The [Herrscher of Origin] is an all new [Raiden Mei] battlesuit, an S-Rank Imaginary Lightning unit with the ability to not only be a main DPS, but also a sub dps / support in the "Trio" team.
She fights with flying swords, dubbed [Wingblades] having a fast paced flashy gameplay style with the ability to freeze time and create her own domain during some of her attacks. Her domain is able to pause the stage and skill timers completely!
Some of her abilities are enhanced if she teams up with [Herrscher of Truth] and [Herrscher of Finality] granting them additional effects or changing them entirely.
And Did I mention she's free?
Abilities
⭐Leader Skill
Synopsis of Pristine Love
[Epiphany of Origin] - Boosts the teams Elemental damage by 24/27/30% ( S0/S3/SS3) and grants them 35/40/45 (S0/S3/SS3) Initial SP, If Kiana is on the team they will both gain an additional (S0/S3/SS3) Initial SP.
⭐Passives
No Wing blades, no Mind Body Insight (energy)
This energy bar in the shape of a sword is her "Mind Body Insight" bar which is used to trigger her Time-frozen Domain. She will gain energy by attacking the enemy with her basic attack combo.
[Time frozen domain]: Restores SP from her bottom Stigmata, generates "[Thunderfall]" making enemies take more lightning damage from her 2 piece stigmata effect, Inflicts vulnerability, pauses the skill and stage timers completely.
Full Mind Body Insight (energy)
3 Charge of Twisted Origin, hold ATK to use Malice Expunged
Her sword changes color to represent how much [Twisted Origin] she has.
She gains [Twisted origin] by...
- Tapping ATK after triggering Ultimate Evasion skill to trigger [Regresive Origin]: Moment dealing lightning damage and gaining 1 stack of "[Twisted Origin]"
- A successful "block" from her weapon active charges 1 stack of [Twisted Origin]
- When [Regressive Origin] is triggered, gain 1 charge of [Twisted Origin]
- QTE if "Wing Blades" are not loaded with "[Twisted Origin]" Then you will load them with 1 stack of "[Twisted Origin]".
Essence of Kirikaeshi
Enemies affected by Herrscher of Origin's [Time-Frozen Domain] are inflicted with [Vulnerability], which makes them take 29/33% more lightning damage from Herrscher of Origin. (S0/S2)
Temperance of Empress
[Herrscher of Origin] is always in Herrscher Form.
Triggering [Regressive Origin] or [Regressive Origin: Moment] will also trigger "[Sin of Killing]" dealing 5% ATK of lightning damage to self and enemies.
Triggering Ultimate Evasion, weapon skill, or switching character ends "[Sin of Killing]" Instantly.
Time-frozen Domain
Realization of Blade and Body
Total DMG increases by 10% all enemies take 6% more total DMG from Kiana and Herrscher of Origin- Unlocked at SSS rank.
⭐Evasion
Solitude of Feathers Lost
[Ultimate Evasion] skill cooldown is reduced by 2.5 seconds.
Attacks triggered by [Ultimate Evasion] Skill deal an additional 200% ATK of Lightning DMG in total.
After casting "Malice Expunged" twice, gain 1 stack of "[Origin's Shadow]" The next Ultimate evasion skill will consume [Origin's shadow] to reduce CD by another 5s. The character gains 1 stack of "[Origin's Shadow]" on entry. - S2 Unlock
This is a very potent rank up that makes her alot more fun and increases her damage by a sizeable amount, around 20% over S0 (no animation cancel)
Introspection of Crimson
Quickly dodge enemy ATK and perform a powerful slash after evading.
At full Mind Body Insight, tap ATK after evasion to perform [Combo ATK].
Tap ATK after triggering Ultimate Evasion skill to trigger [Regresive Origin: Moment] dealing lightning damage and gaining 1 stack of "[Twisted Origin]"
[Regressive Origin: Moment] is considered Basic ATK damage and will also trigger her [Time-frozen Domain]
⭐Special Attack
Proof of Rime's Thawing
On hit [Malice Expunged] restores 4.0 SP to [Herrscher of Origin], makes the team deal 30% more Total DMG, and makes the character take 25% less Total DMG.
