 | Name | Skirk |
| Title | Void Star | |
| Occupation | Cosmic Calamity | |
| Association | SCOURGE | |
| Rarity |  | |
| Weapon |  Sword | |
| Element |  Cryo | |
| Day of Birth | 5 | |
| Month of Birth | 11 | |
| Vision (Introduced) | Cryo | |
| Constellation (Introduced) | Crystallina | |
| Chinese Seuyu | 谢莹 | |
| Japanese Seuyu | 能登麻美子 | |
| English Seuyu | Cat Protano | |
| Korean Seuyu | Seo Da-hye | |
| Description | A visitor who once appeared in an Abyssal rift and the Primordial Sea, this solitary warrior mentored Tartaglia in the martial arts. | |
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Stats
| Lv | HP | Atk | Def | CritRate% | CritDMG% | Bonus CritDMG% | Materials | Total Materials |
| 1 | 967 | 27.93 | 62.76 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 0% | ||
| 20 | 2508 | 72.45 | 162.8 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 0% | 1033 20000 | 103320000 |
| 20+ | 3336 | 96.4 | 216.62 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 0% | ||
| 40 | 4992 | 144.24 | 324.13 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 0% | 32101540000 | 1013186000032 |
| 40+ | 5581 | 161.25 | 362.36 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 9.6% | ||
| 50 | 6421 | 185.53 | 416.9 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 9.6% | 64201260000 | 103318120K9612 |
| 50+ | 7206 | 208.21 | 467.89 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 19.2% | ||
| 60 | 8055 | 232.73 | 522.99 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 19.2% | 38301880000 | 106318200K914303 |
| 60+ | 8644 | 249.75 | 561.23 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 19.2% | ||
| 70 | 9501 | 274.49 | 616.83 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 19.2% | 6124512100K | 1010818300K92630912 |
| 70+ | 10089 | 291.51 | 655.07 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 28.8% | ||
| 80 | 10956 | 316.53 | 711.3 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 28.8% | 6206024120K | 1016818420K946309366 |
| 80+ | 11544 | 333.55 | 749.54 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 38.4% | ||
| 90 | 12417 | 358.77 | 806.21 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 38.4% |
Skills
Active Skils
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Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks. Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to hurl a spinning crystal spear, dealing DMG to opponents ahead. Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Imitates the combat style of "The Foul." Produces different effects depending on whether you Tap or Hold. Skirk gains 45 Skirk gains 45 Serpent's Subtlety and will continuously move at high speed. Her interruption resistance is increased in this state. During this time, Skirk can control her movement direction and move atop water. She can also use this Skill again to end rapid movement prematurely. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skirk's Elemental Burst is not reliant on Elemental Energy but instead on When Skirk has at least 50 Serpent's Subtlety, she can expend all her Serpent's Subtlety to unleash her Elemental Burst, ripping the space before her apart and using rapid consecutive slashes that deal When Skirk is in A special Elemental Burst that can be used even without consuming Serpent's Subtlety. After using it, Skirk will gain the "All Shall Wither" effect, which will last until Seven-Phase Flash ends. After unlocking the Passive Talent While "All Shall Wither" is active, every 0.1s, after Skirk's Normal Attack hits an opponent, that Normal Attack will deal increased DMG. If she absorbed any Void Rifts while using This effect will be canceled when it has triggered 10 times. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passive Skills
 | Mutual Weapons Mentorship |
| When all party members are either |
 | Reason Beyond Reason |
| When nearby party members trigger Frozen, Superconduct, Cryo Swirl, or Cryo Crystallize reactions against opponents, a Void Rift will be created near this opponent. This effect can be triggered once every 2.5s. 3 Void Rifts created by Skirk herself can exist on the field at once. Skirk can use the following methods to absorb nearby Void Rifts: · When she hits an opponent with a Charged Attack in her · When she uses the special Elemental Burst · When she Holds her Elemental Skill Each Rift absorbed will grant her 8 |
 | Return to Oblivion |
| When nearby Each character can grant Skirk at most 1 "Death's Crossing" stack by this means. Each "Death's Crossing" stack increases the Normal Attack DMG dealt by Skirk in |
Constellations
 | Far to Fall |
| Enhances the effects of the Passive Talent You must first unlock the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason. |
 | Into the Abyss |
| After unleashing her Elemental Skill When using her Elemental Burst Additionally, within 12.5s after Skirk unleashes the special Elemental Burst |
 | Serendipitous Sin |
| Increases the Level of Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
 | Fractured Flow |
| Enhances the effects of the Passive Talent You must first unlock the Passive Talent Return to Oblivion. |
