3.3 Team Building/Pull plans and Beyond
I am looking at the 3.3 banners/the announcement stream and comparing them to what I have going for me on my account ATM and am trying to decide exactly how to pull for the next patch as well as when Lucilla drops eventually. I am pretty inflexible on not skipping hiyuki if at all possible, but if I absolutely should do so I won't say no.
My current teams are:
Aemeath/Lynae/Mornye
Luuk/Sanhua/Verina
Hrover/Danjin/SK
Weapon-wise I have 1 EOG that all three teams share, and Luuk is on the Pulsation Bracer, otherwise everyone else is on vaguely fitting Purple weapons.
I have 21k Asterites, 11 Radiant Tides, and 29 Lustrious Tides saved up for this patch. We are getting roughly 35 radiant tides from the anniversary and a chunk of asterite as well so I should be well stocked on that front. I am also within the hard pity for the guaranteed standard weapon banner.
My plan atm is:
Pull Hiyuki, then Denia, and should I be extremely lucky I will also go for Chisa.
In this scenario, Hiyuki is a guarentee, and picking up Denia should free Lynae up for Hiyuki's team until Lucilla releases. Chisa would be icing on the cake but I am extremely pessimistic about my odds on winning three 50/50s in 160 ish pulls.
Missing Chisa isnt too big a deal since she most likely won't be too critical as I am kinda feeling like when/if we get Fusion Rover soon, she will fit into Aemeaths FB team as a third member, and Chisa will be only marginally better, like Cart's team.
My concerns with this however is that this is Chisa's second re-run, and she will be a solid teammate for Hiyuki+Lucilla, and unlike Aemeath, Rover most likely will not be a potential future factor for this team. Getting Chisa now may be my last chance, unless she gets special treatment due to her status upon release as being a super skippable unit in her first and arguably second runs.
The best part of this plan is that it provides me with the teams required to tackle the endgame content, and with Lucilla not coming until much later I should be able to save for her at least a good bit before her release. When Lucille releases she eventually kicks Lynae down to Luuk and I have what should be, in theory three top level teams and Hrover for side towers content. However, weapons will be in short supply as Aemeath, Hiykui, and HRover all use EOG, and my MDPS for all of my teams are performing roughly 10-15% worse than their potential.
My second plan:
Pull Hiyuki+weapon, pull Chisa if possible
This option is a lot more reasonable, as it allows for one 50/50 win to ensure, but would still run the risk of missing Chisa. Denia is likely to rerun in 3.5/3.6 is so I can grab her later, but she may overlap with Lucilla, who would require me to kick her out to her rerun, which could be anywhere from 3.6 to 3.8 or so. Unfortunately, with chisa's banner location I cant pull the characters, then the weapon to see how my 50/50s play out.
The safe bet:
Pull Hiyuki, then Chisa, then MAYBE Chisa's weapon
This plan guarantees the characters required to form at least one very good team to get my fourth endgame team. Hiyuki+Lucilla+Chisa will be very solid, F2P Luuk still dominates, and Aemeath TB is still ridiculous still. With this roster I should easily manage everything except the Matrix, as my weapon situation is still wack, but I can get a Second EOG and Rover can be sunset for that game mode. Chisa is also hyper reliant on her weapon so it may not be the worst investment to pick up her weapon... I think. In this case I most likely will skip her weapon to have more resources available for Lucilla and Denia's eventual re-releases, but if I am lucky and have a lot of asterite in the bank I may toss in a 10 pull or two and try to get lucky.
TLDR: Want Hiyuki, but don't want to ignore other units that are important during this period while not crippling myself for Lucilla's release.
Resources:
Radiant Tides: 54 (Events+Stock+Choral reset)
Forging Tide: 16
Luminous Tides: 37
Asterite: 21k + Anni rewards
Teams:
Aemeath/Lynae/Mornye
Luuk/Sanhua/Verina
Hrover/Danjin/SK
Pull Plans:
Hiyuki > Denia > Chisa
Hiyuki > Hiykui's Weapon > Chisa
Hiyuki > Chisa > Chisa's Weapon????
If anyone has a plan other than the ones provided please let me know. I have been tossing this around in my head since the 3.3 livestream and these are my plans. It is quite likely I don't go for the third option in any plan unless I am SUPER lucky but it is nice to dream. Thank you for taking the time to read this monster post if you made it this far and also thanks in advance for any advice you all may offer!