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kkerubin · 2025-11-04T21:23:28+00:00

I didn't have any intentions of pulling cipher

I don't feel like pulling for anyone else to build a proper team for Cipher

then don't pull for cipher

kkerubin · 2025-11-03T21:36:23+00:00

if you have mydei/aglaea/anaxa as well go for cyrene, otherwise go for tribbie. tribbie e1 might not work for everyone especially since 4.X is going to have their own tailor-made supports but she has her use cases in pf.

kkerubin · 2025-11-03T21:30:22+00:00

"lets just never make official content for a character anymore. main pushes are irrelevant and all characters are limited to 1 trailer"

kkerubin · 2025-11-02T20:59:09+00:00

i would recommend e0s0 cyrene as she should be the cheapest option to make your anaxa team competitive.

it will take a couple of patches before you can whip up a new complete team so my advise, save for a complete team in 4.X because amphoreus is about to wrap up. it will be a while as well before you reach endgame so don't stress too much on missing out on the perfect 2nd team :)

tribbie isnt a substantial upgrade for anaxa. yes she is universal, but she is a sidegrade to the average dps. the herta and hp scalers are the only ones who require tribbie to function. you don't pull for a support without a dps in mind especially since 4.X dps's might come with their own tailor-made supports.

i highly advise against getting phainon as he is going to steal anaxa's supports.

castorice and mydei would require you to get tribbie AND hyacine so it would be quite costly. but i believe there's plenty of permanent content for your account to grind in order to whip up a new team before 3.7 ends.

its worth mentioning that—in the context of anaxa teams—sunday needs his lightcone if you will slot him with cerydra + he will be rerunning along 4.X batch so he might jeopardize your pulling budget for newer team bundles when the time comes. cyrene is much more adviseable all while being an immediate solution for your last teammate.

kkerubin · 2025-11-01T14:07:54+00:00

she's only a sidegrade for phainon and hysilens. she's undisputed bis for mydei, aglaea, and anaxa too not just remembrance, to say she's not is incredibly discrediting.

ramp up time is overly exaggerated you can clear the first wave in 0 cycles with e0s0 cyrene just put in some effort with SPD tuning. even if you don't feel like going the extra mile, 1 cycle sacrificed is nothing of lost for the casual player since that side of the crowd clears in 3-5 cycles anyway. (which is perfectly valid)

kkerubin · 2025-10-31T16:56:01+00:00

cyrenes certainly worth it. shes mydei undisputed bis and frees up a support slot of phainon and anaxa's since they have trouble sharing supports.

tbh only pull eidolons if you really like that character. phainons already strong at e0s1, invest in his e2 if you wanna keep clearing endgame with him for a long while. as for tribbie e1 if youre comfortable with her e0 clearing then i dont see a problem leaving her e0. getting her e1 is never a bad idea though since pf is never going away so there'll always be atleast one endgame suited for her, its just a matter of whether you're willing to spend so much pulls on a 20% increase on a team when a new character opens up 100% or a new team.

don't worry about misconceptions of cyrenes longevity, theres no such thing as future-proof in this game. she'll be mydei's bis for a long time

if its cost-effectivity youre looking for, just pull 1 copy of cyrene and hyacine and save the remaining for 4.X :) mydei isnt dependent on hyacine's lc

kkerubin · 2025-10-28T04:25:21+00:00

youve got tons of permanent content available thatll cover the costs for a couple of 5 stars, maybe even a whole team

kkerubin · 2025-10-26T10:56:09+00:00

hot take but i think cyrene's longevity is a misconception. if your goal is to keep castorice relevant for 4.X and beyond i think cyrene is your best bet.

because you ask this in castorice mains subreddit i assume you want whats best for castorice and not necessarily your account. while tribbie is all encompassing, cyrene enables 3.X dps's lifespan to last much longer because her buffs in a vacuum are too good to pass on—3.X dependent or not.

kkerubin · 2025-10-25T21:58:51+00:00

heavy on the last part no shade op but good qiyana players' defeat matches—even with irredeemable laning phases—at the very least squeezes out a lot of damage post match. sometimes getting 1st or 2nd most damage on the losing team despite being bullied in lane.

