Maruto Cuts

DLC Content*This article, **Maruto Cuts**, primarily features content only available in the Tides of the Foscari DLC, and thus may not be available in all copies of the game.*

## Character

### Description

Gains temporary Armor bonus after getting damaged. Receives Academy Badge at Level 30.

### Unlocked by

Unite SpellString, SpellStream, and SpellStrike.

## Initial stats

### Curse

+10%

**Maruto Cuts** is one of the playable characters in *Vampire Survivors*. His starting weapon is the Eskizzibur.

## Unlocking

Maruto is unlocked by uniting SpellString, SpellStream, and SpellStrike. He needs to be purchased for  3,000, which scales with other characters purchased.

Alternatively, Maruto can be unlocked in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane by casting the Spell "animeismypassion".

## Passive bonuses

Maruto gains +1 Armor after being damaged, resetting every 10 seconds, getting hit again extends the reset timer by 1 second. He also starts with +20 Max Health, +1 Armor, +20 Might, and +10% Curse.

Upon reaching level 30, an Academy Badge will spawn underneath him.

## Tips

* Divine Bloodline (IX) is the most key Arcana on Maruto, as it synergizes well with his playstyle of boosting his armor upon taking damage. In addition, the evolved form of his weapon, Legionnaire, deals retaliatory damage, which works with Divine Bloodline. With a build optimized for dealing retaliatory damage, Maruto can reach health values in the dozens of thousands over the course of a game. Unlike Cosmo Pavone, he does not have high regeneration, and will therefore be stuck at low health, massively powering up his attacks as a result of the Divine Bloodline bonus.
* Armor is a crucial pickup as it synergizes with Divine Bloodline and is used to evolve Maruto's main weapon.
* Muramasa's self-damage can help trigger Maruto's armor bonus at a rapid rate and massively increase the output of Legionnaire and other retaliatory damage sources, but its self-damage effect is powerful enough to easily outpace most means of healing if Maruto has excessively high health. Sole Solution can help provide windows where Maruto can safely recover the health lost to Muramasa, although it also resets the armor boost.
* Bloody Tear is arguably the best source of healing and can help keep Maruto stable at a low health threshold compared to his maximum health. In addition, one of its components is Hollow Heart, which has obvious synergy with a Divine Bloodline build.
* Paring Muramasa with Crimson Shroud, limiting the incoming damage to 10, while using Victory Sword and Legionnaire can trivilise any content due to immense scaling, survivability and retaliatory damage.
* Maruto is an excellent user of all items that increase Curse, as they give him even more targets to kill through retaliatory damage, and consequently more max health and power.

## Trivia

* Maruto Cuts is a reference to the manga, *Berserk*. Cuts' name and appearance resembles Guts, the protagonist, and his weapon is visually identical to his weapon, the Dragon Slayer.
	+ Maruto's theme is titled "Slaying Dragons" adding another layer to this reference.
* Maruto's name resembles the italian phrase "m'hai rotto il cazzo", literally meaning "you broke my dick", which is a rude way to tell somebody that they are annoying you.
* Maruto might also be a reference to the manga and anime *Naruto*, going by his first name being only one letter away from the eponymous protagonist's. This is supported by his evolved weapon's ability to summon magical copies of himself that attack enemies, similar to Naruto's famous Shadow Clone Jutsu and his cheat code beeing "animeismypassion" (Anime is my passion).