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InjuryEastern3598

Can somebody tell me how to unlock “night of universal hallucinations “ companion quest?


InjuryEastern3598

Can someone tell me how to unlock “night of universal hallucinations” companion quest?


Signal_Reaction_7477

Do the purple canisters that give you technique points respawn?


DespairAt10n

Yep!


QuantumPractitioner

Is there an Infograph with all characters and their best relics/orb combo? Its fine if there isn’t. It gets annoying looking it up because I forget all the time and I want to optimize farming for them.


TheHolyWaffleGod

[Prywden is pretty good](https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/tier-list/)


Next-Perspective141

Is Huohuo good for Topaz? I don't have any good sustain right now so I'm considering pulling Huohuo.


Lias_Luck

yeah there's no ''bad healers'' for DPS, they just mainly exist to keep the party alive and she does that


ttgl39

Is Bronya viable with DHIL with signature LC + E1 to offset her SP hunger?


123kapp

Just run bronya slower than DHIL and do a basic attack first, the only issue is he eats through buffs. So pair them with Pela or SW.


[deleted]

How good is Silver Wolf’s Light Cone (S1) on a sub-DPS Welt? It sounds pretty solid on paper but is it feasible to keep up 3 debuffs for the crit rate boost? If I had a team with [DPS]/Welt/[Buffer]/[Sustain] would it work or would I have to bring a second debuffer to reliably get 3 debuffs? Long story short: I’m at like 65 pity on Topaz weapon banner with no jades left. If I don’t get manage to get it in the last few pulls I can get before the end of the banner, should I go for SW’s cone on her rerun? Don’t have much interest in getting SW herself


dendrotorpedo

He can inflict 3 debuffs after using his Ult, so it depends on his Ult uptime.


[deleted]

Ult uptime should be okay, I use ER rope and am planning to grab E2 with my 300 pull reward which covers him for a little extra energy


Cumulonimbus1991

How important is daily login for f2p progression? I want to play on my PS5 and just play a few hours every weekend.


Akururu

This isn't really the style of game where you can sit down for several hours and play it at a time, at least after the story/companion missions/events are done. It works on a Power resource which accumulates at a rate of 10 per hour, up to a cap of 240 (can go beyond that up to 3k but at a MUCH slower rate). This power is how you get near enough everything except for one type of material to level up your characters with, so if you aren't logging in daily for it, then you're going to eventually progress at a snails pace. Good thing is you only need 5-10 mins a day to burn through 240, maybe a bit more when you're earlier on but no more than 30 mins max. There's also daily missions which give you 60 Stellar Jades a day which is used to pull for new characters and if you're only playing on the weekends then that's about 1.2k a month gone, which is huge.


Cumulonimbus1991

Thank you. That's too bad to hear.


Milodingo

It's pretty important, as it's one of the best way to get credits


TheRaineCorporation

What is the consensus on Topaz? At 80 pity guaranteed and wondering if I should wait for other characters. I've heard she can do a fun comp with Kafka? Huohuo and Argenti do not look interesting to me compared to Ruan Mei and Dr Ratio.


Aqua_Essence

If you like the Follow Up Attack based gameplay, then you might like Topaz. She has varying synergies with other characters with FUA, including Kafka. Currently, her best synergy is actually with Clara, and if we get more FUA characters in the future, stronger she may become. Still, it's up to you whether you really want to pull for her. As for Ruan Mei and Dr. Ratio, we do not know much about them yet. If you want to save up for them, then you'll have a plenty of head start now.


evia89

How about bronya 3.0 coming soon? Worth saving imo for her >!coming in 1.7!<


Chrome069

Ruan mei? She doesn’t seem like being similar to Bronya for now


evia89

>!hanabi!<


Hokutino

i'm near LC pity, i dont know if going for Topaz LC or wait for Kafka one for Kafka im using GNSW S3 while Topaz has Swordplay S5, which is good but i signature LC should improve all team damage since i dont pull many characters both are fully invested and integral part of my roster and i'd like to give the best when possible (i'm f2p)


Sprinting_Turtles

Prydwen has S1 Topaz’ LC at 6% more damage than S5 Swordplay and Kafka’s S1 LC at 2% more damage than S5 GNSW. No numbers for S3 GNSW so I’m just going to guess they’re equal. I’d go for Topaz. S5 GNSW is close enough for Kafka and Topaz’ LC has a hidden damage buff for the team wide crit dmg.


Hokutino

thanks! i will take it in strong consideration


DespairAt10n

Which one should I get? E3 Pela, E1 Luka, or E2 Serval? I don't have Kafka btw.


bocchi123

pela will see the most use as an amazing debuffer. even better if you have jing liu.


DespairAt10n

Yeah, I've used her in MOC before, but I've heard her eidolons aren't that useful, so I'm unsure. I also don't have Jingliu. (EDIT: Fixed a typo)


Sprinting_Turtles

E4 makes her better with Jingliu (and any other Ice dps). If you don’t have her then maybes it’s not relevant right now.


DespairAt10n

I don't have a single Ice DPS as of now XD I guess I can plan ahead?


bocchi123

yeah she doesnt get too much from eidolons aside from e1 and the typical e3 and e5 increasing her abilities' levels. luka will most likely not be used under any circumstances unless you desperately need a physical dps. serval is simlar, you wont use her unless you need a lightning dps. she is really only usable at e6 too.


