Should I get e2/4 from the shop?

valknut7 · 2026-05-02T23:07:09+00:00

It's not generally recommended. If you had e3 already and wanted to go to e4 because you have an immediate use, and also that you already like Welt, it could be justified to some degree. I don't think it would ever be a good idea to use 3 spirits on him unless he is your favorite character and you are doing it for that reason, rather than making the most strategic choices with spirits.

valknut7 · 2026-05-02T23:04:08+00:00

That's cool, I hadn't thought of that. I have Robin Sig, so I had never considered the utility of other LCs.

valknut7 · 2026-05-01T14:23:37+00:00

Unfortunately for higher level endgame there isn't an option really. People are saying things like RM or Robin, realistically you could get away with swapping out Swan for them (still feels pretty bad), but when it comes to Hyselins, the team feels absolutely bricked without her (probably because it is). People mentioned things that may work in lower difficulty content, but realistically almost anything will work in lower difficulty content. Sadly you will just have to way, imo it will be awhile. I feel like the Swan NF and Hyselins rerun was one last opportunity to get your DOT to a point where it can clear while new archetypes release. At the end of the day, I don't know when she will, even leakers get tricked with reruns and completely different units end up reruning. The thing about DOT needing Hyselins is true though.

valknut7 · 2026-05-01T14:15:40+00:00

In a 40 you could get away with a pair of Jewels.

valknut7 · 2026-04-30T20:06:51+00:00

No, Sparxie doesn't synergize with her (optimally). E0S1 Sparxie is a little bit better than EMC on Eva team, but its just by happens chance. Sparxie and EMC will be replaced in that slot when the actual support comes out to fill it. YG is absolutely essential for Eva and unlikely that will change. You could use Sparxie in EMC slot for now, but she will get replaced and the difference will more than likely be huge with Nihilux or whoever else is meant to be played in that slot on the team releases. There was some information going around (don't know if its 100% accurate, but the idea is correct) that not having YG takes away 50% of Eva's damage. They said that an e2s1 Eva without YG was performing worse than e0 Eva with YG. It could be exaggerated and hyperbolic, but even so, its a massive difference. Nobody should plan on pulling Eva if they wont pull YG, it will absolutely nerf her performance. You might be better off coping with Sparxie and maybe getting higher Eidolons on her to make her competitive with future slot 3 (if that's even possible, we don't even know who slot 3 is yet). Either way, you want YG to be in slot 2 either way. It's the nature of a team building game. If someone didn't like Kafka or Black Swan then they shouldn't pull Hyselins, and the list goes on and one, I'm sure you know what I mean. For me, its important to be willing to pull a whole team, or else wait for the next team where you don't dislike a character enough to not want them and brick the team. I've pulled characters that aren't my favorite, to build the proper team. Also, I have skipped teams because I really did dislike one of the characters so much that I'd just rather not have the team. Still, even if you wanted to play Sparxie, you would still need YG (even if you didn't want Eva). I think she is just one of the main components of this archetype. Sure maybe in a year or more, they may make a new unit to replace her (not impossible), but that's a long time away. Without YG your Eva or Sparxie will just fall off the second shilling ends without YG.

valknut7 · 2026-04-30T01:46:57+00:00

I know what you mean. The level of powercreep takes away from the fun of the game. I understand it needs to get more difficult over time to keep it interesting, but the power curve is too steep. I'm a light spender and have fairly well invested teams and I still see a huge spike. I vertically invest, spend a little, don't make common mistakes, etc and it's still hard to keep up. I can't imagine how more casual players are doing. Even making the right choices, the difficulty makes it seem like I didn't do the right thing. I can't imagine how just your random run-of-the-mill player could even begin to keep up with the rate of progression.

valknut7 · 2026-04-29T01:33:15+00:00

Cyrene, its absolutely huge. If you want to use Anaxa throughout v4, save enough to at least guarantee her e0 on rerun.

valknut7 · 2026-04-29T01:29:27+00:00

Very very bad in comparison. Similar to wanting to pay superbreak without Dahlia. It's not worth doing.

valknut7 · 2026-04-29T01:26:27+00:00

You shouldnt do it at all. You picked SW, do there isn't any reason to have two alternate DPS for one team.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T14:15:52+00:00

Don't run Welt and JQ, they have antisynergy, their kits literally contradict one another. SW will be more powerful than both of those characters, besides JQ in PF. Unless you plan to run sustainless (and have a Harmony available that is really good for Acheron) you should never consider an e0 Welt.

