Roster Plans

It's a given that I'm drawing on every new costume on banner, aiming for +4 with a budget of 300 draws. If it's the 2nd banner for a new character, I'm drawing on the exclusive.

Roster Plans by Season
Banners Shops Selective Upgrade Bursts Sparks Tears Elixirs Notes
2026-08-27
  • Savage Warrior Aquila (+3 → +4)
  • Sunny Inn Hand Helena (+4 → +5)
 White Reaper Justia (+3 → +4)
  • Sunny Inn Hand Helena x3
  • Heavenly Guardian Successor Glacia x3
  • Miracle Marine Mamonir x3
  • New Hire Nebris x3
  • Adventurer of the Unknown Diana x3
  • Onsen Manager Liberta x3
 1720 20 531
  • Complete Burst reset
  • Guild Raid
  • ToS & Manual reset
  • Monthly reset
2026-09-10
  • Ame-no-Mitori Tenka Izumo
  • Savage Warrior Aquila
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 +30 +4 +70
  • Collaboration part 1
2026-09-23
  • Lord of the Cosmos Ren Yamashiro
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 Sword Breaker Alec (+3 → +4)
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 +530 +9 +170
  • Collaboration part 2
  • Guild Raid
  • ToS & Manual reset
  • Monthly reset
2026-10-08
  • Unraveling Mummy Nekyndalia
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 +30 +4
2026-10-22
  • Sealed Desires Aquila
  • Unraveling Mummy Nekyndalia
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 ???
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 +530 +9 +170
  • Guild Raid
  • ToS & Manual reset
  • Monthly reset
2026-11-05
  • ???
  • ???
  • Sealed Desires Aquila
  • ???
  • ???
  • ???
 +30 +4

Notes

Selective Upgrades
I'm down to 6 standard costumes that are not maxed (excluding the latest costume in the powder shop), so I'm using the selective upgrades on the lowest ones.
I also have the bonus 3rd anniversary ticket unspent.
Bursts (Spark of Rampage)
I kinda regret bursting Ocean Vanguard Luvencia, especially since I didn't make the top 1000 in the FH where it mattered.
Good thing all bursts will be reset August 27th.
Potentials (Tear of Goddess)
I'm 80% complete on the big ability nodes overall and have pretty much everything that's relevant to Fiend Hunt and Guild Raid.
I'm on a spending freeze for now.
Awakening (Awakening Elixir)
I have all 5* characters awakened (including collaborations).
August is the first month I will test to see if I can rely entirely on daily elixirs (5 x 30 = 150 per month).

Bursts

Current Priority

The August 13th update is unlikely to have any bursts for light characters other than Helena, based on the established pattern.

Current Burst Priority
Character Costume Qty. Notes
Helena Sunny Inn Hand 2 or 3 B3 grants an energy guard, could be essential for Granhildr
Yuri Comeback Idol 3 Only other light pick is Michaela
Angelica The Fallen 1 Just for the property damage (maybe)

Post Reset

With the incoming full refund of bursts on August 27th. There are 2360 F2P sparks (39 bursts with 20 leftover, or 13 costumes full bursted) up until this update. After the monthly reset, there will be 2890 F2P sparks (16 costumes). This is my current priority based on the updated bursts.

Current Burst Priority
Character Costume Qty. FH GR LN Notes
My Top Picks
Mamonir Miracle Marine 3 Yes Yes No Safe pick
Glacia Heavenly Guardian Successor 3 Yes Yes No Very likely to be a FH/GR staple
Helena Sunny Inn Hand 2 or 3 Yes Yes Yes B3 grants Energy Guard
Nebris New Hire 3 Yes Yes Yes Wind carry
Element-Specific FH Picks
Sylvia Bikini Agent 3 Yes Yes No Water carry
Dalvi Tricky Lover 3 Yes ?? No Wind staple
Blade Young Lady 3 Yes Yes No Dark staple, B1 improves vulnerability potency
Among the best choices right now, but might not stay that way
Diana Adventurer of the Unknown 3 Yes Yes No Hard to tell if this will stay relevant for FH/GR
Helena B-Rank Idol 3 Yes Yes No Hard to tell if this will stay relevant for FH/GR
Liberta Onsen Manager 3 Yes Yes Yes Hard to tell if this will stay relevant for FH/GR
Utility Partials for FH/GR
Palette Miracle Violet 1 Yes Yes No Adds 1 hit
Nekyndalia Deadeye 1 Yes Yes No Chain damage taken, B2 adds 2 extra hits
Rafina Steel Engine 2 Yes ??? No Chain weakening
Desirable if I have extra sparks
Lathel Homunculus 3 Yes Yes Yes Occasionally used in FH/GR
Tyr Starlight Guardian 3 Yes ?? Yes B2 minimum for FH, hasn't been relevant in GR yet
Anastasia Fire Graffiti 3 Yes ?? Yes Only needs B2 for LN, shilled for 1 GR
Scheherazade Pool Party 3 Yes ?? Yes Carry for 1 GR

