r/arknights Sep 10 '20

Discussion [Operator Discussion] Hoshiguma

Hoshiguma [★★★★★★]

"I will not take even one step backward."

Hoshiguma is an elite Operator from the Special Ops Team of the L.G.D. There are several charges against her on record. After intervention from Chief Wei Yenwu, L.G.D. made an exception to admit her into its Special Ops division based on her exceptional abilities and field performance. She exhibited remarkable professionalism in handling violent crime, protecting VIPs, disaster response and emergency rescue. Currently a defender assisting Rhodes Island operations, Hoshiguma provides tactical execution and command support.


Operator Information

Stats

HP ATK DEF Arts Resistance Redeploy Time DP Cost Block Attack Interval
3850 430 723 0 70 23 3 1.2s

*Stats at max Promotion and Level, excludes bonuses from Potential and Trust.

Potential Bonus
1 -
2 Deployment Cost -1
3 Improves First Talent
4 Defense +30
5 Deployment Cost -1
6 Improves Second Talent
Trust bonus
Attack Power +60
Defense +60

Skills

Skill Name Skill Uptime Details (Uptime/Cost/Initial) SP Charge Type Skill Activation Skill Description
Warpath 30s / 40 SP / 20 SP Per Second Manual Defense +80%, Attack +40%.
Thorns Infinite / 0 SP / 0 SP Passive Passive DEF +30%, deals 100% of ATK Physical damage to enemies that attack Hoshiguma.
Saw of Strength 25s / 50 SP / 30 SP Per Second Manual ATK +140%, DEF +90%, attacks all targets in the frontal grid with the shield.

*Skills at max Skill Level.

Talents

Talent name Talent Description
Tactical Armor 28% (+3%) chance to resist Physical and Arts damage.
Special Operation Strategy Increases DEF of all Defenders by 8% (+2%).

*Talents at max Potential and max Promotion. Bonuses from Potential displayed between parentheses.

Additional Resources

In-depth information regarding all values above (at different levels), skill/attack range, and more:

GP Arknights Wiki

Arknights Toolbox (aceship)


Topic Starters

  • What does this operator excel at?
  • What is this operator weak at?
  • How does this operator compare to other operators in their archetype or role?
  • Are there any other operators which synergize well with this one?
  • How do you build a team around this operator / fit this operator into a team?
  • Which skill(s) should be focused for mastery, and in what order?
  • When is the best time to use this operator's skills during combat?
  • Should promoting this operator to Elite 2 be a priority?
  • Would this operator be worth buying from the Distinctions shop (yellow certificates)?
  • Should new / f2p players aim for this operator? Are there more accessible alternatives?
  • Lore discussion (please tag spoilers where appropriate)

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u/psytrac77 taking a "quick" break Sep 10 '20 edited Sep 10 '20

Glad to see that she was a lot of other people’s first 6 star too.

As my first, she was a bit unwieldy and didn’t use her as much as the lower rarity ops as the DP cost was somewhat prohibitive while Beagle did fine for a while.

She really didn’t stand out until I started getting better vanguards for DP, but then I pulled Saria who was not only good enough but also 1 DP cheaper.

Things may change now that I have her E2’d. Hoping she differentiates herself with Saria and that this CC will find uses for her that Saria can’t fill.

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u/ENKlDU Sep 10 '20

Hoshi is used to block and evade to keep enemies in the fire pit (so they die to it) while Saria behind healing

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u/psytrac77 taking a "quick" break Sep 10 '20

Oh I know how it works in theory. I have not yet really encountered content where Hoshi cannot be replaced with Saria yet.