r/FugueMains

Pink and fluffy... ❤

v4.0, from Killers Don't Get Vacations, the fifth part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Welcome to Arcadia.

Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWPx8DxEZUPjIz0_PRniOlJZPOjnUsmm

Keywords of Robin’s Novaflare:
Uncontested Second Half of Break’s Support, Fiercer and Brighter Inner Fire, Delicate but Reinforced Neck, Anti-Phantylia

Basic ATK: Radiant Streak
Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Fugue's ATK to one designated enemy.

Basic ATK (Enhanced): Fiery Caress
Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Fugue's ATK to one designated enemy and Fire DMG equal to 50% of Fugue's ATK to adjacent targets.

Skill: Virtue Beckons Bliss
Grants one designated ally "Foxian Prayer". Enters the "Torrid Scorch" state, lasting for 3 turn(s). The duration reduces by 1 at the start of Fugue's every turn. "Foxian Prayer" only takes effect on the most recent target of Fugue's Skill.
The ally target with "Foxian Prayer" increases their Weakness Break Efficiency by 25% and Break Effect by 42% and can also reduce Toughness even when attacking enemies that don't have the corresponding Weakness Type, with the effect equivalent to 50% of the original Toughness Reduction value. This cannot stack with other Toughness Reduction effects that also ignore Weakness Type.
While in the "Torrid Scorch" state, Fugue enhances her Basic ATK. Every time an ally target with "Foxian Prayer" attacks, Fugue has a 100% base chance to reduce the attacked enemy target's DEF by 22%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Explanation: Besides providing a Break Effect buff, which has been increased, "Foxian Prayer" also provides a Weakness Break Efficiency buff. Furthermore, the Def reduce has also been increased. 

Ultimate: Solar Splendor Shines Upon All
Deals Fire DMG equal to 200% of Fugue's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance of inflicting the same DEF Reduction state as that applied by Fugue's Skill. This attack ignores Weakness Type to reduce all enemies' Toughness and, when breaking Weakness, triggers the Fire Weakness Break effect.

Explanation: Besides doing a Weakness Type ignore, Fugue’s Ultimate does a ‘Black Swan’ wherein it can inflict her Skill’s DEF reduce. 

Talent: Fortune Follows Where Virtue Spreads
While Fugue is on the field, enemy targets will get additionally afflicted with "Cloudflame Luster," equal to 50% of their Max Toughness. When the initial Toughness is reduced to 0, "Cloudflame Luster" can be further reduced. When "Cloudflame Luster" is reduced to 0, the enemy will receive Weakness Break DMG again.
While Fugue is on the field and after allies attack Weakness Broken enemy targets, converts the Toughness Reduction of this attack into 1 instance of 120% Super Break DMG.

Explanation: The "Cloudflame Luster" and the Talent’s Super Break multiplier got an increase. The Super Break multiplier that Fugue offers is still 40% lower than Harmony MC’s at full potential. However, hers is unconditional, whereas HMC needs a consistent Ult uptime and 1 enemy for their huge Super Break multiplier. 

Technique: Percipient Shine
After using Technique, inflicts Daze on enemies within a certain area, lasting for 10 second(s). While Dazed, enemies will not actively attack ally targets.
After entering battle via actively attacking Dazed enemies, Fugue's action advances by 40%, with a 100% base chance to inflict each enemy target with the same DEF Reduction state as that applied by Fugue's Skill, lasting for 2 turn(s), and enemies have a 100% fixed chance of having their actions delayed by 15%. 

Explanation: Besides an action advance for Fugue and enemies being inflicted with the Skill’s DEF reduce, the Technique is able to delay the actions of enemies. 

Major Traces:
= A2: Verdantia Renaissance
Increases this unit's Break Effect by 48%. After using Skill for the first time, immediately recovers 1 Skill Point(s). Afterwards, when an ally target with "Foxian Prayer" breaks an enemy target’s "Cloudflame Luster," 1 Skill Point(s) will be recovered. This effect can only trigger once per attack of the ally target with "Foxian Prayer" and can trigger up to 4 time(s). This trigger count resets every time Fugue uses Ultimate. 

Explanation: Fugue’s personal Break Effect buff is increased, and the SP recovery she does, which is a ‘one-time only utility effect,’ is continued by her ally via "Foxian Prayer." Even if the ally with "Foxian Prayer" breaks several "Cloudflame Luster," only 1 SP will be recovered, and that is because it is per attack. So, the ally with "Foxian Prayer" must consecutively attack for them to recover 2 or more SPs. This is if the team urgently needs SPs. 

