Marian – Riptide Character Preview

Putting the "sub" in "sub-DPS"

Names and details are subject to final EN localization and changes.

While you're here, have you heard that she's getting an interactive scene?

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An exosuit crafted by Yggdrasil specially for Marian after researching the Awakening Dust from the recovered Woden's Remains. With this new exosuit, she has broken free from the chains tethering down her heart.

Weapon: Shotgun
Element: Chaos
Role: Sub-DPS (Skill Damage)

Standard Skill: Sea Skirmish

The actual CN name mentions something about fishing, but I couldn't come up with a translated name that doesn't sound immensely dumb so please excuse the artistic license used here.

Marian equips a [Kraken Magazine], providing special ammo. Firing this ammo produces [Beastly Roar] bullets that deal skill damage. Marian's rate of fire is increased while firing [Beastly Roar] bullets, and they are consumed first vs standard ammo. This skill can be recast to discard the [Kraken Magazine] early.

[Kraken Magazine] ammo cannot be replenished through external means, and cannot stack with other special magazines.

Neuronic 1: When a Chaos weapon is equipped, Marian's standard skill damage is boosted based on the amount of [Beastly Roar] bullets that were loaded into her [Kraken Magazine]. Reloading the [Kraken Magazine] will update the strength of the buff based on the new amount.
Neuronic 2: When a Chaos weapon is equipped and Marian does not have a [Kraken Magazine] equipped, the cooldown of her standard skill is reduced for each projectile hit when shooting.

Support Skill: Siren Song

"Assault" support skill: after this support skill is cast, Marian will remain on the field and will not automatically switch out.

Passive: Whenever a squad member casts their standard skill, Marian gains stacks of [Melody]. Additionally, Marian gains stacks of [Melody] every second while the squad is in combat but Marian is not the active operative. Marian cannot gain [Melody] while she has a [Kraken Magazine] equipped.

Active: Marian switches in to become the active operative and reloads additional [Beastly Roar] bullets into her [Kraken Magazine] based on the amount of [Melody] stacks she has, consuming all stacks in the process.

Neuronic 1: When a squad member hits an enemy with a shot, Marian receives extra [Melody] stacks.
Neuronic 2: This ability can be cast while affected by Control effects, also cleansing Control effects from Marian.

Ultimate Skill: Marine Magma

Passive: All squad members are buffed with the [Color Wave] effect, allowing for skill damage to ignore a portion of enemy elemental resistances.

Active: Marian throws out a [Tide Bomb], creating multiple explosions that deal Chaos damage. The range of the bomb increases with each explosion.

Neuronic 1: The damage dealt by explosions increase over time.
Neuronic 2: The final explosion stuns enemies hit.

Deiwos Passive: Convergent Evolution

When equipped with a Chaos weapon, increase standard skill damage dealt by all squad members, scaling with Alignment Index.

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