Additionally, her Ignore Interrupt is increased for 10s, triggering this again refreshes the duration.
Phantasm of Danzai
Tapping ATK at the end of [Basic ATK SEQ 4] to activate Combo ATK and Herrscher of Origin deals Lightning DMG to enemies. When [Mind Body] Insight is maxed, hitting enemies consumes all Mind Body Insights as well as trigger [Regressive Origin] and [Time-frozen Domain.]
When [Regressive Origin] is triggered, gain 1 charge of [Twisted Origin]. When [Twisted Origin] has 3 charges hold ATK button to trigger [Malice Expunged].
Malice Expunged
Combo attack and Ultimate gain 20% Elemental Breach
Inscription of Bygone Heroes
Lightning DMG increases by 35% and Lightning DMG from Combo ATK and Ultimate additionally increases by 50%
⭐Ultimate
Thunder of Redemption
[Herrscher of Origin] launches a series of slashes to sunder space-time and enemies. After casting Ultimate, swipe screen, tap [ATK], tap directions or move the joystick to launch a series of slashes.
After 12 slashes or 20 seconds, [Herrscher of Origin] will launch a final slash that deals Lightning DMG to enemies and activates her [Time-frozen domain] which pauses all skill timers and the stage timer.
If Ultimate hits IMG-type enemies, 100% of the DMG a Nihilus Shell takes will be transferred to it's Nihilus Seed
(reflected by HP loss)
[Joint Bursting] makes all enemies take 8.3% more Total DMG for 10s.
When [Herrscher of Finality] and [Herrscher of Truth] are on the team, casting [Malice Expunged] makes them deal 8.3% more Total DMG for 10s.
Manifestation Of Divided Fate
Ultimate deals 80% more lightning damage and the final slash deals an additional 200% ATK lightning damage, unlocked at SS rank
⭐Basic Attack
Strike of Fulminata
Wields a Katana to attack enemies, she can do a 4 sequence of basic attacks.
The last hit grants [Mind Body Insight], during which the character is in Iron Body state and has 40% DMG reduction.
After the sheathing animation of sequence 4 the attack will be completed even if interrupted.
Evasion and weapon skills do not reset [Basic ATK] combo sequence ( This is very important )
Basic ATK will additionally inflict minor Paralyze Trauma.
An enemy hit by [QTE] or [Basic ATK] Sequence 4 takes 17% more damage from Herrscher of Origin for 8s (cannot stack). Triggering it again refreshes it's duration.
QTE: Triggered when an enemy is [Time-Slowed], paralyzed or hit by Kiana's [Combo ATK].
Deals Lightning DMG and generates "[Sin of Killing]" once; if "[Wing Blades]" are not loaded with "[Twisted Origin]"
Then you will load them with 1 stack of "[Twisted Origin]".
When [Herrscher of Finality] and [Herrscher of truth] are present in the team, Mei will deal 50% more [Total DMG] within 10s of QTE entry; triggering it again refreshes the duration.
Team Lineups
The trio team will be covered in depth here, but this is her strongest team most of the time. All characters are enhanced in unique ways to enable them to have a smooth rotation and extremely fun gameplay.
This is her best in slot team lineup, without considering the trio team. It is highly recommended to obtain [Herrscher of Truth] for use in her team, she beats Fischl by a large amount of points in Abyss / Memorial gameplay due to her Elemental Breach, Grouping, and Timestop.
New player option
An option for those who haven't gotten [Herrscher of Truth] yet.
While it is highly recommended to use her with Truth. she isn't as crippled without her as other teams.
Fischl works as a very strong temporary until you can move up.
Eden is used as the leader in both cases in the abyss due to her leader skill just performing better.
