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Last but not least, we will be looking at some team synergy Sushang has with the current roster of Ice Valkyries, as well as bosses where she excels at!
Without further delay, let's hit the road!
List of Contents
1. Signature Set Equipment + Alternatives
2. Team Compositions
3. General Rotation
4. Superstring Dimension
5. Memorial Arena
6. Final Remarks
1. Signature Set Equipment + Alternatives
2. Team Composition
Herrscher of Human: Ego
Wide boss coverage, with only Huodou as her only obstacle.
Best value for a Gacha Ice Damage dealer
Silverwing N-EX
Slightly fallen off but still great for players who get her during her prime.
Herrscher of Reason
Sushang's revival is also Herrscher of Reason's revival thanks to the Star of Eden: Anti-Entropy divine key and its Pri-Arm! Takes care of a couple of new bosses while still being competitive against other bosses when geared!
Starchasm Nyx
Nyx’s long ultimate cooldown and equally long burst time makes Sushang a perfect support for her.
Moreso for QUA bosses than generic Ice Bosses, but still a verstaile option due to her typing
Argent Knight Artemis
A lesser, albeit, more budget friendly, ancient version of Silverwing.
Ice Valkyries absent on this list are forever frozen in the past D:
Supports
Pardofelis
Pardo's modernized kit and feline flexibility makes her an excellent support for Ice Teams.
Her combo attack works fluidly with Sushang's style of support and being farmable makes her accessible for everyone, albeit, at a rather high cost.
Pardo Provides:
- SP for the entire team
- Off-field freezing
- Rime Trauma Services for free and at 125 SP
- All of the above at the cost of some asterites!
She can even act as the main damage dealer for Ice and IMG bosses!!
Haxxor Bunny
Despite being inferior to Pardo in 90% of competitive content, there are Ice bosses which cannot be frozen, making Haxxor Bunny's non-interruptive support a viable alterantive. If you only have one TURGENEV set, give it to Haxxor Bunny as she makes better use of it. Oh and, Falcon Flare Pri-Arm or not beats Crusher Bunny for these bosses. Will further elaborate once we get to the boss section!
DO NOT
Specifically farm for HB over Pardo just for niche scenarios since Asterites are precious and there are other SP VALKS for other elements you may want to consider. HB is more of a flexible option for players that have farmed her during her debut.
Azure Empyrea
Apparently, Sushang does not synergize well with her master since their ELEMENTAL BREACH BUFFS do not stack, making AzE's utility redundant. This is somewhat expected as ELEMENTAL BREACH is too overpowered already, stacking it would shatter reality.
3. General Rotation
Start:
1. Pardo Combo + Weapon active skill
2. Predation
3. Ultimate
4.
Next:
5. Sushang QTE
6. Weapon active
7. Tap Basic attack to unleash combo if SP is below 150/180
8. Cast Ultimate
9. Hold down Basic attack for combo
10. Switch Immediately
Damage dealer(s)
Herrscher of Human: Ego
1. QTE Entry
2. Weapon skill and charged attack (optional if SP is sufficient)
3. Cast her Ultimate
4. Active skill
5. Charged attack
6. Repeat two more times OR
7. Cast finisher before Sushang’s buffs disappear
Silverwing N-EX
1. Enter the field via QTE
2. Cast her combo
3. Spam basic attacks and weave in
3. Falcon Flare's weapon Active Skill
4. Ultimate when her gauge is almost emptied or if the boss is low
5. Continue spamming basic attacks until Sushang's buffs run out
Herrscher of Reason
1. Enter the field via QTE
2. Cast one charged attack to get the bonus damage
3. Cast her ultimate
4. Bike charged attack
5. Hold down star of Eden's active until gauge is full
6. Cast another bike charged attac*
*. Hold active skill again until burst or Sushang's buffs expire
Haxxor Bunny Version
1. Start with a combo or charged attack from the damage dealer
2. Sushang QTE
3. Weapon Active
4. Combo to gather SP
5. Cast Sushang's Ultimate
6. QTE into your damage dealer and Haxxor Bunny
7. Follow the sequences above or whichever sequence works best!
Starchasm Nyx follows the same rotation, but MAKE SURE, she enters when the boss has only one layer of QUA shield left to collpase them with her Ultimate's activation.
