Blackbird Discord Team

This Blackbird Discord team revolves around spamming instant reactions on the lower half of the Esper Circle. It's an evolved version of Hotori + Lacrimosa's Nova team, with a higher cost and much better performance. It doesn't require any dupes or Awakenings, but may benefit from some if you are down to vertical investment.

Blackbird's skill, Netherplume Rite generates 100 Cycle energy, which enable instant reaction on a 16 seconds cooldown. We use this for conatnt Nova. Meanwhile, Zankou keep re-applying Scorch stacks via her passive when any DoT is applied to enemy.

With constant Nova and Scorch, the team easily triggers Discord, and activates Lacrimosa passive Tomato Banquet for good extra damage.

While Sakiri is buffing team's ATK and DoT multiplier. Zankou adding CRIT DMG buff to DoTs, and Blackbird buffing ATK and CRIT DMG. All working together to maximize the DPS like no other team.

In Beyond the Rails endgame mode, this team is best matched with Shinku Charge Team, or a Blossom team with Nanally or without her

The rotation varies depending on whom you play as a main DPS between the three, Lacrimosa, Zankou, or Blackbird. In this guide, we will focus on Lacrimosa main DPS version.

First Rotation

• Open with Sakiri's Ultimate, then hold skill and swap out.
• Hold Charged Attack with Zankou, then use enchanted skill.
• Use 3x normal attacks to maximize her 10 DoT stacks.
• (Optional) Use Zankou's Ultimate
• Swap to Lacrimosa to trigger the first Scorch.
• Use her monster skill and swap out before she finishes animation.
• Use Blackbird's skill to fill her Esper Meter.
• Use Ultimate to deal burst damage and trigger her buffs.
• Swap to Lacrimosa to Trigger Nova
  • Discord also triggers, as enemy has Scorch.
  • Nova will last for 5 seconds, and Blackbird will record all damage dealt within this duration and replicate it at the end of duration
  • Lacrimosa will deal joint attack with Discord
• Use Lacrimosa's Ultimate to apply 5 stacks of Nightmare DoT
  • Zankou will apply all three Scorch stacks.
• Use 5x normal attacks combo to reset cooldown of normal skill (Not Monster skill), then use skill to fill 5 more stacks of DoT (The stacks from Ultimate already ran out).
• If you manage to parry and fill Esper Meter, swap to Blackbird for another Nova then swap back to Lacrimosa to continue.
• (Optional, if you haven't used Zankou's Ultimate already) Swap to Zankou, use hold basic, into enchanted skill, into normal attack for 5 seconds, into enchanted skill, then two Ultimates.
  • Otherwise, stay with Lacrimosa's normal attacks.

Either way, we don't start second rotation until Blackbird's skill cooldown is over (16 seconds from previous cast)

Second Rotation & Beyond

• If Sakiri's Ultimate is ready, use it
• Swap to Blackbird, she's still in her Witch form.
• (Optional) Use some normal attacks then enchanted skill.
• Use her second Ultimate to refresh buffs and exit Witch form.
• Use her skill to refill Esper Meter.
• Swap to Lacrimosa to trigger Nova and Discord and her joint attack. Blackbird start recording.
• Use Lacrimosa's monster skill
• Use 5 normal attacks into normal skill
• If Lacrimosa's Esper Meter refills, swap to Blackbird for a Nova and a Discord. Same if you find a parry chance.
• You need to refresh Zankou's DoT at least every two rotations. Her DoT lasts 30 seconds, so you have the option to skip using her and focus on Lacrimosa and Blackbird.
• Every rotation Blackbird will swap between forms, the reason is to keep refreshing her buffs. One time it's skill into Ultimate, next time is Ultimate into skill.
• Repeat

Note that Sakiri will need more than one rotation to fully regenerate her Ultimate, so just use it when it’s ready. It doesn’t alter the rotation. Blackbird might not have enough energy to use Ultimate the next time after she exits Witch form, so you can go one rotation without her buffs. You have the option to alter the rotation to generate more Ultimate energy for her

We aim towards a 16-second rotation or slightly longer to use Blackbird normal skill on cooldown for consistent triggering of Nova and Discord

• Each parry with either Blackbird or Lacrimosa will enable instant Nova by swapping to the other one. But parrying with Blackbird is highly preferable to not waste the buildup Lacrimosa does through her on-field time. (To get more Nova and Discord count overall)
• You don't need to ever trigger Scorch manually. Even if Sakiri fills her Esper Meter, ignore it and focus on Nova.
• Avoid switching from Lacrimosa to Sakiri while Lacrimosa Esper Meter is full to prevent skipping a Nova.
• Lacrimosa doesn’t need to reach 5th attack in normal combo to reset the cooldown of normal skill.
  • She only needs to land a total of 5 normal attacks. The count persists even after swapping her out and back. 
  • Pay attention and use the normal skill once available. 
  • This cooldown reset occurs once after using the monster skill, you don’t need to land a full 5 attacks more than once.
• Blackbird's personal damage scales with the amount of "Malice" she has when using her kit.
  • She doesn't generate Malice inside her Witch form.
  • Her support skill generate Malice, so when swapping to her from a Lacrimosa with full Esper Meter, Blackbird better be out of Witch form.
  • Her normal skill generates 2/3 of her maximum Malice, so make sure to spend Malice before the next cast of skill to avoid overcapping
  • An easy way to consume Malice is using hold attack after second normal attack, but don't stress over it, it's only a small boost to team DPS