Understand The Stringless
Useful when…
- A bow wielder whose Skill or Burst contributes substantially to damage.
- A character whose reaction-related damage can benefit from Elemental Mastery.
Which damage does it improve?
The passive increases Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst damage by 24% at R1, 48% at R5. The weapon's secondary stat is Elemental Mastery. No trigger or duration is stated for the damage bonus. Normal and Charged Attack damage are not included in the stated passive.
When is Elemental Mastery useful here?
Elemental Mastery can support damage from reactions affected by that stat, while the passive separately boosts Skill and Burst damage. A character should benefit from the secondary stat as well as the attack types covered for the full pairing to suit them. The provided effect does not specify particular reactions or guarantee that every team uses them.
How should it be invested?
Ascension uses the listed materials and Mora. Refinement increases the Skill and Burst damage bonus from 24% to 48%; it does not change the Elemental Mastery secondary stat. Each refinement consumes another copy, so consider the gain against keeping a bow available for another user.
How do other bows differ?
Alley Hunter favors off-field time, accumulating a damage bonus while the wielder is off-field and losing it after extended on-field time. Amos' Bow focuses on Normal and Charged Attacks, with arrow flight time affecting its added damage. Aqua Simulacra offers CRIT DMG and a damage bonus near opponents that also works off-field. Their damage conditions differ from The Stringless's direct Skill and Burst bonus.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Normal and Charged Attack damage is not covered by the passive.
- Elemental Mastery is less relevant when the wielder's damage does not benefit from reactions affected by it.
- Refinement consumes another copy.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying the Skill and Burst bonus to Normal or Charged Attacks.
- Assuming Elemental Mastery benefits every damage source equally.