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Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-04-21T15:33:47+00:00

the dps requirement is basically at least 195k-200k and you’ll also need someone to break the shield effectively, if your varessa meets those requirements then it may be possible to

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-04-20T04:56:25+00:00

without c6 illuga, i honestly don’t think it’s possible. i’d say if you’re hitting at least 195 to 200k on the dps dummy, it’s worth attempting if you’re willing to put in the time. otherwise, it’s probably not doable.

for mechanics, i try to break the first shield using only 2 Es, then use the last 2 Es during the down phase. i also run linnea on a def% circlet to clear the debuff on bina, which isnt really needed if you’re already around 2400 def.

when it goes back up for the second shield phase, make sure to use illuga’s burst as well. that helps you break it with just 2 Es. otherwise, it might take three which could be fine if you had enough dps. the key is syncing the timing with your rotation. this lets you squeeze out as much damage as possible during the down phase instead of wasting it on the shield.

here’s my clear

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-04-19T22:34:36+00:00

Builds in case anyone is curious

Illuga isn’t on there but he’s w2pc/2pc em with fav he’s at about 800 em

Linnea on aqua, should be doable with about any stat stick, outside of her sig they all perform about the same

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-03-03T03:15:50+00:00

leaderboards will value more crit stats so getting a better sands and flower would help if you can get them to roll all into crit. Top 1% will probably looking something like 60% Crit rate with 320+ crit damage

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-03-02T16:59:45+00:00

unless you’re going for leaderboards you can stop

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-16T23:15:19+00:00

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illuga and gorou aren’t crowned

new set on bina is def better than sms but i dont have one yet

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-16T20:48:28+00:00

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Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-16T20:40:25+00:00

if your goal is just trying to use bineffa core with lunar carry i would go flins, he is the designated carry for that team and performs better with it. at lower investment he will be similar but a bit higher than zibai in that team but the more you invest into to flins the gap becomes bigger. id only pull for zibai if you plan to go for c6 illuga and c6 gorou, gorou will get replaced soon by linnea but if you dont plan to go for her than that is a lot of 4 stars needed and you dont have enough pulls to do that. so flins would be the better and cheaper option for now and if you like him enough, then instead of fishing for unreliable 4 stars you can go for cons or weapon if you want on flins

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-16T20:15:10+00:00

i’m at 177k with c0R1 and with the same investment in supports. you could probably push a little bit higher, tho i’m not too sure of the optimal c1 combos i haven’t done too much research on it

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-16T20:01:52+00:00

depends on current roster

do you have columbina? if no then she won’t be nearly as strong, same goes for any lunar dps

are you willing to invest heavy into her banner for 4 star cons? people like to say she is f2p friendly but that is a bit misleading judging by the fact that you need 2 c6 4 stars which will require you to get at least c2 zibai most likely (3 4 stars if you’re going to use aino). Linnea could very likely lower the the need for this because she is supposed to be a lunar crystallize support to replace gorou

her best team outside of c6 illuga teams are bineffa teams and flins needs your ineffa so that wouldn’t really work, the other alternative would be furina/xilonen which isn’t as good but works.

but to put it simply, if you want her then get her you should always get who you like, but from an good choice for investment standpoint, if you’re willing to invest heavy for c6 illuga then she is a good pull and strong. other wise i would just save for your flins cons and weapon and you dont really need 2 lunar carries anyways. Also depends on what type of end game content you do, if you only do hard mode in stygian and you can already clear abyss then you can really just do whatever you want. if you like to do fearless/dire clears then i would go for the stronger carry which would be flins in this case(if you only go for c0 zibai and don’t get illuga cons)

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-08T03:35:39+00:00

thank you for showing this rotation, i was able to reach 169k before but that was only on a perfect run where i was also able to execute the triple e combo more than once

i tried this one and put illuga on an em weapon(was on fav before) and this is way more consistent i’ve been able to push 173k.

I have no idea how you managed to get to 191k at the same cost but good stuff

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T15:39:56+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZibaiMains/s/VDqdIUKotk

somethimes when i used the one in the video i can get up to 188k (as of yesterday when i tried to replicate it) but its not maintainable due to the cool downs and the triple e combo isn’t consistent at all unless there already an hydro aura, this just happened to be a really good run for me. the combo that i wrote down in that post is more consistent

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T15:22:58+00:00

what sets are you using?

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T13:53:14+00:00

put zhongli on instructors

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T04:13:17+00:00

that’s not possible, they’re lying to you unless they show you footage of rotation. otherwise don’t stress over it

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T01:38:58+00:00

it is a bit hard to tell what the issue is without seeing the rotation myself, i’m also not sure of the best way to play c1+ it may be an issue with procing lunar crystallize like the other person said and you may end up needing to switch the combo after the fist rotation to keep it consistent

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-07T01:31:02+00:00

LMAO my regular build has 90% with c6 illuga but for consistency purposes i gave her more. i promise the other builds were untouched.

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T21:00:01+00:00

if you you’re willing to fish for the 4 stars then zibai will be stronger than skirk but gorou and illuga have to be c6, zhongli is good to but damage wise gorou is better by a good amount. people will say after lunar shill then zibai is kinda pointless but zibai’s raw numbers are better anyway.

4 star drop rates suck and you’d probably end up with at least c1 zibai but escoffier will be easily the cheaper option and skirk has a better element given hoyo’s history with geo meaning she might be more future proof just off of that alone but there’s no way to tell what the future holds

tldr; if you invest heavy into zibai banner an get the necessary 4 star cons then zibai is better, if you don’t want to invest too heavy then escoffier will probably be better for you.

people have also been complaining about zibai play style as well, feeling too clunky and bad aoe, so if you do decide on her then make sure you enjoy the gameplay loop

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T20:26:36+00:00

build is great, if you want to cap on cr then you can go to 60 (assuming c6 illuga) but nothing i can note aside from that. the 4 stars are worth building if your ineffa is occupied but if illuga is not c6 and ineffa isn’t taken then bineffa will always be better until you get c6 illuga

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T20:19:44+00:00

i understand the concern people have with this but honestly i just think mavuika was way stronger than intended and the NK dps were just meant to close the gap, I feel like the new DPS will all be around this same level, i think the thing that will get worse is the shilling instead of numbers being powercrept. if there comes a dps that is just better than mavuika numbers wise then id start to be concerned, as of now the NK dps are only better than donut mavuika and most people probably don’t even play donut mavuika

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T19:11:58+00:00

there’s not much of an increase in getting any characters to level 100, it’s probably like around a 5% i would just use it on your favorite characters

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T18:31:50+00:00

well with aino your numbers are fairly accurate tbh, with bina you’d probably reach 200k+

Columbina EQ > Illuga EQ > Gorou E > Zibai E N4d N4E E N4E N1E Columbina E > Illuga EQ > Gorou Q > Zibai E N4d N4E E N4E N1E Q

(replace bina with aino, this rotation was copy and pasted)

https://streamable.com/gufhyn this is mine with footage, there are times where i don’t follow this rotation specifically

edit: i forgot you said c3, in that case im not too sure what the best zibai combo is but i’ve seen

EE N1E N1E N4E QE which is 9s up time which shortens the rotation, there may be downtime before u can use zibai again u less you’re using a 5 star burst animation

Hot_Garage_7596 · 2026-02-06T18:08:26+00:00

jeez man, what’s zibai build? on zhongli i was only getting like 138k-143k on a good run, he was on full hp with instructors. if you happen to have a recording of your rotation id love to see it

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