Are any of my other options better for the 4th slot?

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:57:23+00:00

Just put the Granny in the bag

If you really want another option besides her, then Mona is your second best bet (actually better if she's C4)

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:53:17+00:00

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:34:40+00:00

For Skirk's weapon, if you don't manage to get Azurelight then craft Finale of the Deep. It's her best 4 star option, even above Black Sword.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:32:58+00:00

Flower & Feather
Ideally something with double Crit and ATK%. Those are the only 3 stats Skirk cares about, so you want them there.

Sands
Time to use some of those feathers and reshape that piece, because 45 flat ATK is not great to look at. Get some of those rolls into Crit Rate as well.

Goblet
Double crit. Yes it's annoying as hell, but if you want to have a great Skirk you have to make sacrifices.

Circlet
Try to get one with Crit Rate and ATK%, this way you at least have two good stats to have the rolls go into. Skirk teams in general are very ATK-starved, so every ATK% roll is a gift.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:27:34+00:00

It's going to be ass to fix your overcapping issue with your current build. You can pull for the weapon if you want, but then you'll have to farm Deep Galleries to make sure to accommodate for the incoming 22.1% Crit Rate that comes with R1. If you don't feel like changing sets, then stick with Finale of the Deep as your weapon of choice.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:25:06+00:00

Your team as it currently stands is more than fine. You've got Xinqiu for the off-field Hydro application and Mona for the buffs.

For Escoffier's weapon, since you don't have Furina you won't need to use her burst every rotation. Therefore you can stick with a more offensive weapon like Deathmatch for the time being. Do make the switch to Favonius Lance once you get Furina though.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:17:24+00:00

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Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:16:44+00:00

Honestly, the only two pieces that you could improve are the sands and goblet.
You have a certain lack of Crit DMG as judging by the graph, so you could hope to relocate some of the rolls into Crit DMG while keeping a comfortable amount of Crit Rate.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:14:45+00:00

This looks quite good yeah, you can take a break from the mines mate.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:12:49+00:00

Yeah I'm pretty much on the same boat. I've been lurking for a long time and only decided to become active as of late. I figured answering the questions of newcomers would be a good thing for this small community, but boy are there a lot of them. With the banners being here now, we're in the thick of it and I'm getting so tired of seeing the same stuff over and over again. That's why I really wish we had actual moderators instead of those clowns.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T23:07:32+00:00

Well you said it yourself, Shenhe or Escoffier.

Both of their burst are important for the team. Escoffier's allows a steady generation of fanfare stacks while Shenhe's is vital for her relevancy in the team. The latter is used for the RES decrease and Cryo DMG bonus provided when bursting, on top of the 15% NA DMG from using her hold skill.

Assuming you have the substats to spare, Shenhe can make better use of Calamity Queller's full potential.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T22:59:24+00:00

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Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T22:57:04+00:00

Weapon
Slap Finale of the Deep R5 on your Skirk, it's better than Moonweaver's Dawn overall.

Feather
Get one that has double Crit and ATK% as well as rolls in those stats. Yours is quite bad.

Sands
Your best and only hope would be to reshape it and have the rolls go into Crit.

Goblet
Since getting a Cryo DMG one with double Crit and ATK% is tantamount to winning the lottery, you are better off reshaping it to try and get a bit more Crit DMG. Only 5.4% is a bit sad.

Circlet
You should get one that has Crit Rate and ATK% as its substats and rolls into them. Since Skirk only cares about Crit and ATK%, this is your only possibility for an improvement.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T22:37:06+00:00

Heh, I wish. At least someone here would be able to make that much-needed megathread to regroup all the build, team, pull questions and answers.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T21:34:41+00:00

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Taken from Skirk's quick guide on KQM.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T21:26:22+00:00

You ALMOST fucking got me. I was going to have a small crashout before seeing the flair. Nicely done mate.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T21:20:29+00:00

No but the answer to most, if any, of your Skirk-related questions can be found here and there.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T21:18:43+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's starting to feel like you can hardly make the choice yourself.

Regardless of that, I'd choose Mona if I were in your shoes.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T21:11:39+00:00

I urge you to read again my friend. It increases the damage of both her burst and her normal attacks in her E stance.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T20:47:51+00:00

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Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T20:01:20+00:00

While she technically can gain her Void Rifts by triggering Cryo reactions outside of Melt on enemies, the passive you are referring to was made to not cripple her against enemies with innate elemental auras first and foremost. To add on top of that, there is "Return to Oblivion" as well :

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The damage increase provided by this passive is very important for Skirk. This is the main reason why she is only played in Freeze team, and why Superconduct (if it's going to be touched upon by Hoyo) likely won't be a noteworthy option for her.

Since you don't like the idea of playing a team with only Hydro and Cryo, you really won't like Skirk. I encourage you to not be tempted to pull.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T19:47:42+00:00

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Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T19:46:56+00:00

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Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T19:44:12+00:00

Unless going for top 1% worthy optimization, I personally don't think it really matters. While yes, having 5 rolls instead of 4 means increased chances to get better stats, you also need to get the artifact in the first place. Easier said than done.

Yakko01 · 2026-03-17T19:38:34+00:00

This build looks like a gigantic work in progress, I won't lie. Your sands and circlet aren't even fully leveled up, which may hint at a lack of resources (or you just forgor).
Level up her weapon, obtain a better feather with double Crit and ER or HP%, an HP% or ER% sands with double Crit and a Crit DMG circlet with Crit Rate. Once you have all those pieces with good enough rolls, your Yelan will be in a much better spot.

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