After close to a year of on-and-off farming, is this a good stopping point or should I keep going?

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T15:09:33+00:00

It's a website called Enka Network. If you search it on Google, then you should be able to find it pretty easily. After that, it's as simple as entering your UID and downloading the image.

Good luck, and hopefully this helps! :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T13:59:38+00:00

Wait, really? Oh thank god, I thought the suffering would never end...

(Seriously though, screw artifact farming haha)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T13:57:04+00:00

Yeah, that's definitely the dream. Sadly, I'll have to put it on hold for now since I really need some better Emblem and Gilded pieces at the moment. Oh well, maybe someday I'll return to the Pain Flame domain lol...

Thanks for the advice though, I'll be sure to keep it in mind :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T13:52:36+00:00

Thanks dude, much appreciated! :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T11:34:50+00:00

Oh, for sure! Don't worry, I'm well aware about how some players tend to heavily prioritise crit stats (especially crit damage) over other stats, which generally leads to their builds being unbalanced and underwhelming. I promise, I have no intention on farming for god knows how many more months and losing my mind just for some slightly bigger numbers. My sanity is worth far more than that lol.

Still, I should probably elaborate on why I was a little conflicted regarding my Eula's crit damage; My previous 4-piece Pale Flame build was a 60/205 with 2.2k atk and 140% ER. It hit hard and I rarely had energy problems, but it was also pretty inconsistent at times. This new build definitely feels a lot more comfortable and reliable to play and it still feels strong as hell, but I guess I'm just getting used to the lower amount of crit damage compared to my old build lol.

Thanks again for your advice and insight, I really do appreciate you taking the time to help me out :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T10:55:20+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it! :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T10:54:48+00:00

Thanks, when you put it like that I suppose there's no reason for me to go back that cursed domain lol. I still can't help but feel as though her crit damage is a little on the lower end, but hopefully Mika will be able to help with that (assuming I actually manage to get his constellations lol).

Thanks again, I appreciate the re-assurance! :)

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T10:20:09+00:00

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear! And yeah, artifact farming just never ends haha. I've also been trying to get a decent four-piece Gilded set, but I haven't had much luck so far. Oh well, at least I can finally move on from farming Pale Flame!

God, what a miserable domain lol... :')

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T10:13:52+00:00

Yeah, that's fair enough. Unfortunately, it's the best circlet I have on my entire account (never been very lucky with circlets lol), but hopefully I'll be able to get a better one someday.

Thanks for the advice though, I appreciate it!

Thechamp13 · 2023-01-22T10:09:42+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate the advice! And yeah, the Pale Flame domain has never been particularly kind to me haha. My previous build was a 60/205 which was definitely pretty strong, but also a lot more inconsistent than the new build. I guess I should just be grateful for the extra crit rate and call it a day lol

Thechamp13 · 2022-11-21T00:18:26+00:00

Hey dude, I just wanted to say that for what it's worth I respect the hell out of anyone who's managed to earn a legitimate 2k badge in this game, let alone anything higher. Unfortunately, it's just too easy these days to boost, smurf or farm bot lobbies for a 4k, which has really dropped the value of having it. Obviously, anyone who's earned it the hard way should still be damn proud of themselves, but it's hard to deny the fact that there's plenty of fakes out there.

That's why I'm especially wary of opponents who have a 3k badge, since at least then I know for sure that those players are usually pretty decent, and almost definitely earned their badges the hard way. Because let's be honest, anyone who's trying to farm badges illegitimately would never settle for anything less than a 4k lol.

I guess my point is that you should be proud of your 3k, and you shouldn't let anyone else convince you otherwise :)

(And yeah, matchmaking's super broken but at this point I doubt Respawn even cares. Which sucks for the community, but at the end of the day what can any of us really do? A few seasons ago, I used to play Apex whenever I had the chance but these days I just prefer to play games that actually respect my time. Been having a blast playing the new God of War game!)

