See 5.5 Recommended Banners & Best Pulling Strategy. Learn about 5.5 banners, new characters, who to pull, pull recommendations, total Primogems, banner strategy, and more!
Table of Contents
| 5.5 Update Related Articles | |||||||||||
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 Varesa | Iansan | Xianyun | |||||||||
| Xilonen | Venti | ||||||||||
| Collective Of Plenty | 5.5 Redeem Codes | ||||||||||
5.5 Banners & Notable Characters
Notable Characters For Each Banner
Which Character to Pull & Recommended Characters
Most Recommended Character to Pull For
| Recommendation Order | |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
4-Star Characters Have No Guaranteed Pity
Iansan is placed low on the recommendation order due to the lack of guaranteed Wish pity that can be used to get her. After winning the 50% chance for a rate up 4-Star character, the chance to get Iansan will always be 33.33%.
Pull Depending On What Role Your Account Needs
Banner recommendation differs on what role you account needs:
If you feel that your account lacks on-field damage dealers, pulling for banners with DPS characters are recommended.
If you lack power for the DPS that you are using, pulling for support character is recommended.
If you notice that you are not surviving game content, pulling for sustain characters are recommended.
Meta Recommendations Per Role
DPS Recommendation & Priority Based On Meta
| No. | DPS |
|---|---|
| 1 | - Varesa is a Plunging Attack DPS that can easily deal powerful damage. She can use her Charged Attack to jump into air and perform Plunging Attacks from there. - Her Plunging Attacks have a wide AoE, enabling her to clear waves of enemies easily when properly setup. Since she would probably scale on ATK, most support characters can work with her. - But unlike other Electro DPS characters, Dendro reactions don't increase her damage much and it's best to build the team centered on increasing her damage with buffs instead of reactions. |
| 2 | - Xilonen can be a Geo DPS if only one (1) teammate is PECH or Anemo. However, doing so will cancel out the healing effect from her Elemental Burst. - Compared to Itto and Navia, Xilonen's performance as a Geo DPS is weaker. It is recommended to use Xilonen as support instead of as a DPS. |
Support Recommendation & Priority Based On Meta
| Character | Supporting Description |
|---|---|
| Xilonen | Works Well With: - Xilonen is an Elemental DMG support and healer. She can greatly reduce the Elemental DMG RES of enemies depending on her teammates' Elements. - To activate her debuff, she needs at least two (2) teammates with PECH Elements, doesn't matter if they have the same Elements. She can also use Scroll set to buff her teammates' Elemental DMG. - The above characters do not necessarily represent the only characters Xilonen is compatible with. └ Xilonen can be paired with any PECH DPS character. |
| Xianyun | Works Well With: - Xianyun can increase the Plunging Attack damage dealt, heal the team, and allow characters to jump high and use Plunge Attacks with her Elemental Burst. - Xianyun can also hold Viridescent Venerer to reduce enemies' damage resistance to the Swirl-ed Element. |
Iansan | Works Well With: - Iansan is an ATK Bonus support that relies on both her ATK and Nightsoul Points to buff the DPS. Her ability to use Scroll set to also buff Elemental DMG for her team. - Iansan's buff drains her Nightsoul Points and ends when it reaches 0. She can regenerate Nightsoul Points depending on the active character's movement. └ Because of this, the characters that work well with her are Plunging Attack DPS or characters with big movement in their attacks like Mavuika. |
| Venti | Works Well With: - Venti is an Anemo support with the most powerful Crowd Control in the game. He can use Viridescent Venerer to shred the Elemental resistances of enemies to boost the damage dealt by PECH teammates. - His Elemental Skill is good for exploration since it can create a wind draft for going upwards. |
For support, the priority is based on which characters you have in your roster. Xilonen can greatly increase Elemental DMG dealt even for Geo characters. Xianyun covers the specific niche for Plunging Attack support while Venti is for Crowd Control. Iansan can buff all ATK scaling DPS but requires movement.
If you are having a hard time deciding, pull based on your Preferences
At the end of the day, whoever you choose to get is up to you. Regardless of meta or character niches.You can try borrowing the characters at Imaginarium Theater Supporting Cast to see the characters in actual battle.
Play Character Demo to Test the Character
Still in a wait-and-see attitude? Try out the character's demo to experience their gameplay firsthand. This can help you decide if you want to include the character in your current teams or create a new team with them!
