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Epic Seven 🌑 Shepherd of the Hollow, Diene Preview: Skill Analysis and Usage Strategies
Mashikong's analysis of Epic Seven's new Moonlight character, 'Dark Shepherd Diene,' including her skill set, strengths and weaknesses, usage strategies, and a detailed preview of her gear setup difficulty. She's like a mix of Hotel and Jinro, suitable for players who prefer speed tempo, and requires a pick strategy that considers her relationship with Hecate.
1. 🌑 Dark Shepherd Diene Basic Info: Stats and Imprint Info
- ✅ Dark Attribute, Libra Mage
- ✅ Imprint Concentration increases Health
- ✅ Speed 124 (Mid-range for first turn takers)
00:00 - 00:12
1. 🌑 Dark Shepherd Diene Basic Info: Stats and Imprint Info
- ✅ Dark Attribute, Libra Mage
- ✅ Imprint Concentration increases Health
- ✅ Speed 124 (Mid-range for first turn takers)
00:13 - 01:02
2. ✨ Core Skill Analysis: Immortality, Effect Resistance, Dark Moon
- ✅ Passive: Grants Immortality for 1 turn at the start of battle, increases Effect Resistance by 200% while Immortal
- ✅ Upon using Soulburn: Dispels debuffs and uses 'Dark Moon'
- ✅ Dark Moon Effect: Dispels 2 buffs from all enemies, grants self Immortality for 3 turns, increases Combat Readiness by 50% (Cooldown 4 turns)
01:03 - 01:27
3. ⚔️ Skill 3 Analysis: Seal, Combat Readiness Reduction, Critical Hit
- ✅ Skill 3: Inflicts Seal on all enemies for 2 turns, then attacks, reduces Combat Readiness by 30% (Non-attack first, then attack)
- ✅ Critical Hit occurs on hit
- ✅ Advantage: Somewhat easier gear setup (No need for separate Critical Hit setup)
01:28 - 01:54
4. 🛡️ Additional Skill Effects: Effect Resistance Ignore, Increased Damage based on Health
- ✅ Ignores Effect Resistance while Immortal
- ✅ Damage increases based on maximum Health (Skill 3, Skill 1)
01:55 - 02:30
5. 🤝 Dual Attack and Damage Dealing: Differences from Hotel
- ✅ Triggers dual attack with the ally with the highest Attack while Immortal
- ✅ Difference: No extra turn from Soulburn, Damage increase O (Similar to Hotel but more reasonable)
- ✅ Skill 3 Critical Hit and Health-based damage dealing
02:31 - 02:46
6. 🎯 Possible Counters: Evasion Characters and CR Reduction
- ✅ Can counter Evasion characters with Skill 3's non-attack Seal
- ✅ Can counter Trainer Khawazu, etc. with Combat Readiness reduction effect
- ⚠️ First turn competition with Libra may vary depending on stats
02:47 - 03:32
7. ⚖️ Comparison Analysis with Fallen Cecilia: Effect Resistance and Gear Setup
- ✅ 300% self Effect Resistance (while Immortal)
- ✅ Potential to offset Effect Resistance advantage compared to Fallen Cecilia
- ✅ Reduced speed gear burden due to Dark Moon activation and Combat Readiness increase upon using Soulburn
03:33 - 03:48
8. 🧑🤝🧑 Recommended Comps: Zio, Young Kise, Baiken
- ✅ Zio: Effect Resistance synergy
- ✅ Young Kise, Baiken: Speed tempo comp
- ⚠️ Guiding Light's Soulburn efficiency is low
03:49 - 04:53
9. 💔 Weaknesses and Counters: Immortality, Hecate
- ⚠️ Immortality: Hecate (Ally/Enemy Immortality/Resurrection unavailable)
- ✅ Can be used with Spirit Eye Celine
- ✅ Closer to a speed-based character (Needs first turn Soulburn)
04:54 - 05:37
10. 🎭 Role and Usage: Similar to Jinro
- ✅ Hotel's skill set + Jinro's role
- ✅ Dispel then Skill 3 Effect Resistance ignore nuke + Combat Readiness reduction
- ✅ Similar to Jinro in terms of damage dealing
05:38 - 06:20
11. 🤝 Recommended Speed Team Comps: Zio, Young Kise, Solitaria
- ✅ Zio, Young Kise: Existing speed team comp
- ✅ Solitaria: Can utilize Shooter damage reduction increase artifact, Soulburn Effect Resistance ignore
06:21 - 06:41
12. ⚔️ Weaknesses and Counters: Muwi, Solitaria, Libra
- ❌ Muwi, Solitaria: Vulnerable to Provoke, Nuke (Immortality dispel)
- ⚠️ Libra: Needs first turn competition
06:42 - 07:11
13. 🛡️ Mikates, Bellian, Fallen Cecilia: Usage and Considerations
- ✅ Mikates: Not affected by Nuke
- ✅ Bellian, Fallen Cecilia: Can be used to suppress Soulburn
- ✅ Needs Hit stats (Immunity dispel then Skill 3 combo)
07:12 - 07:36
14. 📊 Stats and Gear Setup: Speed, Hit, Health
- ✅ Base Hit 0
- ✅ Recommended Speed, Health-based gear setup (Damage increase proportional to Health)
07:37 - 08:10
15. 🤔 Character Evaluation: Balance and Counter
- ✅ Balance is moderate, can perform counter role
- ✅ Quoting Developer Notes: High potential is not excessive, stable counter role O
08:11 - 09:21
16. 🔄 Balance Controversy: Relationship with Hecate
- ⚠️ DNA released after Hecate: Suspicion of forced balance
- ✅ Structure where you have to pull both?
09:22 - 09:53
17. ⚔️ Chasing the Meta Character: Trainer Khawazu, Effect Resistance-based Meta
- ✅ Trainer Khawazu counter (Seal + Kill)
- ✅ Effect Resistance-based meta, Resurrection meta counter (Effect Resistance ignore)
- ✅ Can finish with Hecate
09:54 - 10:32
18. 🔮 Concerns about Future Direction: Countering Past Characters
- ⚠️ Concerns about release to check past OP characters
- ✅ Safety net prepared with Hecate's pre-release?
10:33 - 10:53
19. ⭐ Final Evaluation: Recommended if you prefer Speed Tempo
- ✅ Recommended for users who prefer speed tempo
- ⚠️ Pick may be avoided due to Hecate's existence
- ✅ If you can't beat them, join them (use together)
10:54 - 11:13
20. Need to Assist Damage Dealing: Utilize Rupture
- ✅ Normal attack dual attack besides Skill 3
- ✅ Utilize Skill 1 Rupture (Difference from Hotel)
- ✅ Need damage support character
11:14 - 12:19
21. 💯 Final Score: 7 points
- ✅ Personal preference is 9 points
- ❌ Given 7 points considering balance and future release direction
- ✅ Appearance is 100 points
12:20 - 13:05
22. 🎯 Conclusion: Needs Comp and Strategy
- ✅ The character itself is not bad
- ⚠️ Counter exists, needs comp
- ✅ Intention to make you pull both Hecate and DNA?