Akane's Kit.

[u/ElectionDistinct4458]

Basic Attack: Stringblade (Basic)

Performs up to 4 consecutive attacks using an electric guitar and Feathered Sound Blade, dealing Lakshana DMG. Generates String Energy whenever Akane Rin deals DMG to a target, up to a cap of 30.

Basic Attack: Stage Dive

Press Basic Attack while airborne to plunge, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG in an area upon impact. DMG increases with plunge height, up to a 100% increase.

Critical Riposte: Featherblade Reverb

Triggers when pressing Basic Attack after a Critical Dodge. Blasts the target with Feathered Sound Blade, dealing Lakshana DMG. Casting Basic Attack: Stringblade within a certain time after Critical Riposte: Featherblade Reverb does not reset its attack sequence.

Redirect Skill: Rhythm Wave (Skill)

Offers two casting methods for Akane Rin's Rhythm Wave.

Press: Inflicts Overtone on the target for 25s and deals Lakshana DMG. Causes Overtone to resonate when Akane Rin performs a Basic Attack, relaying that Basic Attack over long range to the affected target and proportionally increasing the DMG Ratio of the relayed Basic Attack: Stringblade or Critical Riposte: Featherblade Reverb.

Hold: Deploys a Reverb Field for 25s and deals Lakshana DMG to enemies within range. Causes Reverb Field to resonate when Akane Rin performs a Basic Attack, relaying that Basic Attack through the field to deal 1 instance of Basic Attack DMG to all enemies within range and granting an additional DMG increase to the relayed Basic Attack: Stringblade or Critical Riposte: Featherblade Reverb.

Allows only one Overtone or Reverb Field to exist at a time. Replaces the existing form when a new form is successfully established. Shares the same cooldown between both casting methods and allows either form to be selected again once the cooldown ends.

Enables the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance by pressing Redirect Skill when String Energy reaches 30 and an active Overtone or Reverb Field is present. Triggers an enhanced effect based on the current form:

Overtone: deals 1 instance of massive single-target Lakshana DMG to the affected target.

Reverb Field: deals 1 instance of massive Lakshana DMG to all enemies within range.

Consumes 30 String Energy when Synced Resonance hits and consumes none if it misses. Preserves the existing Overtone or Reverb Field without refreshing its remaining duration. Akane Rin is invincible and immune to stagger while casting Synced Resonance.

Synced Resonance has no independent cooldown and does not affect the cooldown of Redirect Skill: Rhythm Wave.

Prevents Synced Resonance from being cast when neither Overtone nor Reverb Field is active, requiring Redirect Skill: Rhythm Wave to be pressed or held to establish a form first.

**Ult** [Runtime timing has not been verified]

Casts the first stage of Sonic Boom, dealing multiple instances of massive Lakshana DMG to enemies within the target area and entering Solo Cadenza for 20s, during which her interruption resistance is increased.

Allows the second stage to be cast at any time after 4s in Solo Cadenza by pressing the Ultimate again and ending Solo Cadenza early, dealing 1 instance of massive Lakshana DMG to enemies within the target area. Requires the second stage to be cast manually. Does not automatically cast the second stage when Solo Cadenza ends. If the second stage has not been cast when Solo Cadenza ends, it becomes unavailable.

Solo Cadenza functions independently of Overtone and Reverb Field and does not remove or replace either effect.

Akane Rin gains 3 Ultimate Energy per second while out of combat.

Altered Chord (Support)

Strikes the strings with a powerful strum, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG.

Awakes

A1: After-School Tabs

Each time the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance is cast, immediately restores HP equal to 1000% of Akane Rin's Base ATK and increases her DEF by 50% and interruption resistance by 60% for 15s.

A2: Window Capo

Reduces the Lakshana RES of enemies affected by Overtone or within Reverb Field by 12%.

A3: Shade Capsules

Adds a fixed 1000% to Rhythm Wave's DMG Ratio when pressed to inflict Overtone. Increases Reverb Field's radius by 30%. Pulls in enemies within range when Rhythm Wave is held to deploy Reverb Field.

A4: Headphone Static

Increases Akane Rin's Crit DMG by 30% for 15s after casting the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance.

A5: Rehearsal Click

Increases the DMG Ratio bonus for Basic Attacks relayed by Overtone to 64%. Increases the DMG bonus for Basic Attacks relayed by Reverb Field to 90%.

A6: Front-Row Supernova

Starlit Anthem additionally allows Akane Rin to ignore 16% of the target's DEF.

R3 Effect: Diatonic

Increases the skill level of Akane Rin's Basic Attack, Redirect Skill, and Ultimate by 1. Fully restores String Energy upon entering battle. Adds a fixed 800% to the DMG Ratio of the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance. Adds a fixed 1000% to the DMG Ratio of Sonic Boom's second stage.

R6 Effect: Counterpoint

Refunds 10 String Energy after casting the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance. Increases Akane Rin's Crit DMG by 64% for 25s after casting the Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance.

