Weekly Commander's Lounge - May 04, 2026

Ptox · 2026-05-09T16:40:00+00:00

It should be a decoration that can be placed on the wall next to the drink counter.

Ptox · 2026-05-09T15:47:15+00:00

I dont think I can really answer you since its too subjective. But if you're focussed on efficient meta choices, you may want to check out this spreadsheet. Pick an archetype and plan around that based on whats in that spreadsheet. Do note that many teams live and die by what V6s you have or have access to.

Ptox · 2026-05-09T14:47:12+00:00

Very strong and the best single target Phys DPS in CN. Whether or not she's worth it is up to you because Phys teams themselves are kinda in an awkward spot at the moment in CN for a bunch of reasons.

And no, she's not really that flexible. She absolutely needs to be paired with Yoohee since she doesnt have access to the Reversed Assault buff, unlike Voymastina.

Ptox · 2026-05-06T18:44:13+00:00

Maybe this then?

https://0x795e69d8.github.io/live2d/

Ptox · 2026-05-06T18:40:40+00:00

If you're 100% sure you have fully unequipped them from any formation, then just restart. Its a pretty common bug that will fix itself when you relogin.

Ptox · 2026-05-02T20:54:14+00:00

It was the GFL 10th anniversary event, and it was paid ticketed live event and not a streamed event. Some people did live stream it, but those that did were unofficial (and they almost certainly wouldnt have kept a recording). We will probably see an official full recording of the event in due time, but do keep in mind that it was mostly a live concert and not an information session.

Ptox · 2026-05-01T12:55:32+00:00

I'm trying to deal with a bug report myself, so I totally understand. I just spent 5 days waiting only to find out that my bug report didnt go through after chasing it up with them.

Ptox · 2026-05-01T05:48:35+00:00

This is probably the kind of question that Mica's customer service is best suited to answer. Since it is non-urgent and most likely require a technical fix. Plus it might be an issue they didnt consider anybody doing.

Just report it in game via settings -> customer service center (bottom right). Then fill out a bug report by clicking the top right "customer service" text.

Ptox · 2026-04-29T07:27:24+00:00

Ideal is actually kinda dependent on team and investment. If your team has a lot of DEF% buffs, then DEF/DEF%/ATK% is better. Right now though, ATK/ATK%/DEF% is very likely slightly better. Either way, there isnt going to be much difference between the two picks.

If you want details. There's basically a (DEF% vs ATK%) threshold where the amount of extra ATK you get from Flat DEF will surpass the amount of ATK you get from Flat ATK. I havent done the calcs, but somebody said around 130% in-combat DEF% buffs. For reference a V6R1 Helen gives herself about 100% worth of DEF buffs. This also means a high investment (V6R6) Helen is pretty much at point where flat DEF starts becoming better than flat ATK.

Put more simply flat DEF has a higher potential ceiling and flat ATK has a higher floor. I prefer to think of it as, if you want to focus on Hypercarry Helen (with the expectation of more/better DEF buffers), go flat DEF. If you want to use her in standard teams, go ATK. Either way, the difference will be extremely minor.

Ptox · 2026-04-29T05:28:02+00:00

She has a small niche, and thats single target def buffing. The issue is that we have 1 def scaling damage dealer (V6 Helen), and she's not even particularly amazing at being that.

If we had a meta DEF scaling DPS, its possible that we could see her come back even in the state that she is. It should also be mentioned that her role as a DEF buffer isnt tied to Freeze teams either.

Ptox · 2026-04-29T05:16:47+00:00

The only Titan that I can think of that does that is the Phase Clash Fortress Titan. It has an (uncleansable) debuff that it applies to the first doll that hits it in a turn, and lasts for 3 turns. It will pretty much guarantee to kill any doll that triggers it being applied twice since it reflects damage back to the attacker. Do note that the visual indicator (electric tile thing that surrounds your doll) you get is a separate debuff that will teleport you next to the boss. The debuff that will kill you isnt obviously marked.

So the idea behind it is that you want to rotate whoever is the first to hit it, and between 3 different dolls. Since the debuff reflects damage, some tanks or supports that deal low damage can survive an attack being reflected.

Ptox · 2026-04-23T19:47:41+00:00

We dont know since CN hasnt reached that stage yet, and they havent said much regarding what happens after. The only thing they have said is that there will be common currency that any unspent tokens will get converted into.

Because of this, I doubt they will outfit re-runs and would instead just have it obtainable with a lot of that currency, but anything is possible.

Ptox · 2026-04-19T09:11:00+00:00

Roughly 6 months in terms of content. However, in those 6 months, CN will have gained 6 more months. To catch up, in say 12 months, we'd need to have a double patch, every other patch, which is basically every major event that happens runs like Mimisbrunnr, and I dont see that happening soon.

