Operator overview: Hoshiguma

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Hoshiguma is a 6★ Protector Defender who specializes in Defense and, unusually, DPS. As a Protector Defender, Hoshiguma can block up to three enemies and has high HP and DEF, allowing her to last longer than other Operators. Notably, her HP and DEF is one of the highest of all Defenders. What sets Hoshiguma apart from most other Defenders is that she can attack enemies in a range of one tile ahead of her with Hannya, like that of most melee Operators.

Talents

1. Tactical Armor gives her a small chance to resist an incoming damage (whether Physical, Arts, or even True — despite the in-game description claiming that Tactical Armor only works against Physical and Arts damage).
2. Special Operations Strategy slightly buffs the DEF of all Defenders.

Skills

1. Warpath buffs Hoshiguma's ATK and DEF while active, with the latter being higher than the former.
2. Thorns (not to be confused with the Operator) passively buffs Hoshiguma's DEF and causes enemies who attacked her to take Physical damage equal to a portion of her ATK.
   • With Thorns, Hoshiguma becomes more useful in drawing fire from enemies with high ATK since she can also make them easier to be dispatched.
   • Interestingly, Thorns is one of the few ways to damage invisible ranged enemies without blocking or revealing them first, and can also be useful against Enraged Possessed Throwers since it can make them fall quicker from both Thorns' damage and their HP loss, and putting her on Nethersea Brand to kill Nethersea Spewers remotely with the Thorns damage before they endanger other operators.
3. Saw of Strength buffs Hoshiguma's ATK and DEF with the former being higher than the latter, and has her continuously spins Hannya to attack all enemies within her range simultaneously while active.
   • Saw of Strength allows Hoshiguma to significantly contribute to DPS while keeping enemies at bay, reducing the burden her and other Operators have to bear, and should be her go-to skill.

Operator Modules

1. The PRO-X Module, Amulet, increases Hoshiguma's DEF by 20% while she is blocking enemies in addition to increasing her maximum HP and DEF. Once upgraded, Special Operation Strategy's DEF buff is increased and it also buffs Hoshiguma's own DEF (which stacks with the original effect).
2. The PRO-Y Module, Gifts From Friends, increases Hoshiguma's block count to 4 in addition to her ATK and DEF. Once upgraded, Tactical Armor's proc chance is increased and she receives a short-lasting ATK buff after she resists an incoming damage; the buff does not stack when Hoshiguma resists multiple damages in succession, but the duration will be refreshed.

Base skill

Defender Expert α speeds up the skill Specialization training of Defenders by 30% while she is assigned as the trainer in the Training Room. At Elite 2, Defender Expert α becomes Hannya with a higher training speed boost of 60%.

Summary

Hoshiguma is one of the best Protector Defenders who can both deal heavy damage and withstand heavy punishment, allowing her to ensure that none of her comrades get hurt while opening the opportunity to strike back at the same time.