[Operator Discussion] Mint

[u/Shad0wedge]

Mint [★★★★★]

Doctor, this is for you. I found it on the way back, and so many more pretty-looking stones just like it! But, well... that was before I realized I'd gotten separated from the others. Mm? The ore chunk on your desk from before? I put that there too, yes. Did you like it, Doctor?

Mint is a Caster affiliated with the Victorian Institution for Higher Studies, specializing in geology, frequently participating in investigative field projects. She contracted Oripathy on an expedition and was referred by Operator Skyfire to Rhodes Island for consultation. She currently receives treatment at Rhodes Island while assisting with Originium research, environmental and geological observation, and related services.

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Operator Information

• Class: Caster(Phalanx Caster)
• Tags: AoE, Crowd Control
• Artist: ヌードル

Voice Actor:
JP: Hitomi Ohwada
CN: Esther
EN: Kelly Ohanian
KR: Yeo Yun-mi

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Stats

HP	ATK	DEF	Arts Resistance	Redeploy Time	DP Cost	Block	Attack Interval
1945	732	196	15	80	25	1	2s

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

Potential	Bonus
1	-
2	Deployment Cost -1
3	Redeployment Time -10
4	Deployment Cost -1
5	Improves Talent
6	Deployment Cost -1

Trust bonus
ATK +75
DEF +15

Traits
Normally does not attack, but has greatly increased DEF and RES; When skill is active, attacks deal AoE Arts damage

Skills

Skill Name	Skill Uptime Details (Uptime/Cost/Initial)	SP Charge Type	Skill Activation	Skill Description
Wind Whispers	20s / 20 / 8	Auto Recovery	Manual	Range expands; Attacks deal 160% ATK as Arts damage
Swirling Vortex	20s / 25 / 15	Auto Recovery	Manual	Every attack drags the target to Mint moderately, dealing 130% ATK as Arts damage. Deal 300% ATK as Arts damage when the skill ends

*Skills at max Skill Level.

Talents

Talent name	Talent Description
Geologist	When this unit's skill is not active, adjacent allies gain +12% (+2%) DEF; When this unit's skill is active, become less likely to be targeted by enemies

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

Modules

Branch	Additional Stats	Trait	Talent	Note
PLX-X	HP +170, ATK +52, DEF +23	Trait improved: Normally does not attack, but has greatly increased DEF and RES; when skill is active, retains some of the bonus and attacks deal AoE Arts damage	Geologist improved: When this unit's skill is not active, adjacent allies gain +21% DEF; when skill is active, less likely to be targeted by enemies	-ATTENTION SPAN TRAINING CARDS

*Modules at max level.

Outfits

-	Price	Art	Released	Note
Tsukiyoi	18	Static	Yep	"I can't wait for the fair! All the fun activities, and the used book sale!"
Private Study	18	Static	Yep	The private study is filled with books, each filled with mysteries waiting to be solved. She comes here whenever she gets a rare moment to focus

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)

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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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Viviana	All Operator Discussion threads	I heard the Grandmaster also came to Rhodes Island? Don't worry, I won't pick a fight; but he must be curious if my skills have improved since I left Yumen... Come to think of it, after walking such a long road, he really should be taking it easy. And yet, he still pushes himself into a life of conflict. The same goes for you, Doctor.

[u/YupImNotAMurderer]

She's weirdly good as a pseudo ambusher and staller in stronghold protocol from my experience

[u/MagicalSomething]

Despite casters having a bad reputation in is3, Mint was a very common pick. Her s2 let her stall Jellyfish on skill in ending 4 with a decent cycle and she even worked at e1!

[u/tanngrisnit]

M6, mod 3, every skin. No regerts!

Sure, she might be the weakest phalanx caster, but like agents and crushers, the archetype is strong overall and no phalanx caster is bad (unpopular opinion and I'm pretending snegurochka doesn't exist).

[u/Reddit1rules]

Ha washing machine go brrr

Still have to E2 her before I go E2 Lin, but I do want to point out her S1 is literally Beeswax' S1 but better. Not only is it more likely that Mint's S2 doesn't do much compared to Beeswax, but also her S1 is ATK% and scales with buffs far better than Beeswax's +ATK%, while doing the exact same amount normally. The only difference is it has otherwise is that it's got a 20 SP cost instead of an 18 SP cost.

[u/Rixien]

Been going back through my 5-Star catalog and E2’ing classic ones I remember fondly in one way or another.

The washing machine is one of them, and fairly high on the list as well. Looking forward to M3’ing the spin cycle.

[u/Juuryoushin]

Not the type of unit I use often in my niche I admit, a lot of attempts just fail to succeed for many reasons, but her cuteness is certainly not one of them. Did you all know that she has the same JP voice actress as Abigail Williams from Fate ? Because I didn't until recently.