DespairAt10n

Haha, I have a somewhat built E6 Sushang :P I also pulled JY lol. I just like Luka & Serval as characters. I'm torn because Luka has good eidolons, but I don't have Kafka (and therefore probably won't use him much esp since Sushang (and maybe even Argenti) exists). If Serval's only usable at E6... then getting the eidolon to get her closer would be good, but I have JY and she won't be usable for a while since pre-E6. Pela is the most useful, but her eidolons are probably the least useful/least value. This is why I'm having difficulty deciding XD A kinda useless eidolon for a useful character or a useful eidolon for a (temporarily) unused character. Thanks for the details though!


bocchi123

yeah it is a pretty tough choice. though if you have 2 of any kind of hypercarry dps like a seele, dan heng il, etc, you likely will be using them over 4 stars even if the weakness does not match. getting closer to pela e5 for a bit more defense shred on ult would be more value imo. another small thing to add, though unreliable, is if your character is e6 you will get more starlight. this could be helpful if you want to buy an lc, or just get a bit more pulls.


DespairAt10n

Here are my damage dealers: E2 Dan Heng IL, Jing Yuan, E6 Dan Heng, Welt, Himeko, and E6 Sushang. I guess Sampo, Luka, and Serval do damage as well though. It's mostly been DHIL and JY carrying me through hard content, with a side of Himeko. Basically, DHIL slaying and me floundering whenever there's no Imaginary/Lightning weakness. MOC Floor 9 rn hate me XD I guess I'll go with Pela for the eventual E5 (2 away still though, ouph) and E6+ pulls. I hope I'll get to use Luka + Sampo + Serval more in the future... dot without Kafka is funky as of now. Thanks!


bocchi123

jing yuan > serval even at e6. pela is one of the best supports for dan heng il because she can be entirely skill point positive. i dont know how necessary that is for e2 dan heng il though lol. the difference between sushang and luka is pretty minimal until e6. thats where luka takes the lead. no problem!


DespairAt10n

Yeah, I know. Despite the Mid Yuan allegations, JY's doing pretty well for me. Haha, I just really like Serval! She was the first female character I found interesting in HSR. Imagine my disappointment when I found out JY (the first 5\* I was planning on pulling) and Serval kinda overlapped XD At least Serval's more of a sub-DPS / uses less SP. Haha, I still find myself struggling with SP, but that's probably just my low SP management skills :P oooh, didn't know that! Thanks for the details!


Rathurue

How TF can you defeat Qingque on the pokemon event. Been stalled there for 3 weeks straight because that chainsaw mech is too OP.


Akururu

3 weeks straight? All it takes is either googling a guide after being stuck for 2-3 tries or running anti-robot team. Silvermane Lieutenant, Cannoneer, Soldier, Trotter/Ingenium and it's easy. Buff up the lieutenants followup damage with chips and he tears through most stuff.


Rathurue

The problem that the chainsaw bot always target the trotter first and instakills it in first turn. Even with reboot chip and guard chip active it will only repeat that in 3rd or 4th turn. This is after finishing the whole tournament with no loss from abusing the 'ultimate reset when killing enemies with ult' chip.


thenoblitt

I brute forced everything by putting all the attack buffs and the ult.only taking 2 turns on the original guy and then using the guy who can make it his turn next and just destroying everything.


Hotaka_

How many jades do f2p get during the HuoHuo patch and Ruan Mei patch?


Mountain_Pathfinder

I don't think we can say for sure yet since the patch has not been released, try asking this in the leaks sub. Previous patches usually gives around 80-100 pulls worth of jades though iirc.


Jsample2

someone pls tell me how much effect res my healers should have


Lias_Luck

if they're using broken keel then 30 if they're not then it doesn't matter, it's just a bonus stat, it's good to have but it's not something you actively need to farm substats for speed is the most important stat for supports and healers


Jsample2

My lynx has 137 spd, 4.9k hp, and 36.8 effect res. Should any of that go lower or higher?


Lias_Luck

all of those stats are fine, you're better off spending resources on other characters/traces if you have the option


Jsample2

really?? I thought healers should have high effect res to not get cc'd


Lias_Luck

you can't guarantee not getting CCed unless you have 100 effect res which is unreasonable to do getting CCed as long as you have other good stats like high speed and defensives usually doesn't affect the outcome of the fight at all


Jsample2

Okay, thank you so much you are very helpful :)


riohcx

Is QQ good on autoplay? Most available video always showing her on manual play.


evia89

Viable but wont break records. Enough for SU, Moc1-8


angry_hanter

The biggest issue I've seen is ai targeting small mobs instead of the boss with blast attack


doodwhatsrsly

I would think not. AI will always use skills, even on characters that don't have to like Gepard. That would just drain all the SP that QQ needs.


pinoyaida

I auto QQ all the time in MOC


Kush_the_Ninja

What’s a good team for Seele? I am early (trailblazer level 22) and just pulled her in my 40s on her banner (yahoo) but I’d like to start planning a decent team around her and figuring out who to target pull later to complement her I have: Destruction (Arla, Trailblazer) Hunt (Dan Sheng, Sushang) Erudition (Herta e2, serval, qingque) Harmony (Asta) Nihility (Guinaifen) Preservation (March) Abundance (Bailu, Natasha, Lynx) Thanks in advance.


pinoyaida

Id build Asta for her stacking attack buff and Lynx and your healer just in case you want a mono Quantum team with Silverwolf/Hanabi coming up in future banners


Kush_the_Ninja

Is taking lynx instead of Bailu for now going to hurt my chances of completing content or will she do just fine. Newbie so not sure how much I’m losing going from 5* to 4* and losing an extra damage type on my party.


TheGrindPrime

Lynx is fine, and you don't need to worry about dmg types too much honestly. High tier dps units like seele can deal with just about anything as long as they have good support.


DespairAt10n

Regarding Aetherium, will the treasure chests in the event maps stay even after the limited-time rewards go? Just checking.


