#š¶beginner-help
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Also beginner question, why her ultimate dmg lower than her wpn skills? Do it have to do with her skill lvl?
Oh nvm, ig that's normal. I was looking at individual number not overall
They all have coralie: <some words>
Gaming for life set
Found em, for now i put em on Favorite, I'll be farming that ether slowly..
Got her, I'm using FDD as main dps, if i planning to change VBs later do i need to upgrade her?
you can rank her up later on as you follow higher priorities, but for leveling her u dont need to
since youre currently only using her for passive stuff
What about skill? Anything useful?
no need for now
Okies
focus on the coralies instead
hello, what can i craft for coralie with 4/4 xentinel?
i have nothing except a t/m/b selector for her set
maybe i can craft her set? idk what they did to the game but it looked like u can craft any stigmata now
Coralie is VBM or FDD. Either craft Tsiol or Gaming for life
what does the vbm or fdd mean?
Valkyrie Blastmetal and fate defying dragon.
Is paws better(weaponless) or PS (no summon dps so meiās my second best thing or at least i think)
vroom vroom ultimate hammer and fufufu deeracolie
Yo I'm new on this game. Any character for a beginner?
For early setups
Do note that main story chapters lock you into specific characters after chapter 7 so you don't really need to plan around doing those.
Ohhh okay. Thx
what the hell do i use stamina on
Should I keep trying to pull for Xentinel weap
Or should I just give up and wait for next patch? I only kept pulling for SQ AOp
sent roster cause that might matter idk
Only xentinel and sq are weaponless valks
also i havent logged in agessss this works on HoFi right
No, it works on VBM
sorry whos that
ah okay
imo there's no real harm in doing so, worst case scenario is that you'll have pity for || SW dkey||,
|| SW dkey also doesnt look that promising rn and if you're not interested in the +10atk she looks fairly skippable, wether or not you should skip SW if you do get mei weapon depends on the 8.9 content so keep an eye out for that ||
||SW likely gonna have the most||
|| sry meant 8.9 content lmao but tbf even her shill looks doable with other valks rn ||
my gambling is validated, I am vwry very happy and satisfied
How many frags will I get if I ||get a dupe sw from the cny box?||
50
chat what teams can i play with songque?
Oh that's S2
I also heard, last one I swear, that Xentinel is really good at bruteforcing many bosses rn. How true would that be with my roster? Seeing as Dudu, HLE, and Luna are my only symbiosis valks
Nothing is very impactful after the dailies and Open World, you can spend the rest on dorm errands but it doesn't really matter.
ohhh okay thankss
Restarted, only Mei is 4/4. Anything else I should do in this patch or save?
You can play her as support for Law of Ascension and Wheel of destiny teams. May work as a cope dps option for SD stages but her dps performance isn't particularly impactful. If you have gotten Mei she will be better for basically all physical fights.
Save at this point
should i continue to pull for mei?
i lowk wanted to try pull helia when she comes back
If you can't get her + weapon then you should hold. No valk has real dps usage without weapon.
I would not recommend backpulling in this game at all even if PAWS is decent she is not worth as much as a new valk.
No, it should show you everything you own, you can check one time sources in the pins for anything you have missed
ah okay
im honestly debating if i just restart tbh
What do you have?
literally the characters i pulled got added to dorm supply istg
Does Jovial Deception have weapon?
Resetting can definitely make sense here especially if you are willing to reroll for XDC. Main problem is that the time to get her weapon before she leaves is very tight ||and next patch is kind of barren|| [CN News]
Easiest way to reset is just to change server.
if i was not able to get her r the next banners good aswell
No, next banner is pretty questionable, you can maybe defend it from the perspective of how next patch looks. ||Free DA:FL helps ME a lot and there isn't a lot to pull for anyways.||
whos running?
Miss Espionage see #šgameplay-help or #š®cn-gameplay-discussion pins
https://www.arustats.com/en-us/hi3/timeline/8.7 also has the banners
oh herrrrr
ah okay. if i were to restart whos the best pick for the free s rank from 1.0-6.3?
||SW for d key next patch|| else doesn't really matter
ah okay thank you
Help please 
Xentinel would be useful for you
She would take almost all bio bosses for you, and RS mostly canāt cope xentinel shill past like A3
Plus she would be a better support for Luna and HLE and RS than you have
So she would upgrade all your other teams
Unless you have other HS valks, then just 2 teams ig
Nah, pretty sure all the valks i have are shown there
Tysm! Guess I'll keep pulling
hi im a returning player after like 2 years of break, ive just pulled for xdc and gotten her within 1 multi
plus 2 of her stigmatas
i do need her weapon now right
Yes, stigs don't really matter as they can be crafted
im practically out of xtals though..
Well if you canāt get her weapon XDC DPS is mostly a fancy brick
She can still support without it
But sheās missing like 40% of her damage
ill keep trying
is there any way to get more xtals rn?
Do dailies, do starter manual, do story
bumping 
Genuienly how TF do u deal with that ??? My characters are fully leveled up (except for the atk things that can be rerolled ) BUT THEY DO NO DAMAGE?? The two floating things keeps coming back the second after i deal with them and the boss keep throwing out of the combat zone š«© my characters keep getting interrupted after the first atk too i CANT DO ANYTHING HELP PLEASE
Please tell me im doing something obviously wrong and there is an easier way to deal with him
is the part 1 story not worth to do anymore? last i left off was ch 29 
Up to you. P1 story offers a ton of crystals
elysiaās chapter is pretty damn long
!faq crystals
Ai-chan is here, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the One-time Crystal Sources pin!
Also Click here for Professor Sairaan's Crystal Sources Spreadsheet!
Final boss of APHO 1? Thereās no easy way to do it, I reccomend just spamming revives
Is it true that dupe of part 2 stigmatas are better off being salvaged?
Yes, thereās not really any benefit to dupes
Fair enough, also is there a way to get more ether fuel besides universal mirage?
You can request materials for it from armada and then break them down (or request TSP)
Thereās also rarely some in the daily shop for coins
Sometimes events give it out
And ofc pulling
hey i am brand new player & i just want to know how to get started and what to do, the best way to use my crystal etc I just feel very overwhelmed rn loll
!faq lost
I got this, Captain! 
The following guides are a good starting point to help you feel like you know what you're supposed to be doing as Captain of the Hyperion!
See the channel pins of #š¶beginner-help for more:
- Account Progression Pointers: [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message)!
- What to pull right now: [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message)!
- Valkyries you should buy for Asterite: [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message)!
- Clearing up misconceptions about the meta: [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message)!
If thereās any questions that doesnāt answer feel free to ask
But probably a lot of them are covered
Ahh okay thank you very much
Low cortisol until you meet somethin like dis (yes i am a2, it is dire)
Speaking of close scores in abyss, do people just check the scores from time to time to see how they're holding up (if retaining promo/demoting)
I've gottena highish score only to come bsck at finalization and find out I'm losing trophies too many times
I usually check in half an hour before closing
hey so when it says to reroll, does that mean restarting your acc till you pull her & if so how to do it?
!faq reroll
Hey there, Captain! 
Please see Professor Lyo's summary of rerolling [here](#š¶beginner-help message)! Also see the Returnee Accounts pin [here](#š¶beginner-help message) to see why restarting is recommended and remember, whether you want to reroll is completely your decision!
"Rerolling" refers to the process of restarting accounts until you obtain the target character/equipment within the first 10 supply pulls - not to be confused with "restarting", which is simply starting a new account and sticking with it regardless of luck.