 | End of Wishes |
| Increases the Level of Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
 | To the Source |
| Each Void Rift Skirk absorbs via the effects of the Passive Talent You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Reason Beyond Reason." · When Skirk uses the Elemental Burst · When she uses Normal Attacks while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 · When Skirk takes DMG while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 |
Skill Ascension
Related Items
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Family | Recipe |
 | Skirk: Lone Shadow | 4 | Namecard | |
 | Skirk | 1 | Homeworld, Companion, Exterior Furniture, Companion, Furniture, Character In-Residence | |
 | Shattered Star | 1 | Costume | |
 | "Abyssal Bounty" | 1 | Crafted Item, Special Food | |
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Gallery
Sounds
Quotes
Audio Language:
| Title | VoiceOver |
| Hello | |
| Chat: The Abyss | |
| Chat: Meditation | |
| Chat: Final Destination | |
| When It Rains | |
| When Thunder Strikes | |
| When It Snows | |
| When the Wind Is Blowing | |
| Good Morning | |
| Good Afternoon | |
| Good Evening | |
| Good Night | |
| About Skirk: Reading | |
| About Skirk: Bladework | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Us: Training | |
| About Us: Goals | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 6 |
| About the Power of the Abyss | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| Something to Share | |
| Interesting Things | * Complete "Whispers Betwixt Stars and Night" |
| About Surtalogi | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Alice: Promise | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Alice: Gratitude | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Dainsleif | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Dori | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Tartaglia | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 6 |
| About Neuvillette | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About The Will of the Moon | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| About Nicole | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| More About Skirk: I | |
| More About Skirk: II | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 3 |
| More About Skirk: III | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| More About Skirk: IV | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 5 |
| More About Skirk: V | * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 6 |
| Skirk's Hobbies | * Complete "Whispers Betwixt Stars and Night" |
| Skirk's Troubles | |
| Favorite Food | |
| Least Favorite Food | |
| Receiving a Gift: I | |
| Receiving a Gift: II | |
| Receiving a Gift: III | |
| Birthday | |
| Feelings About Ascension: Intro | * Unlocks at Ascension Phase 1 |
| Feelings About Ascension: Building Up | * Unlocks at Ascension Phase 2 |
| Feelings About Ascension: Climax | * Unlocks at Ascension Phase 4 |
| Feelings About Ascension: Conclusion | * Unlocks at Ascension Phase 6 |
| Elemental Skill: I | |
| Elemental Skill: II | |
| Elemental Skill: III | |
| Elemental Skill: IV | |
| Elemental Skill: V | |
| Elemental Burst: I | |
| Elemental Burst: II | |
| Elemental Burst: III | |
| Elemental Burst: IV | |
| Elemental Burst: V | |
| Opening Treasure Chest: I | |
| Opening Treasure Chest: II | |
| Opening Treasure Chest: III | |
| Low HP: I | |
| Low HP: II | |
| Low HP: III | |
| Ally at Low HP: I | |
| Ally at Low HP: II | |
| Fallen: I | |
| Fallen: II | |
| Fallen: III | |
| Light Hit Taken: I | |
| Heavy Hit Taken: I | |
| Joining Party: I | |
| Joining Party: II | |
| Joining Party: III |
Stories
| Title | Text |
| Character Details | Her existence is like an unproven rumor... Sometimes, past the stroke of midnight, a taverngoer will swear he had glimpsed her, waving hands painting a story of a person that nobody could be sure ever was. For a very long time, Skirk has journeyed through Teyvat like a shadow, avoiding anything more than brief contact with others, only gathering intel when absolutely necessary. It wasn't until very recently that there came to be one who could claim to know her... "Oh, my master? Haha, she's the type to keep to herself." "And, let's see... She's an alright cook. Could've been the creatures in that space tasting a little off in general, of course." "We initially agreed to swing by my place after leaving. I wanted to let her try my family's homemade sausages this year. It's a real shame she couldn't make it..." "But enough of that. After all, what matters most about my master is her strength... and the sheer arrogance she has to go with it!" "Hmm? Oh, no, I know what I said. I'm not being ironic, and I mean no insult." "As I, Tartaglia, grow stronger every day, I get the chance to know my master's strength anew with each and every sunrise." "When we first started my training, she only needed one hand to beat me. That was undoubtedly her arrogance shining through. But when facing a weak opponent, I believe that arrogance is an aesthetic