Doll Info :: M500
M500
SG
#154
Type: SG
Rarity: 3 *
Obtainable from:
- • Obtainable from heavy production
Affects MG
- Increases damage by 18%
Affects MG
- Increases damage by 18%
- Increases accuracy by 10%
| Stat | Value (per dummy link) |
|---|---|
| HP | (x1) (x2) (x3) (x4) (x5) |
| RECOV | (x1) (x2) (x3) (x4) (x5) |
| DMG | |
| ROF | Max cap |
| ACC | |
| EVA | |
| ARMOR | |
| CRIT % | % |
Equipment
Pending implementation
Protection Focus
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Protection Focus
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Hunting Instinct
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Doll review
Overview
M500 is a SG. SGs have one purpose: Armor tanking. Armor combined with Flash Ammo (which reduces damage taken by a flat -3) makes all other stats (including Health) largely irrelevant for SGs. Combining this with the fact that most SG Skills are too bad to acknowledge (as they are either DPS-based or have extremely low uptime) means that the Armor stat is the only thing that matters for most SGs.
M500 is given for free pre-raised at level 65 from Career Quests. While M500’s Skill doesn’t have any significant impact on combat, she still performs her role as a SG perfectly well, having 21 Armor. M500 also has a Mod that allows her to have some relevance later as well. As such, M500 is recommended as a first SG to raise.
Mod review
Overview
Check the mod priority guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ty239kyJbBs1sLhTo1JvSWuN0mIJsK1nwVdI6OLLtXo/view?rm=minimal
IDW’s American cousin bursts her way onto the Neural Upgrade scene as our first upgradeable SG. Thankfully, M500 got the memo on what a great MOD should be, unlike her British cousin.
Her Skill 2, Hunting Instinct, will grant herself and other units in her column with a 30 HP shield for 5 seconds whenever she receives a multiplicative stat buff. Note that this shield can stack up to 3 times and also REQUIRES another ally in her column, otherwise the skill does nothing. She synergises perfectly with dolls and fairies that provide constant buffs, such as SAA MOD, whose Skill 2 provides M500 with repeating buffs as long as she’s on the field.
The rest of her neural upgrade is not too important. The most important part is the extra point of Armour she receives, helping more than one might think at first. She also gains a boost to HP. Her tiles now also buff Accuracy and her Armour boost from Skill 1 is higher, though this hardly matters. Skill 2 is the definitive selling point of the package, hence why MOD2 is her recommended upgrade level. Her Special Equipment is an ITI with some extra crit damage, so it can be safely ignored.
Her SPEQ-set simply improves her performance slightly, but isn't all that amazing. Certainly an option if you have the Memory Fragments to spare, but not required to make her do her job.
IDW’s American cousin bursts her way onto the Neural Upgrade scene as our first upgradeable SG. Thankfully, M500 got the memo on what a great MOD should be, unlike her British cousin.
Her Skill 2, Hunting Instinct, will grant herself and other units in her column with a 30 HP shield for 5 seconds whenever she receives a multiplicative stat buff. Note that this shield can stack up to 3 times and also REQUIRES another ally in her column, otherwise the skill does nothing. She synergises perfectly with dolls and fairies that provide constant buffs, such as SAA MOD, whose Skill 2 provides M500 with repeating buffs as long as she’s on the field.
The rest of her neural upgrade is not too important. The most important part is the extra point of Armour she receives, helping more than one might think at first. She also gains a boost to HP. Her tiles now also buff Accuracy and her Armour boost from Skill 1 is higher, though this hardly matters. Skill 2 is the definitive selling point of the package, hence why MOD2 is her recommended upgrade level. Her Special Equipment is an ITI with some extra crit damage, so it can be safely ignored.
Her SPEQ-set simply improves her performance slightly, but isn't all that amazing. Certainly an option if you have the Memory Fragments to spare, but not required to make her do her job.
- MOD1 | NOT RECOMMENDED The stats and other improvements alone are not enough to justify leaving her at MOD1.
- MOD2 | RECOMMENDED Skill 2 is the selling point of the M500 package, allowing her to supply constant shields when at least one other ally is in her column.
- MOD3 | NOT RECOMMENDED Her Special Equipment is an ITI with some extra crit. Entirely ignorable, save your resources.
- SPEQ-set | OPTIONAL Some additional Armor and triggering Skill2 on her own every 8 seconds is nice, but not mandatory.
Full analysis
Some examples of repeating triggers for M500's Skill 2 are as follows:
- Fervor talent for Fairies, this triggers every 8 seconds, even after it reaches full strength at 16 seconds. Only disappears with cleansing from Quills or such.
- M1895 Mod's Skill 2 causes her to give two buffs every 7 attacks. This averages out to almost every 8 seconds.
- SAA Mod's Skill 2 grants 2 buffs every 4 seconds. Her Skill 1 also grants 1 buff every 12 seconds.
- Python triggers M500 both through her Echo from other buffs as well as applying a buff with every attack during her Skill.
Additionally, CDR on HGs cause them to use their Skills more often. (This also causes SAA's Skill 2 to trigger more frequently.)