Not a new concept, but Astra's very off-hands playstyle is excellent for those that want to focus on one main agent. Nicole is great, but you can get even more solo focused with someone like Caesar. The best shield in the game with the only healer in the game and then a casual +2,200 Atk buff...Even though ZZZ has some extremely flashy and fun damage dealers, make no mistake that you should try to pick up some of the limited supportive agents. They will go a long way when it comes to making more team comps.
Tempted to pull Astra to try this team, but I've lost too many 50/50s up to this point, and doing Deadly Assault has made me feel like the Drive Discs on my characters have been severely lacking. This does look fun though.
Would work way better with anyone but Zhu Yuan I guess, considering how stun focused her kit is and damage buffs. Evelyn will work better for that I suppose.
This comp is currently outperforming Zhu Yuan's best stun team actually. In part because SD and DA are very quick assist focused right now, but the team also unlocks some unique potential for Zhu Yuan. The easy access to quick assists means she can fill up her bullets much easier than a stun team, allowing her to stay on field much more reliably. The full Ether team also makes applying ether anomaly much easier, so her corruption build is much more reliable. It's also just more fun than her pure burst damage comp tbh.
Do you think there is any potential value on running 2pc Shockstar Disco, as well as Impact % piece on 6th slot, for both Nicole and Astra, to compensate the lack of Stunner, or is it simply just not worth it?
Astra no, Nicole maybe. Personally, I really like Anomaly Mastery for Nicole especially since Astra can contribute some buildup. This goes even better with Zhu Yuan. If you did want extra Daze you would try to use Nicole's Perfect Assist more. Her base Impact stat is low though which means you won't get as much bonus Impact from Drive Discs stats anyway.
Evelyn can work with a Stunner, but her mechanic involves building up a resource via attacking herself. That means she wants more on-field time to get that resource. Her main damage move is her Chain Attack which she can use outside a stun phase. Most of it's damage happens in 1-hit at the end. During that time you can swap to Nicole and apply her debuffs. It's a nice synergy. The teams without stunners are more vulnerable, but the idea is that you're just outputting more consistent damage rather than waiting for that stun phase.
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Not a new concept, but Astra's very off-hands playstyle is excellent for those that want to focus on one main agent. Nicole is great, but you can get even more solo focused with someone like Caesar. The best shield in the game with the only healer in the game and then a casual +2,200 Atk buff...Even though ZZZ has some extremely flashy and fun damage dealers, make no mistake that you should try to pick up some of the limited supportive agents. They will go a long way when it comes to making more team comps.
Tempted to pull Astra to try this team, but I've lost too many 50/50s up to this point, and doing Deadly Assault has made me feel like the Drive Discs on my characters have been severely lacking. This does look fun though.
I use this team with Miyabi
Would work way better with anyone but Zhu Yuan I guess, considering how stun focused her kit is and damage buffs. Evelyn will work better for that I suppose.
This comp is currently outperforming Zhu Yuan's best stun team actually. In part because SD and DA are very quick assist focused right now, but the team also unlocks some unique potential for Zhu Yuan. The easy access to quick assists means she can fill up her bullets much easier than a stun team, allowing her to stay on field much more reliably. The full Ether team also makes applying ether anomaly much easier, so her corruption build is much more reliable.
It's also just more fun than her pure burst damage comp tbh.
Do you think there is any potential value on running 2pc Shockstar Disco, as well as Impact % piece on 6th slot, for both Nicole and Astra, to compensate the lack of Stunner, or is it simply just not worth it?
this would have worked with Lucy as the boars will apply daze for you. I doubt it'll work as good with Nic tho
Astra no, Nicole maybe. Personally, I really like Anomaly Mastery for Nicole especially since Astra can contribute some buildup. This goes even better with Zhu Yuan. If you did want extra Daze you would try to use Nicole's Perfect Assist more. Her base Impact stat is low though which means you won't get as much bonus Impact from Drive Discs stats anyway.
I'm rather new, so don't have much of a roster, has Astra-Nicole been tested with Evelyn?
I ask since I'm not sure Evelyn would work well Astra-Anby.
Evelyn can work with a Stunner, but her mechanic involves building up a resource via attacking herself. That means she wants more on-field time to get that resource. Her main damage move is her Chain Attack which she can use outside a stun phase. Most of it's damage happens in 1-hit at the end. During that time you can swap to Nicole and apply her debuffs. It's a nice synergy.
The teams without stunners are more vulnerable, but the idea is that you're just outputting more consistent damage rather than waiting for that stun phase.