CN Anon's Human Friendly Character Rank Up Summary

(Format partially shameseelely copied from one of /hig/'s 400 rentries)

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Summarized for (You) into:

Type (Damage, QoL, Team Damage for amps) - Value (Low, Moderate, High), If it gives more damage than qol it's damage>qol
Does it change the characters playstyle? How?
Does it change the characters role?
Priority? Based on cost opportunity, ideally you'd drop $4k per patch and S+ everyone anyways
For unreleased characters in global: I'm adding a sort of tldr of the character kit or how you play it, to give you an idea of what the rankups affect and how.
Notes if applicable

Modifier values kept to a minimum to avoid even more clutter, if you need specifics feel free to visit GRAY RAVENS, whose chibis I'm hotlinking too lmao

Karenina: Scire

Rankup Summary

°Karen's core charging triggers QTEs based on orb color consumed by default, this just activates all the moment you start charging.

Bianca: Stigmata

Rankup Summary

°Actually it's 40 to 99 so a bit more than double
°°Similar playstyle can be achieved after weapon Harmonization is introduced by running 2pc Cottie, if SS3 and Harmonized you just run 4pc Cottie as the second set
°°°Only recorded if she deals damage

Lee: Hyperreal

3-Ping outside core > Hold Atk to core > Basic Atk in core refunds 3-pings used outside it > 3 Pings give ult stacks > Ult does damage > You use the other ult (Cannon) > Switch out

Rankup Summary

Ayla: Kaleido

Ayla's function as main DPS is more tied to her C.U.B. and Signature weapon than ranks, the playstyle remains the same regardless of which role you want to run her in too.

3-Pings give a color > Hold atk to core passive (stores color stack) > Alternate 3-Ping and Hold atk > Ult > Ping Orbs > Run shit over with her fat tits > Repeat the previous 2 steps until out of orbs > Ult finisher > Back to step 1

Remember you can use BP toilet paper for Ayla shards.

Rankup Summary

Lucia: Crimson Weave

Kodachi is shit, go into Oodachi asap > Ping Orbs and use Charged dodge to fill gauge > Hold atk to chaos dunk > Use Ult > Back to step 1

Swordwaves are shit before SSS, but you gain orbs from distance so it's ok.

Rankup Summary

The toolkit descriptions marked affect "Annihilation Leap"
The Oodachi slam is actually divided into 2 parts:

• the part where she jumps (Annihilation Leap)
• then the dunk itself (Fulmination Strike)

Since you can't cancel out of the jump in any instance, any increases to the jump part are pretty much an increase to the dunk as a whole.
Why is it divided if you can't even do just the jump? No idea, but the motherfucker who had the brilliant idea to divide it should be hamstrung and forced to experience /bag/'s scatposter for a year.

No.21: Feral Scent

As a disclaimer, No.21 is pretty fucking strong as main dps, but not as strong as alpha would be.

[3 Ping > Ping orbs during The first orb animation once, refreshes on ult > Press atk at a certain point in her orb animation] > {3-Ping > Press atk at a certain point in her orb animation} > (Hold atk to schizo slash, this gives stacks up to 100) > Ult (Uses stacks for damage) >Back to step 1

I'll refer to the shit in square brackets [] as "Core 1", the shit in curly brackets {} as "Core 2" and the hold atk schizo slashing as "Core 3" for clarity's sake... I hope.
So basically

Core 1 > Core 2 > Core 3 > Ult >Back to step 1

It's worth noting that any damage modifiers to Core 2 also affect Core 1 but not the other way around, this is because Core 1 is actually a field effect separate from the Signal Orb and Core 2 animations. I hope that made sense.

Why is this character so fucking complicated in paper when it's the most gorilla shit in practice, I hate it.

Rankup Summary

Cecilie and her hitbox

Alisa: Echo

As a disclaimer, Alisa is pretty strong as as a damage dealer, but nowhere near Bianca.

Hold atk > Ping the special orbs > Enter Core Zone > Ping orbs to fill Core Gauge > Full Core Gauge: Ping a single orb matching color with a special orb (Combo Atk 1) > Ult (this gives a mark) > If still on Core Zone, ping a single orb to Combo Atk 2 > Back to step 1 (you'll most likely switch out though, fucking orb hungry bitch)

When you ping special orbs they get put on top of the normal ones, like Bianca's. These orbs are used by Cecilie (the stand) to attack, and are used for both Combo Atks.
Cecilie also stays behind if you had special orbs left over when switching out of Alisa, and she'll attack shit, one of her attacks heals the fielded character.

Remember you can use BP toilet paper for Alisa shards.

