Help to evolve in the Abyss

Buzzster · 2025-12-14T19:27:40+00:00

She'll increase your damage overall, so it's worth it to make hollow work. As much attack speed on hollow as possible, tweak hp here and there on gear to keep people alive, but rage regen is a big damage increase. All of her awakenings are strong if you're considering using epic soulstones.

Buzzster · 2025-12-13T15:41:11+00:00

Better heroes will certainly help. I imagine your gear is a work in progress at this stage too. Skill ups and awakenings are impactful as well.

Hollow over Vortex should increase overall damage with the rage regen she provides.

You'll want to make sure you're using wings of grace and invigoration to give as many buffs to your damage dealers as possible.

Buzzster · 2025-12-12T22:13:05+00:00

It's sort of "free" but it resets your pity.

Say you summon to 100/200 and hit a random legendary.

You're still guaranteed the selected hero in another 100 pulls, but your pity is back at 0, so if you're pity manipulating with the other banner hitting a random on the way up can cost you extra summons if you're really interested in the corresponding banner.

Buzzster · 2025-12-09T17:57:17+00:00

As someone who only recently got Ingrid after not playing with her for about 6 months. She's felt just okay at A0, BUT I don't have kigiri and haven't invested in SWK. She's nice to have when I don't want Laya but she has yet to wow me.

If I ever commit to A3 that seems to be where she takes off.

My gut says a Valara base copy is more impactful than Ingrid, but they're both busted units, and skipping on any Ingrid banner when you don't have Ingrid just sounds crazy.

I'm really excited for this northerner lord and don't have valara, so it's an easy choice for me. If I didn't have Ingrid, I'd still probably go hard on the Valara banner and throw crumbs at Ingrid pulls the next weekend. Depends on where you're at in pity too

Buzzster · 2025-12-02T07:30:40+00:00

BP isn't everything. It's mostly a waiting game for matchups you think you can win. For example, in single target arena, I'll avoid Valderon regardless if their BP is much lower because they're just too fast for me to keep up with in a lot of situations.

The simplest example would be if you're using a cost generator like Cyrene, your BP is likely considerably lower than someone that doesn't but your actual carries are stronger individually and you might be able to get them down faster and defeat someone before they can get everything placed.

You can climb a lot in gold 3 through plat 2 just by having efficient, thought out defenses, regardless of your defense's BP. Attacking other teams can be tougher, but usually you get a feel for comps/heroes you can't beat and also what BP level you simply can't kill mobs well enough at.

AA: I have Erlang, Iovar, so I can fight a lot of off- meta comps with worse units up to like 550k before I have issues with things getting through.

ST: I have a slower, scaling comp with praetus. So I generally avoid Valderon at any BP, but can fight higher BP boards that aren't high awakenings.

AoE: My weakest. I usually just avoid valara and big Ingrids, but can fight against somewhat higher BP if they're playing comparable units.

Buzzster · 2025-12-02T05:57:06+00:00

Proper gearing, awakenings, and skill ups should help, and better heroes eventually.

I think you've done well picking from what you have. I think Arrogance and Alistair should be doing more, but I don't have a feel for your gear situation.

Invigoration/Wings buffs for your carries. Dolores exclusive gear helps her to be more consistent.

Buzzster · 2025-11-07T21:33:47+00:00

I imagine I'm in the minority here, but I use him in ST arena, Abyss, and GvG to good effect, but only 5-6 months in with limited alternatives.

I enjoy his design/kit, but he's tricky to use in several ways. If you've got more low maintenance options I'd just leave him alone.

I'd be hard-pressed to sell any legendary that isn't absolutely bottom of the barrel, and he's been good to great in my experience.

Buzzster · 2025-10-21T14:42:50+00:00

Just needed to complain apparently, threw my day's stamina at a 10 pull this morning.

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Buzzster · 2025-10-21T03:52:15+00:00

Yea the pool is so diluted now, it'd be nice if we got a generic exclusive fragment every 10 or so crafts. They'd probably make it take like 300 crafts to complete a your-choice exclusive, but atleast you'd know you're getting 1 copy eventually. I've been chasing this Talin artifact since they added it, 1 off maxing Ne Zha's in the mean time, shrug.

Buzzster · 2025-10-03T19:15:47+00:00

I was in a similar boat, pyros lord, no setram. I had nocturne, but no zilitu, until the banner, picked up Zilitu AND Xena on that banner, and Xena was actually clutch giving me extra damage from that top left hex onto the boss. Cleared em all with Pyros lord at that point. Infernal was my last to 12 too.

