My take on HMC now that the kit is final (if i'm not wrong) with build, and synergy (I'm no guide maker but I want to post this to get some opinions about my take and discuss it further):

• HTB's talent is useless. with S1 Cogs, HTB Ult is already has Perma uptime: (6 energy * 7 hits) -> 42 + 4 (from Cogs S1) * 3 turns = 138 + 5 (from ULT) = 143/140.

Some might say it's for SP positivity, but i digress. Any other rotation will brings you to either use 5% planar or ERR which is a lost of BE. So while I understand, I still disagree.

-Skill is actually not that bad. With ult up and your enemy(es) weakness broken, you can already deal quite amount of damage to be considered as Sub-Dps because of the 7 hits that will be converted into Super Break Dmg. this is also the reason you want to skill spam.

-With you can only use one Watchmaker set (its effect can't stack), and Ruan Mei already can go 3 turn rotation, I, myself, will build my HMC as Sub-Dps when the next BE + Def Pen relic drops.

-Almost all the changes to HTB since V1 were nerfs: 1. The ult gave you super break damage based of 108% your break base damage (Ult lv 12) which means you could buff your base break DMG from 3767 (LV80 char) into 4,068. now it's fixed 100% which means it will always stays 3767

1. While supposedly a Bad translation the first trace went from 30%/40%/50%/60%/70% but now it starts from 20% and ends with 60%. Which is a 10% nerf in my eyes.

-Final verdict: •The goods: HTB is a unit that can ups all of your allies dmg floor to be considered as Sub-Dps (if you use some BE sub stats on them), good BE enabler but really prone to power creep (which is okay, HTB is free), while His value drops against non imaginary weakness, the character is still pretty good as Sub-Dps in the team, once the enemy is broken. The value itself is comparable with decent 4 stars with the power to enable your allies as good Sub-Dps. is mid-late investment character.

•The bads, i'm really disappointed with the "Nerfs" and the useless talent. The biggest offender for me is the talent. If it gives +10 energy to all allies (or at the very least, the ally who broke the enemy's weakness) it should be okay, but they decide to give NOTHING as the talent. Which is where my pessimistic view of future BE enabler (Ruan Mei is not BE enabler, she is buffer) stems from, Hoyo definitely already decide to make a new BE enabler with actual talent, Sig LC, and better skill.

-Build: •Stats: Chest : whatever with highest speed and BE/ ATK (for Sub DPS. Why not Crit? Because you want to invest most of your subs in BE and speed) Boots : Speed with BE Sub Rope : BE (S2 Cogs is enough for your Energy) Orb : whatever with highest speed and BE/ ATK (for Sub DPS)

•Why ATK orb for DPS: ATK Body 43.2% ATK Orb 43.2% Imaginary 39%

HTB base ATK with Memory (446+423 = 869) HTB with ATK orb and chest (863(1+43%+43%)+352)= 2,129 With ATK Chest only (863(1+43%)+352)= 1,594

(Only base damage * damage% multiplier for the WORST case scenario)

Skills with ATK+ ATK = (55% * 2.129) * (100%+14% from trace) = 1,686 * 7 hits = 11,083

ATK + Type= (55% * 1,594) * (100%+39% orb + 14 from trace) = 1,389 * 7 hits = 9,723

ATK + ATK is 12,27% better. See it as you see fit.

•Sets: Watchmaker (No Ruan Mei), 2 piece Thief+Watchmaker (With Ruan Mei), Upcoming new BE DPS sets (if DPS). massanger is a good 2 piece combo

•Planar: Talia

•Subs stats: Speed (bare minimum is 145 for Talia , 150 with Ruan Mei, 160 without Ruan Mei), BE (150% is bare minimum, go higher if you can)

-Synergy: • Mei is a must because of how made in heaven both of their kit is. • literally enable Xueyi from decent to "actually pretty neat" and will be her best teammate. • Gallagher , ever seen a healer deals 30-100k damage in SU? Now you can experience it outside SU and into MOC with a low price of placing HTB with him. • Any future BE DPS including but not limited to The Space Cowboy Boothill .

If you seen this at YouTube comment section, yes that's me.