Characters I'm most excited about bursting:

Costumes I'm most excited about bursting:

Refinements and Exclusives

Most of my exclusives for damage characters where the refinement score matters are at 21 or 22.

Low Refinement Scores
Piece Score
Nartas 18
Hikage 19
Rou 20
Eleaneer 20
Eclipse 20
Missing Non-Limited Exclusives
Character Notes
Nekyndalia Next banner as early as Oct 8th
Seir Last banner was July 2, 2026
Glacia Last banner was July 30, 2026
(rolled, but got the Liberta EX I needed instead)

Most of my gear gaps are for magic characters. I have a lot more for physical characters because there's more of them and they've historically been stronger.

Gear TODO
Piece Mods Notes
Fiend Guard Magic ATK % x3 I have one already, plus another that has a flat Magic ATK
Radiant Wisdom Magic ATK % x3 I have one, would like at least 1 more
Promise of Harmony Magic ATK % x3 I have one for Diana with a flat Magic ATK, need one for Helena

Refinement Remnants

I currently have 21k remnants and plan to only spend on Spark of Rampage, 23-point and 24-point score change tickets. I need to ensure that I still have 10k when the 24-point ticket resets in December.

23 (ASS)

The first Dragon Scale was a naturally rolled 23.

Plans for 23 Upgrades
Gear Mods
Dragon Scale of Protection Magic ATK % x1, Crit x2
Prime Authority ATK % x3
God-King's Silver Arm ATK % x3
Treacherous Shackle Magic ATK % x3
Venomous Touch ATK % x3
Venomous Touch Magic ATK % x3

24 (SSS)

Spending my first 24 on a Venomous Touch seemed like a good idea at the time, since any character can use it. But the addition of Crit Rate overflow devalued Crit DMG somewhat. If I could go back and do it over, I'd spend my first 24 on a Prime Authority.

Plans for 24 Upgrades
Gear Mods
Venomous Touch Crit x3
Prime Authority ATK % x3
Dragon Scale of Protection Magic ATK % x3

Potentials

I'm running out of costumes to potential. If I have 19 tears for this season, and 3 automatically go to Glacia's new costume, I'll have 16 leftover. That's enough for 5 costumes.

Candidates for Potential Liberation for Characters I use Regularly
Character Costume Pots Notes
Medium Priority
Sylvia The Sword Queen 2 These damage nodes add very little value
Levia Track and Field Captain 1 Damage
Situational
Lathel Dark Knight 3 This costume has been relevant twice now in FH
Scheherazade The Magic School Professor 1 Adds Magic RES reduction
Sylvia Admiral 1 Her survival has been fine without adding the extra hits to her energy guard
Sylvia Desert Flower 1 Haven't needed the barrier potency for anything yet
Lowest Priority
Teresse Angel of Destruction 1 Collision damage (not relevant for FH)
Nartas Anonymous Scholar 3 Could be useful someday... maybe /cope
Gray B-Rank Manager 1 The cooldown might be useful someday
Angelica The Fallen 1 The cooldown might be useful someday
Eclipse Dimension Witch 1 The cooldown might be useful someday
Diana Magical Innovator 1 The barrier might be useful someday
Levia Overheat 1 The cooldown seems pretty worthless
Olivier Retired Legend 1 The cooldown seems pretty worthless
Mirror Wars
Eclipse Nightmare Bunny 1 Debuff potency
Morpeah Beach Vacation 1 The barrier might be useful someday
Scheherazade Code Name S 1 Silence duration
Glacia Heavenly Guardian Successor 1 Damage
Glacia Disciplinary Committee 2 Damage x2
Glacia Alice 3 Energy guard potency x2 + cooldown