E2S1 Phainon — is E0S0 Cyrene worth pulling if I can’t afford E2?
Hey Phainon mains, I’m trying to plan my pulls and wanted advice specifically about Cyrene for Phainon.
My Phainon is E2S1, and my current best team is:
Phainon E2S1 / Sunday E0S1 / Sparkle E0S0 / Cerydra E0S0
Current light cones:
Phainon: signature LC
Sunday: signature LC, A Grounded Ascent
Sparkle: Bronya’s LC, But the Battle Isn’t Over
Cerydra: Robin’s LC, Flowing Nightglow
Other relevant characters I have:
RMC maxed
Robin E0S1 — may be able to get Robin E1 from Stellar Convergence
DHPT E0S0
Welt E4 with Tutorial LC
I’m considering pulling Cyrene, but realistically I probably only have enough for E0S0, not E2. I know E2 is a big breakpoint for her, but I’m trying to understand whether E0S0 Cyrene is still worth it specifically for an E2S1 Phainon account.
If I pull Cyrene, I assume the team would become:
Phainon / Cerydra / RMC / Cyrene
My reasoning is that RMC helps Cyrene build Recollection faster and can action-advance her, so I probably wouldn’t run Sunday or Sparkle in the Cyrene version.
Main question:
Is E0S0 Cyrene a meaningful long-term upgrade for Phainon, or is she only really worth it if going for E2?
I’m not only asking for 0-cycle performance. My goal is more about keeping Phainon strong long-term for hard endgame content as bosses get tankier. I want to know if the Cyrene/RMC version gives Phainon better staying power and scaling compared to my current Sunday/Sparkle/Cerydra setup.
For people who have tested or calced it:
How does Phainon / Cerydra / RMC / E0S0 Cyrene compare to Phainon / Sunday / Sparkle / Cerydra?
Does E0 Cyrene’s slower startup feel bad in practice, or does RMC solve enough of it?