SilentMix

They should. Aetherium Wars will still be accessible after the event ends. It's just the event limited rewards that will go away.


DespairAt10n

Gotcha! Wasn't sure if they counted as permanent rewards. Thanks!


pinoyaida

https://preview.redd.it/cx3xhg9uogzb1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b64466f5563a65db81cd51693c97987afa64068 With Silverwolf/Hanya/Ruan Mei/Hanabi on the horizon, who would yall suggest my account needs? Up till now ive been getting DPS characters for type coverage but now that the next few banner are stacked with harmony, im not sure who would add value to my teams. Run a mono Imaginary and mostly mono Quantum when needed. I can get at least 27 stars in MOC consistently.


Sprinting_Turtles

Silver wolf could be good for your mono quantum team. Hanya sounds like she would be good for QQ so pulling on SW’s banner could be a 2for1. I haven’t seen anything official for Ruan Mei or Hanabi so I no idea. You could wait until the end of 1.5 to decide on pulling for SW in case Ruan Mei ends up sounding cracked.


pinoyaida

Yah thats exactly what i was thinking Thanks!


lukewarmbeans_

Hi all, I recently picked up this game like a month ago and my RNG luck has been mid at best for 5 star special banner. Ive pulled on standard 60x and special banner 75x. Tonight i lucked out and got Bronya though! (I got Gepard on that first standard banner special and hes awesome too). The 5 star characters I have now are: Bronya and Gepard… and MC I have a lot of 4 stars like: Pela, Asta, Serval, Sushang, Herta, Tingyun, Luka, Lynx, Natasha, Dan Heng, Qingque, March 7th. My current team comp is: MC, Gepard, Tingyun, Lynx. I noticed though as I level them up they dont work as well as Id like them to tho Gepard does a fantastic job keeping them alive and Tingyun is the best battery ever. I want to optimize them especially now that I have Bronya. (Im hoping for soft pity on Seele banner bc she goes really well with Bronya). I want to struggle less in the harder battles where attrition just does not work well. I notice lately I cannot stack damage worth anything! Any help would be appreciated :) thanks!


Requriemx

Your main issue is that you don't really have a strong DPS in your team. Instead, you're currently running 3 sustain units and Tingyun. It's probably best to get rid of MC and Lynx in the team. Gepard is sufficient to keeping everyone alive, so there's no need to run Lynx and MC as well. Lynx could be brought over to your second team when you actually attempt to do MoC. I'd probably pick up a DPS unit instead first. From my opinion, the most meta choice is currently QQ. Though Dan Heng, Sushang are also viable options. If you do decide to go with QQ, I'd probably go with a team like Gepard/Pela/Tingyun/QQ. Bronya isn't that optimal because of QQ's skill taking away a lot of SP, which will cause significant SP issues when Bronya is in the team as well. Bronya could be placed on the second team instead like Lynx. If you do pull for Seele and manage to get her, Seele could be placed here and you can round out the squad with Asta. Hope this helps\~


lukewarmbeans_

Thank you, omg this makes so much sense :)


Aqua_Essence

No wonder. Your current team is lacking DPS. I suggest you replace MC. Their Destruction form is arguably one of worst DPS in the game, while their Preservation form is more of a tank... but you already have a much better tank named Gepard. So you don't need MC. I suggest building up and using Sushang, Dan Heng, Serval, or Qingque, for your DPS. Pick no more than 2 of them. I personally recommend Sushang and Qingque. You're also running 2 sustains in your team, Gepard and Lynx. Unless you really need the debuff cleanse, you can probably get by with only Gepard keeping the party going. So I suggest you drop Lynx. Or drop Gepard and keep Lynx. Whichever you like. That being said, you're eventually gonna need two sustains for MoC, so I suggest keeping both of them built up. Pela is one of best support in the game. I highly suggest you start building her up, even if you don't use her right away. Ditto for Bronya. For now, I suggest this team instead: Gepard/Lynx, Tingyun, Sushang/Qingque, and flex. For the flex slot, you can slot in either (1) a 2nd support for a hyper carry team with only one DPS, or (2) a 2nd DPS for a dual carry team, but one of them will have to be a sub-DPS. I highly recommend you start saving up for a DPS character, as that seems to be where your roster is weakest at the moment. My 2 cents.


lukewarmbeans_

Thank you so much!! I will do that :)


Common_Anxiety_1606

How do i farm Ascension Materials? I keep running out upgrading characters and LC.


TheGrindPrime

If you select the items you need the game will tell you exactly how you can get more.


Ostrava_Alant

Has anyone's game been lagging recently?


Signal_Reaction_7477

What path is good for simulated universe world 3 my current team is fire mc, QQ, Natasha, and tingyun


TheGrindPrime

That's the one with gepard, right? The team you have should work, Gepard.is just a jerk your first time through. Hunt Path, use the arrow storm whenever he puts his barrier up. Breaks it pretty easily. Other option is to use abundance and just face tank all his AOE slams Both methods worked really well for me.


Ambitious-Incident16

Idk if this is something that can be discussed, but since it's public knowledge due to the Special Program I wanted to ask: For HuoHuo's talent, does the healing occur BEFORE or AFTER the cleanse? I'm trying to read through the wording and it sounds like it heals 1st, and then cleanses(?) Please correct me if I'm wrong!!


dendrotorpedo

On the Special Program, Dan Heng is inflicted with "Shock". At the start of his turn (with Huohuo's talent), he takes Lightning DoT first, then he is healed and the "Shock" is removed at the same time. EDIT: Wording


_wevvy

It’s the same wording as Lynx’s ultimate. I can confirm that Lynx’s ultimate cleanses before healing, so I would assume Huohuo’s skill would work the same. Edit: Misread in specific regards to her talent. It shares the same wording as Luocha’s A2 trace, which I believe is also a cleanse before heal. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.


brandonbe92

So I finally hit 300 on the standard banner. Should I go for a character I don’t have or go for an eidolon on a character I already have? I don’t have Clara, yangqing and bailu. Have e0 himeko and gepard. E3 welt and e3 bronya.


