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Elysian Astra: Heart's Color PRI-ARM Guide by Reinbex
Hey, Captains! Today we are going to be taking a look at the new PRI-ARM, Elysian Astra: Heart's Color, introduced in v5.8. Elysian Astra: Heart's Color is the PRI-ARM version of Elysian Astra and is a Physical-DMG Cross-type weapon designed for Starry Impression. In this guide, we will review the weapon’s functionalities and where it excels best at. For the sake of convenience, the following will be abbreviated in this guide:
“Elysian Astra: Heart's Color” to “EAHC“
“Elysian Astra” to “EA”
“Starry Impression” to “SI”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1- WEAPON INTRO
2- SKILLS DETAILS
3- HOW TO OBTAIN
4- WEAPON COMPARISON
5- RECOMMENDED FOR
6- CLOSING THOUGHTS
✦ Weapon Intro ✦
★ Stats below are all Lv.65 figures
[6★ 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….”
“…”
“Okay, fine.”
“I’ll add an auto-erase function.”
✦ SKILLS DETAILS ✦
For 10 SP, the wielder can deploy the cross to inflict 10 Bleed Trauma (5 trauma = 1 Status Bar). It can be noted that it’s rare for a PRI-ARM’s weapon’s active to cost SP.
EAHC will inflict Physical DMG over time, but note that the “explosive paint” will not help fill SI‘s unique paint bars. The paint effects of this weapon are merely visual effects.
Deployed Cross spews out AOE Physical DMG
If the wielder is SI:
Entering via QTE will auto-cast weapon’s active.
Casting weapon’s active (manually/automatically) will force-trigger Ult-Evasion.
This feature makes it easy to trigger Time Fracture, recover some SP, smoothen her play style transitions, and connect to her 3rd Basic ATK SEQ (SS Rank subskill).
Passively buffs wielder with a 35% TDM for Combo ATKs and Ultimates.
Only SI, SA, and IO can fully utilize this TDM buff
In addition, equipping the weapon provides a 20% team Physical DMG bonus, which is better than Zither Lament’s team burst/ult-only Physical buff.
The 2nd passive effect, unlocked upon upgrading to a PRI-ARM, provides even more DMG bonuses.
1. It passively provides the wielder with a 20% Bleed DMG buff.
2. Enemies intake a powerful 8% Physical Vulnerability debuff if they are unshielded or had their shields broken within the 22s of deploying EAHC.
Note that EAHC’s weapon’s active has a 20s CD, so it’s possible to not have any downtime for this debuff!
And lastly, hitting a bleeding enemy can invoke a 700% ATK of AOE Physical DMG, so bleeding enemies is encouraged!
✦ HOW TO OBTAIN ✦
Upon hitting lv81+, you can access PRI-ARMs. To obtain and max out EAHC, you’ll need:
✦ 400 Einstein’s Torus
✦ 150 Nanoceramic
✦ 520 SC Metal-H2
✦ Any Lvl.50 gacha-able Cross
✦ Elysian Astra unlocked in your library
PRI-ARM craft option is located in the foundry.
✦ WEAPON COMPARISON ✦
★ Stats below are all max-respective levels
✦ Before vs After
✦ All weapons to test
Elysian Astra: Heart's Color is a Physical Support cross. Other viable Physical support crosses will be compared against EAHC, including EA (to observe PRI-ARM difference performance).
✦ Team Composition(s)
As SI’s signature weapon and PRI-ARM, SI will be the primary tester of EAHC. In addition to that, we will test EAHC in the hands of Starlit Astrologos (SA) so observe how well her team would perform with either EAHC or her own respective weapon ZL.
✦ Test Results
Based on the test results, EAHC is clearly the best performing Physical Support weapon. For SI, her best choice of weapon is EAHC, with it surpassing 2nd place by 8.76%. In Starlit Astrologos’s tests, her team also performed better with EAHC as well. However, keep in mind that SA would have to switch in to deploy the cross as well as sacrifice her attack speed, thus making it take longer to execute her Combo ATKs.
✦ Recommended For ✦
Starry Impression (SI)
As her signature weapon, EAHC is best wielded by Starry Impression. SI synergizes very well with the Physical Buffs, Bleeding buffs, and unique buffs that EAHC has to offer. WIth EAHC, SI’s rotations take less time and go about smoother due to the auto-casting and force-trigger effects that come with the PRI-ARM.
Exalted MA | vs SSS HoD | 47792
Abyss | RL 426D | vs Nocturnal Knight | 783
Abyss | RL 426D | vs HoS | 848
✦ Closing thoughts ✦
Elysian Astra: Heart's Color is the PRI-ARM successor of Elysian Astra. Like EA, EAHC provides Physical DMG buff to the team, Total DMG for the wielder’s Combo ATKs and Ultimates, as well as inflict Bleed Trauma. However, as a PRI-ARM, EAHC can auto-cast its weapon’s active for SI, thus also triggering her Ultimate Evasion at the same time, making vastly smoother rotations for SI. In addition, the PRI-ARM also provides a Bleed DMG buff and the more important Physical Vulnerability debuff. In conclusion, if you want a powerful Physical Support cross, especially for Starry Impression, I highly recommend crafting the PRI-ARM!