Itās a lot of work but also saves you a lot of crystals (and in this case allows you to get XDC + wep before banner goes away
(Which is important because ||thereās no valk next patch so youāre stuck either backpulling or going a while with no gacha valks||)
Only you can decide if itās worth it
Personally my advice is to make an account, play until you have a 10 pull, and then once youāre there decide if doing that 10 more times sounds fine or like itās soul crushing
And in the latter case just stick with one account
1 pull away from what exactly? If it's for the guarantee s rank then i'm just going to say anything you can get from it is probably worthless for meta usage, and you're better off delaying it if you haven't finished buying stuff from WT shop yet (assuming the guarantee is for a new s rank)
if it's for spending event and it's going to end soon, then in the future i would encourage you to plan and wait until you have the 10 rolls at a time.
off my vague memory
- login rewards
- (rng) weekly box in LTO shop
- (rng) armada commissions
- dorm errand shop
- armada shop
- prob some starter missions
there may be more i don't remember
b rank tutorials are notoriously missed, although we have them listed in the crystal sources faq
oh do those give dorm tickets?
whatās that?
i thought it was just crystals
oh we're talking dorm tickets
i thought crystals
didn't read the standard pull part
mb
i guess now is a good reminder: while technically crystals can be used on dorm supply, this is a terrible idea since crystals can be used on actual meta relevant banners instead.
i guess adjusting armada commission payout options are also important
and yes the s rank
although directly selecting that you want dorm tickets in there, it doesn't guarantee them but seemingly increases your chances regardless
s rank doesn't make it clear to me if it's any s rank or actually a new one
but also in that case i'm just going to recommend you to not be tempted and try to hold it off
the only reason you'd want dorm pulls immediately is for spending event currency, if you're 10-20 tokens short
you do overflow on dorm supply cards when trying to get 20 on them used on every spending event but spending event also aren't consistent in occurrence so i rather you be ready than not
i think itās not a new one
yeah not new
either way, dont sweat it
new just means one you dont have yet, can also be one from WT
partially another reason why you want to unlock all WT valks, along with getting their ER crystals
so you can get valks that aren't normally farmable
or so your odds at least increase to get one
note this is for when you reach the new s rank but yeah
although with enough time those unfarmable valks will prob also become farmable
and naturally for non-new s ranks, the less you have the greater your odds are of pulling something actually new
and getting a valk unlocked is more efficient and more fragments in value than actually having a dupe convert
so it's a little bit awkward overall but also in the grand scheme of things, this really isn't that important to stress over
so that's why i rather prioritize making sure you have enough to get 20 dorm pulls to get more spending event currency the next time it's around
whoās better out of these 3 (i get itās situational, but overall whose a better pull)
xentinel mei, rita or love elf?
general rule of thumb is to go for the latest release which is XDC mei. However we're kinda near the end of her banner. I wouldn't pull unless you can guarantee herself and her weapon. (40k crystals total cost roughly to be safe)
still good of you to ask though. Sometimes there can be exceptions where we know a current new valk is kinda bad.
but yeah XDC Mei is fine overall if you can afford her in time. Being a CNY valk we do kinda expect her to be a bit more prevalant than others. However if your account is barebone of astral ring stuff, you might struggle using her early on since her supports aren't farmable.
im 2 pulls off valk, 2 pulls off weap
im a returnee i have no idea what the hell went on when i last played but i havenāt touched the pity
also given im a returnee ive missed out on a lot so my only 4/4 pt2 valks are vita, sparkle, badum, thelema, hofi (dkey), a rank helia and a rank coralie š would she still be usable for me
i also have peregrine sword sushang but shes weapless and wasnāt an intentional pull
sounds like you have some astral ring stuff already at least. You might already be familiar but the main important two things i cover with returnees are
- do you understand how astral ring team building works?
- do you understand how the gacha has changed from p1? especially equipment supply?
i understand the gacha part but not so much about astral ring team building
weaponless PS and Badum can support the new Mei as a dps. Keep in mind all astral ring valks have dps and support uses too. XDC mei can support other teams you have as well
so you know that stigs are at worst craftable and weapon is the only gacha gear to go for now?
!faq ring
Allow me to explain, Captain! 
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).
Astral Ring Team Building Resources:
- [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for a guide to Astral Ring team building fundamentals!
- Click here to view a spreadsheet of Astral Ring Specializations, Tags, and the Valkyries protected by them.
For information on each Astral Ring Specialization:
- World Star - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Wheel of Destiny - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Rite of Oblivion - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Law of Ascension - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Grail of Infinitude - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
yup
you can read through this to understand how astral ring stuff works. lmk if there's anything you have trouble understanding. we can even walk through some examples
this is the basis of all modern teams at this point so it's important to understand it well. It looks intimidating but once you get the basic idea, it's pretty simple. There's just a lot of nonsensical names to match across.
alright i think i get it now
in the future, try to avoid unintentional pulls. Pity does carry over so having it reset on a valk you weren't looking to get is arguably wasteful.
If it happens on a discounted ten pull then it's kinda fine but i would advise you to consider weapon at that point if the valk is new. Weapons are important for huge personal dps damage and sometimes utility for dps and/or support purposes.
if you got a rerun valk via some other way (e.g. free carnival pulls) then you can leave them weaponless for the most part until you find some reasonable (non crystal/pink card costing) way to get them. EDIT: Weaponless valks might still see use as supports mainly rather than as dps (e.g. like the PS we're seing now)
in that case can you explain to me why i suggested Mei leader with Badum and PS supports?
yeahh it was a discounted ten pull š and inconveniently i stopped playing right after so
yeah hold i need to check the tag names
Hopefully the pity wasn't too high (it shouldn't be if you were pulling every few patches. looks like it overall worked out in your favor there too even.
theyāre all under that āheavenly shiftā thing right?
uhh you're not looking to build a team of all one ring type or one tag
the main idea is
- every ring type has a particular tag it matches with
- for leader you look at their ring type
- for non leader (supports) you look at their tags
if mei is leader what ring type is she?
keep in mind heavenly shift is the tag... ----> for the law of ascension ring type
her ring is grail of interlude right
yes
grail of infinitude is a ring type that is different from law of ascension
so you wouldn't be looking at heavenly shift anymore
grail ring type matches with a tag called symbiosis
so you want supports for mei to have symbiosis tags
which in this case is badum and PS for you
the grail ring type emphasizes restoring sp to use ults alot
ohhhh
symbiosis tagged valks allow the team to restore massive amount of sp when you go into your outburst mode (big blue button)
without these symbiosis supports, your leader will run out of sp early and will need to end outburst earlier and not do as much damage
and outburst damage is pretty much where your highest damage is
there are still times you may want to end outburst early anyway but that might be too advanced to talk about for now
anyway every ring type has their own gimmick and playstyle
so symbiosis is ult based
and having the matching tag is often critical for such playstyle or gimmicks
yeah. let's talk about another one while on that note
uhh i guess LoA would be easiest (QTE based) but not all ring types are based on existing mechanics. So let's talk about world star instead
world star's main gimmick is that during outburst, some valks can set down markers, while other valks can trigger such markers to deal large damage
nowadays usually the leader sets down the mark, while the entire team triggers it
so sparkle leader will set down a mark (visibly looks like two rotating fish on the field), and then the entire team (domain resonance tagged valks) takes turn popping on it 6 times each (18 triggers total) to deal damage
ohh okay i get it
there's more finer mechanics for each but you can check the faq earlier for more details or explore playing the game more
but i think with those two bases covered you're ready to try things out more
you can still ask questions though if you still have any
check out pins here to for other general info
thank you thank you
again don't stress over (don't spend crystals/pink cards catching up on) weaponless PS. THe main deficit is you won't be able to use her very well as a dps (leader) especially if some bleed scenario shows up (e.g. bleed hos) in abyss (should be more rare nowadays). But as a support she can still perform well. Her weapon doesn't offer her too much in that role and generally damage from a support isn't too significant (it can still matter at a high level but that's not your concern for now)
how does the divine keys work and whats up with the stellar key? (ig its called that in english. the thing in the middle of the room) cause i want one of the 4 weapons in it
!faq dkey what
Ai-chan is here, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the Divine Key explanation pin!
Divine keys are special weapons that can give permanent bonuses to your account!
they're basically very specific weapons from a variety of sources that offer you passive global (in other words to all valks in your account) benefits
stellar keys in particular are the newest kind. They're gacha only and do actually have meta relevant use in actual battle currently.
They are made for specific older valks but grants them modern astral ring mechancis to work with newer valks and teams
for the most part, we treat stellar keys similar to any regular gacha valk: it's not recommended to catch up on them but you can highly consider them when they are newly released.
#š®cn-gameplay-discussion message i do have some pro and cons when considering the recent LV one of this patch (no longer running atm)
although ||next patch we do have one upcoming. Check pins of #š®cn-gameplay-discussion for more details||
i see. cause i want the cross for luna vow and it says its optained through stellar key
yeah it was gacha only but that banner is gone now. I don't recommend catching up on it anymore when it reruns but if you still want to for non meta efficient purposes, it's not a hard no necessarily.
but in that case, especially read the first link i sent just now
if you want to play it, you still can with the tutorial menu btw
valks > LV > tutorial at upper right side. The new weapon is one of the later stages there
alternatively attack > events tab > tactics class > LV also takes you there
that... really complicated from a new player perspective
yeah i can try to explain it more in simpler terms. Is there anything in particular?
the main general ideas behind our recommendations are:
- meta is important for crystal gain from abyss
- eventually abyss becomes a place where you contest against other players. simply clearing isn't good enough
- abyss constantly changes its scenario so you need many valks to build many teams to cover these scenarios.
