u/Routine-Biscotti9383

I’m tired of outdated calculations, or calculations based on “budget” builds. When we look for character guides, we want to know the maximum potential, even if most players can’t reach those numbers, they serve as a benchmark.

So after spending the whole day doing calculations and analyzing gameplay, I bring here real DPS numbers for Nefer’s team at three different investment levels.

A few points I’d like you to keep in mind:

1. All the builds used in the calculations were based on my own characters and artifacts, so they are 100% achievable, but they are high-quality artifacts.
2. The way Columbina’s skills attack prevents a fixed DPS per rotation. The only precise method is to analyze the total rotation interval and count how many attacks Columbina actually performed. This is especially important with Columbina C2, who starts stealing quills that should go to Nefer.
3. I spent the day analyzing the behavior of Columbina’s skill, both at C0 and C2, to understand when she attacks and which buffs were active at the moment of each attack. So don’t worry, the calculations are very precise and based on real gameplay.
4. There is a better rotation for the C0R0 and C0R1 teams, but I found it hard to execute quickly enough with yellow ping. Still, I recommend testing it, it ends up being better than the one in the image. Video link showing this rotation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CkpB04K-ME&t=307s
5. I Don't Recommend if you have Columbina C2+.
6. As I mentioned earlier, Columbina C2+ starts stealing quills that should go to Nefer, but this was also taken into account in the calculations.
7. In the last rotation, there’s no need to use Nefer’s ult, it ends up being a DPS loss. The reason it’s used in the initial rotations is to keep the rotation time around 17.5 seconds.
8. The rotation for the C0 team and the C2 team is the same; the only difference is the interval between Columbina’s attacks, which makes the calculations much harder.
9. The rotations assume you start with 3 Verdant Dew stacks, but if you start without them, it will only compromise the damage of the first rotation.
10. Don’t expect better results with Nahida C0, and if she is C2, expect roughly similar results, slightly higher or lower. Expect better results with Nilou C2R1 in any scenario.
11. Sucrose C2 is required for this rotation.
12. It goes without saying that, besides the builds, you also need very refined gameplay to reach these numbers.

• Sucrose with Instructor.
• A very difficult rotation, but rewarding.
• When using Lauma’s charged E, make sure you have at least 3 Verdant Dew stacks.
• To guarantee Hydro in the first rotation, you need to switch to Columbina at the moment the deer hits the enemy.

• Builds in the comments.
• Optimized rotation for C2 Columbina, designed to work across any number of rotations.
• Easy to execute, as it doesn’t require Hydro Swirl—just quick inputs.
• It works with a C0 team, although there are slightly better rotations in that scenario.