Training Record increases the byproduct rate of Chip/Chip Pack processing by 70%.
- Asceticism halves the morale drained whenever a Chip Pack (which drains 2 morale) is processed.
Summary
Despite the difficulties in using her effectively, Cutter's fast-charging skills allow her to inflict "death by a thousand cuts" on enemies who stand in her way, and is surprisingly effective against aerial opponents.
Notes
- ↑ skills normally do not recover SP while it is full or active. Certain skills such as Cutter's Redshift and Crimson Crescent, or Ch'en's Chi Xiao - Unsheath that immediately performs an action and nothing else (e.g. instant damage/healing) are considered as active, albeit for a very short time, when activated, and cannot recover SP throughout its "duration" unless the skill can store multiple charges. In Cutter's case, it is possible for Redshift's last hit or last two hits to connect after the skill's "duration" and it starts to recharge if her target is far away enough. Because Photoetched Memory is not explicitly prevented from triggering on skills, hits from her skills that land after the skill "expires" can trigger it and restore SP. Likewise, the second hit of her normal attack can also trigger it because it counts as an attack, even though it normally does not charge offensive recovery skills for Swordmaster Guards.