Catherine

Catherine

Human
Human
Supporter
Supporter
S

PVE

A

Charite

B

Gaia

Profile

Personal information
Name
Catherine
Alias
Holy Spirit's Touch
Height
156cm
Birthday
April 5
Combat information
Rarity
Epic
Type
Human
Class
Supporter
Gear type
STR
Availability and VA information
Release date
January 5th, 2023
VA (KR)
Jiyoung Lee
Hobby and other information
Likes
Hot food
Dislikes
Oatmeal, porridge
Hobby
Baking cookies
Description

A nun of the Arkenine Cathedral, member of the Order of Sun. She takes good care of others and always talks gently. She has a soft vibe around her, so no one feels Catherine's words are nagging. Additionally, she seems to have a heartbreaking past related to poverty...

Specialities
Buffer (Other)
Healer
Shielder

Skills

Defense
Kyrie
Ultimate

Blesses all allies through fancy ceremony and prayer. Recovers HP of all allies by 150% of ATK and creates shields that absorbs damage equal to 25% of Catherine's max HP lasting for 12 sec.


Level 101:

HP recovery changes to 175%, shield HP changes to 30%.

Level 201:

HP recovery changes to 200%, additionally increases physical/magic resistance by 20%.

Defense
Gloria
Main

Uses holy power to grant the blessing of protection to allies. Applies a shield to nearby allies that absorbs damage equal to 12% of Catherine's max HP for 10 seconds.


Level 81:

Shield HP changes to 14% of max HP.

Level 181:

Shield HP changes to 16% of max HP, recovers HP equal to 150% of ATK.

Buff
Agnus Dei
Sub

Spreads a blessing that protects allies from danger. Increases all allies' DEF by 20% for 12 seconds.


Level 21:

DEF increase changes to 23%.

Level 121:

DEF increase changes to 26%, recovers additional 1000 Mana.

Healing
Credo
Sub

Prays for the safety of allies through devout prayer. Blesses the surrounding area for seconds to make allies invincible and restore their HP equal to 100% of ATK.


Level 41:

Recovery changes to 115% of ATK.

Level 141:

Recovery changes to 130% of ATK and Catherine becomes immune to all hindering effects during prayer.

Buff - Mass
Sanctus
Passive

Catherine's blessing protects allies in danger. When Catherine is on the battlefield, physical and magic resistance of all allies with 35% or less HP increase by 30%.


Level 61:

Physical and Magic Resistance increase changes to 35%.

Level 161:

Physical and Magic Resistance increase changes to 40%.

Artifact

Healing
Holy Shroud
Artifact

Using "Agnus Dei" recovers the HP of all allies by 30% of ATK.


Upgrade 1:

Recovery changes to 45%.

Upgrade 2:

Recovery changes to 60%.

Upgrade 3:

Recovery changes to 90%.

Upgrade 4:

Recovery changes to 105%.

Upgrade 5:

Recovery changes to 120%.

Upgrade 6:

Recovery changes to 150%.


Stats (at level 40):

ATK: +20%

HP: +24%

Crit Rate: +6%

Crit DMG: +13%

Analysis

Ratings
S

PVE (endgame)

B

Boss (Knight)

A

Boss (Charite)

B

Boss (Gaia)

B

Boss (Rudra)

Review

Catherine is a human soul that mainly relies on damage mitigation through shields rather than providing large amounts of healing compared to other supports. Despite her heals being relatively low, her shields coupled with her increase in resistences can make the difference between victory or defeat. She also boasts an AoE invulnerability to herself and nearby party members on her subskill Sanctus, which is amazingly helpful if the timing lines up with big enemy damage. While her strengths are a godsend (pun intended) early on, her usefulness starts to diminish later in the game. It's undeniable that she's a welcome addition to teams that need her extra defensive power, the power difference between your team and the enemy becomes too great later on. The best tactic is often to hit hard and fast, since survival isn't always an option. Higher sync levels and instakill tactics have brought Cath down from her place at the top. That isn't to say she doesn't still have a place in teams. She pairs well with tanks like Chloe, where Catherine's extra resistence can help Chloe survive enough to proc her own passive regen to survive in the early stages of a fight, giving your DPS enough time to get their main skills ready. Her artifact helps boost her heals, but it's a bit unreliable as it's on her subskill. She also relies heavily on good positioning, as her skill range is rather short and won't reach many of your teammates. This includes all ranged units, and even the human tank Claire, who often dashes well out of range of Cath's skills right at the start of a fight. Her usefulness in raids has also largely become a thing of the past, as better shielders have been introduced that either offer more DPS, offensively oriented buffs, or debuffs that apply to raid mechanics. The addition of content where the enemy souls are able to use their ultimates has brought about some niche use for her, since her ultimate can potentially let you tank an otherwise devastating hit from the enemy team. She is also still very good in PvP, where her defensive capabilities can be the difference between victory or defeat.

Pros & Cons
Pros

  • Shielding on demand

  • Teamwide defense buff

  • Invuln for frontliners

Cons

  • Limited healing

  • Relies on good positioning

  • Subskills can be hard to time

  • Lack of offensive capability

Best set to use

HP

Love story

  1. It must be really tough for Catherine.

  2. ...like there's history behind it.

  3. Apologize.

  4. Suggest this Saturday.

  5. Catherine lets others relax.

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