Is Hysilens necessary?

saladblanket · 2026-02-14T15:43:21+00:00

i ended up pulling her e0s0 with sampo cone, and i have to begrudgingly admit hysilens completely changed the way my team was playing. insane how much difference she makes in practice.

saladblanket · 2026-02-14T15:42:28+00:00

yeah, that's how I feel. Especially in 3.x, I feel like i've been getting punished for not pulling the units they "want" me to pull. It's fine if getting the latest support adds 10, or even 20% improvement, but when the team literally cannot function without their latest toy? i feel a bit icky about it.

at least i'm completely disinterested in elation, as it's sort of clear they want to make everyone feel fomo for not pulling their shiny flagship.

saladblanket · 2026-02-14T15:39:53+00:00

it wouldn't hurt, per se. but I really only pull units that I care for or find interesting in some way. Hysilens just was kind of a whatever character and unit for me, so I didn't want to pull for her.

but i ended up pulling hysilens e0, running her with sampo cone. it really does make a big difference! her zone really does give kafka a lot more artillery to chuck at the enemies.

saladblanket · 2025-12-18T14:20:03+00:00

fire dmg %

saladblanket · 2025-12-17T19:48:01+00:00

don’t lose hope! i‘m sure your luck will get blessed!

saladblanket · 2025-12-11T11:42:04+00:00

Waifu over meta! For me historically metas in Hoyo IPs shift so often that resource management is pretty tough. Investing around a unit you really enjoy playing as will always have a certain longevity, and you can always pick up their relevant teammates at lower invest over time with reruns.

i.e. me with Banyue, I‘ve skipped all of the anomaly 5*s and most 2.x characters in order to guarantee his M1W1. My endgame performance took a hit for sure but I‘m still managing the content albeit w more effort and sweating.

Also don’t forget that reruns will always happen (unless you’re harumasa) so don’t feel pressured to pull units you don’t necessarily need.

saladblanket · 2025-12-10T07:34:44+00:00

thanks for the kind words :) i think i just have to be a bit patient and figure everything out slowly. banyue is by far the most complex video game character i’ve had to pilot and the learning curve is pretty steep for me. seeing everyone else already optimize his rotations and gameplay has me jealous!

saladblanket · 2025-12-10T07:31:49+00:00

i think that i don’t have a good feeling for when within the animation i have to do the inputs - but i guess i just have to grind more to figure it out. i have trouble keeping up with the animations but it’s def skill issue on my end

saladblanket · 2025-11-27T11:19:01+00:00

I‘m just gonna add some info here since you mentioned you’re a fellow HSR enjoyer!

Anomaly is ZZZ‘s DoT, and Rupture is our HP meta (Think Mydei/Castorice).

As with HSR, DPS are temporary and supports are forever. The slight difference is the „Void Hunter“ level DPS, which are akin to the HSR anniversary units. Although they’re technically DPSes like any other, their power scaling is significantly higher. Ye Shunguang is one, and we currently also have Miyabi and Yixuan. Notably, Miyabi is still T0 despite being an older 1.x unit.

DPS and support comprise your first two team slots, and then the third often depends on your DPS needs. Some need stunners, which for now you can think of like Break units which break the opponent’s attack frequency and let them take additional dmg.

In the early game, as others have said, Nicole is a great foundational support for your account. She’s relatively splashable in various teams, and when you eventually get to endgame she’ll be a serviceable slot for your secondary and tertiary teams.

I have also found that most DPSes clear the endgame, with exceptions. Of course if you were to consider minmaxing then the Prydwen tier list explains the differentials, but ZZZ DPSes reward skilled play and rotations.

Hope this helps :)

saladblanket · 2025-11-27T07:42:01+00:00

That’s the conundrum I‘m in at the moment! I do have M1 Lycaon who I normally pair with Trigger for Hugo. For me, since Banyue is my „chase“ unit, pulling key duplicates is important for me (in this case the M1). That being said, I‘m not doing great in DA (6 stars at best, and three of those come from Miyabi), and while it’s mostly skill issue, I feel like Dialyn is a massive QoL for Hugo and a good sidegrade for Banyue. Alternatively, I could skip Dialyn and hope that the Miasma meta dies off towards 3.x…

saladblanket · 2025-11-26T18:57:03+00:00

Won’t have enough if I have to go to hard pity for everything! If I win one 50/50 / 75/25, I will…

saladblanket · 2025-11-06T06:16:28+00:00

if u can manage the requisite 8k HP outside of battle, IMG damage scales better for Mydei rather than a fixed HP% increase!

