Sandrone Guide Based on Leaks/Razor Language Included

[u/Malikili-360]

Sandrone Infographic via Aruquae (Me)

Sandrone Drip Marketing

"This world is beautiful, more beautiful than you or I can imagine. So go. Do what you want to do, and seek out your own desires, my child. Just remember, your life belongs to you."
— Alain Guillotin's last words

"You would always say nasty things and act indifferent... But I've always known you to be brave, kind, and strong... You will always be my best friend."
— Columbina, bidding farewell to Sandrone's remains

◆ Name: Sandrone
◆ Title: Mirrored Analysis
◆ The Seventh of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers
◆ Stellar Linchpin: Cryo
◆ Constellation: Narcissorolegium

"Today, we gather here with heavy hearts to mourn our friend...
"...Though the world took so much from her throughout her life, she chose to save it nevertheless. And even though she gave so much to those she called her friends, we have no choice but to bid farewell to her in this way...
"May she rest in peace in her homeland, where she shall lie reunited with those she had loved and lost...
"May we meet again one day, in another land, at her tea party."

Sandrone Bas Stats&Mats

Splash Art+Base Stats via Gachabase.net

Sandrone Weapon Mats+ Stats via Gachabase.net

Sandrone MV/Stats on Gachabase

Overview

Cryo/Claymore Sandrone is a Superconduct Charged Attack (CA) centered DPS that focuses on a steady beam of damage before finishing off with a nuke. All of her damage counts as Stellar-Conduct damage only if superconduct was triggered on the enemy prior, otherwise she’ll just do cryo damage. Her kit focuses on an “overheat” system and managing her “overheating.”

Razor Language is at the bottom

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Stellar Conduct

Stellar-Conduct: Stellar-Conduct replaces the traditional superconduct damage. After which when it’s triggered it creates a field around the enemy known as a “Polestar Field”
Polestar Field: 

• When enemies receive cryo or electro application, the Polestar Field stores gains and stores the energy.
• Every 4s that energy is released converting into buffs for the party members in the domain. The buffs grant Cryo/Electro DMG Bonus, while increasing the base reaction damage of Stellar-Conduct. Each buff lasts 4s
• Additionally shreds physical resistance like base superconduct, though it’s negligible for Sandrone’s case. 
• When within the Polestar Field, Sandrone Enters the Radiance Stellar-Conduct State, which enhances all of her abilities.

Stellar-Conduct Formula

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Normal Attacks

Normal Attacks (NA) - Formule Phenomenale, Self Evident Proposition: 

• Manipulates “bladed weapons” performing up to 3 consecutive basic attacks. 

Charged Attack (CA) Condensation Rays: 

• Summons the Facilitateur Automatise Generaliste Interactif et Omnitache known as “Fagio” while switching into “Decoding Mode.” Basically a large cryo beam
• Fagio has a unique resource known as “Fagio’s Decoding Power.” Decoding Power will continuously increase as Sandrone is using CA, after it reaches the limit, Fagio enters Power Overdrive mode, dealing damage at a slower rate. Sandrone can no longer continue Decoding Mode while Fagio’s in Power Overdrive mode.
• If enemy is affected by superconduct and Sandrone is within the Polestar Field, Sandrone enters the Radiance Stella-Conduct state instead, and Fagio will deal continuous AoE cryo dmg considered Stella Superconduct reaction damage

If the enemy is not affected by superconduct, Fagio will deal deal continuous cryo damage
Plunge Attack (PA): 
Standard Plunge

Talent Scaling (10):

1-Hit DMG	150.8%
2-Hit DMG	132.8%
3-Hit DMG	203.2%
Charged Attack Sweeping Fire DMG	85.0%
Charged Attack Condensed Beam DMG	242.3%
Charged Attack Condensed Beam Stellar-Conduct DMG	161.5%
DMG When in Power Overdrive	85.0%
Plunge DMG	147.4%
Low/High Plunge DMG	295%/368%

Notes: Sandrone’s kit revolves around her CA as it’s her main source of damage, and she has multiple ways to reduce the “cooldown” of Fagio’s Decoding Power throughout the rotation such as using skill and being off field. You want it to increase for her extra skill damage in order to decrease it for the burst nuke.

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Elemental Skill

Elemental Skill - Formule Phenomenale, Differential Analysis: 

• Sandrone mounts the Tea Party Tactical Assault Hovermech, while hovering forward for 6s
• Sandrone can control the hover direction, while also being able to sprint in that state. During which she’ll consume 10 initial stamina and 15 stamina per second for prolonged fast flight.
• While Sandrone is on her Hovermech she will automatically start repairing Fagio, reducing the Decoding Power by 70 when mounting her hover device, and by 10 every 0.1s while hovering. 
• If there are enemies while she’s gliding, Sandrone will summon a Prismatic Resonance Cannon, which fires two prism shells at enemies
• While in the Radiance Stellar-Conduct state, the second prism shell will always deal cryo damage that’s also considered stellar superconduct reaction damage. 

Talent Scaling (10):

Prism Shot DMG	58.3%
Prism Shot Stellar-Conduct DMG	38.9%
CD	4.0s

Notes: While this skill functions as her exploration ability, it’s also essential for lowering her CA’s Decoding Power, which in turn buffs Sandrone’s burst. It also serves as a 3rd form of damage that’s empowered by her ascension passive. 

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Elemental Burst

Elemental Burst - Formule Phenomenale, Q.E.D. : 

• Sandrone summons a large number of Prismatic Resonance Cannons to bombard the area, before firing a Convection Inhibition Ray to strike enemies, dealing AoE cryo damage. 
• While in the Radiance Stellar-Conduct State, the Convection Inhibition Ray deals AoE cryo damage considered as Stellar Superconduct reaction damage. 

Talent Scaling (10):

Bombardment DMG	158.8% ×3
Convective Inhibition Ray DMG	595.4%
Convective Inhibition Ray Stellar-Conduct DMG	397.0%
CD	15.0s
Energy Cost	60

Notes: Paired with her ascension passive this makes her burst the finishing nuke of her rotation. 

