Elysian Realm Guide - Herrscher of Human: Ego
This guide will cover Herrscher of Human: Ego's (who I'll be calling HoH) performance in the Elysian Realm, with recommended signets, sigils, supports and playstyle. This guide is focused around the Elysian Realm specifically, and thus may not apply to other game modes.
Gear:
Since SP is less important in the Realm than in other game modes, you can get away with not having her signture weapon, though it's very highly recommended.
There are a good amount of craftable ice stigmata, with more coming soon, if you don't have the Elysia: Pristine set. She also works with some of the other gacha ice stigmata, like Bronya N-EX or Welt Yang.
• Table of Contents •
1. Basic Summary
2. Special Adjustments
3. Exclusive Signets
4. Recommended Signets
5. Other
a. Playstyle
b. Support Valkyries
c. Remembrance Sigils
Basic Summary
HoH is a psy-type, ice damage dealer with a burst mode that deals high damage. In the build that I'm showing, she uses her weapon skill in burst mode for high damage, and charged attacks in normal mode to reduce the Ult CD.
Moves:
Herrscher of Human form -- The default form, I will refer to it as "Normal mode"
Herrscher of Origin form -- Triggered by using the Ultimate, counts as a burst mode so I will refer to it as "Burst mode"
Special Adjustments
Every character has certain special adjustments in Elysian Realm to make it both easier for newer players to use them and to allow them to fight solo in the realm.
HoH's Special Adjustments are:
- Valkyrie stats and skill level are adjusted to Lv. 80 equivalent
This is the same for all Elysian Realm valkyries, to put them on a level playing field.
- Can choose an extra signet of Ego at the start
- When normal signets are chosen, their level increases by 1
Thie first one is shared by all Flame-Chasers while the second is unique to HoH. Both of them make her very strong, especially since only 2 of her signets of Ego are really necessary, and she can get instant +3 normal signets.
- No longer immune to death in Herrscher of Origin form, +50% Total Damage Reduction instead
- Gain Adamance and Iron Body when casting charged attacks
- Restore 100% HP and invincible for 3s when taking fatal damage. Tri***** once per battle.
These all help with survivability, but I've never needed them. The Adamance/Iron Body from charged attacks is good for a certain build, but it's not the focus of this guide.
- Waltz of the Stars counts as weapon skill in Herrscher of Origin form
- In Human form, Charged attacks inflict 2 Rime Trauma, in Origin form, inflict 10 Rime Trauma
- Gain additional 25 SP when battle begins
The top adjustment is the key to this build, allowing Vill-V's signets to buff the already strong attack. The middle is a nice bonus, helping to deal with Hephaestus but otherwise unimportant. The bottom helps the run get started more quickly, but is also pretty unimportant due to a signet of Ego we're taking.
Exclusive Signets
Elysia's exclusive signets are focused mainly on her charged attacks, with a few focused on burst mode (Herrscher of Origin).
Blessing of First Awakening
Blessing of First Bloom
Blessing of First Encounter
Blessing of First Journey
Blessing of First Yearning
Summary: Buffs charged attack in Normal mode -- Increases charged attack speed (+ bonus after evasions), move speed when using charged attacks, reduces CD of evasion and weapon skill, and stacks buff to boost charged attacks.
Recommended Signets
(These recommendations are just what I personally found fun, feel free to experiment and put your own recommendations in the comments below!)
- Exclusive Signets -
Most important:
Blessing of First Awakening and Blessing of First Bloom
[First Awakening] buffs burst mode, increasing damage and allowing more frequent use of the charged and weapon skills. This signet makes burst mode very strong, especially with Vill-V's signet [Act I] to increase the weapon skill damage.
This is combined with [First Bloom] to reduce downtime between bursts by restoring SP and lowering CD. These 2 together will keep you in burst mode 90% of the time, doing tons of damage.
Second choice:
Blessing of First Journey or Blessing of First Encounter
Anything more than 2 Elysia signets is overkill, and I usually would rather take other Flame-Chaser portals for their core signets anyways.
If you do go for more Elysia signets, these are the better choices. [First Journey] helps when switching forms, increasing damage and stacking some crystals, which can then be used to deal some extra damage.
[First Encounter] helps by increasing damage in the downtime between Ults, as well as providing a bit of gather.
Last choice:
Blessing of First Yearning
[First Yearning] increases the charged attack speed in normal mode, the longer the ****on is held down. Since not much time is spent in normal mode, there won't be much time to get up to speed. Thus, this isn't very worth it for this build.
- Flame Chaser Signets -
(The top 2 recommended Flame-Chasers are my personal favourites, HoH can work with many others)
Vill-V (2nd Core)
The most important Vill-V signet is [Act I], that increases weapon skill damage the more you use it. After that, anything offensive is fine.
