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Potential Stop Guide

Where to stop pulling dupes for 18 characters. Each card shows therecommended stop with reasoning, plus the full P1–P5 (synchronization) breakdown so you know exactly how far is worth it.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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★★★★★ MUST-HAVE★★★★ STRONG★★★ SITUATIONAL★★ or less SKIP

Star ratings reflect how transformative each potential is, not raw stat gains. A 5★ potential is a true breakpoint; a 2★ is a small numerical bump.

Purrchena

Purrchena

Physical · Defender · 5★

Free Physical Defender who arrives at max potential from the Purry Big Feline! RAWR! event, so every potential below is already unlocked. Effects are transcribed from the local potential effect table.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P5
The event pays out Purrchena's Token x5 with her, so P5 costs nothing. P1 and P5 are the ones that matter: P1 raises the Ambassador's Special base chance to 1.5 times, and P5 multiplies its damage and Arts Susceptibility by 1.2.
P1Warm Like the Sun
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

NAUGHTY IS BANNED! Ambassador's Special base chance ×1.5 (20% to 30% at skill rank 12)

P2"Super Energetic"
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

DEF +20; Will +20

P3Useful "Prezzies"
STRONG
★★★★☆

CAKE OR "PREZZIE": Bomb DMG ×1.2, Handicraft radius +20%, Yummy Dessert HP Treatment ×1.2

P4After the Feast
STRONG
★★★★☆

NAUGHTY IS BANNED! Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Hot Like a BBQ Fire
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ambassador's Special DMG ×1.2 and Arts Susceptibility ×1.2 (2.5% to 3% at skill rank 12)

Note: Potential names and effects both resolve from the Version 1.5 client tables. The Arts Susceptibility value is small at 2.5% before P5, so its real value is the Eternal Xiranite trigger and a stack for Susceptibility-counting kits rather than the raw multiplier.

Typhoeus

Typhoeus

Nature · Striker · 6★

Nature Striker whose potentials are mostly generic damage, with two that change how you gear her. Effects are transcribed from the local potential effect table; the cumulative damage figures come from launch testing.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 is the single biggest step at +13.3 percent and a substantial ATK buff. P4 is the one that reshapes the build, because a cheaper Ultimate lets her drop Ultimate Gain pieces for pure damage in single target.
P1Potential 1
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

When Hovering, ATK +18% and aerial basic attack DMG x1.2; Huntress's Focus barrier reactivation time -3s. Cumulative personal damage +13.3%

P2Potential 2
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Agility +20, Arts Intensity +16. Cumulative personal damage +19.4%

P3Potential 3
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Rampant Thorns cooldown -2s; enemies in the Barrage Array take +6% Nature Burst DMG. Cumulative personal damage +23.6%

P4Potential 4
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Call of Ice Mountain Ultimate Energy cost -15%. Cumulative personal damage +33.7%

P5Potential 5
STRONG
★★★★☆

Call of Ice Mountain grants +1 Hunting Arrow and deals x1.2 DMG; Power Shot Nature Burst multiplier x1.1. Cumulative personal damage +46.2%

Note: P3 barely moves rotations in practice because the gate is her teammates' cooldowns, mainly Arcane's, rather than her own Combo Skill.

Liino

Liino

Electric · Supporter · 6★

Electric Supporter whose Synchronization improves her team buffs, Treatment, rotation, and Ultimate uptime. All effects are transcribed from the local potential effect table.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 adds 6% to both stance ATK buffs and gives Dazzling Focus a 25 SP return effect. P4 is the next rotation breakpoint with a 15% lower Ultimate Energy cost.
P1Potential 1
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Dazzling Focus and Dawnstar Concerto ATK Boost +6%; Dazzling Focus gains a 25 SP return effect

P2Potential 2
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Will +20; HP Treatment Efficiency +10%

P3Potential 3
STRONG
★★★★☆

Delightful Harmonics cooldown -1s; DMG and HP Treatment multipliers ×1.4

P4Potential 4
STRONG
★★★★☆

Dawnstar Concerto Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Potential 5
STRONG
★★★★☆

Dazzling Focus and Dawnstar Concerto DMG multipliers ×1.2; Dawnstar Concerto WILL scaling and maximum effect ×1.2

Note: Liino's public potential titles were unavailable when this record was added, so neutral rank labels are used and every numerical effect comes from PotentialTalentEffectTable.