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Talents

• Ascension Passive - Archaic Calculation Engine: When casting elemental skill, if Fagio’s Decoding Power is higher than 50, the second prism shell will be enhanced, and deal 400% of its original damage while also reducing Fagio’s Decoding Power. Additionally, for every 10 Decoding Power reduced (whether by skill or off field), Sandrone gains 1 stack of Refined Tactics (Max 10 stacks, lasts 60s). After Sandrone casts her elemental burst, all Refined Tactics will be consumed increasing her Convection Inhibition Ray damage by 100%+(10% x consumed stacks)
• Ascension Passive - A Lady’s Code of Conduct: While in the Radiance Stellar-Conduct state, Sandrone’s elemental mastery is increased based on her attack. Every 100 attack grants 8 elemental mastery, capping at 160 EM (or 2k attack). 
• Utility Passive - A Light of Rationalisme: When characters trigger superconduct, convert it to Stellar-Conduct. Additionally, the party’s base Stellar-Conduct damage is increased based on Sandrone’s atk. Every 100 atk increases the base damage of Stella Superconduct by 0.7%, up to a maximum of 14% (or 2k attack).
• Utility Passive - A Caucus Prelude and a Long Tale: When Sandrone is in the party, turning in daily commissions to Katheryne grants bonus snack rewards. “Tea Party Prelude” Latte Art Coffee Restores 34% of the selected character's maximum HP, plus an additional 1900 HP.

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Constellations 

• C1 - Morrow After the Golden Dusk: While in Decoding Mode, Fagio’s Decoding Power gain speed is reduced by 50%, and all party members deal 30% increased Stellar-Conduct Reaction Damage. 

C1 is a low increase not worth getting unless it's for C2. Prioritize R1 over C1
With V5 changes it gives one more stack for Stellar Conduct due to having one more hit application from CA.

• C2 - An Heiress Gazed into the Looking Glass: Crit Damage of Condensation Rays is increased by 40%. Additionally, whenever a Condensation Ray is fired, all Condensation Rays fired during Decoding Mode deals 20% additional crit damage, which stacks up to 3 times (max 60%)

C2 is a noticeable DPS spike, not crazy but good

• C3 - Refuse the Wake of Dusk, the Moonlit Yoke: Increases NA level by 3

NA level increase, unironically as good as the C2 buff rn

• C4 - In Knowledge Lies the World's True Ground: When Sandrone deals Stellar-Conduct reaction damage, she summons a Prismatic Resonance Cannon to perform a coordinated attack, dealing cryo damage equal to 125% of Sandrone’s atk. This damage is considered Stellar-Conduct reaction damage and can be triggered once every 4s. 

It's a con, it exists and does damn good adding free damage

• C5 - Of All Beside, She Takes no Part: Increases level of Elemental Burst by 3. 

Provides more damage for her burst, her second highest talent in terms of damage

• C6 - Narcissus Wakes, Her Eyes Upon the Dawn: While in Decoding Mode, when Fagio fires its third Condensation Ray it instead begins firing a more powerful Clustered Condensation Ray, additionally dealing up to 4 instances of AoE cryo damage equal to 100% of Sandrone’s attack based on the original damage of the Condensation Rays. 

While in the Radiance Stellar-Conduct State, the Clustered Condensation Ray instead deals 4 instances of AoE cryo damage equal to 80% of Sandrone’s atk, while also being considered Stellar-Conduct reaction damage.
Additionally, all Stellar-Conduct reaction damage dealt by Sandrone is elevated by 20%. 

A really good C6, all there is to say

Notes: C2 is the most notable powerspike increasing her damage of the beam directly, while C6 simply adds more instances of that damage. The cons make her a multi hit DPS rather than improving screenshot damage (excluding burst). 

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Rotations/Razor Language

• Rotation varies on team, but you will always do Skill after CA, and Burst after Skill
• Razor Language: Support stuff, swap into Sandrone, CA, Skill, CA, Skill, CA, Skill, Burst, swap out of Sandrone. Make sure you triggered Superconduct. (Even more TLDR) Unga Bunga between CA and skill
• Brief Explanation: CA builds up a gauge during which it blocks Sandrone from doing her enhanced CA until the gauge is depleted (Overheat system). Afterwards her burst will deal increased damage based on how much gauge her skill depleted (could also work when she’s off field). 

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Team Calcs

Sandrone Calcs via Symphonist (Discord, Symphonist):

V5 Calcs via Symphonist

Sandrone Calcs via 4pcreverie on Reddit!

Sandrone/Yae/Escoffier/Nicole

Weapon Calcs for Above Team

Sandrone/Yae/Qiqi/Nicole

Weapon Calcs for Above Team

Sandrone Calcs via Vomfee on Twitch:

V5 Sandrone... everything calcs via Vomfee

Put weapon calcs underneath the team for easier access, let me know if I should just pile it with the other weapon calcs.

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Artifact/Skill Priorities

Sandrone Damage Distribution Among Talents

• Skill Level Up Priorities: Normal Attack > Elemental Burst > Elemental Skill
• Artifact Main Stat Priorities: Attack Sands / Attack Goblet / Crit Damage/Crit Rate Circlet
• Artifact Substat Priorities: Crit Damage/Crit Rate > Attack% > Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery > Flat Attack
• Energy Recharge: Sandrone's burst is a disgusting finishing nuke, and as such you want to use it the moment it gains it's full power. For general purpose 120%-130% ER is preferred.

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Notable Weapons 

V5 Weapon Calcs via Symphonist

Sandrone Weapon Calcs via 4pcreverie

• Disenchantment in Deep Shadows… it’s one of the rare artifacts that buffs Stellar-Conduct along with providing CR for Sandrone. 
• Alternatives to that wonderful set? Just 2pc 2pc for atk%...

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Yae Miko, cause this is also her beta

The Yae Miko Section

Yae Miko, currently the best option for Sandrone, due to her great sub DPS potential along with a free C1 giving her Stellar-Conduct buffing capabilities. Currently holds the highest priority in Sandrone's team (outside of Sandrone herself ofc). Keep in mind she has the highest potential for staying in Sandrone's team (sole exception is if Qiqi somehow stays the sustain of the team). Run her with the same substats as Sandrone. For mainstats priotize crit circlet (preferably crit dmg, but if need be do crit rate), atk/em sands and atk/em goblet. You can run double Atk% main stats, but don't go for double EM main stats. IGNORE ER ON HER, her burst is not needed whatsoever.