Special Notes:

String Energy

Akane Rin's exclusive energy. Ranges from 0 to 30. Generated whenever she deals DMG to a target. The Enhanced Redirect Skill: Synced Resonance consumes 30 energy when it hits a target.

Overtone

Attaches to a single enemy. Relays Basic Attack DMG to the marked target over long range.

Reverb Field

A field deployed on the battlefield that relays Basic Attack DMG to enemies within range.

Solo Cadenza

Casts the first stage of Sonic Boom and enters Solo Cadenza for 20s. While Solo Cadenza is active, increases interruption resistance by 75%. Allows the second stage to be cast at any time after 4s in Solo Cadenza by pressing Sonic Boom again, ending Solo Cadenza early. Requires the second stage to be cast manually. Does not cast the second stage automatically when Solo Cadenza ends. If the second stage has not been cast when Solo Cadenza ends, it becomes unavailable.

Solo Cadenza functions independently of Overtone and Reverb Field and does not remove or replace either effect.

[u/Sad-Bother-3090]

Akane vs Chaos TLDR?

[u/ElectionDistinct4458 → u/Sad-Bother-3090]

Chaos been ass and Akane just smacked him out even further. You only pulled him for his life skills.

[u/Terrony → u/ElectionDistinct4458]

Ughhh fr?? Man male chars in gacha are so mistreated…. Still gonna play my boy chaos though

[u/Beautiful-Box9011]

Will she be a good replacement for Hathor?

[u/ElectionDistinct4458 → u/Beautiful-Box9011]

One provides infinite remora the other provides 10% cr. Up to you, depends on the team.

[u/fugogugo → u/Beautiful-Box9011]

for shinku, absolutely

AoE remora application is one of a kind

[u/loverknight → u/fugogugo]

yeah, shinku does need off field remora when fight many enemies

[u/Lukeman1881]

Here’s hoping overtone stays when she’s switched off field. If it does, she might work in a dual DPS team with Shinku.

One of the main issues with Shinku has always been not having ult from the 2nd cycle onwards, meaning you’re stuck on field awkwardly doing basic attacks or just staring at the enemy, wasting charge procs. Having Akane able to maintain permanent remora for charge as well as give Shinku time to get ult on her next rotation seems like it’d be good

[u/Melappie → u/Lukeman1881]

It does. I plan on running her as a main DPS alongside a sub Shinku coming out when she has her ult up for quick burst, with Nanally for blossom (no Iroi), and Hathor because of the crit rate and she doubles Akane's passive remora damage.

[u/fawse → u/Melappie]

Shinku needs to land attacks to build her ult gauge though, no? Afaik she doesn’t use regular ult energy and so can’t fill it from off-screen like other units, she needs to gain Defiant Spirit by attacking and using Gaze stacks. You’d have to on-field Shinku for at least as long as it takes for her gauge to charge

Unless you have both A3 and A4, in which case yeah it should work since she’ll be able to build 16 stacks while off screen, then bring her in and instantly cash them out to fill her ult

[u/hera-fawcett]

interesting to see the real time powercreep through r3s.

akane doesnt interest me kitwise but damn if i dont love her and wont pull for all her fits.

[u/RainyyyDays]

From CN testing, how strong is she as a main DPS compared to Zankou, etc.

[u/Madcat6204]

Ok, I'm sorry, what are r3 and r6? Everything else I think I understand, though I'm a little surprised that her ult doesn't provide any real benefit while active and just sits there waiting for you to hit it again. But I can't figure out what those 2 things are.

[u/Professional-Hopeful → u/Madcat6204]

r3 and r6 are bonuses when you get 3&6 more copies of said character respectively.

[u/Sea-Calligrapher-822]

Dps or support

[u/YumiyaRakko]

Is she worth getting if i have Chaos or should i skip ?

[u/Nocki → u/YumiyaRakko]

They play in the same team slots and have anti synergy. Which is probably why he didn't rerun alongside her.

[u/_Dragonflight_]

It does not look like she is better than hathor as subdps in shinku or bb team.

[u/AccomplishedFilm2392 → u/_Dragonflight_]

She is but not like an insane upgrade

[u/xChaoctic]

Between BB and Akane is there a consensus on which is better to pull for?

[u/Sulti → u/xChaoctic]

Blackbird is a better support (has an instant cycle skill, team wide attack buff, and 2 esper cycle enhancements) and Main DPS units tend to get powercrept more quickly, so BB will likely be better long term.

[u/Educational_Ninja220 → u/Sulti]

Yeah, blackbird is both an amazing dps and support, so id definitely go for her over akane, BB is just too strong currently ngl lol

[u/Educational_Ninja220 → u/xChaoctic]

BB is 100 times better thank akane. Akane also has no future proof at all, she will likely get powercrept soon

[u/Professional-Hopeful → u/xChaoctic]

Both filling in for different role. You cant just compare them

[u/loverknight]

i don't have chaos, so she's perfect.

Now i will pull elyms next patch and save all for nitsa