unto itself." "To crush them outright would be unbecoming, yet to feign humility, only to turn the tables later on? That, dear comrade, would be far too deliberate." In the present day, this "review" of Skirk reached her ears while she was drinking in a tavern. She furrowed her brow. "As I've said before, I still communicate normally with those who possess some measure of skill. And the food in the Abyssal rift only tasted off to him because he's an ordinary human." "And about training — I don't really care how many hands I use, but I do care how many he'll have left when I'm done teaching." "He still needs to live in Teyvat, so he can't just make new limbs for himself with Abyssal energy like I can." "Arrogance and carelessness are both dangerous things. It's good that he wants to improve, rather than to show off." "Otherwise, I'd start worrying about finding his corpse in some strange nook or cranny." |
| Character Story 1 | "Let's go. She's not going to make it." "But, our orders were to..." The young child held on to her broken, bloody arm, and watched the two figures before her through blurry eyes. In the end, the one who seemed to be in charge bade the other to stop talking. They turned around, then vanished into the distance. Not long ago, her people had learned that the universe held more civilizations than they ever imagined. In the past, the chance to interact with those beyond their world had been limited to a wizened, scholarly few. Just a few months ago, the leaders had announced that trade relations were amicable. So why...? Beams cracked and splintered under tongues of flame. In the infernal maw the little girl lay, suffocated by smoke, heat, and blood loss. As the debris and charred wood that buried her were dug away, she heard a sound... Something squeaking. Her eyelids had been crusted shut with dried blood. But even so blinded, she could sense the light's intrusion. And she could hear footsteps crunching on scorched terrain, each footfall shattering the broken bricks beneath it. The newcomer easily freed the little girl from the wreckage restraining her. Then, placing one massive hand on her shoulder, they yanked her out. The pain of being pulled so suddenly made her think that all her limbs had been torn off at once. She cried — and as tears forced their way through her eyelids, they washed away the coagulated blood. She was surprised to find that she was still hydrated enough to cry. But the feeling lasted barely a moment. The next thing she knew, the agony sent her spiraling into unconsciousness. She was surprised to wake up again. She had not thought she would be granted the mercy of opening her eyes a second time. Though her vision still swam, she could make out a bonfire, and the tall man who sat before it cross-legged. Off to the side, a hulking rat-like beast cowered in the shadows, inky eyes mirroring the fire's wild flicker. "Awake, then? Don't waste your breath on asking questions unrelated to your survival." The man did not so much as glance her way. He continued to tend the bonfire with his blade. "So. Do you want to die, or do you want to live?" She wanted to ask him why she was still alive at all. She wanted to ask who he was. But he had warned her not to waste her breath. So the girl simply turned her gaze to the starry sky and nodded. Having received her answer, the man plucked his sword from the embers, and slew the rat-like beast in one swing. He cut the meat from its legs, skewered the chunks using his weapon, and cooked them over the open fire. At last, he stood up — something he seldom did — and shoved the meat between her teeth. Bland as it was, the oiliness of the fat was more than a feast for the starving girl. At the very least, he didn't ask her to feed herself. It seemed he understood that her limbs were ruined beyond repair. * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 2 |
| Character Story 2 | Once the girl's wounds had stabilized, the man allowed her to ask some trivial questions. "Are you also one of the survivors?" "I am not." "Then why can I understand you?" "There is only one state of chaos, and only one definition of the void. Order, by contrast, can be assembled a thousand different ways." "The people of your planet once relied on their great adaptability to make contact with the Abyss, and even after death, the lingering power they carried retains some... trace records of this. That power is similar in essence to my own." "So I wove together the dying echoes of countless souls, and spent quite some time learning from them — half a day or so, I believe." "Just to learn our language? Then, my father and mother..." "Are dead. Devoured as meager meat for strength — gulped down like scraps." The man answered the second question, then continued: "At first, I believed those people went through the trouble of eradicating all life on this planet because there was something worth destroying. Some incredible technology with which the Abyss might be wielded, perhaps." "But I was mistaken. Your methods are crude, your technologies primitive. One might think your civilization lacked even