Normal Attack catalyst for HP and Vaporize-driven stack cycling
Released Aug 28, 2024
Surf’s Up increases Max HP and grants timed stacks that raise Normal Attack damage after an Elemental Skill. Vaporize can restore stacks as Normal Attacks consume them. Consider it for a catalyst wielder whose damage uses Normal Attacks and can trigger Vaporize during the effect window.
Use on a Normal Attack-focused catalyst wielder who can make use of the HP increase.
Consider it when Vaporize reactions can replenish stacks during the Skill-triggered window.
Scorching Summer stacks
At R1, Max HP rises by 20%. Once every 15 seconds, using an Elemental Skill grants four Scorching Summer stacks for 14 seconds. Each stack increases Normal Attack damage by 12%. During that duration, a Normal Attack hit consumes one stack no more than once every 1.5 seconds, while triggering Vaporize grants one stack at most once every 1.5 seconds, up to four. The effect is a stack cycle: Normal Attacks spend stacks, and Vaporize can replenish them.
Practical fit
The weapon rewards Normal Attacks during the 14-second window and Vaporize triggers to sustain its stacks. Without Vaporize, Normal Attack hits can consume the initial stacks; its effect is not a general bonus to every damage type. A Thousand Floating Dreams instead focuses on EM and party elemental composition, while Angelos’ Heptades requires a shield to trigger its active-party damage bonus. Neither shares Surf’s Normal Attack stack cycle.
Investment and limits
Ascension costs weapon materials and Mora. Refinement consumes another copy and Mora, increasing the HP increase and the Normal Attack bonus per stack. Consider refinement when the wielder frequently uses Normal Attacks and can make use of Vaporize; otherwise, the larger per-stack value may not translate into a sustained effect.
Limitations and tradeoffs
The damage bonus applies to Normal Attacks, not all damage.
Stacks are consumed by Normal Attack hits and the effect lasts 14 seconds after the Skill trigger.
Common mistakes to avoid
Treating the four initial stacks as an unlimited Normal Attack bonus.
Expecting Vaporize to replenish stacks if no Vaporize reaction is triggered.
Effects and reference details
Refinement effects
R1 Max HP increased by 20%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 12%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks.
R2 Max HP increased by 25%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 15%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks.
R3 Max HP increased by 30%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 18%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks.
R4 Max HP increased by 35%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 21%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks.
R5 Max HP increased by 40%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 24%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks.
