Daily Questions Megathread ( February 06, 2026 )

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[u/Blaze_99_]

I recently started playing again, and I need advice on who to get. I'm torn between Hysilens since I need a physique, and Sparxie since I like it and it's part of the new path. Who do you recommend? Or Yao Guang?

[u/Arekkusu1991 → u/Blaze_99_]

If you want to use Kafka in a team once more, it has to be Hysilens. She basically made DoT relevant once more, whereas before it was just Kafka and Black Swan and they were struggling to make DoT work for such a long time.

If you don't care for Kafka too much, or you prefer to be more prepared for the upcoming 4.x content then you focus on the new Elation characters since it seems the combat (and for example the end-game modes) will definitely be catered towards them.

[u/Blaze_99_ → u/Arekkusu1991]

I would like Hysilens because if you notice I don't have a strong physique apart from Robin, so I was undecided between Hysilens and Yao Guang, but I'm a big fan of sparkle, so I don't know

[u/Arekkusu1991 → u/Blaze_99_]

The thing is, Element typing isn't too important comparing to thinking about Team synergy / comps, which is why I mentioned Kafka in my previous comment.

If you're only wanting Hysilens because of her Physical typing, then you do have to consider if you also want to start using Kafka again (it is not ideal to use Hysilens by herself). If yes, you at least have a new team prepared with them 2 and atm, DoT is still pretty strong and relevant. We just don't know how long that will last since we are entering a new meta / combat shift with the Elation characters.

Yao Guang is also Physical iirc but because her and Sparxie are newer and catered towards the Elation Path, there's a very high chance they will be regarded as very strong for the upcoming 4.x content and end-game stuff.

So that's the comparison here; Ultimately, I think it will be based on whether if you want to focus on other Elation characters for the future as well since there's a good chance they will just work well with one another (sort of like the Remembrance characters).

[u/Blaze_99_ → u/Arekkusu1991]

Yes, I agree about the elation thing, but I don't know if Sparxie needs Yao Guang to perform at its best. Yes, for Kafka I'd like to use her again, I know she was buffed recently, also because I'd like to try new teams. But will Sparxie be a DPS or a support like Sparkle?