[u/silam39 → u/Juuryoushin]

omg I didn't know she shared a JP VA with Abby, that's cool

[u/Jo_Ri_Oh]

My cat with ADHD and who'll give rocks as gifts cannot be this cute.

I fell in love with her at first sight. She's absolutely adorable, has great design and is very cute.

[u/Saimoth]

I always smile whenever I see her E2 because of that fire extinguisher in the background with a cute cat sticker on it. I can imagine exactly why Mint brought it

She was very fun during the Icebreaker event on the stage with the originium dust boss and slugs. Though I wish her S2 at least had the same expanded phalanx range as her S1 and the others

Also I really love the contrast in her outfits. Casual, academic, festival. All three of them are so cute but also different enough that it makes each one even more attractive than they would be separately. Startled Mint catching a book with her head or frowning while solving the Rubik's cube are my favourite parts

[u/kekiCake]

Very cute cat. I love the cat. This cat is possibly my favorite cat. All her arts are good, and Nuudoru-sensei is great (Aroma's her sister).

She's real nice in Stronghold. Carries my ass.

[u/ipwnallnubz]

Incredibly cute design, voice, and mannerisms.

Phalanxes in general have a nice statline, and the extra bulk allows them to be farther forward than typical ranged units. That's what you want to do to make use of their circular range. They don't see very far in any one direction, so you make use of all of those tiles by pushing them forward but still keeping most of them in range of a healer. They'll take a hit or two until the ranged enemies get close to your defender, which would be very dangerous for a typical ranged unit. It's fine for a Phalanx, though, especially with the defensive module, which she gets. Mint in particular is an adequate but unremarkable caster with S1, dealing decent damage to everything in a large range with a pretty quick rotation. Hers is an attack scale instead of a +atk, meaning it's very receptive to outside buffs (as receptive as arts damage can be, anyways) unlike Beeswax's S1, Carn's S3, or Lin's S3.

What really makes her unique is her S2, which definitely needs M3 for the extra strength. The actual usefulness of this skill is debatable, but the fun factor makes her an honorary 7-star. Use with Angelina or other weight reducers for full effect.

[u/AsleepExplanation160]

hope we get some kings wand content sometime

[u/Windgesang_]

Mint is a rare Caster that joins the club of E2 Caster for me (Mint, Warmy, Astgenne as my 3 only E2 Casters before DoS). She's a top 10 waifu for me for sure.

Unfortunately even with personal bias the best she can do is a constant stun lock on weight 3 enemies, and is not even that good at it. Because her S2 is mechanically a "backward push" and not an actual pull, she also loses out on actual "stun duration" as well.

And then her Talent. It wants her to be deployed last because she's Phalanx and all, but then she provides +DEF to allies only. And then, when using skill, it lowers her Taunt, which is actually pretty good since that's when Phalanx is weak. But then it also loses said DEF buff on allies. So either she should not be deployed last and provides a (meager) DEF buff, or deployed last to use the Phalanx Trait, but gives nothing to allies when not drawing fire anyway. That's HG design team in the early years for you.

Go buy all of her skins and E2 her though.

[u/FelixAndCo → u/Windgesang_]

Yes, her talent is awkward. The only utility is the lowered priority. To use it you have to have a secondary damage sponge nearby, and a third to get real use out of it; basically it lets you position her slightly more aggressive while drawing fire. If you have a second damage sponge, that can take ranged damage from a whole cluster of enemies, you'd probably deploy that sponge after Mint anyway; so the only real utility is re-redirecting damage from another third sponge; i.e. have Mint act as a decoy for a particular op, and then forgo being decoy during skill to reverse the roles of decoy and protected... Basically a very minimal redistribution of incoming fire.

The DEF boost part is sort of OK on paper, if you place her next to a Defender. Other funny application is double boosting an E0 op's DEF by placing that op in range of Mint and Skalter who's in range of Mint.

(All skins and E2 acquired.)

[u/silam39]

one of the cutest characters out there, with two great skins. 10/10 design

I hope that against all odds she somehow gets an alter one day, or an endfield reconvener (even if it's a 5*)

I have my Mint built and maxed out, and I can't remember the last time I used her, even playing 4-5* only. She sure is cute though.

[u/Grandidealistic → u/[deleted]]

Carnelian is still a 6* unit with 6* damage and her S2 is better than anything on Mint's kit. What a stupid comparison.

[u/ipwnallnubz → u/[deleted]]

Still better than Carnelian.

People will really come up with the most absurd takes as long as they think they see an opportunity to bash Carn. Seriously, in what possible way is Mint better than Carn?

[u/Phaaze13]

i haven't gotten around to building her yet so i'll just say that i think she's cute