CampaignDouble-buff squad: Liter · Blanc · Modernia · Dorothy · Alice. Dorothy layers in Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg, helping Liter/Blanc clear faster while Alice/Modernia finish.General frame: Dorothy as secondary buffer + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 tank/burst-gen (Centi, Anis) + 2 flex DPS (Viper, Brid).Arena (PvP)Burst-race team: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Dorothy · Guillotine. Dorothy leverages Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg to get Guillotine's finisher off before the enemy.Defensive variant: Noah · Centi · Dorothy · Liter · Jackal. Dorothy supports from the backline while Noah/Jackal tank the opening rush.Raid/InterceptionTaunt + buff team: Noise · Dorothy · Novel · Helm · Guillotine. Dorothy layers Burst CD reduction on last bullet

Dorothy — Stats, Skills, Best Teams

Q: Should you pull?

Should you pull?CONSIDER IT — extremely strong if your squad already deals high, consistent burst damage, but weak with a low-output team; best for players who already have solid main Attackers and want an extra damage-amplification layer.

30-second summary of Dorothy

Dorothy is a Water Nikke in the Supporter class, manufactured by Pilgrim. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“She is the Squad Captain and the most powerful Nikke in the Inherit Squad. She may appear innocent on the surface, but she has an insatiable heart.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

CONSIDER IT — extremely strong if your squad already deals high, consistent burst damage, but weak with a low-output team; best for players who already have solid main Attackers and want an extra damage-amplification layer.

Review & Analysis

Dorothy is a Water Supporter built around her buff state, Manifestation. Her Burst, Paradise Lost, triggers Manifestation for 10 seconds — dropping Skill 2's cooldown to 2 seconds and granting Pierce — while marking a target with Brand, storing damage dealt (up to 8900.83% of ATK) and releasing it as distributed damage to all enemies on expiry. During Manifestation, Baptism casts far more often, hitting all enemies for 216% of ATK as distributed damage. Holy Fire cuts allies' Burst Skill cooldown on reload, and during Manifestation boosts damage to the attacked part by 50.68%. A Water Team pick, currently tier A.

Base Stats

HP647,453

ATK21,307

DEF4,588

Max Ammo60

Reload Time1s

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target enemy.
Deals 13.65% of ATK as damage.

Holy FireSkill 1

■ Activates when firing the last bullet. Affect all allies.
Cooldown of Burst Skill ▼ 1.56 sec.
■ Activates when firing the last bullet during Manifestation. Affects all allies.
$bcolWhen attacking part of of an enemy, damage dealth to that part$bfcol ▲ 50.68%, lasts for 5 sec.

BaptismSkill 2

■ Affects all enemies.
Scorch to Dust: Deals 216% of ATK as $bcoldistributed damage$bfcol.

Paradise LostBurst Skill

■ Affects self
Manifestation: Changes the cooldown of Skill 2 to 2 sec.
Lasts for 10 sec.
Gain pierce for 10 sec.
■ Affects a designated enemy.
$bcolBrand: $bfcolAccumulated total damage dealt to enemies during the duration, and then dealths that accumulated damage to all enemies as $bcoldistributed damage $bfcolonce the duration ends. The maximum accumulated damage is 8900.83% of the caster's ATK. Lasts for 10 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Burst first — it unlocks Manifestation, the engine of her kit. Skill 2 (Baptism) next as her main AoE damage. Skill 1 (Holy Fire) last, as supporting cooldown/part-damage utility.

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst — per KR community): 4/4/4 → 7/4/4 → 7/4/7 → 10/4/7 → 10/7/10 (endgame). Why: Skill 1 is by far the priority, then Burst, Skill 2 least.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Her burst stacks the squad's damage then releases it as AoE, amplifying total damage if the team outputs well during the 10s window.
Skill 1 reduces the squad's Burst Skill cooldown on emptying her magazine, speeding up burst cycles.

Weaknesses

Burst value depends entirely on how much damage allies deal during the 10s window — a weak team means a weak Brand payoff.
Her own normal-attack multiplier is very low (13.65% ATK), so she can't carry DPS herself.

Overload Priority

Recommended overload sub-stats for this unit (from community OL guides).

Sub-stat	Priority	Rolls
ATK		4x
Hit Rate		3-4x
Elemental DMG		2-4x

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General Info

Meta Tier

B

Class

Supporter

Element

Water

Weapon Type

AR

Manufacturer

Pilgrim

Squad

Inherit

Voice Actors

Kim Sae-hae · Megan Shipman · Chiwa Saitō

Illustrator

Yoya Yogurt

Release date

27 apr 2023

Recommended Build

Cubes

Resilience Cube

Suggested by role & weapon. See: Gear · Cubes

Recommended Teams

Campaign

Double-buff squad: Liter · Blanc · Modernia · Dorothy · Alice. Dorothy layers in Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg, helping Liter/Blanc clear faster while Alice/Modernia finish.
General frame: Dorothy as secondary buffer + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 tank/burst-gen (Centi, Anis) + 2 flex DPS (Viper, Brid).

Arena (PvP)

Burst-race team: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Dorothy · Guillotine. Dorothy leverages Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg to get Guillotine's finisher off before the enemy.
Defensive variant: Noah · Centi · Dorothy · Liter · Jackal. Dorothy supports from the backline while Noah/Jackal tank the opening rush.

Raid/Interception

Taunt + buff team: Noise · Dorothy · Novel · Helm · Guillotine. Dorothy layers Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg while Noise pulls hate and Novel/Helm stabilize HP.
Burst-optimized team: Dorothy · Liter · Mast · Modernia · Guillotine. Dorothy tightens the combat rhythm via Burst CD reduction on last bullet, AoE distributed dmg, ulti enters Manifestation to brand & burst huge dmg, Mast pumps crit dmg for Guillotine's kill.