Introduction
Replaces ELF
The new [Astral OP] system will be launching in patch 7.3 bringing two new Astral OP's, [Songque] and [Dreamseeker].
[Astral OP] is similar to the already existing ELF system in the way that they can support you while you fight.
I recommend using this guide in Dark mode.
After unlocking, you can freely change the view from Astral OP or ELF.
Already existing ELF's can activate and use the new Astral Ring function.
Just keep in mind that it will cost [Advanced Skill Materials] and Coin to unlock and upgrade their new abilities.
When the party leader is a [Battlesuit] with [Astral Ring] the [Astral Ring] System will be activated for the team.
This enables you to add either an Astral OP or an ELF to the team as an Astral OP for their [Astral Ring] effects.
After activating Astral Ring in battle, [Astral Op] will assist you in combat and further enhance the buffs provided by [Astral Ring].
When the leader does not have the [Astral Ring] the ELF system will instead be enabled for the team.
Dreamseeker
An Oxia local and Data Institute Student. Surrounded by research on the Sea of Data, they never imagined that they would stumble upon the unknown, and embark on a journey of exploring bubble universes with newfound friends.
Dreamseeker Is a Lightning type that specializes in supporting lightning characters and works quite well with Senadina.
Lv. 1 Stats
Lv. 80 Stats
Dreamseeker Skill Summary.
- When a character enters [Stellar Outburst state], Dreamseeker appears and launches an Assist attack, dealing Lightning DMG, and refreshing the switch CD of Astral Ring characters while triggering their QTE. Enemies will also take 3% more Total DMG during Stellar Outburst.
- Outside [Stellar Outburst state], all team members enter recovery state when attack hits, This state restores 1 Astral Ring energy per 0.5s and HP per 1 second. Start battle with 50 more Astral Ring energy.
- When Dreamseeker is in the team, team all non elemental enemies take 3% more total damage from the character.
How to Obtain
After the v7.3 update and upon reaching level 30, you will be provided with Dreamseeker for free.
You will be able to rank him up in the future using the [Dreamseeker Origin Chip]
Dreamseeker Origin Chip
Players can look forwards to upgrading him to SSS rank through main story chapters in future versions.
Astral Ring Skills
Astral Ring skills for Dreamseeker are unlocked using Coin, Advanced skill materials and this new material.
Operation Terminal ( Mind Stones )
Mind stones will be converted to Operation Terminal at a 1-1 Ratio.
Same as Mind Stones
You may also purchase them in the Asterite Shop for 2000 Asterite.
⭐Dreamseeker Assist Skill
Before Unlocking or upgrading
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - Use the Assist ATK to deal 200% ATK of Lightning DMG, refreshes switch CD of Astral Ring characters and triggers their QTE. Increases AstralOP's Lightning DMG by 30% (50% Max Level Value)
At SS Rank - Assist ATK deals an additional 300% ( 500% Max Level Value ) Lightning DMG.
At SSS Rank - There are no further upgrades to Assist Skills.
⭐Dreamseeker Recharge Skill
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - Outside of Stellar Outburst team members recover Recovery after landing attack, start fight with more Astral Ring Intensity. During Stellar Outburst enemies take 3% more Total Damage.
At SS Rank - In Stellar Outburst the bonus Total damage that enemies take increases to 4% ( 5% Max Level Value )
At SSS Rank - Entering Stellar Outburst restores 5 SP to on-field characters. (Max Level Value )
⭐Dreamseeker Passive Skill
Before Unlocking
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - All Team members deal 5% more total damage, Astral OP deals 20% more total damage, During Stellar Outburst team recovers HP every second.
At SS Rank - There are no upgrades to Passive skills at this rank.
At SSS Rank - Non elemental enemies take more total DMG from the character.
Songque
The first local Dreamseeker saw after arriving in Langqiu by accident. Warm, candid, and seemingly an expert on fortune telling, the girl felt like a close friend at their first meeting.