Pull For Weapon or Constellations
Weapon or Constellation Priority For Pulling
| Character | Priority Reason |
|---|---|
| Xilonen | Weapon or Constellation - C2 - Xilonen's signature weapon, Peak Patrol Song, increases her defense and allows Xilonen to further boost the Elemental DMG of her teammates up to 25.6%. - Since Xilonen's healing scales on her defense, this weapon's substat and skill effect can increase the healing from her Elemental Burst. - Xilonen's best Constellation for improving her support abilities is her C2. It gives a DMG bonus for Geo, ATK buff for Pyro, HP buff for Hydro, CRIT DMG buff for Cryo and Energy Regen with Burst CD reduction for Electro. - You can choose to pull for either BiS Weapon or Xilonen's C2 since both are really good and covers different areas that can be helpful for any team. |
| Xianyun | Weapon - Xianyun's signature Weapon, Crane's Echoing Call, buffs the team's Plunging Attack DMG and restores Energy to them. - Xianyun's best Constellation is her C2 that improves her DMG increase buff for Plunging Attacks, increasing the cap to 18,000 additional damage. - Xianyun's weapon being able to restore Energy is vital for the DPS she supports since most of them are unable to fully restore their Energy for the next rotation. |
| Venti | Weapon - Venti is usable at C0 since his main niche is Crowd Control and his Constellations only improve his Elemental RES shred by adding Anemo and Physical shred. └ The addition of Scroll set can easily allow you to overbuff Elemental DMG, making more RES shred redundant. - Venti's BiS weapon is Elegy For The End that can be used on any support Bow characters. - Elegy can buff Elemental Mastery and ATK for the team, allowing Venti to boost those as well instead of Elemental DMG only. |
Version 5.5 Update comes with three (3) rerun banners for Xilonen, Xianyun, & Venti. All three (3) have really good signature weapons that other characters can also use. The 2nd Constellations of Xilonen and Xianyun are also noteworthy.
Banner Pulling Strategy & Scenarios - 5.5 Update
Things To Consider When Pulling
| 1 | Number of pulls & Primogems you can save/earn |
|---|---|
| 2 | Which banner/s you will pull |
| 3 | Your 5-star character status (50/50 or guaranteed) |
Plan Your Banners Depending On Your Pulls
If you are a purely free-to-play player, it is expected that you will not have enough pulls to get a guaranteed character for every character banner. Figure out which banners you want to pull from the start so you can plan ahead.
Do Not Build Pity On Banner With 5-Star Character You Do Not Want
It is best to save your pulls for banners wherein you really want a character. Do not build the pity count on banners you do not prefer and skip them instead. This could reset the pity count once you get a 5-star character from them.
Banner Scenarios & How To Plan Out Your Pulls
| Tap To Jump To Scenario (✓ = Will pull, ✖ will not pull) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ▼ Scenario 1 | Any Phase 1 Banner | Any Phase 2 Banner |
| ✓ | ✖ | |
| ▼ Scenario 2 | Any Phase 1 Banner | Any Phase 2 Banner |
| ✖ | ✓ | |
| ▼ Scenario 3 | Any Phase 1 Banner | Any Phase 2 Banner |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
The number of pulls listed below is based on the current banner pity system wherein at 90 pulls, you are guaranteed to get a 5-star character. It is possible to require fewer pulls if you win your 50/50 or you get an early pity.
Scenario 1 - Will Pull On A Phase 1 Banner
| Description | Guaranteed Pulls |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed, 1 5-Star Character | 90 Pulls |
| 50/50, 1 5-Star Character | 180 Pulls |
| Guaranteed, 2 5-Star Character | 270 Pulls |
| 50/50, 2 5-Star Character | 360 Pulls |
If you plan on pulling for a banner in the First Phase, it is recommended that you choose only one character between the two. However, if you want two of the banner 5-Stars, keep trying since you do not have to save for another banner in the latter part of the update anyways.
Scenario 2 - Will Pull On A Phase 2 Banner
| Description | Guaranteed Pulls |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed, 1 5-Star Character | 90 Pulls |
| 50/50, 1 5-Star Character | 180 Pulls |
| Guaranteed, 2 5-Star Character | 270 Pulls |
| 50/50, 2 5-Star Character | 360 Pulls |
Before spending all of your Primogems during this phase, we recommend just gunning for one banner character first. With the next update coming right after this banner, it's best to know what the next banners are first before spending all of your Primogems on it.
Scenario 3 - Will Pull Both Phase 1 & Phase 2 Banners
| Description | Guaranteed Pulls |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed, 1 5-Star Character | 90 Pulls |
| 50/50, 1 5-Star Character | 180 Pulls |
| Guaranteed, 2 5-Star Character | 270 Pulls |
| 50/50, 2 5-Star Character | 360 Pulls |
| Guaranteed, 3 5-Star Character | 450 Pulls |
| 50/50, 3 5-Star Character | 540 Pulls |
| Guaranteed, 4 5-Star Character | 630 Pulls |
| 50/50, 4 5-Star Character | 720 Pulls |
If you plan on pulling in both banners, it is highly recommended that you just choose one 5-star from each banner phase. It is close to impossible to get all four 5-star characters without spending real money to get more Primogems.