Mi Fu

Mi Fu

Physical · Guard · 6★

Physical hyper-carry who fights bare-fisted. Potentials focus on rotation smoothing and team-wide Physical Susceptibility early, then pivot to personal burst at the top end. Fully functional as a T0 carry at P0.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 is her one true value breakpoint — the -2s Combo cooldown fixes her biggest rotation bottleneck while the Physical Susceptibility buff helps the whole Physical team. P0 is completely fine on a budget. P4 is the strongest whale stop thanks to gearing freedom from -15% Ult cost; P5 is the absolute ceiling. P3 is a survivability trap that barely moves her damage.
P1Restless Watch
STRONG
★★★★☆

Combo Skill Cooldown -2s (19s→17s); Physical Susceptibility +5% and duration +4s

P2Kinesthesia of Harmony
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Strength +20, Arts Intensity +16

P3Complete Warmup
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Vigilant Fury shield duration +5s, trigger Cooldown 60s→45s; grants +6% ATK for 20s on trigger

P4Qi Thrice-Refined
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Pugilist of the Stockade
STRONG
★★★★☆

All Battle Skill multipliers x1.1 (stacks with Stern Crackdown talent); Ultimate Stagger +5

Note: P4's value comes from gearing freedom (dropping energy-recovery gear for pure damage), not the raw -15% number — solo-damage calcs vary widely between sources, so exact gains depend heavily on team, weapon, and content. All values reflect Version 1.3.

Zhuang Fangyi

Zhuang Fangyi

Electric · Striker · 6★

The definitive Electric hypercarry. Potentials focus on Sunderblade uptime and resistance penetration.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 is a massive breakpoint (+1 Sunderblade, x1.15 Battle Skill DMG). P5 is the ideal whale endpoint thanks to 15 Electric RES ignore; P3 is the next strongest budget stop for SP refund.
P1Four Symbols of Harmony
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Battle Skill DMG x1.15; +1 extra Sunderblade (4 total on first cast)

P2Acuity of Fine Details
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Will +20; Battle Skill DMG +15%

P3Sense and Response
STRONG
★★★★☆

10 SP refund on Electrification consume; Sunderblade duration +10s

P4Absolute Composure
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Storm of Transformation
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Ignores 15 enemy Electric RES during Ultimate

Laevatain

Laevatain

Heat · Striker · 6★

Heat striker whose potentials are among the most transformative in the game. P5 enables high Ultimate uptime in wave-based content.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 returns 20 SP per enhanced skill hit — a huge rotation gain. P5 is the wave-content endpoint (kills extend Ultimate up to +7s). P2–P4 are minor bumps.
P1Heart of Melting Flame
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Enhanced skill attack multiplier 1.2x; returns 20 SP on hit

P2Pursuit of Memories
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Increases Intellect and Basic Attack DMG Dealt

P3Fragments from the Past
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Combustion duration +50%; Status Level +1

P4Ice Cream Furnace
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Proof of Existence
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Enhanced basic attack DMG 1.2x; kills extend Ultimate (+1s, max +7s)

Yvonne

Yvonne

Cryo · Caster / Striker · 6★

Cryo DPS that scales heavily with critical-damage modifiers. High-level potentials are essential to her ceiling as a primary DPS.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P5
Yvonne's full DPS comes online at P5 (+10% ATK and +30% Critical DMG during Ultimate). If you can't go all-in, stop at P0 — P1–P4 are smaller bumps that don't change her ceiling.
P1Flash Freezer
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Combo radius +20%; releases energy 2 more times; +15 Ult Energy