Songque is an Elemental Support that has very close synergy with Senadina.
Lv. 1 Stats
Lv. 80 Stats
Songque Skill Summary
- When a character enters [Stellar Outburst] state, Songque launches Assist ATK, creating a magic circle that pulls nearby enemies, deal Lightning DMG, increases team Total DMG, and increases Elemental DMG taken by the enemies. Also resets switch CD of all characters with [Domain Resonance] tag in the team, and trigger their QTE.
- When Stellar Outburst ends restore Astral Ring Intensity according to the number of team members with Domain Resonances tag.
- When Assist ATK hits, inflict paralyze trauma. If Deepspace Anchor activates Astral Ring Burst state, deal additional Lightning DMG.
- Outside Stellar Outburst state all enemies take more Total DMG, when attack hits, the entire team enters energy recovery state, during which Astral Ring energy gradually recover. Enemies take more Elemental DMG, and restore energy when weapon skill hits.
How to Obtain
After the v7.3 update and until 12:00, MAR 29, the new [Astral OP] Supply will be added. Every pull costs 280 crystals.
Every 10 pulls guarantees you get either Operation Terminal (Mind Stones) Torus, SC-Metals or an S-rank Astral OP.
S-rank AstralOp Songque is guaranteed in 60 Astral Op Supply drops.
The first 10x AstralOp Supply drops are 50% off.
Songque will start at S rank, additional copies will be converted and rank her up.
S Rank - One Copy
SS Rank - Two Copies
SSS Rank - Three Copies.
Astral Ring Skills
Just like Dreamseeker, Songque's Astral Ring skills are unlocked using Coin, Advanced skill materials and this new material.
Operation Terminal
Mind stones will be
2000 Asterite
You may also purchase them in the Asterite Shop for 2000 Asterite.
⭐Songque Assist Skill
Assist Skills before unlocking ( wow 4... )
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - Use Assist ATK to create a magic circle that deals 3000% ATK of lightning DMG and continues to pull enemies, refreshes the switch CD of characters with domain resonance tag while triggering their QTE.
Inflicts 3 (6 Max Level Value ) paralyze trauma.
At SS Rank - There are no upgrades to Songque Assist Skills at this rank.
At SSS Rank - Songque deals more 100% ( 200% max Level Value ) lightning damage, when a Shadow plagued enemy takes damage from her she deals 400% ( 800% max Level Value ) extra lightning DMG (5s CD)
⭐Songque Recharge Skill
Recharge skills before unlocking
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - Outside Stellar Outburst state all team members enter recovery state for 1s after landing an atk restoring 1 Astral Ring Intensity every 0.5 seconds. Start battle with 50 more Astral Ring Intensity, inflicts Shadow plague on enemies debuffing them to take 20% more Elemental DMG until Stellar outburst ends.
At SS Rank - When Stellar Outburst ends restore Astral Ring Intensity according to the number of party members with Domain Resonances Tag. CD 40s.
1 Party Member - 3 ( 7 Max Level Value )
2 Party Member - 6 ( 14 Max Level Value )
3 Party Member - 9 ( 21 Max Level Value )
At SSS Rank - During Stellar Outburst all team members' Resonance deals 10% (20% Max Level Value ) more total DMG and all enemies take 5% more Lightning DMG.
⭐Songque Passive Skill
Passive Skills before unlocking
Values are Level 1, see below for max level value.
At S Rank - Outside Stellar Outburst state all enemies take 15% more Total DMG and landing character weapon skill restores 2 Astral Ring Intensity. 15 Second CD ( Calculated separately for each character ). The team takes 10% ( 15% Max Level Value ) less Total DMG. Upon entering Stellar Outburst state, the team recovers 500 ( 1000 Max Level value ) HP
At SS Rank - There are no upgrades to Songque Passive Skills at this rank.
