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Hello and welcome to this Flavors of Time set review!

I hope I'll be able to help you, let's start~

Note: This guide is based on the BETA. Officially released content might differ.

✦ Table of contents ✦

Source

Stats and Buffs

Effect Comparison

DMG comparison

Score comparison (RL)

Alternative Stigmata selection

Gameplay

Conclusion

✦ Source ✦

The Fu Hua: Ordinary Stigmata can only be obtained in gacha,

its first supply will be in 7.2:

You're guaranteed to get one gear piece (includes weapon and Stigmata pieces) every 50 pulls.

Meaning you're guaranteed to get the full set within 200 pulls.

On the global servers, this banner releases on January 18th and end on February 16th.

✧ 7.2 Limited Bonus ✧

During 7.2 you'll get additional rewards by pulling on Garuda's character supply.

Gain additional rewards by pulling on the supply often:

✧ 60 pulls: Stigmata selection box x1

✧ 110 pulls: Equipment selection box x1

✧ 150 pulls: Stigmata selection box x1

✧ 190 pulls: Stigmata selection box x1

Therefore you can get Garuda's full gear by pulling on her supply 190 times.

Please remember this option to get the Stigmata is only available in 7.2 and will not rerun.

Stigmata Selection Box

Choose between following items:

Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (T) | Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (M) | Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (B)

Equipment Selection Box

Choose between following items:

Torch of Eons | Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (T) | Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (M) | Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (B)

✦ Stats and Buffs ✦

✧ Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (T) ✧

391 HP | 129 ATK | 66 DEF

Self buffs

✧ 1% Fire DMG for every 100 max HP, max 70% (7000 max HP)

Garuda Trigger:

✧ A level 80 Garuda has ~6900 max HP without any equipment already. No need to worry about the effect triggering.

✧ This Stigmata's stats alone are enough to reach 7k.

*Garuda gains 3000 max HP in battle and has 3,9k base HP

✧ Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (M) ✧

410 HP | 287 DEF | 5 CRT

Self buffs

✧ 500 max HP

*not affected by max HP% buffs

✧ 20% Fire DMG taken (independent) for 10s upon healing HP

Garuda Trigger:

✧ Garuda is healed by her Parry and Combo ATK. In nearly every case one of these skills will be her first move after the QTE.

✧ Fu Hua: Ordinary Day (B) ✧

367 HP | 62 ATK | 88 DEF | 14 CRT

Self buffs

✧ 30% Total DMG

✧ 50% Fire DMG (only non-Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected)

✧ 20% Fire DMG (only Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected) at 75% HP or less

Garuda Trigger:

✧ Garuda's HP drain during Ultimate is counted at "75% HP or less", the buffs aren't snapshotted

Garuda only buff

✧ 40% Fire DMG (only Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected)

✧ 2-piece: Hustle and Bustle ✧

Self buffs

✧ 3,5% Total DMG when getting healed or losing HP, up to 10 stacks (35%)

*Stacks are lost upon switching out

Garuda Trigger:

✧ The stacks are automatically stacked while doing support rotations when exiting with 35% HP or less.

✧ When first entering the battle, Garuda lowers her HP to 20% (regardless if she's off or on field)

✧ Garuda has to be off field for at least 5 seconds for it to fully stack

✧ Garuda usually leaves with 25% (she has left after Ultimate) or 36% (she has left after Enhanced Joint ATK)

✧ 3-piece: Fervent Love ✧

Self buffs

✧ 3% Fire DMG when getting healed/losing HP, up to 10 stacks (30%)

✧ Recover 50 HP every 1s for 5s upon being switched out

Garuda Trigger:

Technically same as 2p buff, but lowers the requirements of triggering the 2p and 3p buff;

✧ Garuda must have no more than ~42% of max HP when exiting

✧ Garuda must stay off field for 5 seconds or longer

OR

✧ Garuda must have no more than ~39% of max HP when exiting

✧ Garuda must stay off field for 3,5 seconds or longer

Fu Hua battlesuit only buff

✧ 27% Total DMG taken by enemies

✧ Full [Flavors of Time] set ✧

*considering Garuda can have everything maxed out upon entering with her usual rotation, I will not put the conditions in this section.