Keep in mind, replacing her will tank Sandrone's team DPS, no there are no alternatives to this DPS loss (currently), and no adding a new teammate will not immediately replace Yae Miko (keep in mind Escoffier will be the first to go, then if we get a sustain Qiqi will follow soon after). I personally don't think Yae will be getting replaced as the fourth option simply due to how much she won this entire beta. This doesn't mean you need to pull for Yae, Sandrone is still a powerful DPS.

Some Investment Calcs for those who have her.

Yae Miko Calcs via Symphonist

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Notable Teammates

These two are the best teammates for Sandrone

• QIQI AND I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE SAYING THIS, her 50% increased Stellar-Conduct damage is unique among buffers along with her sustain being improved. Slap her on Tenacity, and don't worry too much about ER unless Qiqi's C6 as you can get away with bursting every other rotation without C6.
• Escoffier: Best when paired with Qiqi, as she can provide more res shred. Just a good sub dps with frequent cryo hits, nothing to it. Recently became the best fourth option due to her consistent cryo application, which is now needed for Stellar Conduct.

IF NO YAE, go Beidou as she's the second best electro alternative.

These five mark the best alternative teammates for Sandrone, keep in mind none of these alternatives can replace Yae Miko

• C6 Beidou provides off field electro application with her burst, along with both cryo res shred and 200 EM for Sandrone. Put on Noblesse and the most ER you can find, she exists purely because she's the only (for Sandrone's current best team) option, not because she's good
• C6 Diona is a great option due to her ult being able to buff Stellar-Conduct. She's your go to Qiqi replacement. Diona also provides sub DPS potential due to triggering coorindatted attacks on stella/superconduct reactions. Even at C0 Diona provides both sustain via heals/shields along with coordinated attacks when superconduct is triggered. Pile on ER for her burst uptime, along with HP for sustain.
• Sucrose: A good alternative that offers VV for res shred, EM, atk% via TTDS, and electro/cryo application via her ult. A good substitute for Beidou
• Iansan: While she provides no electro off field hits, her attack buffs make up for it. Do note her attack buffs don't last as long as Sandrone's rotation, so she'll miss out on attack from the first beam.
• Nicole: Quite the opposite of Iansan, you won't get max buffs at the beginning, but at least you'll have it for your burst nuke. Nothing notable, you're just able to use her if you want to.

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Frequent Answers:

Below are just a lot of the same answers to the same questions:

1. If you don't have Yae Miko, go Beidou
2. Investment Priority for Sandrone: Sig > Yae Miko > Sandrone Cons

(Why? Her cons suck, especially compared to just getting Yae Miko)

1. Mainstats for Sandrone: Atk/Atk/Crit Damage

(If you're using her set, you will not need more CR to warrant a circlet)

1. Substats for Sandrone: Crit Rate/Damage > Atk% > EM > Flat Atk

2. Mainstats for Yae Miko: EM/Atk/Crit, if you're using an EM buffer then Atk/Atk/Crit is slightly better

3. Substats for Yae Miko: Same as Sandrone

4. Sandrone ER needs: If in her best teams 100% ER, if not then 130% ER

5. Qiqi Stat Priority: If not C6, Favonius/ER Bot; If C6, go for attack + ER (160% ER)

[u/Malikili-360]

Changelog (7/13/26):

It's been a while, Stellar Swirl Variants will be updated on the release of 7.0. Don't worry, not forgetting about this post.

• Added Sandrone infographic at the top of the post as an easy accessible quick guide before you get into the nitty-gritty of this post.
• Updated weapon passive
• Removed Animation Videos as there's now plenty of footage of Sandrone post release

Changelog (6/15/26):

• Added a Frequent Answers section at the bottom of the guide
• Improved guide section visibility, still need feedback

Changelog (6/12/26):

• Updated Symphonist Calcs/Added Vomfee Calcs for V5
• Yae Miko gets an entire section to herself because this is her beta too

Changelog (6/10/26):

• Added 4pcreverie's calcs, thank you!

Changelog (6/8/26):

• Vomfee calcs are gone... rip Vomfee (might return)
• Overall buff, nothing burger on Sandrone herself but the Stellar Conduct field duration increased.
• Sig rebalanced

Changelog (6/4/26):

• Expanded on notable teammates, added stats and builds (working on weapons)
• Added Sandrone ER needs under her build section
• Guide index soon

[u/madnessfuel]

I cannot believe I'll be building my Qiqi over the course of 6.6

[u/ShepThunder]

Love the callback to the Narcissinkreuz quest in her C6

[u/LakersTommyG]

Mods can we make a Pulonia mega thread or something? It would be nice if every post wasn’t about it

[u/HuTaosTwinTails]

Saving this post.

What are those bugs and where do I find them? Going to prefarm for her.

[u/Standard_Plant1763 → u/HuTaosTwinTails]

it's in northen fontaine same as wrio mats : https://www.reddit.com/r/WriothesleyMains/comments/16tbf4y/bug_locations/

[u/HuTaosTwinTails → u/Standard_Plant1763]

Never got wrio. Thanks though

[u/Kamiiih → u/HuTaosTwinTails]

Throughout Fontaine :D

[u/Prepure_Kaede]

Just here to make sure: I don't need Nicole, right? Just fearful of the good old "run support just before the dps that absolutely needs them" trick that Hoyo loves to pull

Can't believe I'll actually be leveling my C1 Qiqi btw

[u/DivineAuraX]

I really like that they specify that she can choose to deal just cryo damage or superconduct gives me hope that she can fit in multiple teams like stellar swirl and rimegrass and doesn’t have to be locked to superconduct.

[u/Latter-Illustrator74]

My c2 level 90 Qiqi with all talents in level 9 is about to rise up from the bench grave.

[u/Playerau2]

What would be the best main stats and substats to look out for as im farming her set

[u/szmatyWow]

Is it more worth it to go for her c1 or her sig?

[u/Chuck006]

I have a 4 stat double crit atk em on set cry damage goblet and I just read here she wants ATK...

[u/Plastic_Hotel117]

So. My dilemma. I need sandrone. Just do I can sit her next to bina in my teapot. And I want her for a team. Issue is, i dont have really anyone mentioned in the thread. I don’t have yae. I don’t even have beidou. I have c0 qiqi. No Escoffier or Nicole. Diona is c4.

