u/HAZARD_LEVEL_SEVEN

A lot of people are pretty upset that DHPT doesn't work with MBlade anymore. Reasonably so. DHPT's high attack frequency is great for Blade and Ashveil, and he's already BiS for Acheron, but given Blade's HP drain, I always expected they wouldn't be synergistic. And I know for sure they don't expect Hyacine to be permanently plucked out of monoRem.

Most of all, I was already expecting them to release a future unit that would tie up these loose ends. Here's what we know.

1. Multiple leaks suggested the final team will be comprised of Aventurine SP, Mortenax Blade and Ashveil

2. Aventurine SP is said to be a FuA-Based Elation unit that works as the only Elation unit on-field.

3. Mortis has said that there is no full male team planned.

What this tells me is that there's a high likelihood that the sustain for the new FuA core will be Pearl.

There's a few reasons why I think this is the case. First, all Stonehearts so far have been FuA units. Including Aventurine SP, who doesn't seem to break this trend. Secondly, Pearl was previously leaked as Preservation. Which matches with Aventurine SP's supposed advantage gained from being the only Elation unit in the team.

Some of you may think it's unlikely that they'll make Pearl of all characters the Cornerstone sustain unit for this otherwise all male team, but this is far from the first time that a female unit has been made a support for a generally male team comp. From a marketing perspective, Pearl doesn't have the same Fandom as say, Evanescia, whose fans, specially in the east, would likely prefer a female team comp.

Alternatively, I see a future in which, similarly to how MBlade currently modally supports both FuA and Ultimate (Acheron) teams, I wouldn't be surprised if Pearl serves as both a FuA and Elation battleship joint support.

This would track with how Elation releases have been perfectly spaced between FuA releases in the version cycle. Most players have not had the time to pull for both, and have chosen one or the other. With Elation already having Huohuo as a reasonable patch-up, it's likely Pearl can support both as a joint support, which would in turn probably help her as a BiS for Aventurine, the Elation-FuA bridge.