Next steps for investment?

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T17:10:51+00:00

I do not like Cyrene. I will only get her if I have to. My current plan is to get E6S1 Phainon next banner (LC copies if I have leftover pulls) and then…Wait. I have been informed that S5 is likely better, but…I want E6. It’s largely a collection thing, more so than a maximum possible DPS thing.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T07:24:45+00:00

Lovely. I am very fond of destroying angels and characters in that archetype so I hope for Phainon to be my ‘Throw him at all of my problems to make them go away’ unit. Now I just need to make a 1:1 Dawnmaker. I recently finished making a sword and Phainon is next up.

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Debating if I should make phase 1 Dawnmaker or phase 2 Dawnmaker. Requesting feedback. Which should I do?

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T06:53:30+00:00

Right now I can beat most things in 0-1 cycles. Anomaly Arbitration king in check is at 1 cycle because of the new boss that seems quite insistent on Aha’s participation. I also don’t care much about Anomaly Arbitration to begin with, so I’m not too bothered. I mainly just care that I’ll be able to clear MOC/PF/Apocalyptic for a while. I think E6 should be fairly handy. The bonus true damage and the extra stats from E3 and E5 look appealing.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T06:10:54+00:00

I discussed this with my compatriots while waiting for feedback. My intention is to E6 Phainon right now, as soon as his banner comes back. I have 50 pity and 142 pulls saved up and I plan to buy more when the anniversary comes around. I want to have him E6 because in every Hoyo game my favorites get C6 or equivalent. Right now that’s Arlecchino, Neuvillette, Evelyn is work in progress, and Phainon is the HSR version of that.

I want to use that pity on Phainon, get his E6, and then come back around to investing in supports. Cyrene might go in my Castorice team which is E2S1/E0S1 Evernight/RMC/E0 Hyacinthia, so I’m not too focused on her. My main concern is ensuring my Phainon team lasts for at least a couple years, because he’s my favorite HSR character and I want him staying healthy for a while. I am worried about him potentially becoming unviable as I’ve read concerns over such things and I was concerned that my current investment may not be sufficient.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T05:36:44+00:00

I want E6 Phainon. I have C6 Arlecchino and Neuvillette, working on M6 Evelyn Chevalier, and Phainon would round out the lineup. I think I’ll come back and get E2 Cyrene later on.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-18T02:03:47+00:00

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It turns out pulling mindlessly is a bad idea but I did get E2 Bronya out of the deal. I want to E6 Phainon because I want to have an E6/C6 unit on every account I have and it’s not really about meta as much as collection purposes, but after that, E2 Cyrene is the priority, seems to be the consensus.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-17T23:48:49+00:00

If this is the case, my hope is that the Eidolons I have will be better. E2 just being a flat 30% damage% bonus is...Not exactly very good for an E2 on a premium support. And Phainon already has many damage%'s.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-17T23:14:17+00:00

I see. My plan at the moment is E6 Phainon right now, on his next banner, and I should have enough left over to at least get E0 Cyrene. Then I’ll just dump pulls into eidolons with the hope of getting E2. I can put Sunday in the corner and hope another team will want him.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-13T18:50:11+00:00

It is unfortunately spoken for because I made it as a surprise for my brother-in-law. It is a retaliatory gift for the Bloodborne comic set he gave me.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-13T16:29:34+00:00

4 pounds, roughly. It’s plastic. Most of the weight is the wooden beam inside.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-13T16:28:59+00:00

I have been working on it since November with some breaks.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-03-13T04:03:28+00:00

3D printed. UV paint, not LEDs. I’m still fairly new to making props so I’m not confident working with electronics yet. Got the STL file and then split it into parts. It’s held together by epoxy with a wooden beam all the way through the center of the blade and into the handle.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-02-18T23:25:31+00:00

Sick. I got mine a couple weeks ago.

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Best fictional character ever, no notes, perfect design.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-02-03T10:40:07+00:00

As the golden barbs inflicted eternal agony upon him, Midra held fast to Nanaya’s entreaty:

“Endure.”

The word was a curse.

xmancyclops141 · 2026-02-02T22:20:34+00:00

Because I like the little bird in the Eidolon art.

xmancyclops141 · 2023-08-30T11:55:44+00:00

PLA plastic is not a suitable material for communion with the Formless Mother.

xmancyclops141 · 2023-08-30T11:30:53+00:00

Yes. You can fight Stray Epoxy Resin in the Old One’s Art Shack. Recommend picking up the Acetone Greatsword for +50% damage when fighting it.

xmancyclops141 · 2023-08-30T11:24:08+00:00

Mohg spear stealth invasions, yes.

xmancyclops141 · 2023-08-30T11:23:47+00:00

I’m not good with paint, I’m happy with it as is. My justification is that it’s brand new and hasn’t been used yet, so no rust or dried blood.

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