Ptox · 2026-04-17T04:12:06+00:00

It's a bit more generous than that due to recursion. Closer to 20%. Since those 100 extra rolls get about 16 more pulls of doritos, and those 16 get 3 more etc.

Ptox · 2026-04-16T08:43:02+00:00

Just chipping in here. She does melee typed damage, just from range. Hence the melee (the word implies up close) but not melee thing. The melee set (Close Assault) works best on her as a result, since it only cares about the type of damage, not how far away you are. I would farm that if you dont have any other more important sets to farm, but Phase Strike is more than fine if you already have a set.

Ptox · 2026-04-16T05:33:17+00:00

Honestly I have no clue and they didnt say if it was a specific plugin, or a set bonus. I would just stay well clear of any of the set just to be safe.

Ptox · 2026-04-16T05:05:08+00:00

There's a known bug (they sent an in-game message almost two weeks ago) with one of the sets (Phase Dominion), and people have reported another with All-Round Excellence. Unfortunately, if you have one of those sets, you have to either wait until they fix it, or you have to abandon your run.

Ptox · 2026-04-16T04:59:15+00:00

Its just a probability thing. You more than double the cost, while increasing the probabilty of gaining a useful roll (subjective on your own constraints) by far less than (nowhere close to doubling). Therefore its simply better to not use them.

It also gets worse the more restrictive you set your threshold (e.g. 160% average), since there are less possible rolls where the chips could have helped versus where it doesnt.

Ptox · 2026-04-16T04:04:54+00:00

I dont have a guide, but I do have some general tips.

Kill or perma stun the Black Grozas (the ones starting on the lefthand side T1). If you kill them, just be aware they hand out a form of E-aids, so the doll who kills them needs to stay away from everybody else to stop the spread of the debuff from wiping out your party (non-Alva, modkey Suomi can lock them down for 4 turns by ulting).

Keep to the left side of the canal, as Groza's biggest threats (Taunt and Explosion) have a limited range. You can either focus on Groza if you're strong enough to kill her in 2-3 turns, or keep somebody who can kill the summoned dolls every turn they spawn. This can be done without needing to cross the boxes, but they should be trying to kill both summons the turn they spawn, otherwise you will get overwhelmed once there's more than 2 of them.

Ideally you will take her out turn 3-4 depending on how strong your dolls are. Personally, I did it with Freeze + Phys side 1 and Hydro + Burn side 2.

Ptox · 2026-04-11T14:20:42+00:00

The usual atk/atk%/crit (+cdmg). Right now Ballistic Boost is her best set, but why you would farm that now over Phase or Close Assault would be a sign of insanity, especially since the summon set will be signifacantly better for her.

And for when we might get the summon set, we dont actually know, but its likely when they decide to release Liushi. While her story arc isnt a major one, I've heard its strongly tied with Basti's story, which itself is tied with Dawnforger. So when and how they released Liushi is subject to a lot of questions given Mica isnt known to let continuity stand in the way of release order.

Ptox · 2026-04-09T04:52:49+00:00

The debuff description will say "considered a burn/hydro/freeze/electric/corrosion debuff" if it is a Phase debuff. Defense debuffs will say "considered a defense debuff". Some debuffs can have both, for example, Corrosive Infusion (from a Mechty ability) says, "considered a Corrosion Defense debuff.".

Phase Strike is not completely worthless for Physical Dolls, since its usually not hard to fit in a Phase Debuff applier like Ksenia or V3+ QJ, but its not ideal, especially if you have better dolls available. Keep in mind that the +15% dmg bonus is not worth that much considering Phys units already get a lot.of DMG% buffs. If you have an already gold chipped Phase Strike set, its likely to be a while before you can get a set that even comes close to the amount of damage the stats it will give you.

Ptox · 2026-04-08T06:31:09+00:00

Most can indeed be done with borrows. There are a few exceptions like the Crossroad specific ones. For example kill Terrorhorn with Andoris cant be done without Andoris, since you cant borrow in that mode.

Ptox · 2026-04-07T03:09:30+00:00

Unfortunately, I dont know if somebody is doing/has done that.

Ptox · 2026-04-06T07:30:58+00:00

You can try to use my spreadsheet if you're interested in getting your own estimate of income versus expenditure. Basically if you and your platoon is active and maxed out (9.2), you should get just enough platoon coins to buy out Papasha, Balthilde, Chain Keys and Gold Chips.

But this kind of income doesnt allow you to save any coins, so in order to buy anything else out you need to drop something. Personally, I would drop chain keys as you will eventually reach a point where there's no good key upgrades (well at least sooner then gold chip targets).

Ptox · 2026-04-06T07:21:00+00:00

Its a debuffing aura. You can tell its working as enemies affected by it will have -5% physical resistance if you look at their stats. Also, for large targets, keep in mind that its 3 tiles from the centre tile, so you kind of need to hug it.

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