Goldenglow
Translation Credits: Jetroyz and Iana
"Finally here... Hello, Doctor, I'm the newly hired operator Goldenglow. I'll be under your guidance from now on."
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A new face was present in Rhodes Island's hairdressing salon.
The moment one enters, they can hear her greetings.
"Perhaps she's not so good at hairdressing." You think, as you look at the unkempt tips of her hair.
She invites you to your seat, pouring a glass of water, and wrapping a chair cloth around your neck. She immediately gets to work after clarifying what your needs are.
Except for asking you to turn your head around, she doesn't seem keen to engage in chatter.
You find out that if you initiate a conversation, she's more than willing to exchange a few sentences.
Once the scissors are finished dancing and you're pulled away to have your hair washed, you've probably forgotten your initial impressions ages ago.
Looking into the mirror at your brand new hairstyle, you suddenly remember that you should ask her what her codename is.
Because the next time you come around to the salon, you'll for sure be asking for her to do your hair again.
After a few pleasantries, a new codename is embedded in your memory: "Goldenglow".
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Race: Feline
Origin: Victoria
Proficiencies: Originium arts (static eelctricity), hairdressing
"I'm no good with compasses, no matter how I fiddle with them, they always end up pointing towards me, sigh..."
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Illustrator: namie
CV: Ayane Sakura
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Goldenglow is a 6★ Caster [Drone / Mech-Accord] whose Drones have a chance to explode for AoE damage. Her skills increase the number of active Drones and she has options for increasing her Range, up to the entire map. She has options for increasing her damage and crowd control (Slow).
Talents and Skills
Archetype: Caster [Drone / Mech-Accord]
Trait: Controls a Drone to deal Arts damage to an enemy; When the Drone continuously attacks the same enemy, its damage will increase (up to 110% of the operator's ATK)
Talent 1: When skill is active, the Drones have a certain chance to explode (and return to the Operator), dealing a certain amount of Arts damage in a small area
Skill 1: Drones +1, releases the Drones to lock on to enemies and attack. Increase ATK and ASPD. Drones lock on to targets until the target is defeated, the Drone explodes, or the skill ends
Skill 2: Drones +1, releases the Drones to lock on to enemies and attack. Expand Attack Range and increase ATK. Drones lock on to targets until the target is defeated or the Drone explodes. Infinite duration.
Skill 3: Goldenglow stops attacking, Drones +2, releases the Drones to lock on to enemies and attack. Attack Range expands to the entire battlefield, increase ATK, each of the Drones' attacks inflicts Slow for a short duration . Drones lock on to targets until the target is defeated, the Drone explodes or the skill ends
First Impressions
Note: These are first impressions and based on conjecture since we don’t know the exact details.
Goldenglow will be the third [Drone / Mech-Accord] Caster, and the first of the 6 Star rarity. The other members of the this Archetype are 4 Star Click and 5 Star Kjera. The Archetype is known for good single target damage when they can stay targeted on a single enemy, since their drone damage builds up over strikes to the same target. They are also good crowd control options, since their own attacks, and each of their drones, all have a chance to apply the crowd control.
It will be interesting to see if Goldenglow's first Talent is a blessing or a curse. The AoE Arts explosions will provide extra damage, particularly in multi-target situations, but if the explosion causes the Drones to reset their stacked ATK, it could severely reduce their DPS when attacking the same target over a long period.
S1 is a straight-foward single target burst skill, while S2 is a consistent damage skill with increased range and infinite duration. S3 has more unique effects, giving her an extra drone than the other Skills, but losing the ability to attack herself, and increasing her attack range to the entire map. Drone attacks also gain the chance to Slow enemies. The global range will certainly represent an interesting tactical option, but it will likely come at a cost to its overall DPS potential. Since it uses normal targeting priority, the Drones will target the enemy closest to home, which could be good if you want her to help take down enemies closest to escape, but could cause the Slow to be wasted if that enemy is being blocked from advancing. Losing the ability to attack herself and gaining a Drone could represent a DPS loss or gain depending on the situation, since her own attacks do not have the ATK ramp up time, a Drone will perform worse than her until its 6th attack on the same target, at which point the Drone will surpass her. This will be troublesome if the Drone explosions reset the ATK stacks.
As is typically the case, her potential meta impact will depend a lot on the details of her abilities and her Talent 2.
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