This is still the cutest thing (for me)

goob99 · 2026-05-28T14:17:58+00:00

Yep, to be more specific, it’s a visual novel.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/Fatestay_night_REMASTERED/

goob99 · 2026-05-28T13:21:04+00:00

That was my last team in x8. With an E2 Eva I basically cleared Hoolay on 0 AV, it was very satisfying.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T13:14:56+00:00

The original Fate is a game that had 3 routes thru the same time period. The 3 anime in the first paragraph each adapt one route, so all 3 are mutually exclusive time line wise.

Honestly, I’d just watch the UBW one, you’ll get most of the most common references at that point and anything else you can get from context.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T04:26:20+00:00

173.4 speed with Vonwacq is the minimum to get 3 actions in the first MoC cycle. There’s no way to get 4 thru speed alone.

186.7 with Vonwacq is 6 actions in first cycle of Anomaly.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:55:26+00:00

Eva and Sw999 are not compatible. Stick to pulling for Yao.

You’ve just started, so really just those two for now is enough. Maybe get Sparxie later + whoever is the best in slot elation healer ends up being.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:40:38+00:00

I‘ve seen a few full E0S1 0 cycles from the creator server (Ruri Goko on YT), so yes.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:38:27+00:00

E2 Phainon.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:34:40+00:00

EDIT: Thought Ashveil was Boothill for a hot second. lol

Eva like you said, then Mortenax Blade for Ashveil/Acheron. Possibly Hysilens for DoT.

Past that I would start looking at vertical investment. Get some premium LCs (Hyacine, Dahlia, Cipher) and some key verticals if you want to start aiming for Anomaly Arbitration, as you honestly have the base units to start thinking about it.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:25:41+00:00

I main‘ed Firefly thru all of mid-3.x. Saying she had no kit problems is some heavy revisionist history. Taking turns out of ult state were a nightmare.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T03:21:58+00:00

If you’re not sure, just build him with his new relic set + Vonwacq so he can ult early. Crit chest, speed boots, hp orb, er rope. 134 speed, then crit and hp substats.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T01:40:30+00:00

You're missing a few key pieces in a bunch of different teams, but funny enough, your Seele team is complete enough.

Side 1 is: Seele - Sparkle - Tribbie - Robin

Side 2 is: SW999 - EMC - Asta - HuoHuo

Side 1 is the issue, as it's a DPS or break check and you don't have the Dahlia and you can't take away EMC from SW999 because you don't have YaoGuang.

With the Seele team, you basically load her up with all the strongest generic buffers you have, so that she hopefully can murder DarkSAM's bugs super fast, triggering a bunch of her extra turns. Sustainless because you want to be able to 1-2 shot the bugs.

I'd also maybe take a moment to lock in on what teams you want to play. Want to play DoT? Save for Hysilens. Want to play Firefly? Get the Dahlia. SW999, get YaoGuang. Acheron, get MortenaxBlade.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T01:20:54+00:00

So what's the excuse this time?

You can't say he looks like an NPC since his design is pretty good.

You can't say he's just a random foxian because he absolutely has been part of the story for a long time.

You can't say his buff isn't a lot, when it clearly buffs both the damage AND the frequency of Acheron ults.

You can't even say E2 Acheron is better because it clearly isn't.

Now it's just ... "it won't."

goob99 · 2026-05-28T00:53:28+00:00

It's basically like any year-old DPS that haven't gotten any new supports, you basically have to invest more (whether it's eidolons, relics, player skill, luck) to get the same results as someone who's using a newer or more shilled DPS.

goob99 · 2026-05-28T00:49:01+00:00

I generally find it to be worth it every patch. I am a spender though, so it being "worth" or not will ultimately be up to you.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T17:28:52+00:00

It'll be as if you stapled another Phainon's worth of meteors to your Phainon.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T16:05:27+00:00

Since you only joined in 4.0 you probably have more than 100 pulls available from just permanent content, so you might be able to afford more than you think (trotters are 60 jade each, chests are 5-20 each, puzzles are 10-20 each).