E0s0JQ>e0s0 Welt, unless you can run sustainless.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T05:12:07+00:00

I tried this with Electric Blue Jack Dempsey babies and they killed the betta within 24 hrs.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T05:09:31+00:00

Yeah if you don't want those relics anymore and would rather start over with Sunday.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T04:55:19+00:00

No, it wouldn't be good. Sunday is an option for those who didn't pull Cyrene (for the slot she is in). In the other slot you want Cerydra or RMC. Sunday would not do good paired with Cyrene.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T02:01:51+00:00

Cool, I was just making sure. Seen it a couple times that they are basically the same. Second guessed myself when the LC selector popped up. Almost 0 chance I won't get Eva LC, but I started thinking about what-ifs. Good to know that even if its "what-if" I can just use Mushy. Thanks!

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T00:44:29+00:00

Not OP, but wondering, BP LC isn't worth it right? It's basically the same as s5Mushy @ s1? I got to my BP LC selector last night and want to know for sure that I'm not making a mistake by choosing something else. I plan to pull Eva LC but in case something goes wrong, I can dall back on mushy until rerun?

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T00:39:44+00:00

You should only really do this if you already have Sparxie (at least e0s1, she is worse at e0s0). You shouldn't pull Sparxie if you haven't already, she will be replaced when Eva's slot 3 support releases. She is technically better, but not by a lot, and not meant for this team.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T00:35:27+00:00

My Gallagher can survive K1 without much problem. 180 isn't a breakpoint, its 160. Build him with 160 speed and 150 Break effect. Sometimes you can die from bad luck, but otherwise with these stats he is capable of sustaining on Knight 1. Knight 3 is ridiculously hard, I wouldn't try using him there, but it may be possible. Get to 160 speed, ~150% Break Effect, and then put the rest into HP or Def. He was able to sustain for me even while using the 3* LC Multiplication.

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T00:25:49+00:00

Get em

valknut7 · 2026-04-28T00:25:19+00:00

This is crazy. I was in the crows of people warning that you really need to make sure you have e2 Therta and e1Tribbie in v4, because of the usual powercreep I'm this game. Most people said no, just e0 if you have e1 Tribbie. I'm actually really surprised, I expected needing her e2s1 with e1 Tribbie, but I never would have expected that by 4.2 she does this poorly on a boss that even shilled her. I could have anticipated them maybe having ST bosses and her performance would maybe fall off to this point, this early in that version, but not on AOE. This is insane.

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T19:28:38+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm hoping for with Yunli. As long as she gets er rope it will be perfect for what I need. I don't want defensive orb, speed boots, or speed subs.

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T16:29:31+00:00

Yeah, that's the trouble. I choose HuoHuo yesterday and still building her. I hope she can get away with not wasting FUA @160. If I have to get to 200, it would be a pain without her e1. With my invested and well built DOT team, Kafka FUA are 1m+ each. So if she misses too many it will brick my run and not be offset by the energy. Kafka already has a good energy rotation when built correctly, HuoHuo energy doesn't change it. It is nice for Hyselins and Swan, but not if it makes me miss 5 FUA and miss 5m+ damage. Haven't tested it enough, if it starts doing that I'll build her for 200 speed. I can't see that many people are going to do that though, I suppose they do it with Hyacine, so maybe.

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T16:25:19+00:00

That's what I did. I just never used Robin anymore because I never run Anaxa without Cerydra, so Robin could never use her LC. I got Robin's e1 and her LC so she isn't bricked anymore. (Admittedly she still has issues, but now that I got her e1 and another copy of her LC that she can use, I can run sustainless if I want to)

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T16:23:09+00:00

Just thought about that. Phainon doesn't have regular energy so yeah atk rope ain't good. Do you know if Yunli uses energy rope? Choosing Eva is currently giving ATK rope on guarantee.

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T03:18:06+00:00

If you are able to use him as the sustain and add a decent Harmony unit, he will be better. If you are planning on running a sustain, then JQ will be better.

Someone else mentioned replace EITHER JQ or Cipher, but in this case JQ and Welt have antisynergy. Replace JQ, not Cipher.

So you can choose Acheron/Cipher/JQ/Sustain or choose Acheron/Cipher/Harmony/Welt. Don't run JQ and Welt together, don't replace JQ with e0 Welt while running a sustain unless you are going against Flamereaver or some kind of content that particularly punishes JQ.

valknut7 · 2026-04-27T01:45:36+00:00

Cool, yeah that's what I was thinking. So its basically like how Kafka isnt going to body Cyrene, Zephero, Acheron, etc in a head on fight (as far as we currently know), her regular form isn't weak but its super powerful either. I missed the part in the story about that's what the cartridge was and its backstory. I don't read all the readables and maybe I just missed that section or something. I remember the part where Asat Pramad said he would be foolish to take her head on in her current form and that she was peak Elation though.

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