It's good to note that the Initial SP effect does not work in Abyss, due to this you can feel free to put [Herrscher of Origin] as the leader for Memorial Arena, but for Abyss purposes her leader skill will be underperforming compared to Eden.
Now that we have gone over her abilities it's time to go over an example of how you would rotate in a team, I am aware that she has an animation cancel but that will be covered in it's own section
⭐Rotation with Truth ( S0 )
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- Swap onto Herrscher of Truth ( QTE off ) use her weapon active, attack once to connect into the 4th basic attack sequence for additional SP.
- Transform into her "Mech mode", you can do so during the 4th basic attack sequence animation without needing to allow the entire thing to play out.
- Combo attack ( Can be skipped on the transformation ) to activate her passive, then use her ultimate.
- Use Eden QTE -> Ultimate (If Needed)
- Use Mei QTE followed by using her weapon active when it flashes, then her Evasion when it flashes -> attack
- Use Mei combo attack
If you are not using the animation cancel, continue on
- Basic attack sequence -> Weapon active when it flashes -> attack string -> combo attack
- Use Mei ultimate
If you are using the animation cancel then things change alot
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- Attack, cancel the animation of the second hit of your basic attack string with evade
- Attack to trigger the third hit of your basic attack string, let this one play out
- Cancel the fourth hit of your basic attack string with evade
- Use weapon active -> Ultimate
- Do her animation cancel rotation once more, then use her Ultimate
thank you to fragile for offering to record this video for me since I activated S2 before I could record it
⭐Rotation with Truth ( S2 )
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- Swap onto Herrscher of Truth ( QTE off ) use her weapon active, attack once to connect into the 4th basic attack sequence for additional SP.
- Transform into her "Mech mode", you can do so during the 4th basic attack sequence animation without needing to allow the entire thing to play out.
- Combo attack ( Can be skipped on the transformation ) to activate her passive, then use her ultimate.
- Use Eden QTE -> Ultimate (If Needed)
- Use Mei QTE followed by using her weapon active when it flashes, then her Evasion when it flashes -> attack
- Use Mei Combo attack -> Weapon active when it flashes -> Evade when it flashes
- Finally, Use Mei's ultimate
⭐Rotation with Fischl (S2)
Does Eden use Turg or Handel?
Due to how widespread Turg Eden was, mostly due to her popularity with [Herrscher of Thunder]. It's time to test and answer the popular question "What set is better for Eden in the new team"
⭐Eden Turg Testing
⭐Eden Handel Testing
⭐Conclusion
Handel deals alot more damage per rotation in exchange for slightly longer rotations, if the boss can be paralyzed then the gap will widen.
Turg has lower overall damage, but the rotations are faster which may be better if you already have enough damage to kill the boss, but what you are missing is speed.
As for which is better I would say Handel BUT be aware this entirely depends on how geared you are, what boss you are up against, the disturbance, and if there are multiple waves of mobs.
Special Banners
⭐Special Expansion Supply
"Participate in the limited-time event and complete Story Chapter XXXIV The Moon's Origin and Finality to get a Herrscher of Origin Character Card.
Special Event Expansion Banner
⭐Special Equipment Supply
Special Equipment Supply
An UP equipment item is guaranteed in every 30 drops, and you are guaranteed to receive all UP equipment items in 120 drops. Every 10 drops of the first 80 drops reward extra Focused Supply Card x5, for a total of Focused Supply Card x40."
"Participate in the limited-time event and complete Story Chapter XXXIII In the Name of the Truth to get Heartfelt Origin Stigma Option.
Aside from Battlesuit Supply, the Focus Supply for Herrscher of Origin's recommended gear will also be available. You can play the limited-time Supply event Pure-minded Shadow to pull her recommended weapon Key of Limpidity and recommended stigma set In the Name of Origin.
The above information was provided by Mihoyo
Because of the discounts, I HIGHLY recommend everyone to make pulling her full gear set their highest priority.