= A4: Sylvan Enigma
After ally targets break weakness, additionally delays the action of the enemy target by 20%. If her Break Effect is 260% or higher, with a 100% fixed chance, Fugue’s Ultimate will be able to delay the actions of enemies by 10%.

Explanation: A slight increase to this major trace’s enemy action delay. It also allows Fugue’s Ultimate to, outright, delay the enemies.

= A6: Phecda Primordia
When an enemy target's Weakness gets broken, increases teammates' (i.e., excluding this unit) Break Effect by 10%. If Fugue's Break Effect is 260% or higher, the Weakness Break Efficiency of her Ultimate is increased by 25%, and the Break Effect increase is boosted by an additional 12%, lasting for 2 turn(s). This effect can stack up to 2 time(s).

Explanation: The teamwide Break Effect buff gets an increase, and with this major trace, Fugue’s Ultimate gets a Weakness Break Efficiency buff.

Minor Traces (total):
Break Effect +24%, Speed +14, HP +10%

Eidolons:
= E1: Earthbound I Was, Cloudward I Be
Ally target with "Foxian Prayer" increases their Weakness Break Efficiency and Break DMG dealt by 25% and 24%, respectively.

Explanation: Since the ally target with "Foxian Prayer" already has a starting Weakness Break Efficiency buff, it is just further increased by E1. As a compensation for splitting the ‘OG’ Weakness Break Efficiency buff of the former E1, I added the Break DMG buff of the former E4 while slightly increasing it. 

= E2: Beatitude Dawns for the Worthy
When an enemy target's Weakness gets broken, Fugue regenerates 4 Energy. After using Ultimate, advances the action of all allies by 24%. The Ultimate’s delaying of enemy action is increased by 10%. Furthermore, her Ultimate’s Weakness Break Efficiency is increased by 25%. 

Explanation: More Energy for Fugue results in more usage of the Ultimate that ignores Weakness Types, inflicts the Skill's DEF reduce, and, better, enemy action delay. Furthermore, Fugue’s Ultimate’s Weakness Break Efficiency buff is increased. 

= E4: Bereft of Form, Which Name to Bear
Ally target with "Foxian Prayer" will inherit 50% of Fugue’s Weakness Break Efficiency. The inheritance is up to 75% Weakness Break Efficiency. 

Explanation: If a hypothetical team that she supports has The Dahlia and Ruan Mei, Fugue will get 100% Weakness Break Efficiency. 50% of this Weakness Break Efficiency of Fugue will be inherited by the ally with "Foxian Prayer." In other words, they get a 50% Weakness Break Efficiency buff. Lastly, I did not forget to set a limit for this ‘inheritance mechanic.’

= E6: Clairvoyance of Boom and Doom
Increases Fugue's Weakness Break Efficiency by 50%. While Fugue is in the "Torrid Scorch" state, "Foxian Prayer" takes effect on all allies. Furthermore, the Talent’s Super Break multiplier is increased by 20%. 

Explanation: Everything that the former E6 provides remained the same. It is just that the Talent’s Super Break multiplier is further increased. 

Ending Thoughts and Conclusion: 
Honestly, there is simply 1 reason why I gave Fugue a Novaflare, and that is ‘righteous wrath’ toward ‘one-time-only effect(s)’ that is/are imposed on a limited unit. I can understand if this kind of effect were imposed on the MC, a 4-star, or a standard, but on a limited unit? Nuh-uh! So, as I try to make the one-time-only SP recovery part of Fugue’s kit remain in continuation, my thought process reached the thought that Fugue enabling Weakness Type ignore is powerful, but it is also incomplete, for it has to rely on a unit that provides a Weakness Break Efficiency buff. Furthermore, Fugue’s Ultimate is doing a ‘sit still, look pretty,’ like it only ignores Weakness Types, no further utility/utilities at all, and needs to be charged up again. So, in taking these into mind, my ‘Fugue Novaflare’ came into being. A Novaflare wherein she provides what was missing from her pre-Novaflare and considerably increases what she has already provided. The equalizing exchange, though, was Fugue having a higher Break Effect threshold to reach for her to activate her buffs and utilities. It can still be easy to achieve, like, maybe with HMC, her Sig, or pair The Dahlia with a sustain, like Lingsha, Gallagher, or Huohuo. 
To conclude, Fugue’s fire burns fiercer and brighter. She is still the ‘partner in crime’ of The Dahlia when it comes to greatly supporting Break DPSes. It is just that she is better than ever. To end this post of ‘Fugue’s Novaflare,’ I ask you this: “Did I ‘overbuffed’ Fugue in buffing her kit?,” “If so, what should be balanced?”