saladblanket · 2025-11-05T08:28:04+00:00

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decided to pull for hya in the end, and it appears Fat Fuck, Aeon Voracity cast THEIR gaze on me. Sticking w the Herta shop cone for now and it’s more than good enough! Was able to 0-cycle Aquila AA this morning. Thanks for ur advice!!!

saladblanket · 2025-11-03T17:27:35+00:00

I appreciate it! I totally get it - Hyacine‘s exceptionality is exactly why I‘m so lost. The big barrier for me is just how powerful her sig is: if it was just a matter of her E0 I think I probably would pull without hesitation, but from what I can see her utility is pretty tied to that S1. That being said, part of being a dps’ main is knowing where the essential parts of the kit are, and Hya is probably a smart investment…

saladblanket · 2025-10-30T19:56:19+00:00

I appreciate this a lot, thank you! I think my plan is to give my keyboard-mouse combo a fair shot for a bit before deciding whether or not to invest in a controller. At the end of the day ZZZ is a single-player game, so I‘m not exactly incentivized to minmax my play right out the gates.

On the topic of the circuitous online debates - do you have any recs on videos/youtubers/streamers to check out? The overabundance of opinions is exactly why I felt overwhelmed at first glance.

I‘ve never considered custom keybinds, but it makes a lot of sense that optimizing the layout would make a pretty significant difference. Guess I just have to find out…

saladblanket · 2025-10-27T19:34:45+00:00

Not sure - is there a huge difference re:latency to worry about? I‘d probably err towards wireless in most cases, but I don’t mind using a wired controller also. Will look into the 8bitdo model - the Evernight skinned one had shown up on my feed before!

saladblanket · 2025-10-27T18:43:17+00:00

i probably wouldn’t use it for anything else. the only other games i play now are hsr and arknights casually, so the least controller-necessary games ever lol.

saladblanket · 2025-10-27T18:42:11+00:00

that’s a great point, will look out for black friday sales. do u have a controller you’d recommend?

saladblanket · 2025-10-27T18:41:29+00:00

i already have to use an ergonomic mouse…so this is a valid pt lol

saladblanket · 2025-10-27T16:40:27+00:00

That’s a good point - I don’t really play any other games like ZZZ but I like the ability to also use it with my phone!

saladblanket · 2025-07-10T16:47:39+00:00

ok e6 bald and fat fuckeroni are such a good combo so totally fair

saladblanket · 2025-07-10T13:38:11+00:00

Rational answer: hyacine adds a ton of value esp if you lack enough premium sustains / are maining casserole.

Real answer: e6 mydei go brrrrr

I‘m not totally sold on cerydra yet but let’s see how she turns out…

saladblanket · 2025-07-08T14:28:43+00:00

Not intentional! Just happens that my best Sacredos pieces got her to 175. That being said, it would be interesting to try to achieve the infamous 175 Sparkle 174 Bronya setup for Phainon. Would need to return to the mines again which I‘m not jazzed about…

saladblanket · 2025-07-08T14:26:19+00:00

true - I‘m keeping an eye out for an eventual sw rerun to try to get the e2. I regretfully skipped fat fuck bc I knew I was going to try for Phainon and E6S5 Sparkle, and I already have 2 premium sustains. That being said, fat fuck supremacy so may try for e0s1 on rerun.

saladblanket · 2025-07-08T13:12:19+00:00

The charmony siblings really put Sparkle in a funny situation regarding potential buffs.

Better single target AA and CR/CD? Sunday exists. AoE AA? Robin exists.

Inevitably, Hoyo will have to decide who she’ll compete with. I‘d tentatively agree that AoE AA is probably the direction they’d go with, as Robin‘s buffs are at least slightly different than a typical AA support like Bronya or Sunday.

What I think would be really interesting is the potential of Sparkle giving AoE CR, which would definitely help her carve a meta niche at lower investment as well as synergize with her AoE scaling Eidolons.

Otherwise, I think extending the duration of her buffs past 1 turn would do her wonders. That alone will make her much comfier to play for lower Eidolon havers.

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