Damage Transmitter

A rare support trinket that trades the wearer's own damage for a team-wide boost — the equipped cat takes -2 Damage, but every other ally gains +1 Damage. Best slotted onto a cat that was never your primary attacker: a healer, a tank, or a crowd controller who contributes in other ways. In a full party, the net gain across three allies easily outpaces the personal penalty. Part of the Transmitter set.

The math on Damage Transmitter is favorable in larger parties. With three allies each gaining +1 Damage, the net team gain is +3 while the cost is -2 on one cat — a positive trade as long as that cat wasn't contributing much damage anyway. The bonus applies to all damage types the allies deal, not just physical, so it scales well with cats running elemental or status-based offense. The -2 penalty on the wearer is significant if that cat fights at all, so positioning matters.

Ideal on dedicated support roles: a healer who spends their turns buffing or healing, a tank absorbing hits with high Brace, or a cat with crowd-control abilities that don't rely on raw damage. Pairing it with other Transmitter set items amplifies the effect further. Avoid equipping this on your highest-damage dealer, as the -2 penalty negates any benefit. At higher difficulty, where fights go longer and ally damage output determines victory margins, Damage Transmitter's team multiplier becomes increasingly valuable.