Catcher
Endfield Industries
Main Strength · Sub Will
Catcher brings Weaken and Vulnerability on Ultimate and a Battle Skill parry that applies Vulnerability, with easy potentials — but Umbral Monument rankings have moved past him. Camille, Chen Qianyu, Lifeng, and Ember cover the same Physical enablement jobs with higher team impact. Keep him if you already own copies for story comfort; do not spend banner currency chasing him while better enablers and buffers are still missing.
Catcher is a 4★ Physical Sustain (Great Sword). Catcher is a bit of an oddball, having a very defensive kit, with some of his skills functioning best in moments of high danger.
Overview
Quick Build
Weapon
Former Finery
Former Finery is a nice weapon that further boosts Catcher's defensive kit, by providing some healing on top of his already strong shields. Whenever an Operator protected by his shield would take damage, this weapon triggers a healing effect based on Catcher's Will, which is his Secondary attribute.
Gear Set
Æthertech
The Æthertech set will grant Catcher an immense attack boost every time he applies Vulnerable to the target. Although he is not primarily a DPS character, this set will not only boost his offensive capabilities but also his defensive power, as it provides the necessary stats.
Main Stats
Body Strength · Hands Strength / HP · Kits Arts Intensity / Strength
Priority
Substats
Strength > Arts Intensity > HP%
Priority
Æthertech Plating
Strength, Will, DMG Bonus Vs Staggered
Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Æthertech Analysis Band
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Æthertech Stabilizer
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Strengths
- Battle Skill "Rigid Interdiction" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while
- Combo Skill "Timely Suppression" — COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy starts charging up a skill, or when the controlled operator is attacked and falls below 40% HP. SKILL DESCRIPTION: A powerful downw
- Ultimate "Textbook Assault" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Swings the greatsword to perform 2 consecutive slashes to deal Physical DMG and apply Weakness, followed by a powerful downward slam that dea
- Catcher is a bit of an oddball, having a very defensive kit, with some of his skills functioning best in moments of high danger.
Weaknesses
- Personal damage is secondary — Catcher looks worse on raw clear meters than on team enablement.
- Value scales with teammates who actually convert the buffs / shields / inflictions.
Skill Priority
It is likely that you will be playing Catcher specifically for his defensive benefits, instead.
Level after higher priorities — supports the combo skill role in the rotation.
Level after higher priorities — supports the ultimate role in the rotation.
Level after higher priorities — supports the basic attack role in the rotation.
Stat Priority
Catcher is a bit of an oddball, having a very defensive kit, with some of his skills functioning best in moments of high danger.
His Battle Skill restores SP, and can also apply Vulnerable, but only if you time it correctly so Catcher gets hit while he raises his shield to protect himself and his allies.
Use these notes as the operator priority order inside the comps above.
Weapons
Will Boost [L] · HP Boost [L]
Treatment Efficiency +10/18/28%. After a Protected operator takes DMG, the wielder restores the said operator's HP by [84/151.2/235.2 + WillÃ0.7/1.26/1.96]. Effect only triggers once every 15.00s.
Why it works —Former Finery is a nice weapon that further boosts Catcher's defensive kit, by providing some healing on top of his already strong shields. Whenever an Operator protected by his shield would take damage, this weapon triggers a healing effect based on Catcher's Will, which is his Secondary attribute.
Strength Boost [M] · HP Boost [M]
Secondary Attribute +5/9/14%. When the wielder applies Knocked Down or Weakened, the wielder gains DEF +18/32.4/50.4% for 15.00s. Effects of the same name cannot stack.
Why it works —OBJ Heavy Burden is Catcher's signature weapon, and is built around his Ultimate. The trigger effects for the weapon are both caused by his Ult, which will grant him a very strong Def% buff.
Gear
Æthertech is Catcher's BiS. Every Vulnerability application spikes his ATK, so the defensive kit still contributes real damage while the Strength/Will rolls cover what he needs to stay online.
Æthertech Plating
Strength, Will, DMG Bonus Vs Staggered
Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Æthertech Analysis Band
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Æthertech Stabilizer
Strength, Will, Physical DMG Bonus
Swordmancer is the Stagger-focused alternative. Prefer it when you value Stagger Efficiency and Physical follow-through over Æthertech's Vulnerability ATK spikes.
Swordmancer Light Armor
Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets
Swordmancer NAV Beacon
Swordmancer NAV Beacon
Team Compositions
Catcher Defender seat: Chen sets Physical setup, Endministrator hits hard, Perlica adds utility — Catcher Protect/Shields so the damage seats can commit.
The Endministrator is a Physical sub-DPS who lands heavy single hits. Beside Catcher, they add Crush pressure during the same Physical amp windows.
Perlica is the Electric enabler. Battle Skill applies Electric Infliction on demand; Combo Skill applies Electrification on Final Strike so Electric kits like Catcher's can actually function.
Chen Qianyu opens Physical setups with Lift and Stagger. She creates the Crush / Vulnerability windows Catcher needs before the big Physical dump.
Catcher is the Physical Defender — Protect/Shield/Weaken so the Physical carry can stay aggressive.
Skills & Potentials
Skills & Talents
BASIC ATTACK: An attack with up to 4 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 22 Stagger. DIVE ATTACK: Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies. FINISHER: Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.
SKILL DESCRIPTION: Raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while the said shield is raised, perform a retaliation bash that deals Physical DMG and applies 1 stack of Vulnerability to the attacking enemy.
COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy starts charging up a skill, or when the controlled operator is attacked and falls below 40% HP. SKILL DESCRIPTION: A powerful downward punch that deals Physical DMG to the enemy, while granting shields to self and another teammate (controlled operator prioritized). DEF can further increase Shield points.
SKILL DESCRIPTION: Swings the greatsword to perform 2 consecutive slashes to deal Physical DMG and apply Weakness, followed by a powerful downward slam that deals massive Physical DMG and applies Knock Down to all enemies within the area of effect.
Operator Strength +20.
For every 10 Will, DEF +1.2.
Ultimate Textbook Assault improved: Final hit creates 3 shockwave(s), each dealing 45% ATK of Physical DMG.
Potentials
Battle skill Rigid Interdiction and ultimate Textbook Assault improved: After hitting the enemy, deals another strike that deals [300 + DEF×5.0] of Physical DMG.
Is it worth getting?
Solid damage / uptime node. Grab it when duplicates show up; do not hard-pity for it.
DEF +20, Will +10.
Is it worth getting?
Nice quality-of-life node. Keep if free; do not spend special pulls chasing it.
Combo skill Timely Suppression improved: Shield duration +5s.
Is it worth getting?
Meaningful combat spike if you are committing copies; not mandatory for clearing.
Ultimate Textbook Assault improved: Ultimate Energy cost -10%.
Is it worth getting?
Meaningful combat spike if you are committing copies; not mandatory for clearing.
Battle skill Rigid Interdiction improved: Hitting an enemy while the shield is active returns 10 SP.
Is it worth getting?
Nice quality-of-life node. Keep if free; do not spend special pulls chasing it.
P0 is fully usable — potentials are damage / comfort spikes, not hard gates.
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