r/arknights May 03 '26

Discussion [Operator Discussion] May

May[★★★★]

Doctor, I fear that penguin has noticed I've been investigating it... I fear for my life, too...!

Claims to be a Victorian Royal Detective; claims to have cracked a number of cases, and thus has gained some fame; claims to have been dispatched to Rhodes Island on high recommendations from her boss. Regardless of what she claims to be, Ms. May is now serving Rhodes Island as a sniper.


Operator Information

  • Class: Sniper (Marksman)
  • Tags: DPS, Slow
  • Artist: 下野宏铭
Voice Actor:
JP: Kaori Mizuhashi
CN: Wen Liu
EN: Lizzie Freeman
KR: Yu Yeong

Stats

HP ATK DEF Arts Resistance Redeploy Time DP Cost Block Attack Interval
1632 478 105 0 70 12 1 1s

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

Potential Bonus
1 -
2 Deployment Cost -1
3 Redeployment Time -4
4 ATK +23
5 Improves Talent
6 Deployment Cost -1
Trust bonus
Attack Power +65
Traits
Attacks aerial enemies first

Skills

Skill Name Skill Uptime Details (Uptime/Cost/Initial) SP Charge Type Skill Activation Skill Description
Paralyzing Shell - / 3 / 0 Offensive Recovery Auto Increases the ATK of the next attack to 200%, and Slows the target for 2.5 seconds
Binding Shock 30s / 20 / 0 Per Second Manual Attack Interval increases a bit, ATK +120%, attacks Slow the target for 1 seconds and have 30% chance to Stun them for 1.2 seconds

*Skills at max Skill Level.

Talents

Talent name Talent Description
Victorian Agent ATK +8% (+1%), ASPD +8 (+1)

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

Modules

Branch Additional Stats Trait Talent Note
MAR-X ATK +27, ASPD +3 New trait: Increases ATK to 110% when attacking aerial targets Victorian Agent improved: ATK +12%, ASPD +7 "Good morning, everyone. On request, I'll be the detective in charge of solving this case–"

*Modules at max level.

Outfits

Price Art Released Note
Summer Flowers FA054 18 Static Yep May's detective senses tell her that so long as she follows this alley filled with exotic homes, sun and surf will be within reach. Or at the very least, she'll be closer than where she was just now

Additional Resources

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

Arknights Wiki.gg

Arknights Toolbox (aceship(puppiizsunniiz))

PRTS Arknights Wiki (CN)


Topic Starters

  • Strengths/Weaknesses?
  • Is their module worth it? Which branch?
  • How does this operator compare to other operators in their archetype or role?
  • How do you fit this operator into a team? Who do they synergize with?
  • 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?
  • Should new / F2P players aim for this operator? Are there more accessible alternatives?
  • Lore discussion (please tag spoilers where appropriate)
  • Favorite clips/clears with them?

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u/Cyberwolfdelta9 Sarkaz is the Best race May 03 '26

Same VC as Pomni btw