- if you're f2p or light spending, the main advice to achieve this broad but solid coverage is to focus on newest release of the patch only (valk and weapon together). You will afford most but not all of them this way, and that is still enough to get far in abyss.
- you don't have to absolutely meta slave though. There are intermediates to settle for that fits you best.
tbh. i dont really care about all of the endgame. i just want the few character i like and play with them cause i think there are fun to use and all. i play enouth other games where i already stress out with builds (hsr, genshin and single player jrpgs) so i just want the "few" chars i have and enjoy to play with good equipment. thats why i asked on how to get the 1 weapon for luna vow
that's very fair (and hence the last minute edit earlier lol)
currently it's not available since the banner ended but it will prob rerun eventually
but i can only tell you to keep an eye on #š®cn-gameplay-discussion pins for the foresighted schedule
and again, you can check out LV's tutorial if you just want to play it even if you don't own it.
i was gonna explain LV details in more simplified wording but i guess i'll leave it at that if meta isn't your interest.
i guess the main things i would say are that
- assuming you already own LV valk (was free last patch), getting the stellar key will only cost you 60 pulls or ~17k crystals at worst
- building LV as an astral ring dps might be awkward for newer or less developed accounts. LV's stellar key makes her a grail ring type. This ring type as a leader wants her supports to have symbiosis tags (can search for this in the valk menu at the bottom left filter button). There aren't any symbiosis supports that are farmable.
yeah. but still thanks for everything. (my brain is smoking cause i just inhaled the entire hi3 part 1 main story lore)
ah yeah that is alot to take in lol (don't mention any details here though)
beginner help has a strict no story policy since other beginners may be here (what you said so far was fine though)
i started playing again yesterday after like 2,5 years and befor that i played in 2021 so my memories and all have holes. aswell as my acc and equipment
i own alot of characters but no good equipments cause of the big breaks i had
well if you're not endgame concerned, being that behind on the meta isn't actually concerning. Story and events and elysian realm are all clearable with basically no gacha investment.
yeah being meta in hi3 does want you to maintain it regularly
but it's not the only way to play the game
just generally emphasized since that's where the crystals for the gacha are
or at least one major source of it
or doing all of missing story haha
!faq crystals
Ai-chan is here, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the One-time Crystal Sources pin!
Also Click here for Professor Sairaan's Crystal Sources Spreadsheet!
there's alot of sources really, many small but some big, so i'll just link this for your interest
but yeah story is another big source. Just one time only.
yeah
if you're still interested in improving in any way even for non abyss purposes, we can still help with that btw
even when non meta we understand some people still want to improve for other reasons
well thanks again for everything. i will consider some of the informations for the chars you gave me but not on a level where i will try hard but so i can relax and enjoy playing. and if you were to help me with the builds, that would be really nice, but not today, cause its 11:30 pm for me so got to head to bed now
i've been more busy lately personally so i may not be as around when you get back here later but others can still help as well
just make it clear you're not playing for meta. Regulars default to that otherwise for reasons i explained earlier
you're free to ping me in the future as well here
yeah ik. like i said, i play other gatchas for meta and i max my jrpgs builds to their limits so i understand why to take max as default
well i will see you around when ever that time will be
with elysian realm, i already scored 8k, so can i just do one that'll give me 18k to get the 20k reward? or do i have to score at least 20k in one run to get max rewards
It has to be in one run
so abstinence or 2.25x is minimum to get full crystals
the one difficulty above it gets you an emblem but the effect of that is only effective in ER, and it's something you can always get later.
The only reason to get it now is if you want to get as much time remaining duration on it as possible from this point (but this is incredibly minor/unimportant)
ah okay ty. i think rn i'm just trying to get gems lol cuz i saw the astral ring in shop is good for the rite of oblivion
i noticed as soon as i tried red lotus abyss i couldn't get past floor 1 lol
!faq crystals
Ai-chan is here, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the One-time Crystal Sources pin!
Also Click here for Professor Sairaan's Crystal Sources Spreadsheet!
so check this out if you haven't yet. Bottom link is higher priority since they are missable
i'm not really sure which shop you're talking about. You're not spending crystals in asterite shop for VBm coralie. You only spend asterite there.
!faq asterite
Hello, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to view the Asterite Priority list!
-# Aimed at beginner accounts.
Also see Professor Sairaan's Asterite Sources breakdown [here](#š¶beginner-help message).
whoops i meant banner š
crystal (gems?) is the gacha currency and the main use for it currently is for the Xentinel Mei on banner atm (both valk and weapon together. If you cannot plan for this and need luck to make it work, i'm going to recommend you skip instead)
maybe you can read through this to understand the general meta structure of the game
and maybe this to understand why the latest valk is generally emphasized
and this statement is more specific for the new Mei for newer players
anyway the new mei is irrelevant to RoO
if you're using an RoO dps like vita or FDD, they only want other RoOs on the team. VBm is one (again from asterite shop) but the others are gacha only. (HoFi dkey or Vita/FDD)
I don't recommend catching up on any of the gacha ones here if you don't already have them.
meta wise she's washed at maximum potential. We can still help you consider her if that's what you want.
I already have her along with her sig weap
i see. is the astral ring unit worth? i guarantee her in 30 pulls since she's RoO
which one specifically?
Mei is NOT RoO. She is Grail of infinitude or GoI.
VBm is RoO but she's farmable from asterite shop. You should not be spending crystals on her.
every new release nowadays is astral ring.
is there any channel where i can send pics of my box?
chenxue
here is fine.
NOO CAPTAIN! 
If you are a f2p meta player, you should not pull gacha AstralOps - only players who are retaining or trying to retain Nirvana should consider it if they have the funds (unlikely for f2p players).
Reasons:
- Dreamseeker is good enough despite being free.
- Too expensive, especially if they need SS (~20-30k
).
- AstralOps have the same cost as a gacha weapon, therefore pulling one may result in being unable to afford a Valkyrie's weapon down the line (for meta players, this means skipping said Valkyrie entirely).
- The damage and score increase they provide in Redlotus and below is often minimal and not needed to retain.
i don't have the recquired perms i think
hm yeah you don't. Review #rules-en
yeah i realized that afterwards lol ty
thanks i thought i had to select the numbers of rules so i clicked 8 at first
anyway post your box (mainly purple and gold equipment. weapon and stigs)
and tell me what kind of specific goals you may have
this is my character box essentialy
let me take pics of my weap and stigm rq
just realized how much of a brokie i am
Ok a few things to note
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take off darwin set. It's not really a practical set to use. Alot of its activation conditions in its effects are not reasonable. Probably use edison instead. You can give mobi the handel T though.
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it doesn't seem like you have eden's signature gun. That gun is notable for skipping a big portion of her attacks. Without it i wouldn't recommend using Eden for now.
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You'll prob use some combination of HoTr, Fischl, VBm Coralie, and/or Pardofelis to support mobi for now the best you can.
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Mobius is highly sp hungry to keep her ults up cycle after cycle. Ideal teammates for her sustain are Lunar Vow and HoTruth S2. For damage, LV and ScI are probably best although a well invested HoTr and/or Eden can prob be used here and there.
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it seems you've been opening new patch stig selector boxes preemptively. Consider not doing this in the future. New prism stigs on their own are very minor (their biggest effects are on 3pc) and are hyper specific for their intended users.
uh huh
sorry that was preemptive. give me a bit
no worries, at least i'm getting helped
and that means a lot
how long till xdc banner will have a rerun?
i don't think we know yet. i can only tell you to keep an eye on #š®cn-gameplay-discussion pins for now
frankly there isn't that much to work with here so my practical advice is going to be pretty barebones for now.
If you still want to maximize Mobi's potential then we can discuss where to get her other stuff but expect this to be high cost, time consuming, for poor performance payout in today's meta.
But you overall haven't tell me what kind of goal you have yet.
i just want to be able to clear the game's content
!faq stigbox
Hey, Captain! 
In Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2, most new Valkyries will have a Stigma Option box given for free! But when should you use them?
