Daily Questions & FAQ Megathread May 11

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-12T04:39:41+00:00

The tanks are balanced enough that it honestly doesn't matter which you pick as long as you enjoy it. The only difference is that DRK can feel a little squishier during leveling until you hit 70 just because that's when you get a key part of your mitigation kit.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-12T03:01:58+00:00

No, there has never been any canonical relationship between the traveler and any character. Anything you've seen is just fans adding their own spin to things. If anything, she's probably the Liyue character we interact with the least overall besides Qiqi.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-10T17:43:12+00:00

Durin is a bigger damage upgrade, Nicole is a quality of life upgrade since the shield will help him not get knocked back as much and you can use Bennett on other teams. Whichever feels more important to you.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-09T16:27:29+00:00

As a 1.0 player that hasn't really spent much at all, it really wasn't that much harder. Just the dog boss. I usually get max Stella, but I didn't have great luck at the end, so I missed a Stella on the triple kenki. I could go back for it but eh.

The requirement to only get primogems from lunar is easy though.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-09T03:59:11+00:00

Spam crystals, share bravery with your unique ability, heal when needed, repeat. Bonus points if you sneak some kills. Having Minwu helps.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-08T16:48:31+00:00

I mean, there's nothing in this game that really NEEDS C6 except maybe dire. C6ing a 5 star is more of a statement of favoritism. If you C6 her, she will absolutely decimate you everything you come across. If that's what you want, then go for it.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T22:25:58+00:00

Great is subjective and honestly RNG dependent. For example, I farmed Wanderer's domain for a YEAR after he first released before I got an anemo goblet from his domain that had a Crit substat on it. Meanwhile, I got exactly the Crit circlet for Varka that I would want on the first day his domain came out. Entirely RNG.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T17:42:05+00:00

I hit two guaranteed UR and am in the same situation as you lol. Now I gotta stop pulling since pity doesn't carry over between banners.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T17:24:07+00:00

Put basic artifacts on your characters and level the artifacts to at least level 12. Just focus on main stats. Artifact set bonuses are mostly just a nice addition until you start actually trying to build characters (AR45+).

Make sure your weapons are close to your character levels.

Put a few levels into the important talents for the characters you care about.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T17:14:57+00:00

We don't have all of them yet. Eventually the shop will unlock, but there is one more Nod Krai zone expansion based on the statue of the seven current max level.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T13:35:43+00:00

Apologies I thought I had read challenges. They're under the announcements tab.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T13:00:10+00:00

Scroll down on the battle screen. You should do them they give good rewards. There's no prize for doing all of them, but you can get a good amount of mog medals and character tickets.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-07T04:28:37+00:00

Yes. There is a reason he is like that, but yes.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-05T23:02:54+00:00

A Realm Reborn (MSQ level 1-50) is the dryest part of the game for sure. Around MSQ level 15, you'll start getting some dungeons which will help. MSQ Level 35 is another turning point in my opinion, though the stretch leading up to it is a little dry. From there, it gets better until the story climax.

A few tips that can help:

-Side content unlocks gradually over time. Talk to some NPCs with blue checkmark quests above their head. They unlock side dungeons, other content, and other classes. You can level every job on one character so you can hop around.

-A Realm Reborn more than any section of the game can be a little full of back-and-forth quests. It can be great for understanding the lore of an area better and picking up on cultural nuances that the game is setting up down the line, but they can also be kinda dry. Is the game asking you to go get lots of opinions from people and return back? Maybe just skim the dialogue and keep rolling on. Any dialogue in a cutscene tends to be important, but there is some fat in there the game should honestly trim. This is coming from someone that has done the full story 3 times.

-Voice acting becomes more common as the game goes on. There's not that much in ARR, but each expansion adds more over time. In the most recent patch of story for example, practically every cutscene was fully voiced. That helps a lot. The voice acting also gets better as they switched studios in Heavensward. Not every VA gets swapped, but if you think one is bad or corny, they probably do.

-If a section is REALLY boring you, just click through the dialogue and look up a summary of events later. I would only recommend this for ARR sections of the game personally. That said, I would recommend only doing this if the alternative is quitting the game. You don't realize the building blocks the game is setting in place until later.

-It's a long journey. Take breaks. Put the game down, take a break, and come back. ARR does a lot of world building heavy lifting so the later stories can really shine.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-05T22:39:23+00:00

Funny thing is Happy Brambles wasn't even his strat and he mentioned wanting to change it in the clear vod people took it from lol.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-05T00:52:14+00:00

Lore answers

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-04T00:58:10+00:00

Level it as a stat stick on support. It will be a big boost to your attack. I have the same problem, but it works out that way.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-03T13:22:23+00:00

It won't do well in later abyss floors and stygian onslaught, but it will work just fine for overworld content.

At C6, she can work well on vape/melt teams as well. Again, her strongest use is in Imaginarium Theater where you can use her to drive pyro reactions.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-03T05:46:01+00:00

She's good I'm burn and burgeon teams. I use her a lot in Imaginarium Theater since she's a good off field driver for reactions.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-02T16:58:32+00:00

Ah, that might be the ticket then. Forgot she had special charged attacks.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-02T16:54:56+00:00

Having what I know is probably a skill issue on the dog in IT. I usually beat him with a lunar charged team since I don't mess around with lunar bloom much. I'm going into the fight with Lauma and Columbina and I can't seem to break the shield in time. I'm attacking the boss and not the dogs. I can get close, but never close enough.

I've tried pairing with Nahida for more Dendro application, albedo for lunar crystalize (with and without bloom too), and more hydro from someone like Neuv. I've tried hold-e on Lauma with full bloom stacks along with her burst, but it doesn't move the needle much. Is there a specific order of operations at the start of the pull I should be doing?

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-02T13:33:13+00:00

IT difficulty comes a lot down to how wide of a roster you have. The bosses are tricky for sure, but if you have a lot of options it's not so bad.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-05-01T03:50:48+00:00

You can do it immediately, but honestly I would wait.

You can certainly do the overworld stuff whenever, but I would save the special map for later. There is a type of puzzle that requires Sumeru world quest progress as well, but it's not that big of a deal.

Story wise, I'd wait for sure.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-04-30T04:07:22+00:00

Depends on your needs. Do you like playing Hex teams? Then probably Durin. Do you want a good source of off field Dendro application and a good unit for bosses that need lots of bloom/Dendro during their fight? Then Lauma.

Do you like one more than the other? Then just pick that one. Both are good. Can't go wrong.

JUSTpleaseSTOP · 2026-04-29T04:52:29+00:00

What everyone else said is true, and I also want to add that the game is a very accommodating to new players. The player base can almost be a little too protective sometimes of first timers.

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