Rankup Summary

Lamia: Lost Lullaby

Oh boy another essay character that's gorilla in practice, let's break down her kit.
So lamia has:

• 2 forms: "Legs" and "Tail", I'll refer to them as such for the rest of the section
• Core stacks (a little number above your gauge): This is used when in Tail
• A Core Gauge: Divided into 2 sections when Legs, 3 sections when in Tail
• FIVE fucking special orbs: 2 in Legs, 3 in Tail
• Two field effects: Both in Legs

You fill the Core gauge by pinging orbs, and get a special orb whenever a section is filled, if you didn't use the special orb and fill another section, it becomes the next special orb, therefore

Legs: Half the gauge gives you "Orb 1", The other half converts it to "Orb 2" (QTE fills this gauge and gives her special orbs accordingly)
Tail: 1/3 gauge gives you "Orb 3", 2/3 gauge gives you "Orb 4", 3/3 gives you "Orb 5"

You can't convert special orbs to the next one if the gauge is full, you gotta use that orb and it will deplete the gauge.

The field effects are Downpour and Tempest, and their only real purpose is to do shit for Lamia when she uses her Ult to change forms and give a bonus on SSS. Anyways "Downpour" gives lamia a 3 ping when changing forms and "Tempest" gives her 2 instead.
You activate "Downpour" when pinging [Orb 1], and "Tempest" when pinging either two [Orb 1]s or one [Orb 2]

The core stacks get filled by every orb you ping, normal (only 3 pings) or special, and are consumed when tapping normal attack after pinging orbs in Tail or when holding attack in Tail (this one does more damage based on stacks and has iframes)

Do 2 fucking 3 pings > Ping the Orb 2 to get "Tempest" > Ult > Ping the shit out of your orbs to get to Orb 5 asap > Use Orb 5 > Hold atk > Ult > back to step 1 or switch out

Don't switch out during Tail, lamia will go back to Legs when you swap back in.
Again, emasculate the piece of shit that made the tooltips

Rankup Summary

°The toolkit description is that you get "an additional Orb 1", but in application the game just evolves it to Orb 2"
°°Ackshully it's 350 to 600 so not really double

Watanabe: Epitaph

Can tank, can dps they barely held back on giving him amplifier passives and heals and the patch still sold like shit... uncle...

His kit is relatively simple and the rank ups are as well, the details we need are that:

• Ult mode can only use reds, all blue/yellow are converted on ult use
• Has 2 types of red orbs (Normal and "Blaze"), both parry
• Blaze Orb maxes at 3, excess converted to normal reds or other color
• Blaze Orbs give stacks that increase Ult Finisher damage
• 3-Pings and Matrix trigger give him bullets (has a max of 3)
• Bullets get used up on normal attack and give him a Blaze orb per bullet used (if Blaze orbs are maxed bullets don't get used up)
• His QTE/Entry gives a bullet, but not Blaze orbs (QTE/Entry is yellow orb)
• Proccing his QTE multiple times only gives a bullet and energy once, it refreshes when you swap into him. Shares lockout with Entry in 3-Ping.
• Has a charge atk in ult that uses 3 bullets

Enter Ult Mode > 3-Ping for bullets > Use bullets to get Blaze Orbs > Spam Blaze orbs > Use your Ult Finisher > Repeat

It's better to switch into or proc his QTE than start the fight with him, as these give enough energy to enter first ult instantly
Because of energy and orb constraints you don't get to use the charge attack much at base S, SS and Signature lets you actually use it without bombing your flow.

Rankup Summary

On SS

• Wata's Ults cost 15 and 100 energy each to use
• You run cottie on him which lowers them to 12 and 80
• The energy gain increase from cottie will result in around 14 energy per 3-Ping/QTE/Blaze Orb and 5 Per bullet used
• Going through three 3-Pings for bullets, 3 bullets for Blaze orbs and 3 Blaze orbs results in a total of 99 energy. 85 if we triggered matrix and got a "free" Blaze orb.
  Based on this the SS upgrade won't make your first ult faster, instead it lets you do a second rotation before running out of juice, granted that you have the Signature weapon, otherwise you'll be fully out juice by the time you're done with the first rotation (even with ultima awaken).

Qu: Shukra

FINALLY

Essay to gorilla:

• When she enters Matrix she has a special state for 4 seconds (移晷) , there's no visual indicator of this. Since it's used in her kit we refer to it as Shift Time (if there's a better wording let me know PLEASE)
  
• You enter Core Mode by Pinging any additional orbs during a 3 Ping, and it gives you a feather
• The sword meter drains when you enter Core Mode
• 3-Pings give Feathers (max 3), if you basic atk after a 3-Ping Qu does an Empowered Basic Atk.
• Holding Atk without 3 feathers does a special attack (gonna call this Combo 1), this has increased damage the first time you use it per core mode
• 3 Feathers get used on Hold Attack (Combo 2) or Hold Dodge and become Diamonds
• Hold Dodge gives her 2 Ult stacks per 3-Ping during stairs instead of 1 (Can only be used during Shift Time)
• Hold Atk doubles the damage increase to Chair per stack you get during stairs
• These two don't stack normally
• Ult has 2 parts
• First part is when she climbs the stairs, all diamonds become 3-Pings, 3 Pings become stacks, Max 4. (Referring to it as Ult 1)
• The 2nd part is when she sits on the chair, all stacks gained increase its base damage (can be cast as soon as she starts climbing the stairs). This will be Ult 2

