Winston

Updated: 7 October 2026

Winston (Winston Gresham) — SR pilot, role Sniper (Gunner). Sniper, shock, fixed damage.

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Talents

Sophisticated Scientist rank 0–2

During an Active Attack in combat, inflict Short Circuit I on the target after combat, effective for 1 time.

Sophisticated Scientist rank 3–5 (enhanced)

During an Active Attack, inflict Short Circuit I on the hit target, effective 1 time.
If the target's HP is full, DMG +15%.

Build

ST

Blue BirdArashKaolin

Arash over Kaolin.

Weapons

Sniper Rifle

Any weapon of this type works.

Backpack

Jammer - DMG UP DMG Boost +1orAmplifier - First Strike First Strike+

Skill Sets

Order	Skill	Description
1st priority	Instant Detonation Passive	During an Active Attack in combat, if the target has the Short Circuit effect, trigger Short Circuit's Fixed DMG immediately after combat.
2nd priority one of 2	Tactical Nerf Active	AP 2 Uses a Sniper Rifle to attack a target, dealing 1.35x DMG. Inflicts Armor Down I, Hit Rate Down II and Dodge Rate Down II based on the part hit, each lasting for 1 turn.
	or Accurate Fire Active	AP 3 Uses a Sniper Rifle to attack a target, dealing 1.0x DMG. Enters Aiming Mode before attacking and gains Hit Rate +15%.
3rd priority one of 2	Resolve Passive	When attacking a target that carries debuffs, DMG +15%.
	or Great Creation Active	AP 5 Uses Sniper Rifle to attack a target, dealing 1.2x DMG. Before combat, access Aiming mode. If the target has the Short Circuit effect, inflict Short Circuit on enemies in the adjacent (1 tile) area after combat, dealing Fixed DMG once, which is 0.4x DMG.

Neural Drive chips γ1, γ2

Which chip goes in which slot: slot colour and type, the number is the chip level (dashed: leave the slot empty). The level sum unlocks the section’s effects at the shown thresholds: unlocked ones are highlighted, hover for the effect text.

γ17 points → unlocked 3 of 6

red 6Attack
Lv. 6

yellow 1Dodge
Lv. 1

yellow Dodge
empty

1. 1Forbidden Zone 1
2. 4AP Optimization 3
3. 7Sniper Warfare 4
4. 10Forbidden Zone 2
5. 13Forbidden Zone 3
6. 16Forbidden Zone 4

γ216 points → unlocked 6 of 6

red 6Attack
Lv. 6

blue 6Critical
Lv. 6

blue 4Critical
Lv. 4

1. 1Lust for Victory 1
2. 4AP Optimization 4
3. 7Power Innovation 3
4. 10Lust for Victory 2
5. 13Lust for Victory 3
6. 16Lust for Victory 4

More tips

Compatible ST

See “ST & pilot compatibility”.

Blue BirdREV-01

Modules for the ST

See “Best modules for ST”. “Modules from ST” is the signature module taken from another ST.

ST	Modules from ST	Mods
REV-01	Rad-Synchronizer · ShadowrabbitM-SWR Scope · RexDominator Locator · DreadtalonCavalry System · RangerBasher · Flintstone	Sniper Rifle Mod

Neural Drive

Slots: R red, Y yellow, B blue. An effect turns on when the chip levels in the section add up to the min. points.

Section	Slots	Min. points	Effect
α Alpha	red Ryellow Yblue B	1	Sniper Warfare 2 After breaking a part, trigger Re-ATK.
α Alpha	red Ryellow Yblue B	4	Power Innovation 1 AP Regen +1.
α Alpha	red Ryellow Yblue B	7	AP Optimization 1 Initial AP +1.
β Beta	red Ryellow Yblue B	1	Sniper Warfare 3 Upon triggering Re-ATK, allows movement of 2 tiles before attacking.
β Beta	red Ryellow Yblue B	4	Power Innovation 2 When breaking a part, restore 1 AP after combat, effective up to 1 time per turn.
β Beta	red Ryellow Yblue B	7	AP Optimization 2 AP Cap +1.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	1	Forbidden Zone 1 With a Ranged Weapon, launch Vigilant Shot before the enemy attack within range, dealing 0.35x DMG, effective up to 1 time per turn.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	4	AP Optimization 3 AP Cap +1.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	7	Sniper Warfare 4 Re-ATK's effective times per turn +1.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	10	Forbidden Zone 2 Vigilant Shot's effective times per turn +1.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	13	Forbidden Zone 3 Vigilant Shot's damage multiplier is increased to 0.5.
γ1 Gamma	red Ryellow Yyellow Y	16	Forbidden Zone 4 Vigilant Shot is launched against an enemy that has not attacked. Targets the part with the lowest HP.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	1	Lust for Victory 1 Any damage can inflict Short Circuit.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	4	AP Optimization 4 AP Cap +1.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	7	Power Innovation 3 When destroying a target, additionally restore 1 AP after combat, effective up to 2 times per turn.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	10	Lust for Victory 2 Short Circuit will be effective for 2 times.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	13	Lust for Victory 3 The number of debuffs on the target will boost the Fixed DMG of Short Circuit by 1% each, up to 5%.
γ2 Gamma	red Rblue Bblue B	16	Lust for Victory 4 Short Circuit's Fixed DMG can break the part.

Biocomputer

#	Skill	Effect
0	Sniper Warfare 1	When destroying a target, Re-ATK can be triggered, effective up to 2 times per turn. Unable to move before attacking.
1	Instant Detonation	During an Active Attack in combat, if the target has the Short Circuit effect, trigger Short Circuit's Fixed DMG immediately after combat.
5	Tactical Nerf
7	Resolve	When attacking a target that carries debuffs, DMG +15%.
9	Proficient	At the end of the action, if a debuff was inflicted on 3 targets during this turn, grant Skilled to self, effective 2 times, lasting for 1 turn.
13	Puncture Shot
21	Duty	When triggering Vigilant Shot, DMG +15% and Hit Rate +10%.
31	Great Creation

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