Xentinel Dawnbearing Crescent (XDC) is the featured battlesuit of v8.7. She’s protected by Grail of Infinitude Astral Ring .

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Stun = XDC can inflict Stun on enemies, rendering them immobile for 4 seconds.

Symbiosis = XDC can support fellow Grail valkyries, like Elysia HLE. During Stellar Outburst, she provides extra SP by using special attacks and ultimate.

Domain Resonance = XDC can support World Star valkyries like HoRebirth. Her attacks during Stellar Outburst can detonate Resonance Marks.

Heavenly Shift = XDC can support Law of Ascension valkyries like Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star (FWS). During Stellar Outburst, she performs a special ATK animation whenever her avatar flashes purple and clicked.

Affix

Best stigma affixes for XDC:

1. MECH type or;
2. Blade, Cross, and Chained Blades AND 0-2 Crit DMG affixes.
   ⚠️ Critical Rate in Honkai Impact 3

   Honkai Impact 3 is a game of optimizing and rerunning against bosses. Critical rate in HI3 is a status that is not as important as other games like Honkai Star Rail.

Best and Worst Use Cases

XDC is best used against:

1. BIO bosses and mobs
2. Bosses that are weak to Physical damage
3. Bosses that requires stun trauma
4. Bosses with Grail, WS, and LoA up weathers

AVOID using XDC against:

1. Bosses that are resistant/immune to Physical damage
2. Bosses with Lightning weather
3. PSY bosses

Like Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime (PAWS) Helia, Xentinel Dawnbearing Crescent (XDC) primarily uses ultimate as means to attack both during AR Charging and Stellar Outburst, using basic attack and weapon skill to farm SP. She can deal massive stun trauma.

As DPS

During Astral Ring Charging

QTE -> Ult -> Weapon Skill -> ATK 2x -> Ult -> Charge ATK -> ATK 4x -> Ult -> Weapon Skill -> ATK 2x -> Ult

During Stellar Outburst

Stellar Outburst -> Ult 4x -> Charge ATK 3x

SO (Stellar Outburst)

Special state enabled when your valkyrie wields Astral Ring and you click the purple button. Your valkyrie in field enters a special animation scene with your AstralOP (all timer is stopped), and she and team enter a state called Stellar Outburst for a certain duration. AR Valkyries enter an enhanced state and will behave differently depending on their Astral Ring Specialization. When entering Stellar Outburst, most team buffs are \automatically refreshed.\\

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-> Support 1 -> Support 2

-> Ult 4x -> Charge ATK 3x SO closer (Special Weapon Skill)

✅ XDC's Stellar Outburst SP Mechanisms

As a leader, XDC can draw Stellar Outburst’s Shining Trace (shared SP) and causing the shared SP to become negative and the SP bar to turn grey instead of yellow. Once it goes negative, she can no longer draw shared SP.

Support Capability

Xentinel Dawnbearing Crescent (XDC) can support 3 AR Specializations. She’s fast in consuming Stellar Drain , but early tests show she’s not too good in supporting AR Elemental valkyries. The only exception is Ba-Dum Kiana (FWS), where XDC can be FWS’ breach support.

Stellar Drain

Instant AR Intensity regen by performing certain attacks. Stellar Drain can only be consumed each valkyrie in field once when entering field and after Stellar Outburst is cast.

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Teams

Xentinel Dawnbearing Crescent (XDC) is a Grail of Infinitude valkyrie, so she has to be supported by AR valkyries with Symbiosis trait, otherwise her potentials aren’t fully unlocked. However, using Rite of Oblivion valkyries CAN work until you get Symbiosis valkyries, as they provide general buffs.

As a support, XDC can support Grail of Infinitude, World Star , and Law of Ascension valkyries.

Kindly check the infograph below to know who can be her best supports and which valkyries she can support.

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