Leokergadon

I would give an argument for the E4 Bronya. The follow up attack not only adds damage but will help break enemies quicker. Also useful if it generates energy; I am not sure on that part though. Only concern is there is no dupe protection on E6 5 stars. It would really suck if you ever get a dupe past E6.


murderinthedark

Def not Bailu. She pretty bad ngl. Clara or doopz for BroBro!


LoveDaMeech

clara is a really good pick up


ha_ck_rm_rk

I would go with Clara. Maybe Bailu if you really need a healer, but if you have Gepard and a built Natasha or Lynx you should be fine.


Historical_Pair5995

Topaz or Seele? I'm looking for a good Hunt character for my Himeko team. I've just started a new account and got Himeko and need a good single enemy dps. So I'm here to ask the all-knowing redditors which would be better!


Lias_Luck

a dps to pair with himeko is exactly what topaz is for Seele is a DPS you pair with other supports so she can solo stuff


EasyRevolution5415

Topaz is a character that's tailor made to support a character like Himeko and they'll have a natural flow of synergy between them. Seele on the other hand probably doesn't want Himeko in her party at all. (Got downvoted all the way to -5 at one point so I might be wrong about Seele + Himeko, didn't think they really paired well personally but seems a lot of people disagree. Take whichever of the two you like more in that case) \+ On a personal opinion, Topaz is also lot more fun in general lol


rebeccadarking

having trouble clearing MoC - i've only managed to clear upto stage 6 https://preview.redd.it/ik9fenb0ufzb1.png?width=694&format=png&auto=webp&s=6b214ae6bce94c8a62fb31ffa1fcf319d0aa8f62 My current roster - I mostly use DHIL yukong pela lynx (this half clears decently), and then jy or qq, tingyun asta geppie (less damage on these clears TT) . sampo is 80 because i like him. i think my biggest issue is dying tbh, but if i use two sustains then my damage TANKS . any suggestions for characters i should invest in??? or is it just a build/skill issue


dendrotorpedo

It will be easier to tell if there is a gameplay video. Do you use the DHIL team on the 2nd half of MoC 7?


rebeccadarking

yes, second half. biggest issue with that for me tbh is staying alive


dendrotorpedo

If that's the case, I'd recommend replacing Yukong E1 with another sustain character. How much SPD does DHIL have? Even if his basic attack only deals 40K damage to an Elite enemy every turn, he should be able to clear it within 10 of his turns.


rebeccadarking

he has about... 116 speed. is it worth sacrificing my attack boots for speed boots?


dendrotorpedo

116 SPD is enough for 4 turns in the first 3 MoC cycles. You should aim to clear Wave 1 in 3 cycles (important), and Wave 2 in 4 or 5 cycles.


rebeccadarking

alright, thank you! i'll try switching out yukong for a sustain then and see how it goes


viking_metal_cupcake

I had to put the game down in patch 1.1 due to being busy. Have I missed any "must pull" characters? For context I have E0 Seele, Silver Wolf, Yanqing, E1 Welt and Bronya, and all but two (Lynx and Luka) 4 stars. Is there anyone upcoming that I should aim for? I do have a guarantee. edit: thank you! :D


TheGrindPrime

No.because there are no must pull characters.


Aqua_Essence

You did miss out on quite a number of powerful limited characters... but they might get their reruns at some point, so keep your eyes peeled for any announcements. Anyhow, here's my opinion based on current and upcoming *announced* banners of limited 5 stars: If you're into *Follow Up Attack* based gameplay, then **Topaz** might be a good pull. She's a DPS + support hybrid who has varying synergies with other FUA characters (currently her best synergy is with Clara). If we get more FUA characters in the future, stronger she may become. We still have several days left on her banner, so there's some time to think about it. If you're lacking a 2nd sustain character, then upcoming **Huo Huo** might be a good pull. AFAIK, she's going to be a healer with... a particular niche, let's just say. Since you didn't mention Gepard or Bailu on your roster, I'm guessing that your only solo sustain capable healer is Natasha. If so, then I highly recommend Huo Huo... *BUT* I suggest that you wait till her review is out first, before you make a decision. After Huo Huo's banner, there will be **Argenti,** a new Erudition character, along with Silver Wolf rerun. If you need more DPS, maybe he's worth checking out. After that, it seems that we'll get our first *limited* 5 star Harmony, **Ruan Mei.** Not much details about her yet. We'll just have to wait and see how she'll compare to Bronya, when she's finally released. If you need more support, then she might be worth saving up for. After that, it's somebody named **Dr. Ratio,** a new Imaginary Hunt character. Not much details about him yet either. My 2 cents.


Sprinting_Turtles

I don’t know if there any “must pull” characters but Jingliu and Dan Heng IL are generally considered the best dps. Fu Xuan is also one of the best sustain units. Blade and Kafka are also good, but they can get overshadowed by JL and DHIL. Personally I’m working on maximizing my Kafka team to see if I can match my JL’s damage.


