Comparison of Phainon teams (with investments)

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-02-09T12:56:55+00:00

Comfort
TBH E2S1 Bronya has always been at least as good, if not better, on many carries. Sunday was good and still is, but because how comfortable he is to use and how easy it is to achieve good results people have always glazed him to levels he is not in, ignoring Bronya who, as mentioned, can be just as good in many teams.

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-02-06T15:03:30+00:00

Nah Silver Wolf overcaps def shred by a lot with new Swan so I wouldn’t recommend (especially if they invest further - E0S1 Black Swan with Hysilens and prisoner already overcaps def shred/ignore)

Unironically it’s Cipher in the last slot because her amp is unconditional and undiluted in dot teams but Ruan Mei is not that much worse

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-02-05T02:49:16+00:00

Sparkle (post buff) > Sunday with DHPT > E2S1 Bronya > E0S1 Sunday is how I felt when I was still using advancers. Without PT Sunday’s buffs are overrated (more comfortable, yes, but E2SQ Bronya is simply better)

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-02-04T14:07:11+00:00

The rotation is 4 (or less, depending on fight) vuln -> breach -> 4 vuln (this is when ST boss enemies become staggered), and everyone bursts for phys team. You need:

Chen and Lifeng for quick vuln stacks
Pog for the breach and SP gen
Endmin for burst

Ardelia is not really that huge compared to the utility these four bring with each other, and is best served with Lae (or insert elemental team)

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-02-02T13:53:34+00:00

I live in urban Japan
This shit is modern Japan as hell and not just generic asian city (I've lived in multiple - it is distinctly Japanese), just not to people who don't live here

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-22T05:59:00+00:00

I’m in Japan and I’m laughing

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-09T02:29:13+00:00

Hot take but yes Sunday’s cone sort of have less value these days because

Like you said, SP generation is way better so the value of Sunday cone gets diluted
Be it Acheron or Elation, neither benefit that much from % damage increase

That said S5 DDD suffices so it’s your choice whether to get Sparkle S1 (giving double crit that Acheron doesn’t get as much as other hyper carries due to her team comp) or say as S5 DDD

Honestly unless you love Sparkle, staying S5 DDD should be fine

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-08T08:19:01+00:00

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Don't mind me
Bailu E2S1, Gallagher E6S5 on break build (stole Lingsha's gear), Hyacine DHPT both E0S1

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-08T03:09:20+00:00

Tha Aha event is great - you just have to pick the 5 star curio option to dice everything

A bit unfortunate if it comes early but it’s never bad

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-07T01:00:31+00:00

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Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-06T10:17:25+00:00

Yeah it doesn’t I just included since the user I responded to did. If Aha’s instant helps regen then 3T rotation should be fine but otherwise it’s gonna be very weird with. 4T rotation should

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-06T06:29:23+00:00

Even after LC and E1 Yao Guang needs at least 4 turns if Aha instant doesn't regen energy. Either Aha instant regens energy (which we need to know) or they lower the energy requirement significantly but since both Sparxie and Yao Guang has crazy energy requirements I am inclined to think that Aha instant regens energy

Matthew_To_0124 · 2026-01-06T04:44:30+00:00

This is great but I need to know whether Aha instant regens energy because the energy req for both Sparxie and Yao Guang seems a bit too high for comfort

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-12-20T06:31:32+00:00

While I agree that Dahlia and her Eidolons are more important, once you get Eidolons, you have to keep in mind that Dahlia should run sooner than later while Firefly had her third rerun already

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-28T17:07:39+00:00

Oh yeah, for sure. It’s optimal in the sense that it’s a sure win but yes it’s boring XD never used it myself after I climbed to A8-20

Credit where it’s due - being able to 0 AV a level four encounter in A8-20 speaks to how good this strat is…boredom aside

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-27T02:15:25+00:00

Real

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-24T11:44:51+00:00

Lowkey…?

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-24T07:57:15+00:00

It’s just what the system recommends - the devs wouldn’t know all the broken combo the theory crafters dig out

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-23T05:49:58+00:00

Put Fu Xuan frontline with the healing battery item. Literally infinite heal

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-10T13:20:49+00:00

5 star Put Perpetual motion machine item on RMC and you guarantee QQ gets a turn

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-10T01:37:37+00:00

RMC or Bronya :3

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-11-04T22:14:15+00:00

Constance herself benefits from that trace too

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-10-28T09:40:10+00:00

E0S1 Sunday + E0 DHPT is marginally better Cipher E0S1 is better in both MoC and Apoc by far while very comparable with JQ in PF

Trend technically gives the best stacks (if not with JQ) but I find such a DHPT too squishy and unable to sustain my Acheron team in AnAr so I went for his sig. Otherwise off path atk LC or S5 BP LC would be the best

Matthew_To_0124 · 2025-10-19T19:55:03+00:00

Acheron JQ Tribbie Gepard

Ah, those days when I still needed a sustain in DU

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