👶beginner-help

[drifting heath]

where can i farm more of these though?

[grim tangle]

Can, but im not sure if it overflows when you use the replenishment

Or just stops once u have max

[slim blaze]

Im saying it does

Once you hit stamina cap, you store 45% of excess stamina.up to 300

[grim tangle]

Lowk, why do they even have a stamina cap

[pale bolt]

SHE'S SO POWERFUL HOLY

JUST DID 2 MIL.. IN uh

[slim blaze]

Like so

[pale bolt]

Superstring dimension or something

[grim tangle]

2m in a single strike?

Wow, I barely do 300k

[arctic vessel]

guys whats "heart's splendor" effect ? I keep seeing it on elysia's stigmatas but I don't see the effect anywhere on the base kit or stigmatas

[slim blaze]

Try reading the stigmata again. Theres a set bonus too you know

[arctic vessel]

the set bonus also keep mentioning it but doesnt say how it activates

wait

after rereading 10 times i think I found it bruh
why was it in the middle

[arctic vessel]

thank u

[grim tangle]

All that for 8% dmg buff 🥀

[arctic vessel]

in the preview it was lvl35 stigmata, goes up to 50 but it didnt show the full stats at max

[grim tangle]

Atleast you know what to do now. Anwyay, did you get the ely skin?

[slim blaze]

Ez

[arctic vessel]

I dont have ely nor her set yet haha I guess I'll pull her when she comes in the next rotation but I dont think I have enough for the skin
I just returned in the game like 2 weeks ago for the new mei uwu

I was wondering if new ely was a good support for mei or at least a good alternative

I guess ely has symbiosis so thats something

[grim tangle]

Yea, HLE is a good support for XDC

[slim blaze]

I wouldnt suggest backpulling

[grim tangle]

Ig im the only one that has the skin, but not the character

[arctic vessel]

I dont really like coralie tho :c

[grim tangle]

Sometimes, happiness matters more than meta

[pale bolt]

I think. Note: before I upgraded her I thought I had 1.3 mil coins.. not 13 mil..

[grim tangle]

I wont hesitate to skip all for me rita

Only going the meta path once ive obtained her

[grim tangle]

She takes a bit less to upgrade her skills for event rn anyway

[slim blaze]

Its easier to slacc when strong

Than to struggle when weak

But just take note that this is a meta help channel, so u gotta specify

[grim tangle]

That doesnt apply for a game thats constantly powercreeping it's previous patch

Same as hsr

You either pull right now, or never

[arctic vessel]

huh isnt it beginner channel? is it really meta help channel? xD

[grim tangle]

You get 2 chances. One at release and other at 1st rerun

[slim blaze]

I dont need you're at the level where you need to worry about powercreeping..

[arctic vessel]

they keep rerunning stuff on honkai impact so im not too worried about it

[grim tangle]

I alr have 4/4 mei though

[slim blaze]

Powercreep only matters at the highest levels

Like red lotus / nirvana

It matters less for lower ranks

Especially for agony tier and below where everything is paper

[arctic vessel]

i was nirvana during part 1 but now my mentality on part 2 is that I dont really care much anymore I just wanna play the characters I like

[slim blaze]

Its both. But the default advice is always going to be meta

[arctic vessel]

the only part 2 valks i pulled are new mei, HoHe dlc, HoFi dlc

[wicked cargo]

I hope they make more roo

[arctic vessel]

currently the only ones im interested to backpull would be the new ely and the new kiana, I dont think I really have an interest going for units like coralie and others :c

is coralie that broken as support?

[wicked cargo]

Which coralie

[arctic vessel]

the dragon coralie

[wicked cargo]

BEHOLD! Fate defying dragon coralie 6626 planck. Or FDD for short

[lyric anvil]

[outer spruce]

she's the bis support for most LoA and GoI teams

[lyric anvil]

BiS for Vita

[outer spruce]

she's not a must pull though

[wicked cargo]

There are only like 3 options xd

[outer spruce]

we don't have must pulls anymore

[lyric anvil]

Vita was in her patch but now she ain't

[arctic vessel]

as long as the tags matches we're gucci?

[wicked cargo]

I really want herscher of finality kiana's dkey

[outer spruce]

yeah, supports are balanced now

the differences between supports aren't that major

[arctic vessel]

thats good to know!

[outer spruce]

as long as the tag matches, you're good

[arctic vessel]

I think my goals currently would be to get new ely and HoRb dlc

I've seen they are all symbiosis as well

and I dont think I wanna get to nirvana so I should be fine?

just playing for enjoyment

[sweet flax]

Ye, if you arent aiming for nirv you should be fine pulling hohe and horb dkeys tho keep in mind dkey reruns are inconsistent

[boreal prism]

Is her weapon worth getting?

[shell basin]

If you have any WoD dps or care about MA scores yes

with her weapon Thelema is a great WOD support, especially for enemies like rgbenares or bull where there's lots of evades to farm

and she is probably the single best clearer of SS MA of any part 2 battlesuit

without her wep thelema a mediocre WOD support that doesn't come onto the field but better than nothing ig

[boreal prism]

Tyty, if i dont get her sig is the craftable weapon good enough? Or if she just stays off field is the blue weapon she came with just fine?

[shell basin]

Craftable weapon = ~useless in MA and never comes onto the field, but still a passable wod support if you don't have better options

since she doesn't need field time and the buffs are decent

so very fast

you'll replace her asap once you have better options tho if no weapon

whereas thelema with wep is often bis

[boreal prism]

Gotcha thanks

[alpine mauve]

How do I get flawless benediction :D

[lyric anvil]

Whenever it's banner reruns

All stellar keys are gacha

[alpine mauve]

Gah

[supple gazelle]

Hello! may I ask how good is Kiana Kaslana Herrscher of the Void?

[spring thicket]

not very useful most of the time. you’ll want to focus on valkyries who have the blue Astral Ring symbol on their character icon

[supple gazelle]

by the way, is she much better than durandul?

[spring thicket]

depends which version of durandel. Herscherr of the Void is a very old battle suit, but there are Durandel battle suits that are older and would be worse, and both Kiana and Durandel have battle suits that are newer and would mostly be better.

if you just started, don’t worry a ton about battle suits that don’t have that blue Astral Ring mark. Fairly early in the story you start getting trial battle suits for everything, and you use those for story.

and outside of the story you generally want the Astral Ring

#👶beginner-help message has an overview on how the ring system works

[kind cliff]

hello
got any tips on YA/DK stress test??

[thick bolt]

use movespeed stigs (e.g Bathory B or Ogier B and such) to make running away easier and if you are able to then deflect the occasional attack for time fracture to slow enemies while timer goes down faster

[kind cliff]

i tried slapping high hp + def stigs and ones with dmg reduction
didn't know move speed stigs exist wtf

AND SHES ZOOMIN

[thick bolt]

yeah movespeed YA is hilarious

[dense zephyr]

bro first double, im assuming both are pretty useless

[shell basin]

Decent for dorm levels

but not much actual use

the mei might have some niche memorial arena use ig

[minor dawn]

Which one ?

[spring thicket]

you get them all within a few weeks, so it doesn’t much matter which.

