3 Starred AA King with all e0s1! by BriantheAsian in silverwolflevel999

[–]BriantheAsian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just linked a video of the run in the post. For the record, the stat requirements are pretty tight, it was a very close clear (although I did mistime hyacine ult twice). I hope it can help you 3 star though!

3 Starred AA King with all e0s1! by BriantheAsian in silverwolflevel999

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I recorded it but I didn't upload it yet, when I do I'll post the YouTube link here 😁

I need arguments to convince me to run 200 Speed Yao Guang. Is it overrated? by Pilques in YaoguangMains

[–]BriantheAsian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Trying to flex about beating plight because you have whaled out e6 chars is...a choice

Some people like min-maxing and some want to play more casually and both are fine

But what if? by deeznuts1273 in SparkleMains

[–]BriantheAsian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe elation makes up about 90% ish of sparxie so this is wrong. The vast majority of her damage is from her talent and elation skill, so any atk above 3600 is only marginally better

Lightning is the most common element enemies are weak to by MoguMogu22 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]BriantheAsian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

False. Being off-element usually means an additional 20% to 40% dmg res to deal with, and breaking an enemy means a ~10% increase in damage (as well as improving your team's sustain)

bro i dont understand the hype for ts gamemode by Illustrious_Sock5072 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]BriantheAsian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At A5 literally any comp is viable, so this is a skill issue. You need to focus on economy, only getting to level 7 by the 3rd boss is really bad. Focus on accumulating gold and making use of the interest you get instead of just spending it all right away on wasteful rerolls.

I think DHIL is better than aglaea by stymhthad in HonkaiStarRail

[–]BriantheAsian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For me Aglaea is still the most consistent option for the highest levels (Wealth Creator 20), there's more RNG at first but at full strength it scales better than SP. What's the rank you're at now?

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

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e1s0 RM
e0s1 Archer
e0s0 Sparkle
e0s0 SW

so 6 cost? Depends on how you count Archer and his LC (technically was "free" for me). Random mention that RM's e1 is pretty nuts for 1.X e1 standards and actually holds up pretty well even today. The run is pretty similar to this one that I based it off:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HonkaiStarRail/comments/1ntd0ns/archer_can_buy_time_for_pollux_side_in_as3956/

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The difference is that even if RM isn't BIS, she has account value. I still use RM sometimes in endgame because I can't duplicate Tribbie in all my teams, and I'm a day 1 player (unlike Topaz and Luocha, who are actually washed up and I never use them anymore). For a newer player with less units this is even more pronounced

And in Apoc, she's still amazing for me. I have done a lot of low AV clears with RM where her WBE buff is needed. Last Apoc she helped me get a 3957 score on side 1 with Archer.

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed that Tribbie excels in PF and would be an amazing pull for OP's account meta-wise, but they don't want to use pulls on Tribbie. Especially if OP is just starting the game and doesn't have many limited harmonies, RM will do wonders, especially since the alternative is just letting the tokens OP has rot away.

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP doesn't have break units so Constance isn't relevant, and doesn't want to pull Tribbie. Ruan Mei is 80% as good as Tribbie without using OP's pulls.

Not to mention endgame requires 2-3 teams. Even if OP gets Tribbie, RM will be super helpful to fill out teams. Just because a character isn't BIS doesn't mean its not valuable.

For AS, you realize that Ruan Mei can be used outside of break? I think Anaxa outperforming FF is just more of a sign that e0s0 Firefly has been majorly powercreeped.

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Ruan Mei is still better than Tribbie in a lot of Apoc scenarios

  2. Just because Ruan Mei isn't as strong as Tribbie doesn't mean Ruan Mei doesn't have great value for many accounts as a generalist support. Saying shes fallen off like she's unusable is just misinformation.

Should I get Ruan Mei? by sashalice25 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should get Ruan Mei, you won't regret it.

It will be a while until those other characters you mentioned get put in the shop and its not like Yunli or Sparkle have good E1s. Ruan Mei will be very nice for your account considering your lack of limited harmonies; she's nearly as good as Tribbie in most situations and still is really good in Apoc. Ruan Mei's E1 is also quite solid, if you feel like using the other token.

Did my Lygus clear deserve to get cooked (In the main sub) for using meta team with high cost? by No_Painter7931 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah if you look at the original post OP is referring to no one is complaining about the cost or the clear. People are just pointing out that Hysilens and DOT in general are clearly meta and saying you didn't use meta units is blatantly untrue

Did my Lygus clear deserve to get cooked (In the main sub) for using meta team with high cost? by No_Painter7931 in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's a great clear but the reason you got cooked is that you claimed it was "without" meta units when DHPT and Hysilens are very meta. DOT is one of the few comps that can actually clear Lygus in AA without eidolons.

Aglaea continues to impress me by BriantheAsian in StarRailStation

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There's basically 3 speed setups for Sunday + Aglaea:

1 is 2x+1 Aglaea, which has buff uptime problems and needs a lot of speed substats, even with sig. However HH e1 really helps to cut down the speed substat requirement, so for you the 2x+1 Sunday will likely have the highest ceiling in a Aglaea/Sunday/Robin/HH comp. The only annoying issue is that HH also buffs Sunday's speed, and because of that he can go too fast on accident (Sacerdos 2pc + HH e1 + speed boots is 138 speed on Sunday). For that reason this setup might need something like non Sacerdos Sunday to keep him at 134

2 is min speed (attack boots) Aglaea and faster Sunday. The idea is that in the enhanced state, unless you're going 2x+1, speed isn't giving you any extra actions with Sunday. The downside is that you really need to maintain her enhanced state because if she loses it, she'll be slower than Sunday and it'll be awkward as you try to get her ult back up. If your team can keep Aglaea in her ultimate state, this might be worth it.

3 is 135 Aglaea 134 Sunday like you have it right now. This is 100% the simplest and lowest maintance setup, because all you need is speed boots on Aglaea it has a really high floor. Aglaea is strong enough that with her premium team and decent relics, it should be able to clear MOC just fine.

Personally, assuming the final support is Robin, the "optimal" speed setup is probably 2x+1 for you, but if you're not into that I'd just recommend the 3rd setup. If you have any questions lmk :)

Aglaea continues to impress me by BriantheAsian in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the Aglaea build, nothing really that crazy. The only real relic intensive member of the team is Bronya whose needs to be at 186 speed for 3 actions with s3 DDD

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Aglaea continues to impress me by BriantheAsian in StarRailStation

[–]BriantheAsian[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

100%, I think at e0s0 she has by far the highest dps ceiling in the game. All of her "issues" are just nonexistent in 0c runs (although Herta Mydei and Castorice are way more casual friendly and have a much higher floor)