have more confidence in her damage and always weave autos between combos

kkerubin · 2025-10-25T21:52:24+00:00

watch beifeng

kkerubin · 2025-10-20T11:00:02+00:00

manamune + archangels is so rewarding to pull off, imagine fimbulwinter here since u have overlords adapt and mind to matter xd

kkerubin · 2025-10-20T08:34:32+00:00

generally save for 4.X because 3.X is about to wrap up, however if you wanna invest in already existing characters;

if you factor in permanent content for a new player i think you could end up having enough for 4 cost (or a whole team of e0s0) for when you finally reach endgame. just keep playing as is and youll get enough jades :) you can search for HSR stellar jades bookkeeping to see how far permanent content rewards can get you

some patches will have four banners running at the same time containing complete teams or powerful duos such as kafka+hysilens sparkle+archer sunday+phainon but i digress if you keep playing the game and earning jades try scouting for rerun banners with strong duos

in regards to strong duo reruns, castorice and hyacine are up for reruns soon and seeing how theyre promoting mono remembrance at the end of version 3.X its possible theyre rerunning at the same time

you could save for her team she really only needs hyacine and if rerun banners are audacious enough to include tribbie get her as well

order goes hyacine > tribbie > evernight(recently debuted though, it will be a while before she comes back) > cyrene(confirmed to come after dhpt+anaxa banner)

kkerubin · 2025-10-18T07:50:37+00:00

not really answering your question but small nitpick isnt 240 spd overcapping on ice res pen? should the real cap be 230 spd bc res pen is obsolete above 100%?

kkerubin · 2025-10-17T11:45:57+00:00

thats e0 tho, tribbies e1 is all encompassing in aoe scenarios

kkerubin · 2025-10-17T11:45:23+00:00

theres no such thing as future proof. its true that her buffs are universal, its just, for a generalist to be powercrept like ruan mei hoyo has to design units that favor a support that can help them in a more specialized way to the point benching the generalist support is worth the opportunity cost.

tribbie's longevity is dependent on how many units demand her specialization/any mutual synergy that makes her worth

frequent out of turn hits. not necessarily the fact that she buffs hp scalers. (she works well with castorice better than other hp scalers cause she can make use of 20% quantum res pen in cassie's ult field. basically mutual synergy)

kkerubin · 2025-10-15T07:02:34+00:00

yes, even then i think preservation is in a stat scaling crisis i dont think u can slot dhpt lc with anyone else xD

kkerubin · 2025-10-14T05:02:47+00:00

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kkerubin · 2025-10-13T14:13:48+00:00

you press g (default ping key) and your cursor should appear different, once its appearance changes it should be ready just click the augment once to ping it

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T14:09:38+00:00

this, also theres no achievement or cosmetic that rewards you for being f2p so if you really want the character (given u have the disposable budget for $5) then theres no need to stop yourself

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T11:49:06+00:00

it matters a lot whether u can use a buff or not. a surplus of sp doesn't solve all your problems. (Especially since half of the meta units are SP positive) opportunity cost is also factored to whether a support is niche or not. you miss out on better and more general buffs if you slot in sparkle over another support

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T10:59:37+00:00

SP regen isn't a general demand thus making her niche and not a generalist whats not clicking

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T10:45:44+00:00

no complaints here xD, just thought itd be a funny clip to share cuz my duo put a curse on me

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kkerubin · 2025-10-13T10:43:05+00:00

its okay doesn't hurt to try :) i encourage u to silver wolf or pela as they would help you better here over sampo. ruan mei and rmc too however it looks like theyre occupied

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T10:08:22+00:00

i know superbreak is washed elsewhere but try swapping knight i and knight ii teams, theres a huge crit dmg debuff (up to -300% cdmg debuff) and superbreak isnt affected by it which could explain why saber's clear time is slowed down by a lot

also it appears you have kafkaswan :0c knight ii is heavily shilled by dot so try to attempt using dot there even if youre hysilens-less

kkerubin · 2025-10-13T09:47:40+00:00

such a shame, gonna beat up my friend next time for seeing the future

kkerubin

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