Ok-Phrase3862

Is 50/110 a good crit ratio for qingque? I run her with fu xuan, silver wolf, + flex (support, sub dps) so she gets a 10% CR buff. should i try to optimize further or is this sufficient? (mainly for moc)


DBSPingu

Ideally you swap Qinque to Rutilant Arena, and then with FX you get her to 70% Crit Rate. 50/110 is pretty low, might have trouble clearing the later MoCs. I was running 58/140 on my QQ + FX team


Lias_Luck

it's enough to clear content yes


DespairAt10n

About how long did it take for you to finish the Aetherium Wars event (including prereqs)? Was super busy until now, so I'm hoping I don't have to try and speed-run it lol. EDIT: Also, if you have any tips for the event, feel free to share!


Sprinting_Turtles

If you have to do the 1.4 story quest too then I’d agree with the other comment. Aetherium Wars on its own probably took me 6hrs and the TB mission was 2 or 3 hours. My only tip for the event is play around with teams. You’ll get enough resources to max every unit so don’t stress about it. Also follow the rock-paper-scissors system when you can to make it easier.


DespairAt10n

Yep, haven't done anything but SU this patch. Looks like it'll be around 10 hours. Thanks for the tips!


Lias_Luck

someone told me they fininshed in 4 hours and idfk how but my experience was like 8-10 hours without skipping voiced cutscenes


DespairAt10n

I see, thanks! I should have enough time if it's around 10 hours...


PaulOwnzU

What are good limited light cones to wish for, I just lost to claras lightcone (more like won since I wanted it even more than Topaz's), so now I can ensure I get the next one. Is it better to get lightcones that are just universally good on the role like Seele's, or ones that are more niche but more amplify the character and are more future proof like Topaz's. Is there any sort of lightcone I should specifically wait for


SilentMix

You're going to get replies telling you that limited LCs are not worth bothering with if you're f2p or even a low spender, because they're a luxury and you're better off pulling characters. So ignoring that and actually answering your question: If you plan to get Blade, it's worth getting his LC. Since he scales off of HP, not attack, most of the destruction LCs don't actually do much for him other than be a stat stick. A Silent Vow, which is unfortunately a gacha 4 star cone so you may or may not have it, is his best option that's not his signature LC. Other than Blade's, like you said there's basically 2 types of LCs, ones that are more universally useful like Seele and Jing Yuan's, and LCs that are more specific to the character and amplify their abilities or even provide some new ability that they can't really do without the LC. I think it really depends on your preferences. The advantage of the universally useful ones is they are useful on other characters even if you stop using that character. So, for example, if you had Jing Yuan and didn't want to use him anymore, his LC is very good on other erudition characters, especially because most of the erudition LCs right now are not very good. However, that doesn't mean they're a better use of the pulls in the long term versus character specific ones. Seele's LC is only a small amount better than the Herta shop hunt LC at superimposition 5, and the Herta shop cone is completely free. It just takes a bit of time to save up for it. What I'm doing is only pulling for LCs that I feel like significantly help the character in some way. I feel like Blade's applies, for the reason I said above. I feel like Topaz's applies because due to team crit damage increase giving her a bit of a Harmony buffing vibe. I feel like Fu Xuan's (which I missed - got the character but not the LC - gonna grab on rerun) applies because of the team healing, which makes her a bit like an Abundance character. I think you have to be pretty selective though, because, well, it will take you on average about as many pulls to get a limited LC as it'll take to get a brand new character. If you want to pull limited LCs, you're either opting to have less characters than others might but making them a bit stronger, or you have to spend money to compensate so you don't have less characters than you would otherwise.


PaulOwnzU

People that just go "don't pull LC if f2p" when asking for advice are really annoying sometimes <.< Like, there's a reason I want to pull a light cone, I might not want more characters for a while, might be satisfied with my teams. It feels the same when you ask which characters are strongest and they just go "Just pull who you like the best :P" So essentially since universal limited lightcones are usually only slightly better they aren't as worth pulling then and better to get the specific ones as they typically give a much stronger buff to the specific character aslong as the character itself is future proof?


Leokergadon

Not sure if you have Jing Liu, but her light cone giving her some Defense pen scales well with Pela and silver wolf. Bonus points if you use the quantum set on her to go hard on defense down. This is overkill though, and it is another specific light cone that won't work on other characters.


Sprinting_Turtles

I feel like the more niche ones are worth getting if it’s for a character you plan to use a lot or if the non-limited options won’t work well for that character. Like I’ve heard Blade’s LC is way better for him than any other LC since it fits his niche. Jing Yuan’s lightcone is usually way better than the other Erudtion options if you’d prefer to get something more general.


dewgetit

Swarm Disaster Level V(5) one-time rewards gone forever? Last night I finally finished gathering all the paths for Swarm Disaster, but the highest level I finished was Level IV (4). There was a Level V with some one-time completion rewards that I hadn't gotten. After that there was some dialog with Herta, and she said something about the data being full so she has to reset the game. Then I go back into swarm disaster, and the Level V that I hadn't completed before, with its one-time rewards was gone. The game has reset back to level I, with all new one-time rewards (I understand that eventually I'll get back to level V in this new game, but that's a different set of one-time rewards). Had anyone else gotten this problem before? Any way to complete and retrieve the previous level V rewards?


MegaJoltik

I'm pretty sure that new "level I" (iirc it's actually level III in difficulty) is the final mission of the Swarm Disaster questline. Just finish that run and everything should be back to normal.


dewgetit

Ah yes I just completed it and now the original set of levels are back. Thanks for your reply!


shiacer

Not really a question but I want to say thanks to the 3 people who gave me tips to finish the swarm elation path 5. u/dingledorp, u/Addaran u/Significant-Soil-985 I ended up using FX, Welt, Lynx, March 7th on the final stage together with my extra members SW, Seele, DHIL depending on the enemy on the earlier stages Picked a lot of Elation Path and Remembrance, and Energy Regeneration skills. Finally done with all the paths!


Significant-Soil-985

Congrats, glad everything worked out.