As long as you don't get weapon last, you will only spend around 50 pulls for her full gear at max.
Weapon
⭐Domain of Unity
The weapon skill is extremely strong and cannot be replaced in any way.
Showcasing the "Block" effect on her weapon.
SP regeneration, high damage, fully restores Insight, connects to [Combo ATK]
This is an "independent multiplier" meaning it's different from the other multipliers which normally stack additively with itself while multiplying with the others.
"Independent" means that it's not only separate from all the other multipliers but it also multiplies with itself while being undiluted, this makes her passive very strong.
Damage done with her weapon
⭐Comparison to 7 Thunders
As you can see, the damage gap is quite massive, this does not make a suitable alternative for her, what's more It honestly felt really bad to play compared to the smooth rotation offered to her if she has her weapon!
Stigmata
Raiden Mei T
Total DMG increases by 20%
Lightning DMG from Basic/Combo/Charged ATKs Increases by 50%
Ultimate Evasion CD reduced by 20%
Raiden Mei M
In her Herrscher form, after Combo ATK hits deal 30% more Lightning DMG for 10s, retriggering refreshes duration.
In Herrscher form, take 20% less DMG
After casting weapon active, reduces weapon active CD by 40%; CD 15s
Raiden Mei B
Deal 16% more Total DMG.
Triggering Time-Frozen Domain restores 3 SP with a 3 second CD
Additionally, makes all enemies take 9% more Total DMG for 7 seconds, this effect can stack 3 times and triggering it again refreshes duration.
2 Set Bonus
In Herrscher form, Basic/Combo/Charged ATKs deal 35% more Lightning DMG.
Triggering Time-frozen Domain generates "Thunderfall" making all enemies take 8% more Lightning DMG for 7s.
The above effect can stack up to 3 times, effect is Independent and triggering it again refreshes duration.
3 Set Bonus
All enemies take 20% more Lightning DMG from the character's Basic/Combo/Charged ATK (independent).
After any team member casts Joint Bursting in Herrscher form, all enemies enter "Listen Well" state for 10s.
This makes them take 15% more Total DMG (Independent) retriggering refreshes duration.
Additionally, after such enemies are hit by the characters combo ATK 5 times, they take 21% more Total DMG for 10s.
(Independent, retriggering refreshes duration) Exit clears the counter
Her stigmata is actually very important, not just because of all the Independent multipliers but also due to the high amounts of cooldown reduction available on her gear which is simply irreplaceable and enables you to rotate smoothly.
⭐Alternate Stigmata Testing
To ensure proper testing all affixes will remain the same throughout this test.
Keep in mind this is not flawless, it is a fixed rotation on a stationary target, it does not directly portray performance as it's not multiple rotations and does not reflect any non damage effects such as the Cooldown reduction present from her stigmata!!!! expect up to an additional 10% DPS loss due to it being unlikely you will spend resources affixing temporary gear!
Eden uses Handel unless otherwise specified
Full Gear- 12,537,408
Benares TMB- 10,286,200
Handel TMB - 8,229,232 (Ult late) + Turg Eden
An animation cancel is mandatory or you lose roughly 230k damage
Handel TMB- 8,927,664 (Ult early) + Turg Eden
Handel TMB - (Ult Late) Margrave Eden - 9,431,696
Handel TMB - (Ult Early) Margrave Eden - 9,359,616
Zhenyi T Handel MB- 9,360,908
Zhenyi TB Handel M- 9,927,696
⭐Overall Stigmata Ranking
Raiden Mei TMB - 100%
Benares TMB- 82.%
Zhenyi TB Handel M - 79.1%
Handel + Marg (Late Ult) - 75.2%
Handel TMB - (Ult Early) Margrave Eden -74.6%
Zhenyi T Handel MB-74.6%
Handel + Turg ( Early Ult ) - 71.2%-
Handel + Turg ( Late ult ) - 65%
Animation Cancel Tutorial
Rank Up Guide
Just know that she is plenty strong at S0 and does not need any rank ups to properly function, even as a DPS.