P2Flawless Creation
STRONG
★★★★☆

Intellect +20, Critical Rate +7%

P3Tink-a-Power
STRONG
★★★★☆

Talent Crit DMG +10% (doubled against Solidified enemies)

P4Rebellious Mood
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Battle skill returns 10 SP if first explosion hits one enemy

P5Expert Mechcrafter
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

During Ultimate: ATK +10% and Critical DMG Dealt +30%

Rossi

Rossi

Physical · Guard (Hybrid) · 6★

Physical hybrid guard. Synchronization values focus on her Seething Blood talent and massive Ultimate critical-damage boost.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
Rossi is mostly numerical until P5. P3 (Seething Blood +8% multiplier and HP recovery) is the strongest mid-stop. P0 is fine on a budget; only push past P3 if going for the P5 Ult window.
P1Origin of Admiration
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Battle Skill and Combo Skill DMG multipliers increased to 1.15x

P2Gap to Perfection
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Agility +20, Critical Rate +7%

P3Tangible Duties
STRONG
★★★★☆

Seething Blood grants Base DMG Multiplier +8% and HP recovery

P4Innocent Wish
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Legendary Destination
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate DMG multiplier 1.1x; Critical DMG Dealt +30%

Tangtang

Tangtang

Cryo · Caster · 6★

High-impact Cryo sub-DPS. P5 provides a massive damage boost to her Ultimate-linked Waterspouts.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
P3 (Battle DMG 1.1x and +5% Waterspout susceptibility) is the strongest budget stop. P5 is great but "luxury" since she sits in the sub-DPS slot — only push if she's your main carry.
P1Reserve Hoard
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Combo DMG 1.2x and Cooldown -2s; Battle skill SP return +5

P2River's Daughter
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Agility +20, Cryo DMG Dealt +10%

P3Chiefly Vibe
STRONG
★★★★☆

Battle DMG 1.1x; Waterspout Arts Susceptibility +5%

P4Qingbo Meditation
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Chief's All-Eldritch Gaze
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate DMG 1.15x; Waterspout damage increased by 80%

Pogranichnik

Pogranichnik

Physical · Vanguard · 6★

Primary SP engine for Physical teams. Potentials focus on rotation smoothing and energy restoration.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
P3 (reduced SP for Fervent Morale + extra stack) and P4 (-15% Ult cost) are his best ROI. P1 is conditional (needs 2+ enemies); P5 is a smaller cherry on top.
P1Frontline Sweep
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Battle skill restores SP when hitting 2+ enemies

P2Advance
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Will +20, Physical DMG +10%

P3Enhanced Living Banner
STRONG
★★★★☆

Reduced SP needed for Fervent Morale; gains extra stack

P4Shield of Talos-II
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Newly Forged Blade
STRONG
★★★★☆

Reduced Combo Cooldown; +20% SP recovery

Last Rite

Last Rite

Cryo · Striker · 6★

Cryo striker. Potentials are more numerical than mechanical; P3 and P4 give the most notable spikes.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
P3 is the first real damage spike (+1.15x Combo and Ultimate). Push to P4 if your team is Ult-heavy. P1–P2 and P5 are smaller incremental gains.
P1Undertaker's Gift
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Final Strike deals an extra 20% DMG and 5 Stagger

P2Absolute Zero Armament
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Strength +20, Cryo DMG Dealt +10%

P3Overlord of Winter
STRONG
★★★★☆

Combo and Ultimate DMG multipliers increased to 1.15x

P4Sincere Wake
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Winter is Returning
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Battle Skill SP return +5; Mirage attack multiplier 1.2x

Ardelia

Ardelia

Nature · Supporter · 6★

Nature supporter. P1 is a high-value breakpoint that increases her team-wide damage amplification.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 adds +8% Physical and Arts Susceptibility on Dolly Rush — a team-wide breakpoint. P5 is the best follow-up stop if invested. P2–P4 are minor.
P1Dolly Paradise
STRONG
★★★★☆