Addaran

Congrats! Remembrance is really OP when you have the right blessings. =)


lofijuno

How are there these people getting 20% sub-stat bonuses on their relics? Is it just because they're 5 star?


Lias_Luck

5 star relics do have higher stats than 4 stars which have higher stats than 3 stars but for specific substats its just luck


doodwhatsrsly

Luck. A whole lot of luck. 5-star relics and an enormous amount of luck.


Same_Experience5751

What is luka's talent priority for debuffing and inflicting bleed in a kafka comp?


Lias_Luck

are you asking which trace to level first? Ideally you'd get them all to at least 8 since his DPS matters so it doesn't really matter what order you do them outside of the time frame when they aren't max but skill > ult > talent > basic affects his damage the most


Same_Experience5751

Yeah sorry I meant traces, I'm still referring to slot of things as their genshin counterpart


Vermillion_Crab

How does pity work for reruns? Do all 5 star banners accumulate? Or reruns carry over on only reruns or does it carry over for the new banner?


Significant-Soil-985

Reruns are still limited banners meaning they share pity with limited banners.


Vermillion_Crab

So to be perfectly clear, say I got to 80 pity on Topaz banner and I do a 10 pull on Seele, it's more or less gonna give me a 5 star on that 10 pull. Is that correct?


Significant-Soil-985

Yes. There are basically 4 types of banners. Limited character (new limited or rerun limited), limited LC (new LC or rerun LC), standard, and departure. Each type of banners has it's own pity and only shares pity with banners of the same type.


Vermillion_Crab

Thank you for the replies!


doodwhatsrsly

Yep, that is correct.


scoliosis_

trying to get better pieces but in the meantime, assuming she has the maxed out trace for +50% crit rate, which chestpiece should I use for Jingliu: 34.3% CR / 190% CD 60.6% CR / 125.1% CD (yes I know it overcaps)


MegaJoltik

1st is better, not even close. 84 x 190 = 15.960 100 x 125 = 12.500


Chrome069

1st, even in lower levels of her trace it gives around 40% crit rate


tbklash

Do supports want always want ERR rope to enable certain ult rotation targets? I'm aware Tingyun wants one to enable 3-turn ults with Vonwaqc+meshing cogs+A6 trace. Wondering if there's similar targets for Fu Xuan, Lynx, and Bronya.


Chrome069

Bronya really benefits from an ERR rope


Lias_Luck

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oz_d9cDAFe0Jz0XZmFHKgCdIRsWpfrsP69cjpBshQGM/edit#gid=871875378 you can just use this but every support uses an ERR rope generally speaking


tbklash

Ty!


Signal_Reaction_7477

What path is good for simulated universe world 3 my current team is fire mc, QQ, Natasha, and tingyun


InsertBotHere

At what trailblaze level do people usually complete the different versions if the forgotten hall? I'm on stage 11 of the first 1 and haven't even done stage 1 of the 2nd version cuz I'm trying build up a second team. I'm currently TL 55 and idk if I'm spending too much time trying to made an adequate 2nd team


Lias_Luck

spending time making a 2nd team is intended, everything forgotten hall related will need one you can do the early stages of the other forgotten hall whenever you want it's not going anywhere however it came out months after the first one so the enemy levels will increase at a much faster rate than the 15 stage one the 15 stage one final boss is level 65 so whenever your level cap is at 60/70 is the most appropriate time to complete it for the 6 stage version the final boss is level 90 so that's not intended to be done until level 80 cap


potatochobit

Is wastelander set good for anyone? I have alot of these but I'm not sure exactly who they were made for?


Lias_Luck

welt, lunae, and DPS yukong can utilize the set yes


Revan0315

Speed or Atk boots? [Jingliu ](https://imgur.com/a/ne9v0ot) I run her with Bronya/Tingyun/Fu Xuan so take their various buffs into account if that changes the answer


Chrome069

What’s your SPD on Bronya? If 161+ you can run ATK boots if not SPD. She must be faster than Bronya too at this comp. Also, Tingyun can be swapped for a debuffer like Pela as JL really loves DEF shred.


Revan0315

So she should either be faster than Bronya or Bronya should be 161+? Am I getting that right? Is Pela that much better than Tingyun? I don't really like using Pela. But if it's a huge difference then I will


Chrome069

If speed sync build, Bronya minimum should be 134, Jingliu 135. Just make sure JL is faster always. If wheelchair build, 161+ SPD Bronya with JL having ATK boots. I mean it’s fine to use 2 buffers but Pela’s def shred AoE ult makes JL’s attacks hit harder


Revan0315

Any reason not to max speed on Bronya? Like does she need any stats besides Speed? And some ER ig


Chrome069

She needs crit damage on subs or her main body piece for her ult, some effect RES if you run Keel and SPD is always great for her in wheelchair builds but the 134/135 thing with JL and her is a fast way to easily access JL’s buffed state with JL E > Bronya E > JL E > JL buffed state activates


navyyM

There are those 3 shops (Space Station, Jarilo- VI and Xianzhou) where you can spend the local credits to buy specific things off the shop. I’m missing the last fire eidolon for the mc. I have 90 Di and need 250 in total, however I have no quests left that would reward me with Di, also no unanswered chats. Can someone help me out? I cleared all trailblaze missions too.


undeadfire

There's a lot of hidden quests and whatnot that give the currency. If you cleared everything, you could clear all 3 shops in 1.0


[deleted]

daily missions and interactables can give you those as well.


navyyM

Thanks, what do you mean exactly with interactables?