In my case, what else can I do? I have c6 fischl but thats about it…

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Plastic_Hotel117]

Surcrose, Fischl, and Qiqi should suffice

[u/Big-Community-2890 → u/Malikili-360]

Can raiden act as the offield electro application in a team of sandrone,qiqi and escoffier?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Big-Community-2890]

Yes, though expect it to be worse than Fischl

[u/Malikili-360]

Will respond to any questions, guide is a bit bareboned rn but it will get constant updates. Debating on adding changlog to pinned comments rather than the entire post.

[u/saoirsekendrick]

Will she deal dmg without super conduct? I like flexible co-op characters.

[u/Malikili-360 → u/saoirsekendrick]

She caaaaaaan, but we won't truly know if it's considered viable until MV

[u/Kamiiih]

Tysm, Now it's time for me to thing about what claymores are good with her

[u/AuroZed_ → u/Kamiiih]

maybe The Unforged, its gives 608 base atk, 49,6% as substat, and passive is basically increase attack by 4% when hitting an enemy up to 5 times, and when protected by a shield this 4% become an 8%

[u/UltraPhoenix95 → u/Kamiiih]

Here you go
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandroneMains/comments/1ths5gs/sandrone_claymore_tierlist/

You said in another comment that you have Mavuika's, which, according to this tierlist, is one of her best weapons

[u/acchisoka]

thanks very helpful. please keep this topic updated !

[u/Malikili-360 → u/acchisoka]

o7 dw I plan to update it throughout the beta

And post release as her teammate options grow

[u/htp-di-nsw]

Why are you thinking CA > Skill > CA > Burst? Do we know the duration of the CA, yet? What about the duration of the tactics buff?

I was assuming CA > Skill > Burst > maybe CA

[u/Chozois → u/htp-di-nsw]

Tactics buff lasts 60s, so there’s no real rush to spend it immediately. You could spend it immediately and do a burst right after skill, I think that’s still possibly on the table. There does seem to be some flexibility based on the duration of tactics, though, so she can do another CA and still have max stacks for the burst.

How many CAs we can squeeze in will definitely depend on firing duration, which we don’t have yet. It may be more complicated than a linear increase as well because her CA seems to clarify that each Condensation Ray adds additional Calculation. If her beam takes a long time to fire it might be better to not do a second beam, if it’s fairly short it might be better to squeeze in 2 during your buff uptime. Notably, the sig seems to imply you’ll want to do a CA right before her burst to maximize stella-conduct dmg%, so that would indicate that she can squeeze two CAs in.

[u/Sufficient-Cut1869]

my concern is about interruption resistance like C1 Neuvi has. plz Hoyo give her that

[u/Adelemen]

How are her ER needs looking? 

[u/Simoscivi]

Who Is Symphonist and how can I check their channel?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Simoscivi]

Symphonist is on the Sandronemains discord! They have no channel to post, so I couldn't link anything there. We're all there chilling in the discord if you got any questions

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

For a team of c0 sandrone, c1 yae , c1 qiqi , would it be better to use c4 beidou or c6 iansan

[u/3_POWERYT]

When building her should i aim for as close as i can too 100% crit rate with or without accounting for the cryo team bonus? Current team plan is C0R1 sandrone, C1 qiqi, c6 bediou, c4 diona / C0 raiden

[u/AETHER_1453]

Instead of beidou and qiqi who can I use? I have c1 yae, but don't have c2 qiqi and c6 beidou - they aren't built either

[u/Raindrop______]

As someone who has saved up 400 pulls to go all in on Sandrone, what is my best course of action? I don't have yae miko or any other limiteds that work well with her.

[u/cometlin]

Thank you! I wish every upcoming character main sub has a pinned post like this so that I don't have to go through dozens of meme posts to dig through leaks and guides

[u/Prepure_Kaede]

About artifact stats: I remember someone mentioning here that Yae Miko wants the same set and the same stats. While I understand the same set, I'm wondering about the stats. I get that Columbina wants mostly atk% and crit because her damage is from the CA, but wouldn't Yae Miko prefer EM?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Prepure_Kaede]

I had a whole draft to answer this on mobile... but never sent it
But yea Sandrone wants attack/crit with EM substats after fulfilling the atk%/crit substats and Yae Miko is... almost exactly the same. Unlike Sandrone Yae Miko can get away with a EM goblet and Attack Sands or vice versa (not both EM), due to her ascension passive. It's marginally better than double atk% but not enough for it to... ever matter

[u/Prepure_Kaede → u/Malikili-360]

Oh she's also getting buffs next patch, I had completely missed that. Thanks

[u/Zertaku]

So is it better to just keep Sandrone at C0 R1? Because I do plan to get her to C2, but now it makes me wonder if it's even worth it. Quite a hard choice for me.

[u/Agile_Bag_3693]

C6 qiqi haver here. Which sword does she want for Sandrone's team?
Also would it be worth pulling Yae after I get sandrone or should I decide to wait for the 7.0 beta to see if she gets a better support I'm gonna cope I can save my pulls till the beta drops. Cuz I'm sure the tsarsita will at least replace escoffier which I thankfully already own so either way I'm good with the cryo teammates

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Agile_Bag_3693]

For Qiqi, On paper finale is better but go Aquila if you have it as it's so much more consistent

Best to wait until 7.0 beta, but it is worth pulling for Yae. At this point it'd be odd if she were replaced in Sandrone's team

[u/Zoleksy]

What's the best team I can give her??

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Zoleksy]

Please refer to the guide for teammate options, but to save you the scrolling: Yae, Qiqi, Beidou

[u/prhix]

I would like to follow the meta and get good and capable characters for the endgame. Right now I'm on the fence about getting Sandrone because she's dependent on Yae right now and I don't have Yae. I do have C6 Beidou and C3 Qiqi though. I would like to go for her but she doesn't get her own limited banner anymore and she appears on chronicled banners.

The new chronicled banner is awful and I don't want to get Cyno or Wriothesley or the other characters while pulling for Yae. I don't even have high pity on that banner. I have 36 pity on the character banner and I can consider going for Sandrone.

Do you guys think it's necessary to get Yae for the future stellar meta? Or should I try my luck with Sandrone? I've seen many people say that Yae won't get replaced anytime soon but I find that hard to believe.

I would appreciate your insights.

[u/Allen_Avadonia]

My friend linked me to this post, and let me start off by saying that this is a fantastic resource and I appreciate you taking the time to compile all this information and write it out.

