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Thorns, Guard Operator of Rhodes Island, wastes not an ounce of energy, calculating each strike meticulously.
He'll cooperate according to his own interpretation of the commands.
Position Melee
Tags DPS, Defense
Trait Can launch Ranged Attacks that deal 80% of normal ATK
Availability Headhunting; [CN] Recruitment

Stats[]

Range
Base
   
  
   
Elite 1
    
  
    
Elite 2
    
  
    
Attributes Trust bonus
HP 1096 1567 2063 2612
ATK 296 442 575 711 +30
DEF 191 263 333 402 +70
RES 5 5 10 10
Rdpl. time 70s 70s 70s 70s
DP cost 18 18 20 20
Blk. cnt. 2 2 2 2
Atk. itvl. 1.3s 1.3s 1.3s 1.3s
Potential
DP cost -1
Improves Echoes of Ancestral Waves
ATK +26
Improves Nerve Corrosion
DP cost -1
Total Cost
Thorns's Token
5
OR
Royal Guard Token
20
Promotion
Elite 1
  • Maximum atributes increased.
  • DP cost +2.
  • New skill: Protective Spikes.
  • New talent: Nerve Corrosion.
  • Range extended.
Level 50
LMD
30K
Guard Chip
5
Oriron
8
Polyketon
3
Elite 2
  • Maximum atributes increased.
  • New skill: Destreza.
  • New talent: Echoes of Ancestral Waves.
  • Nerve Corrosion improved.
Elite 1 Level 80
LMD
180K
Guard Dualchip
4
Polymerization Preparation
4
Oriron Block
6

Skills[]

ATK Up γ
Auto Recovery
Manual Trigger
30 sec.
Level Effect Initial SP SP cost Duration
ATK +30% 0 40 30s
ATK +35% 0 40 30s
ATK +40% 0 40 30s
ATK +45% 5 37 30s
ATK +50% 5 37 30s
ATK +55% 5 37 30s
ATK +60% 10 35 30s
ATK +75% 10 34 30s
ATK +90% 10 33 30s
ATK +100% 15 30 30s
Protective Spikes
Auto Recovery
Manual Trigger
30-40 sec.
   
  
   
Level Effect Initial SP SP cost Duration
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +40%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 35 30s
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +45%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 34 31s
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +50%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 33 32s
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +55%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 31 33s
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +60%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 30 34s
Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +65%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown) 10 29 35s
Stops attacking; ATK +40%, DEF +70%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.75-second cooldown) 10 28 36s
Stops attacking; ATK +45%, DEF +80%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.7-second cooldown) 10 27 37s
Stops attacking; ATK +50%, DEF +90%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.65-second cooldown) 10 26 38s
Stops attacking; ATK +60%, DEF +110%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.6-second cooldown) 10 25 40
Destreza
Offensive Recovery
Manual Trigger
30 sec./Unlimited
  
  
  
Level Effect Initial SP SP cost Duration
Attack Range expands, ATK +26%, ASPD +12, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +28%, ASPD +12, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +30%, ASPD +12, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +33%, ASPD +14, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +35%, ASPD +14, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +37%, ASPD +14, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +40%, ASPD +16, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +45%, ASPD +19, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +50%, ASPD +22, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞
Attack Range expands, ATK +60%, ASPD +25, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage
Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount
0 15 30s/∞

Skill upgrades

Skill Summary - 1
5
Skill Summary - 1
5
Oriron Shard
5
Sugar Substitute
4
Skill Summary - 2
8
Polyketon
4
Skill Summary - 2
8
Device
3
Polyester
3
Skill Summary - 2
8
Orirock Cluster
8
Skill Summary - 3
8
Aketon
3
Loxic Kohl
6
ATK Up γ
Skill Summary - 3
6
Keton Colloid
4
Coagulating Gel
4
Protective Spikes
Skill Summary - 3
6
White Horse Kohl
4
Aketon
8
Destreza
Skill Summary - 3
6
Grindstone Pentahydrate
4
Loxic Kohl
7
ATK Up γ
Skill Summary - 3
12
Incandescent Alloy Block
4
RMA70-24
8
Protective Spikes
Skill Summary - 3
12
Optimized Device
3
Oriron Block
6
Destreza
Skill Summary - 3
12
White Horse Kohl
4
Keton Colloid
8
ATK Up γ
Skill Summary - 3
15
Polymerization Preparation
6
Manganese Trihydrate
6
Protective Spikes
Skill Summary - 3
15
Bipolar Nanoflake
6
Keton Colloid
5
Destreza
Skill Summary - 3
15
Bipolar Nanoflake
6
RMA70-24
5

Talent(s)[]

Nerve Corrosion
Elite 1 Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 65 Arts Damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)
Elite 1Potential 5 Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 80 (+15) Arts Damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)
Elite 2 Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 125 Arts Damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)
Elite 2Potential 5 Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 140 (+15) Arts Damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)
Echoes of Ancestral Waves
Elite 2 If this unit hasn't attacked for the last 2 seconds, restores 3.5% max HP every second
Elite 2Potential 3 If this unit hasn't attacked for the last 2 seconds, restores 4% (+0.5%) max HP every second

Base skills[]

"Alchemy" Base
When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, the production rate of byproduct increases by 50%
"Explosion Arts" Elite 2
When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, this Operator's Morale will be restored once for every 2 times no byproducts are produced during processing, equal to the Morale consumed for processing that corresponding formula one time (the final Morale total is calculated after processing is completed)

Changelog[]