Hello! In this guide I'll be going over Pardofelis' and Kosma's new signet sets. I'll look at how they can be useful, which valkyries might want to use them and give my general thoughts on them.
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• Table of Contents •
1. Pardofelis' Signets
a. Overview
b. Recommended Combos
c. Analysis
2. Kosma's Signets
a. Overview
b. Recommended Combos
c. Analysis
3. TL;DR Summary
Pardofelis' Signets
- Overview -
Pardo's signets are focused around shiny silver (coins), both giving buffs for earning/having a lot, as well as making it easier to get more.
Normal Signets of Reverie
The best two normal signets are [Merchant's Philosophy] and [Shiny and Valuable], as they both let you get more coins, which both strengthens Pardo's other buffs, as well as letting you buy more signets in the shop. [Merchant's Philosophy] gives more coins per floor, but requires you to be carrying 1000 coins for the maximum benefit. [Shiny and Valuable] can be better if you don't want to hoard coins. If you're going for a Pardo build, these are the two you want to get and level up immediately.
The second best are the two offensive ones, [Motto of Meow] and [Back-Curled Tail], though other Flame-Chaser's signets are still generally better, based on the average number of coins you get. [Flexible P&C] and [Nei***orhood Chatters] aren't really worth it at all.
Core and Enhanced Signets of Reverie
The core signet is pretty important in helping the normal signet's buffs compete with other Flame-Chasers' signets. It also helps earn even more coins (from [Merchant's Philosophy] and [Shiny and Valuable]), so try to get it quickly for a good Pardo build.
The core/enhanced signets are different from the normal signets (except for [Merchant's Philosophy]) in that they scale off of the coins you currently have, and not the total amount you've gained in the run. Thus, they're probably less worth it if you intend to buy out shops with all your money, though you should ideally keep 1000 coins at all times anyways.
- Recommended Combos -
The best Valkyrie to use this set with is:
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She has an extra 500 starting coins, an exclusive signet that also helps gain coins, and permanent shop discounts, making her very fun to play with these signets.
Any other valkyrie can also use these signets, though not as well as Pardo herself. The general strategy if you want to use them is to get [Merchant's Philosophy], [Shiny and Valuable] and any other signet as soon as possible, get the core, and upgrade them in the first shop. That lets you easily earn money to buy things in the shop, as long as you keep it above 1000 until the last shop.
If you try this build, keep in mind that you'll likely be weaker at the start, as it takes a while to get strong.
- Analysis -
These signets are pretty fun to use, seeing the coins flying everywhere. But for higher difficulties, it doesn't seem worth it. One good use for them is to help with completing collections (or taking pictures of signets to use in guides), since you can buy out the shop and just get a ton of signets.
I would definitely recommend them for making insignia grinding more fun, but probably not to try to get crystals.
(Also, I constantly forget to pick up the coins from [Merchant's Philosophy] once the portals appear; I have no idea if I lose the coins.)
Kosma's Signets
- Overview -
Kosma's signets are focused on shieldbreak, and stacking Rend with attacks, evasions and ultimates to do damage over time.
Normal Signets of Daybreak
The ones that stack Rend ([Talons], [Wings] and [Horns]) are slightly situational, mostly the evasion one, better if the Valkyrie can use it on command, or you have Sakura's 2nd core. The one that extends the duration, [Heart], can be pretty helpful for getting high stacks of Rend, but it would only be needed for some of the enhanced signets. [Breath] can be good for SP gain, when mixed with [Talons] especially, but others are probably better.
Core and Enhanced Signets of Daybreak
The core is ok, but the damage it deals is outclassed even by Felis' signets, assuming 1000 coins. Su's signets also do similar damage, with his first core letting you do more damage to shields as well. The core is mainly meant to break shields, but there's no real need for that currently, so other Flame-Chasers might be a better choice.
The enhanced signets mostly require high Rend stacks, but there's nothing much to help with stacking more Rend aside from the normal signet [Heart].
- Recommended Combos -
There is not specific valkyrie who wants to aim for this set. Like many of the new sets, the core buffs are more general and so are more of a "jack-of-all-trades" kind of style. If you have the option to take one, tailor it to the valkyrie you're using, eg if you're using an Ult spam build, take [Horns], etc.
Despite the game saying that he specialises in shieldbreak, there's not many synergies with it, aside from maybe the enhanced [Undetermined Judgement]. If another core set that has a better synergy with shieldbreaks ever comes out, maybe Carole might be good, but for now, any valkyrie would be about the same.
- Analysis -
Kosma's signets are very similar to Griseo,s signets, but worse. Griseo's signet benefits are for type-counters, which are a more frequent issue than shields. Additionally, Griseo's paint buffs the valkyrie, while Kosma's Rend just does DoT. As it stands currently, Kosma's signets are somewhat underwhelming and completely outclassed by Griseo and other Flame-Chasers. Even for helping with shieldbreak, support BKE or the free Blood Embrace ELF work well enough.
TL;DR
Pardofelis' signets: Very fun to use, especially with Pardo herself. Versatile and general, but outclassed in higher difficulties.
Kosma's signets: Like Griseo's, but worse. (Just take Griseo's)
This was my first analysis of a full signet set, I hope the graphics are clear and all. I'll be doing more of these for the other Flame-Chasers in the next few days, I just don't want this one to get too long.
Feel free to share your own opinions on the new signet sets in the comments below!
Thanks for reading!
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