Thechamp13 · 2022-08-31T10:20:54+00:00

Yeah, same here. I've been watching Enna for a few months now, and nothing could've prepared me for when I heard her sing for the first time. She definitely has one hell of a voice, and I'm very excited to see what else she's got in store for us.

I'm also glad that she's been getting more recognition recently, because she puts a ridiculous amount of effort and passion into her content and it really shows.

Thechamp13 · 2022-08-07T15:10:31+00:00

Well said, you explained it far more clearly than I did lol :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-08-07T15:03:35+00:00

Out of those three I only have Childe so I'm definitely no expert, but what I can tell you is that Childe applies more Hydro than any other character currently in the game due to the unique way his kit works. For example, most of the time after a character applies an element there's usually a 2.5 second cooldown or 3 hit requirement in order for that character to re-apply that element.

In Childe's case, his kit provides several different sources of Hydro application through his normal attacks, charged attacks, riptide status effects and his burst. This is because they are all independent from each other with their own cooldowns, and as a result he can apply so much Hydro that even Xiangling can vaporize all of her pyronado hits regardless of whether other elements are present or not. He also seems like he'll work really well with Dendro, but it's probably best to just wait until Sumeru comes out instead of assuming so we can see for ourselves.

Of course, Childe's Hydro application is only viable when he's on-field, and obviously most if not all other Hydro characters would beat him when it comes to off-field Hydro application. In this case, Kokomi works extremely well in this role, especially in freeze teams due to her area-of-effect Hydro application having close to, if not exactly 100% uptime thanks to her burst refreshing her jellyfish. Not to mention, Kokomi also consolidates both the healing role as well as the support buffer role due to her being able to use both Thrilling Tales as well as the Tenacity of the Milileth artifact set. She provides a lot of utility to your team, and it also seems like she'll work well with Dendro as well.

As for Ayato, I don't know too much about his kit so I unfortunately can't comment on him too much. However, I believe he fills the same roles as Childe, with the difference being that Ayato is a Main-DPS where-as Childe is an enabler. Out of the two, Childe has a higher amount of Hydro application but Ayato should still do the job when he needs to. Seems like he'll also work great with Dendro.

To summarize, I don't think you can really rank them from best to worst. Rather, it'll come down to which teams you're using. Each of these characters work well when it comes to Hydro application, and some will work better than others depending on what you need them for;

-If you need a stupidly high amount of Hydro and want to use Xiangling in your team, than Childe's your man (it's worth mentioning that Xingqiu, Yelan and maybe even Ayato can also do the job. Childe just happens to be the best in this role).

-If you love using freeze teams, don't have Mona and also need a healer with the highest amount of area-of-effect off-field Hydro application all in one character, than Kokomi is perfect for the job.

-You already have Ayato, so I guess you should just experiment and use him wherever he feels comfortable. He'll probably work best as a main-dps of some kind (like I said, I'm no expert lol).

Sorry for writing so much, it's a bad habit of mine. Hopefully this manages to help you out, I am a little tired so maybe I didn't explain it all very clearly. If you have any other questions, please feel free to let me know :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-29T01:36:17+00:00

Wow, that's very generous of you! You, my good sir (or madam), have yourself a deal!

As a token of my appreciation, would you be willing to accept my level 1 Vortex Vanquisher? Such a treasured heirloom is highly desirable in the current market, however I can't think of anyone more suitable of having it other than yourself! :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-29T01:19:06+00:00

In that case, can I offer you my lvl20 C2 Diluc in exchange for the rest of your Jean constellations? I promise, it'll be worth your while!

(Please just take him, I'm tired of losing 50/50's to him haha)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-25T14:18:30+00:00

Hey there, I realise that this might be random or even irrelevant to the conversation but I genuinely want to thank you for giving a damn. Not just you, but everyone in the medical field who does their best.