one individual who possessed any ambition — or strength — in all its history." "You...!" "Are you not the same? Did you not eat the flesh of the creature that dug you out of the ruins?" "Though, I should mention I brought it here from another planet, since all life on yours is extinct." "I doubt I will even find a single species adept at looking for things here." The girl wanted to say something, but no words rose to her lips. Instead, she decided to ask something else. "Why am I still alive?" "Your civilization coexisted with the Abyss. Though none ever used it directly, each and every one of you was tainted in some way." "This strengthened your constitutions slightly. Had an ordinary human been in your place, they would have been suffocated, roasted, then crushed by the collapsing ceiling." "So you can use this power to get stronger?" The man's eyes glinted in the firelight, a perceptible change within them. "Do you wish to become stronger?" The girl nodded. "Even if it costs you everything? Even if you are judged and damned for using foul means to emerge victorious... Do you still wish to become stronger?" The girl answered, her words blown away by the winds sweeping that desolate planet. * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 3 |
| Character Story 3 | She was now called Skirk. Her severed tendons and shattered bones were restored by the man known as "The Foul." But this was no cause for celebration. For the man made her wield a blade every day and train until her limbs were ruined anew. It was as though he simply wanted her to feel pain. Every day, after training, her broken body would be restored yet again. She traveled across the universe with "The Foul," bearing witness to the trail of enemy graves he left in his wake. A weapon forged using the pooled resources of an entire star system. A god manifested by the unity of a whole civilization's beliefs. The mightiest warrior among billions... He buried them all. And as Skirk grew from the strength to strength, a revelation came upon her: Nobody had ever forced her master to use the true extent of his power. If it was a wicked beast, he ate its flesh. If it was a god or a machine, he absorbed its energy. If it was a warrior or mage, he played with his food — forcing them to use every trick in their book, then cutting them down once he tired of the charade. To her master, this was what it meant to "devour." Skirk's limbs were replaced with Abyssal phantasms. Never again would they hurt. Her pain receptors, having been overloaded and utterly numbed over the long years, would never again fire a signal. Pain was simply a biological avoidance mechanism. So, Skirk knew what her body was telling her: She was very strong. Few things could now pose a threat to her. This gave her some confidence. One day, she decided to dredge up the question she'd been waiting to ask all this time: "Why did you save me back then?" * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| Character Story 4 | "It was a spontaneous impulse, nothing more." Her master, whose true name was Surtalogi, replied thusly. "I may be the greatest calamity in the whole universe at this moment. Do you believe that?" "There is no need to discuss my belief in the matter, Master. Those that once doubted are now but dust in the void." "Hmph. Strength is what I have always pursued — the kind that lets one tear through every lie and manipulation." "But... having come this far, I find myself struck by one worry..." "...That I might someday get bored." Skirk listened quietly. She couldn't fathom that the life of such a universe-shaking villain could be "boring." "After seeking the strongest warriors the universe has to offer, there may no longer be any further strength for me to seek." "How did that story go again? 'Distance is measured by the heart, and my heart is slightly larger than the universe.'" "Once the whole universe becomes my front lawn, all I shall see from then on will be two anthills waging pint-sized war... I shall be in my prime then — and at my most weary." Of course, Surtalogi was not one for reading stories. This quote only came to mind because, some time ago, he had come across a scrap drifting through the universe, one carrying the scent of his homeland. He took one look at the title and preface before throwing it away. It just so happened that those introductory words contained the aforementioned passage. "So, the thought came to me of taking disciples, then waiting for them to mature before seeking them out for my amusement. You are the first of them." "And once you leave, I will see you as my student no longer." "I will strip you of everything: That which I gave you, that which you have claimed for yourself, even the unrelated miscellany around you... all will be reduced to ruin." Skirk knew none of this was some untruth meant to spur her on. Between her and Surtalogi, there was no deep master-student bond, no great care or far-reaching intent. Everything Surtalogi said, he meant at face value. One day, they would surely fight to the death. There are many paths one can take in the world, but once you step on one, the alternatives wither away. From that day onward, it was like a blade had descended from nowhere and now hung above Skirk's head. Her destiny, her life... All of it now melded together and crystallized into a singular goal: "Getting stronger." * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 5 |
