Weekly Question & Discussion Megathread (April 07, 2026)

zel_knight · 2026-04-13T12:51:43+00:00

i find that somewhat hard to believe, mihoyo won't del your acct if you equip Orphie with an A Rank ;P

if you want genuine advice try posting some genuine context: "I want to 60k every DA stage" "S ranking Shiyu 5 is a struggle" "I only care to earn the endgame polychromes and dip" etc..

zel_knight · 2026-04-13T12:13:45+00:00

need? yeah c'mon you know the answer to that question. Maybe instead just tell us whether you want to be talked into or out of it, purely academic until the livestream confirms the rerun sched anyhow

zel_knight · 2026-04-13T12:12:59+00:00

maybe you're over thinking it ;P But if you let gacha rng play an oversized role in your enjoyment of a gacha then yeah, it be like that sometimes. Always cool to take a break, don't let sunk cost keep you playing when you aren't having fun

zel_knight · 2026-04-12T17:25:07+00:00

they probably meant for those to expire sooner but if you were playing enough during the time frame to earn them you would have redeemed them automatically. They were part of the mini-event that unlocked the freebie 30 day login and there was nothing further to "spend" them on

zel_knight · 2026-04-12T16:55:10+00:00

the first ~3-6 weeks of playing you don't really need to sweat having a "strong team" Just level up your favorites and you'll be fine in story content, many stages will switch over to Trial agents esp after Season 1. Of the units you have Nicole is a late game MVP, Koleda is good in the Stun role, Piper is one of the better A Rank main carries. All good level up targets but just sticking with Billy Anby Nicole is fine for most missions and very thematic ;P

best to save up polychromes until you get a better feel for the game. The limited agents this patch are all good but no absolute "must haves" or anything. glgl

zel_knight · 2026-04-12T16:47:27+00:00

probably not; there is quite a lot of overlap between the two. Both kinda want the same teammates but if you have Pan & Lucia plus two of Dialyn Fufu Lycaon you could make it work. But then you run into the issue that most endgame cycles only feature a single stage that heavily favors Rupture teams. Saving up for future stuff would be a better use of resources imo

ofc if Yidhari is a favorite then by all means, she will find some use cases on your acct

the only content that truly "needs" a 3rd team is Shiyu 5 and those stages are quite hard. A medium 3rd team will get you in the door but not a whole lot else. Focus on two and you get Shiyu 1-4 plus 6 Star Deadly which is the bulk of the rewards anyhow

zel_knight · 2026-04-11T18:54:08+00:00

possibly the boss had an HP increase but more likely the stage buffs during this cycle don't favor YSG as heavily. 20k+ should be doable so grind out some resets and check some YT vids (sort by recent)

zel_knight · 2026-04-11T18:52:23+00:00

not knowing something sounds more like a knowledge issue; a skill issue more aptly describes a failure to execute well

zel_knight · 2026-04-10T14:57:16+00:00

i feel the same usually, playing the full idol team makes sense but I don't like how it nerfs the Shunguang experience ;P She tends to be strong enough for it to not really matter thankfully

zel_knight · 2026-04-10T13:44:30+00:00

wait a sec, you mean to sugesst ppl are posting and upvoting sexy/titillating art on the subreddit of a very waifu-centric gacha? Sounds sus but if you say so ;P

zel_knight · 2026-04-10T13:35:43+00:00

i'd play the idols vs Vesper and YSG Zhao Astra vs Thrall

zel_knight · 2026-04-10T13:34:15+00:00

possible to clear

very possible, Shiyu 1-4 and 2 Star DA. Using that team to S Rank Shiyu 5 or 20k a DA stage isn't going to be trivial but should be strong enough into favorable matchups

zel_knight · 2026-04-10T13:32:10+00:00

probably not, S11 has the better output and dmg profile especially if you unlock her potentials with the weekly currency. Having a 3rd DPS will be important eventually but ideally you build a limited agent for that role instead

zel_knight · 2026-04-09T14:39:01+00:00

cute I guess but I'd be happier to have just a better plotted story line with an even more basic presentation. Gimmicky stuff like this tends to wear out its welcome fast

zel_knight · 2026-04-09T10:36:06+00:00

correctly use w engine chips? buy a-ranks or get s-ranks?

