Master of Mind Soractes (Special Cat)

This article is about the Cat Unit. For the enemy, see Sage of Mind Soractes.

Master of Mind Soractes is a Special Cat that can be unlocked at a 3% chance when completing Adherence to Virtue. He was added in Version 13.1.

Cat Unit # 728
Special Cat (Legend)
Master of Mind Soractes Master of Mind Catcrates Master of Mind Soractes Master of Mind Catcrates

Evolution

Evolves into Master of Mind Catcrates at level 10.

Performance

+ 20% chance to freeze Angel enemies for 1.67 seconds (30% chance in Evolved Form)
+ Omni Strike (Effective range: -400~400)
+ Conjures 729 when icon is tapped again after deployment
+ Sage Slayer

Pros

• High health
• High DPS
• Very fast attack rate

Cons

• Mediocre standing range
• Long recharge time

Class
Class
Normal	Midranger & Crowd-Controller
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True			{{{TrueClass}}}
Ultra	{{{UltraClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Classification does not include Talents

Strategy/Usage

An interesting crowd-control specialist, Soractes has a wide array of abilities that do function decently, but don't mesh well together in general. His most notable quality is his very high attack speed, which allows him to easily stun-lock any vulnerable Angels through repeated attacks, buying time for your remaining units to catch up. Despite Soractes' low standing range, he can actually outrange many melee Angels, and his Omni Strike even allows him to reach those who would have outranged him like Angelic Sleipnir and create an opening. His average health and four knockbacks allow him to reposition from aggressive Angel hordes, potentially overturning a losing battle once he rejoins the fight by virtue of his very high speed. His Conjured spirit rounds up his highlights by dealing a small burst of damage and adding a secondary form of crowd-control, weakening hordes of enemies on hit to make them much more manageable.

Despite his promising strengths, Soractes is far from perfect and has a large number of weaknesses. A 0.7 second attack delay simply isn't enough to compensate for the low 30% chance to freeze Angels for less than two seconds, and more often than not it requires additional support from the likes of Ramen or Sanzo to properly bombard these targets, which completely invalidate Soractes' utility against melee Angels when they could already get the job done. The reliance on Omni Strike is also what makes him inconsistent, as he can still have a hard time hitting ranged Angels that he's meant to counter, or fail to outright maintain the freeze even if he does get a hit, and when that happens he has no means with which to properly defend himself. Sage Slayer, while potentially useful against Tarsiriel, still has limited applications in most of the game. Finally, much like Doron, it is worth mentioning the Conjure mechanic can also take some practice to get the timing right, as it is only available once per cycle.

Description

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Cat Unit # 728		Special Cat
Master of Mind Soractes
		EN Description
		Great thinker of the Cat Army, deeply interested in Cat ethics and the feline life's purpose. Sage Slayer. Conjurer. Omnistrikes sometimes Freeze Angels.
Master of Mind Catcrates
		EN Description
		While reflecting on the nature of Cats, realized that the essence of Cat is within him as well. Sage Slayer. Conjurer. Omnistrikes sometimes Freeze Angels.

Cat Unit # 728		Special Cat
論の賢者ソラクティス (Ron no Kenja Sorakutisu, Sage of Theories Soractis)
		JP Script
		ネコが何を考えているのか、生きる目的は何なのかに 興味を持ちにゃんこ軍団に加入した賢者(全方位攻撃) 召喚能力と超賢者特効を持ち、たまに天使の動きを止める
		EN Translation
		A sage who joined the Cat Army because he was interested in knowing what Cats think about and what their purpose in life is (Omnidirectional Attack) Has the Summon ability and Super-Sage Slayer, occasionally stops Angels' movement
論の賢者ネコラティス (Ron no Kenja Nekoratisu, Sage of Theories Nekoratis)
		JP Script
		「にゃんことは何か？」について自問自答を重ねる賢者 ちゃんこに響きが似ていると最近気づいた(全方位攻撃) 召喚能力と超賢者特効を持ち、たまに天使の動きを止める
		EN Translation
		A sage who keeps wondering to himself, "What is a Nyanko?" Recently noticed that "Nyanko" sounds similar to "Chanko" (Omnidirectional Attack) Has the Summon ability and Super-Sage Slayer, occasionally stops Angels' movement

