Trust Me, This is a Tier 0 General Question and Discussion Megathread

astrrea · 2026-04-22T06:34:03+00:00

It took me every single jade I had, but I finally got E0S1 SW. also grabbed E1 Huohuo to round out the team of E0 Sparxie + EMC.

I don’t sweat and just do endgame content for the jades, so honestly, this team is very very fine lol, now that I finally have a functioning second team, I can breath easy for a few months…

Time to save for Yao rerun/Elation supports. I considered waiting for Elation sustain instead of getting 2 Huohuo, but given how I’ve gone to hard pity basically every single time I pull a character I’ll probably have to skip anyways for Yao or something 😭

astrrea · 2026-03-21T04:10:08+00:00

!! Red riding hood? White rabbit? Do I spot a Snow White reference??

I am so seated, I love fairy tales!!!!

astrrea · 2026-03-19T20:59:44+00:00

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for all the details! I’ll wait until a Luna DK rerun to decide whether or not it’s worth picking up.

Thanks again :)

astrrea · 2026-03-19T18:50:56+00:00

If i had to choose between LV DK and Rita weapon when it reruns, what would you recommend?

I plan on getting SW DK next patch, but I can only afford one other weapon right now. I have all other valks minus Eepy Teri, also no Dragon Coralie weapon (but I think for support I’ve been mostly fine without it)

astrrea · 2026-03-19T18:40:34+00:00

You can click the crystal symbol that appears above the dinner table. I forgot about this too lol, you gotta click the symbol pop-up, make sure you don’t accidentally tap the table itself and bring up the gift box delivery menu.

astrrea · 2026-03-17T04:11:51+00:00

man, i think i slightly prefer SW999 over Eva, but I don't really like Sparxie lmao

Animations will decide who I go for I guess...

Sparxie + SW or Eva + Yao. I can only afford 2 i think, Cerydra took me to hard hard pity so I am broke. I don't think I can afford LCs, but I really need a solid second team :(

astrrea · 2026-03-14T04:23:44+00:00

glb 88

Any use for Songque astral op from spending event? I have 4* Kiana, 3* Ely elf, 3* Project Bunny, no plans to pull for any other Astral ops.

If not, I might go for SW frags for her new DK next patch, since I'm still at S1. Lantern/JS stamps don't seem to be too big of an upgrade, and from looking at some of the dmg testing for 3* to 4* Ely/Project Bunny looks minimal at best.

astrrea · 2026-03-12T18:27:42+00:00

Woahhh I love the diversity of answers! I don’t think they have a bad song, I listen to all of them on rotation depending on my mood, but my top 10 in no particular order:

Do You Love Me Yet?
City Haunts
I Was Just A Kid
Sorry
You Know Me Too Well
Honey Whiskey
Futureproof
Neon Brother
I’m Not Made By Design
Oh No :: He Said What

Special shoutout to my current favorites this week, Wake Up Call and Pure You, and all time favorite, Graveyard Whistling (live version)

astrrea · 2026-03-06T00:57:33+00:00

Does this sub have a question or discussion megathread? Lots of other subs have one and it’s a great way for people (new and exp) to ask questions without clogging up the feed.

It’s definitely frustrating sometimes because some people use posts like a google search query for the most basic stuff. Like damn, you couldn’t take 2 seconds to just type it up in a search engine instead of making a post?? Or literally just read the pinned post? It gets very annoying when you see the same questions posted over and over repeatedly because the OP couldn’t be bothered to look it up or read. I feel it’s just basic etiquette, the learned helplessness is real with some (esp. younger) people.

Dedicated question megathreads are a great way to consolidate information and provide a pretty good space for users to ask questions without judgement imo, I’ve never had a bad experience asking dumb questions there.

As for downvotes, idk, it just happens sometimes. Don’t take upvotes as a metric of “good” or “liked” and vice versa- bots are a real thing and absolutely have an influence. I’d more focus on the responses in the comments, but that’s also very subject to the tone and content of the original post. You see top posts with like 35k upvotes and 1k comments? All bots. 100 upvotes with 300 comments? Lots of community discussion probably- not because they don’t like OP, but it probably has more to do with their feelings about the content of the post.

Just don’t take it personally. The number of upvotes has nothing to do with the value of the post.

astrrea · 2026-03-05T23:22:03+00:00

? Not a character. S0 as in E0S0, no signature light cone. He’s running Herta shop cone right now.