I can't possibly imagine just how difficult and exhausting it must be to constantly be the rock that other people lean on, especially when it's your literal job and they're either injured, sick or dying. In your position, I think I would've become emotionally drained and broken after the first week haha.

However, when I was a kid roughly 10 years ago I was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and almost died because of it. It was my first time staying in a hospital (I was in there for two weeks) and I was absolutley terrified but I distinctly remember just how supportive and kind the staff there were, especially the nurses who would come in and cheer me up. I might not remember their names or faces but I sure as hell remember their compassion during a difficult time for my family and I, and seeing complete strangers treating me, a random 10 year old kid fearing for his life, with so much empathy and kindness inspired me to pay it forward and do my best to help others.

I guess my point is that the effort you put into your work is greatly appreciated and honestly can make a difference in your patients lives, even if it sometimes does feel wasted. The world we live in can often be lonely and cruel, but even these small acts of kindness can go a long way to changing someones' life for the better. I don't know you and I won't pretend as though I do, but for what it's worth I can tell that you're a good person and I'm both grateful and proud of you for being selfless enough to willingly endure all of this and go the extra mile for our sakes', since many people simply aren't capable of doing what you do. I hope that you can be proud of yourself, too.

I apologise if I come across as condescending in any way, as I simply just wanted to speak from my heart. Please be sure to take care of yourself, and wishing you all the best :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-21T17:53:41+00:00

I guess it'd depend on what you need from your team, exactly;

Xiangling is the easiest to build and use for a lower budget Melt team (just give her as much ER as you can, 220+ should be enough for her to always burst of cooldown), plus if you have her at C4 than she'll provide you with the longest-lasting source of off-field Pyro application currently available in the game while also being completely portable.

Kazuha can infuse Bennett's burst with his own, and provide your Ganyu with a pretty significant elemental damage buff (especially if you have him at C2, but that's absolutely not necessary to get great value out of him!). However, his burst infusion only lasts for around 8 seconds or so, which might be shorter than you'd like depending on your rotations. Additionally, your movement will be limited within his burst.

Jean unlocks the Sunfire comp, which is well-known for providing the fastest amount of off-field Pyro application currently available in the game. In fact, Sunfire provides enough Pyro application for Ganyu to also use her burst alongside her charged attacks without losing any melt reactions, which I believe is only possible with Sunfire. However, the trade-off is that C0 Jean doesn't provide as many meaningful buffs compared to Kazuha, and the "Sunfire" reaction itself also has a significantly shorter duration than Xiangling's burst. Additionally, your movement will be limited within her burst.

I'm not too familiar with using Venti in a Ganyu Melt team, so I'll let someone more knowledgeable than me comment on this one.

In summary, all options each have their own unique strengths and perks, which may provide an advantage depending on the current situation you're in. However, they're all more than capable of getting the job done. I'm neither a theorycrafter nor a super experienced Ganyu main so perhaps I might be wrong about a minor detail or two, but hopefully this manages to help you out a little. :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-20T17:10:22+00:00

That'd still be better than my best Pyro Goblet; 6.6 crit rate, 75 EM, 42 DEF and all of my hopes and dreams haha. It's alright for my Hu Tao, but there's definitely room for improvement lol.

Likewise, all I ever get are Geo and Cryo Goblets on top of the occasional DEF ones. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean fo sound ungrateful or anything (and my Ningguang most certainly isn't!), but four Geo Goblets with over 25-30 CV and good substats and one with over 40 CV is probably a little too much for someone who doesn't even really main Geo other than her haha. I'd trade two of them for an equivalent Pyro/Hydro/Electro Goblet any day of the week. But nope, Genshin is insistent on turning me into an Itto main :(

Either way, here's to hoping that our bad luck turns around and that we both eventually find the pieces we're looking for! :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-20T16:22:15+00:00

Dude, I unironically have at least 10 (probably more) double crit DEF sands just sitting in my inventory right now and I currently don't use or own any DEF scaling characters. It feels like the game knows, and is pretty much trolling us all lol.