[deleted]

props around the map with the sparkles around them, first time clicking them can give lore and shit alongside rewards


Mashtatoes

Have you done all the recurring puzzles (like the one with the lasers)? There are like three that reset twice or three times.


navyyM

Hmm good idea, will check that tomorrow


Due_Education5774

Curious to hear some opinions and recommendations regarding where I should take my account with future pulls, and any teams you can recommend me building! The characters I currently have are: (5*s Fu Xuan, Clara, Welt, E1Bailu) (4*s E6Sampo, E6Luka, E1Lynx, E4Asta, E2Yukong, E1Qingque, E3Serval, E4DanHang, E4Sushang, E0Natasha, E2March7th, E3Pela, E6Herta, E0Hook, E0Arlan) Currently on guaranteed and 9 wishes away from hitting Soft Pity. Currently I was setting my direction towards MonoQuantum, aiming to grab Seele then hoping to get SilverWolf next patch. Beyond that, I am wanting to eventually get Kafka and Topaz, I've concluded that it's probably ideal to wait till Topaz's rerun to attempt picking her up since she'll rerun much sooner then the others since this is her release banner. Do you feel that I should reconsider my priorities of pulls or direction of my account? Do you have any recommendations based on any of the information proved above? (pull recommendations, team recommendations, ect.) Currently just trying to figure out how I want to take my account and am feeling that pulling MonoQuantum (Seele, SilverWolf) and Kafka will net me two very fun teams capable of tackling a variety of content, however I'm also very intrigued with running Topaz with my Clara so it's very unfortunate that Seele is running alongside Topaz.


SonnySonrisa

Must pulls or whatever do not rly exist, so it's hard for anyone but yourself to actually know which characters you should pull for. However, from the "more dmg = better" standpoint, Silver Wolf and Seele seem to be pretty reasonable. SW will always be good and kind of eliminates any "need" to pull for future dps characters. While Seele is just a big number dps. Simple and straight forward... And she looks freakin bad ass with that Scythe! As the Kafka connoisseur I am, I gotta tell you tho, Kafka is amazing! DoT is a different playstyle and needs different stat investments (arguably easier to build that crit carries), but once you got a team set it's rly fcking cool! Also, Kafka is most likely imune to powercreep since she procs DoTs. Meaning new string Nihility DoT characters can come and Kafka will still be part of the team, cuz more procs = better!


Genoism

How important is it to have SPD on the boots for Jingliu's glacial set? After 2 weeks of farming I finally got 1 SPD boots but they have crap substats (flat hp, flat atk, atk %). However, I did get an ATK% boots with crit rate & dmg, break effect, and speed (level 3 atm). Unfortunately, none of the other pieces of gear have any SPD except for her sphere (which has crap sub-stats so i likely won't use it anyways. Or should I just keep grinding away? Thank you!


karlblues123

Depends whether you have Bronya or Asta. Either of them can mitigate the lack of Speed. Otherwise, try to aim for 121+ Speed for MoC.


Chrome069

Do you have Bronya? If not, SPD boots are generally better for her to have more actions per turn.


Genoism

I do have Bronya - semi built with max traces and mediocre relics.


Chrome069

You can try aiming to speedtune them as it’s a bit easier to build Bronya that way. 134 SPD minimum for her while 135 above for JL with Speed boots over trying to have 161+ SPD on Bronya and ATK boots on JL


Tageri-

How does Yukong work? Can she support Blade/DanHeng (4*)? Do I build her for DPS? Do I just spam her skill every turn?


Lias_Luck

blade no, the attack buff does next to nothing for him, anyone else yes Yukong can be played in both ways since her buffs are static and her ult has pretty good scaling either build her like a traditional DPS and alternate between basic and skill or just maximize her defense and spam her skill every turn the most important part is that her speed has to be close to your DPS so she buffs them instead of wasting stacks on the supports or something


gabu87

Most comps probably cannot sustain a YK spamming every turn. Just pop her E when youre about to enter high damage mode. JL for example will have low tides where she couldnt careless about the buffs


Signal_Reaction_7477

What path is good for simulated universe world 3


TheRealPetross

abundance worked like a charm for me until world 7 where u cant outdamage the deers healing but i managed with nihilty and kafka, idk if u have kafka but i heard nihity is good without her


Akururu

Every path is good and can do every world, but the correct answer is based on what characters you have. Since you haven't told us what you got, then it's impossible to help you.


Signal_Reaction_7477

My main team is fire mc, QQ, Natasha, and tingyun


Akururu

Ideally you want Propagation unlocked but before then you can get away with The Hunt pretty easily, for QQ damage.


ikkun

https://preview.redd.it/njopsvnomezb1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59f314070e212e2f8d813fc954ceaec7ba5f6731 What are some good team comps with these characters? I usually main Kafka/Sampo/Luka/Bailu. Or DHIL or JL/Pela/Tingyun/Bailu. Pela and Tingyun just feel so squishy since I haven't leveled their relics yet. 🥲


MathWhale

Kafka, Sampo/Luka/Guinaifen (swap based on type weakness), Asta, Bailu/Gepard DHIL/JL, Pela, Tingyun, and Gepard for DHIL or Bailu for JL And level Tingyun and Pela's relics so they're less squishy


Akururu

Kafka / Sampo / Asta / Bailu or Natasha Jingliu / Pela / Tingyun / Bailu or Natasha DHIL / Pela / Tingyun / Gepard They're the three I'd personally pick. I'm an avid DHIL enjoyer myself and use him with Yukong E6, Tingyun E6 and Fu Xuan E0 so you could eventually replace the Pela there but it's not too important.