If you are pulling for the corresponding weapon, you should open the box AFTER you have 2 different pieces of that stigmata set already. These stigma boxes are optimally used to finish a stigmata set. This also applies to Part 1 stigmata boxes, if you have any.
If you...
- Obtained the weapon before you got at least 2 stigmata set pieces, stop pulling! Open the box to get the best piece and then craft any missing stigmata (you can find these in Foundry).
- Already got the full stigmata set before the weapon (there are high chances that you did), keep the box as a collectible or open it, select a random stigma and salvage it for Source Prism.
- Are skipping or have skipped the corresponding weapon but want to get the Stigmata set, open the box first for the best piece then craft the other two via Foundry.
- Skipped the weapon and do not intend to craft the Stigmata set, you have no urgent reason to open the box, so keep it.
Regarding Bronya: N-EX, you can open the box once you own T or B and use it to finish TB. M is not BiS on SW.
what does that mean? Because in abyss, clearing isn't good enough.
which i stated back here
wdym by clearing isn't good enough?
like for the rewards?
yeah
here's an example of what later abyss would look like https://i.imgur.com/oB6H1Tp.png
i can't even reach 2k
you can see many players here with different scores, and you need to be high across them to maintain your trophies and rankings. Having enough trophies to maintain a high tier in abyss gives you more crystals and other rewards
what character should i invest in then?
maximum rewards basically means contesting against whales. The investment to reward ratio is highly lopsided and not really practically worth it
for most intetnts and purposes we recommend players to aim for red lotus (semi highest tier) retain. This is very viable as f2p
and doesn't lose much compared to the highest tier of nirvana
this is prob my third time pointing back to this message but again note that i said that abyss changes constantly
i see
so working on only one team or valk isn't going to work
especially not mobius who is so out of date that she is now farmable
uh huh
you need to slowly build up many recent valks over time to build many different teams to handle many different situations in abyss
and loosely speaking, focusing on the latest new releases (both valk and weapon together. If you cannot guarantee this, then just skip) is the way to achieve this
is rebirth seele considered a new valk? i don't know when she came out
so basically save up?
yeah basically
she's very old but she got a recent gacha weapon that makes her fresh to the meta again. However it's already past her release so despite this recency i don't recommend catching up on her meta wise
dang
she came out almost 3 years ago
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the newest releases this patch are XDC Mei and LV theresa (luna)'s stellar key. However the latter's banner is already done.
XDC's banner is still ongoing but not for too much longer.
btw we do have this in the pins
!faq pull
Yo, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to see the pulling priority for this patch!
so i'm going to have to start saving for the upcoming patches
how much is enough crystal to guarantee me a valk along side her sig and stigm?
being meta in hi3 means to regularly play it so you can save up constantly to pull constantly for new releases
!faq rates
So, you want to learn the Dark Arts, Captain? 
[Click here](#š¶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
)
tldr i recommend saving up to 40k
oof
although for next patch ||we don't seem to have a new valk release. Just a new weapon that updates an old farmable valk. So only 17k for that||
and i should pull that weap?
might be too early to say for now but i would lean towards yes if you can afford it.
kk
meta is not for everyone though. Don't force yourself to be meta if you don't like the valk. A meta pull won't ever profit solely for itself.
There's ways to enjoy the game without being meta
story and events give you trials to use. You can play most valks you don't own with their own tutorials. Elysian realm can be handled with the farmable coralie.
one last question, is there any valk in my box that is viable?
viable for what exactly?
loosely speaking at a high level, none but
abyss isn't just about at a high level
there are divisions
try to participate in it every cycle to at least gain some rewards from it
but at lower tiers, naturally weaker stuff can work there
okayy
thanks for the advices, it really helped me out figuring what should i do and how the game actually works
yeah it's an old and convoluted game
so i'm glad to help
anything else i can clear up?
right now not really
at some point i highly recommend reading the astral ring faq to understand how new team building works
and check out pins here for other general common info
but also feel free to ask when anything later comes up
!faq ring
Allow me to explain, Captain! 
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).
Astral Ring Team Building Resources:
- [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for a guide to Astral Ring team building fundamentals!
- Click here to view a spreadsheet of Astral Ring Specializations, Tags, and the Valkyries protected by them.
For information on each Astral Ring Specialization:
- World Star - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Wheel of Destiny - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Rite of Oblivion - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Law of Ascension - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Grail of Infinitude - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
thanks
what's the best stigmata set for vbm? rn i'm using wang but i need to make another stigmata i can level to 40
also how many stages are in the returnee event? i have just under a month until it ends
i don't recommend rushing that goal in particular since you'll naturally cover it if you get new released gacha valks with their gear but
for vbm it is Tsiolkovsky. All astral ring valk stigs are now craftable in foundry. Beware source prism is a highly bottle necked resources early on though
!faq prism
Hi, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for more information about Prisms such as their sources!
Source Prisms are a very limited resource, so please be very careful not to waste them. They are used to upgrade and craft Part 2 Stigmata (all Part 2 Stigmata are forgeable).
hm this i do not know sorry.
it's okay i'll go ask google
ty for the reminder on the stigmata. is there a better set i could use that doesn't use source prisms? or is wang zhaojun fine for now
if you still need to rush to this goal, consider stigs like
- Theresa Gluttony T (cheap from foundry)
the rest of these are mainly expected to get from beginner manual event. If you don't have them then disregard.
- Fu Hua Musician M
- Marco Polo TM
- Robert Perry 3pc
for VBm as a temporary budget dps, wang zhaojun 3pc is fine for now
i don't recommend google. Gemini AI or whatever has been very wrong for HI3
to the point where it's just comedy and entertainment for veteran players
i was reading the wiki and it doesn't say either lol. but i just double checked and i have ceaser top and mei sparkling wishes
https://i.imgur.com/Bw2WlHh.png
- Sena is lightning, coralie is fire, helia is lightning. wtf is a mono elemental for a p2 team?
- mono element is kinda true for p1 teams but there are notable exceptions especially nowadays (RC and VBm are omni element supports, hotr is fire/lightning support despite being ice)
- wtf is a coralite? Is this pokemon???
i can nitpick all day tbh but yeah it's problematic.
!faq fhm
I got this, Captain! 
Click here for beginner teams examples by Hsien!
-# You don't need to build all of these!
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to view budget stigmata setups!
here you can try referring to this for budget early teams (first link)
second link is a bit aged. I wouldn't consider any JST or turg, or anything in exchange generally at this point.
i see. are the two stigmata i mentioned worth leveling?
coralie clearly needs coralite to mega evolve
do you own luna and new mei with their weapons?
how did you obtain these actually? Did you open the free box for them?
just in time for champions
mei i think i got from gacha, same for julius
uhh that's even more questionable then
or wait no i think i bought mei from a shop? and julius came when i did a multi
before you roll in any gacha, you usually want to make sure you can plan to get the primary target before it expires.
hence the 40k crystal count i throw around earlier for other people (17k for weapon, 23k or so for valk)
there can be rare cases to consider pity building but usually it's not encouraged
!faq buildpity
Captain, please stop now! 
Building pity is a really bad idea. Itās better to save those juicy crystals for what you are actually planning to get.
There are many reasons to not build pity. It's not worth it in 99% of situations.
Please read them and reconsider whether you actually need to build pity:
- Some banners do not carry pity into others, Please confirm it carries over before even considering building pity.
- There are events with added rewards for rolling during their durations. Any pity built beforehand will not count towards them!
- Building pity will risk getting "lucky" with the Valkyrie/weapon early. This resets your pity. A dupe or an incomplete Valkyrie will not be greatly beneficial!
- If opting to build pity on a weapon supply, it's likely to miss out on later newer stigmas and end up overspending rolls or crafting materials to get them.
-# Depending on the situation, you can build pity during a spending event to reach a certain milestone. Please ask a St. Freya Professor before making any decisions as crystals could go toward units that are more worthwhile.
!faq stigbox
Hey, Captain! 
In Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2, most new Valkyries will have a Stigma Option box given for free! But when should you use them?
If you are pulling for the corresponding weapon, you should open the box AFTER you have 2 different pieces of that stigmata set already. These stigma boxes are optimally used to finish a stigmata set. This also applies to Part 1 stigmata boxes, if you have any.
If you...
- Obtained the weapon before you got at least 2 stigmata set pieces, stop pulling! Open the box to get the best piece and then craft any missing stigmata (you can find these in Foundry).