3-Ping > Ping another orb (any number works) to enter Core Mode > Hold Atk for Combo 1 > Weave 3-Ping and Basic Atk until 3 Feathers > Hold Atk for Combo 2 > Ult > 3 Ping on stairs > Repeat

If you have the Signature weapon, you can weave Hold Atk and Combo 2 and essentially never run low on orbs, even better with deadline timing.

Rankup Summary

°Because of the previous effect you'll only need 1 3-ping to get all 4 stacks

Luna: Oblivion

SEX

• 3 forms (Base, "Main sequence" and "Final Sequence")
• Only yellows on base form
• Blues and Reds during Main and Final
• Orbs and hold atk build up number stack
• tap ult enters main sequence and hold ult enters final
• 3 different hold atks (one exclusive to Base form, 2 during both ult forms, referring to them as hold 2 and hold 3)
• Tap ult (Main Sequence) keeps orbs and gauge 1, when it fills you do Hold 2 to swap into Gauge 2 and fill it to do Hold 3 (some chinks call this rasengan for some reason), then it swaps back and you can repeat. Ult dmg scales on number stacks.
• Hold ult (Final Sequence) eats all your orbs and gives number stacks based on orbs consumed, puts you in Gauge 2 immediately and Hold 3 damage scales on number stacks, can only use Hold 3 once, gets 1 special orb per basic atk.
• If you would get hit when holding atk luna will dodge automatically, consumes dodgebar

Gauge 1
Gauge 2 (exclusive for Hold 3)

Two 3-Ping until gauge is full > Ult when you can >
If Main Sequence (tap) then: Hold atk > Basic+Ping orbs to build gauge > Hold 3 > Ult finisher > Back to step 1
If Final Sequence (hold) then: Hold 3 > use orbs or some shit if you want but you might as well ult asap then go back to step 1

Final sequence damage is frontloaded into it's activation cast and hold 3, Main Sequence damage is technically spread more evenly and is more orb friendly (backloaded to ult finisher)

Rankup Summary

New class passive converts buffs and shreds to all element, just team her with your strongest tank and support

Hanying: Solacetune

Peak kowloon performance, step aside ARU plebs

• First S rank with the new damage affix mechanic thing, I ain't explaining how it works it's too gay
• 2 forms (Strings, Hairpins)
• Yellows and Reds during Strings (they're decoration, the real resource is white orbs)
• Blues during Hairpins
• Orbs build up core gauge
• Gets a special orb when core gauge is full during Strings
• Pinging the orb activates field effect: New affix powercreep thing system gain rate +50% (I ain't explaining this shit), 5% HP shield (max 4 stacks, 3s duration) to allies-self / Phys Shred 20% and Phys Resist Reduction 10% On enemies for 8s (applies every second)
• Ult switches modes to Hairpins
• Basic attacks/Blues build up core gauge
• Tapping ult uses up core gauge, increases the base damage of the next tap
• Tapping ult with max gauge does a different move that procs an extra damage instance (calling the instance Phoenix [Thing]), gains a Peg Stack (see fig.3), adds a Mark to enemy (fig.4)
• Basic atk on marked enemy does a different move, base dmg increases per Mark. Recovers orbs per Peg Stack (2/3/4)
• Hold ult to use finisher, exit field effect

Fig.1

String orbs before core gauge is full

Fig.2

Special String orb when gauge is full.

Fig.3

Hairpin Orbs, Peg stacks,

Fig.4

Mark stacks (maxed at 3)

Get white orbs > Spam red/yellow orbs until gauge is full >Expand Dong > Ult > Alternate tapping ult and pressing 3-blues to build up stacks > Tap basic to detonate marks + get orbs > Hold Ult for finisher > Get white orbs

Rankup Summary

Matches Bianca's output at equal investment levels (Allegedly)
Ugh Mom it's not a Reality Marble, it's a Domain Expansion you're embarrassing me in front of my friends....

Wanshi: Lucid Dreamer

He needs more bullets.
It's getting harder to make a simple tl;dr of these fuckers, I've opted to skip a few technicalities on wanshi's kit that won't affect the average experience much, cool fucking character (unironically).