You will be fine in Nirvana with her at S0, with S2 being if you want to be highly competitive.
S1
Due to the trigger conditions being very easy to activate, you can see this as a permanent increase to her Independent multiplier.
S2
This skill reduces the [Ultimate Evasion] Skill cooldown, boosts the damage it does, and allows you to reduce the cooldown of [Ultimate Evasion] through "[Origin's Shadow"] Effectively changing how you rotate, largely removing the need for animation cancels, and allowing you to cast two [Malice Expunged] in a single rotation while remaining fully buffed.
A very strong rankup, put together with S0 this increases the DPS output by around 20%. If you are looking for early rankups I would recommend this as a good stopping point.
Increased damage from 11.3m to 12.8m
S3
This is strong for Memorial Arena purposes, increases the SP you get by 5 (10 If you are in trio).
Otherwise you don't exactly get anything from this rankup, with the 1518 -> 1532 attack not being a noticeable increase.
SS-
This skill increased her damage from 12.8 million per rotation to 13.2 million per rotation, and her ultimate damage from 60k per slash to a bit over 71k per slash. Due to her ultimate being able to damage the core this will perform better than this may lead you to believe!
Unfortunately this part only does something in the Trio team, but the results will be added here anyway.
This increased the Trio team Damage from 13.2 million to 13.36 million.
SS1
Increases your Lightning damage, then [Combo ATK] damage, that being your main source of damage.
This increased her damage in her own team from 13.36 million per rotation to 13.7 million per rotation.
SS2
Malice Expunged restores... 1 more SP, and makes the team deal 5% more total damage, this rankup is a weird one, It looks as if it's intended for the Trio team, yet gives SP which she has no problem capping out in the Trio team.
This increased her damage in her own team from 13.7 million per rotation to 1.415 million per rotation.
SS3
This is strong for Memorial Arena purposes, increases the SP you get by 5 (10 If you are in trio).
Otherwise you don't exactly get anything from this rankup,
SSS
This is strong, but pretty far in Increased damage from 14.15 million to 15.22 million making this her second strongest rankup and worthy of being called her SSS skill.
As you can see however, none of her rank-ups are required for her to function properly, S0 is strong enough for Nirvana BUT S2 does offer a large increase in the fun factor.
My Review
S0 - Very strong, works in Nirvana as a lightning DPS, pretty competitive scores, already beats SS0 HoT in terms of raw damage on neutral.
S2 - A 20% DPS improvement over S0. This is a very strong upgrade and makes her really fun to play, would recommend if you are going for T100 or competitive Nirvana, this however does not increase the trio damage per rotation by much.
( Goes from like 13m -> 13.3m )
S3 - Stronger lead skill in MA, More SP
SS - Increases ultimate lightning damage by 60%.
As you may have noticed her ultimate does not do that much damage, on a testing dummy you end up with a small boost,
this however will fluctuate due to the fact that Her ultimate hits IMG core, so against IMG this could end up playing a part and making a larger dps difference.
SS1 and SS2 don't offer much to write home about, SS3 is the same as S3 making it a strong skill in MA, and SSS is a good increase but again, not needed.
I would recommend if you are considering S0 to S2 instead of looking at performance, look at how fun it is to play then ask yourself if you can spare 50 pulls for the fun gameplay benefit!
Gameplay
Please keep in mind this gameplay was not done aiming to get the highest score possible, but instead to enjoy the character and have fun with her playstyle so do not use this as a point for comparison!
Stats used in the videos
8-9 SP cost reduction
Closing
That's all for this guide, as you can see she has an extremely fast, flashy playstyle and is strong enough to be a very potent DPS at S0, only being boosted further by S2.
Due to her Very large discount on gear I would recommend making her gear supply your highest priority!
If you have any questions feel free to message me on discord Kithi#0254 And if you want to learn more about the beta watch for my upcoming guides!