[dense zephyr]

in the pins, i think the first recommended is the gloves, then the big sword

[marsh basin]

What to get here? My JD and Lantern s0....no sq aop... thought of pulling ||youyun for next aop|| instead
I aint spending no more cuz next milestone is 15 pull & already got mei and luna full set
Thought of getting SW frag (already SS) for her ||dk upgrade|| next patch

[ancient needle]

1. ||Gotta spoiler tag the dkey and the Youyun parts (sry broski, maincord rules)||
2. ||Yeah, SW frags make sense then||

[low ridge]

What team should I use against sa

[shell basin]

can use hle paws fdd, but you probably want hle for heph

since it doesnt look like u have hohe

hmm

rough

maybe hle paws fdd on sa and thelema vita sonq on heph?

have to use WOD tho which isnt amazing

if you had an LOA dps you could use them with jds supp on sa

but it looks like no

[low ridge]

I just tried in training is this a good score

[low ridge]

Ok I tried hle xdc and paws and got my highest score

So should I use that

[midnight kettle]

i kinda dont understand this lvl im litterally going as fast as i can but i cant score more

[shell basin]

for memorial arena?

[shell basin]

What team are you using?

[low ridge]

Yes

This is what I got

[shell basin]

I would try Heph first with the other team on training mode, make sure u score okay with it before u lock in

but yeah should be fine

[cedar gale]

If my acc is a steam one can i connect it to my phone to play on my phone when I'm not at home

[shell basin]

Steam and Hoyoverse accounts cannot mix no

this is one of the reasons steam is not reccomended

[cedar gale]

So there us no way to play that acc on my phone?

[low ridge]

I’m going to try and reroll for my alt account and get Kiana. Should I do the 20 pull on her carnival and then do the discount on the starter or should I do the 20 and then another 10 like what’s the best way

[shell basin]

correct

[shell basin]

if you're rerolling fastest way is 20 carnival pulls then starter discount then refresh

[low ridge]

Ok

Wish me luck

[shell basin]

gl

may badum come home in only a handful of rerolls

and then may you get next valk first 10 pulls

[low ridge]

I rerolled so many times last week that I have to use another email because I literally I put a . beside every letter

[shell basin]

could u not just put multiple .s

[low ridge]

You can??

[shell basin]

I havent tried but idk why not

[midnight kettle]

im using mei badum and hle

[shell basin]

So what you want to make sure you do is start with Mei, and then stay on the field. Before the “final round” text appears, do basics with Mei so that her last hit lands as they spawn

Then you ult and combo

So the mobs die instantly at 991

You can look at https://youtu.be/Fy2G-ClmTO4 or https://youtu.be/lZxoDuEE0Yc to see it in action

Then you can go Badum and then HLE to buff

Probably the 889 dreamseeker reference in video 2 is most useful?

You should be able to kill somewhere between 870 and 890 depending on your damage

[midnight kettle]

Okii thank youu for the advice ill look up the video and try doing the same :)

[minor dawn]

What should i buy here

[shell basin]

Nothing because you don’t have enough currency

So save up until you do

[minor dawn]

Ye i mean what to prioritize

[kind cliff]

If there is no reference online for a team rotation, can I just apply stuff from other teams that use the same valk? And same tags

Also should I get S2 Lunar Vow rn...

[oak estuary]

Yea u can do that, or can always just ask here or #💁gameplay-help

As for s2 lv, i would wait until u actually need the ranks

[shell basin]

Stamps for notable ranks if you have the Valkyrie and enough currency

Or failing that affix boxes

[kind cliff]

Okay, thank you very much

[serene epoch]

Why are you supposed to have different versions of hi3 when you switch from Romania to Ukraine in apple store?

Or Poland, as example. Arent they supposed to be the same server

[pale bolt]

At how much crit rate should I stop for the new raiden? Im at 113 crit rate.

If it should be lowered I will go for crit dmg instead

[shell basin]

Ignore CrT

It’s irrelevant

Mostly you go for attack

[oak estuary]

Crt does not mean crit rate, u can basicly ignore the crt stat since most of ur crit rate comes from other sources

[shell basin]

But a good crit damage line is okay

And crit rate affixes also bad

Since they just buff crt

[oak estuary]

Might wanna ask #🔌technical-help instead of here

[pale bolt]

Damn.. 5 years of gacha game knowledge down the drain..

But I guess Endfield has similar systems...

[pale bolt]

So the affixes on the lightcones should be attack and what?

[shell basin]

Crit is pretty sad in this game because only Phys valks crit, and not bleed ones like sushang, and then even the handful of Phys valks we have for it mostly want attack anyway

[pale bolt]

Stigmatas*

[shell basin]

6x attack

Blade attack and mech attack mostly

[pale bolt]

Huh?

[shell basin]

But you can pick a crit damage if the number is big enough

[uneven warren]

can I reach 850+ DXY(type+) with this lineup? just in agony 2, hard compete with players using recommended team

[shell basin]

You have 2 affix slots per stigma

[shell basin]

Run Mei RS VBM

It’ll score better

And yeah 850 should be possible. Can prolly get 880

[shell basin]

Ideally each of them is 23 attack but the marginal bonus is pretty small

If you have 120 total across all 6 that’s pretty great even if the max is 138. And people will settle for 110 total if low on NCCs and locks

(If you aren’t in at least redlotus you don’t even need to care that much)

[shell basin]

Start with Mei. Basics -> ult -> combo, killing at 991

Then go VBM, WA Wa Jumo attack WA

Go RS to do her stellar drain, then go Mei to dps

There’s some evades in there you can also do for a bit more Ari but I don’t know where they’d fall in this rot

And then you stellar outburst when ready and kill

[shell basin]

If you have a third symbiosis that’d be better than VBM but I assume you don’t

Or you wouldn’t be running RS

[uneven warren]

tysm I reach 851 points, better result

[minor dawn]

Which one?

[shell basin]

Purana is best but none are hugely impactful

[shell basin]

Glad I could help

[minor dawn]

Ig i’ll get it would help pardo clear the ice stages

[low ridge]

Should I get her stamps

[shell basin]

If you have her dkey and need ranks for Nirvana sure

[wispy aurora]

Where is the 200 ???????????

[sullen wigeon]

Is the new mei a part 1 or part 2 char

[wispy aurora]

Part 2

[shadow gyro]

click on top of the dinner table

[wispy aurora]

This? if so I do this

OHH

no I see

[shadow gyro]

yeah
gotta do that daily

gives u like 12 xtals everyday

[wispy aurora]

I didn't know about that 😭 well got them now and plenty of time to get them all

[shadow gyro]

yeah u should remember by the red dot

[wispy aurora]

I saw the dot but was what does it want me to do 😂

[charred basin]

is there an old stigma set I could craft only to convert it to Stigma Resonance or is it not reccomended

saving up from open world tasks takes forever

[shadow gyro]

what do you want the reso for?

[charred basin]

older stigma sets for collection purposes, not all of them can be crafted and using BP materials feels like a waste so theres currently no way to obtain them

[shadow gyro]

u can craft any of these, theyre the cheapest
then convert them

[charred basin]

okay thank you 💕

[shadow gyro]

[sullen wigeon]

How do I see how much total gems can I get from story in this server

[outer spruce]

you can use that

[sullen wigeon]

Much thanks

[wicked cargo]

back to red lotus yaaay

[lament sparrow]

4* kiana elf is comparable to astralOP ?

[weary bobcat]

how do i change the character here or can i change

[wintry wharf]

spam click the ...

and select change character

[weary bobcat]

thanks!

[autumn oxide]

better than ds in most situations, in terms of gachaops she loses out when runs go to 2 SO or more but otherwise she can keep up

[feral pelican]

is big ego elysia decent?

[ancient needle]

Requires her dkey (gacha-only), and even then she's niche

Requires Thele or HLE to not feel bricked outside of SO

[west dust]

are the p2 dkeys always in the equipment supply or do they get their separate pity/banner?

[ancient needle]

Equipment

[feral pelican]

whats dhkey

[ancient needle]

Divine Key

In this case I mean new weapons that some valks get

HoHE came out in 6.0 and got the dkey in 8.1

!faq dkeywhat

[small willow]

Divine Keys

Ai-chan is here, Captain!

