It’s not as simple as it seems when looking
at the latest 4.6 characters and this is the best time to investigate the whole situation
about Arlecchino and the featured banners. But first, a major announcement. Thanks to Samsung Galaxy for sponsoring today’s
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the description. So, it seems like the 4.6 update is going
to be loaded with some new content but a couple of things have definitely stood out compared
to the rest of the patch both in a good and weird way. And so, let’s first talk about Arlecchino’s
potential and then in a moment, I will also talk about the state of 4.6 banners and what
to look out for. Now, let’s talk about Hu Tao… Wait, I mean Arlecchino. Ok, so here’s the thing. I’ve seen a lot of people online compare
our dear Father to the Funeral director and I am not gonna lie, there are some similarities
which I’ll point out when I am talking about Arlecchino. You see, in the most-simple way I could describe
Arlecchino’s playstyle would be that she will use her skill, apply a debuff called
Blood Debt Directive on enemies and then after setting up the buffs with the rest of the
team, you switch back to her and use charged attack to clear these Blood Debt Directives
and absorb them in the form of Bond of Life. And the moment this happens, Arlecchino gains
pyro infusion AND her normal attacks will deal greater damage… but this comes with
a cost and after each Normal Attack, she will consume a certain amount of Bond of Life. That’s pretty much how she works in the
most dumbed down way possible but there are of course a lot of caveats which I’ll cover
the moment she becomes available on global servers. However, there are some crucial details that
I think are worth addressing now. For example, it was explained in the livestream
that the bigger her Bond of Life is, the better the damage of her Normal Attacks is going
to be. In other words, her damage will look really
great the first few seconds because it will be frontloaded. Like imagine this Bond of Life I have right
now, it’s only an example I am trying to prove but let’s say with this first Normal
Attack she deals 100,000 damage, then after the attack, Bond of Life is reduced and next
hit will deal… I dunno, perhaps 80,000. Again, it’s just a rough example I am trying
to present, I literally have no idea what her damage is going to be but the point is
– she will most likely feel amazing the first few combos you unleash with her. Another big thing to consider would be that
– thanks to her passive talent, she gains a Pyro DMG boost but nobody in the team can
actually heal Arlecchino, only she can heal herself with her burst. You see, when Arlecchino uses her burst, any
Bond of Life remaining on her will be cleared off and based on the amount she had + how
much ATK she has, she will heal herself. That’s it, that’s the only way you can
restore her HP. Now is that a bad thing? Honestly, it’s just a restriction that had
to be put in place because how Bond of Life works is that instead of healing yourself,
this annoying buff first needs to be healed, like filling up an extra HP bar, before the
character can receive actual healing. So, in Arlecchino’s case, you don’t want
to reduce her Bond of Life with healing coming from other team mates, because that means
her damage potential immediately nosedives and she would become useless. However, no healers - means hello shielders,
right? Yeah, and I think this is where Hu Tao comes
into the picture. Because the thing is – aside from some niche
Furina comps, most of Hu Tao teams also rely on a shielder, usually Zhongli, as you can
see here from this latest community data. And just like Arlecchino, Hu Tao also heals
herself with the burst. Now to be fair, Xingqiu is a very popular
team mate for Hu Tao and his Rain Swords do restore health for Hu Tao, so for Arlecchino
it’s a bit more of a rough situation, since her burst is the only thing that can heal
her and because of this, I expect that shielders, especially the Osmanthius guy, will be the
most popular and comfortable option when you want to play with Daddy. Now on the flipside – unless there’s some
super-secret potential that was not disclosed about the burst during the livestream, I believe
it will be totally fine to burst with Arlecchino every other rotation, because besides healing
and some AoE damage, most likely the majority of her potential will be residing in her Normal
Attacks, so this means you won’t need to stress so much about building Energy Recharge
on her and I think looking at this grainy footage, it seems like her skill generates
5 particles, so she even provides good amount of energy just by herself. Still, there’s another big thing that we
need to talk about. How well will Daddy-o get along with others? Well, I think it’s fair to say Benny is
probably going to be her favorite son, especially if we consider the situation of White Tassel. You see, this weapon is going to be a godsend