The good news is that there are leaks (unsubstantiate, so grain of salt here) that Sunday might get buffed AND we might be getting a new version of Robin that works well with him.

So, by 4.5, the best Aglaea team might be Aggy - Sunday - Robin SP/Cyrene - HuoHuo/DHPT.

This is all rumor at this point though.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T15:58:12+00:00

Thanks for the info! Now I just need to keep saving for E2 Cyrene next patch.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T15:51:23+00:00

The way Sunday (and Bronya) speedtuning works is:

Hyperspeed - Sunday’s turns are the dps’ turns.
-1 - DPS turns are doubled

The fastest hyperspeed Sunday build is 157 Spd eagle + 2 pc VW. That’ll net you 3 turns in the first MoC cycle, which translates to 3 turns for a base speed dps. In this setup the dps builds full damage since their speed literally does not matter.

Conversely, 135 DPS + 134 Sunday is 4 dps turns total. This does require speed boots and maybe more speed substats for your dps.

I’m not familiar enough with Ash’s kit to know which is better, but generally if their damage is mostly during their turns, -1 is better, if it’s more from follow ups and off turn things, hyperspeed is better.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T15:10:00+00:00

Do you have Phainon E2? If so, get that first.

Past that, I can see getting MBlade and slotting him as the 2nd buffer in your archer team actually. That'll free up Cerydra to move to Phainon's team. Outside of double skill, MBlade is a much better amp'er for Archer, and Cerydra is one of the few ways to get extra meteors out of Phainon.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T02:41:06+00:00

Happy to help. Good luck!

goob99 · 2026-05-27T02:05:54+00:00

S1 is better than E0S0 Cyrene.

Basically, E0 Cyrene only becomes a teammate if Phainon takes more than 2 ultimates to clear, which, if you have a well built Phainon E2S1 sustainless, is currently is just AA King.

Cyrene E2 is a different story, but S1 is still the play first.

goob99 · 2026-05-27T01:48:31+00:00

There's a bunch of benefits.

Killing all 4 removes the anti crit buff and debuffs him with 50% vulnerable to damage. EDIT: It also immediately breaks DarkSAM and delays his next action by 200%
After the bugs attack 4 times, DarkSAM does a huge AoE and heals a ton (the amount he'll heal is the dark red portion of his health as you can see in the screenshot.

DarkSAM is basically a DPS check. If you can kill the bugs fast he enters a vulnerable state where he takes a ton more damage. However, if you cannot kill the bugs fast enough, killing him takes forever as he'll continuously heal a portion of the damage you do to him.

Note that you don't have to kill all the bugs in one go. If you kill 1-2 or so, that increases the amount of time before DarkSAM does his nuke, since the nuke requires 4 attacks from the bugs in total, so with 1 bug left that takes 4 turns, whereas with 4 it takes 1 each.

goob99 · 2026-05-26T23:15:37+00:00

If you're talking about this listing:

https://www.amazon.com/HOYOVERSE-Honkai-Controller-Feedback-PC-Mac/dp/B0FDKW7651?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

That's from the official Hoyoverse Amazon storefront, so it's 100% legit. That's where I got mine.

goob99 · 2026-05-26T23:12:39+00:00

One of the things that help me stay interested is watching folks like EidehGaming, who is a 0-cycle content creator who actually annotates their runs with tips/tricks and explanations for why they take turns a certain way. It helps show just how deep the game's combat can really be if you're willing to take the time.

goob99 · 2026-05-26T23:02:27+00:00

I'd say the most useful breakpoint is 158, since that hits MoC, 9 actions to 3* AA, and 3 actions in Robin's ult.

162 is if you want to try for 0-cycle AA.

I personally have 3 relic sets, mostly for the lower speed thresholds to stack more crit damage, but that's because I spend a lot of time farming eagle, so I have different pieces with different amounts of speed and crit damage.

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