| Character Story 5 | "Master, since you mentioned that your group once divided enough Abyssal power amongst yourselves to overturn an entire world — or at least a sixth of it..." "How is it that you are now many times stronger than an entire world, even when alone?" "Did I save an idiot back then?" "Listen well. When the fruit of a tree dies, its seeds are sown in the rotten soil. Naturally, these seeds may grow into stronger trees that bear harvests a hundred, or even a thousand times richer." "Even if only one or two survivors escape a doomed world, their will alone can become strong enough to reforge the very world they lost." With their parting imminent, Skirk no longer bothered to feign reverence or obedience. Fear only serves as a spur for the weak. But when you grow stronger, unconquered fear will become naught but a shackle. In the end, she resolved to bid her master farewell. She headed back to Surtalogi's homeland, to the world known as "Teyvat." She wanted to find that mother-tree. The tree that had borne corrupt fruit, whose tainted seed had grown into a truly formidable arbor. From that moment on, a great darkness had loomed over the whole forest — the shadow her master cast over the universe at large. All across the sea of stars, other civilizations that saw her naturally regarded her as an ally of "The Foul." Every community she encountered during her travels took her for a member of the "Cosmic Calamity," and kept their distance in wary defense. ...Except for Teyvat, where the one who supervised its borders lowered her guard after talking to Skirk. Upon the establishment of an agreement, she granted the latter limited passage within the world. "You do not belong there. It is not your home." The words of The Foul remained etched in her heart, never to fade away. But what if a wish, flung at a shooting star as it passed in fire-fraught trails, could stitch even the faintest thread between it and the world? * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 6 |
| Her Answer | "Even if it costs you everything? Even if you are judged and damned for using foul means to emerge victorious... Do you still wish to become stronger?" What was Skirk's answer, back then? The one that had been blown away by the wind? Perhaps, even if the answer were a fleeting "Yes," it would have changed nothing of what came after. But that had not been her reply. She was just a little girl, her mind yet unburdened by craft or cunning. She longed only to thank — and to beg forgiveness from — the first life given to nourish her growth. "Maybe the big rat and I could have been best friends." ...But I ate it. To The Foul, this utterance gained a second meaning: "I have turned my back even on the one who saved me from the ruins. What remains, then, that I cannot discard?" None can say how much of the exchange was colored by self-indulgence or misunderstanding, and how much of it was intentional. But beyond this, there may have been some misunderstandings between the two that neither had expected. "Well then. Since I was the one who saved you that day, will you also kill me one day in pursuit of strength?" The Foul was stirred to expectation by his own words, but in her despair, the little girl did not notice. * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 4 |
| The Seven-Shifting Serpent | The "Seven-Shifting Serpent" is a little trick that The Foul passed down to Skirk. It was originally known as "Chaos Permeation," a minor spell developed by Khaenri'ah's Universitas Magistrorum, and it was made to mock Teyvat's wielders of elemental power. Users of this spell could use Abyssal energy to evoke effects similar to the Elements. The underlying principle was analogous to using the Abyss to permeate reality, creating specific forms of negative pressure to thereby call upon the flow of a corresponding Element's energy. To Khaenri'ah, "Chaos Permeation" was a mere party trick employed in performances and parades. As a warrior, The Foul knew nothing of this technique at first. But as his understanding of Abyssal power deepened, he came to master it almost instantly. While ordinary performers could spend months practicing the shifting of a single Element just to scrape by as street entertainers, The Foul was able to effortlessly cycle through all seven on his first attempt. He passed this technique down to Skirk, but not so she could fall back on performances if she was strapped for Mora. After all, demonstrating mastery of Abyssal techniques across the seven surface nations was something only a glutton for punishment would do. "In my homeland, the Seven Elements represent the natural order of things. So if you wish to conceal your power for longer, disguise it using this trick." * Unlocks at Friendship Lv. 6 |
268 responses to “Skirk”
So….