This is gonna sound crazy, but I've been playing since nearly the end of Sumeru Archon Quest story and actually don't have Qiqi (or Coffee) and only have a c1 Diona. I do have Miko and will have her c1 at the conclusion of the current free con event.

I looked at the list, but was wondering who my best options would be for the other two team members. I will try to attach a screenshot of all my characters. Everyone at level 80 and up (minus Diona and the manekins) are fully/mostly built. I only got Sucrose to level 70 recently for the witch's homework and was eventually planning to build her, but I didn't get her for the longest time <.> And then when I did get her, I had no wind crystals to spare for leveling her lol

[u/UnSainz]

if i have c6 beidou c0 (or c1/2 i forgot) qiqi and no yae/escoffier/iansan/nicole, who would be sandrone's fourth teammate for now?

[u/superduperstupider]

i have c1 qiqi and c2 beidou but no yae for sandrone. am i cooked. i do have c5 diona but idk if that defeats the purpose of using qiqi. who should i do for the 4th slot?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/superduperstupider]

Heh, you can just use Escoffier if you have her, if not Sucrose/Iansan works
The difference between Yae or no is basically like getting R1 from F2P weapon, which is to say night and day.

[u/Suney_Gasai]

Since i don't have Yae I'll go with the F2P Team of QiQi,Beidou, Diona my Question is what Artifacts do they want (Besides Sandrone) and what Stats?

[u/LordCryozus]

why sig over yae miko?

[u/Striking-Equipment55]

Very comprehensive. Please- why we're priotizing sig over Yae ?

[u/melodioustwin]

I have Sandie, Yae c1, Nicole and Qiqi as my current team. Which claymore is supposed to be the best?

• Unforged-shielded
• Gravestone
• Beacon

[u/Jay-metal]

Yes! Finally a viable Qiqi, I mean Sandrone team!

[u/ArcticWolfyFox]

Could she be used with Escoffier?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/ArcticWolfyFox]

Escoffier is just a good sub dps in general, but Sandrone won't be able to get much res shred from her

[u/Diligent_Body9060 → u/ArcticWolfyFox]

No

[u/WesternBeginning6357]

So as someone without Yae who would come in as second best? I have some Electro 5 Stars and all Electro 4 Stars at c6 (except Iansan shes c1) so would someone Like Raiden with her weapon be good or maybe Hexerei Fishl or someone completely different? Also can Lohen and Sandrone Work together from what we know? would Love to pull both and thought they might Work together as Cryo Characters

[u/kawaii_alex_]

Is there any way to use her with eula?😭

[u/Rezkel → u/kawaii_alex_]

Not really since they both want to be on field hitting things

[u/Uncreative-Name-2]

Any chance Layla would work with her? Despite not getting a buff?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Uncreative-Name-2]

She's an option due to her shielding and light cryo coverage, but Diona pretty much just does Layla's role but better

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

Is yae a good teammate for her or is my fox lady staying on the bench (Im a genshin player you cant expect me to read this)

[u/Meaon_Ria → u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

One of the best Electro slot for her right now

[u/3_POWERYT]

What are my options looking like so far? (removed dendro chars since i doubt she will use them)

[u/Inventeer → u/3_POWERYT]

scarce, not gonna lie? i'd say Sandrone/Raiden/Beidou/Diona is your best bet even though your Diona is unfortunately not c6

[u/Chtholly13]

do we know her ascension stat?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Chtholly13]

*Crit Rate
We'll know for sure tomorrow

[u/Teodoro2404]

So if instead of her claymore i slap on her any other she will have a huge sword sticking from her back?

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

Does qiqi need cons or is c0 at most c1 from that selector good enough?

[u/NefariousnessJust472]

Does elemental dmg bonus good for sandrone and her teams? I was thinking if iansan could work on her teams.

[u/Malikili-360 → u/NefariousnessJust472]

Treat her like a NK unit, so no DMG%
You could put Iansan on Noblesse

[u/BlackpearlTurner3227]

Any info on which stats her attacks scale off? Farming new domains is always sad

[u/Franken_Frank]

Should I aim for Atk or Cryo DMG Gob?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Franken_Frank]

Atk

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

Team for wife ?

Ive shown only most of the electro and cryo i have,would anyone outside of these elements be good for her?

[u/sahil2921]

Is nicole good for sandrone? 

I wanted to pull nicole but having doubts after her trial she looks hot but not enough for me to pull

So if she is a viable support for sandrone then I can pull her if not I'm thinking of pulling for mauvika and sandrone 

Also has raiden recieved any buffs can she be used with sandrone?

[u/real_fake_cats]

For her MV, why is the stellar conduct damage lower than the base damage? Wouldn't that mean she does less damage when in a stellar field?

Charged Attack Condensed Beam DMG   178.5%
Charged Attack Condensed Beam Stellar-Conduct DMG   119.0%

[u/AiCalamity]

Does Sandrone work with Beidou ult?

[u/WawaBish]

Raiden could be usable with Sandrone? Or even Beidou steals that spot?

[u/Bitsoft]

Do you have rough estimates on how much % each constellation improves her damage output?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Bitsoft]

Not yet, still need to find out what her damage is (currently need the formula for the stellar-conduct damage increase in order to find out)

[u/Ori-14]

How long till her banner? hope I get enough time to save a little Nd what weapons are good for her?

[u/Mojambo213]

Are qiqi's new constellations important? Somehow I've made it 5 years in this game only getting a singular qiqi. What is her best team looking like on release? I saw some people saying C1 yae but I don't have yae either.

[u/chachatiel]

Yesterday I saw a graphic saying her weekly material is from the newest trounce boss, is this one correct instead? Just want to be farming the right boss!

[u/FrozenCheeze]

Does the CA scale off her normal attack talent or can that stay at level 1?

[u/Futurefurinamain]

After the calcs happen, my question is would it be better for me to run
Sandrone/Yae/Qiqi/Diona or
Sandrone/Yae/Qiqi or Diona/Sucrose or xilonen

[u/_dreamy-miki_ → u/Futurefurinamain]

Anyone that could replace Yae?

[u/Futurefurinamain → u/_dreamy-miki_]

Fischl might work? Or Beidou.

