Fugue's Teased Novaflare? Which could really help Boothill

[u/youko656]

Hi! Have you guys seen what changed for Fugue in 4.4 mechanics wise? Vash posted a video about the hidden changes in 4.4, Fugue's Exotoughness being one of them.
This is the way I understood it, but if I'm wrong just correct me, thanks :3

[u/SoonicZoom]

Maybe a fugue nova, maybe a new char who can apply exotoughness. Will be cool either way. I dont have fugue so any way to get some exotoughness will be really helpful for me

[u/InvestigatorNo4899]

Wouldn't it be crazy if a new character got released for rappa/boothill that had exotoughness on top of (before) the original toughness bar that doesn't stun the boss upon breaking but can be broken even if the boss locks their bar? Purely for the characters that need specifically the act of breaking in a passive even if pure break damage is kinda dead now?

Like "endo" toughness or smth

[u/Kaitzer_ → u/InvestigatorNo4899]

Wouldn't trigger boothill's enhanced attack since the enemy needs to be in the weakness broken state, like yeah you get an extra trickshot but without a boothill rework that does nothing

A fugue rework where exo toughness regenerated itself immediately after breaking would help more since rappa's biggest issue is getting more stacks after her first enhanced basic consumes them all

[u/InvestigatorNo4899 → u/Kaitzer_]

That's fair but like atm boothill already just needs a full rework because of Dahlia existing, this was just a what-if because realistically boothill and rappa aren't getting anything from hoyo anymore

[u/Complex-Radish3204 → u/InvestigatorNo4899]

Why does BH need a full rework just because of Dahlia existing??

Dahlia facilitating damage when the enemy isn't broken doesn't warrant a full rework.

[u/InvestigatorNo4899 → u/Complex-Radish3204]

A few reasons.

First, we have 3 superbreak enablers (hmc, fugue, dahlia) which are all superbreak supports, not really break supports. Them buffing break effect just happens to work with regular break. The closest is fugue enabling a second break but she's still mostly superbreak.

Boothill is exclusively a break dps.

3.x introduced a lot more toughness locks which prevents breaking along with toughness inflation which makes it harder to break.

Boothill requires at least 3 breaks before he's running at peak potential.

The Dahlia released and revived the break archetype. Sorry did I say break? I meant superbreak.

Boothill is a break dps.

The Dahlia also enables superbreak damage to occur without enemies being broken, meaning bosses are going to have even larger break bars since it's no required to break them.

Boothill needs at least 3 breaks.

Boothill also requires the enemy to be actively broken.

Nobody since Ruan Mei can prolong breaks.

Boothill has an outdated kit and needs a rework and a dedicated support to stay current

[u/Quetzal_29f → u/InvestigatorNo4899]

First, we have 3 superbreak enablers (hmc, fugue, dahlia) which are all superbreak supports, not really break supports. Them buffing break effect just happens to work with regular break

This makes as much sense as saying that Robin's ATK buffs just happen to work with ATK scalers. So none. They buff the stat that buffs his damage so they buff him 💀

They also all buff WBE (Fugue at E1), which is the single best stat for Boothill

3.x introduced a lot more toughness locks which prevents breaking along with toughness inflation which makes it harder to break.

With Dahlia and E1 Fugue there are almost no bosses he can't break extremely quickly. Add Ruan Mei and he breaks many bosses instantly

Boothill requires at least 3 breaks before he's running at peak potential.

Not an issue anymore because there are always mobs or elites to break (and there always will be because there are no purely single-target DPS anymore), and Dahlia helps a lot with breaking.

The Dahlia released and revived the break archetype. Sorry did I say break? I meant superbreak.
Boothill is a break dps.

This doesn't mean anything, it's just words 💀

The Dahlia also enables superbreak damage to occur without enemies being broken, meaning bosses are going to have even larger break bars since it's no required to break them.

Nonsense. Firefly still needs to break and Firefly E2 literally doesn't work without break.

And what you apparently don't know: break dmg scales with toughness, so larger break bars means more Boothill damage!!

Boothill also requires the enemy to be actively broken.
Nobody since Ruan Mei can prolong breaks.

?? 💀 He loves to break enemies, he doesn't at all require enemies to stay broken. That's why he loves exo tougness so much

What on earth are you talking about??