4. Superstring Dimension Bosses
Team Comp and Bosses
Herrscher of Human: Ego, Jade Knight and Pardofelis
Sushang herself can take care of these bosses (due to their typing similarities) by replacing HoH:E with HB, although that's only if you're extremely low on options; same with Pardo.
Benares
Unless the crab takes longer than 10 seconds to dispatch, do not cast anyone's ultimate.
RPC
Hephaestus
Yae Kasumi
Be sure to take the portal on the right to ensure an Ice Damage Vulnerable shield~
Hellmaru
Save Sushang and/or Pardo's ultimates if you can kill the PSY Add-ons without them in a timely fashion
MHT-3B Nirvana
Since MHT-3B Nirvana cannot be frozen, Haxxor Bunny is better than Pardo option here.
This also applies to the memorial arena variant.
Gameplay Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJDs359-aw8
Silverwing, Jade Knight and Pardofelis
Ranged Asaaka
Elysia
Can also be dealt with using Argent Knight Artemis or Starchasm Nyx
Can also take on Benares, and Hellmaru in place of HoH:E
Gameplay Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwS2ysAQ2So
Herrscher of Reason, Jake Knight and Pardofelis
Huodou - Type Counter and Ice
Since Sushang cannot gather mobs if she QTE's, consider gathering them with Pardo.
Herrscher of The Void - New Boss
Gameplay Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr3z***NlEw
Starchasm Nyx, Jade Knight and Pardo/Haxxor Bunny
Haxxor Bunny is preferred over Pardo due to the nature of QUA enemies and how Nyx wants to setup her burst.
MAKE SURE, she enters when the boss has only one layer of QUA shield left to collpase them with her Ultimate's activation. Doing so prevents Pardo from freezing the bosses, and therefore, proc Bastet, hence HB replaces her.
Eye of Collpase
For bosses with multiple layers of Qua shield, the Eye of Collapse Cannon would beat any other option for Haxxor Bunny as collapsing Qua Enemies depend on specific attacks.
Couatl
Tonatiuh
Opaque Shadow
Kosma is NOT RECOMMENDED as Nyx racks up hits very slowly
5. Memorial Arena
SSS Arena
Due to her extensive buffs and almost commensurate field, Jade Knight’s supportive prowess shines best in SSS Arena scenarios where combat lasts longer than usual.
Huodou
Has a shield in phase 2 after being frozen, making SHENZHOU REMINISCENCE an exceptional option, but not mandatory as it is fairly frail. Evade his LAVA PUDDLES to restore SP for the team and regain Konstruktyom for HoR to spam her charged attacks.
Use Phase 1 to build SP for the entire team
Hephaestus
Along with HoH:E’s provision of initial SP, JK can almost fire off an ultimate from the get go, but should be saved to Nuke Hephaestus after being cooled down.
Husk
Since Husk summons its gears after depleting the first bar of HP, Jade Knight can spend the interim building SP to deal a devastating blow.
6. Final Remarks
As easy as it is to say that SHENZHOU REMINISCENCE set is a must have it is still a gacha exclusive set. In terms of priority compared to other stigmata sets or weapons, I would rank it higher than Turgenev (which is currently in the Battle Pass shop), Bastet since Pardo can still perform optimally with Turgenev but below something like Cezanne if your physical department needs work - Pardo can also make use of Cezanne B.
In terms of Memorial Arena currency, I would rank Sushang Higher than Fallen Rosemary and equal to or slightly higher than Elysia for priority, depending on your needs. There's also the option of splitting resources to raise them both simultaneously, but if we have to factor opportunity costs, Sushang takes the lead by virtue of doing decent damage along with providing invaluable support.
Regardless of your choice, I'd like to wish you all the best of luck!!
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