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Disclaimer: I know that Mualani’s freeze team is a massive downgrade from her vape team, but I enjoy forcing my favourite characters to fit every role possible. I also have no Cryo DPS and no other Hydro DPS to use in the event that I need freeze.

I currently use Mualani/Mona/Escoffier/Citlali when I have to run a freeze team. Now that Celestial Gift is out, is there a Hex character I should slot in and who would they replace? Also, do we have any updated calcs for this archetype?

Based on the very limited information we have, I suspect Vodyanitsa is either a freeze main DPS or a shatter/physical support. I'm aware that its far too early for any meaningful speculation to happen (everything I'm about to say is probably false), but its fun to theorize lol.

It is very likely that Vodyanitsa is the only Hydro character in the trailer. Of the five characters with known visions, there are no additional Hydro units, and the designs of the other characters suggest different elements. This means that any new Hydro reaction team would likely be reliant on Vodyanitsa. She also doesn't have a Linchpin, so Stellar-Freeze is unlikely to be in the game. Therefore, I see three possible outcomes:

1. Vodyanitsa is a (primarily) freeze-based on-fielder. I find this to be the most likely option as we haven't had a Hydro main DPS since Mualani, who relased almost two years ago as the very first Natlan character. Her team would likely be Anastasya/Odette/Flex or Unknown. That flex spot could potentially go to Escoffier, Furina, Xilonen, Citlali, etc.
2. Vodyanitsa is a freeze support/hydro applicator for Anastasya or Odette. In this case, she would be able to buff plenty of older Cryo and Hydro characters and possibly fill Skirk's fourth slot. If she has strong off-field capabilities, Vodyanitsa could also buff Tartaglia, bringing his DPS up to modern Snezhnayan standards.
3. Vodyanitsa is a shatter support for Mitya or Valeriy. This is very unlikely imo, but worth looking into. As Vodyanitsa doesn't have a linchpin, it's possible that freeze is irrelevant to the new meta and will only be used to enable shatter. Mitya may be Geo, which would enable him to do shatter damage. Alternatively, Valeriy could fill this slot (assuming he isn't meant to be a Yae replacement for Sandrone) as leakers have been claiming he's a second Stellar-Conduct DPS for a while now. He could differ from Sandrone by using this reaction to buff his physical DMG. This team could be Mitya or Valeriy/Vodyanitsa/Anastasya or Odette/Alyosha

I'm currently working day shifts at one job 3-4 times a week and night shifts at another job 5 times a week. These jobs overlap 1-4 days a week (typically on the lower end) and I usually have to skip sleeping when this happens.

I'm very heavily medicated right now and go to therapy every other week, but the stress, lack of sleep, and minimal time off is really getting to me. I'm in A LOT of debt that needs to be paid back ASAP (thanks, mania!), so quitting isn't an option for me. I can move down to a single job or just get back to unemployment eventually, but it's not feasible atm. Does anyone have any tips on how to better manage a situation like this? Or am I doomed?

I recently pulled Skyward Atlas and decided to change my C6 Ifa from a driver on his Lunar team to an Anemo DPS. What team is currently BIS? I'm willing to pull new characters for him.

She’ll most likely fill multiple roles, but which do you think will be the most important part of her kit?

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I already have c0r0 Mavuika and my team is Mualani/Mona/Sucrose/Mavuika. Mualani will be c2r1 on her next rerun and Mona will be c4 after the next anniversary selector. Does Mavuika's r1 make any noticeable difference at that level of investment? I rarely use Mavuika on-field, so improvement to her own team doesn't matter much to me.

I have all lunar carries and their dedicated supports (RNG was amazing to me this version) with what I like to imagine are decent builds. My Nefer, Flins, and Lauma are also C1. Each team does roughly 130-150k DPS and I can clear up to fearless Stygian with all three using C6 Aino. I don't plan to attempt dire, so the DPS increase isn't worth it to me, and circle impact doesn't bug me.

My issue is that I'm kind of cooked when I need to use more than one team. I can make do with Xingqiu on my second team, but he's a massive DPS loss. Columbina would fix this, give me the liberty to use all three lunar teams if I wanted, and, as a bonus, I adore her. However, the meta is changing fast and lunar is on its way out. I assume the odds of future endgame modes having multiple lunar checks is slim. In that case, is Columbina even worth it for me?