u/HexbloodD

This enemy is just evil in Pure Fiction with Anaxa. I don't think Archer is doing it either. It pretty much never goes down

My Anaxa team is E2 Cyrene E1 Cerydra E0 DHPT, tried RMC instead but it doesn't change that much at all.

Archer is E0S1, Rin E0S0 (Clamor), Sparkle E0 DDD, Welt E0S0

My main teams are:

1. Anaxa E0S1 (The Herta LC) / Cerydra E1 / Cyrene E2 / DHPT or RMC
2. Archer E0S1 / Rin E0 / Sparkle E0 / Fu Xuan or DHPT

I'm guaranteeing Anaxa's LC in a few days, which leaves me enough pulls for 2 characters. This way I can use The Herta's LC on Rin.

Original plan was DHPT E1 into E2 on his rerun, but I lost the 50/50 and I'm second-guessing it. MBlade on his rerun + Robin SP feels like a much better move, both are strong and generic. My concern is whether they actually form a good team core going forward, I'm afraid a new DPS I'll like will release and require a dedicated team instead. I already have that situation with Anaxa, and Archer basically kidnapped Sparkle and required pulling specifically for Rin.

If I pull them, I can use them with Gilgamesh which I still have to redeem. The Herta is completely washed in my account. E1 Blade has never found a home despite me losing two 50/50s to him, and Seele pulled the same trick recently.. too bad she wants Sparkle and Cerydra, both already locked into other teams.

Of course I can just wait and see if Sunday gets his novaflare, as he's also very homeless. Literally never used him, pulled in 4.2 with future rail in mind and I ended up not liking Himeko Nova enough. Or I can wait and see if they actually buff old units like Jing Yuan which is one of my favorites. But DHPT's banner expires in a few days so I need to take a decision now.

EDIT: I also have 2 Golden Companion Spirits to use. I can get Huohuo as I would like a good utility sustain but I'm trying to save them in case they add a good E2 unit in the shop.

I have around 450 pulls in 4.4.

My main team is E0S0 Anaxa (The Herta LC) + DHPT or RMC + E1 Cerydra + E2 Cyrene. Second team is E0S0 Archer (Herta shop LC, going E0S1 in 4.4) + Sparkle + Rin + Fu Xuan. No third team, which is a problem with Stalwart mode. The Herta is unfortunately a brick for me. Currently pondering about free E1 Archer, I'll get him unless Gilgamesh can actually help in my account.

The obvious third team candidate is Himeko Nova since I have Sunday and Welt sitting unused. My concern is that I don't have her best possible setup - Sparkle is glued to Archer and I don't have MBlade. Curious about the impact of her eidolons on teambuilding though, especially E1.

I'm not interested in Elation. FUA looks fun but expensive and I don't have a reliable healer, I'd rather wait for the next shop update before using a companion spirit on Huohuo.

My current pull plans are Anaxa S1 and DHPT E1, though I'm not fully convinced. Anaxa S1 would free up Herta's LC for Rin or Himeko Nova. DHPT E1 is a stepping stone to his powerful E2 on the second rerun. But those pulls could go toward Himeko Nova or something strong in 4.8-5.X instead.

Any thoughts?

TLDR: around 450 pulls avaiable, I need a 3rd team for Stalwart, Himeko Nova is the obvious choice but I'm missing key units. Unsure if Anaxa S1 + DHPT E1 are worth it over saving for her or future units.

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I tried this comp out on WC40. I don't know if Herta was buffed THIS much in CW 4.4 or if it's Himeko Nova's doing. I got no Herta investments either.

Basically I gave Express Cohort Emblem to Herta and chose her for the Navigator bond, then ran a mix between AoE and Express Cohort. I reached Express Cohort 6 and AoE 5.

Himeko wasn't doing too much in the fight, and she was kind-of awkward because she couldn't refresh her charges often.

I'm still working on better relics of course. My current team is E2S1 Phainon + E1S1 Cerydra + E3S1 Bronya + either E0S0 Sparkle (Bronya LC) or E0S1 DHPT.

In terms of pulls, what should my next goal be? I was wondering if pulling for E0 Cyrene is worth it as I'm probably not going to pull for her E2 in the future.

Sparkle is basically kept hostage by my Archer team, and I plan on pulling Rin as well. I skipped Sunday for 2 versions straight and I don't think he's rerunning soon either.

My main worry is that my Phainon is already kind-of struggling these days, he doesn't bruteforce every boss anymore. This isn't concerning for me in the short term, but I want to act BEFORE I start having serious issues. I just want to keep my Phainon as longeve as possible.

I'd rather pull for E6 Phainon rather than E2 Cyrene. I can pull for more copies of him in this rerun, but I can't go all the way to E6 sadly and I'd be stuck with E4 Phainon which isn't a meaningful upgrade I'm afraid.

As a generic support built, is he fine with those relics? Just checking on 160 SPD, 80% EHR, Eagle Set.

I need to improve his planars of course, but I don't know which ones to use. Maybe Vonwacq? Or do I need more energy regen?

My Archer seems to underperform lately. Sparkle is on full Sacerdos + Lushaka, RMC is on a random relic set + Broken Keel, Fu Xuan is on full Guard of Wuthering Snow + Lushaka, though I can switch to 2pc/2pc to hit 160 SPD with SPD boots.

First obvious issue: I'm overcapping Crit Rate in this team, so my relics are doing less than they should.

I feel like there's a deeper problem though. Fu Xuan is my only sustain outside of DHPT, who is kept hostage by my Anaxa + Cyrene team. He clearly performs better there, but even in this team he doesn't seem to pull his weight enough in endgame modes.

The unit I'm struggling most with is RMC. I pay attention to her rotations and Mem's charge but she feels unreliable — could be a build issue?

Also wondering about Sparkle. I don't have a single copy of DDD so I never considered Eagle set on her, but maybe that's the move? That 50% Action Advance feels wasted sometimes.

Is there anything I can do to improve my Archer team outside of his own relic improvements? Are my supports built well, and who would be good replacements?