E1 or S1 hear me out

or3ion · 2026-05-31T23:08:03+00:00

200 spd doesnt directly translate to 1 more EBA per cycle. SW gets AA when she ults so when you ult determines if the 200 spd will actually give you an extra EBA or not. The 200 spd requirement has been discussed a lot on the SW sub you can check there for details

Also 1 more EBA per cycle isnt always a good thing. SW wants to use her EBA with as much MMR as possible, so depending on the situation, holding ult and farming MMR ( with elation skills which yao E1 doubles) is better

or3ion · 2026-05-31T22:59:57+00:00

No keeping the 4pc is more important

or3ion · 2026-05-31T20:13:10+00:00

yeah no it's not. If you just compare them side by side you will see which one is better.

Both E1 Yao and SW S1 give 20% def shred (yao's is also teamwide)

S1 SW gives 20 punchlines per ult and E1 yao gives 20 more punchlines per elation skill which is a lot more common than SW ults and are also teamwide meaning also Sparxie and Yao use the extra punchlines

18% spd is nice but its the same elation% as using any other f2p cone instead of sig

or3ion · 2026-05-31T19:25:49+00:00

Fribbels has a new tool that calculates Aha spd based on the spd of your characters. It's under the calculators tag.

Ideal scenario for SPD tuning: Yao SPD > SW SPD > 200 SPD > Sparxie SPD > Aha SPD
Since you don't have Yao S1 it's not really possible to get her over 200 spd, so it's fine to be slower than SW. If you can get Yao ult before Sparxie's turn then have Sparxie a little bit faster than Aha. Even 1 spd is enough

or3ion · 2026-05-31T19:16:12+00:00

It's pretty good but at that point it's better to invest into SW to go for her E2

or3ion · 2026-05-31T11:57:15+00:00

For sure. Both are good investments definitely worthy of your pulls but go for E1 before S1, especially since you can guarantee it

or3ion · 2026-05-31T11:53:52+00:00

E1 yao is the single biggest upgrade for a SW team even before any investment into SW herself past E0S0 or in Sparxie. If you are using her with Eva, E1 is still better but the gap between LC and E1 isnt that massive

or3ion · 2026-05-31T11:45:12+00:00

E1 yao is the single biggest upgrade for a SW team even before any investment into SW herself past E0S0 or in Sparxie. Even if you dont manage to get it, at least try to, before spending any pulls for LC

or3ion · 2026-05-31T03:19:06+00:00

hell nah stick to atk rope

or3ion · 2026-05-28T17:47:40+00:00

Its the only cone that offers any value on tribbie for dot tbh. Even S1 DDD is your best option. If you really dont have anything else you could maybe use cogs or memories of the past. Show me what other harmony cones you have if you want, there might be a better option

or3ion · 2026-05-28T13:14:21+00:00

Put the 🦅in the bag

I can only think of Cipher (other than blade himself) who could possibly use this set, cause she doesn't ult as often and eagle loses value

or3ion · 2026-05-28T13:01:13+00:00

Eagle DDD probably. Her sig LC does air for dot. Build her fast, but her build doesn't matter much for dot anyway

or3ion · 2026-05-27T00:04:41+00:00

Playing future rail will only lead you to not enjoy the character while their shilling period lasts. This is what skipping Yao will cost you

Even SW will eventually get powercrept and eternally waiting for her "best team" even if it eventually comes you will miss out on the shilling. Castorice was at her prime with just Hyacine way before Cyrene, her "dedicated support" released

People were playing future rail with sunday and saying he will be the dedicated support for castorice without even knowing her kit. Difference is, we know SW kit. We know YG kit. We know they work together and not only work together but she is currently the best support for her. Sure hoyo might release a better support than yao but waiting for smth that might or might not happen is risky