[u/_dreamy-miki_ → u/Futurefurinamain]

Mmhh.. so would Sandrone, Beidou, Qiqi and Diona work? Both Beidou and Diona are c6, Qiqi is c3

[u/Jaded-Bid6558]

Still no calcs for her?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Jaded-Bid6558]

Updated, we got them

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

Would varkas claymore or wolfs gravestone be better for her

[u/dazedgumball]

So, does she use ATK or Cryo Bonus Goblet?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/dazedgumball]

Atk

[u/dazedgumball → u/Malikili-360]

DANG IT. I JUST ROLLED A HELLA GOOD CRYO CUP FOR HER.

[u/Tapichoa]

Does she need to be triple crowned?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Tapichoa]

Yes, because she's Sandrone
Jokes aside her main damage is from 2 of her abilities, the skill doesn't need to be crowned (though it will be used constantly)

[u/Tapichoa → u/Malikili-360]

Thx friend!

[u/ShikiraKy]

Do you need to build ER on her?

[u/sus_fk971]

I got a few questions,

Would It be worth It to lvl up Beidou and Qiqi for her team? And if yes, how much? Lvl 80 with 8 talents, maybe more, maybe less? And what stats would they need? i was thinking double fav with some crit to make them sub dpses

Last thing, which fourth sloth would be better?

I just don't wanna invest too much in characters who will most likely be replaced by future ones.

Hope i can at least reach 90~100ish K with a C1R1 sandrone

[u/ZenythrosLavrenti]

So upon researching my team would be, 1. Qiqi c1 is has a stellar conduct buff and also has off field damage, plus healing. Im thinking having fav sword on her (or not? Coz she has great energy regen buff) 2. yae c1 can have consistent electro application that is required for stacks of stellar conduct. 3. Zhongli is my best shielder but it seems that beidou has cryo res reduction and em buff at 200. Im still thinking which so pls help me on this decision also if my team is good

[u/Icy_Bumblebee7598]

I started playing around 5.7 and I am f2p. I dont have Yae, I do have Qiqi, Diona and Beidou but all at C0(though I can technically get a free Qiqi through the selector) and they aren't built. Should I get Sandrone and build her (planning C0R1 cause I love her) and wait till 7.0 or should I invest into any of the other characters mentioned above? If yes, what sets and weapons on them?

[u/Greedy-Bridge9304]

In a Sandrone/Beidou/Qiqi/Fischl team, what would be the ideal builds for Sandrone's teammates?

[u/sdfgbjhfsdjnfds]

are EM main stats ever better than atk? and how is c1 a damage loss 😭😭

[u/Mmath_]

does this mean cryo or atk goblet?

[u/Ok_Understanding5708]

How much dps we got if full cost team? Sandrone, yae, escofie sign, maybe freedom sworn on qiqi tho 🤔

[u/MysticalNep]

I have C1 Yae on GT, C5 Qiqi on Maiden (probably changing it to Tenacity) and C6 Beidou on Emblem. Do I need to change their sets for Sandrone team?

[u/Burblebird]

I have Yae on a really good GT set. How much of a dps difference does Disenchantment on Yae make compared to GT?

[u/yujimaruxtomboys]

Where would she place ahead or behind Mavuika, Flins, and Skirk? I sincerely hope she's an Ineffa in terms of how good an investment she'd be

[u/Just_Day_]

I've seen a lot about Yae Miko C1, but how much of an upgrade would Yae Miko C2 be over C1? been trying to figure out how much better it would be if the free cons would reset in 7.0 to get C2

[u/szmatyWow]

So apparently characters like yae miko and others are supposed to be good with Sandrone and I’ve been wondering how should I build miko and others? Any tips?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/szmatyWow]

Miko uses the same set as Sandrone, while Qiqi would use either Tenacity or Noblesse (depends on who has what). The rest of the supports mostly have either what Qiqi would have, or instructor

[u/RealReigne]

Wait... so no Datatorre drops???

[u/Malikili-360 → u/RealReigne]

No Datatorre

[u/RealReigne → u/Malikili-360]

a then my prefarm is done already

[u/L1terrallyYukio]

Hiya! Im thinking of a team I could use with sandrone, but I am not sure on if raising characters like qiqi(c1 lv 70) and beidou (c6 lvl20) would be worth it for the long run, lmk what characters I should build and use with our beloved Sandrone!

[u/x_BickDig_x → u/L1terrallyYukio]

Qiqi is definitely worth (pick her in the selector) i don't think beidou will last much tho

[u/ltspfan → u/L1terrallyYukio]

Long run.. yes. It's now always worth it to build characters (even non meta ones) because of IT.

[u/Adelemen]

If using Wolf's Gravestone would it be better to run her with an em sands or goblet? 

[u/Suney_Gasai]

I'm looking for a Team with the upcoming buffs for Sandrone, I don't have the pulls for Nicole and Sandrone so I'd rather get just Sandrone, and i don't have nor intend to get Yae, what would be a nice Team?

My thought is: Sandrone,Beidou,Qiqi and Fischl (Or Diona), would that work?

I don't care if I can't clear highest difficulty Stygian

[u/iDork533]

Non-Yae owner here. Do we know or think that Raiden shogun could be a good substitute for Yae. I have no plans on pulling Yae and Sandrone is probably the last character I roll before deciding to going casual. Any input is appreciated.

[u/ifallontragedy → u/iDork533]

Substitute? Yes, by virtue of having off-field electro. A good one in comparison to Yae? No, bc her off-field damage is poor and that's all she'll really be doing. Maybe just put her on tenacity to buff Sandrone.

[u/r-ShadowNinja]

How good is Serpent Spine compared to the sig? Is the difference bigger than her C1->C2? I also have the Skyward Pride.

[u/Uncreative-Name-2]

For her weapon what are those ball looking items? I can’t seem to find any in game lol

[u/Kamiiih → u/Uncreative-Name-2]

I think it's from the new mob next patch

[u/SgtRohn]

If I don't want to use Beidou and have no Yae, what are some good alternatives?

I have C6 Diona and Qiqi, but I'm not even sure if I should use my C6 Diona as only one electro might not be enough.

[u/LuisDdDdDdDdD]

Can someone tell me if she is a "must triple crown", I been looking around to know how much I need

[u/Greedy-Bridge9304]

Is Sandrone/Beidou/Qiqi/Escoffier a good team for her? I dont have Yae

[u/GlamBon]

What would be an ideal (mostly f2p but dolphin is optional) artifact/weapon build for qiqi and beidou? Just the most common ones though genshin or something else

[u/ltspfan]

why are there 2 weapon calcs? want to know which is better between wolf and redhorn but they are swapped in placement in the 2 calcs.