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) for the Divine Key explanation pin!

Divine keys are special weapons that can give permanent bonuses to your account!

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[waxen smelt]

any tips on who/what to farm in expeditions?

[ancient needle]

Yield from Expeditions is hella low, so it doesn't matter too much
You can go for A-rank valk frags for some extra Dorm EXP eventually

It's the very last place to spend stamina on, so use it elsewhere first if possible

[ancient needle]

If you're low on a specific mat (like AE Imags, for example), you can farm that

[inner cosmos]

hi, im not sure exactly what i should be doing for gear at this point. mei is 4/4 but nothing on anybody else. I have 10 source prisms and 3600 ether fuel atm

[serene crystal]

Probably craft the full set for FWS and put it on her.

[shell basin]

yeah

if u had more prisms u could consider upgrading it or vbm stigs but you're pretty low

so just save after crafting badum stigs

[crystal sluice]

Who should I choose from this?

[inner cosmos]

okay thank you!!

[shell basin]

||Silverwing NEX, she's getting a dkey next patch||

[dreamy juniper]

Sorry if this is the wrong chat to ask this but was wondering if anyone has done the math on which one is “cheaper” when it comes to whaling for the gacha outfits: buying crystals or the outfit tokens

[raven bane]

||better to keep the box you can get silverwing from war treasury (if you are atleast somewhat close to getting her) since she got a new key any of these characters can have a chance to get their own dkey in the future||

[crystal sluice]

Im not a mod but arent crystals always just an awful option?

Theyre super expensive

[crystal sluice]

||Dont I have to pull for the divine key? Idk if I will have enough gems for that since im getting HiLoveElf for XDC||

[serene crystal]

||Yes if you want to use her.||

[midnight kettle]

Hello does someone know wich one to take ?

[shadow gyro]

take? you have both, u dont need to choose

also u dont need to open the boxes either, when youre not certain which one helps u the most

[midnight kettle]

Yes but i kinda dont know wich one to take, i really love seelee in the story but there isnt any good battlesuit of her currently

[dreamy juniper]

Typically yeah but I only see the option to buy outfit tokens x 10 for about two usd aka dollars. I am not the biggest math whiz and not sure if you can keep buying that same pack (if you can, then it take a bit of math to figure out the total cost)

[dense zephyr]

part 1 or part 2 story more efficient to farm? for gems

[marsh cobalt]

Hii im new to the game. What should i get here?

[shell basin]

we reccomend ||Silverwing NEX because she's getting new gear next patch||

[marsh cobalt]

Okayy i'll get it now

[marsh cobalt]

How about for weapon?

[shell basin]

||She's getting a new, better weapon next patch. Which is why we reccomend getting her||

in the mean time you can use whatever

[frozen crypt]

Also note, I wouldn't open the box until you've actually obtained ||the dkey itself|| especially if you are brand new as it would be kind of a waste to open the box for her rn then get a dorm dupe right after, though instant S2 would be pretty nice just not sure if it would be better than having another valk for ER xtals and dorm

At least wait until you've gotten your first 2 S-Ranks from dorm

[grim tangle]

Dorm supply cards arent that easy to get for free, and they often require you to hit pity to get your first S rank

I spent 4k on standard banner because I didnt know how this game works, and i still only have 1 S rank from standard banner

[silk dew]

what weapon can i substitute for these in the meantime (i don't have fortitious red)

[shell basin]

Best cope option is Hofi’s old pri arm but most people don’t have it

And it’s still a big damage drop

Probably best off just giving her whichever pistol has the most attack

[silk dew]

ok

idk if i'm a beginner (i'm level 58)

[shell basin]

Yeah that’s pretty beginner

But even experienced captains can ask for help here, channel names are mostly about what kind of people are watching the channels rather than who can ask

And in either case we’ll do what we can to help

[silk dew]

👍

good to know

[slim blaze]

oh wow

sweaty bracket

hmm 889

will S Sera do better? i feel the earlier SO will help

[shell basin]

889 is the dreamseeker s0 reference

[slim blaze]

yeah

even if no HSS, she has faster ARI regen yeah?

[shell basin]

No

[slim blaze]

oh

[shell basin]

If you had SS sera I would suggest trying Mei with HLE support

[slim blaze]

only S

[shell basin]

But at S idk what she even does for you here

Could try Teri if your damage is good enough?

[slim blaze]

no teriri

[shell basin]

And sonq can technically give a little Ari but no shot it’s worth everything you give up

[slim blaze]

true enough oh well

slacc time

do i have to bald the charge lol

[strange condor]

If I have 25 pulls until I get raiden mei on her banner will it also be the same for elysia's?

[west dust]

thank u stranger :D

[shell basin]

Yes

[west dust]

Is it better to get JD, 'Que OP or an elf from the spending event? 🤔

[shell basin]

!faq spendguide

[small willow]

Spending Event Guide

Not sure what to get, Captain?

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) to see Professor Mango's guide on what to choose in the current spending event!
-# Also see [!faq spending](#👶beginner-help message) if you are not familiar with spending events.

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[west dust]

oh damn thanks!

[lament sparrow]

what kind of team i can make with her?

[solid island]

why is the game is sending me some "festival reward compensation" every day? i dont understand which rewards i missed

[low ridge]

Hle Kiana vita I think but you need 3 symbiosis but that team can work in the meantime

[spring thicket]

Click on the food table in the festival lobby

[rotund roost]

What team for abyss rn

[shell basin]

Mei Badum PS. HLE also an option, not a ton of difference

can probably 870ish?

if redlotus

[rotund roost]

What servers' redlotus

[shell basin]

Sea

FDD can get 889 if your mei atk is good enough, you'll score a bit lower than that but how much lower depends on how much atk you have

[solid island]

and what to do there?

[shell basin]

there's a pop up above the table

click it

[solid island]

it doesnt gives gems?

[shell basin]

the pop up above the table does

[solid island]

how

i dont understand

[shell basin]

There is a pop up. If you click the pop up, you will get gems

[spring thicket]

It’ll change after you click it and give crystal

[shell basin]

if u dont, u will get fewer gems

[solid island]

what exactly do you call "pop-up"?

[shell basin]

there is an image that appears above the table. And you can click on it

[solid island]

"turn over gift box"?

i dont understand how to get gems from there, it gives only fireworks and astreites

[tribal gale]

i havent played this game in a really long time and dont know where to start, i just grinded to get the new xentinel battlesuit and her full set of stigmata & weap. im kinda lost since the only teamate i have for her currently is HoS (brickless). is there a certain character i should save for that can help this abandoned account?

[shell basin]

So Xentinel is a Grail of Infinitude battlesuit, and she has the symbiosis, domain resonance, and heavenly shift tags

this means that as a dps, she wants two people who match the grail tag as supports (2 symbiosis battlesuits), and as a support, she wants to be supporting a Grail (symbiosis), world star (domain resonance), or law of ascenscion (heavenly shift) dps

!faq astral ring

[small willow]

Astral Ring and Specializations

Allow me to explain, Captain!

Click here to view a list of Astral Ring Specializations, Tags, and the Valkyries protected by them!

Characters under the Astral Ring System will have one ring type (Specialization), and one or multiple tags (Attributes) that will determine how they can form teams. This system is only activated if a Character with Astral Ring is set as the leader. When activated:

• the leader's ring type will decide the team's playstyle.
• the team will benefit from effects (e.g., Stigmata buffs) that require Astral Ring.
• the team will gain access to Stellar Outburst, a high damage output state you can enter after charging enough energy (Astral Ring Intensity).