- Already got the full stigmata set before the weapon (there are high chances that you did), keep the box as a collectible or open it, select a random stigma and salvage it for Source Prism.
- Are skipping or have skipped the corresponding weapon but want to get the Stigmata set, open the box first for the best piece then craft the other two via Foundry.
- Skipped the weapon and do not intend to craft the Stigmata set, you have no urgent reason to open the box, so keep it.
Regarding Bronya: N-EX, you can open the box once you own T or B and use it to finish TB. M is not BiS on SW.
i know this is alot. you can read those later
yeah ngl i probably should've asked questions first rather than going "surely i can figure it out right?
"
but the point is, any resource investment before you complete a valk's gear set is kinda questionable.
yeah but also sometimes where's the fun in that lol
and well you're asking now
better late than never 
don't beat yourself up over it too much but yeah just be mindful in the future
and ofc meta isn't everything but it's the main advice i'm going to give until i know specific non meta goals otherwise
rn i'm trying to save for silverwing N-ex, though i do have two ways to redeem her rn. for meta i don't mind going for it but rn i'm just trying to make sure i clear content to get gems and progress
Hi, Captain! 
Average weekly Ancient Willpower income
49 = 210*7/30 Purchases using Asterite
55 Memorial Arena Exalted 10 attempts
65 Memorial Arena Exalted 2% bonus
56 = 28*2 Memorial Arena SSS Bosses
11.11 = 100/9 Vanguard BP
16.66 = 150/9 Knight BP bonus
11.11 = 100/9 Paladin BP bonus
20 Weekly Quiz
283.88 Total
Average weekly Ancient Legacy income
10 Memorial Arena Exalted 10 attempts
24 = 12*2 Memorial Arena SSS bosses
38 = 19*2 Abyss Exalted Red Lotus finalization
0 Vanguard BP
5.55 = 50/9 Knight BP bonus
5.55 = 50/9 Paladin BP bonus
~5.55 = 50/9 Events and other
~88.65 Total
yeah that's what i'm saving up rn
there's other ways to get her fragments and stamps (ER shop?, Pure witch orb shop, reserve work shop) but those may not be as accessible to you atm
should i try and get supports for her? cuz idt i have any ice units rn
but yeah main priority is to clear reaonable activities (esp time limited ones) for you to gain crystals
hm ok so the reason why ||SW is so recommended atm is because next patch she's getting a new weapon that changes how she works, and modernizes her into newer teams. With the way new teams work, you don't build around elements||
!faq ring
Allow me to explain, Captain! 
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).
Astral Ring Team Building Resources:
- [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for a guide to Astral Ring team building fundamentals!
- Click here to view a spreadsheet of Astral Ring Specializations, Tags, and the Valkyries protected by them.
For information on each Astral Ring Specialization:
- World Star - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Wheel of Destiny - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Rite of Oblivion - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Law of Ascension - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
- Grail of Infinitude - [Click here!](#š¶beginner-help message)
give this a thorough read when you can. It prob is the most important one out of all the ones i sent tso far
OHHH || i didn't realize that's the change that's coming ||
yeah you can find more details in #š®cn-gameplay-discussion pins
but nowadays as long as the support matches the leader properly, they generally buff all damage types. There might be some imbalances and a particular valk may buff a particular element more than others but we can consider those niche cases later
(it's mainly LV for lightning really)
but yeah this goes back to what i was grilling the AI over with mono element teams
it's something for part 1 but not at all the case in part 2
technically you can build a mono element part 2 team while still following the above rules but it prob is suboptimal and lacking compared to other combinations lol (and not due to elemental specific reasons)
i think the only thing close is my roo team but iirc you mentioned vbm is just general support who happens to be fire
|| do we know which ring bronya will be? ||
oh ok i'll take a closer look. || kinda perfect she's world star bc i was considering asking about senadina soon lol ||
||yeah so we will be getting a free senadina too if you clear enough events next patch||
maybe i missed it but what is your RoO team again so far?
vbm, fdd, and vbstorm
generally the first valk on the team is the leader
yeah fdd is leader mb
nah not your fault. you didn't know yet
but now you do
Vita and FDD has a sharp cutoff at 2 vs 3 RoOs on the team (FDD has an exception for PAWS Helia as a support though)
so this is FDDs
but generally a geared gacha valk will prob blow out any early teams out of the water anyway for the time being
so maybe continue FDD dps for now until you get something better.
yeah that's what i'm doing. i was thinking the pivot is coming next patch. || would it be okay to do smth like silverwing, sena, sparkle? ||
VBs does have a long elemental buff but most of her other buffs and debuffs are lightning specific. Can keep her in or try to swap her out for other lesser duration options like RC. Maybe also TA (debuffs enemies as long as her shield stays up) or Shigure Kira (can QTE in passively to apply effects. Turn off envoy of paradise skill so her ult doesn't force a swap)
can you post your roster actually?
if you have sparkle then maybe try sparkle VBm VBs instead
but yeah that team works. You can swap across any of them as leaders to suit the scenario too
this is my box rn (not pictured is beginner kiana)
I will warn that ||SW seems quite lackluster as a dkey valk|| and senadina is quite old while sparkle is quite not notable outside of her specific use case
so overall don't hold any strong expectations
but it should still be a notable improvement from your current situation
wait so do you have sparkle or no?
no no sparkle, i just saw she's getting a rerun next patch
just saw the rerun next patch
i don't recommend pulling for her but if you are doing it for non meta purposes then sure as long as you well considered the trade off and costs
i'm not 100% pulling for her, just saw she's part of that ring archetype and is getting a rerun
oh then no forget about her lol
ok hang on there's a misconception going on already. A p2 team doesn't all need to be one ring type
it technically works but you're neglecting other possible options in the process
ohh okay
maybe read what i said around here for a simpler outlook
in your case you would be using ||SW or Sena as leader, the other as support, and your last support can be either VBm or VBs (prob VBm). World star ring type matches with a tag called domain resonance||
gotcha. you mentioned paws helia, and i saw she's also getting a rerun next patch. could i put paws with fdd then shift VBs to the second team?
or would that be too ambitious for light spending
yeah you can but again i don't recommend any reruns really for long term with the outlook of being meta
spending does help but if you're only light spending then i would still not recommend it. Eventually if you want to consider going after the highest tier of the game, gacha ops actually can be on the table (despite them being not recommended generally)
so the extra funds would be allocated that way
but also (edit: on the other hand) considering how early you are, maybe playing with barebone teams for extended period is intolerable
in which case sure, consider a rerun. Preferably a more recent one, and something you can actually use well
gotcha. the most i plan to spend would be BP and maybe a top up in case i'm pressed to get a unit and won't make it. i get away with the roo team mentioned before and backing it up with HoT, GD, and FR as a secondary
i guess PAWs is pretty fair in that regard but again this is only conditional if you understand the tradeoffs and have your own preferences
consider monthly too. We have a priority guide in the pins on how to spend
You can disregard FR unless you really like her
her costs to get her functional and practical are more steep and is too out of date by now to justify it
i just use her to fill out the team tbh and she happens to benefit from HoT lead eff
she wants her signature weapon to be pri armed mainly and wants ranks (but s1 isn't too unreasonable)
GD also wants her signature weapon to skip a large portion of her attacks to set up her support effects
i honestly just stuck judgement of shamash on gd LOL
for now consider some combination of PV (Fischl), RC, VBm, Kira, TA, VBs for HoT dps
maybe less so for kira and TA but they are widely useful to justify investing lightly and using in the meantime if you got nothing else
yeah without her weapon i think you need to drop her note grenade from her hold attack every time you swap to her which is quite slow
remind me the other units? i know fischl, vbm, kira, and vbs but idr the others
!faq glossary
There are so many abbreviations, Captain! What do they mean? 
Use CTRL + F or 'Find in Page' to quick search abbreviations in the Glossary of Terms: e.g., ' RC ' (the spaces help!)
