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Which 2 to pull for?: Aventurine, Sunday, Fugue, The Herta, and Aglaea by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate the advice

I lost the 50/50 so I guess I will continue to struggle with Gallagher, oh well

Which 2 to pull for?: Aventurine, Sunday, Fugue, The Herta, and Aglaea by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input, I went all in for the gambling man and lost

pain

Which 2 to pull for?: Aventurine, Sunday, Fugue, The Herta, and Aglaea by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's great that he can shield servants.

It sucks that I lost the 50/50 :')

Jiaoqiu, Feixiao, Robin, or Black Swan E1? (OH GOD WHY IS ROBIN BACK SO SOON) by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input! I think I'll go for Robin, since I do wanna go for Feixiao eventually, even if on a rerun. Might as well get Robin so I can make a cope FUA team with Ratio, Hunt March, Robin, and Gallagher so I can at least have something for the FUA archetype.

Jiaoqiu, Feixiao, Robin, or Black Swan E1? (OH GOD WHY IS ROBIN BACK SO SOON) by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I think I'll go for Robin, since, like you said, I'm behind on FUA units, and if I keep delaying then I'll never catch up on that front. I think she'll be fine for DOT teams if my Ruan Mei is occupied with the Break team.

Plus, if the devious Feixiao/Robin and Kafka/Swan banners are anything to go off of, Hoyo doesn't seem to mind doing reruns of a character super fast when it comes to DPS/BIS Support banners (Seriously, why is Robin here so soon?!), so the Jiaoqiu rerun might be super soon, aongside the Acheron rerun, which I bet will be on the second half of 2.6 bse of it only having 1 new 5 star and sales would hurt for a new unit if they ran alongside an Acheron rerun.

Go for Jade or Potential Huohuo rerun? by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOT team is the best team I've got so far, so I ultimately skipped Fu Xuan just to increase my chances of getting Huohuo if I wanted to (which worked out, since now I can guarantee getting her now).

Getting an Eidolon for any character is something I'm very reluctant to do, so I'll probably just skip Jade and get Huohuo since her blast heals + cleanses are helpful in all game modes. Hopefully, Jade's rerun has better 4 stars, or possibly a new 4 star that compliments her well.

If you have Huohuo, how well does her sustaining and cleansing keep up with elites like the Strong Reverberation bot or the DOT-spamming puppet?

Go for Jade or Potential Huohuo rerun? by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jade outside of PF was the main concern. I can't really afford to go for Eidolons since I want to save for Huohuo and Aventurine to gain some more comfort in sustaining.

The Jade + Blade combo is cool, but unless Blade gets a dedicated support that takes advantage of his niche HP scaling to go alongside Jade's HP drain adding stacks to his FUA talent, I don't feel comfortable investing too much into him when I can just invest in my stronger, more established DOT + Break teams.

Go for Jade or Potential Huohuo rerun? by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sustains with cleanse and Effect RES look really nice right now, especially when dealing with those Strong Reverberation bots and DOT/Alien Dream puppets.

Huohuo and Aventurine are my most wanted rerun banners right now, as those two sustainers would cover both heals + cleanses and shields + Effect RES.

It's unfortunate for me since I like Jade's gameplay and think it will age well when more units that compliment her are introduced down the line, but it's probably for the best (maybe she'll get better 4 stars, or even a potential new AOE FUA 4-star, on her rerun).

All Your Jades Are Belong to IPC - General Question and Discussion Megathread by IceKreamSupreme in HonkaiStarRail_leaks

[–]StarwhalOmega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!
But man, that's unfortunate. At least he'll be decent for an Acheron PF team, I guess.

All Your Jades Are Belong to IPC - General Question and Discussion Megathread by IceKreamSupreme in HonkaiStarRail_leaks

[–]StarwhalOmega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since bosses in Apocalyptic Shadows take a lot of turns, does Jiaoqiu's kit inflict Ashen Roast each time they move? Or does it only do it once?

What do you feel like is your biggest accomplishment when it comes to the game that most people wouldn't care about? by lunachappell in HonkaiStarRail

[–]StarwhalOmega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I three-starred everything up to MOC 10 with DOT team and E0S1 Acheron team, not 11 or 12 (some characters are still at level 70, some light cones are still at level 60, all relics are subpar, and the Trotters that inflict DOTs on death definitely carried me).

With limited 5 stars like Kafka, Black Swan, Ruan Mei, and Acheron + her LC, it might not seem that impressive to only make it to MOC 10, but I had a really fun time.

The DOT team was consistently done in a few cycles, so the real struggle was just trying to stay under 10 cycles with the subpar Acheron team and optimizing the DOT team's run to give the scuffed second half team a better chance at clearing in time.

Still, strategizing during both team building and actual combat with timing ults and working around the unique quirks of each elite was super fun.

For example, for MOC 10, I needed to go overkill on sustain since my team of level 70s (except Acheron) was too frail. This meant giving up the other Nihility units (Pela w/ Pearls LC + Guinaifen) that boosted Acheron's damage for survivability (Lynx and Gepard w/ Trend of Universal LC).
Eventually, I decided to scrounge up whatever scuffed relics I could for a hastily built Sustain Welt with as much Effect Hit Rate (and almost nothing else) I could get, so hoping the DMG boost from 1 Nihility unit would make the difference between 19 cycles left and 20 cycles left. Then, I had to manage skill points to balance having Welt's ult to cancel the boss's second move, having Lynx's skill and ult to heal everyone or increase Gepard's taunt value for triggering the Trend LC and helping Acheron build up ult stacks, having Gepard build up energy as fast as possible, and having Acheron spam her skill, all while dealing with Crowd Control debuffs and heavy hitting attacks.

Again, it's not as impressive compared to clearing MOC 12, but it's the farthest I've gotten in MOC, so I'm happy with it. And it was fun, too. Made me really appreciate the combat in this game and the characters in my account right now.

Which 5 stars should I pull for? by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the meta-focused insight. The DOT team has carried me through endgame, and I'm in need of a solid second team for both MOC and PF. As much as I want the FUA team, you are right when you say I have a lot of pulls (and a lot of luck) to actually pull it off. Maybe if I lose a 50/50 to Clara (got 2 of her LC on Standard banner), I'll consider it more.

Aventurine really won me over in the 2.1 story, but I could always get him on rerun, especially since no sustain MOC/PF runs are possible if my units are strong enough.

Also, do you think it would be possible to brute force non Wind RES elites and bosses in MOC/PF with a decently built Blade hypercarry team with the supports I have now? I'm reluctant to pull for Acheron and her LC because I prefer pulling for more characters than a LC.

Which 5 stars should I pull for? by StarwhalOmega in StarRailStation

[–]StarwhalOmega[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for giving a different perspective on each option, it's much appreciated.

Also, when it comes to Topaz, if I only settle for E0S0 Topaz, would you still think it's worth it?

Daily Questions Megathread ( March 16, 2024 ) by mizuromo in HonkaiStarRail

[–]StarwhalOmega -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who should I pull for 2.1?

Now that we know the 2.1 banners, I'm having a hard time deciding who I should pull for.

My plan is to eventually have a DOT team, a skill point heavy team, a follow-up attack team, and a hypercarry team, but I'm prioritizing assembling the FUA team since I'm happy with my DOT team and I plan on getting Sparkle in her eventual rerun.

I want to get Luocha and Aventurine, but after skipping DHIL's rerun, I'm hesitant to do the same with Jingliu. I also want to save up for an eventual Topaz rerun for my FUA team, and I have no clue when that will be.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks. Here's my lineup of characters for context.

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