Elysian Realm Guide - Sweet 'n' Spicy
Hello! In this guide I'll be looking at Sweet 'n' Spicy, or Carole, and her performance in the Elysian Realm. I'll also give some suggestions on good signets and the build you should go for.
This guide only applies to Elysian Realm and related systems.
Gear: I'm using Miracle Kissy Pillow, Paganini T/B and Jixuanyuan M, with Carole at SSS rank.
FTP weapon options include Grips of Taixuan or Stellar Vortex.
FTP stigmata includes Marco Polo, or Kafka/Dirac if you don't mind crafting.
** Highly recommended to have at least SS rank for the SP regen **
• 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
Sweet 'n' Spicy is a mech-type, physical damage dealer that focuses on heavy hitting charged attacks. In the Elysian Realm specifically, she can spam the Ultimate for high amounts of damage.
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.
Carole'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.
- Charging enjoys Adamance. Charged ATK impairs enemies hit and lowers their DEF by 50% for 10s
This helps a lot, and means you should always try to hit an enemy with a charged attack before the Ult, so you deal more damage
- Thrust Punch, Upward Thrust, and Downward Slam stack Armor Shredder. Aerial Charged ATK gathers enemies in a larger range.
This helps more in other possible builds that focus more on normal/charged attacks, but is still nice to have. Armor Shredder increases the damage dealt by Carole's charged attacks, as well as improves shieldbreak. It also tri***** Amazing Carole state, which does similar things. The gather is nice, but in practice I still prefer VC support.
- Ultimate becomes Elysian Realm-tailored with the same SP cost and CD. It starts with charged uppercuts that knock enemies airborne, followed by a landing slam that also knocks enemies airborne. When cast in mid-air, Ultimate starts with a ground slam.
I cut out the damage values from this description because the main takeaway from this is to always use the Ult when in mid-air, as you get an extra attack out of it.
Exclusive Signets
Carole's exclusive signets are build around charged attacks, both ground and aerial.
Blessing of Brake
Upgrade bonus: Charged ATK damage increases by 10% > 20%
Blessing of Impulse
Upgrade bonus: Armor Shredder maxes at 4 > 6 stacks
Blessing of Rupture
Upgrade bonus: Deals 400% > 500% bonus DMG
Blessing of Revolution
Upgrade bonus: Ult CD reduced by 0.8s > 1s per charging stage, Ult and aerial charged ATK deals 10% > 20% bonus DMG to unshielded enemies
Blessing of Skyfall
Upgrade bonus: Each Momentum stack restores 200 HP when Ult is cast
Note: The summary in game says the upgrade also further boosts Ult damage. I don't know if this is a typo or not, but both Skyfall and Skyfall+ have the same 15% number.
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 Revolution
This blessing is the one that allows you to spam Ultimates and is thus the backbone of this build.
(I don't know what else to say, this one's just really important)
Second choice:
Blessing of Brake
This blessing works with Revolution to further reduce the Ult CD, and is thus the second most important. The bonus charged ATK damage is a nice bonus. My Hands Are Burning refers to the SP skill gained at S rank, which is gained while charging. Since charge speed increases, it makes sense for this to increase as well.
Third choice:
Blessing of Rupture OR Blessing of Skyfall
Which blessing you go for next depends on playstyle and preference, I personally prefer Rupture.
[Rupture] helps damage during the downtime of the Ult, and ground charged attacks and generally easier to use and easier to hit enemies with. Increasing the number of charging stages also increases the Ult CD reduction per charged attack, taking only slightly longer to charge, helped by Brake.
Meanwhile, [Skyfall] gives even more Ult damage, helpful if you like nuke builds. Aerial charged attacks may feel a bit clunky, but if you use them then you also get the benefits of the enhanced gather and the Armor Shredder stacks from the Upward Thrust and Downward Slam. Aerial charged attacks also only have 2 stages, so you'll need 3 to get the full Momentum stacks.
Last choice:
Blessing of Impulse
As mentioned earlier, Armor Shredder stacks are more important for normal/charged attack builds than for this Ult build, so this signet is unimportant.
- Flame Chaser Signets -
Kevin
Since this is an Ult spam build, Kevin is obviously first priority. The first core signet, [Blade] is what you want to go for. The enhanced signets aren't super important, but they'll still help. Physical breach/damage and Total damage are obviously good, and the SP gain is ok, but shouldn't be necessary.
Eden
Eden's second core, [Echo] works very well with Kevin's, and so is the one you want to aim for. For normal signets, they're all average, a good mix of SP regen and bonuses for SP is best. Eden's enhanced signets are much more important, take as many as you can, with [Silent Night] (lower DEF/RES) > [Shrill Wind] (Lightning DMG) > [Withered Soil] (+SP cap and regen).
Other
There is no specific third Flame-Chaser you should aim for, I would recommend instead trying to focus on more Elysia signets if you don't have them.
Otherwise, if you can get a core signet, Sakura's second core [Yasha] could work, or Hua's second core [Suffering Mass], to start with full Vicissitude stacks.
If you can't get a core signet or are just trying to take some filler signets, Kalpas' [Desireless, Mindless, and Homeless] (Boost total DMG taken by enemies when losing HP) can work, or some of Mobius' if you use support valks/ELFs a lot.
- Playstyle -
Start with some form of gather, either VC support, Kissy Pillow weapon skill or an aerial charge
Hit the enemies with a charged attack to impair them
Use Upward Thrust to jump in the air, then the Ultimate
Use charged ATKs (aerial or ground) until the Ult CD is gone
Repeat
- Support Valkyries -
You may or may not feel the need to bring LE for SP, I usually don't need her though
VC for gather + bleed
BKE for high dmg and invincibility
- Remembrance Sigils -
Early Game: Kevin's [Burden] or Elysia's [Crystal Rose]
Late Game: Eden's [Gold Goblet] or Elysia's [Crystal Rose]
Final Boss: Eden's [Good Old Days]
Sorry this took so long! I have,, no excuse (except school...?) But anyways, this guide exists now, as late as it may be. The 5.6 beta should be out soon, so I'll be working on that for a while, but feel free to suggest any other Valks you'd like a guide on!
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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