Still not sure? [Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the Visual Guide for using the Glossary (applies to both PC and Mobile).
ty, i'm gonna bookmark that LOL
i'll still tell you. give me a min to cross check what you don't know
TA is terminal aide (prometheus)
RC is reverist calico (pardofelis)
HoT herrscher of thunder (mei)
i understand the standards of abbreviations makes it rough for newer players but it's important to become accustomed to eventually as you interact with the community more
i remember rc now. TA i don't remember being in the game when i was initially playing lmao
TA is prob the more notorious one since searching it overlaps with things like himeko's last name lol (hence the need to have a space afterwards)
you might want to ask for more details on how each of these valk works if you intend to use them
although i actually need to leave now
i'm sorry if this is abrupt but other regulars can still help you
all good, imma look at their in game kits rn
i gotta head out soon too LOL by tyvm for ur time 
I didn't know Teacher's Assistants were playable in Hi3 
VA DKey when 
VA is a dkey
given the elf system is p much outdated, i don't need to worry about getting anyone besides jingwei right? and to that extent i don't need to put much of anything into them either?
If you get Kiaelf or Project bunny to 3* they can be situationally useful but thatās an extremely long term investment and not reccomended to prioritize at this point
i see. do you just unlock them through regular story progression? or is it smth u have to buy
You have to buy them. Mostly through events and spending events
for instance there's some elf frags in current spending event but you'd need multiple maxed out spending events yo get to 3* much less 4*
gotcha. so don't worry about it right now then

Is this worth buying? I'm just started
There are better uses for coins but itās not gonna brick you or anything
its a deal that doesn't go away and you have a lot more things to use coins on so this doesn't matter
you can do it when you have an abundance of coins but that's something that will probably only have later down the line
Oh i see, okies
Also who to get in Asterite shop for this member? TA or SS? Or other?
Or should i get VBm?
get vbm from story and her fragments from the shop
part 2 story to be exact
it doesn't take time
I already get her, what rank do i aim? SSS?
eventually sss
use this #š¶beginner-help message
Oh oki
TA is a useful phys support but right now your team looks like FDD VBM VBS
So she wonāt help you in abyss
And is lower priority than VBM ranks
You can put spare asterite into TA frags once you max VBM for the week
Oh alright then, i don't need to start gathering Torus, AW, or SC metal yet right? I just need to focus on VBm and other Valk if i have spare
for torus or metal get them when you're low on them
rn u don't need to use them so its fine
Also last question for now, which expedition worth to do? Do i need to do Befall or just for crystal?
There's this too
for now you can do the ones that you didn't get all achievements for the crystals
Okies 
later on you can use it on ae imaginons or ss imaginons based on your needs
i would lean towards ae imaginons because you'll need to get honkai shards down the line
Alright, I'll get to do that after achievement
whos the best support fo XDC?
does any of these characters is worth picking fragments of in the spending event box?
im thinking of picking hohe but I wont have her astral key
these are my characters currently
Silverwing NEX ranks. ||Shes getting a dkey next patch||
||Will let you run a full team, Silverwing HLE Vita||
||and then I can use the free sena with VBm and VBs?||
||If you need a second team for memorial arena yes, though you might instead say end up running HlE Vita VbM and SW VBS Sena or something, it depends on the bosses. If you need Sena DPS for abyss youād run Sena HLE SW and give Sena Vitaās yoyo||
It depends on the boss
Usually itās 2 of Badum FDD HLE
But sometimes PS squeaks by as best
And itās not impossible youād end up wanting someone else for a specific boss gimmick
Or if itās memorial arena and the other best supports are busy in another boss
oh I see, thank you
so none of the support valks are worth nowadays then?
No. HoHE isnāt the worst pickup if you have her dkey but her dkey isnāt worth backpulling
And everyone else in there would just be for Elysian realm unlocks
Which is much lower priority
even hotr?
If you have geared trio with dkey alrwady already and no Rita, or, FoV+Sparkle+Hotr full gear, and are getting ranks, itās not the worst decision
But if you donāt already have her geared sheās not going to do much
hmm
so SW ranks will do
also is worth getting the pass to get horb?
probably no, right?
she's probably dependent in her dkey same as hohe, I think?
||thinking about sw dkey teams||
how much better (of a pull) is xentinel compared to miss esponiage
Depends on your account but probably significantly, being a grail and WS support is significantly more valuable than a WoD support these days
thank you thank you
XDC grail ring type (newer, considered better), can support Goi, LoA, WS, has bio execution. While ME is excel at dealing with IMG, can support WoD and LoA, WoD gameplay is repeating tbh
does this banner share pity with dlc banner?
All equipment supplies share pity.
equipment A and B share their pity
Did u guys even use rework horb ?
Could you clarify what you mean?
Her Divine Key?
its horb + new dk. and yes
last abyss was summon SK
She's niche but yeah, she topscored the abyss weather just yesterday actually
Not really, she's really not a necessity
You'll just lose out on her Abyss bosses when they pop up mainly
I don't know what state your account is in but given you asked here probably not a position where you'll suffer without HoRb DKey
Before i left the game for 2 months ago my rank was in RL
Yea you'll be fine without it
this is fine
Who will be the next character
Check #š®cn-gameplay-discussion pins
Spoiler 
So new character?
||Also no, next patch is mainly about SW's DKey and the new Aop: Youyun||
Is the armament helia worth getting
||No, would suggest pulling SW's DKey when 8.8 comes around if you have her at least||
Ok
Does anyone know how long chronicles would take to finish? I think i need around 3k more to guarantee xentinel's weap
Does Lone Planetfarer. Lone Destruction or Deepspace Anchor have weapon?
@tidal stump
Yes all of them have weapon
Then I would not reset.
Helloo should i convert the weapons ? I dont have FoV only got the weapons on the returnee banner by luck, i dont need to use coralie anymore and well i have nothing to do with seele weapon too
I want to get griseoās weapon from the exchange shop
I mean id keep coralies wep 100% unless its for some reason a dupe?
Theres no reason to get rid of coralies wep
Alright Iāll keep it
And fov ?
Tbh i feel like she could get a dkey so that weapon doesnt feel useful to me
And i dont have fov anyway
š
u can keep fov weapon as a high atk weapon for fist user (sushang, for example)
a more efficient method to get weapon resonance is to farm mirage to craft a foundry weapon then salvage ("3rd relic" sword is cheapest)
Yeah but i always forget to farm the right mirage level š
But i will try to do that thx for the advice!
and investing into griseo a part1 char will actually slow down ur progress
Its for the 0 second team in the memorial arena
I dont have enough part 2 characters for that yet
So i thought maybe it was a good idea while farming for the future part 2 characters as well
is the sensei cadet system thing still yields xtals?
!faq sensei
Hello, Captain! 
Click here to see more information about the specific Sensei/Cadet rewards. Main Cadet rewards are Crystals, Dorm Supply Cards, and Asterite.
Find a Sensei:
- EU: #šŖšŗ-cadet-recruit
- NA: #na-cadet-recruit
- SEA: #sea-cadet-recruit
Captains of level 6~79 can become Cadets. It is recommended to become a Cadet ASAP! This system offers rewards to both Cadets and Senseis though phase missions, which are completed by doing various weekly activities and levelling up.
A Cadet will automatically graduate upon reaching level 79. Automatic graduation cancels all rewards for the current and all following stages, so keep an eye on your missions!
damn im already level 80 
Hi all, I've been getting ai chan points but can't find where to spend them. Does anyone know?
is it the one in the weekday event stages?
this stuff
I'm on 50 pity left for Xentinel and it's only 3 days left.. should i keep trying to pull her or just save the crystal and wait for next S-rank banner?
wait for next version at this rate.
Pulling a valk means you'll also want the weapon and I don't see it being a realistic timeframe to do both with the time left
True, i still have 20 ch of main story part 1, but I don't think i can finish all in 3 days..
yeah
and Xentinel will most likely rerun next patch anyway if it is a personal goal to get her
Kinda, I like mei but not rly must have for now. I just started
mhmm save mode it is
!faq egg
Hello, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to see the in-depth explanation of what to choose!
Ai-chan recommends that you keep this egg until you have two from the following: Shadow Knight, Sixth Serenade and Goushinnso Memento. When you own two, unlock the one you are still missing.
Oh save it is!
Next version || there's a new gacha weapon for an older unit (Silverwing) who you can unlock from War Treasury or the login valk box. Combine that with the free event unit being given out and the A rank asterite valks coralie and Helia you'll have a decent team setup ||
after that it's just a waiting game pulling new releases till your account develops to a comfortable spot
Nope, this stuff. Its from the returnee event
can't use it, it's just for progress on the returnee reward track
Nice, endurance game it is then. Guess i better grind that quest slowly, I'm enjoying the lore so far.
I got this, Captain! 
Click here for beginner teams examples by Hsien!
-# You don't need to build all of these!
