The Shuriken cutter is pretty good if you're someone who chomps his cigar and holds in his mouth. The blades keep the top of the cigar on while putting slits in the sides. It keeps the tobacco at the very tip from getting in your mouth. Since I'm not a chomper and put my cigar down when I'm not smoking it, I didn't care for it. You have to put a fair amount of the cigar in your mouth to get where the slits are. You also have to be careful about the way you remove the cigar. If you twist it, you can take the blades out of the cutter itself.
My husband's buddy loves it. We gave him ours because neither of us liked it. He has several for his truck, his work truck, his man-cave, etc. Go figure.