• New damage affix mechanic thing, ice flavored
• Shred is applied on: Core mode entry, Red orbs during core mode, QTE, Either ultimate (needs signature memories)
• 2 Core modes that are almost the same, difference is the damage type you deal
• 2 Ults
• Red orb always available and function varies on what you do
• Blue and yellow can be combo'd with the same color or with red for different effects.
• You can enter core mode with orb+red combo if the gauge is full and you're attacked. Blue combo is like liv's dark oath so you can self dmg proc it.
• Has 6 Bullets that are used during core mode
• Combo dodge + Red Orb to gain 3 bullets
• Core gauge is filled by using orbs or long pressing Dodge/Red Orb (orbs can only fill 80% at max), damage reduction during either long press method
• Hold Red or Dodge with full gauge to enter Core Mode. I'll refer to them as Red Core and Dodge Core.
• Red Core is all ice damage, Dodge core is all Affix damage
• Core entry does damage, groups shit and applies shred (Listing it here because it is directly affected by a rankup passive). Core modes will consume your gauge and 3 pings bump it up. Gain 1 bullet if you don't have any when entering.
• Raw tapping Red Orb during core mode has him shoot once, each shot stacks a buff that increases the damage of the next one, max stacks is 12, at 12 gains a base damage buff on everything during Core Mode.
• Hold Atk in core to gun kata around shit, uses bullets and stacks the number in the middle of the core UI faster than raw reds but doesn't stack the buff, it gives you 1 orb
• Tap red when out of bullets to chuck the fucking gun, a drone drops a second gun for ammo. You can dash yourself towards it or tap red while on neutral to home into the bulet (just fucking tap red). Has a different move when doing it during Hold Atk that gives you 1 signal orb.
• Bullets stack the number in the middle of the core UI.
• Ult 1 can be used anytime, groups shit and arranges 3 orbs, if used in either core you can get the buff from red spamming too
• Ult 2 can only be used during Core Hold Atk, groups shit and arranges 3 orbs, boosts the damage of his next off field QTE, damage is boosted by the number stack
• Both ults leave a 12s zone that does ice damage

Fig.1

Orbs+Gauge+Stacks

Fill your gauge > Hold red/Dodge to enter prefered damage type > Tap Red until out of bullets > Chuck gun with red > Red to pick up the refill > Spam Red again > Ult > Throw two 3-pings to fill gauge > Enter core again > Hold Atk then tap Red when out of bullets mid animation > Red again for a second refill > Hold Atk again > Ult 2

This is a full damage rotation with max stack Ult 2. If you play it right your matrix will still be active by the time you leave ult 1, which REFRESHES the free 3 ping effect, can be a bit slower if you don't have sig+deadline so just hold atk or something.

Rankup Summary

Can't match Qu at equal investment, but is a better damage dealer than Lucia if you somehow miss out on Qu.
Kino

Lucia: Pyroath

The tummy that made twitter weep, the pants that made twitter seethe, the golden highlights and white dress that made twitter despair

• New damage affix mechanic thing, lightning flavored
• She can fucking JUMP (tap ult), she can also fucking FLY (only in Ult mode 2)
• Color orbs are fixed at 1 of each (they're decoration, the real resource is white orbs)
• Orb properties change based on ground or air use, everything will do more damage when used in the air.
• Has 3 modes: Base mode > Ult mode 1 > Ult mode 2.
• Has 2 Gauges, one consumed during Ult Mode 1, the other one consumed by Hold Atk on Ult modes 1 and 2
• The Hold Atk gauge fills in by tapping Basic Attack after using a colored orb, yellow>red>blue in terms of gauge gain

Form 1

• Constantly consumes one of the gauges
• Has 2 different Ults depending on if you tapped or held the button
• Holding it does a special attack and refreshes the form duration, special attack uses mark
• Tapping it transitions to Ult mode 2
• Hold Atk gives you a Mark that is consumed on Hold ult/Form 2 ult for more damage

Form 2

• Doesn't consume gauge
• No Orbs
• fucking FLIES
• no it's not like h-nkai where you ignore half the game, shit can and WILL hit you
• Special normal attack string
• Hold Atk to shoot sword waves like Bianca
• Tap ult to chaos dunk harder than Alpha ever has

Fig 1.

Orbs+Gauges+Mark
Bottom gauge depletes during Ult Mode 1, Top Gauge depletes when using Hold Atk in Ult Form1 or 2

Standard

Fill your gauge > Hold Ult to go into Form 1> Hold Atk > Hold Ult for special atk > Fill gauge again > Hold atk > Tap Ult for 2nd form > Hold Atk (if SS, S and S5 have to fill the gauge again) > Spam sword waves > Tap Ult to dunk > Fill your gauge > Hold ult to go into Form 1 > ....

Affix

Fill the funny meme gauge by tapping Blue Orb after Basic Atk 5 (or using karen post leap) > Hold Blue to enter funny meme mode (preferably after entering ult form 1 for all the sweet damage bonuses below) > Use your funny meme blue orbs until the funny meme affix mode ends > FIll the funny meme gauge....

Rankup Summary