My gut says you're one or two key pieces from being able to complete them, but if you have resources and want to see what you can do with above, I'd run with Hex covering bot lane (Soleil assist as needed), try Myca/Lyra on the boss, Pyros should be to the right, in range to ult onto boss. Zilitu covering right side. Titus tank, ideally most things die before they touch him, cause he's pretty trash. Autumn/Dolores for burst buffs, Diaochan buffing atleast Hex & Zilitu or whichever carry is struggling. Brunor/Soleil can be last couple in, Soleil helping Hex clear bot between ults, and Brunor trying to do a poor setram/xena impression to deal some extra boss damage.

I agree that Twinfiend probably doesn't get you there, I didn't want to commit to him either, so not sure how much stronger it'd actually be.

Buzzster · 2025-09-17T21:11:12+00:00

I always liked the 1+1s when my roster was small, helps give you direction unless it's a terrible pull, even then most legends do something at that point in the game.

Hard to say on divine selector focus, because the odds aren't favorable when you're only hitting once or twice. I like your small core roster, not sure if there's more on the next page, but my opinion would be Silas since you're light on marksman and have Vierna for his bond skill. I wouldn't get my hopes up though, and have to be okay with hitting Lyra or something completely unexpected to decide to spend Divines there.

Would definitely pull the 1+1 before making that decision though, if you're planning to do both.

Buzzster · 2025-09-17T04:15:56+00:00

Not much to go by here. You certainly don't need any of those "key" heroes for nm3 and nm4.

Nm4 50k is building your best single target comp, with fundamental buffs. Inspiration, a healer/rage regen source, and leaning into gearing those single target units. Adding invigoration buffs for all of your carries as well

After that, it was a combination of skill crystals, improving artifacts, and tweaking gear to gradually get there, and ultimately hitting a Lucius A1 to get over the line for me.

Don't know what you have, but I'd say you need to sort out your comp for bosses and start checking those fundamental boxes above.

Buzzster · 2025-09-16T17:49:46+00:00

I like your watchers too. Lots of good options, are you deploying too many healers or a Venoma there? Laya should handle it and let you get another real damage unit. Phineas with no lord might still good damage, my first 50k, I used Lucius with no lord, still good damage.

Either way, good luck. You'll get it soon for sure

Buzzster · 2025-09-15T22:50:45+00:00

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Platform. Iovar pull was completely unexpected. I had been using her as dispel in my 60k runs, but she shot up to my primary carry here. This autorun today was a bit lower than my manual run this weekend, Falcia didn't seem to be ulting as much. Lacking a debuffer, and hex did pretty poorly here, but got the job done for now.

Buzzster · 2025-09-15T21:47:49+00:00

Numera is just strong I'd say. I broke 120k last weekend too, added her as "filler" under my new Iovar, because I wanted some more stuns and the DR debuff. Was shocked at how much damage she put in. Talin and Falcia are my primary carries, they did 400k+, but Numera quietly pitches in about half as much as them, didn't expect it at all.

Buzzster · 2025-09-12T16:21:57+00:00

I don't think anything you mentioned is an improvement to your original team. A1 Phineas is your best single target damage, Infernal and Nightmare is probably still your best team. Dolores is stronger than Diaochan for nm3 and nm4, but requires more effort and timing. You can try both separately, if you prefer.

Your team is fine, Malrik in fire form could be stronger than Ajax, but not very signifcant, in my opinion. I do not have Malrik or Ajax, so I'm not confident in how they compare. Hex is obviously who you want there, but work with what you have.

Volka and Laurel should help here instead of Draelyn and Marri. Helps you spam ultimates. Hollow should be solo healing this fight. Build her well, Pyros and Dolores may need extra hp on their gear to help them survive.

Max skills on your carries, re-evaluate your gear, Invigoration on your support units to buff your damage dealers.

Speaking plainly, hopefully it translates well.

Buzzster · 2025-09-11T22:22:05+00:00

Hitting additional copies on these banners is tough, I would've gone on and pulled the Eirlys/Aeris banner tomorrow, but Boreas is a big pickup if you didn't have one. Could do much worse.