for F2P players because not only does it provide a beautiful critical rate substat but it also
provides a massive boost to Normal Attacks. However, since this is a 3-star weapon, the
Base Attack is baad… but thanks to circle impact coming from Bennett, his ATK boost
will be able to compensate this problem. I am not saying this White Tassel is going
to be the best F2P option for Arlecchino, I’ll obviously do the calcs on launch but
it’s definitely looking very promising. And speaking of which – the 4.6 artifacts
have also been revealed and this one in particular, called “Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy” provides
generic 18% ATK from 2-set which is like whatever… but the 4-set, oh man, when the wielder’s
Bond of Life increases or decreases, for 6 seconds they gain 18% DMG bonus. And this can happen 3 times for a total of
54% DMG Bonus and we already saw in the livestream how often the Bond of Life keeps shifting
around, so this is basically without a doubt is going to be Arlecchino’s best in slot
artifact set. But remember – unless you’ve saved up
thousands of Resin and even then – you might not be able to obtain good pieces until very
much later, so in the meantime, can she use anything else on Day 1 when you want to play
with her? Well, the easiest answer would be Gladiator’s
Set, it provides 35% DMG bonus to Normal Attacks and if you’ve been playing the game for
a while now, you probably have some decent pieces already. Otherwise, Gilded Dreams could also work because
if we go back to how well she plays with others, it’s no secret by now a lot of people will
use her in Vape teams. However, it’s important to understand that
since she spams Normal Attacks, unless there’s a special ICD, following the usual rules of
causing reactions with Normal Attacks, she will trigger a vape every 3rd hit or so, maybe
a bit more often but regardless- it’s not like with Hu Tao who can cause Vaporize with
every single Charged Attack, since it doesn’t have any ICD, so in Father’s case – something
like Gilded Dreams can work as a temporary solution but I don’t expect her Vaporize
damage to make up the majority of her potential. Which is great because this means comps like
Overloaded Chevy and Mono Pyro will most likely have no problem with Arlecchino’s playstyle. But yeah, overall, I am probably gonna release
a couple of videos analyzing Arlecchino’s performance because there are a lot of caveats
when it comes to understanding her, so make sure to subscribe to my channel to not miss
out on this. And now, let’s talk about the banners. So, in phase one, Lyney and Arlecchino will
be the featured 5-stars, while in phase two, Wanderer and Baizhu are going to be available
to pull for. Now honestly think these banners are pretty
good but that’s only when looking at just the 5-stars, since as of making this video,
there’s still no word about who will be the featured 4-stars. But it’s pretty clear that the first half
of the 4.6 update is going to be focused on Pyro units – Lyney works best in double
or triple pyro teams, his damage potential can be very high, especially if you invest
into him vertically, on the other hand, Arlecchino will definitely overshadow this poor guy,
just like a successful father would do to his son and cause him to gain an inferiority
complex. But seriously, I think it’s pretty clear
that the majority of people will be interested in this Harbinger, although I would say just
wait for the reviews to come out first because hey – who knows, maybe you’ll find Lyney
more enjoyable to play than Arlecchino. Now when it comes to the 2nd phase – obviously
as always, only decide if its worth pulling after the livestream that happens the next
week because especially in this current situation, Clorinde & Sigewinne still haven’t been
added to the game and there’s also Sethos who was briefly introduced in the 4.6 livestream
and on top of that – I know a lot of you weren’t able to pull for Furina or want
to obtain more of her constellations, so who knows, maybe she will be available in the
4.7 update. This is why 2nd phase is always great when
it comes to deciding where to spend your Primogems. Still, if you watched one of my latest videos,
you know that Baizhu has been utilized a lot in Furina teams and he overall provides really
good support, so if you want a healer that can also boost Dendro reactions and help with
resisting interruption thanks to his pseudo-shielding, he is a great choice. And of course, when it comes to Wanderer – he
is legit one of the best units to explore the game with, that flight ability is just
so convenient and the cooldown is really short, so it’s like gaining a malfunctioned flying
mount that can still do a pretty damn good job. And on top of that – the dude can also put
out some great damage, both in exploration and Abyss. So yeah, 4.6 update is shaping up to be pretty
exciting and I hope you found this video interesting. As always, you can help support my channel
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