Should you pull Charon?

Yes, if you want one of the strongest Sub DPS characters in the game, you should probably pull for Charon. He is a character who can essentially go AFK after casting his Ultimate, thanks to making his special buffs permanent. He generates unhealthy amounts of [Dynamo], deals an egregious amount of damage, and has a very interesting debuff that allows for both quick clearing and easier extended fights.

Charon is the bus driver for.. Oh, wrong series.

Charon is a 6-star Arcanist of the Spirit afflatus who deals Mental damage. He belongs to the Support class and fits squarely into the Dynamo archetype, making him very strong. Dynamo revolves around [Pulsing Field], which you maintain by transferring high amounts of [Dynamo]. Charon’s own [Dynamo] generation is exceptional. His kit revolves around gaining [Shock Wave], which he consumes with his Ultimate’s channel.

First, he deploys [Pulsing Field Lv.1] if it is not already active, and he transfers [Dynamo] into [Pulsing Field] to continuously upgrade it at the end of each round. He also can upgrade the field to level 3 straight up by using extra [Dynamo]. This is powerful because your Dynamo team can maintain an almost permanent level 3 [Pulsing Field]. After activating Lv.3, he grants [Simplified Ritual] to himself and the adjacent character in front, which lets both of them use their ultimate without costing any AP. Additionally, after activating [Pulsing Field Lv.3], his Penetration Rate increases by 50%.

Getting to [Shock Wave], you gain it through several ways: excess Dynamo, excess Moxie, and whenever an enemy/ally retreats. Shock Wave by the way is consumed for him to attack all enemies through his Ultimate, and it also gives him [Consternation] which is extra damage. Shock Wave when used with the Ultimate also increases the duration of buffs on allies and debuffs on enemies. Shock Wave is essentially what his whole kit is built around.

His skill From the Void is a mass attack that helps with getting stacks of [Shock Wave], and also inflicts multiple debuffs, allowing for Genesis DMG against enemies with low hp, Critical DEF down, and for every stack of [Consternation] Charon has, enemies get an extra Critical DEF -5% (up to -20%). Enemies take +30% DMG if Charon has 4 or more stacks of [Consternation]. Advice from the Dead is a mass buff that also builds up stacks of [Shock Wave] and increases allied Critical Rate with [Peaceful Soul]. Depending on stacks of [Consternation], [Peaceful Soul] gives Charon more Critical Rate and excess Critical Rate to Critical DMG conversion.

His Ultimate, New Blooms of Life, consumes Shock Wave to trigger Shroud of Regret (per stack of Shock Wave), a massive Mental nuke that scales with both Shock Wave and Consternation stacks. It also generates [Dynamo] for every five stacks of Shock Wave owned. Additionally, it extends buffs and debuffs across the battlefield and grants Moxie. Activating his Ultimate is therefore very important. You also gain extra Moxie when entering battle based on the number of Spirit/Intellect allies, which will help you set it up.

When we say he can go AFK, it’s because the entire kit passively builds Shock Wave. He generates unhealthy amounts of [Dynamo], deals an egregious amount of damage, and has a very interesting debuff that allows for both quick clearing and easier extended fights.

Pros & Cons

As a 6 star, his Portrays can be a bit hard to obtain, and he does not really need them, but they are pretty good. The first Portray improves “Advice from the Dead,” giving him extra Crit Rate, and the excess Critical Rate to Critical DMG conversion rate is increased to 100 percent when Charon has four or more stacks of [Consternation]. The second gives him more stacks of Dynamo or Shock Wave and Moxie when entering battle. The third boosts his Ultimate damage. The fourth upgrades the debuff for “From the Void,” and the final Portray increases his Ultimate damage again.

He can be used alongside any Dynamo character such as Lucy or Ulrich. He is not very hard to build because he serves as a core unit in this archetype as long as you have the other members.

Buds Yet to Bloom

• Buds Yet to Bloom: It’s his own Psychube and it fits him well. Gives him a damage boost, and gives team buffs (Crit DMG)

Resonances

Hyper (ATK): APwFJlAkUS0DK0QpND02NAA0IDxAQQJBIkUj

A few suggestions are listed below. 3-People teams are highlighted, with the 4th slot added at the side to provide a 4-P variation of the same team or even insights on possible variations of the 3-P team.

Standard Teams

Laplace Asylum[GLB]

Damage Dealer

Sub-DPS/Buffs

Support

TEAM EXPLANATION

• 4th slot options: Medicine Pocket
• Oriented around keeping [Pulsing Field] at high levels through [Dynamo]. This team combines Lucy's generally strong attributes like [Data Iteration] and [Pragmatist] with Ulrich's surprisingly personal output and various Channel effects to blend debuffs and Ultimate Might buffs. This is all then added to by Charon's insane [Dynamo] generation while maintaining high personal output and debuffs allows you to swap Ezra out for someone like Medicine Pocket(E) for better offensive support with the Crit debuffs. Corvus is a good alternative Carry if you don't have Lucy and, while not recommended, other supports for this team could feature Melania(E) or Mercuria. The core of the team is Charon and Ulrich and you can get away with using other people as other members.