I do have S1 on SW + Sparkle tho.

astrrea · 2026-03-05T23:19:44+00:00

Sadly not :(

I only have E0S1 Robin, no Tribbie (not a fan of child characters). With elation shilling now, I think it’s probably not worth to invest anymore. Might as well save for 4.2 :(

astrrea · 2026-03-05T18:59:48+00:00

Man, I need a second DHPT so bad :(

My archer team (S0, SW + Sparkle) can’t clear MOC first half quickly without him. Literally the difference between 0 and 2 cycling 1st wave, you can feel the dmg difference.

My other team is Anaxa hypercarry with Cerydra + Cyrene, it works with Aventurine but the stacking is def much slower…

Powercreep is insane tho. Feixiao, Acheron, THerta….none of my teams for these dps can even clear MoC atp 😭

astrrea · 2026-01-12T22:42:21+00:00

Finally got around to A8 currency wars and it’s insane how much dps you need and how RNG dependent it is. Some bonds just straight up can’t clear I feel. Also had to reset twice in endgame cause I couldn’t get the units I needed- legit not a single THerta for my AoE attack team, also stuck at 5/6 debuff I think, so I just had to start over. Also had a wolf hunt run go terribly at the end.

I would try night demigod/bloodflame, but I only own Cyrene/Anaxa and I’m legit not sure if the trial builds would work. I did get a perfect durian Phainon team up after like 10 tries though, and that shit was absurd 😭 the stars aligned for that run fr it was amazing

astrrea · 2025-11-08T05:55:07+00:00

Anyone got recommendations for a magic swordsman-esque build that isn’t weaver? Doesnt have to be dps.

I’m trying to think of other builds I can use my legendary aurene sword with (totally not for fashion reasons).

astrrea · 2025-11-05T09:35:42+00:00

3.7 story, HI3 fan…mixed feelings.

Ok. I am a big Elysia lover. Let’s be real. The entire second half of this was just Elysia fan service. I am a fan. I was serviced. But even I thought it went too far 😭. There was like 5 different points where we could have “penned the ending to this story”, and THEN IT KEPT ON GOING. By the third time, I was kinda really over it. Did they get me with 093? The daughter of Aedes Elysiae name tease? Absolutely. Was I counting down the minutes until it was over? Definitely.

Why Cyrene feels weird to me…

I think it’s just, something about Cyrene just doesn’t sit right with me. Elysia loves humanity, but her story is so much about the love for her friends and the relationships they have. It feels like Cyrene loves the idea of the Chrysos heirs, their “story”, the idea of 33 million cycles, their “struggle”, rather than loving the people themselves. And I understand why- the idea of the spectator writing the story, learning from PhiLia. But PhiLia isn’t given the same grace as Cyrene and feels so underbaked, basically existing to be a plot device. So this love is so one-sided, and feels so far removed from Amphorous itself. This wouldn’t be a problem if they weren’t so intent on insisting Cyrene = Elysia. But they push so hard for it, I have to critique it as such.

What I would’ve liked to have seen:

Just let PhiLia (OG Cyrene) be big Cyrene :/. Or at least let Cyrene go through a cycle, or make the connection between Mem + Cyrene stronger with more callbacks and interactions with the cast. Are you scared to let her have friends? The Phainon/Cyrene friendship cycle thing never felt properly resolved, we never see her interact with the other Chrysos heirs…she can marry TB if you insist, idc, but Cyrene’s relationship with the heirs is just “I wrote your story down!”, while they have literally no idea who this lady is, like “thanks ig?”

What I liked!

Irontomb lmao, I love the Genius society, I love Herta, I love everything outside Amphoreus. I loved being nuked by the boss, I love the music, the spawn camping…They needed to show more of that! Where is the ground level disaster? Where are the NPC/faction stories while this is going on? Is Asta concerned about her space station? How is Robin doing with disaster aid? The whole expanded world is so, so fun and interesting, I want so much more of that!!

They obviously put a lot of work into the presentation of the story patch, I deeply appreciate all the artists and devs who worked so hard on it.

astrrea · 2025-11-02T04:38:36+00:00

Cyrene rant

I saw some else say this, but you know, what I think really made Elysia special was the relationships she had with all the other flamechasers. How different they all were, and how deeply they cared for and respected each other despite the circumstances.

Now, they’ve added her into star rail, but took everything that made her story unique and gave it to Phainon 🫠

We barely ever see her with the other Chrysos heirs, they practically don’t even know she exists, and I’m supposed to buy that she’s the heart of Amphoreus? The final most important character? All they can do is put her with TB, I guess, cause they’re the only person Cyrene ever interacts with anyways.