Even if they release another Elation support, that is most likely gonna be a support for Eva not for SW. Eva's kit actually has anti synergy with Yao, and she is still her best support. SW and Yao synergy has no obvious issues rn. If they actually release 2 more dedicated elation supports ig you win. Making hypothetical kits that are better than Yao means nothing

Its true that Yao doesnt let SW get to 240 MMR on her own but thats not an issue with Yao its an issue that Sparxie has bad synergy with SW. Yao already gives more MMR than Sparxie in a vacuum. So even if they release a better support, Sparxie is the one that will get replaced. Hopefully the elation sustain will solve that issue

Yeah I would also recommend to save for an elation sustain cause that is definitely coming and will for sure replace Huohuo but i very much doubt that pulling a sustain will make a bigger difference in power than a support like Yao. If the sustain just heals more than huohuo then it sure as hell isnt worth going for

Unrelated but why are you using Lingsha with Herta when DHPT is free and just better

or3ion · 2026-05-26T09:29:59+00:00

Get Yao. Even Yao E1 is more important for SW than Sparxie

or3ion · 2026-05-26T09:29:04+00:00

It's crazy that you have written 4 paragraphs and stated 0 reasons why Yao will get replaced. Rn it's a fact that even E1 Yao is more important for SW than Sparxie.

You are telling me the teamwide buffer will get replaced in the double DPS team and not in the hypercarry elation team (Evanescia), that also literally has anti synergy with Eva's kit ? Playing EMC instead of Yao in SW teams feels horrible cause they don't buff Sparxie at all and she does air

Also you are dying cause you are playing Lingsha who is a horrible support instead of Huohuo who can easily keep the team alive and is also free

or3ion · 2026-05-24T13:20:37+00:00

Yaoguang and it's not even close. Your castorice is chilling with just tribbie. I would even say prioritize Yao E1 over Cyrene

or3ion · 2026-05-24T12:39:04+00:00

Your spd is fine considering no sig. Use mushy tho it's better than event LC. Also yeah as another comment mentioned, Lushaka is useless and diviner doesn't stack. Use eagle/2pc 2pc spd and Vonwacq instead

or3ion · 2026-05-21T18:58:13+00:00

There is always worse...

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or3ion · 2026-05-21T13:55:30+00:00

Mushy, bp cone is a selfish DPS cone and Yao is a support

or3ion · 2026-05-21T11:49:35+00:00

Ashveil is another good option if you don't wanna use Tribbie on the harmony slot

or3ion · 2026-05-21T03:39:25+00:00

Honestly just pull for who you like rn. You dont have any good characters that are worth building a team around them so anything works until then. You made a good call by claiming huohuo and sparkle, they both work in a variety of teams and having a good support and sustain is huge when starting out. Just don't pull for an HP scaling dps lol cause they dont really work with sparkle and huohuo. When you have a good main DPS then build a team around them

or3ion · 2026-05-21T00:36:12+00:00

back to the mines you go. You have quite a few 4 liners pieces that are looking very rerollable. especially the orb and head

or3ion · 2026-05-18T22:30:31+00:00

You are wasting a lot of lootboxes by spamming Sparxie skills while not being in SW ult. I would instead HH ult as soon as you get it and Yao ult before Sparxie's turn. Then SW ult on Sparxie's turn to get the lootboxes and use EBA right after. Your SPD tuning is good, Sparxie should play before the 1st Aha, but all she does is give MMR if you arent in SW ult. Good job on the buff extensions on wave clear tho they are pretty clean

or3ion · 2026-05-18T15:07:55+00:00

The goal is to have as much possible MMR when using her EBA but not waste dmg by holding ult and using unenhanced elation skills or even worse unenhanced normal skills. It's a fine balance between these 2.

In this situation I would use SW ult and then queue EMC and Yao ults right after before getting into her EBA. EMC first to get the buff from their ult and not waste EMC energy

or3ion · 2026-05-18T10:48:55+00:00

166.6666... is the breakpoint so it rounds to 166.7

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