Skirk, Furina, Layla and Dahlia
Is it a bad team?
so far, YES
what would you use as 4 stars? I can use furina, but I don’t have any other cryo/hydro 5 stars aside mona
any Cryo or Hydro healer, because of Furina’s HP drain
Skirk Furina Xingqiu and Charlotte is a decent team for her
I’d replace Layla with Mika, he gives decent atk speed and also heals your whole team for Furina
I’m sorry, maybe i’m missing something… Are her attacks in the Seven-Phase Flash / Havoc: Extinction mode physical or cryo? I can’t read anywhere they get converted (but i might be blind)
with her r1, Furina, Escoffier and Yelan, will the attack goblet be better than cryo one ?
Let’s calculate
Cryo goblet:
What affix do we have? 100% base, 75% Furina, 30% Yelan (mid), 75% artifact set + 47 from Cryo goblet
Cryo goblet DMG BUFF = (100 + 75 + 30 + 75 + 47) / (100 + 75 + 30 + 75) = 1.16 = 16% DMG buff
Attack goblet:
What attack buffs do we have? 100% base, 30% Feather (roughly for ease of calculation), 47% Sands, 48% R1, nearly 30% substats + 47% from ATK goblet
Attack goblet DMG BUFF = (100 + 30 + 47 + 48 + 30 + 47) / (100 + 30 + 47 + 48 + 30) = 18% DMG buff
-> Nearly same power level, look what you have with better substats. But ofc cryo goblet will be better if you dont get all Furina stacks or if you use some other ATK buffs (Nobelless/Epos/Escofier’s R1) or have a lot of ATK in subs.
i can’t believe they made her cryo and not a new element to revitalize the game, on top of restricting her to freeze too (useless reaction these days), i swear this company is allergic to making good choices.
lmao. Your suggestion is even worse. They are allergic to good choices, but you are completely oblivious of that concept.
what suggestion? do you not agree that the game has become incredibly stale? its because of people like you that this game is dying.
While I agree making a new element would be cool, you know that making a new element is way harder and means way more changes than you’re probably thinking about, right?
All of that for a single character?? I don’t think so
Of course it wouldnt be just for one character
Dainslief is related to the abyss too I guess, and at some point we are gonna go there too
So yeah, she coulve been the first character to introduce us to that element
Classical internet troll, oblivious to long-term thinking. We have no confirmation of this, but Dainsleif is probably going to be a new element. If Skirk were to share the same element as Dain, that would take away from Dain’s hype that has been around since the start of the game. If Skirk has a new element and is different to Dain’s, then they’re just releasing too many new elements.
Regardless of whether or not Dain is going to get a new element, it makes no sense for them to just release a new element in the middle of 5.X and not at the beginning of 6.X or 7.X with the introduction of a new region. Also, arguably, it’s more interesting and costs less effort to have a character who doesn’t own a vision and can wield the basic 7 elements. It makes you asks questions like, “How can this person wield Cryo without the permission from the gods?” You know what would get stale really quick? Releasing a new element (or even using a new element) every single time a character is ‘not from this world’ or ‘of unknown origins’. If the five sinners are playable, will they all have new elements? What about the Hexenzirkel?
What I do agree with is that someone else said the devs have lost the plot regarding how this game is about elemental reactions. How they could’ve made Skirk interesting as a Cryo unit is make it a unique version of Cryo by changing only one elemental reaction. For example, restrict her teams to Cryo and Hydro just like what they’re doing now and then have a passive that changes the Frozen elemental reaction to something else. This makes it seem that her Cryo is corrupt or not the same Cryo that is from Teyvat.
But making a new element is a SHIT idea
This comment right here is one of the best comments I’ve read on HHW. Good analysis, good theory, and good ideas of how to marry gameplay elements to lore.
i can’t believe they made her cryo and not a new element to revitalize this dead game, on top of restricting her to freeze too (useless element these days), i swear this company is allergic to making good choices.
honestly… meh? I was expecting the character with more interesting concept, but I got almost zero team flexibility, basic NA spam as a gameplay, etc. I was expecting something like freeze or shatter buff, imagine a character, who makes freeze do damage or some utility instead of something like “you get the biggest def shred and damage in the game! but only in freeze comp BTW”. Smells like shi… I mean hsr balance team.