1268 HP | 192 ATK | 441 DEF | 19 CRT

Self buffs

✧ 100% Fire DMG

✧ 65% Total DMG

✧ 500 max HP

*not affected by max HP% buffs

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✧ 50% Fire DMG (only non-Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected)

✧ 20% Fire DMG (only Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected)

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✧ 20% Fire DMG taken (independent) for 10s upon healing HP

Garuda only buff

✧ 40% Fire DMG (only Ult/Burst Mode attacks are affected)

Fu Hua battlesuit only buff

✧ 27% Total DMG taken by enemies

✦ Effect Comparison ✦

Firstly, you can obviously see the Ordinary Set havig way bigger buffs for the most part (Except for LJ)

Short list of issues coming up with other sets:

✧ Little Joys set: Gains 20% Fire DMG everytime you hit an ignited enemy, up to 4 stacks. Garuda doesn't really hit quickly, therefore it takes a little to stack and big DMG windows aren't buffed.

✧ Little Joys set: Garuda can't Ignite herself and is dependent on Ai Chan's ring for it. Rotations without CN Ult will deal significantly less DMG. Garuda also doesn't benefit from Ignite DMG buffs.

✧ Leeuwenhoek/Muraka Himeko set: Both depend on HP loss or the Ultimate, which usually only comes at the very end of Garuda's rotation and therefore barely buffs any attack.

✧ Murata Himeko set: Many buffs need a Herrscher Form, which Garuda does not have.

Short Conclusion:

✧ Barely any set can properly get triggered by Garuda

✧ Garuda's signature sends ends up clearly providing more benefits than any other set

But enough multipliers, let's see how this looks like in action~

✦ DMG Comparison ✦

NOTE: These lists may not 100% apply to actual abyss runs due to different factors. This list is only supposed to give you a general idea of the budget Stigmata DMG loss.

Conclusion

The 3-piece effect is huge. ~17% DMG loss from missing one piece is one of the biggest 1 Stig DMG losses of relevant Valkyries.

The best alternatives are Little Joys (TMB) or Leeuwenhoek (TB) Little Joys (M), very shortly behind.

Leeuwenhoek (TB) Thales (M) should be best alternative when enemies can't be ignited. Be sure to use the Ultimate right after QTE when using Leeuwenhoek 2p.

Leeuwenhoek will drop off when Garuda doesn't have enough SP to ult right away.

✦ Score Comparison (RL) ✦

To give you more of an idea what a DMG drop of ~20% means, these tests were done in the first week of 7.2 in EU Redlotus.

Also please note it's SS Garuda and 0/4 CN. Should deal a little more DMG than S0 Garuda 4/4 CN.

You have no idea how tight this 4/4 run was DMG wise...

Time Stamps:

00:12 4/4 Ordinary (880 Pts)

01:21 3/4 Ordinary (846 Pts)

02:50 4/4 Little Joys (842 Pts)

Conclusion

Alright so

4/4 DMG difference is crazy. It might not sound like that much, but 20% DMG is A LOT

36 Points more by being able to 1 rot Parvati. You can expect 4/4 to meet many more DMG tresholds like this one than 3/4 or 1/4.

Note: Bosses with more HP and multiple phases will most likely have more and more significant DMG tresholds.

The lower the disturbance, the lower the score differences will be. But for the high 800s 36 Pts already is a bunch.

2/3 and 3/3 barely show a difference here as none runs into the situation of not meeting DMG tresholds here, this won't always be the case but in most cases it'll barely make a difference wether u have 0 pieces or 2.

Just to be clear, in Nirvana you can expect minimum 60 Pts score drop by missing a single Stigma basically any abyss. Realistically it'll be even more.

The higher the Disturbance, the more impactful any DMG loss will be.

Over time it'll also grow to be more impactful in Redlotus.

✦ Alternative Stigmata selection ✦

✧ Single Stigmata ✧

Note: When missing the B Stigmata, Little Joys (TMB) or Leeuwenhoek (TB) Little Joys (M) does better.

✧ Sets ✧

Note: Use your Ultimate after QTE when using Leeuw TB

✦ Gameplay ✦

✦ Conclusion ✦

If you will get Garuda, getting her full gears basically is a must.

I think Garuda is a Valkyrie for which you should either pull for 190 times or not at all. Pulling on Expansion and then on Focused can even get more expensive without getting ranks.

The score drop by not having her Stigmata is huge. The difference between 2/3 and 0/3 is barely noticable, the Stigmata set is absolutely carried by the 3 piece.

Garuda overall really wants her Stigmata badly and I strongly recommend you to get it if you're getting Garuda.

Credits

1. Love toInari as always
2. Thank you Nanno and Ai Chan Λ for CN pics!
3. Thanks to Cyxo who sent the Valkyrie/Stigmata icons to me and thanks to Alpaca who got them and gave them to Cyxo
4. Website for official wallpapers in case you're interested, here

Some wallpapers are taken from Twitter, HYL, etc

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Thanks for reading my guide, I hope I was able to help you!

Have a great day

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