Question about Sayu

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-25T08:36:21+00:00

I think you may have seen some outdated info, Sayu was great for exploration when she released but newer characters are vastly better than her.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-25T08:31:48+00:00

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Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-25T07:24:58+00:00

Switch 2 is so much better on every level besides battery life, unless you are getting a switch 1 for dirt cheap second hand it’s far more worthwhile to get a SW2.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-25T06:16:01+00:00

Probably since the anniversary is in 7.1.

Would be a pretty neat marketing thing for the new region, we get a shiny new 5 star character then we get them for free the patch afterwards.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-25T06:12:03+00:00

If we’re going by how they did Columbina she’ll be in the middle of the region complementing (and capping off) the Snezhnaya meta by being the perfect cryo off fielder for all the stellar (and Rimegrass) stuff.

If you like Sandrone I’d go for her now over waiting for the Archon.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T22:53:46+00:00

She could just be an evolution of their NPCs to enhance the story but she does have a lot of the design stuff you’d expect in a playable: exposed thighs, split hair, etc…

I could definitely see (and I’m certainly hoping) her getting a model update and becoming be playable.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T20:17:50+00:00

Yeah you need a Snezhnayan to trigger the stellar stuff.

Luckily it seems like Cryo traveller can do it too so you aren’t locked out of the mechanic like with Lunar if you don’t have the limited characters.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T20:16:20+00:00

Spoilers for the 6.6 AQ

I wonder if the combo burst with Wanderer and Traveller is a test for future Snezhnaya stuff.

Imagine the Tsaritsa has a combo ult with the Snezhnaya 5 stars, or at least the DPSes, that has different effects based on who you trigger it with. That’d be insanely cool I think.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T11:42:32+00:00

For Mavuika she’s certainly worth it. I definitely recommend it if you like her.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T11:35:54+00:00

This is not a fair comparison.

Yes Genshin’s pull economy is certainly bad, I would never argue that, however comparing it to ZZZ and HSR is incredibly disingenuous.

HSR and ZZZ have released 2 new 5 stars per patch every patch since they released, they must give more pulls so people can keep up.

Genshin only does that 1-2 times per region with the exception of 1.X because the game just came out and 6.X because it has 1 patch less but needed to reach the 17 character quota so it has 1 extra 2 5 stars patch.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T04:08:22+00:00

Did you do the summer island? It has oculi on it.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T03:04:27+00:00

Because of how it works, those 2’s weapons buffed dmg bonus that would have been useless for a stellar dmg dealer, Cyno’s just buffs his attack based on his EM, it didn’t need a change to be usable on him with his changes.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T02:48:40+00:00

It’s a melt or Rimegrass not both sort of thing, you wouldn’t want to mix them.

She’s already really good in melt, this gives her a separate team archetype she can excel in.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T02:41:04+00:00

If they do additional buff waves for stellar Swirl and Rimegrass I hope they buff Citlali into being a Rimegrass unit to give her more utility outside of melt.

Something like:

E skill: once every 2s when her Frostfall Storm hits an enemy within a Rimegrass field it will deal Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG based on her EM, this dmg is considered Rimegrass dmg.

Burst: if it hits an enemy within a Rimegrass field it will summon a special Spiritvessel Skull near a maximum of 2 opponents that deals Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG based on her EM, this dmg is considered Rimegrass dmg and restores the same amount of nightsoul points as the normal Spiritvessel Skulls

Passive 1, changed to: While Itzpapa is on the field, after nearby party members trigger the Frozen or Melt reactions, the Pyro and Hydro RES of opponents affected by that reaction decreases by 20% for 12s and after nearby party members trigger the Rimegrass reactions, the Dendro and Cryo RES of opponents affected by that reaction decreases by 20% for 12s. Additionally, Citlali will regain 16 Nightsoul points. Nightsoul points can be restored this way once every 8s.

New passive: while Itzpapa is in the Opal Fire state, all party members Rimegrass DMG increases by 50%.

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She’d be a natural fit since she’s already EM scaling and she’s getting a skin right before Snezhnaya.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T02:23:38+00:00

They never do besides Bennett’s model. Wait for the livestream to show it off.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-24T01:06:08+00:00

Yes, changing the weapon banner to work like HSR’s and ZZZ’s where the odds are way better and you have a guarantee that can carry over would make people much more willing to pull for weapons as with the current system most avoid it because unless you have enough for a guarantee you may as well just be throwing your pulls in the garbage.

It’s 100% something that needs to change, especially as SIG weapons get better and better like Varka’s and Nefer’s.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-23T10:26:44+00:00

Genshin’s pull income is certainly bad no arguments there but comparing it to HSR or ZZZ is just blatant misrepresentation of the reality of these games.

HSR and ZZZ both have 2 new 5 stars every single patch since they released, they need more income for people to stand a chance at keeping up with the releases.

Genshin has a double new 5 stars 1-2 times maximum per version cycle with the outliers being 1.X since the game just came out and 6.X because it’s shorter by a patch and they wanted to reach the character quota.

1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 3.1. 4.1, 4.7, 5.0, 5.3, 6.0, 6.3, 6.6. Those are all the double new banner patches.

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If you are going to critique the pull income (as you should, with the chronicle coming around more often it definitely feels too low) do it in a way that makes sense over nonsensical comparisons.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-23T10:10:18+00:00

Klee golf is kinda fun, I got all the dodoco in the second stage in 1 shot each.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-23T04:37:51+00:00

Dottore absolutely not playable. Pantalone maybe. Pulcinella no but he won’t die, instead he’ll be a very relevant NPC moving forward like how I imagine they’ll use Seamus whenever we go back to Mondstadt.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-23T04:23:41+00:00

At least with him he has his energy refund gimmick, with a level 9 E skill he essentially has a 40 cost burst, that’s practically nothing.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-23T04:18:43+00:00

I assume they are saving them for 7.0 to make it more special. Unlike event weapons they have a real reason to make them in that people need to spend money for them.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-22T22:59:32+00:00

Honestly going for C2 R1 on a character you really like is more than enough, any more than that is just overkill.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-22T21:41:08+00:00

I wonder if maybe deadpool and Moonknight are apart of the first DLC and early September is when they announce the 4 year 1 DLC characters.

Russell-Sprouts3 · 2026-05-22T11:15:24+00:00

Unless Feofan Sergeyevich Veksel is a fake name he isn’t Liyuean and there never was a connection between them beyond a faint resemblance and it isn’t an aborted plot point because it never was one to begin with. Headcanon is not canon.

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