Dolly Rush applies Physical and Arts Susceptibility +8%

P2Game Rewards
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Friendly Presence heals another allied operator with lowest HP

P3Explosive Eruption
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Ultimate duration +1s; Shadow creation chance 1.2x

P4Rock Blossom
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Volcanic Steam
STRONG
★★★★☆

Combo Cooldown -2s; DMG 1.2x; Corrosion duration +4s

Lifeng

Lifeng

Physical · Guard · 6★

Physical guard — the "bridge" for Physical teams. P1 and P5 significantly improve his reliability and personal output.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 reduces the Vulnerability stack threshold to 2 — a major reliability breakpoint that fixes his uptime issues. P5 is the strongest follow-up; P2–P4 are smaller.
P1Breaking the Obsession
STRONG
★★★★☆

Susceptibility +5%; triggers at 2 stacks of Vulnerability

P2Self Refinement
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

All attributes +15

P3Spiritual Cultivation
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Illumination Talent grants additional ATK for Int/Will points

P4Brief Instant
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Unremitting
STRONG
★★★★☆

Subduer of Evil deals 250% ATK damage and 5 Stagger every 15s

Ember

Ember

Heat · Defender · 6★

Heat defender. Synchronization focuses on sustain until P5, which adds a rare offensive team buff.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P0
Ember is a defender — P1–P4 are sustain bumps that don't change her role. P5 is the only meaningful offensive jump (ATK buff to controlled operator) and only worth it if you already pulled dupes.
P1Nomadic Frost
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Protection effect +20%; hitting an enemy extends duration by 1.5s

P2Steel-Hardened Veteran
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Strength +20, Will +20

P3Indomitable Front
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Combo skill restores HP of another low HP teammate at 50%

P4Undying Embers
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5The Steel Oath
STRONG
★★★★☆

Strengthens shielding; adds ATK buff to controlled operator

Endministrator

Endministrator

Physical · Guard · 6★

The free protagonist. Highly efficient early potentials for SP management.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
P1 is the biggest jump and essentially free for F2P (50 SP refund on Crystal consume). P3 stacks beautifully on top — same trigger (Crystal consume) now also feeds 15 Ultimate Energy. If you can reach P3, it's the strongest stop. P4–P5 still pending verification.
P1Final Awakening
STRONG
★★★★☆

Battle Skill returns 50 SP when consuming Crystals

P2Reflection of Authority
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Allied operators gain 50% of Endministrator's ATK buff

P3The Guide
STRONG
★★★★☆

Consuming Crystals grants 15 Ultimate Energy (no other bonuses apply)

P4Pending Verification
TBD
☆☆☆☆☆

Technical data pending official release verification

P5Pending Verification
TBD
☆☆☆☆☆

Technical data pending official release verification

Note: P4–P5 ratings are pending official release verification.

Gilberta

Gilberta

Nature · Supporter · 6★

Nature supporter ("Gilly"). Potentials focus on crowd-control consistency and team-wide Arts amplification. P2 and P3 are her most impactful early breakpoints.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P3
P2 and P3 are her best breakpoints (Vulnerability stacking + Ultimate Gain Efficiency). Her core utility — grouping enemies — is fully present at P0, so P5 is a luxury endpoint for visual prestige.
P1Above the Clouds
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Battle skill Arcane Staff: Gravity Mode improved — effect radius +20%

P2Wind Walker
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate Gravity Field: target treated as having +1 Vulnerability stack (max 4), multiplying Arts Susceptibility

P3Quick, Gentle Steps
STRONG
★★★★☆

Talent Messenger's Song: Ultimate Gain Efficiency +5%

P4Dances with Clouds
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Gravity Field: Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Special Mail
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Combo skill Matrix Displacement: Cooldown -2s; DMG multiplier increased to 1.3x

Note: Translation note: P2's English text implies a direct multiplier, but the CN version indicates a per-stack increase (~3% per Vulnerability stack, totaling ~36% Arts Susceptibility at max stacks vs 30% base).

