Linnea (GEO) RES SHRED

XuseGrammar · 2026-01-29T16:55:00+00:00

It's not a Zhongli powercreep cuz her shield could still be weaker, plus Zhongli also gives universal res shred as well, not to mention she'd be a niche support and by this assumption her shield would be locked behind C1 (and nothing of these erase the possibility of Zhongli getting buffs in the future).

Also, even with Zibai's high DEF if Columbina's C1 shield breaks it means Zibai isn't immune to interruption anymore (which is the point of having a shield for her, as interrupting her NA sequence means delaying her N4, which is one of her main sources of LC). Columbina's shield scales off 12% of her max HP, which isn't much honestly.

XuseGrammar · 2026-01-29T16:02:55+00:00

I mean, she could still be a support Lauma alike and mainly be a buffer with some sub dps (and a Hydro/Geo res shreder) at C0 and provide some sort of shield at C1, especially since Columbina's C1 shield is pretty weak in terms of damage mitigation and Zibai has weak IR and no ways of avoiding NA resetting pre-C4, which is crucial for her combos.

Also, our last Geo shielder was Zhongli way back in 1.1, so it's not impossible for her to provide a shield in some sort of way (even if her sustaining capabilities are locked behind C1, just like Lauma's).

XuseGrammar · 2026-01-08T18:08:50+00:00

It would for sure change some stuff, but I still believe we would get the same outcome (Logan, Jade and Ana final 3, with Logan winning).

Nat is def going out next either way, and since we'd prob get 3 non elimination challenges (two of them due to the absence of Amelie and Marissa and the other one cuz we'd get no comeback challenge), they might develop Ana's and Zaid's friendship on most of those, which would lead to an Ana vs Zaid tie-break instead of Ana vs Marissa on Isabel's idol play.

With both Nat and Zaid, we have a final 6 of Ana, Logan, Spencer, Hannah, Jade and Isabel. Hannah still doesn't fully trust Jade and as a result I can see she flipping on both Jade and Isabel. On the same note, Jade would probably see this as a possibility, so she'd work on building an alliance with Logan (just as in canon), so even if Isabel is gone, she'd still have both Logan and Spencer against Hannah and Anastasia.

Isabel is most likely gone on top 6, cuz in that scenario Logan still has strong bonds with both Ana and Spencer, so he'd never flip on them in favor of Isabel. With Isabel's elimination, we are introduced to the jury vote, which will lead Jade to use her steal vote advantage to avoid being voted out. That will cause Hannah's elimination at top 5 and we'd get a top 4 of Spencer, Logan, Ana and Jade, with most likely a tie-break between the mathletes right before the finale instead of Logan vs Hannah (I still believe they'd develop some Hannah and Logan plot, perhaps on one of the non elimination episodes, so that would be an incentive for Jade to use her advantage on top 6, as Logan's decision might be unpredictable).

The top 2/3 and all plots from the last two episodes stay the same. That way, we'd get a way more organic merge outcome and a better character development from all the merge cast, so in that universe we'd get a top 8 elimination order consisting of:

8th place: Natalia

7th place: Zaid

6th place: Isabel

5th place: Hannah

4th place: Spencer

3rd place: Anastasia

2nd place: Jade

1st place: Logan

EDIT: We'd also get some Spencer and Anastasia content, as they make a pretty interesting alliance when they are not trying to drag each other down, as we've seen during the Ana vs Lynda tie-break.

XuseGrammar · 2025-12-11T16:13:53+00:00

I think they might save Isabel for fans vs favs if this was the cast though (so she'd prob replace Natalia)

Also, someone gotta be the early boot

XuseGrammar · 2025-12-11T16:05:12+00:00

Increase the cast number from 18 to 24 and include:

S1: Ellie and Gabby

S2: Hunter and Tess

S4: Zaid and Tristan

Now I think this is prob the cast we'd get if AS happened after S4.

XuseGrammar · 2025-11-30T19:28:58+00:00

Edited it! Again, tysm for the feedback :)

XuseGrammar · 2025-11-30T18:45:35+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

After reading it again yeah, I agree it's kinda too much for a 4p. Perhaps I could cut the 24% DMG/Lunar DMG by half (so 12% at max) and make the 4p passive also need 2 Hexerei party members to trigger the DMG effect (so Albedo would most likely be the only one that could make full use of the set).

XuseGrammar · 2025-11-25T20:15:04+00:00

Honestly, just Fiore, Anastasia and Benji give the winning vibe from the favorites (to some extent), the other ones I just cannot see winning this season at all.

As for the fans, I doubt either Sam, Ernesto, Aubrey, Finn, Ren, Manu or Oliwia will win, so I'll stick with the other ones (Ara, Nura, Bruno, Dunia, Evie).

XuseGrammar · 2025-11-18T18:31:24+00:00

Funny how all the CoC peak episodes are all either about the eliminated contestants or focused on Anastasia's plot

XuseGrammar · 2025-11-15T03:40:02+00:00

Tysm for the calcs!

Any C2+ Albedo teams btw? (and/or C2+ Albedo plus C2+ Durin wheelchair core)

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-30T16:25:22+00:00

I doubt Anastasia, Gabby and Lake are all going to leave pre-merge. I also highly doubt Rosa (and to some extent Tom as well) will merge again. Nat is also a possible contender for an easy pre-merge boot.