At SSS Rank - When the character deals DMG with Resonance, the team recovers 1 (2 Max Level Value ) SP. CD 3s.
Upgrade Costs
This section will record the costs to upgrade the new Astral OP's and provide a video for ease of access and documentation.
Leveling Astral OP
Both Songque and Dreamseeker will take the same amount of EXP and cost the same amount of coin to go from level 1 to 80.
Dreamseeker Astral Ring Skills (S)
Total Costs to unlock and upgrade skills:
- 24 Operation Terminal ( Mind Stones )
- 65 Advanced Skill Materials
- 676,400 Coin
Songque Astral Ring Skills (S)
Total Costs to unlock and upgrade skills (S) :
- 40 Operation Terminal ( Mind Stones )
- 120 Advanced Skill Materials
- 1,108,900 Coin
While not a focus of this guide, Songque SS and SSS Rank upgrade costs are included here
Rank-Up Comparison
S to SS Rank Dreamseeker
Dreamseeker S to SS
Notes:
Dreamseeker gains a small added bonus from hitting SS Rank, Assist ATK deals additional damage, but the main focus is the Total DMG debuff being increased from 3% to 5%. Sure, it's not game changing but hey it's free.... eventually.
SS to SSS Rank Dreamseeker
Dreamseeker SS to SSS
Notes:
This Rank up can be extremely good if you are in a situation where the additional SP is needed.
It also Unlocks Data Savvy, where Non-elemental enemies take 5% more Total DMG from the character which is nice.
S to SS Rank Songque
Songque S to SS
Notes:
This right here, this is what sets Songque apart from Dreamseeker.
This Rank-up is Amazing! After Stellar Outburst ends you gain Astral Ring Intensity depending on how many members have Domain Resonance. In the Senadina Helia Coralie team you will get 21 extra Astral Ring Intensity (40s CD )
This is what I consider her bare minimum rank so if you decide to pull her, aim to get her SS if looking to optimize.
SS to SSS Rank Songque
Songque SS to SSS
Notes:
This is a welcomed gain to her rank up, providing more buffs and an additional debuff in Stellar Outburst.
That being said, it's not a priority and isn't as huge as her S to SS rank up, you can stop at SS or go to SSS if you can afford to.
It's worth mentioning that you would ideally rank up Senadina to SS rank before chasing after SSS Songque.
Damage Comparison
PLEASE don't take this as "Songque is bad" I didn't want to include this information already because Songque isn't properly showcased in DPS testing. What she's good for is energy
Their SS and SSS Rank mostly focuses on utility and energy, so it will not translate well to a damage comparison.
I have also included the rotations used for each below as well as a video for S rank.
The team being used.
Rotation Example
Dreamseeker (S) - 28,074,816 Damage
Kiana ELF (4) - 30,724,544 Damage
Songque (S) - 29,827,520 Damage
This drives home the point though that you should get Songque to SS Rank if you want to properly utilize her kit.
Overall Comparison
Because I am not trying to focus on the damage comparison I have not added the percentages to the graph, what the Astral OP's provide is utility and SP or Energy, not raw damage. What's better will depend entirely on the boss. I will however give the damage values after the graph. Unfortunately I could not test Kiana ELF 2* or 3* Because she was already 4* in Beta.
ELF Damage comparison with caveats.
Kiana ELF 4* - 30,724,544 Damage.
Dreamseeker S0 - 28,074,816 Damage.
Dreamseeker SS - 28,411,713 Damage.
Dreamseeker SSS - 29,085,509 Damage.
Songque S - 29,478,556 Damage.
Songque SS - 29,827,520 Damage.
Songque SSS - 30,882,297 Damage.
Gameplay.
What I wanted to showcase for gameplay was the added Astral Ring Energy Songque provides at SS rank can enable you to occasionally Stellar Outburst in quick succession. After testing I found the best stage to showcase this to be Homu Magician.
Closing
That's all for this guide~ I hope this helped!
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