For information on each Astral Ring Specialization:

• World Star - [Click here!](#👶beginner-help message)
• Wheel of Destiny - [Click here!](#👶beginner-help message)
• Rite of Oblivion - [Click here!](#👶beginner-help message)
• Law of Ascension - [Click here!](#👶beginner-help message)
• Grail of Infinitude - [Click here!](#👶beginner-help message)

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) for guidance on Astral Ring team building!

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[shell basin]

So as a leader, you would ideally want to run something like, Mei + Badum fiery wishing star + behold fate defying dragon

but Valkyrie Blastmetal is the best free option if you don't have any of those

[grim tangle]

Does having diff astral ring partners matter

[shell basin]

since as a rite of oblivion battlesuit she can be a cope support for any ring

so you would run something like Mei VBM and then either HoS or Terminal aide or such

As for battlesuits to get, you could try to get either badum or FDD with your free carnival pulls, and then save for ||Silverwing dkey|| next patch if not

[shell basin]

yes. Different supports give different buffs and take different amounts of field time and do different amounts of damage even if they match the ring

most valkyries with the right tag are fairly close in performance, unless you need one of them to match a specific weather effect, but that cna still be a good 10-20 points difference in the final score

[tribal gale]

I see, I'll try to get vbm then

Atleast to S rank yes?

[shell basin]

She works at A rank but every rank upgrades her so eventually you’ll want SSS

Her weapon is free in part 2 story; stigs are craftable but you probably don’t have the spare prisms for it

If you do tho it’s a decent upgrade to have all 3 tsiolkovsky at level 35

[tribal gale]

The cube prisms?

[shell basin]

Yeah

[tribal gale]

I think I have a few of them to spare

[shell basin]

I’d make sure to prioritize maxing Mei stigma first but if you did and have 6 spare than crafting vbm stigma can be a solid upgrade for her as a support

Not worth upgrading unless you have a ton of prisms though

[tribal gale]

I already crafted all her stigma and got her weap

I mean technically got her weap and T stigma from the weap supply

[shell basin]

You need prisms to upgrade the stigma too

21 to get all 3 to level 50

[tribal gale]

0_0

That's expensive

[shell basin]

Yeah. Hence why VBM stigs only if you have spare

[tribal gale]

Is it better to upgrade them one by one or should i spread out the upgrades

[shell basin]

If you rolled extra stigma copies you can also turn them into prisms, and there are a bunch in part 2 story and missions and events

It’s mostly better to spread out upgrades because each upgrade is 1->2->4

So the first upgrade for each is cheaper

Unless you still have the prism stigma upgrade ticket they gave out a few weeks ago

To auto level one up to 50

Broadly T>B>M for priority

[tribal gale]

I see, I haven't even finished part 1 story yet since I got completely sidetracked. I'll do the part two tho since thankfully you don't have to complete it all before starting p2 quest

[shell basin]

Because of attack

Yeah and first 3 chapters of part 2 shouldn’t have any part 1 spoilers

[tribal gale]

👍

[tribal gale]

I already got spoiled and cried my eyes out from Kiana's last song

Will the HoS brick ever get a rerun soon And if so should I try to get it? I already have domain of sentience (but I'm stigmaless) or should I try to get her copies to Rank her up

[shell basin]

It’ll probably be in reserve works in a few patches

But it’s too old to run in gacha again

It’s worth picking up from reserve works tho, free attack always good

[tribal gale]

👍

I missed the brick when it was on supply because I stopped playing for a while 😔

And I also missed the free senti

[lime salmon]

does part1 or 2 give more crystals for a new player? (like 3 weeks ish)

[ancient needle]

Part 1 is better

Ofc still do whatever Starter Manual requires

[dusty tartan]

FWS banner is ending in a few hours, but it'll be back in about a week and pity won't reset right?

[low ridge]

No after next week it ends

[dusty tartan]

I heard she'll be back before the carnival banner ends with the same pity, is that not true?

[low ridge]

Oh nvm she will

[lyric anvil]

Carnival banners run twice for each character: FDD/PAWS, FWS/Vita, FDD/PAWS, FWS/Vita then it ends

[slim blaze]

oh my

almost forgot to do side stage

[dusty tartan]

So FWS will be back in like 5 days for a couple days? And the pity won't reset?

[humble dawn]

why does ER gameplay feel weird

my char does damage but 90% of the damage doesnt come from them

[lyric anvil]

Throughout the carnival duration, pity stays but once it ends carnival pity will reset when we get it again

[dusty tartan]

ok thx

[lyric anvil]

[slim blaze]

oh wtf

i have to actually bald now

got em

[lyric anvil]

Y'all have sweaty brackets

[sacred lake]

Which battlesuit should i get for the 6.3 one?

[slim blaze]

lies

this is perfectly normal

[lyric anvil]

[slim blaze]

i could have balded for 889

but t3 took it

so no point with just DS

[sacred lake]

Can someone pls respond? Gotta go to bed soon bc of class

[slim blaze]

see pins

[bitter forum]

when can i send pictures here

[lone crater]

get captain role or something

[bitter forum]

can someone help me make 3 teams for memorial just for the clear rewards

[lone crater]

masters ma right?
then probably just let badum solo first one, xentinel mei solo second one, then let songque hit third one

it shouldn't be hard to clear

u can put coralie with anyone of your choice there as well

[tribal gale]

guys im not gonna lie, what should i get in the free s rank box (1.0 to 6.4)

my team is out of the meta (by a long shot)

[slim blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/check-the-pins-kowalski-penguin-gif-20219688

[tribal gale]

oh okay thx

[timid veldt]

uh were there a carnival supply with kiana already? I kinda missed the 8.7 version only updated the game yesterday

[shell basin]

Yes. But she'll be back in a few

she's on the last carnival banner as well so as soon as fdd paws banner ends it'll be badum again

[timid veldt]

for 4 days? Sounds funny but thanks

[shell basin]

yeah carnival banners rotate back and fort

[serene epoch]

How can i send pictures?

Do i need to raise some level or smth

[lyric anvil]

Get the captain role in #rules-en

[steep lance]

Hello does someone have tips for bronya’s first trial ? Im genuinely struggling because of it the ennemies keep one-hitting me and i die directly

She’s level 80 and i put on her defense type stigmas already

[serene epoch]

Who should i upgrade to use?

[shadow gyro]

are you a returnee by any chance

[shadow gyro]

youre talking about character trial right?
which stage are you having issues with

[serene epoch]

If you mean that returnee button then yea

[slim blaze]

dont get hit. block and run

[steep lance]

Yep exactly, its the first trial, the timer goes quicker during time fracture but everyone gangs up on me and i get hit directly

[shadow gyro]

ill be honest with you, you'll do yourself a favor if you restart since your current characters are too meh
but if you do or not you would use this #👶beginner-help message all the characters in here are obtainable without gacha

[slim blaze]

the bronya trials are just skill check ngl

[serene epoch]

Damn

[slim blaze]

but there are ways to make it easier sometimes if you have weapons with knockback or smth

[steep lance]

Thats one way to tell me i have no skill

[steep lance]

Yeah im trying with that weapon that freeze ennemies

[slim blaze]

when you block you are slower

[shadow gyro]

i mean for the first stage i just spun in a circle
its the other stages that are pretty hard

you actually want to time your evades but don't spam it

[steep lance]

I sadly noticed that

[slim blaze]

just hug the edge

[steep lance]

The other one are worse?

[serene epoch]

What is the point of restarting account? I still have a lot ways to get crystals and more

[slim blaze]

starter event

[steep lance]

I will even become one with the edge if needed

Anyway i will keep trying thanks a lot 😔

[slim blaze]

we trust you. lvl 1 YA users can clear this

[outer spruce]

the later ones are more infamous

[slim blaze]

for added challenge i equipped bronya sloth hahah

[serene epoch]

Its like THAT good to restart your whole acc?

