Type: HG
Rarity: 3
Obtainable from:
Affects SMG, HG, AR, RF, MG, SG
ICD: CD:
Decreases all enemies damage by ($damage_value)% for ($time_value) seconds.
G17's Accuracy and Evasion tile buffs are largely irrelevant and effectively leads to a HG without tiles.
She can also be used in echelons that need extra damage reduction to enable stalling enemies out, usually with enough CDR tiles or with another Debuffer to enable full uptime. An example would be against Gunners when you do not have enough Armor. MP-443 would likely be a better option for this though, as her tiles are decent, and only gets better with her Mod.
G17 is one of the very few units with a Damage debuff skill, which at least guarantees her some sort of niche usage.
Reducing enemy damage by such a large amount can make it so that preventing damage through HP Shields and Armor tanking is more easily achievable. Some easy examples here would be Armor tanking Gunners and using Shields to negate Doppelsoldner volleys.
G17’s tile formation is basically an X formation with an additional buff tile directly in front of her, making her awkward to place in many Echelons.
G17 provides Accuracy and Evasion buffs in her tiles, two buffs that are practically always inferior to Damage and RoF buffs.