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Guide to Contention
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Guide to Contention

Used in supported upgrade goals for 6 records. Open a record to choose a target and calculate the exact requirement.

About Guide to Contention

Character Talent Material

Talent Level-Up material. Contention is the principle by which all is weighed in the Nation of Pyro. Though humans cannot fly at the speed of winged beasts, nor match the flexibility of slimes, yet still, they have their own unique strengths. Sometimes, understanding both why and how to compete is the key to knowing oneself.

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Used by the supported upgrade goals listed below. Requirements depend on the selected current and target levels.

WHERE IT FITS

Characters and equipment that use this material

AetherNone★★★★★

Aether

Released Sep 28, 2020Multi-form sword character with a shared five-hit Normal Attack string and distinct elemental abilities in each form.Guide

Aether’s value depends on the chosen form: the abilities range from Anemo grouping and elemental absorption to Cryo crystal attacks, Dendro field support, Electro energy effects, Geo constructs, Hydro aimed attacks and Pyro coordinated damage. Choose a form for the effect you need, and invest in that form’s own combat talent tracks.

LumineNone★★★★★

Lumine

Released Sep 28, 2020Playable five-star sword character with seven elemental forms. Lumine’s role and useful abilities change substantially with her active form, so choose the form for its specific skill and burst effects before investing in its combat tracks.Guide

Lumine uses a sword and can take Anemo, Cryo, Dendro, Electro, Geo, Hydro, or Pyro form. Each form has its own normal attack, skill, and burst track; their shared sword attacks are five-hit combos, two-hit charged attacks costing 20 Stamina, and plunging attacks. Consider her when you want to adapt the Traveler to a form’s particular damage, elemental application, or support mechanics.

MavuikaPyro★★★★★

Mavuika

Released Jan 1, 2025Five-star Pyro claymore character with two Elemental Skill forms and a Fighting Spirit-powered Elemental Burst.Guide

Mavuika's Skill summons either a Ring of Searing Radiance that follows the active character and attacks nearby opponents, or a Flamestrider that converts her attacks to Nightsoul-aligned Pyro damage and provides movement options. Her Burst consumes Fighting Spirit instead of Energy and starts a temporary state with separate damage bonuses and interruption resistance.

MualaniHydro★★★★★

Mualani

Released Aug 28, 2024Hydro catalyst damage dealer who deals much of her damage through HP-scaling Sharky’s Bites while surfing in Nightsoul’s Blessing. Consider her when you can build Wave Momentum by moving into opponents and can take advantage of her marked-target missile hits.Guide

Mualani is a five-star Hydro catalyst user. Her skill starts a surf state that converts normal attacks into HP-scaling Sharky’s Bites. Contact with opponents builds stacks that increase bite damage; at three stacks, the bite becomes a stronger Surging Bite. Her burst fires a tracking Hydro missile based on Max HP.

SkirkCryo★★★★★

Skirk

Released Jun 18, 2025Cryo sword damage dealer whose kit rewards building Serpent’s Subtlety and using a Hydro/Cryo party. Consider Skirk when you can support her mode-specific attacks and want a burst fueled by her own resource rather than Elemental Energy.Guide

Skirk is a five-star Cryo sword character. Her skill grants Serpent’s Subtlety and can switch her into Seven-Phase Flash, where her burst becomes a special attack. Outside that mode, her burst spends Serpent’s Subtlety. Nearby Hydro and other Cryo characters can also grant Death’s Crossing stacks that strengthen her attacks.

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