[steep lance]

Well i think my bronya is broken

[serene epoch]

I will do it, then

[steep lance]

I might just not do it actually

[slim blaze]

just dewit

[slim blaze]

ngl you can choose not to do it. no pink card anyways if you cant do it

[shadow gyro]

starter manual, gives u xtals and some good starting characters
gives you beginner rush which if youre interesting in paying in the game you also get a character card, but its mainly for the xtals
incase you made any mistakes in the current account, it allows you to avoid it
if you're willing to reroll, you'll get a better account value (up to you tho)

it doesn't help that returnee event takes the beginner manual and that it rewards sucks

[steep lance]

Ah forgot im broke and dont have a choice actually

[slim blaze]

see!!!

[steep lance]

Well wish me luck

[slim blaze]

now dewit for one roll

[shadow gyro]

the only trials that don't give pull cards are the first Rita and mei stages

so u wanna do the rest, but if you can't do it you can focus on something else until then

[steep lance]

OMG I DID IT

Why did it became so easy all of a sudden?!?!

Thanks a lot i owe you that one roll i will get

[slim blaze]

time to bust out my build

for the bronya trials

[low ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/blm-gif-25815938

[steep lance]

Bold of u to assume i have those stigmates 😔

[slim blaze]

bold of you to assume these stigmatas actually help

[silk dew]

i have an ungodly amount of ae imaginion

[steep lance]

Lmaooo my bad i’ll keep my 3 stars stigmates then

🤣🤣

[slim blaze]

search up the effects of these in #wiki-consult

[low ridge]

Your astrites omg

[slim blaze]

and you'll know why

[silk dew]

i'm broke gang 😭

[steep lance]

Right on it

[shadow gyro]

just keep em around, no need to buy em rn, you might need it for something
like honkai shards

[silk dew]

mhm mhm

[slim blaze]

that's just 5 exchanges and some change

[raven bane]

is knight bp worth it

[sweet flax]

Depends on how much you are planning on spending and why, crystals wise the daily crystal card is cheaper and worth more, in terms of general resources or if you require more of the crystallums to unlock divine keys, then knight bp can be more valuable to you

avoid paladin bp tho, its 2x the price for like half the value

[raven bane]

i both need the crystals (to get the new ely skin i miscalculated and i need to pull 2 more) and crystallums to get hofi or horb

[sweet flax]

I wouldnt recommend getting valkyries from the bp shop especially considering any future s rank box WILL contain hofi (s rank boxes increase the valkyries available by version, current box is v6.3, herrscher trio is v6.4/5)

how many days are left for the elysia skin?

[raven bane]

about like 8

[sweet flax]

!faq pyramid

[small willow]

Gacha Outfits

Be careful, Captain!

Please see Professor Lyo's summary [here](#👶beginner-help message) Regarding Gacha (Pyramid) outfits.

Gacha (Pyramid) Outfits

• DO NOT PULL UNLESS YOU CAN HARD PITY. NON-NEGOTIABLE.
  • You need 9600 or 7680 if there is a discount.
• No competitive benefit.

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[raven bane]

i really dont want to let all that crystals go to waste

[sweet flax]

2 more pulls.... so 4400 crystals

[raven bane]

i got like 1200 rn

[sweet flax]

3200 crystals then, bp wont cover that, and daily card will take too long

did you finish your elysian realm this week?

[raven bane]

i havent reached that part in the story and i dont really want to ruin the experience by doing so just to get a skin

[sweet flax]

elysian realm will easily make you thousands of crystals

hmm

[raven bane]

i am not sure man

[sweet flax]

what level are you?

[raven bane]

82

[sweet flax]

exalted then

what chapter are you in part 1 of the story

[raven bane]

18

i am following a guide so i am reading durandal vn rn and since its like 30 chapters its taking so long to finish

[sweet flax]

ok here's the options you got

option 1: continue the story to chapter 25, after chapter 25 canonically the elysian realm chapters take place

[raven bane]

i am around like 21 chapters in

[sweet flax]

option 2: just do elysian realm and abyss to get crystals asap

[raven bane]

oh thats not actually bad

[sweet flax]

option 3: whale

[raven bane]

i think i can reach chp 25 in 8 days

[sweet flax]

the recommended read order places them behind each other

[raven bane]

oh thats so great

oh wait

which guide is that

i am following the hoyostans one

[sweet flax]

its pinned in #📚honkai-lore let me send the link tho

actually I think I can just do this

!faq ro

[small willow]

Recommended Reading Order

[sweet flax]

ye there you go

[raven bane]

nvm js checked its also elysian realm after chp 25 in hoyostans

okay aside from that

lets say i failed to finish it in 8 days

would buying the bp best option for me

or straight up buying crystals

[sweet flax]

you would probably end up making 3k from the story chapters lol

18 > 25 is a lot of crystals

add the upcomming 2 finalization rewards from abyss

you should be fine

[raven bane]

dont you get like 270 crystals per chapter

am i missing something

oh wait there is also 15 crystals per clear

[sweet flax]

:p

[raven bane]

i think i can do it

anyways thank you so much gng

[sweet flax]

no worries

[sweet flax]

if you want to spend yes

or just do the shallow sequences in ER to save money

[raven bane]

hopefully i will get to save my money and ER

[urban lake]

forgor u prof now

[silk dew]

i hit level 60 gang

1 level away from unlocking master shop

[bitter forum]

why's master abyss red lotus os hard? i can't get past floor 5

[manic bay]

While rerolling, I got an account with FDD and PAWS. At this point, should I skip XDC and save for Love Elf?

[ancient needle]

HLE won't be after XDC

They'll be at the same time

And XDC is higher prio cuz newer

I mean, you might get lucky on HLE (cuz allegedly she has a free 10x)

[ancient needle]

Probably because you can stay in Masters indefinitely if you choose to

(generally not recommended tho)

[manic bay]

Got it! So, I guess it would be best to keep pulling for Mei with this account? Thanks for the response!

[ancient needle]

Yup, make sure to get the weap
If you wanna be extra safe you can always keep 60 pulls in reserve while pulling the valk so that you guarantee the weap afterwards

[glad ice]

hle banner will have a free 10x?

[upbeat egret]

Apparently yes

[silk dew]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i guess

[lyric anvil]

Wait what

Even on her rerun??

[silk dew]

but in this case...

i can only dream

[upbeat egret]

Yeah .. a friend from another server asked his CN friend and he said yes

[lyric anvil]

[shell basin]

Time to lucksacc s2 hle

[slim blaze]

i see

[remote ridge]

Is songque viable ? Compared to lantern and Thelma ?

[rugged compass]

What?

[lyric anvil]

Supposedly she's again a free ten pull despite this being a rerun

[rugged compass]

Did cn get it??

[lyric anvil]

^

I guess?

[rugged compass]

But like. Wouldnt cn make a big deal about it?

Like theres so many holes in it 😭

Did the stream say sum? Idek atp.

[lyric anvil]

Idek

We'll see once the banner is here

[rugged compass]

Well no
We'll see tmmr

Cuz banner info

And whatnot

[lyric anvil]

You mean Friday?

[rugged compass]

No? Theres like a news thing the say before right?

[lyric anvil]

#hi3-twitter-feed message

Her rerun banner is Friday

Story tomorrow

[rugged compass]

Idt there is a free 10x

[lyric anvil]

Idk fully

[leaden raptor]

free 10 pulls?

where

[lyric anvil]

I'd say it's speculation

[leaden raptor]

prob but

[floral patrol]

this work for helia?

affix

[lyric anvil]

Top one will yes

[outer spruce]

top one yes, bottom no

she's bio

[floral patrol]

oh shit i confused bio img

wasted...