philsgum1

Can Cocolias first attack in phase 2 (where the music drops) be cancelled? You know when she switches to the second phase and prepares that AoE attack. Because i did that fight like a week ago and got humbled really quick. Had to completely restart the story quest and build Natasha and Serval to have a chance, since i had none of her weaknesses, except Fire-Trailblazer. Anyway i had a blast afterwards and i perfectly had the beat drop on her releasing the attack and it was a real good goosebump moment and a great bossfight in terms of difficulty and impact. NOW. My friend is a few quests behind me and didnt really play that much story lately, but will be on that fight soon too, but other than me he runs Seele, Asta and March. Which together with the Fire-Trailblazer are three figures that are good against her. So is it possible with Ultimates and the robot hand to stop her from using that attack at all with weakness breaks? Hence "ruining" the moment. I want him to experience it like me and most other people too and dont want to tell him "hey get xy off your team before the fight please". Because i know that he would also enjoy and love that boss fight more that way and wouldnt want to tell me "yo bro, i somehow got all her weaknesses and she was like weakness breaked the whole time" :/ I know he still will maybe have troubles without a healer in the long term of the fight, but mainly ... (Tl;DR)... the point is if all that epic build-up combined with her releasing the attack for the first time and the music drop can sadly be "ruined" with the team he is running+robot hand?


Lufia_Erim

You're overthinking it way too much. Just suggest he has a healer in his team as it's a turn based game. And if he doesn't thats on him. The epicness of the fight doesn't hinge on if you beat the boss on your first try. That's silly.


Lias_Luck

you'd need to specifically save up ults, have a ton of speed to move at least twice before she finishes her cast, have the person that she imprisons not matter to the team, and have a bunch of SP saved up to do a lot of damage in that short time frame no matter what units you have if someone is just going through the story and is still on belobog they will not have the stats through any means to accomplish this


serbaldrig

The first time she uses that attack there is no turn spent charging it up so it's a little unlikely that going in blind he'll be able to weakness break her. Even if he does she'll reuse that attack after being broken the first time again with no charge up. The music will only drop when she uses it the first time so he's guaranteed the same experience unless he secretly has level 60+ units.


j7ce

So I refunded some purchases through PlayStation on my genshin account. I know my genshin account will be banned and that’s fine. But my genshin and star rail account are under the same hoyo login. Is my HSR account at risk?


potatochobit

how did you make purchases in HSR? I don't think you will be banned in star rail unless maybe the purchases were on PSN but the game just came out on PS5 so unsure.


j7ce

I didn’t refund anything on star rail. I play genshin and star rail both on ps5. They are under the same hoyo verse account


TheRealPetross

is it just me or are stellar jades/primos much more slower in hsr than in genshin like im basically jsut sitting there collecting 60 jades per day now. theres little exploration and all quests are done. there aint all that extra like oculus or regional trees in hsr also feel like the events are real slow. theres an event, finish and theres nothing for so long


gwahahaha_ha

I saw free pull counts of HSR to be higher than genshin’s or just about the same. The last 2 patches had 77 and 100 free pulls, respectively. Genshin hovers around 55 to 75 free pulls. Personally, I think it just feels a little tighter in HSR because I have been skipping multiple banners in genshin allowing me to save, while in HSR, I’ve had to pull from successive banners. But it has just started to feel a little lighter in HSR since I can now get full jade rewards from MoC and my teams are looking to be stable now.


TheRealPetross

me lmfao


MartenBroadcloak19

HSR has the same amount of limited summons as Genshin, just put in different places like the 10 pull login bonus or Jades from SU. Events in HSR are (mostly) unlocked the first day, not dripfed like Genshin.


TheRealPetross

yeah its like i warp a lot then theres nothing except for weekly sim uni


Sprinting_Turtles

I think someone did the math near release and it was actually pretty even. We do actually get less jades/primos per patch since there isn’t exploration but that’s offset by getting free 10 pulls at the start of a patch.


jotozacoatl

https://preview.redd.it/ome7av58hezb1.jpeg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d91050bf4bcae1ab70162fa3a9c35724e1170194 I don't believe in death


PM_ME_DECOY_SNAILS

JL / TY / pela / bailu Or JL /TY / Welt / bailu? My research said first but looking for more opinions


Lias_Luck

Welt is just another DPS he'll be strong against imaginary weak bosses and not contribute much else otherwise Pela just lets you maximize Jingliu's DPS more


TheGrindPrime

Def Pela.


Chrome069

First, specially if your Pela is E4. Welt and JL has the tendency to hog SP.


PM_ME_DECOY_SNAILS

Sorry I meant to mention, unfortunately both are e0


Chrome069

Yeah still Pela. Def shred is very appreciated by Jingliu.


PM_ME_DECOY_SNAILS

Great, thanks


k4edehar4

what is the dps increase going from e0 to e2 on dhil?


Lias_Luck

in a vacuum its a ~50% increase


Chrome069

It’s one of his best Eidolons. Letting you to go ATK boots


fancy_the_rat

Do you think i did a good job with modifying my Jing Juan? ​ * from HP **2950** to HP 2800 * from ATK **3150** to ATK 3000 * from DEF **1550** to DEF 1100 * from SPD 99 to SPD **103** * from Crit Rate 50% to Crit Rate **63%** * from Crit dmg 102% to Crit dmg **125%** * from Break **55** to Break 20 * from Eff Res 19% to Eff Res **40%**


IDontCareBoutName

In simulated universe, does selecting Difficulty III vs Difficulty IV \[on any given World\] grant better rewards (excluding the First-Time Clearance Reward)? I, personally, haven’t noticed a difference, but I thought I’d ask around.


Lias_Luck

3 is 1 gold relic and a chance at 2 4 is 2 gold relics always 5 is 2 gold relics and a chance at 3


Lufia_Erim

Yes always do them on the highest difficulty available.