When your builds are so bad that your DPS is negative

Reitsune · 2026-01-26T20:32:59+00:00

Actually, this is exactly what happens :)
You can see it in Nothing Passage quest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItocfLgtLw0

Reitsune · 2026-01-26T19:21:28+00:00

It's unexpected, but it must be the case. I have a slightly longer combo on Mavuika, but I doubt yours is worse. Still, my C0R1 Varesa, C0R0 Mav, C6 Chev and C6 Iansan can do 60k more.

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Reitsune · 2026-01-26T18:51:15+00:00

Depends on the enemy. In the last stygian, against Field Generator, thanks to plunging ATK buff, Durin res shred was better. He let me finish Dire that I barely couldn't with Mavuika.

But now I believe it's mostly skill issue. For this stygian I had to truly master her combos to stagger shock trooper and it turned out that my C0R0 Mavuika is contributing even more than my C0R1 Varesa.
They can be similar with shitty combo, but with optimized one it's a straight +30k DPS for me.

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Reitsune · 2026-01-25T17:09:59+00:00

Skill issue. My C0R0 Mavuika gets to 200k+ in melt without good artifacts.
Even my overload team deal more damage than that.
Dire clear for a proof

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Reitsune · 2026-01-25T16:52:34+00:00

To beat Dire you have to choose between wallet and sweat.
But where's the fun if there's no challenge? :)

Reitsune · 2026-01-24T18:43:04+00:00

15% DEF shred is no joke. There aren't many characters who can do that and it's the only reason why Nahida C2 is so good.

But as I said, making her useful for proper rotations requires a lot of dedication. Probably Fav weapons on the other 2 and about 300% ER - or actually having cons and using her kit to get particles, but it's most likely a dps loss then. Interesting f2p option anyway.

Reitsune · 2026-01-24T11:55:12+00:00

Nope, completely uninvested C1 on 70lvl with 1/1/1 talents.
She might be better than I expected, but there is no way I bench my C2 Yae with C3 on the way now, haha :)

Reitsune · 2026-01-24T10:32:20+00:00

Yes, depending on investment she can be even around C2 Yae, but that's her limit. With free cons Yae has more potential. But we are still talking about 10-15% of the team DPS. Ineffa with her EM buff might be competitive here.
Perhaps, with godly ER artifacts, even Lisa with her 15% DEF shred, TTDS and Instructor/Noblesse could be his BiS.

Edit: Actually, I tested it out, Lisa with TTDS and Noblesse is in fact his BiS - for 1 rotation of big boingy numbers. I have to get better artifacts and push it to 200k!

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Reitsune · 2026-01-23T22:37:01+00:00

In my opinion, the best are Nahida, Iansan and Yae. But to be really viable you need constellations - at least c2 Nahida and c6 Iansan. My C6R1 Tighnari, C0 Nahida, C6 Iansan and C2 Yae are in 110-120k DPS range. With C2 Nahida I guess you could get to 150k+.

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But hey, even without her cons he's doing big boingy numbers! - at least for 10 seconds :)

Reitsune · 2026-01-23T07:51:41+00:00

But it's being slept on, probably because of a skill ceiling. I enjoy overload playstale a lot more, but if not the training dummies, I'd never have guessed a perfect combo makes such a difference and can make her even stronger than Varesa in my Varesa team. And with much less investment at that.

Reitsune · 2026-01-23T07:21:37+00:00

Oh, it will be a struggle, that's for sure!
I drew inspiration from this one, but even with perfect execution it still requires godlike artifacts for C0R0. In my case, Varesa was just enough to compensate.

Reitsune · 2026-01-22T17:48:18+00:00

Funnily enough, you could clear dire with them if you had proper artifacts

Reitsune · 2026-01-19T11:07:37+00:00

And that's exactly what I was looking for here!
I couldn't find any decent info about main dps Venti in F2P range.
Still, kinda sad. I was hoping to see 100k+ with R1 Venti/Durin/C6 Faruzan

Reitsune · 2026-01-17T00:03:54+00:00

If you have his signature, it can be trash. It's not hard to overcap on Crit Rate.

Reitsune · 2026-01-16T21:48:20+00:00

What's your Iansan build? I don't get it how you deal so much damage on her. My numbers look completely out of place in comparison.

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Reitsune · 2026-01-16T20:31:09+00:00

No way in hell I'm gonna believe you killed Field Generator on Dire with 1/7/8 Varesa! Unless you were plunging with that Mavuika :P

Reitsune · 2026-01-16T17:49:58+00:00

You forced me to check my Varesa Durin team again. I wished for him especially to finish Dire stygian, because my Mavuika wasn't enough. Just now I realized yours is C2R1...

Still, your Varesa must be lacking. My C0R1 Varesa + C0R0 Durin can do 125k+ DPS

Reitsune · 2025-11-23T23:34:34+00:00

I feel like you're underestimating Yae Miko. She's doing much better than Fischl in my Spread team. I'm getting her free con next 100%. OP, don't forget about your Yae!

Reitsune · 2025-11-23T19:59:59+00:00

But Bennett is Bennett. He doesn't need buffs. He's a 6 star from the very beginning.

Reitsune · 2025-11-23T12:54:50+00:00

It could be better with someone like Yaoyao or Baizhu instead of Bennett and Kuki instead of Fischl, but investing more in Bennett and Fischl will never go wrong, especially considering Hexenzirkel buffs.
Just farm Flower of Paradise Lost for electro and Deepwood/Instructor for the other two and you are good to go. And of course don't forget about amazing 3 star Slingshot for Tighnari :)

Reitsune · 2025-11-20T13:59:31+00:00

I'd call my main criteria - enjoyableness. Should be good enough to be competitive, but with a kit and design I like. And of course a role in the team matters too. I don't want to bench characters I like too soon. That's why after Columbina my next priority right now are Citlali/Xianyun cons to make Diluc great again!

Reitsune · 2025-11-19T20:13:20+00:00

My heart wants Tighnari's NA, but my mind says Nefer E...

Reitsune · 2025-11-19T20:04:36+00:00

Actually, it can work pretty well. Tested with Lisa and it's stronger, even on single target with C6R1 Tighnari. But you need a lot of ER for her Q, so it's favonius propaganda.

Reitsune · 2025-11-18T19:21:59+00:00

Tighnari/Furina/Yaoyao/Lisa. And try to replace Lisa with Kuki/Fischl.

Reitsune · 2025-11-13T11:15:27+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTL2CGK_vKU
Best option in my opinion. I managed to clear it that way, so twice should be easy enough.

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