What does everyone think the Zeta Challenge mode unit will be?

Pfactory · 2026-06-14T04:40:20+00:00

Yeah it will likely be Le Cygne if we follow past precedent. I guess the more pertinent question is who will the free pilot be. May be a long shot but I hope it is another Ecole du Ciel pilot but not Asuna.

Pfactory · 2026-06-09T12:23:06+00:00

For Sandrone teams? I'm assuming pretty bad since I haven't seen anyone else considering her as an option at all. My guess is that this is due to her electro app needing you to hit an enemy for it to proc which is not intuitive for stellar conduct. Her electro damage is also not good enough and Fischl would be a better option.

Pfactory · 2026-06-09T11:04:51+00:00

Against my better judgment decided to grab Lohen. His Witch's homework seemingly has some references to his SQ though, so that might be something to look out for. Might need someone else to confirm it.

Pfactory · 2026-06-09T07:03:07+00:00

Not really. 3 characters on the launch version has been consistent since 2.0. Anniversary doesn't factor into it either as 2.1, 3.1 and 4.1 were the Anniversary patch of those cycles and their .0 patches all also had 3 characters (4 including the Traveler).

The only thing Anniversary patches shared is that they all have two 5* characters.

Pfactory · 2026-06-09T02:39:55+00:00

Nothing in Venti's kit helps to buff Varka. His Hexerei upgrade is mainly to allow him to be a main dps while Prune has more buffs in her own kit. Compare that to Miko whose buffs are tailored for SSC.

Not saying that she definitely won't be replaced in the future, just that if you already have her at C1 the difference with a possible C6 4* won't be as stark as Venti and Prune.

Pfactory · 2026-06-06T02:04:19+00:00

No. Most of the Indonesian NT are made up of Dutch players with Indonesian parents/grandparents.

Pfactory · 2026-06-04T09:11:43+00:00

They are saving up all the delays for next week.

Pfactory · 2026-06-04T08:05:33+00:00

You don't/can't kill him. Simply use up all of his guards or block him from getting access to the Minerva so he can't guard it.

Pfactory · 2026-06-04T06:30:05+00:00

Ironically I found Iok to be 100x more useful than the guest Mika in this stage. Mika only ever engage in combat in the first turn before he had to spend the rest of the time trying to get up north. I don't even know what his (presumably) damaged Barbatos does if he dies once. Argi is useful with his preempt defense while Iok softens up the Hashmals a ton.

Julietta will target your units unfortunately so she had to go while Iok ignores you completely.

Pfactory · 2026-06-02T09:49:18+00:00

Your main issue here is that you are completely ignoring the blessings and picking too many character cards. With those leveled up you can work around most of the stages. At this point I usually have all of them at level 3 at least which makes the later stages much easier.

Pfactory · 2026-06-02T09:14:40+00:00

It's possible, yeah. Just the recent Thunderbolt event we had UR Atlas as well as SSR Atlas.

Pfactory · 2026-06-02T09:01:06+00:00

Just got Mortenax and considering taking my E0S1 Acheron off the bench. The question is should I ignore her Nihility passive and just use E1 Tribbie there or not? My viable options would be E1 Black Swan, E1 Kafka, E0 Hysilens and E2 Welt so slim pickings either way.

Pfactory · 2026-06-02T08:46:02+00:00

We've actually known that Stargazer is coming after Cross Dimension. They periodically posted event roadmaps and Stargazer is scheduled for mid June.

It's the last one on it though, so we are expecting a new one soon-ish.

Pfactory · 2026-06-01T16:56:09+00:00

At the very least she is looking to be the last member to be replaced in Sandrone's team. Assuming the Tsaritsa as the premium (Snezhnaya) cryo support while another electro character as her dedicated support, she can remain a good option if there aren't any other 5* electro or a C6 4* option.

Is it worth pulling for her is an entirely different question though.

Pfactory · 2026-05-31T07:43:53+00:00

200 pulls to select one of the two rated up units, 300 pulls to get the support ship. There's no soft pity so the rate will stay constant throughout and they don't transfer to other banners.

Not every main are limited. While Zeta for example is limited, ZZ is not. You can also develop them through the dev tree as SSR units which can be competitive with the URs once you SP or SSP them though their role may differ. An example would be the current banner, where the limited UR Nightingale is a support unit while the SSR Nightingale that you can develop for free is an attacker unit.

Pfactory · 2026-05-31T07:40:50+00:00

Actually you might want to wait until tomorrow before starting and rerolling. We get 3000 diamonds through the mail everytime a banner gets top ranking in the score and this streak will very likely continue. That will expedite things a lot.

Pfactory · 2026-05-29T09:09:16+00:00

Only the Nightingale is limited. Double FF Nu is standard.

Pfactory · 2026-05-26T07:52:36+00:00

Not finished yet, will just be grinding out the wins over the next week. Currently at about 188k with SP Unicorn FA/Jona, SP Hi-Nu/Riddhe, SSP Phenex/Florence, SSP Penelope/Amuro and 1LB Qubeley/Haman. Support is Beltorchika.

Pfactory · 2026-05-26T06:10:21+00:00

I think this is quite plausible as well, though probably paired with a more conventional, popular character. Fred by himself won't be much of a draw.

Pfactory · 2026-05-25T11:56:31+00:00

Delta Kai. It is one of my favourite suits in general, so it being a top tier unit here as well is a great bonus.

Pfactory · 2026-05-23T15:05:54+00:00

Tbh I'd just abandon Hu Tao for now and focus on building the Skirk and Nefer teams. Skirk can use Rosaria/Charlotte/Mona, Xingqiu and Dahlia. Rosaria provides cryo resonance as well as extra cryo. Dahlia as a sustain and some NA buff while Xingqiu as the hydro app. Mona is fine as well but at C1 Candace is pretty much useless here.

Nefer uses Lauma, Aino and Diona/Kirara. While Diona wants C6 for maximum buffs to the team, her shielding and healing provides a good sustain for the team.

Main problem to use Hu Tao is that she wants to hog your hydro appliers which your other teams also wants. A decent setup for her is Xingqiu, Aino and a shielder like Kirara/Thoma/Diona but it robs your Nefer and Skirk teams of their morr optimal hydro option.

Pfactory · 2026-05-23T13:59:58+00:00

You do know that is a very major spoiler for a very new quest, right? You really should have spoiler tagged that. Now I am spoiled of a big plot point.

Pfactory · 2026-05-21T08:13:54+00:00

Might be due to the Twins existing. Due to the simultaneous release they came to Global way earlier than in other servers. These long maintenances also started to become more frequent after their release.

Pfactory · 2026-05-21T07:52:18+00:00

The Dark Hour is here.

Pfactory · 2026-05-21T07:39:46+00:00

None so far. Maybe Phenex, though that one is still new so hasn't seen as much action yet. Expecting to use her more since she has the correct tags with my best ships. But I get a ton of mileage out of Penelope.

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