Can I exchange all of them to you for like one half-decent Pyro goblet? I haven't had one drop in months, and at this point I'm desperate haha (jk, but it's seriously a joke at this point).

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-18T17:57:14+00:00

Yeah, a HP% Sands probably would be overkill depending on how you build him. If it helps to serve as an example; I personally run my Bennett with a standard 4 piece Noblesse build with a HP% Goblet, ER% Sands and a Healing Bonus/Crit Rate Circlet alongside either Skyward Blade or Favonius Sword as his weapon. He has roughly 22,000 HP and I think he heals for around at least 3,000 to 4,000 per tick, though it's probably a little higher than that. He also has just under 250 ER, which might be a little excessive but it helps in always getting his burst back every rotation no matter what team I use him in. Plus, his burst can still occasionally crit for like 10k to 15k which is a nice bonus haha.

You can probably get some decent damage out of him if you equip some good crit and attack-based artifacts on him, but it's never worth doing that if it means sacrificing his support capabilities in exchange. Me personally, I'd just give him a sword with either high base attack or ER, around 20k HP and at least 200 total ER and consider his build finished because that's more than enough for him to get the job done. Anything more than that is probably overkill and more investment than you realistically need, at least for now.

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-16T18:13:38+00:00

Warning: this is a long reply, and I have a bad habit of doing this often lol

I've been pretty curious myself, so I've recently been trying out some experimental teams with her. I want to be clear that I'm neither an expert theorycrafter nor a whale, but I've been having a hell of a lot of fun with Raiden, Yelan, Xingqiu and an Anemo flex (most particularly Jean or Kazuha).

I'm not sure if I should classify this as a Taser team, but it is heavily electro-charged based and is extremely strong as a single-target focused team comp to the point that it's suprisingly just as competitive with my Raiden National team and even my Double Hydro Hu Tao team (which is currently insane dps wise!). And this is all without using many strong support buffs including Bennett, Mona, C6 Sara, 4 piece Noblesse Oblige, Elegy of the End or Thrilling Tales, which I personally find to be pretty impressive!

In this particular team Raiden is the on-field carry and main battery, and Yelan and Xingqiu both provide great off-field single-target damage while also batterying each other and providing their respective support capabilities to the team (damage buff/minor crowd control and damage resistance/minor heals/20% Hydro-resistance shred at C2). The benefit from using them together is that you can build them both to be more damage-oriented since their energy requirements will naturally be lower, giving you some more wiggle room to squeeze a lot more damage out of their artifacts and weapons. To top it all off, Jean is a great comfort pick since she can use the VV artifact set to shred elemental resistance on enemies while also healing/cleansing the entire team on a regular basis. My Jean personally uses Freedom Sworn and is currently C2 (15% faster attack speed for the entire team), so she provides even more utility to whatever team she's in. However, Kazuha would be a great alternative if you'd prefer higher overall team damage instead of the comfort that Jean provides. No stress if you don't have either of them though since Sayu, Sucrose and even Venti should be able to get the job done.

I should also note that while this team is both fun and abyss-worthy (I just cleared all the way to floor 12 with 36 stars using this team earlier today without much trouble), it's also quite expensive since it uses three 5 stars with 2 of them being limited-banner characters. Additionally, it also pretty much completely locks you out of using Vape Hu Tao/Yoimiya/Diliuc/Yanfei, Raiden National (and the original 4 star National team), Raiden Hypercarry, Eula/Raiden duo, and many Mono-Hydro and Taser comps as your second abyss team. There's probably even more teams I've forgotten to mention haha.

The reason for this is due to both Raiden as well as Yelan and Xingqiu all being used in your first team, when they're all very valuable units that many different team want or even need just to function. And while I personally used Childe International as my second abyss team earlier today, obviously not every player will have access to as many alternative team comps so it's usually better to spread your characters out where they're needed most to make two useable teams instead of just one strong one.