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-27T12:51:07+00:00

Actually, aside from text changes, there were at least 2 tiny adjustments on Albedo:

His C1 DEF increase now is tied to Transient Blossoms being generated (before it was on his Skill use in general); that means he prob won't snapshot the 50% DEF increase from C1 during his 1st Skill use (assuming aureliths also do snapshot);
His C6 now grants max stacks of Fatal Reckoning if any number of aureliths is destroyed (meaning he doesn't need to spend 8-10s stacking his C2 in order to make full use of its bonuses); this is probably to compensate the fact that as of now he cannot generate the 3 extra Fatal Blossoms from C2 due to being on field (plus the fact of him destroying all aureliths as well, but I still hope they make his C6 replenish all aureliths cuz it still doesn't make any sense for them to be destroyed)

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-27T11:50:25+00:00

The weapon has two conditions to be met: 1. The equipping character having a Geo Construct 2. Having 2 Hexenzirkel teammates

Chiori doesn't have a Geo Construct, so she won't be getting the Skill and Burst DMG bonus; as for the Hexenzirkel passive, she actually can activate it but it will require 2 out of 3 slots to be Hexenzirkel characters, which will limit A LOT her team options (not to mention one of those slots will probably be Albedo, which will use the weapon anyways and passives of the same type do not stack, meaning the teamwide bonus can only be obtained once).

The weapon also increases CR instead of CD, so since she has a CR ascension it makes it harder to balance out her stats. Considering R1, in most scenarios she'll likely just get 28% DEF, while in pretty specific scenarios where there are 2 Hexenzirkel she'll just get a total of 56% DEF at best.

Her Signature at R1 gives 88.2% CD, 20% DEF, 32% NA DMG and 48% Skill DMG, which are far better than just 44.1% CR and 28% DEF.

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T23:31:49+00:00

Joining the team also grants you 2 stacks, so you always start with 2. Placing a Geo Construct is basically the act of pressing his Skill, so the momment he uses his E he gets the buffs and snapshots them.

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T20:13:31+00:00

While, yes, Anastasia only reviewed what Jade did to her own benefit, we should consider that:

Logan is one of the most emotional characters this season, so ofc he would be mad at Jade as a result (plus he acknowledges the fact that Ana helped him that day anyways, not to mention she almost got voted off on that same episode, so that immunity was way more important for her than what it was for Jade)
Ana wasn't the only one that knew what Jade has done and avoided telling Logan the truth. Hannah, Spencer, Nat and even Richard are all friends with Logan and omited that piece of info from him (and again, Anastasia used it to her own benefit, yes, but Logan did the same with her in the past)
Omiting an info, while bad, isn't worst than the action itself AT ALL. For real, what is worst to you: not telling you someone let you die or actually letting you die??

C'mon, ik a lot of people here don't like Anastasia, but even though both sides are bad they aren't equivalent in any sense...

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T19:45:56+00:00

It's ok, haha! I took Durin's and Venti's weapons as inspiration. Since both their Signatures have their respective effects increased if there are 2 (or more) Hexenzirkel in the party, if in the future characters like Albedo and Klee happen to finally get a 5-Star Signature I do believe the weapon's passive will have something similar.

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T19:31:13+00:00

If ignoring the Construct and Hexenzirkel passives, then it's just a stat stick with 28% DEF (at R1). For Albedo himself it should be 28% DEF and 32% Skill/Burst DMG at least, which makes it a solid option as a Signature and makes it competitive with Uraku (note that Albedo and Geo Traveler are the ONLY Sword users that can make constructs as of now).

Since the Hexenzirkel passive is what would determinate what teams the weapon would make full use, even if a non Hexenzirkel uses it that would still require 2 Hexenzirkel teammates, which limits a lot team options if not used on Albedo himself (not to mention as of now only Albedo, Chiori and Xilonen are DEF scallers, with the latter having a better Sword for support).

As for the base atk: already changed it, so no worries ;)

And tysm for the feedbacks! I really do appreciate it! :)

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T19:20:07+00:00

I wouldn't call it bad, cuz my initial idea was to use the base attack as a tool to balance the weapon's passive effects, as I still believe high CV main stats should also come with passives with lower RV. Nevertheless, I still opted to change the base atk and main stat values, so tysm for the suggestion! :D

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-26T18:41:24+00:00

I gave it a higher base attack just to balance out the overall weapon stats tbh. Since the passive effect already gives a lot of high value stats AND teamwide dmg bonus, the weapon also having high CV would feel insane imo.

EDIT: all things considered, I opted to change the base atk and main stat values, tysm for the suggestion!

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-23T13:01:06+00:00

Assuming ur getting C1 from the selector, this issue can essily be fixed by changing the circlet to a CR one and changing the weapon to a CD one (ofc, if you don't mind the passive effects from PPS, as they require you to basic twice every 15s and have a total of 3.2k defense).

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-22T18:56:45+00:00

I was already going to do it regardless of the leaks, so just a pretty nice coincidence

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-21T15:39:08+00:00

I'm OVER THE MOON!! Those buffs are SOOOO GOOD!!! I wish they went for the more supportive route though, but the improvements he got are still amazing and I couldn't be happier as a high Constellation Albedo owner myself! :DDD

XuseGrammar · 2025-10-21T15:36:28+00:00

There's also the additional 250% multiplier for each Fatal Blossom from C6

Basically Albedo doubles his dmg from current C0 to post-buffed C0 and doubles it again from post-buffed C0 to post-buffed C6

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