[floral patrol]

btw how much difference does affix and non affixed stigmata have?

[autumn oxide]

can go from little to none to not killing the boss in time and losing score cos of it

[outer spruce]

not much difference, affixes only really matter in high ranks of abyss

[jolly pulsar]

theres no priority for which dkeys to get from exchange shop right?

[lyric anvil]

Just Judah

[jolly pulsar]

wait judah is the only dkey i can get from here?

thought it was more weird

[frozen crypt]

Technically pledge of sakura as well

But who tf would do that

[lyric anvil]

Crazy people

[jolly pulsar]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1ykhYvBQkbkQnEkwuy

[lyric anvil]

[jolly pulsar]

i didnt of course

would be funny though if someone did

[pale bolt]

Who should I buy from here with those...things...

[lyric anvil]

Probably doesn't matter
Just as long they're in ER

[pale bolt]

Who should I get from here?

[ornate shoal]

Is the trio hersheys still good ? planning to get hotr on box

[ancient needle]

Not really

Rita stole most of their content

You'd need ranks on trio anyway atp

[stable cipher]

What should I do with BP Cristallum ? (I've 25 of these)

[gusty raft]

Ely

[pale bolt]

I have an Ely tho

[gusty raft]

Why u ask xd

3s ely probably help

[gritty slate]

any tips of defeating Seele in 11-16 I'm struggling way too much 😭

[gritty slate]

nvm i did it :D

[viral torrent]

#👶beginner-help message

tldr: keep the box

[serene epoch]

Is it worth buying?

[ancient needle]

Get all of the Divine Keys available there if you haven't alr

You can check which ones are Divine Keys in the Dorm menu

[ancient needle]

Yes, but only because of crystals

Monthly is better value in that regard

[ancient needle]

The valk won't be useful outside of earlygame

[ancient needle]

Keep in mind that Oath of Judah and Pledge of Sakura are obtainable through other means, so don't get those

Pledge of Sakura is directly craftable in Foundry

Oath of Judah can be bought for weapon resonance in Exchange Shop

Weapon resonance can be farmed via crafting Bounty weaps in Foundry (3rd Sacred Relic is the cheapest) and converting them

[ancient needle]

There are some other craftable ones there (like Abyss and Fenghuang Pinions), so make sure to check for that before buying

[hardy raft]

Who should i pick from the sign in box?

[craggy badger]

hi i want to ask is there anyone worth getting from here?

[ancient needle]

||Silverwing because she'll get a new gear set next patch||

[ancient needle]

!faq wt

[small willow]

War Treasury Farming

Hey, Captain!

Click [here](#👶beginner-help message) to see the War Treasury Farming Recommendation, which is kept updated!

Short Answer:

• If there are limited-time discounts on character cards, buy them ASAP!
• Prioritise buying character cards of Valkyries that are in Elysian Realm.
• After that, unlock everyone else for dorm progression.

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[ancient needle]

If you alr have her let me know (along with her rank)

You wanna have at least S2 on her

[hardy raft]

I don't have her, so I'll get her then. The most recent Valks i have is the new Mei and Hi-Love Elf. I have none of the other part 2 Valks.

[tall arrow]

do battlesuit supply cards expire? like in the next version?

[urban lake]

me SS1 (SS2 soon™ )

[cobalt pine]

when will hi love elf banner rerun

[abstract sequoia]

March 27th - April 17th, check the 5th pin in #💁gameplay-help for the full patch schedule

right after LV's dk banner ends

[gleaming sandal]

@abstract sequoia ayo rammy

[abstract sequoia]

ayo pot

whats up

[gleaming sandal]

Question, for HoRb in ER, do you think teri work better or sena as the support

[abstract sequoia]

good question actually

i would say teri if you can already kill each stage fast enough

if you lack damage, sena would allow for more resonance triggers and therefore less downtime

[gleaming sandal]

Consider this ER weather optional buff too

[abstract sequoia]

the different types?

[gleaming sandal]

One of the 15 cost one gib you tdmj IF your support have different elements than you

[abstract sequoia]

isnt it different types?

[gleaming sandal]

I forgot

Is it?

[abstract sequoia]

yeah

works for either supports

[gleaming sandal]

Ah

[abstract sequoia]

also i think it's pretty mid compared to choosing other buffs

[gleaming sandal]

True

Anyway

[abstract sequoia]

horb perma-impairs, so choosing the 15% tdm is good. then the other 5 energy can be on either 500 hp or 8% TDM on same type

[gleaming sandal]

Here's the result

[abstract sequoia]

of course, tdm being overly saturated from the emblem can be considered

[abstract sequoia]

damn nice

and that was with both 15 energy buffs?

[gleaming sandal]

Should be able to sub 1 but, lacking rank and dmj

[gleaming sandal]

No, scythe one and other two

[abstract sequoia]

ah

[abstract sequoia]

mine is a prime example of underranked

[abstract sequoia]

where is your atk

[gleaming sandal]

Didn't mald affix

[abstract sequoia]

damn

my affixes aren't great either

[gleaming sandal]

You should be doing better dmj than me than

[abstract sequoia]

i guess so

but you're the better ER player

[gleaming sandal]

Try this, kalpass 1 with burn health enhance and health less than enemy enhance, also mobi 2 start, ego use decay

[abstract sequoia]

just decay?

[gleaming sandal]

So you see I have other ego?

[abstract sequoia]

oh yeah wtf

for aop i still choose serapeum right?

[gleaming sandal]

Lil fun fact

HoRb is the only one who have 4 different build, and each build only need one ego signet to go with

[gleaming sandal]

Songkek

[abstract sequoia]

well shit

[gleaming sandal]

Well, other one can work too

[lyric anvil]

Why Que op?

[gleaming sandal]

Gather plus more dmj

[abstract sequoia]

isnt her dmg just elemental though

[lyric anvil]

Yes

She doesn't buff physical

[abstract sequoia]

unless you mean SSS gains with the TDM on resonances

i'm also thinking of just 3*ing PB atp

i dont have enough spending event currency for a new elf anymore anyway

either way, it helps me with old MA strats right?

[gleaming sandal]

No

[gleaming sandal]

Yes

[abstract sequoia]

yeah thats the total dmg buff i meant

damn 20% on max rank

hmm

in that case, sena might actually be better than teri if the stage does drag on

even more now

[gleaming sandal]

Yeah, which is why I'm testing it

[lyric anvil]

[gleaming sandal]

Seele ER run when

[abstract sequoia]

my other options

[lyric anvil]

I did that multiple times especially this week lol

[gleaming sandal]

And da result?

[lyric anvil]

3:30

[gleaming sandal]

[lyric anvil]

The doors don't like me

[abstract sequoia]

crit dmg > higher buffs?

not convinced though

[gleaming sandal]

Probably not

[lyric anvil]

That's just a bit sad that most of Sera's buffs for HoRb are mostly SO

[abstract sequoia]

seeing this just makes me want to 3* PB now, idk what else i can use spending currency anymore other than mats

[gleaming sandal]

My currency already used up

[lyric anvil]

Been using SS Chenxue

[abstract sequoia]

i got ||25 Silverwing frags to make her SSS for next patch||

not enough for Songque aop anymore

[lyric anvil]

[abstract sequoia]

not that it would help me

i'm pulling ||youyun|| anyway

[gleaming sandal]

Even if you do, you still need her rank

[abstract sequoia]

also that

[lyric anvil]

||Youyun would be better for HoRb anyways||

[gleaming sandal]

Oh yeah, I have my sss slot for her already

[abstract sequoia]

so yeah 235 anni annulons

50 elf boxes cost 200

idk what to do with the rest

wafers maybe?