For enhanced signets, I usually go for them after getting all of Griseo's paints, or if RNG won't give me the right portals. The breach enhanced signet is the best one, followed by the extended time fracture.
Griseo (2nd Core)
Since HoH uses Ult, weapon and evasions quite frequently, Griseo's 2nd core works well. Ideally you want all 6 of Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Purple and Green paints, with Grey, White and Black being unnecessary.
Other
HoH can work well with nearly every other Flame-Chaser, here I'll go over the other Flame-Chasers and what they offer. They're in roughly the order I recommend, but this depends on what you like, or what Flame-Chasers are currently being buffed.
Sakura
I usually go for Sakura in addition to Vill-V and Griseo, though I mainly only aim for the extra evasion charge. If you were to take Sakura's core, I would recommend the 1st one. Probably the most highly recommended of the other Flame-Chasers.
Hua
With HoH's Pristine Seeds and high rime trauma application, enemies don't get to attack much, making Hua a pretty good choice. 2nd core is better than 1st, and Hua is generally a good versatile option.
Eden
With HoH's high SP regen and 125 SP cost ult, either Eden core would work well. Though I would say that her 1st core would work better with a charged attack build, and her 2nd core effect only just barely lasts until the of her ult (about 16s from 125 SP).
Kalpas
Similar to Hua, Kalpas' 2nd is a good versatile choice. One reason to avoid taking him though, is if you plan on using the Remembrance Sigil [Thorn Crown], as it cuts your HP max, which reduces Kalpas' buffs. On the other hand, Kalpas can work together with Kosma, opening up another option.
Kosma
I would really only recommend Kosma's signets (2nd core) if you're also using Kalpas', but otherwise they're not bad. The two cores work well together, and if you get Kosma's enhanced signet that heals HP, you can make use of Kalpas' enhanced that need Bloodboil Stacks.
Su
HoH actually attacks relatively slowly, so Su's effectiveness may be limited. His 2nd core and maybe even Remembrance Sigil [Heavy as a Million Lives] might help with it, but you'll still probably be better off with other Flame-Chasers.
Aponia
It's harder for HoH to avoid triggering Aponia's disciplines, so if you do take these it would have to be very specific ones. Either take ones you activate easily (eg weapon skill), plus the buff from reducing exhortation, and the 1st core, or you can take ones that are harder to trigger (eg summons or combo hits), together with the 2nd core.
Kevin
Since HoH stacks combo hits kind of slowly, it takes too long for Kevin's 2nd core to activate and his 1st core doesn't last very long. Other Flame-Chasers are probably better.
Felis
Like usual, Felis' signets are better early game. If you do go for either of her cores, it would be a slower start, but you could easily use the extra money to make up for it. This would benefit [First Encounter] the most, making Felis more recommended for charged attack builds.
Mobius
HoH has no summons, so Mobius is basically useless (except for ELFs I guess). The only Flame-Chaser she doesn't work with.
- Playstyle -
Start with some charged attacks to gain SP, 2 is enough but I usually go for 3 for Pristine Bloomage, then I use a weapon skill. Also remember that 1 evasion charge is restored when switching forms, so you can use one in normal mode.
In burst mode, use weapon/charged attacks/evasions whenever they're ready, except for when there's no enemies on field (eg mechs spawning in) as using a charged attack that doesn't hit won't recharge the weapon skill.
Once burst mode ends, return to using charged attacks until the CD is over, then repeat.
- Support Valkyries -
In the guide it shows AE and Haxxor because I feel that they have a good mix of CDs (one short and one long) but Felis can also be used, as well as Blood Rose if you prefer that kind of support.
I actually usually bring VC early on for gather, but HoH's evasion in burst mode gathers enemies as well, so it's not super important.
- Remembrance Sigils -
General: Vill-V's [Pseudo Miracle], then Griseo's [Rainbow of Absence]. For the boss, if you have Sakura's core, bring [Stained Sakura], otherwise [Tin Flask], or [Thorn Crown], if you're comfortable with it.
Support: If you really want extra signets of Ego, start with [Because of You], otherwise just stick with Vill-V's [Falling in Past Light]
Bonus charged attack build!
Blessing of [First Encounter] and [First Yearning] then go for Pardo's core
Use the coins from Pardo to buy tons of signets in the shop to get lots of core signets
Spam charged attacks in normal mode
Other recommended signets: Eden, Hua, Kalpas, Aponia
This took longer than it needed to, sorry! School just started so I've been busy. It's a holiday here today so I was finally able to get this done. I'll try to finish HoV's sometime tomorrow, thanks for waiting!
Feel free to share your own experiences and recommendations in the comments below, and check out my other guides!
Thanks for reading!
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