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to view budget stigmata setups!
a couple of nice starter teams to get you through content in the meantime
Oh ok thanks!
i got back to q manifold redlotus and why does it feel had compared to last time i did it (during vita and 2 patches after vitas banner)
i am using vita like i did before did she already get powercrept or am i using her wrong?
stages had a lot lower disturbance (less tankier enemies) and also favored vita then cause if how recent she released.
Doesn't help that current weather is 50% lightning down so vita is gimped
oh wait q manifold
I don't know the stage effect there but the disturbance thing checks out at least
New player here which of them is better for starting out?
if im using xdc, which boss should i go for? elysia or mobius?
is it worth me using phys valks for the 50% dmg buff in superstring? all mine suck and have bad stigmatas + weapons
No, just use HLE assuming she has weapon.
yh shr does
In ER? Either Elysia or Aponia
XDC can prolly kill Aponia faster cause she's BIO, but she has that long ass cutscene which might actually make you take more time than Elysia, since the cutscene doesn't stop the timer and may mess with some signet buffs if you're doing SO build
Is there another way to get diamonds/crystals fastly? I rlly wanna get elysia js i dont have enough to pull
er shallow sequence assuming ur valks arent lvled up there gives u 400 xtals each
Sorry but what does er mean?
elysian realm
What should I buy here? (I presume its between ru stamps and ao)
so atral op right?
Yes
What team for this abyss
XDC HLE FDD
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This should help also 
I got 777 probably because I donāt have a lot of divine keys and my dorm level is only 30
Possibly
Hi! I am vwry short on coins cause I irresponsibly used it elsewhere
What's the upgrade priority on xdc's stigs?
Any pulling advice for next patch?
for next patch info go to #š®cn-gameplay-discussion
theres no real priority that im aware off, but if you are short on coins what i can tell you is:
m stigmas DONT give any buffs when upgraded at 5 stars lvl 50 compared to plain 5 stars lvl 1
you can save the materials to upgrade ALL The M stigmas to lvl 50 (remember, you still have to upgrade them to 5 stars)
Okay tysm! Have a great day
like this
it gives hp, def and crt (not crit dmg or crit rate, is a substat) but no atk increase
is it normal to have like no level up chips? i feel like no matter how many times i dispatch my valkyrie's on expeditions for the level up mats i never have enough to take my valks up to my current level
no p2
and depend on the weather tbh
even on A3 u still kinda need to use the team intended for the stage
rip
What to spend here? Box? I don't have the Op and not enough for songque
||Silverwing fragments for rank up|| probably best, but you can consider elf frags or prisms if you're really low asw
If you already have valk then a dupe only gives 50 frags yeah. Whereas it takes more than 50 frags to unlock
but u can buy frags and just not unlock valk until you get their facecard
Unless you urgently need to upgrade an Aop or need shifters yeah, you want to slowly work towards maxing all your gene limits
What's Aop?
So I have a S-Rank Battlesuit Option 2026 and I'm wondering which one to choose. I have hersscher of ego + pardofelis and missing jade knight so I was wondering whether to grab jade knight or evolve human ego but since I can buy jade knight in the shop I'm wondering which one is more efficient
Oh astral op
Btw i kinda upgrade both dk of same group, but do i rly need to upgrade both or just 1?
Just one
Both Jade Knight and Hohe are in wt
From the way you're talking it sounds like you don't have Hohe dkey?
in which case I wouldn't reccomend either of those
||Silverwing is a better pickup since she's getting a dkey next patch||
Okay 
yeah thats right
Hohe with no dkey has no meta use atp even with 4/4 SSS JK
so there's no point picking up jk to support her
if you ||plan to pick up silverwing dkey|| get her; if you plan to pick up Hohe dkey on a rerun (not reccomended) get her ranks, if you have full trio with hofi dkey or sparkle and fully geared hotr you can consider Hotr
otherwise you can get any ancient legacy valk you don't own for the elysian realm unlock
hm hohe isnt getting a rerun anytime soon though right? then ill just get silverwing i guess
Not in the next 4 weeks. We don't know beyond that
HoHe herself won't get any reruns
Her DKey, that will but that's whenever hoyo does so 
hi, is there any way of getting more crystals? i wanna get elysia, just i dont have enough crystals to pull (im rank 32)
!faq crystals
Ai-chan is here, Captain! 
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) for the One-time Crystal Sources pin!
Also Click here for Professor Sairaan's Crystal Sources Spreadsheet!
thank you!

does the jp client have english
No
Yo guys where do I find finalty of the covenant story?
!faq cof
Sorry for the confusion, Captain! 
Part 2 of the Main Story will unlock at level 30. Both "Covenant of Finality" and "Genealogical Seat" are part of this storyline.
Main Menu (Bridge) > Attack > Story > Extinguished Starlight and Rekindled Fire > Tides of Time gone by > Click the image to Play!
Oh thx
Is it too early for me to do Elysia's realm at max difficulty? I got beaten at first boss, tho i could try again...
Nah, never too early
If you need build tips, feel free to ask me
Or olive oil, he's "good" at it
@barren badge
I see, i was using FDD at Lv40 with this setup
Should i used Coralie stigmata even tho i only have 1 set? I can't upgrade it either as I don't have enough mats...
I want to save Source Prism for the other 2 Coralies
You should only use prism stigmata when you can equip all three pieces as most of the buffs are hidden behind the three piece effect
I would probably also rather use Blood Rose over Vermillion Knight.
Have you completed Shallow Sequence with her? Your enhancement level looks somewhat low.
The one you can use trial character to try out their build
the middle one
Oh this?
Yes
It contain crystal 
Yes, do that first it shows you an example build and gives you a lot of exp for enhancement level early on.
Okay
Tho, most of the time the example build is so freaking slow 
What about the stigmata? I don't need to change it for now?
You do acquire her wep correct?
Than slowly crafting her stig, she still pretty useful atm
With good enough gear and skill, she can do this
I'm sure i eventually want to PRI-ARM her wpn but do i need to rush to it?
Nice 
I never said i m good pot 
I am good just not in comparison to you
You just say so again, you're "good"
Not really.
Got it
Play it at your own phase, no need to rush
Unless they released some characters you like and you need crystal fast 
But not amaziny
hi, how deep should I go on ||silverwing|| ranks before moving to buying other war treasury valks?
knight bp + monthly card player if that matters meow
im on 29 more pulls until guaranteed weapon and the banner lasts for like 2 more daysš š is there like a soft pity or anything like that or is it over for me
Full on sss 
Depends on whether you frequently are in Nirv or you're chilling in RL
In RL S2-SS should be enough
No confirmed soft pity
U sure? That's a really REALLY old character, most of the ppl have rank on her 
You overestimate NA RL
Most people that have SSS SW there have probably left the game atp 
Oh wait, right, you're not in Asia 
Okay thank you
How to do this mission?
Adventure tasks are part of open world
This?
Yes
^
Okay
Good luck lyolao
wot
how to get yae sakura
the one who is yae sakura
They are all Yae
Darkbolt Jonin is available from the asterite store.
Flame Sakitama is also buyable from the A set of A rank valk fragments available from Elysian shop or Asterite
Memento is available from War treasury and Miko is available from the A rank egg which you get for completing Open World each period and the same group of A rank fragments as Sakitama.
ty
Is there anything good from this?
time capsule stuff is mostly just for collection purposes, nothing here is actually useful
Oh, not even the stigmata
the stigmata is super old so no
it's just old event stuff
there's a guide about this in the pins that i wrote. Maybe try to pick up susannah overtime T at least but i also don't expect this to see much use especially in the time it takes for a beginner to develop their account.
I see oki
is there anything good in the supply shop? should i buy 5 sena stamps (i have 40+ prisms already)
i wouldn't do that, if you're gonna buy stamps, it should be for a valk that will get more use, sena doesn't get used as a dps often and her ranks don't improve her support
oh alright ill just wait then
do we know when the shop will change or
not sure, you can check #š®cn-gameplay-discussion to see if it changes in the future
thank you thank you
I see
if 23 atk is the highest then what's the lowest?
Is it ok to turn it to mats? Or do they have important uses?
Some of them are use to craft the craftable dkey
Iirc I think 7?
For 5* stigs
Dont quote me on that tho
amything i should be aware of since im starting hi3rd (im only really playing for story)
does xdc sig worth to pull? like i wont regret topping up just to get her sig?