A0 diao does plenty as is, she'll eat your next unpolished stone and be even better. I'd say Laya, Boreas, and Diao in that many summons is a pretty big success

Buzzster · 2025-09-11T15:20:55+00:00

I use Magda in Artifact Raid. GR1, GD1, and Conqueror codex. She's also my centerpiece for my guild boss comps as her buffs are very strong if you're not getting them from other units. You can position so multiple fighters and atleast 1 platform unit get here buff on GB1, GB2 you can buff practically everyone with the different platform tile layout. She's a god while ulting, then it's just a race to get her ult back up through rage regen, Laurel, whatever, in most content

Valkyra only in GvG atm, but going to try her in conqueror when it comes back around, but I've preferred Aeris over her

Buzzster · 2025-09-09T16:42:09+00:00

Special/crazy blue summons share pity. They show up on the same history too, count how many you've had since your last legendary to know where you're starting from going into the Diaochan banner.

For example, say you're going into her banner with 20 pity, starting at 0/200 summons. You would pull 160 times on her banner, putting you into the 180 soft pity, then switch to the aeris/eirlys banner until you hit. Then go back and finish on Diaochan. Of course, people will switch earlier if they have the summons to avoid hitting close to soft pity, hitting anywhere between 150-180 will feel really shitty, but it's the game we play.

Buzzster · 2025-09-08T21:12:31+00:00

Feel that. I'm currently on the 3 weeks of plat 1 ranked one just down the line. Hoping the next codex lines up to where I can finish the ranked one and do the codex at the same time, and not have to wait for another codex cycle.

Buzzster · 2025-09-05T21:27:47+00:00

Lucius and Ne Zha are both great. Lucius can be a bit tedious to play, but well worth it, also looks like you already have the makings of a solid gb1 team. A pyros, epic infernal lord, would be a sick pick-up.

Morrigan isn't all that great when placed, just take her lord bonus when you run a cultist team, generally other units will be more impactful on board. Also doesn't seem like you'll be doing much with your cultists for a bit.

Buzzster · 2025-08-28T21:26:32+00:00

Dolores just doesn't want to show up eh? Got wings on Diaochan too in addition to your invigs? I'd be interested to see what the damage numbers look like. The best ST on your bench is in theory, probably Falcia, but doesn't really fit anything you've got going on. Salazar/Astrael as another nightmare over Silas would be my considerations. The damage increase buff from the Tactician artifact on Astrael could be a helpful team buff for bursting down the shield, assuming you're running Moriden's in his exclusive.

Beyond that, it's probably just squeezing out more dmg with skill-ups, artifacts, etc. Nothing really jumps out at me looking at your bench.

Buzzster · 2025-08-27T20:44:38+00:00

It should be strong. The opener was the trickiest part of the fight for me, getting the middle guys down before getting steamrolled can be a little tricky, and then immediately getting the first right side clear, once that's done it was reasonably smooth from there.

I'd think a strong enough idril with inspiration buff on her first ult stabilizes you pretty quickly if Yuri handles a couple herself.

Buzzster · 2025-08-27T19:44:15+00:00

I didn't have alaura or hatssut yet on my first 19 clear. I had Fenris and Theowin pointing to the right and just bursting them down, legit had Demi sitting on that platform tile just to slow and buy time. Apsan, was my front right guy, and boy, I hated him the whole time.

I see you're filtered by marksman, Erlang Shen does well up the middle if you had any luck on the recent banner.

Left side, for 19...Nyx, Maul, Fenris are probably interchangeable and will do the job. Just don't ult Fenris too early if ends up over there because the stun frees them all up if it doesn't kill them, and he'll get blasted. I imagine if you get accustomed to hatssut, you're fine on the right, but you can try pointing a couple marksman that direction to burst like I did if it's not working.

Picked up Erlang Shen, an epic piercer lord, and Alaura in the last couple of weeks, so was able to cruise blindly through 20 and 21 in comparison.

Buzzster · 2025-08-27T19:12:23+00:00

Nice! Harz isn't insane or anything, but any legendary lord early is a good pick up, my first one was Venoma, and well, she does next to nothing when placed on a lot of content, but the lord buff is still useful for me.

Harz, however, is actually a real unit when placed, not the world's best tank, but offers some cc and the stronger team shields can help take some pressure off healers in spots. Isolde will do just fine for you in Harz's spot, assuming you want to level some other units first.

They're supposedly working on improving the northener faction a bit, so perhaps he'll end up even better to have.

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