Camille

Camille

Heat · Vanguard · 6★

Heat enabler Vanguard, the cleanest Heat-team force multiplier on the roster (the Heat analogue to Pogranichnik). Firefang Vesperwings plant Heat Susceptibility and Weaken on the carry's target, his Combo refunds SP and grants party-wide Link, and Sanguine Downpour returns SP before priming a free enhanced Combo. Synchronization sharpens the team-wide debuffs and his rotation rather than personal damage. Fully functional as an enabler at P0.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 is his one clear value breakpoint, stacking another +5% Weaken and +5% Heat Susceptibility onto the carry's target plus +15s Firefang hover for near-permanent uptime. His core enabling kit is already complete at P0, so it is fully fine on a budget. P3 is the next-best stop (Combo Cooldown -2s plus SP recovery smooths his rotation), and P5 is the luxury whale endpoint that widens his team-wide Heat DMG amp. P2 and P4 are minor.
P1Flame-Anointed Lance
STRONG
★★★★☆

Battle skill Blazing Exorcism applies Weakness +5% and Heat Susceptibility +5%; Firefang Vesperwings hover duration +15s

P2Tracker of Witch Scent
SKIP
★★☆☆☆

Agility +20, Intellect +20

P3Thorned Incapacitator
STRONG
★★★★☆

Combo skill Heartstake Thorn Cooldown -2s; Heartstake Thorn and Hunter Pursuit DMG multipliers increased to 1.3x and SP recovery to 1.15x

P4Agašlehem's Sigil
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Sanguine Convention
STRONG
★★★★☆

Talent Bloodfount Revival: Heat DMG boost per stack +6%

Note: Camille is a pure force multiplier for Heat lanes, not a carry: prioritize potentials only if you run a Heat team around Laevatain. Values reflect Version 1.3 Phase 2.

Arcane

Arcane

Nature · Caster · 6★

Nature Caster (Li Zhiyan) built around Array Arcana, a stance system that flips her between an INT-state Corrosion DPS and a WILL-state grouping controller. Synchronization sharpens her Combo skill and her team-wide debuffs rather than adding a new role, so she is fully functional as either a carry or a controller at P0.

Recommended Stop
🎯 P1
P1 is her one clear value breakpoint: a 1.3x multiplier on her Combo skill (a large slice of her damage) plus a stance rider that helps either build, +10 SP return in INT for tighter rotations or +6% Susceptibility in WILL for the team. Her full kit is already complete at P0, so she is fine on a budget. P4 is the next-best stop, the -15% Ultimate cost buying gearing freedom and more Ultimate (and therefore Corrosion) uptime, and P3 deepens her Corrosion shred for Nature teams. P5 is the whale ceiling that widens her Ultimate damage and Arts Amp in INT or team-wide Arts Susceptibility in WILL. P2 is a pure stat stick.
P1Watcher of the Sea
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Combo skill Yinglung Stance IV DMG multiplier increased to 1.3x; in Array Arcana: INT, +10 SP return on detonation; in Array Arcana: WILL, Combo skill Susceptibility +6%

P2Heart of Ice Cold Ferrium
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Intellect +15, Will +15, Arts Intensity +16

P3Wielder of Stone
SITUATIONAL
★★★☆☆

Talent Weapon Honing: Corrosion duration +5s; Max Resistance Reduction +20%

P4Mind of Refined Steel
STRONG
★★★★☆

Ultimate Gloompurge: Ultimate Energy cost -15%

P5Homeward Glance
MUST-HAVE
★★★★★

Array Arcana: INT: Arts Amp +16% during Ultimate and Gloompurger Array DMG multiplier increased to 1.3x. Array Arcana: WILL: Susceptibility +7% and Combo skill Cooldown reduced after casting the Ultimate

Note: Arcane is an upcoming Version 1.4 limited unit, so day-one damage figures are still unconfirmed and these ratings may shift once her banner opens. Effects are pulled from the current game data; community consensus is that a single copy performs her full role, with P1 and P5 the clearest gains.

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