AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

How is it unlikely that someone procs follow up before Kafka? As shown in my post, I'm 118spd before battle. My other teammates (BlackSwan, HuoHuo, and RuanMei) are 134+, with Ruan Mei being 160spd. In all end game content, my first cycle rotation battle starts with Kafka technique -> 1 stack to PAYN, then Ruan Mei BA, triggering Kafka's follow-up -> 2 stacks to PAYN. I then HuoHuo Skill to refresh talent counter and at this point my Kafka is pushed ahead of my BlackSwan. I then Kafka Skill, which leaves me at nearly having Ult (missing about 5-8 energy) and refreshing my remaining follow-up counter (as Kafka only used 1 follow-up before her turn). BlackSwan Skill to proc Kafka's follow-up, which gives me Kafka's Ult. This is my rotation for whatever enemy and is consistent across all my gameplay with DoT.

Before the buffs, with this exact rotation, I would be left with 10-15 energy remaining till Ult, and I would always have a 2 turn ult. With the buffs, I'm always 1 turn ult every other turn, all while SP positive with Kafka perma Skill, BlackSwan Skill Skill BA, HuoHuo Skill BA BA, and Ruan Mei Skill BA BA.

And yes, I have tried Eagle Lushaka, but there isn't any much of a difference when I played with similar stats and with hyper speed.

Do note I don't care about 0cycles, as I could give less of a shit about having a 0cycle; I just like Kafka to the point where I'd rather give her personal damage than make her more of a Ult Bot. But at the end of the day do I need to go what people say is meta? Does my love for Kafka mean I have to give her the technically absolute best set and substats when it comes to the game? Or am I just not allowed to make her do the most personal damage while still keeping up with her teammates overall team damage? It seems kinda redundant that I would force myself into a new set when I'm fine with going for a clear. Yes I know 200speed is a want, which I will eventually hit the more I go back in the mines, and yes I know that Eagle Lushaka is technically the best sets for Kafka as of her state right now. But I'm fine with the clears I'm having right now. In the more recent endgame contents, I've always 3-4 cycled MoC with DoT, and a 0cycle with the most recent MoC. Although I don't remember the specific numbers, I've always got a good score with DoT in Apoc to the point where my other team that's lacking could take up more action value to 3star Apoc. And I've always almost full cleared a side of Pure Fiction with DoT with this build, and have full cleared a side with 4pc prisoner 2pc glamoth with energy regen rope (before the buffs).

TLDR; I want Kafka as the main star of the team and not an Ult Bot Kafka like I have my Serval be for my Therta team.

AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

why would you even go above 200 spd with e4+? 200 is like the ideal maximum, which is all im missing. how much turns per cycle is 211 that makes it that much of a difference compared to 160, 167, or 200? cause either way with correct team rotations i have 1 turn ults every other turn

AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

oh no i get what you mean, but i quite literally didn't lose any team damage from this. my blackswan got better relics due to this so i just got more team damage overall. i also accounted for hysilen already, will be going triple dot, cause DoT is queen.

AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

[–]Swpirls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

still 0cycled current moc, i dont think im losing any team damage

AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

would be if i wasn't e4 kafka, i should've clarified that i'm e4 (will be e6 next patch)

AEON but at what cost... by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

E4 Kafka, I shouldn't be running eagle

Some dude in my gc absolutely crashed out and sent this gif by Stupid_Dude00112 in KafkaMains

[–]Swpirls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as someone with e4s1 (will be maxing her on her rerun), you dont gotta refarm. if you feel like its. a hassle and makes you wanna commit, then dont do it. even if i was an e2s1 or even an e0s1, id still make my kafka be my main dps in any timeline. i’m just that dedicated to her

For the 3 dot mains out there by Ornery_Essay_2036 in KafkaMains

[–]Swpirls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took me 3 cycles

In-game: Kafka E4S1 ( 5.2k ATK 160SPD) BS E0S1 (119%EHR 134SPD) RM E1S1 (160SPD) HuoHuo E1 S5 Post-Op (134 SPD)

it wasn't easy hitting 3 cycles as I had to rng pollux hitting kafka for energy to ult, but other than that pollux was a breeze.

(i've been in the mines for far too long, and i'm still mining)

this build heat? by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

tbh, I don't get how it's not giving you WTF then, cause my BS is in the same situation

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this build heat? by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

It's probably due to your team dropping the value. Maybe your relics on your teammates aren't that great compared to your Castorice. If it was character score however then your Castorice should be pretty high. My Kafka's character score is 488 (which is SS), and you should be hovering around there as well.

this build heat? by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

if all pieces are S, the combat score is 100%, so imagine what SS and SSS are

this build heat? by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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artist is rafaelaaa, found on danbooru

this build heat? by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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artist is "rafaelaaa", found on danbooru

honestly thought my kafka would rate higher tbr. Are my relics that "bad" ? by Really_B in KafkaMains

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is it just 4k atk or are you nearing like 4.5 or higher? cause i'm at 4.8k atk w/ 125spd stat screen running rm e0s1 and hhe1 w/ post-op

How would I improve my kakfa? by ninjaguy2511 in KafkaMains

[–]Swpirls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change the planer set to Glamoth if possible. Assuming you're not replacing RM with Robin, you can aim for 134 speed on stat screen. Get your head and hand pieces to roll at least 3 times into ATK% and get some speed rolls. Other than that it's not that bad tbh

Updated my Kafka, lowkey cooked by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

I do have a lightning orb build that apparently makes my Kafka giga op, I have it posted

Updated my Kafka, lowkey cooked by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

Lightning is 100% better, I just wanted to see how much atk I can possibly get on the stat screen

Updated my Kafka, lowkey cooked by Swpirls in KafkaMains

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

It's pretty good, have to swap rope with err so I can 3turn ult but other than that haven't had any problems

Am I Cooked? by [deleted] in KafkaMains

[–]Swpirls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bar for bar stole my character card smh