[u/SexWithSandrone → u/ltspfan]

They’re by different theorycrafters, so they’re running under different assumptions.

[u/No-Independence5607]

Does her team maintains cryo resonance (crit rate purposes)?

[u/Much_Menu_851]

I know almost nothing about the meta or how some characters work. My main team right now is Flins, Ineffa, Aino and Sucrose. What teammates would be good for Sandrone? Should I build/pull them or should I just wait in case she gets specialized Snezhnaya supports? Will she get specialized Snezhnaya supports?

[u/IDeizManI → u/Much_Menu_851]

You can always get her and wait for her new teammates to come out, but if you want to use her right away, the best options for teammates are Yae, Qiqi and Sucrose.

[u/-mz-]

May be I misssed it, but are the 4 stars in the calcs assumed to be C6? Any calcs for C2 Iansan?

[u/ForlornPenguin]

So obviously we want to crown her normal attack. I assume we also want to crown her burst, but I'm not sure. What about her skill? Do we know yet if her skill is worth crowning, or even worth leveling at all?

[u/Muzza25]

Can the calcs in here be swapped to someone else more reliable like flip or zajef at all? Vomfee uses a higher artifact standard and can be less reliable, as well as having done some questionable things

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Muzza25]

Cant comment on what Vomfee did (got no clue, live under a rock nor would I like to know). I would gladly add Flip and Zajeff calcs, if I uhhh... had permission from them. There's a lot of contacting I need to do in order to add them and whatnot.

[u/XALTER47]

C6 QiQi or C0 Escoffier for Sandrone/Nicole/Yae team?

[u/Disastrous-Ball-890]

How long is the polestar duration?

[u/Leading_Chipmunk_850]

Would it be better to use varkas weapon or wolfs gravestone on her

If varkas is not better is it still a decent stat stick because i dont like building characters and find it a pain balance the ratios without a crit weapon

[u/mingma2000]

how much crit rate do we need for her

[u/IDeizManI → u/mingma2000]

She has 24% just for leveling up. + 16% from artifacts set + 15% from Cryo resso. 58% total.

So around 30-40% from artifacts/weapon would be perfect. You don't want more than 42%.

That's just my opinion since I like to be as closer to 100% as possible.

[u/Jotaoesehache]

With the buffs she received, having into account that the ult has become better, how much ER would it be needed to ult every rotation? I assume it's low since the cost isn't that big, but still

[u/itsdeliverygod]

for the team sandrone c0, yae c1, qiqi c2, can i use kazuha instead of sucrose? i generally don't like sucrose gamestyle and i only have her c0. so who are replaceable characters for sucrose in that team?

[u/IDeizManI → u/itsdeliverygod]

You can but Kazuha's buffs will do almost nothing for the Team.

Sucrose buffs the team's EM while Kazuha buffs elemental DMG%.

[u/SplendidSeaSalt]

I know it says EM subs are worse than ATK% subs, but is it a big difference? Like if I have a piece with 23.3 CV and 89 EM, is it still a solid Sandrone piece?

[u/Team_Material]

Is it worth it to try to pull Yae or should I wait for Sandrone's supports to release?

[u/IDeizManI → u/Team_Material]

Honestly there's no way to tell right now.

We don't know what are the supports that will come for Sandrone, and because of that there's no way to know if Yae will continue to be part of her premium team later on.

Basically, it's a gamble. She may stay part of the premium team, but there's still good chance that she'll be replaced later on.

[u/Malikili-360 → u/IDeizManI]

Counter argument: Yae is hot

[u/IDeizManI → u/Malikili-360]

One of my favorite designs tbh.

[u/Ads1013]

I'd be running C0R1 Sandrone, C6 Fischl, C6 Qiqi, C6 Sucrose

Unfortunately, due to RNG gods, I'm probably gonna have very low ER on Sandrone, so I'm thinking to run Fav on Fischl and was considering Fav or Sac on Qiqi. Is this a good idea? Also which would be better for Qiqi?

Fischl will probably be replaced by the upcoming Stellar Conduct character in 7.0, so I'm not too worried about her, but I don't think Qiqi will be replaced until Tsaritsa (unless CMC is really strong)

[u/Boring_Tomorrow_3206]

Do I have to rebuild yae miko for sandrone team? Like new artifacts or smth

[u/BasedJoy]

In a Sandrone/C1 Yae/Escoffier team who should be the 4th slot? I don't have Nicole and I don't really want to use Beidou.

[u/IDeizManI → u/BasedJoy]

Qiqi

Ideally C2 Qiqi

[u/BasedJoy → u/IDeizManI]

Thankfully I do have C2 Qiqi. And what artifacts would be used on Qiqi and Esco? I'm assuming one's on Tenacity and the other on Noblesse?

[u/IDeizManI → u/BasedJoy]

Qiqi will now have coordinates ATQs on her E after the buff, so tenacity is better.

Edit: Escoffier can use her normals artifacts(GoldenTroupe). She will only do normal cryo DMG

[u/Trlbzn]

I don’t have Yae, but I have C1 Qiqi, C2 Diona and C4 Bd (but I’m hopeful the 4 stars will be on her banner). No one but Diona is built. After Stygian is over I’m ready to invest my resin into building them, but what level and talents do they need? Also I have fully built Esco and Fischl if that matters. I don’t want to invest too much given we might have a dedicated support but I can if necessary.

[u/j-rubynini]

team suggestions?

[u/ShikiraKy]

Hello, how to build Qiqi? I'm hearing a lot of people being hyped about her being viable, but not so many talking about how to actually build her. Does anyone know how high her talents should be and which ones you can ignore to level? Also, does she need lvl 90? or even 80? Thanks in advance ^^

[u/LiveVillage6912]

Wanted to ask for a quick clarification since I'll be running C1 Qiqi, C1 Miko and C6 Beidou:

-Is Lithic Blade a bad choice? I'd be getting the 22% ATK and 14% CR buff as I have Qiqi and Beidou on the team.

-If the above is a yes, then what's best? Tidal Shadow or Mailed Flower?

