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☷ Hello and good morning Captains! In this guide, we will be taking a look at the new PRI-ARM weapon, Elysian Astra: Heart's Color that was introduced in version 5.8.
☷ Elysian Astra: Heart's Color is a Cross-type weapon. We will analyze the weapon’s skill in further detail and find out the difference between this weapon’s bonuses and other Crosses in the game. For the sake of convenience, Elysian Astra: Heart's Color will simply be called Astra HC in this guide.
『 TABLE OF CONTENTS 』
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SKILL DETAILS & ANALYSIS
3. WEAPON COMPARISON
4. RECOMMENDED FOR
5. CONCLUSION
『 INTRODUCTION 』
★ All the stats below are based on Lvl 65 ★
[ATK: 392; CRT: 56]
"Isn't this the little toy I gave to Griseo? Why are you giving it back to me? Kosma, how can you not trust me in the least?"
"Relax, I want to protect Griseo as much as you."
"No... Mobius, it's not that I don't trust you, but rather..."
"... This tool spewed out paint all over the studio, and it's a pain to wipe it clean...."
『 SKILL DETAILS & ANALYSIS 』
Active Skill - Primary Color Surge
☷ Analysis: Inflict 10 Bleed Trauma to nearby enemies and continue to cause Physical DMG for 18 seconds.
☷ Griseo's equip bonus:
1. Triggers Global Time Fracture for 2 seconds.
2. Grants Prismatic Bubble which will negate incoming damage.
3. New bonus after PRI-ARM: The weapon active will also be automatically activated on QTE entry.
▲ Elysian Astra: Heart's Color Weapon Active ▲
Passive Skill 1 - Free Coloring
☷ Analysis: Unconditionally increases the wielder's Combo ATK and Ultimate's Total DMG. In addition, the team's Physical DMG is also increased without any time limit.
☷ The only Cross-wielder that can bleed enemies are Griseo, Luna Kindred, and Twilight Paladin. However, only Griseo can use Combo ATK! In other words, Luna and Twilight can't receive the Combo ATK bonus.
Passive Skill 2 - Light and Colors
☷ Analysis: Unconditionally increases the Bleed DMG by 20%. In addition, inflict 8% Physical Vulnerability towards shield-broken or unshielded enemies. The last bonus is wielder can deal an extra 700% ATK Physical DMG to nearby enemies, which can only be triggered once after a weapon active. These bonuses can effectively improve the team's Physical output.
『 WEAPON COMPARISON 』
▸ Team Composition:
▸ Movement Set:
HoS Sword Combo ATK + Spear Combo ATK > Griseo QTE + Combo ATK + Weapon Active + Ultimate > HoS QTE + Ultimate > Dudu QTE + Ultimate + Evade + Special ATK (Knight Form) + Weapon Active + Special ATK (Guardian Form) + Weapon Active
▸ Damage Comparison:
☷ EA Heart's Color has the highest damage output compared to other Cross PRI-ARMS, which isn't surprising because all of them have different skills.
☷ EA Heart's Color provides Bleed & Physical DMG to the team, Hekate's Sombre focuses on increasing the wielder's damage, and 11th Leitourgia increases the teammate's Crit Rate by 20%. If you want a replacement for EA Heart's Color, then Hekate's Sombre would do the job just fine.
『 RECOMMENDED FOR 』
[ Starry Impression - Griseo - ]
[ Depicter Impression - Cezanne - ]
☷ The best wielder for EA Heart's Color would be Griseo as it can greatly improve her Physical output capability and bring great Physical Support to the team. When Griseo equips it and enter the stage through QTE, the weapon active will automatically be triggered. Activating the weapon active can trigger her Ultimate Evasion Skill (2s Global Time Fracture & Prismatic Bubble), which can indirectly activate other teammates' QTE.
Vs HoD Minion | Abyss
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1EF411F7kP
[ Starlit Astrologos ]
[ Sage's Mentor - Shuijing - ]
☷ EA Heart's Color is a PRI-ARM, and it's usually great to any other Valkyrie with similar types. In this case, Starlit Astrologos is also a Physical Support, albeit she doesn't have the ability to Bleed enemies. So she can't use the Bleed Damage bonuses, but can take advantage of the 20% Physical DMG for the team, and 35% Combo ATK and Ultimate's TDM.
『 CONCLUSION 』
☷ Elysian Astra: Heart's Color is the PRI-ARM version of Elysian Astra both of which were debuted in version 5.8. Because it is a PRI-ARM, this cross is decent for all Bleed Valkyries (especially Griseo), which can help inflict Bleed Trauma and increase the whole team's TDM.
☷ After triggering the weapon active, Astra HC will cause a high Bleed Trauma to the enemy within AoE, and continue dealing Physical DMG to them. This PRI-ARM version also provides a superb Bleed DMG and Physical DMG to certain enemies, which also indirectly increase the wielder's DPS.
☷ Should you pull for Elysian Astra and upgrade it to PRI-ARMS? Yes, if you wish to invest in Griseo and enter the PVP mode (New Bleed Shield enemy in MA). Elysian Astra (the 5-star weapon) is decent, but the true potential can be unlocked by its PRI-ARM where the passive skill buff the wielder and team's damage.
All 5.8 Beta Guides:
Starry Impression -Griseo- Character Guide
Elysian Astra: Heart's Color PRI-ARM Guide
