Introduction
Welcome to my [ Honkai Beta 6.0 ] Domain of Ego: Flawless Return (PRI-ARM) & Key of Ego Guide! In v6.0, Herrscher of Human: Ego weapon "Key of Ego" and its PRI-ARM "Domain of Ego: Flawless Return" will be added to the foundry. Key of Ego and its PRI version is designed for Ice-type Bow-DPS valkyrie.
Let us have a look at these weapons' functionality and how they perform when compared with other available bows.
The following abbreviations will be used in this guide:
"Domain of Ego: Flawless Return" to "DoE"
"Key of Ego" to "KoE"
"Herrscher of Human (form)" to "HoH"
"Herrscher of Origin (form)" to "HoO"
Table of Contents
---- 1) Skills and Analysis ----------------
---- 2) Recommended Battlesuit -------
---- 3) Weapon Comparision -------------
---- 4) Gameplay -----------------------------
---- 5) Conclusion ---------------------------
Skills and Analysis
Domain of Ego: Flawless Return (PRI-ARM)
[ ATK 441 | CRT 19 ]
Tap or hold (to aim) WA button to fire an arrow that deals 675.0% of ATK as Ice DMG. When equipped by HoH, enemies affected by Ego Blossom take 15.0% more Ice DMG for 10s. Ego Blossom is triggered when WA is used on an enemy with 3 Pristine Seeds.
Upon using WA, the valkyrie gains 15.0% Total DMG for 10s (refreshable). When equipped by HoH, the Total DMG gained increases by another 15.0%. HoH gains 3 shots of WA instead of the usual 2. WA restore 5.0SP upon hitting the enemy that triggered Ego Blossom. Only HoH can take advantage of this SP restoration.
The second passive provided HoH an unconditional 15% Ice DMG boost and 20% Total DMG to the finisher used on enemies who were hit by her Charge attack in HoO form. To take advantage of this passive, your rotation would look something like this:
Charge ATK -> WA (Passive 1 buff) -> Finisher
Key of Ego
[ ATK 299 | CRT 12 ]
Like every other bow, tap or hold (to aim) WA button to fire an arrow that deals 550.0% of ATK as Ice DMG. When equipped by HoH, enemies affected by Ego Blossom take 12.0% more Ice DMG for 10s. Ego Blossom is triggered when WA is used on an enemy with 3 Pristine Seeds. In general, debuffs are more potent than buffs. Especially Breach and Vulnerability (more X ELEMENT DMG taken).
Bow's passive provides 10.0% Total DMG for 10s to the wielder (refreshable). If the wielder is HoH. She gets a total of 20.0% Total DMG boost and 3 WA shots instead of 2.
Only HoH can take advantage of the passive which restores 4.0SP upon hitting the enemy that triggered Ego blossom.
WA used on an enemy with 3 Pristine Seeds will have the following special effects:
WA recovers 5 SP (4 SP for non-PRI version).
WA lands extra hits (Notice the mirrors around the enemy).
The extra hits synergizes well with her Signature Stigma 2 set effect
The Total DMG buff duration can be seen from this icon above the HP bar.
Recommended Battlesuit
It goes without saying that HoH is the most suited user of this weapon. Other than HoH, we do not have any other Ice DMG dealer with a Bow-type weapon. So, Other bow type DPS can take advantage of the Total DMG provided by the weapon. Keep in mind that you should use Ego blossom effect frequently to take advantage of SP regen. HoH's most damage is locked behind her burst mode. Her burst costs a lot of SP. Make sure to perform charge attack and weapon active before finisher in HoO form.
Weapon Comparison
KoE and DoE are the first Ice-dedicated Bow weapons. There is not much room for competition. The existing bow either provides element-specific buffs or Total DMG buffs.
I will be comparing PRI-ARM and Non-PRI bows in a single graph. This will help both lvl 81+ and below-exalted captains to choose the option they have. You may get surprised after seeing the damage comparison.
The above team is used for the testing.
Yes! I was also quite shocked to see that KoE is better than a PRI. There is no debate that DoE dominates over every other weapon. The difference between KoE and DoE is strikingly massive.
Gameplay
Conclusion
DoE is a massive upgrade from KoE which is HoH's Signature weapon. The passives are talior made for HoH's use. Bow's passive includes inflicting Ice Vulnerability, Ice DMG buff, Total DMG buff and SP recovery. WA hitting multiple times helps to quickly get 2pc Stigma set effect. I highly recommend getting her weapon.