Cost

• Chapter 1: 2,900¢
• Chapter 2: 4,350¢
• Chapter 3: 5,800¢

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	9,800	14,800	21,800	42,500	64,300	93,200	118,000	197,400	513,500	1,075,300
1x	15,600	19,600	29,600	43,600	85,000	128,600	186,400	236,000	394,800	1,027,000	2,166,200
2x	23,400	29,400	44,400	65,400	127,500	192,900	279,600	354,000	592,200	1,540,500	3,249,300
3x	27,300	34,300	51,800	76,300	148,750	225,050	326,200	413,000	690,900	1,797,250	3,790,850
4x	31,200	39,200	59,200	87,200	170,000	257,200	372,800	472,000	789,600	2,054,000	4,332,400
Total XP Cost											14,614,050

• Level 30-59 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 and 50-54 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 and 55-59 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

Master of Mind Soractes
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
4,500 HP	200 damage (285.71 DPS)	250	21f 0.7 seconds	18	4 times	12f 0.4s (9f 0.3s backswing)	140 ~ 131.2 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
76,500 HP	3,400 damage (4,857.14 DPS)	Area Attack	Omni Strike (Effective range: -400~400) 20% chance to freeze Angel enemies for 50f 1.67 seconds When on the battlefield, tap icon again to conjure its spirit Sage Slayer
Master of Mind Catcrates
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
93,500 HP	4,250 damage (6,071.43 DPS)	250	21f 0.7 seconds	18	4 times	12f 0.4s (9f 0.3s backswing)	140 ~ 131.2 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50		Area Attack	Omni Strike (Effective range: -400~400) 30% chance to freeze Angel enemies for 50f 1.67 seconds When on the battlefield, tap icon again to conjure its spirit Sage Slayer
{{{Third Form name}}}
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
{{{Hp third}}}	{{{Atk Power third}}}	{{{Atk Range third}}}	{{{Attack Frequency third}}}	{{{Movement Speed third}}}	{{{Knockback third}}}	{{{Attack Animation third}}}	{{{Recharging Time third}}}
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50		{{{Attack type third}}}	{{{Special Ability third}}}
{{{Fourth Form name}}}
Health (Lv.60)	Attack Power (Lv.60)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
{{{Hp fourth}}}	{{{Atk Power fourth}}}	{{{Atk Range fourth}}}	{{{Attack Frequency fourth}}}	{{{Movement Speed fourth}}}	{{{Knockback fourth}}}	{{{Attack Animation fourth}}}	{{{Recharging Time fourth}}}
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50		{{{Attack type fourth}}}	{{{Special Ability fourth}}}

*First stats are 1st form's initial; other stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures; recharge time may vary.

*Time between attacks is the time from the attack's execution to the start of the next attack (includes backswing).

*For units with multi-hit attacks, attack animation is the part of the animation leading up to the first hit.

*Fruit Treasures not included.

*See this section to calculate Master of Mind Soractes's stats.

Stats Modifier
Natural Level 50 Plus Level 0 Health Treasure 300 Attack Treasure 300 Decimal Places [DPS] 0
Advanced Options Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 100% Health Treasure Effect (%) 50 100% Attack Treasure Effect (%) 50 Base Stats Growth (%) 20 1st Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 60 2nd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 80 3rd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 0 Level 999

Normal Form Master of Mind Soractes Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 21 21f 0.7 seconds Initial 50 + 0 4,500 4,500 4,500 200 200 200 285.71428571429 286 286 Attack Animation 0f + 12f + 9f 10 31,500 1,400 2,000 Attack Range 250 50+0 121,500 5,400 7,714 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 18 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (200200{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}}) Omni Strike (Effective range: -400~400) Freezes Angel enemies for 50f (20%) When on the battlefield, tap icon again to conjure its spirit Sage Slayer 2,900 4,350 5,800

