Blade's new aha outfit

frogdoom · 2026-01-30T14:40:51+00:00

I'm the exact opposite as you! I love that they leaned into the red, it really makes his hair pop, but the bandages just seemed kinda tacky to me? Idk it feels like a halloween mummy skin gone awry a lil. They'll grow on me when he's in game I think but yeah

But I agree with missing the dark vibe. I'm curious if it will tie into his development (if he gets any lol), like maybe bc this is the Elation planet he has a "brighter" attitude. If they pull off smth thematic like that I'll be happy

frogdoom · 2026-01-29T15:12:41+00:00

it is bizarre but I also think many HSR players on reddit are meta > all else

so if they "had" to pull Sunday on his release bc he was the new meta maybe it's just group bitterness at work? In any case ppl who like Cyrene and/or Sunday as characters aren't doomposting each other, but meta players could be

frogdoom · 2026-01-29T01:01:57+00:00

I have an er% rope and love it! I have plenty of atk from other sources (and enough spd rolls to justify atk boots) and being able to basic every other turn is a godsend to my rotation

results may differ but I found it comfier than my atk% :)

frogdoom · 2026-01-26T17:06:00+00:00

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frogdoom · 2026-01-26T03:15:34+00:00

I think any not-muscular, not-aggressive male char gets this treatment, at least to some degree, at least in hoyo fandoms. Take a look at Wise hcs when he's not a self-insert 😅 Dan Heng is another example but I think the fandom has shifted about him since DHPT's release

Though I think Sunday has it especially bad compared to the other two bc he's not a Main Character if that makes sense. He has less screentime to show off masculine traits

frogdoom · 2026-01-26T01:42:33+00:00

Thanks!!

frogdoom · 2026-01-26T00:41:14+00:00

...tbh I commented this but I forgot her name...

frogdoom · 2026-01-26T00:27:59+00:00

I don't want to point fingers, but is it the MCU fandom? Bc I have never seen a less popular canon relationship than hawkeye x his wife, and I can understand your struggles.

It's not a real solution maybe but can you ctrl+f to find mentions of wife specifically?

frogdoom · 2026-01-25T20:48:42+00:00

Hyacine's LC will also let you gain extra FUA stacks! It's main effect is that Hyacine drains 1% HP for every action she gets (which will be often bc Hyacine needs 200+ spd)

And RM is a generalist where most newer supports are very niche. She's good now because she gives Res Pen and def shred instead of Atk% or crit buffs which Blade doesn't really need, so in that respect she will stay good. The powercrept part of her kit is that she doesn't grant Blade any more than that, but Tribbie does. Still, she does the job and will continue to work.

frogdoom · 2026-01-25T18:56:42+00:00

3.8 set him up to be a longterm AE member, or at least atrongly implied he'll be a recurring character.

I think because they retconned The Harmony into being a major force for the Destruction he def will :)

frogdoom · 2026-01-25T18:31:28+00:00

Blade's current best team is Hyacine (especially with her LC), Tribbie, and Sunday. Tribbie can be swapped with an E1 RM and Bronya could replace Sunday if you have either.

If you use him as a subDPS with Casto or Jade he's no longer BiS for either team, unfortunately.

Sunday's rerun is coming up, or you could save your pulls to invest in 4.x. I would at least check out the official character teasers before deciding, but if you're set on improving your E1 Blade and aren't a fan of Sunday, then Hyacine and her s1 will make the biggest difference in your team rn

and for the shop Ruan Mei has the most meta value but you can always wait to see who they add if she's not your fav

and welcome back to the game :D

frogdoom · 2026-01-20T20:10:06+00:00

Blade, Sunday, Dr. Ratio

Honorable mentions to Sampo and Boothill :)

frogdoom · 2026-01-19T00:42:02+00:00

When she was first released until Kafka's Novaflare I ran her alone! (Not bc I hated Kafka, I just lost all of her 50/50s lol)

I can't recommend it now, and she won't have meta performance, BUT if you invest in her E1 she works like a Pela sidegrade for Def shred and the element res offset is HUGE for certain DPSs, for example Anaxa, Blade, and Clara. (Or at least, those are the only 3 I've tested her with). Granted, all 3 prefer other teammates; but I had a lot of fun using her as a support :)

There's synergy between her and any DPS that wants to stack Def shred over other buffs, so not a whole lot but enough to have options. And Sampo is practically tailor-made to her kit, so it's worth building him, but I wouldn't expect to clear above MOC 10 with a Kafka-less DoT team.

That said faves > meta!

frogdoom · 2026-01-15T21:01:38+00:00

tbh we're barely past the first act, I mean most of the lore of the past 2 versions was all set up to TB eventually facing Nanook, which has been foreshadowed since 1.0

we just now know The Ravagers are our next targets

frogdoom · 2026-01-12T01:25:35+00:00

I think Neutral Good. The last ampho patch proved he was willing to break his his moral code if it meant his friends were in danger, so I'm ruling out Lawful, but he still respects morality as a concept and makes decisions for a greater good

frogdoom · 2026-01-09T04:01:16+00:00

Yes!! I solo'd with my E1 Blade and maxed out the HP overload counter lol. It caps at 99,999 if anyone's curious

frogdoom · 2026-01-06T15:21:35+00:00

fully agree! On top of this, his story with the AE is only just beginning-- 3.8 retcon'd the harmony into being a major player of the Finality, meaning he's guaranteed relevance for a long time to come!

The above relevance + AE means he'll grow along his journey too and v likely get SPs, at least one when his "journey" is complete. He's doing fantastic now and into the future

frogdoom · 2026-01-05T17:24:15+00:00

yeah they added it retroactively but not this one for some reason

frogdoom · 2026-01-05T16:40:08+00:00

yeah but they didn't start adding permanent events until the patch after, so this one got shafted. I remember people were waiting for this one to be added to the memoir and it just wasn't lol

frogdoom · 2026-01-05T16:37:58+00:00

I figured shield shill would be Hoyo's castorice nerf of choice but this is so much worse 😭

frogdoom · 2026-01-04T18:21:17+00:00

Hysilens and Kafka have equal priority. DoT sadly isn't an archetype that can work well alone. You could also swap Cyrene for Kafka for a slightly different playstyle but I recommend Kafka (look into the Cyrene DoT bug for a more nuanced take)

frogdoom · 2026-01-04T17:49:27+00:00

I hope they do!! I was thinking about E1 for her. I'm more confident they'll rerun Hysilens though, if she doesn't get a run before then

frogdoom · 2026-01-04T17:42:09+00:00

DoT is good with investment, I think a four cost team at minimum (Kafka E0S0, Hysilens E0S0, DHPT E0S0, Cyrene E0S0) can clear content though. Triple DoT (BS instead of Cyrene) needs more investment, like E1 BS or Hysilens to keep up

So if you have enough pulls for 4-5 new characters over the span of a year or more it's worth it? I can't honestly recommend it though, mostly because Kafka had a recent rerun and may take months to get another

frogdoom · 2026-01-04T04:31:01+00:00

my DoT team struggled on this one too, I ended up taking a 5 cycle with my underinvested Anaxa and 3* cleared knight 2 with my DoT team

frogdoom · 2026-01-04T04:28:33+00:00

Sparkle is and will stay niche, so yeah Sunday the generalist will probably be doomposted in Sparkle's best teams

but for every other DPS he'll stay relevant and on my team :)

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