Resonance SolsticeTennieBuild and Guide

Tennie is an all-rounder character that can be used in plenty of Decks as support thanks to her [Freeze], [Lightning] and Shield cards. Crew members who rely on [Slash] greatly benefit from having her, as she can double their damage.

Playstyle and Key Mechanics

Tennie’s playstyle revolves around controlling enemies through [Freeze] and [Chill], while providing defensive support to the team through shield and self-sustain thanks to her Resonance upgrades. Her key mechanics include:

• [Magnet Wheel], a card that deals 4 instances of damage to enemies in range and triggers [Electrify]. After using this skill, it also draws 1 card, giving priority to more [Magnet Wheels] first. This is her core skill, since having 2 Cost for 3 copies on the Deck makes it efficient and spammable, especially with Resonance 2 that increases its hit count.

• Her second card, [Frost Magstar], launches 5 projectiles that each deal 3 instances of damage to random enemies while triggering both [Chill] and [Electrify]. This skill is also tagged as [Explosive], which has synergies with a lot of units. Thus, it is a 2-cost card for decent AoE damage and status effect application.

• And then her Ultimate, [Shaved Avalanche] that deals 12 instances of damage to all enemies, applies both [Chill] and [Electrify] while having a 25% chance to trigger [Slash]. After using this card, it also recovers 2 of Tennie’s own cards from the [Discarded] pile and adds them to your hand. This is a powerful skill that combines CC, damage, status effect and card recovery with the only downside of having a high cost.

Investment

Tennie’s upgrades are a great mix of offense, defense, and utility. She becomes progressively stronger the more you invest in her.

• Awakening 1 - Powerful upgrade, anytime an ally causes [Freeze], it also increases Tennie’s ATK by 1%, stacking up to 30% while also increasing the rate of [Freeze] by 10%. Higher damage output plus an easier time applying status effects is always welcome.

• Awakening 2 - Her biggest upgrade. Anytime you retrieve a card with a cost of 2 or higher from the [Discarded] pile, restore 1 cost. Her Ultimate recovers 2 cards, essentially refunding 2 cost. Makes her cost economy one of the strongest in the game and enables better cycling and rotations than almost any other support in the game.

• Awakening 5 - Whenever applying [Freeze], [Injure] is also triggered simultaneously and its duration is doubled while [Freeze] is active. This is basically a damage taken debuff that amplifies the damage of all crew members, but requires max dupes, making it only worth it for whales and high spenders.

Resonance

• Resonance 1 - Increases Tennie’s own survivability, which is great as a frontline character. Each time you play a blue card, it restores 10% of Max HP while granting [Hyperarmor] for 5 seconds.

• Resonance 2 - This upgrade greatly increases her damage output, since each time you play a [Magnet Wheel], it increases the number of damage instances by 1 permanently, up to 12 times.

• Resonance 4 - Great team utility that helps keep everyone alive. After playing a Blue card with a cost of 2 or more, everyone gains a powerful 1000% DEF-based [Shield] for 10 seconds.

• Resonance 5 - This, paired with her last Awakening, is what makes Tennie the best support character for [Freeze] teams, since it will restore 0.3 cost anytime a unit gains [Freeze], including both allies and enemies.

Synergies

You can slot Tennie as a general support on most teams thanks to her kit and utility she provides, but there are multiple units and team archetypes where she excels:

• Electro decks - Tennie is perfect for Electro teams since she is constantly applying [Electrify], making her a staple choice on decks with Nicola, Caroline and Fenia, all units that can benefit from both the utility and extra survivability Tennie provides.

• Freeze decks - Even if [Freeze] decks are not that popular, Tennie is the best support by far if you decide to make one. Characters like Akira and Wensheng are popular picks for constant freeze application decks.

• Fast Cycling decks - Among the top choices early game are fast cycling decks using characters like Nayuta and Stella, where Tennie can also be used as a flex support that provides even better card economy with those two, while providing extra utility and shields.

• Shield decks - And speaking of Shields, another popular option early game it’s Connor decks that focus on stalling for time, applying Shields for increased survivability and then nuking the enemy with Connor’s Ultimate. Other Shield options for this team are Fran, Akira and Yoizuki.

Tennie’s versatility means she can be slotted into almost any team as a general flex support and work out of the box. At low investment, there are better options, but if you decide to fully invest in her Awakening and Resonances, she’s a monster that can be used anywhere.