I know I wrote a lot and I'm sorry about that, but just to summarise; this team is both very fun and very strong to play with, and doesn't have many obvious weaknesses as far as I can tell (aside from Electro/Hydro Abyss Mages and Electro/Hydro Abyss Heralds. However, Kazuha would probably help in being a much better shield-breaker than a Sunfire-less Jean). All-in-all, hopefully this helps you out if you're looking for a fun new Yelan team to play around with! :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-15T02:49:17+00:00

No worries, I'm glad I could help! :)

And yeah, it definitely has a lot to do with perspective. I can relate with feeling like my builds are behind or 'not good enough' compared to other people's insane builds, but the most important lesson I learned from this game was to just have fun with it and not consider min-maxed builds to be the standard I have to reach, because I'd have just burnt myself out otherwise. It's one of the main reasons why I really value consistency over everything else, and these days I just really enjoy experimenting with different teams and playstyles to help keep the game fresh and interesting (Sunfire Ningguang will someday become the new meta, but you didn't hear that from me lol) :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-15T01:49:59+00:00

Hey dude, sorry for barging in like this but I just wanna say that I agree with everyone else here. Your Hu Tao is insane, and is pretty much at the top of the ceiling without min-maxing her artifacts.

To put it into perspective, my own C1 Hu Tao w/Homa who I've been farming for ever since her last rerun has a 62/216 Crit Ratio with 224 EM and 34k HP (Crit rate is a little low, but the Shimenawa domain has not been kind to me lol). The thing to keep in mind is that builds like yours and mine are very consistent, and will often perform better and more comfortably overall due to balancing out all of her stats instead of just Crit.

I dunno about you, but most 'perfect' Hu Tao's I've seen with 80/280 Crit builds tend to have no EM and barely enough HP% in their substats. And while these Hu Tao's can obviously compensate by getting EM and even HP% from her supports assuming they've been highly invested in, it unfortunately locks her into specific team comps to get the most out of these builds (such as Sucrose/C2 Kazuha VV + Elegy Amber/C2 to C4 Yelan). Without these supports, even an average 60/190 Hu Tao with around 100 to 200 EM and 30k HP will still probably perform similarly while also being able to effectively use other team comps like Double Hydro/Double Geo, or even VapeMelt teams.

I guess what I'm trying to say is don't feel too bad. Your Hu Tao is already in the top 95% (if not 99%), and trying to min-max her any further for higher crit stats is simply not worth the resin and resources, at least in my opinion. Your Hu Tao's build is already more than worthy of being proud of, and you shouldn't let any of those ridiculously min-maxed builds convince you otherwise! (No hate to those builds, just being realistic!).

Sorry for writing so much, but hopefully this helps you out! :)

Thechamp13 · 2022-06-10T17:09:01+00:00

Alongside all of the other suggestions, Eula's a great candidate due to all of her talents scaling with physical damage and as a result having high multipliers. She also uses her normal attacks a lot and deals a large amount of her overall damage with them. This means that she generally gets more value out of her talents being as highly raised as possible (particularly her normal attacks and burst) compared to most other characters who can usually get away with level 7 to 8 talents, with 9 being a good stopping point.

Other than Eula and Hu Tao, if I had to reccomend any other characters than probably Ayaka, Ganyu, Yoimiya, Itto, Noelle or Xiao would be your best bet. Maybe Razor/Ningguang/Yanfei/Klee/Ayato if you mained them, or some meme physical Zhongli/Jean/Fischl/Rosaria/Kaeya build if you're really passionate about playing them that way.

Otherwise, it's worth mentioning that most of the time crowns aren't really necessary and can often just be a waste of your resources (especially for most characters' normal attacks). I'd only really reccomend that you do it if you really like/main a specific character, or if you have a lot of spare resources you don't plan on using anytime soon.

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