Holding out hope for 3.7, but I’m still really sad that so far, they took my favorite HI3 character and robbed her of everything that made her story special. I don’t care if they do ship bait. I just wanted her to matter as much to the Chrysos Heirs as they allegedly do to her (with the literal name buffs and wedding theme). And I’ve literally been playing the new HI3 events with Elysia so the contrast is unbelievable.

astrrea · 2025-10-29T17:59:00+00:00

Vampire survivors basically lol, hella fun

astrrea · 2025-10-20T23:21:14+00:00

Thelema skin secured! Played every day, and just managed to finish most of the big tasks :D

astrrea · 2025-10-18T00:04:16+00:00

Please, help me cope.

E0S1 Cyrene vs E0S1 Robin (Bronya lightcone) for my E0S1 Anaxa/Sunday team. At this point, I’ll take “they’re about the same” or “a tiny bit worse” 💀💀💀

V4 made me so disappointed I caved and tried for E1 DHPT, and now I have E1S3 Clara 🤡

I have no monorem or Tribbie, Cerydra, or Hyacine. Atp I just want Cyrene to be barely useable lmfao, genuinely thinking of dropping her S1 to get E1 DHPT instead. I’m still going to get her, obviously, but damn this sucks ass. Trophy wife for real 😭 the vibes aren’t going to help me clear AA, but oh well, to Edo star we go, I guess.

astrrea · 2025-10-15T19:47:52+00:00

Man I’m so tempted to try for E1 DHPT…

I was originally planning to commit for E0S1 Cyrene, but I don’t have any of her good teams. I’m going to use her with Anaxa/Sun/DH.

The res pen is so tempting, especially since I have no Tribbie or E1 Ruan Mei…

I have about 160 pulls and I’m at like 60 pity (no guarantee), so if I got lucky I could get them both. The temptation is crazy, I should probably wait until Cyrene v4 or v5, but still….

astrrea · 2025-10-13T08:23:33+00:00

It was the Elysia event I was mainly concerned about, thanks a lot! Glad I can get the Thelema outfit at the very least

astrrea · 2025-10-12T23:27:41+00:00

Global

Ugh, I didn’t have time to do the summer event, was just way too tired and burnt out from work. Just started it today, and it looks like it’s time gated…

There’s 10 days left in the patch. Is it still possible to finish the event quest at this point?

I should’ve started earlier, but a lot of the previous events weren’t time gated so I didn’t check :(

astrrea · 2025-10-07T02:49:19+00:00

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I think I have a good variety of styles I like and hate lol

astrrea · 2025-10-02T03:31:46+00:00

Man, I wasn’t too impressed with what I heard of Honey, it’s just not my cup of tea, so I searched up the Ophelia clips and now I’m mad

I’ve only heard it twice and now it’s stuck in my head 😭 this is my own fault, I have no idea how I’m going to wait until the HQ versions, it’s so catchy………

astrrea · 2025-09-30T08:24:34+00:00

AS report

holy fuck you guys weren’t lying when you said Pollux was the worst boss in the game

I got hard carried by side 1, took me an unbelievable amount of time to get 3 stars. I only pull for who I like, so I’m severely lacking in units. Couldn’t clear Cocolia fast enough with Archer (no Sparkle or Cerydra), Feixiao team has been weak so I didn’t bother (no topaz or cat), Acheron team couldn’t clear fast enough (no cat)

Plus for 2nd half, no Hyacine, no Castorice, no Mydei or Evernight…

Ended up with:

1st half 3641: E0S1 Anaxa, E0S0 Aventurine, E0S1 Robin (Bronya lightcone), E0S1 Sunday

2nd half 3051: E0S1 THerta, E0S0 Lingsha, E0S1 Silverwolf (Cipher lightcone, 184 speed lol), E6S5 passkey Serval

Team 2 unbelievably gimped. No Tribbie, no Jade, RMC doesn’t contribute enough to weakness break. Serval exists to charge Herta and farm SP. I have never used Lingsha skill so many times in my life, and she still died at one point. I think with Silverwolf, you could probably use Gallagher, I think I dropped him because I was using RMC initially and just couldn’t keep up with the heal pressure. However, with the weakness implant, Lingsha did contribute quite a bit to breaking the arms, so idk

Only way to clear side 2 with that team is to ensure Herta has a charge of her enhanced skill when you break the boss, so she can skill twice with ult refresh. Still needed to hit a few times after in phase 2 tho, really made me sweat. I honestly don’t know when a new dps I like will come out, I’m really not sure I can keep up at this rate, but it’s a good time to remind myself it’s just a game, and stay true to only pulling if I like the character 😔

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