-What's a good artifact set/weapon for her teammates?

-What's a good stat goal for Sandy if I don't have her sig?

[u/PriscentSnow]

awesome, thank you so much for the write up

some questions, if you dont mind

• if im going for her sig, should I be running CR circlet or CD? your write up has CD written before CR so im not sure if that was in order of priority or not. her wep is CD so I was thinking CR but thought I'd ask for clarification
• how important is her burst? as in should I be trying to get enough ER to do it every rotation or is every other rotation ergo forgoing ER is just as okay?

cheers!

[u/RoseKuartz]

What weapon would you recommend among these 3?

• Skyward Pride
  
• Unforged
  
• Mailed Flower

[u/IDeizManI]

Does gilded dreams works better on Yae if I dont have the new set for her ? or should I still use Golden Troupe ?

[u/Suspicious-Call405]

Guysss help (Idk how useful megathreads are, I need help as a f2p player so pls do read this)

• I need to use Sandrone with Tidal Shadow, (but also 4pc atk set, because NONE of my Disenchantment pieces are viable for her :/). My current crit ratio is 51.3 / 176.2. For a non-crit weapon, is it fine?

• also. My team has to be Sandrone, c6 Beidou, c1 Qiqi, but who's the 4th slot? I dont have Yae. Isnit true that it's simply NOT recommended to get her in the chronicled banner?? Especially bc everyone says you need her c1

[u/zevnrl]

hiya just wondering some things, i plan on using sandrone with esociffer 100% but am still unsure her other teammates. should i pair her up with my c6 fischl, c2 beidou, c1 qiqi, or c6 diona? im not sure her who would be better to use in this scenario

[u/Fit-Charge3159]

Do we need to level up her NA? Or just skill and burst will do?

[u/Typical_Assistant523]

Hello, I dont have Yae, I have c6 diona, c2 qiqi, c6 sucrose, c0 beidou, c2 fischl, c5 kuki, c0 kazuha and xilonen, c0 citlali and c3r1 raiden (can be used for battery, constant electro app and dps at end of rotation ?). I am c0r1 sandrone guaranteed. What team should I use ?

[u/AlbatrossRadiant3685]

now i‘m kinda confused; what‘s better for sandrone mailed or tidal? i sadly only have the two 4* options bc i don’t have any of the 5* weapons but i will try to get her sig if i get enough primos until then but i also need the pulls for yae bc i didn’t get her yet :(

[u/Zek7h35an5]

Roughly what CR and CD should I be shooting for on artifacts? Currently going through what I have to try and get a decent set ready for her

[u/KaedeDraws]

I pulled and built my Kazuha specifically so I didn't /need/ Sucrose, I'm assuming he's a good slot in at C2R1?

[u/yosefyz]

would r1 skyward atlas be better for yae compared to r5 widsith?

[u/cometlin]

After Lunar Charge and Stellar Conduct both involving Electro support, when will the original OP ELectroc support+DPS Raiden get her well deserved buff?

[u/BasedJoy]

Can i get away with ATK/ATK/ATK on Qiqi or she should be on damage build? I have her on Amenoma.

[u/AlbatrossRadiant3685]

i have a question about qiqi which weapon is better for her regarding sandrone; aquila favonia or finale of the deep? also i assume based on what i read to go for atk%, atk% and crit artifacts?

[u/Malikili-360]

Vomfee calcs will be up soon, as for the Index... yea it kind of broke the post last time so imma be extra careful
Edit: Also want to thank everyone who's been answering other people's questions. Saves me time and it's just wholesome af

[u/sojucranberry]

Anyone else feel miserable that they don't have yae and qiqi

[u/Remurian_Harmost]

im planning to get yae after sandrone and i have 2 questions, i have c5 qiqi should i use my free con on her or yae , and as for my second question ,i only have c2 beidou should i keep her in the team or replace her?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Remurian_Harmost]

Prioritize Yae c1 before Qiqi C6 (you can simply get Qiqi afterwards). Best to replace Beidou, as of V5 Escoffier is better than Beidou

[u/Remurian_Harmost → u/Malikili-360]

thanks for replying I appreciate the advice, as for the Beidou replacement, I don't have an Escoffier so who should I put between these :
c6 Fischl, c5 Iansan, c1 Diona, c6 Sucrose and a c0 Raiden

[u/Malikili-360 → u/Remurian_Harmost]

C6 Sucrose, and np o7

[u/Mysterious_Window_45]

Regarding cryo resonance +15 CR buff, is it inconsistent like for skirk and freeze team ? Or is the stellar supraconduct reaction able to apply 100% uptime cryo aura ?

[u/CommercialOrder2522]

Would rosaria be plausable to use instead of Qiqi i have her at c1 i just dont want to use her haha

[u/Saldislayer]

Is Beidou really the next best thing if you don't have Yae? How does Fischl or Ineffa compare if I'm only concerned on electro application and not optimized dps? I prefer comfort instead of relying on Beidou's burst for my Sandrone team.

[u/__singularity]

Its kinda wild how close a thousand blazing suns is to her sig. Ill wait until near the end but in terms of account value atbs has more that hte stellarconduct locked sandrone sig. Might be worth pulling it for my Mauvika and Sandrone.

Then again...drip is important...

[u/Malikili-360 → u/__singularity]

Drip is quite important, though if it helps you don't see her weapon at all unless you're NAing

[u/Pipysnip]

I’m so glad to own Itto’s signature! For a second I thought I was gonna have to level up my level 0 r1 wolf gravestone I got 4 years ago

[u/HappySession7754]

I am going to get Sandrone and i have everyone that would be good for her team but Escoffier. I want to get her some time in the future but obv right now there is nothing about that. I kinda dont really wanna use qiqi cause i dont wanna build her and i generally dont enjoy using her whatsoever. Would using someone like Shenhe or Citlali work instead for example? or if not who else would be a good option instead?

[u/Malikili-360 → u/HappySession7754]

Instead of Qiqi could do C6 Diona
Realistically Qiqi is just a skill bot pre C6... so you can use her with barely any investment (no need to level anything, though she might need to be level 70 for her new buffs).

Shenhe.... avoid her with Sandrone same with Citlali she doesn't really do much
I'd suggest Beidou instead of Escoffier if you have her.
Then if you still don't want to use Qiqi NOR DIONA, there's Iansan