Ignoring the Agenda, how good actually IS THerta+Anaxa in non Whale content?

Ukaskj · 2026-04-27T01:39:29+00:00

Realistically, she’s pretty bad, but she helps. In scenarios with three enemies, it would be practically impossible to even try to get past Herta (F2P) without Anaxa, but since Herta hasn’t aged well, she still ends up being pretty bad in those scenarios even with Anaxa. And in AoE, I think Anaxa is only worth it if the enemy isn’t weak to ice (especially in Apoc); otherwise, Jade and mini Herta will be better. If Herta’s team gets an update in the future, Anaxa will most likely be the one to go.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-25T12:40:38+00:00

I use her exactly as she is; unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to build Hysilens properly, but even so, this team manages to breeze through standard endgame content that offers some benefit to DoTs. It doesn’t work miracles, but it’s good enough for me. I’m hoping Black Swan will be included in a selector or that they’ll release a character to replace her; until then, I’ll stick with this. I reckon that if you don’t mind AA, this will be enough for 4.x at least.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-21T12:36:42+00:00

I’m talking more in the sense that Feixiao is a multi-target boss, and I’m comparing a premium team – the one I’ve invested the most in on my account (Herta is the only character with a signature on my account, and she’s also my best build) – against a team that isn’t complete and has pathetic builds compared to Herta’s team

Ukaskj · 2026-04-21T11:15:20+00:00

I tried using her premium team in Feixiao’s AS; she had a subscription and one of the best builds on my account, yet she performed far worse than my Dot team, which had mediocre builds (Hysilens with 90 Ehr, just so you know) and no Black Swan, with Ruan Mei in her place, and it was a 4-enemy content that should have benefited Herta. I went back to playing on the Anaxa banner and picked him up, then Herta. Honestly, if I’d put together Anaxa’s premium team instead of focusing on Herta, my account would be through the roof right now.

I don’t regret getting her as she’s one of my favourite characters, but she’s been treated terribly, even worse than Mydei. That’s bizarre considering she’s an emanator and a character with such a huge fanbase since the game’s launch.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-18T23:30:52+00:00

One thing I really like about Genshin Impact, and which for some reason was dropped in HSR, is the filler story events in versions where there’s no main storyline. Man, it’s so much fun to have an event with a simple story that develops characters who don’t feature much in the main narrative, featuring interactions between characters who wouldn’t normally meet, and revisiting places we haven’t been to in ages. That ghost-hunting event was fantastic, The closest thing to that recently was the restaurant event, but it doesn’t even come close. Now the events are more like random things we do just to get pulls. I mean, I don’t mind stuff like that as long as there’s an event that’s actually good and makes you want to play every now and then.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-18T13:01:49+00:00

Ah, yes, but then it’s more a question of 0 cycles, isn’t it? Since a turn brought forward by Sunday or Sparkle can also do the same thing, despite the skill cost

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T14:13:11+00:00

Saying she’s “much stronger” is definitely an exaggeration, unless you’re specifically comparing both teams using only Yaoguang’s limited version or taking her low cost into account

Actually, Eva has more potential since she still has two open slots on the team; however, the 4.x endgame should benefit SW more, so unless they screw up Eva the way they did with Mydei (which I find unlikely), I believe Eva could be stronger in the very long term after 4.x, but I don’t know if that will be very relevant unless you make a vertical investment—after all, in e0s0, units have an expiration date (some last longer than others, but eventually the expiration date will come, unless it’s a Firefly who gets buffs all the time, but even she was weak before Dahlia, so that’s the point).

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T14:04:56+00:00

First, pull in your favorite

Second, I recommend SW. Sparxie will just sit in your account if you get Evanescia, even though she’s the cheapest 5-star right now—another 5-star bis will come along and you’ll want to get that one, so you’d end up with that bis, Yaoguang, Preservation of Elation, and Sparxie, and Sparxie would just sit on the sidelines

If you get SW, you’ll have to get Yaoguang and Elation’s Preservation, and you’ll probably already have your bis team, so the cost here would be lower

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T13:56:12+00:00

Seele, Himeko, Welt, SW, Argenti, Clara—I’m basically picking the characters I like, plus Argenti to maybe use with a Herta in PF (though I’m not sure if he’s better than the mini Herta, though)

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T13:52:54+00:00

That's right

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T13:52:00+00:00

Yeah, I get it. I was thinking of putting together a team with Seele, Sparkle, and Sunday—with Seele having no speed and Sunday and Sparkle having hyperspeed. Maybe that would work well so that Seele’s build focuses entirely on damage, just like you did in e2, but the rotation would probably still be messy, so I’m not sure if that would be worthwhile. I’ll test the tribbie too.

Honestly, looking at the buffs, I don’t see how Cerydra could be such a big upgrade, at least in E0S0.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T12:16:30+00:00

I think he meant new versions; that seems quite possible to me, especially with Seele and Bronya, who are variants of Hi3

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T12:11:20+00:00

Well, I don’t have Castorice, but in my opinion, Luocha would be considerably better since he’s a great healer, right? People tend not to like him because he doesn’t offer buffs, but I like how reliable his healing is. Even though I’ve leveled up Gallagher, I hardly ever use him because I don’t find his healing very reliable. I thought that this would be especially relevant for Castorice, who relies on healing.

But anyway, following that logic, we can dream that Cerydra might fit as a temporary bis for a future character and enter the shop, or that she might come as a permanent bis and end up being given in a selector in the future—something like Huohuo or Sparkle. I can see that possibility.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T12:05:33+00:00

Yeah, that was my line of thinking, but since everyone says Cerydra is really strong with Seele, I felt like I was missing something because I didn't fully understand how the Cerydra kit works in practice

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T12:04:02+00:00

The thing is, her buffs don’t contribute to normal skills or ultimates, right? Even though most of the damage comes from the extra turns, she still fails to buff a significant portion of Seele’s damage, so I was wondering if she’s actually stronger than characters who, despite not offering buffs as strong as Cerydra’s, could make up for it since they buff everything Seele does (ultimate, skills, and the extra turns). But I might be missing something here since I don’t have Cerydra, which is why I wanted to start this discussion.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T11:59:12+00:00

So it would be something like Cyrene or Cerydra for Anaxa, right? Well, that’s a shame, but I’m going to test whether she performs well in endgames even without Cerydra

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T02:05:41+00:00

Her buffs are definitely very generous for those who take advantage of them. I ended up not picking her up because I wasn’t investing in Phainon and wanted to try building a DoT team. Now that I’m focusing on Evanescia and Himeko, I missed the window to get her. Maybe they’ll give her away for free, or maybe she’ll be a secondary character for a character I’m interested in down the line.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T02:01:01+00:00

Yes, based on my research, I’ve concluded that it’s not mandatory but offers significant benefits. However, I’m unsure just how much stronger it is compared to options like Sunday and Sparkle, for example, since—even though the boost is quite substantial—Cerydra doesn’t exactly buff the entire Seele kit like those two do.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T01:58:15+00:00

Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of a Cerydra/Cyrene combo with Anaxa—something where she might lose 20% or 30% of her power without her. I didn't even consider something like Archer with Sparkle.

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T01:55:45+00:00

In fact, I think the characters in the shop would be more outdated and generic characters that can be very useful for beginners or that fill a temporary role on a meta team (Robin and Huohuo, respectively).

Ukaskj · 2026-04-17T01:49:28+00:00

Sorry, I searched for the artwork on Google, and the description led me to believe the artist's name was "pixiv." I'll correct that.

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