[gleaming sandal]

Pull more, get more, get rank

[abstract sequoia]

you know what next patch is, i'm not pulling shit

well i mean

that would give me enough for a rank-up stamp for jds

i still have 3 from top-up bonuses

also 20 frags from her bp

wait wtf

i could've had s2 for all this time

oh right, i still kept the box incase thelema stamps appear somewhere

because the ss1 also looks juicy

[grim tangle]

Can helia be used as a support for XDC instead of prometheus?

[lyric anvil]

PAWS Helia?

[shell basin]

Paws or VBS

Paws yes, paws is great

[grim tangle]

The cheap one

[shell basin]

VBS offers almost nothing

[grim tangle]

Im saving my pulls so cant pull anyone atm

[shell basin]

If you don’t want to use Terminal Aide you could try starry impression or some cheap Kiana battlesuit

Terminal Aide is in asterite shop

[grim tangle]

I do have her

Js that i cant do full XDC rotation without another until supported by the ring

After using Astral burst, XDC's SP reaches upto 500 only

[shell basin]

Helia VBS wouldn’t help with that yeah

She doesn’t give any more SP in astral ring

[rugged compass]

she doesn't based on the news thingy

Ofc the banner isnt out yet

[abstract sequoia]

well, was it announced in CN?

either way, i'd rather not promise something if not fully confirmed

[rugged compass]

I didnt believe it to begin with
Made no sense

[abstract sequoia]

there has been many CN exclusive things that we didn't get

usually small things

a free 10 pull on a non-anniversary banner AND a rerun is kinda crazy, too crazy to believe without direct confirmation from hoyo

[shadow gyro]

ehh that sounds very sus
wait for confirmation yeah

[worn willow]

how do I earn the remaining crystals? Check in at the celebration draws seems to only give that purple circle thingy everyday now

[abstract sequoia]

are you also playing hide and seek daily?

[worn willow]

oh, i have to? Darn. I checked off the do hide & seek for XX days objective. Then I stopped 😂

[lyric anvil]

I said it's speculation some messages after that

[worn willow]

hmm, the crystal count isn't going up, released the lantern, nothing

[shell basin]

You can probably still get more crystals from the celebration draw, I was at 393 this morning and then got 10 more from it at random

despite having long since finished the missions

[lyric anvil]

I just got Sena's just now lol

[worn willow]

damn, i guess I have to be lucky with the draws

[shell basin]

you can check your inventory to see which draw you've already gotten

assuming you havent used them

[wicked jetty]

how to start efficiently here?

Do i pull for the starter or main banner?

Judging from the guide those 3 are in a team

[abstract sequoia]

which guide are you referring to?

[wicked jetty]

everything

[abstract sequoia]

yeah but what do you mean with "those 3"

[wicked jetty]

Kiana, Some dragon loli and Arhceron

[abstract sequoia]

ah thats what you mean

well, you wont have enough crystals to pull for all 3

aside what the game gives you on new accounts and one-time crystals gains, you can usually only afford one valkyrie with her signature weapon

which is why we do not recommend pulling on starter supply

[grizzled raven]

[wicked jetty]

So Mei first?

[abstract sequoia]

yeah mei first, afterwards you're normally saving for next patch's valk

but keep in mind, weapons aren't optional here

you usually want to be able to afford it while going for the valk

[gleaming sandal]

Wep is a must in honkek

[wicked jetty]

thats crazy

[abstract sequoia]

the upside to that, there's also no 50/50

so you can plan ahead with your crystals

[wicked jetty]

Whats yall strategy usually?

[gleaming sandal]

On the other side, pull cost is really high here

[abstract sequoia]

it sounds outrageous if you come from other hoyo games where it's more optional, but the pulling currency economy usually allows you to keep pulling weapons even as a f2p

[wicked jetty]

W'ell new players have ample currency

idk about yall late gamers

[abstract sequoia]

late game you just have to keep playing actively

also means trying to do your best in the endgame modes Superstring Dimension and Memorial Arena

[gleaming sandal]

[abstract sequoia]

the latter needs less effort and is in lower priority, but Superstring has a crystal rewards twice a week depending on your ranks

[wicked jetty]

Having a S rank mei the rest having A rankers and saving is random

[abstract sequoia]

farmable A ranks are just your copium while you're building up your account

most notably Valkyrie Blastmetal, who is the most recent farmable A rank valkyrie

you also get her signature weapon entirely for free from just story missions

[gleaming sandal]

Also unlock ER as fast as you can, lot of crystal can be found there

[abstract sequoia]

sigmata, the equipment pieces, are craftable

[wicked jetty]

isnt that long?

like isnt there a story

[gleaming sandal]

Captain level 50

[wicked jetty]

that kinda drags

[abstract sequoia]

there is a story, but you don't have to finish it in order to grind crystals in it

[gleaming sandal]

Yeah but also no, EE is the one with tons of story, ER is the mini rougelike mode

[abstract sequoia]

there's 3 chapters, but when you finished chapter 1 you can just stay in finished chapter 1 and keep doing ER without story getting in your way

[wicked jetty]

Ahh

[abstract sequoia]

there's not much important stuff going on anyway in that chapter 1

[gleaming sandal]

But I still recommend you do EE at the same time

[abstract sequoia]

well

[gleaming sandal]

It unlock two additional boss for you

[abstract sequoia]

elysian everlasting goes after elysian realms chapters in story order

[gleaming sandal]

Yes, I know

[abstract sequoia]

just something important to mention if you do want to keep playing in order

[gleaming sandal]

Mhm

[wicked jetty]

Which A rank in the shop is worth getting first to partner with Mei

[abstract sequoia]

!faq fhm

[small willow]

Beginner Gear and Teams

I got this, Captain!

Click here for beginner teams examples by Hsien!
-# You don't need to build all of these!

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) to view budget stigmata setups!

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[gleaming sandal]

Vbm

[abstract sequoia]

there's a bunch you can get

vbm is good, can be directly unlocked at lvl 30 from part 2's chapter 1 rewards

along with her signature weapon

otherwise, I would also check out this guide

!faq asterite

[small willow]

Asterite Priority

Hello, Captain!

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) to view the Asterite Priority list!
-# Aimed at beginner accounts.

Also see Professor Sairaan's Asterite Sources breakdown [here](#👶beginner-help message).

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[gleaming sandal]

And stigmata is craft able but, you don't need to

[abstract sequoia]

the priority list also tells you which valks to get for asterite in which order

of course, ranking up VBm to SSS isn't necessary before getting RC on A rank

always unlocks valks first, they're cheap

[wicked jetty]

who is RC and TA

[gleaming sandal]

And also can do more ER shallow plus collection

[abstract sequoia]

reverist calico and terminal aide

[wicked jetty]

they give a free copy of the cat in starter guide

[abstract sequoia]

yeah

you also get her signature weapon in a weapon box

feel free to pick it

over the other two options

[wicked jetty]

Yeah since

i dont have the other 2

[abstract sequoia]

she has a great debuff called "Total Damage taken"

or just TDT for short

it's independent of what your dps element is

so RC is great in any beginner team

[rugged compass]

Sorry i was just clarifying and whatnot

[wicked jetty]

Still usable in end game?