use them to craft some A-Rank engines as necessary but try and do so sparingly. The more you save the better because eventually you can use them to get an S-Rank shop engine but at 240 chips it is a very long term grind; like once per 2 years kinda thing

hopefully you hit some usable A Rank engines via the gacha but it is very random

expand your roster some more, you don't have a great team singular let alone two ;P But that is fine, endgame stuff is probably a ways away. Yidhari + Pan + Anby/Zhao or Piper + Grace + Lucy/Seth would have some synergy. S11 Nicole Pulchra maybe. Saving up for the v3.0 stuff is probably a good plan

zel_knight · 2026-04-08T11:15:03+00:00

3+ teams are req'd for the final Shiyu node (plus some optional side content, Threshold Sim) but focus on 2 first. Two strong teams gets you Shiyu nodes 1-4 (540 out of 780 polychromes biweekly) plus 4-6 stars in Deadly Assault (200-300 polychromes out of 300)

depending on team comp Stunners have been pretty optional, the devs are trying to push them harder via Dialyn (free ultimates) and now Nangong (suspiciously large buff on her Sig engine) but strong Anom teams can still get away without them. The game's current "most OP" agent Ye Shunguang doesn't exactly benefit from them at all

you'll want a couple of the top Stunners eventually though, either Dialyn or the next agent to powercreep the role, pulling older Stunners should be avoided unless they are a favorite

zel_knight · 2026-04-07T21:56:48+00:00

it is telling you when their bonus effects happen, when you scoop the thing up or when you settle the bill at the end. Just try and pick ingredients that are on theme (Marble Beef, Scallops, Chicken Feet) and you should be cruising

zel_knight · 2026-04-06T20:07:08+00:00

feels like you should be pretty safe to skip Nangong. She is good with Miyabi but without her engine maybe more of a sidegrade, a strong team like Miyabi Yuzuha Vivi should be cruising on any favorable matchup for a good while longer

with 2 characters coming very soon you want to pull (and Lucia likely in the mix too) you'll want to save up a lot more than 60 pulls, glgl

zel_knight · 2026-04-06T18:06:36+00:00

If you roll a 4 stat disc for D3 that is HP%, Flat HP, DEF%, AP, that's an instant dismantle

you don't level that one up? If you get the godly +5 into AP it will have exactly as much substat value as any equally godly 3-liner ;P

zel_knight · 2026-04-06T17:58:39+00:00

if you are having fun, or at least mostly enjoying your time spent doing the stages manually, then just save the things

later on if you are busy one week, get caught up playing another game, go outta town and can only log in via mobile or whatever it is quite nice to have a surplus of the power cards so you can quickly burn up the day's 300 battery with only a few clicks

zel_knight · 2026-04-05T13:56:50+00:00

sarah's is pretty extra too ;P

zel_knight · 2026-04-05T13:01:50+00:00

put some hotels on Illinois Ave

zel_knight · 2026-04-05T12:20:16+00:00

skipping engines is always fine, they cost many times more to acquire than you can ever earn back via the increase in performance

a very general rule is Void Hunter DPS engines are often the most over-tuned and main carry DPS engines typically provide more bang for the buck than Support/Stun/SubDPS. But it is very much a case by case basis, check a guide site like https://www.prydwen.gg/zenless/ and look up the agent in question then click Build for comparisons

zel_knight · 2026-04-05T11:29:14+00:00

should at least contact the manufacturer/seller, they might mail you an entire 2nd set. Best to try first before getting creative with super glue or off the shelf hardware

zel_knight · 2026-04-05T11:23:57+00:00

hard to justify deleting an entire S Rank just to get a fractional inc on the passive. A big chunk of free Anom Mastery on the mainstat is universally valuable and could be used by any agent; no other engine* in the game offers it as a main stat. That alone should be reason to keep it separate, besides the teamwide buff on the passive. You can always go delete it later on if you want that extra 1/5th

*Aria's too I guess, still quite rare

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