[N Corp. E.G.O::Contempt, Awe] Ryōshū NEW!

Well, well, well, if it isn’t the N Corp Bums. Contempt Awe Ryoshu is quite the interesting identity with a mix of Tremor and Bleed, while also having a plethora of status effects to not only help with damage dealing but also make her tanky. 

Before we start, let’s start with her unique status effects:

• Gaze makes the bearer take 10% additional damage and deal 10% less damage from and against Ryoshu per stack (Max 7 stacks). On the death of the bearer, this status transfers to the enemy with the least Gaze stacks and turns into Contempt stack at the next turn.

• Contempt makes the bearer take 50% additional damage and deal 50% less damage from and against Ryoshu. On the death of the bearer, this status transfers to the enemy with the least Contempt stacks and turns into 7 Gaze stacks at the next turn.

• Gaze of Contempt (not to be confused with Gaze) increases damage dealt by 7% for each stack, lasting one turn. However, at 7 stacks, it will turn into Contempt of the Gaze instead. 

• Contempt of the Gaze (not to be confused with Contempt) gives 7 Damage Down, Protection, and Aggro for one turn.

Thus, it can be concluded from these that her playstyle is to inflict Gaze as much as possible and to play around the Contempt status effect either with S3-2 or timing it on a non-damage turn to deal as much damage as possible.

With that cleared up, we can talk about her always active passives, which improve her survivability and empower Fell Bullet Yi Sang ID if he is on the field:

• When staggered, she will gain 4 Protection and Contempt of the Gaze next turn, which makes her tanky and stay useful even when staggered. If she ever dies however, she will inflict some debuff to 3 targets with Gaze or Contempt status.

• If [N Corp. E.G.O:: Fell Bullet] Yi Sang uses Skill 3 and Ryoshu has Contempt of the Gaze and can use her base skills, the skill will target her with an improved version of the skill [I shall fire](which is described in her kit). However, if she doesn’t have the status, she will launch an unopposed Skill 1 on the main target with -50% damage that can also not kill the target. 

For the normal Passive that requires 2 Lust Res

• It improves her Gaze infliction massively and does Sloth Damage to the attacker when hit by the final Coin if she has Contempt of the Gaze. It is also the only source to gain Gaze of Contempt by using Skill 3-2, aside from E.G.O. (Max 6).

Finally, we can talk about the skills:

• Skill 1 - Contemptuous Thing - Base roll 11 - Max roll 15 - 16 Clashing - An average Skill 1 that inflicts 1 Gaze.

• Skill 2 - Be Awed - Base roll 16 - Max roll 22 - 23 Clashing - An average Skill 2 that inflicts 2 Gaze.

• Skill 3 - Awe, Contempt - Base roll 17 - Max roll 23 - While you won’t be seeing this version of the skill much due to how easy it is to activate the other version, it is still pretty good due to its multipliers and 3 Gaze. This skill also triggers Amplitude Conversion into Tremor-Hemorrhage, which will be discussed later.

• Skill 3-2 - Cascading Gaze of Awe Underneath Contempt - Base roll 28 - Max roll 32 - The real MEAT of this ID due to its insane multiplier reaching up to 485% on SINGLE target, note that on AoE this multiplier will plummet. To make up for the loss of Gaze consumed Ryoshu gains Gaze of Contempt for one turn which can alleviate the damage loss. Keep in mind that external effects cannot trigger this skill to be reused if it is ever gonna exist in the future. This skill also triggers Amplitude Conversion into Tremor-Hemorrhage, which will be discussed later

• Skill 4 - I Shall Fire / Anytime - Base roll 18 - Max roll 24 - the improved version of the Skill 3 that is being activated through her Passive. It is basically the same as Fell Bullet Yi Sang’s normal Skill 3 but with a bit less multiplier in exchange for dropping on ally kill conditions. 

• Defensive Skill - Guard - To Grasp - Base roll 15 - Max roll 25 - Only way to gain Contempt of the Gaze aside from E.G.O and on stagger effect of the Passive which turns her into damage reflection meatball or a target for Fell Bullet Yi Sang to shoot at.

As you can see there is no mention of her Bleed nor Tremor infliction, mainly because it just exists as an extra part of her kit. Tremor - Hemorrhage is also just an extra damage opportunity and is not worth building around as Tremor and Bleed aren’t a good combination, because on one hand you want as much Bleed Count and Potency, while on the other hand you also want to burst as much as possible with high Tremor Potency and Count due to the damage being halved between them, not to mention the opportunity cost as it does Lust Damage compared to Bleed’s basically true damage. The damage from bursts also do not count for Bloodfeast generation, which reduces synergy even further.

In conclusion, Contempt Awe Ryoshu is a great ID mainly because of the buffs she gets from both versions of Gaze and Contempt makes her a statstick. It is also recommended to always activate her Passive and focus on one status as using both at the same time may result in worse performance.

Notable Team/ID Synergy:

• Bleed Team: Can result in extra damage if you can maintain the Count.

• Tremor Team: Same as Bleed but way easier to maintain the Count.

• [N Corp. E.G.O:: Fell Bullet] Yi Sang: Safer Skill 3 for Yi Sang in exchange for less damage multipliers.

Notable E.G.O Synergy

[Contempt,Awe] Ryoshu - More Bleed and easier access to Gaze of Contempt and Contempt of the Gaze.