She’s also very expensive in terms of build, Escoffier is her by far the best teammate who syncs with her perfectly, and you can possibly go Shenhe or hydro sustain in third slot and XQ or Yelan on the fourth one. She’ll obviously be op with Escoffier, most likely strong even without her, but this unit is just boring, I think I’ll just go some other dps this time.
Teammates tier list:
SS+: Escoffier (heal, res spred, god of ice, offield dd, wife)
SS: Furina (75% damage buff to a team with 3-4 damagedealers)
S: Shenhe (may be higher if have no Escoffier and cryo spread needed), Yelan (offield damage brr), Mona (since Skirk needs some ATK buffs, Epos and Noblesse are really good)
A: Ayaka (quick burst brr), Dahlia (25% attack speed brr, Noblesse user and Skirks f2p weapon needs some shield), Xingqiu (not uselees, hydro res pred), Rosaria (+15% crit rate to whole team of DPS), Charlotte (if played without Escoffier, a good heal+Epos+Noblesse)
B: Chongyun (E2 may be fun)
If you have 2-3 S or higher characters, then she is great and can make your acc stronger. If not, then better dont even try to pull her, you will not be able to see her potential.
Perfect team: Skirk – Furina – Escoffier – Something
the dude who’s recording these videos is EXPLODING
FOAMING AT THE MOUTH (from excitement)😂
man I hope he gets Skirk in first ten pull
I was wondering, is it better to use ayaka as sub dps rather than shenhe on skirk+escoffier+furina team? Since ayaka dmg is mostly from her burst and skill, you can do a rotation with ayaka burst then skirk onfield. And maybe use Noblesse ayaka to buff ATK% on the whole team which she also increase her own burst damage. Shenhe provide 15% NA+CA dmg + 15% cryo bonus + quill dmg + 15% res shred (escoffier res shred is 55% so 15% from shenhe only have half value on most enemy)
Thought about it, for I myself have an Ayaka C2 that I have nowhere to use. So I calculated a bit…
Alas, Mona would be better in this role, as she would also wear Epos and give dmg buff, which would end up doing more damage than Ayaka’s ult.
Don’t think so, quill dmg is a lot and all the cryo members of the team benefits from it. Also Skirk’s passive increasing elemental skills by 1 is more significant in Shenhe than Ayaka, quill dmg comes from elemental skill. If you dont have Shenhe Rosaria could be better than Ayaka, to cap crit rate and buffing atk% with noblesse.
So if i read this right, you tap her Elemental Skill do a Charge Attack, Burst and then you spam Normal Attacks.
But if you equip the Finale of deep galleries Artifact, then you need to do and NA first to not activate the Burst buff of the artifact
Even then you can only have 1 rift as you need to do Cryo Reaction, so you can only have 53 Serpent Stack. So 3 points over 50, that will be a 89,79% attack buff. It’s not low but it does feel wasteful not being able to activate it completely in the first rotation
I may be wrong but I believe the burst during skill does not do any damage. Also the void rifts are created once every 2.5s so you can generate 5×8 stacks during her e, I don’t know how fast her stack consumption is though so :v
Her burst within Skill mode doesnt deal any damage so Q in her E will not trigger artifact effect that specifically says “deals damage”, the 60% NA buff will remain.
I think she has 2 playstyles, it’s similar to Varesa’s
Playstyle 1 as you described, E, Q or CA to collect rifts, spam NA till E duration expires or serpent stacks are finished. E and Q will go into cooldowns.
Playstyle 2, set up rifts with teammates by doing cryo reaction, 1 rift every 2.5 secs, when 3 rifts are on the field, you hold E and floats around to collect rifts and
do one big massive Q nuke, both E and Q will then go into cooldowns.
Adopt playstyle 1 at the beginning of a long fight, and playstyle 2 to finish a mob off.
I was confused with the Death’s Crossing stack 1 per character and thought that applied to Serpent Subtlety.
Thanks i was about to giving up on her, cuz i only have Furina, but this makes her a more friendly unit as it opens more flexible team comps