Evolved Form Master of Mind Catcrates Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 21 21f 0.7 seconds Initial 50 + 0 5,500 5,500 5,500 250 250 250 357.14285714286 357 357 Attack Animation 0f + 12f + 9f 20 66,000 3,000 4,286 Attack Range 250 50+0 148,500 6,750 9,643 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 18 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (250250{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}}) Omni Strike (Effective range: -400~400) Freezes Angel enemies for 50f (30%) When on the battlefield, tap icon again to conjure its spirit Sage Slayer 2,900 4,350 5,800

True Form ??? Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 21 21f 0.7 seconds Initial 50 + 0 5,500 5,500 5,500 250 250 250 357.14285714286 357 357 Attack Animation 0f + 12f + 9f 30 ? ? ? Attack Range 250 50+0 148,500 6,750 9,643 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 18 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (250250{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{True Hit 2 Note}}}) None 2,900 4,350 5,800

Ultra Form ??? Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 21 21f 0.7 seconds Initial 50 + 0 5,500 5,500 5,500 250 250 250 357.14285714286 357 357 Attack Animation 0f + 12f + 9f 60 ? ? ? Attack Range 250 50+0 148,500 6,750 9,643 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 18 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (250250{{{Ultra Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Ultra Hit 2 Note}}}) None 2,900 4,350 5,800

• HP = Health ; AP = Attack Power ; DPS = Damage Per Second ; 2 Movement Speed = 1 Range/f
• f = frame ; 30f = 1 second ; Attack Animation = Idle + Foreswing + Backswing (f)
• Catseye, User Rank and game progress are essential to achieving max level, see here for details.
• See here to understand Treasure effects.

Spirit

729
	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Animation	Attack Type
	45,900 damage	800	41f 1.37s (45f 1.5s backswing)	Area Attack
	Special Ability
	100% chance to dodge all attacks Immune to Boss Shockwave Kamikaze (Attacks once, then disappears from the battlefield) 100% chance to weaken all enemies to 50% for 200f 6.67 seconds

*Stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures.

Appearance

• Normal Form: A distorted elderly figure with a hollow face sitting with a thinking posture on a small island with a column. On top of the column resides a Cat emblem, replacing the hexagonal gem on his enemy form's column. Attacks by shooting a beam from the emblem, causing a small explosion.
• Evolved Form: Same as Normal Form, but the himation is darker and there's a laurel floating on top of the figure. The arms have grown muscles resembling bracelets. The column's top and emblem have more details, and the ionic style of the emblem has been replaced with wings.

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Trivia

• Soractes' name may be a portmanteau of 空 sora (sky/the air, correlating with his enemy form's Floating trait) and Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher. While Soractes' Japanese name is written in katakana, the kanji 空 can also be read as kara or kū, meaning emptiness or the void/aether element in godai, a set of five elements in Japanese Buddhist philosophy.
  • Continuing with the topic of philosophy, his pose is seemingly based on the famous 20th century sculpture of The Thinker, or on this statue of Socrates.
  • In real life, Socrates was known to have had an upturned nose and bulging eyes, yet Soractes ironically has neither.
  • Soractes' seemingly empty head may allude to "I know that I know nothing," a famous saying widely attributed to Socrates.
    • This saying is directly referenced in Master of Mind Catcrates' Korean description, which states that all he knows about cats is that he knows nothing about them.
• He and Daybreaker Izanagi were the first units to receive the Conjure ability.
• He and Ultra Talented Joyful Nurse Cat are the first units to have the Sage Slayer ability.
• The line, "Recently noticed that 'Nyanko' sounds similar to 'Chanko'," in Master of Mind Catcrates's Japanese description is a reference to the Japanese version of the Empire of Cats opening, in which the narrator makes the same observation.
• Master of Mind Soractes' preview shown when entering Legend Stages incorrectly says "Stage Clear Bonus 10" instead of "Stage Clear Bonus 11"; the actual 10th clear bonus is Ancient Egg: N000.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/729.html

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