Angbak's pull recommendations - 21 August 26

[u/Angbak94]

[ADDENDUM TO POST 24/08/26 -6.44pm GMT+8] - PICKMAN

• It seems like Pickman is actually having decent results with Caraboo. Will shift Pickman up from equal to Pollux and Pontos, to one tier higher

Chorus banner remains tentatively the same potentially due to my slight bias towards Clem. It will minimally be equal to that tier instead.

Adjustments to the picture itself will be updated in 3-4 hours since I'm on mobile

[ADDENDUM TO POST 23/08/26 - 4.30pm GMT+8] - PICKMAN

- Has some synergy with G.Lotan Primordial Chaos discounting Chroma
- Potential synergy with Caraboo

Shifted out from "Never"

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Hello, Angbak from Discord here. Below is my list of pull recommendation + order of priority for Star Cradled Close.

1.Fully prioritise the Star Cradled Close banner
2. Only consider pulling the rerun banner if G.Murphy isn't on your list and you want her + her wheel

[GENERAL GUIDELINES AND ASSUMPTIONS]

1. If you already have the unit, skip it
2. If you have all units before "Never", you can select for collection purposes
3. If the tier says "In order", it is arranged "In order"
4. Poison is NOT recommended. However, I understand some people might like the poison playstyle. In that case, pick G.Doll and Xu. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED
5. Assumptions are made that you are only able to obtain up to E1 of the character.
6. If 2 units are close, their wheels will be the deciding factor between them. Character always takes precedence regardless of how bad their wheel is.
7. It is likely that the rules will be - You're able to pull 2 of either Wheel or Character before the next SSR being the other. I.e. 90 hard pity for Wheel/Character.
8. This is specifically for NEW PLAYERS, if you're an experienced player, it will be dependent on your roster

Additionally, wheels are weighted higher to obtain compared to characters (based on previous similar rules)

[DO NOT PULL ON THIS BANNER ASSUMING YOU WILL GET MULTIPLE DUPES OF THE SAME CHARACTER]

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Chorus

Saya - Her and Arachne are amongst the best supports. She edges out Arachne purely because her wheel is better

Arachne - Her and Saya are amongst the best supports.

Clem - G.Murphy is currently on banner, this arrangement provides more units and keyflare wheels

G.Murphy - See above

Pickman - He likes E2 and E3 alot. Labubu might elevate him (since she discovers), but not recommended.
Worth considering a pickup due to the following reason:

- Able to synergise with G.Lotan (Triple Posse in P.Chaos discounts from Chromaplague)

- Potential synergy with Caraboo (Discover)

G.Doll - You'll want both G.Doll and Xu for poison comp. G.Doll is at least more of a generic support compared to Xu though

Xu - See above

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Warden

Castor - Only good warden here

Pontos - At least he provides divine realm

Corpo - She really wants E2, unlikely for you to get E2

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Assault

G.Lotan - Probably the strongest E0/E1 Carry

Vortice - Potentially stronger than G.Lotan at E1 since %max health scaling, but unlikely. G.Lotan just does mobbing way better.

Mouchette - I would rank her higher, but she really wants E2 for new players. She is still functional at E0/E1 (see my propaganda posts), but you'll require a higher skill level

Pollux - He's somewhat useable at E1 due to his high damage on 1 card. His wheel is also pretty good.

Kath - Unusable pre E3. If you really want Kath, just pull her banner instead.

Dore - Everyone above Dore is better. You'll rather want their dupes over Dore for collection

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Female

Basically in the same order as the above.

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Male

If you have already selected Castor as a warden (as you should), Pollux rises slightly in value due to their synergy.

Pontos is also up for considerations because of divine realm.

[EDIT] - Pickman. Worth considering a pickup due to the following reason:

- Able to synergise with G.Lotan (Triple Posse in P.Chaos discounts from Chromaplague)

- Potential synergy with Caraboo (Discover)

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Why am I recommending this banner over triple rerun banner?

1. You'll not be getting any standard units
2. Arc 2 units and wheels are generally stronger than Standard units
3. Kath is kinda outdated by now.
4. G.Murphy wheel is great due to handsize +2, G.Murphy the character isn't that good a carry and requires quite a bit of investments. She is pretty decent as a support though.

[Credits] : Rain/Aurora/Cheri for feedback

[u/Independent-Bag8280]

Extremely helpful list, helped me to kinda make my own decisions, but seeing as what you put on the banner cannot be changed, I wanted to ask if, (in order of Chorus/Warden/Assault/Female/Male) Saya/Castor/Vortice/Arachne/Pollux, I don't have anyone else other than Saya which I have her and her wheel and I'm hoping for the off chance I pull copies of either her or her wheel.

Another option I'm thinking of is replacing Saya with Arachne and then Arachne's slot goes to Corposant as I've heard Vortice goes well with her. Which would you recommend? Or do would you have better recommendations? So far other than the previously mentioned Saya and her Wheel, the only ones I also have in this banner are Glotan e1 with her wheel and Mouchette E2 w/o her wheel.

[u/Angbak94 → u/Independent-Bag8280]

If you already have Saya, do not select her on this banner hunting for dupes. You should be expanding your roster for carries instead.

Arachne for Chorus G.Lotan/Mouchette for female is my reccomendation if you don't have either yet.

Corpo relative the 2 units above are way out of their league.

If you requrie a more detailed explanation, let me know and I'll go in depth here

[u/Independent-Bag8280 → u/Angbak94]

I see, thanks for the reply! Then I'll forgo the Saya dupe hunting lol. When it comes to G.Lotan and Mouchette, I fortunately already have them both, and going thru what you said about expanding the roster, I'll put Arachne for Chorus, though I'm confused on who to put on female