[abstract sequoia]

definitely not

[wicked jetty]

oop

weapon would be a wastebut ig it is what it is

[abstract sequoia]

i mean the other two weapons aren't better even when you unlock the valkyries for them

we recommend RC's weapon because of how useful the valk is for beginners while they're still building their team

[wicked jetty]

Sad weapons cant be swappable

[abstract sequoia]

VBm will stick around for the longest btw

this is why the asterite priority list tells you to SSS her, she will be a slot filler if you don't have the right astral ring valkyrie in any team

[wicked jetty]

from videos isnt she 3 yrs old?

[abstract sequoia]

roughly 2 years

[wicked jetty]

which in hi3 history in meta oof

[abstract sequoia]

good you mention age though

the same things applies to other valks, the older they are they usually fell more and more out of meta already

but there are exceptions sometimes

[wicked jetty]

But Part 2 valks seem more

flexible

[abstract sequoia]

part 2 is the only meta right now

[wicked jetty]

i read about Pri-Arm but i probably wont do that.....in a while

[abstract sequoia]

part 1 having small portions left here and there but aren't worth it to farm for long-term anymore

[abstract sequoia]

you only get the needed mats consistently anyway after lvl 81 breakthrough

leveling is fast here though

maybe in a few weeks you can already reach that point

if not even shorter

depends on how active you are

[abstract sequoia]

also about that, it's a double-edged sword i would say. but their limits are less restrictive

instead of element, you usually look for astral ring specialization and attributes

i wouldn't worry about who is better with whom yet, unless you know you want to go all-in on meta already

it usually always depends on the boss you're fighting

[wicked jetty]

Which is better than what i seen in part 1 team meta

[abstract sequoia]

the gacha definitely got better and fairer compared to part 1

!faq rates

[small willow]

The Data Behind Battlesuit Gacha Rates

So, you want to learn the Dark Arts, Captain?

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) for the details of how the Gacha System works and how the expenses of the Part 1 and Part 2 systems compare.

Does Soft Pity Exist?
Data suggests that it does exist (starting at 76 pulls), but it is not confirmed anywhere by HoYoverse so we can't be 100% sure.

Averages and Worst Cases (Valkyrie + All Gear)

• Part 1 vs 2 Average - 140 Pulls (40k ) vs 78 pulls (22k )
• Part 2 "Soft pity valk" + average wep 106 pulls (30k )
• Worst Case:
• Part 1 vs 2 Max - 300 pulls (84k ) vs 150 pulls (42k )

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[wicked jetty]

What estimae crystals should a complete valk set be?

[abstract sequoia]

22k-30k in part 2

thats the average

if you want to be smart about it, always have enough crystals left to hard pity weapon

so 16800 with 60 pulls

oh yeah for farming

!faq crystals

[small willow]

One-time Crystal Sources

Ai-chan is here, Captain!

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) for the One-time Crystal Sources pin!

Also Click here for Professor Sairaan's Crystal Sources Spreadsheet!

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[abstract sequoia]

very good list

especially early on when you're going through early content

[serene epoch]

Should i pull her as my first S?

[abstract sequoia]

no, starter supply is not recommended to pull on

!faq starter

[small willow]

Starter Supply

Don't waste crystals, Captain!

Please see Professor Lyo's explanation of why Starter Supply is not a priority [here](#👶beginner-help message).

Short answer:

• Brand new Valkyries to be prioritised over old ones (see [!faq backpull](#👶beginner-help message)).
• The discounted 10x does not make it good. Only do the 1 single pull that gets refunded anyway.
• Your crystals are better spent on new Valkyries (and guaranteeing their weapons): the value of a Valkyrie peaks on her release.
• This banner is only recommended for people willing to reroll accounts until they get a Valkyrie in the first 10x - or whale players. Ask us what to do if you are interested in rerolling, it is very dependent on the patch contents!

[serene epoch]

So new Mei instead?

[abstract sequoia]

new mei, but with her signature weapon

weapons are necessary in hi3

[serene epoch]

What is more worth buying, level rush or battle pass?

[shell basin]

!faq whaling

[small willow]

Cost-effective Spending

Ai-chan is here, Captain!

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) for the cost-effective whaling guide!

Short answer:

1. Level Rush and very high value B-Chip Bundles.
2. Monthly Card.
3. Level bundles (will expire if left too long).
4. Knight BP.
5. Crystal top-up with 2x bonus.
6. B-Chip packs (find highest Crystal:B-Chip ratio)
7. Paladin BP.
8. Crystal top-up without 2x bonus.

[mellow surge]

I'm conflicted. Should I get lunar vow weapon or stick with mei? I'm at 11 pity lol

[shell basin]

Do you have Mei?

[mellow surge]

Yep! I also don't have Sera and kinda need her.

[shell basin]

What do you need sera for

Anyway I would get Mei wep, she’s pretty bricked without it and seeing more use than Luna

[mellow surge]

Wheel of destiny I guess for Rita idk.

Yeah there's just one day left for LV so I wasnt sure

Also thank you for replying :)

[shell basin]

If you really need a WoD / WS aop you can get Sonque from spending or || grab Youyun next patch|| rather than pull Sera. Sera is better for WoD ofc but Sonq doesn’t take crystals and Rita teams want Sena on them anyway. ||And while Youyun a bit worse than Sera on WoD her WS use also big and she’s cheaper because rebate||

[mellow surge]

I have sonque actually so that's good then! I was hoping ... She (sorry don't remember how to put spoiler tag) was a battlesuit lol.

What is this about rebate?

[shell basin]

|| in both sides to make it a spoiler

[mellow surge]

Ah thank you!!

[shell basin]

||apparently for every 10 pulls on Youyun banner you get 2 refunded, up to a max of 12, so 60 pulls gives 12 tickets back||

[mellow surge]

Ah siiick that's crazy thank you :)

[midnight kettle]

Helloo where can i see the callendar

[shell basin]

gameplay help pins

[midnight kettle]

okii thxx i wanted to ask i just got the outfit for hle and i wanted to farm for a weapon should i try getting for badum or for coralie ?

[shell basin]

What characters do you currently have, and how many crystals?

[midnight kettle]

That's the chars i got in the game i started when hle released

i got coralie and badum with the free wishes

[shell basin]

Do you have enough crystals to guarentee their weapon? Carnival pity is wasted if you don't get it

so if you don't have at least 17k crystals

dont pull on weapon banner

[midnight kettle]

I have no crystal but can farm

[shell basin]

I would skip pulling for either weapon then. You can give FDD little coralie's hammer, blast hammer blazing red, when she's supporting

and give badum whatever pistols have the most attack

[midnight kettle]

Do i give her the pistol i got like in the beguiner event like for the hersher kiana

[shell basin]

They can't DPS without their weapon but your FDD can't dps anyway and badum dps is rare these days

[shell basin]

yeah, or shamash from realms of battle if you've upgraded it

just whatever has the most raw attack

[midnight kettle]

And also i have a question

Do i have to lvl up astral ops

And where are they to upgrade them :')

And also the max lvl of a weapon is 65 ? or is there another pri arm thing ?

[shell basin]

65 is max yes

[shell basin]

yes, some of their skills are locked behind levels. If you click the astral op in the astral op tab there's a button for it

[midnight kettle]

Ohhh okii thankk youuu

[eternal pond]

-20$ to do the final pull but I got it

[shell basin]

gz

[graceful minnow]

Hi ... Just want to ask what should i exchange for spending token? Songque astralops is a good choice?

[shell basin]

!faq spendguide

[small willow]

Spending Event Guide

Not sure what to get, Captain?

[Click here](#👶beginner-help message) to see Professor Mango's guide on what to choose in the current spending event!
-# Also see [!faq spending](#👶beginner-help message) if you are not familiar with spending events.

See the pins of beginner help for more guides!

[shell basin]

But yes, ||unless you plan to pull Youyun||