This game is VERY different to the other HoYo games, most knowledge you have of the other games will really not apply here
Do keep in mind that this is a competitive games, as score in competitive modes like abyss and MA will directly affect your pulling income
Any valk that does not have her weapon is more or less useless
But I won't telll you whether you should top up or not
That's a personal decision you need to think about carefully
coz i heard the game is a meta shifting idk how often or how many patches. thats why if im going to invest on someone ill just need to make sure i can use her on endgame just atleast a couple of patches 
Every character will be useful and change the meta
Just some do so much more than others
Basically the general adivce is
Don'r try to backpull older valkyries or their stuff, try to only focus on the new
And if you know you will not be able to guarantee a weapon for a valkyrie of a certain patch, it is better to skip said valk entirely
There's no reason to save this stuff if i could use it right? I plan to use it for Coralie stigmata Lv1
Gaming for life set ones
Yes just use it
You don't need any competitive investment to get through story btw
But if you want to give the competitive side of the game a try, the main thing is to just ask us lots of questions and only pull a (new) valkyrie if you can guarantee its weapon too
We have lots of guides in the pins for you to take a look at
You may have heard elsewhere that "powercreep is aggresive in hi3" and that's just not really true, it takes years for valkyries to get powercrept directly and it only has a big impact, no pun intended, for the highest abyss tier which is a) not f2p territory anyway and b) the crystal rewards compared to the 2nd highest bracket are kinda mid considering it takes a lot more effort - excluding the extra crystal bonus for being in top 100
What happens instead is that HoYo creates a problem (a new boss or "weather" - old boss with new stage modifiers to benefit a specific team or valk type) and sells a solution (a new valk that has specific mechanics and attributes designed to have a significant advantage on that boss)
fuck what do i do
ignore her and save for next patch
hope u didn't spend xtals
nah just the free one she a cutie tho
bridge valk then
she doesn't have much practical use even when geared so it's not worth trying to pull wep
ah okay thanks
The only pro she have is in ER where you don't need to do anything but press ult once each floor, otherwise is all con 
who do i claim for the thing shadowdimmer or songque
Hellooo quick question why does she only gets two stack and not 4 when all her atks hits?
umbrella didn't hit
U're right my bad
the targetting sends it to center of duo's body, avoiding the paws
I've forgotten the rot for this boss but if you're doing that 4:58 opening then adding a small delay before the 2nd WA makes it hit when duo moves paws for an attack, giving you the stack
Is it better if i just evade then go directly to coralie' qte?
Ive done evade thne cora then teri then back to sushang
It ends the first part
But i dont have directly astral ring for the second part
So it feels like wasting a few second
can't find a non teri ref but the opener you stated is better yeah
let me see if I can cook something up
wait i found something https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1oAA5ztEfB?p=2&spm_id_from=333.788.videopod.sections
swap to luna during trans then qte coralie for the heavenly link proc for ari regen
fills up the ring
may need to wait a bit like the guy did for the fdd heavenly link to come off cd? need to test
drops a second for the sequence but better than that late opener from earlier
Oooh great idea im gonna test it out too thanks!!
I think i can gaom i few seconds from that šāāļø
wait but shes very op isnt she a lightning support
Nope
I mean she is lighting support
But op? Far from it 
In P1 Teams she functions as a lighting support yes but P1 teams generally aren't used anymore and other P1 lightning supports are often times close if not better.
P2 teams function completely differently and she's a DPS/support depending on if she's the leader or not. Who she can support has something to do with the astral ring system which functions as the core of p2 Team building
Generally she's also considered a mediocre support in p2 but you may find her useful for some p2 coverage if you don't have a lot of p2 units
If you'd like I can link you to a p2 Team building guide
Mind you, me don't think she have her weapon
And back pulling is almost always not a great idea
Doesn't matter too much for her support cases and if they don't have any other good units she'll still prob be their best option
But pulling it now is brick yeah
Ye, pretty much, unless you're a giga whel, back pulling is almost always not a great idea
Especially back pull for eepy teri
It's my 3rd day and I forgot to ask.. is HI3 highly competitive? Can i manage as casual f2p player hanging at Mid to lower mid rank?
It only really gets highly competitive at the highest rank, you can chill in RL as a casual most of the time and if not that then a3/RL bounce is totally realistic
RL being the second highest rank
Oh that's nice to know
Tbh it also depends a bit on your definition of casual
So if you don't mind explaining your meaning of casual further
Well, maybe only do the content mildly as f2p and don't aim for high rank
Aka: Do you top up? Do you mald for better score? Do you wanna get on the top rank?

And only do pulls not so often, and not rly aiming for meta every patch
Than you good chilling at agony or stuff
Or even no play apiss at all like I used to do 
you get punished harder for playing inconsistently than anything else
Tbh with sea you might lean towards a3 for some time and get to RL with time as long as you just always pull the weapon if you're pulling the valk
Also ayolyolao
I see, how long do each patch usually last? And how long till new unit get power creep usually?
Hi3 is mostly a marathon than a sprint anyway and older players will have advantages that you don't have so these advantages will remain a bit longer if you're not pulling completely for meta
I just hope not every 2-3 month new unit get power creeped and need to keep pulling new character
Like genshin currently...
Must have Lunar unit or u cooked
Then next gonna update Snez-smth and new mechanic
New meta gotta pull again..
Usually a patch is 8-10 weeks long and a valk contains their niche for 2+ years, though valks will be pushed into niches over time after being more relevant around their release and newer valks will be shilled with their dedicated content.
Once you have a decent roster you can brute force a decent amount of shill though especially in a3
Ofc there are exceptions to the rule but this should be fine as a general assumption
That's good enough for me ig, in genshin u brute force with cons
Sad genshin noises 
Just try not to compare the game with genshin too much they work completely different at their core
This game is nearly a decade old and it shows
I know, i just heard unit got power creep too much in hi3 so i just wondering
Anyway thanks
Yeah no people who say that just don't know how hi3 works

Yeah, they didn't even consider other hoyo game when saying that 
Which supp better for FDD in Elysia's realm? I trying to get 9/9
Wdym 9/9
Also, use because of you if you doing FDD ER run
Weekly score reward
I tried, can't get past floor 12
How
Ely book which one?
I would like to guide you myself but, am kinda in the middle of smt
hello guys
may i ask a question
ive only started playing hi3 today, i was wondering. In the asterite shop, which do u guys recommend me to buy?
you can refer to this message #š¶beginner-help message
here's the glossary for any abbreviations #š¶beginner-help message (we tend to abbreviate battlesuit names because they do tend to get long)
Died at floor 18 but i did it 20k points
thank you sm'
does anyone have tips for getting crystals? i wanna get raiden mei
all crystal sources #š¶beginner-help message
early on biggest income is just spamming story and doing your weekly Elysian Realm valkyrie unlock and clears
also there definitely isn't enough time to get mei with the remaining banner duration but there is a high chance she'll rerun next version so you can save for that
I have a question, since i did a ten pull right now and im on 70 pity. WIll it carry on to the next banner?
soft tip, most of the time it's better to pivot to other signet choices once you've gotten the Core signet for a flamechaser.
Getting a Kevin core definitely would have helped more than going 9 kalpas signets there. Good job on the clear though 
yeah pity carries
who should i try getting? I kind of wanna get a team where Seele Volerai is the Main dps or a dps
not a reason to build pity though since an inadvertent pull can mess up your goals, especially since units like to be paired with their weapons
Whos going to tel em....
I see, I'll do that next time. It just kevin's signet didn't rly appear at all in that run, ig it's just the case of bad rng
yeah rng can be a pain 

I mean, if you want to use that Seele as a dps you could force it with Terminal Aide (TA) and Reverist calico (RC) support.
She's just straight up bad though and the only Seele suit that sees use now is HoRb if you have her divine key (gacha)
And the only way to obtain horb anyway is BP now
here's a list of decent starting teams you can use as well
!faq fhm
I got this, Captain! 
Click here for beginner teams examples by Hsien!
-# You don't need to build all of these!
[Click here](#š¶beginner-help message) to view budget stigmata setups!
thank you
also should i pull on the starter supply
or keep pulling on raiden mei banner?
You should not pull on starter beyond what is required.
There is no benefit to starter compared to other banners so you are just getting older valks at the standard rate.
oh ok
what should i invest in next to progress my acc? And if possible, can i invest in a better thelema team now? (I have only these units and their weapons too though thelema is s2 and vita is ss)

have fun


