Dandelion

Overview

Dandelion (蒲公英, NO.069) is a Grass/Cute dual-type spirit that serves as a dedicated support and healer. With access to healing moves, crowd control through sleep, and team-buffing skills, Dandelion fills the role of a team-essential Grass support that keeps allies healthy and opponents locked down. It is also capable of functioning as a physical burst attacker with the right build.

Dandelion is particularly useful in PVE and early-game content, where its healing and crowd control provide a safety net that more offense-focused spirits lack.

Profile

Evolution Chain

Dandelion's evolution into Dandelion Doll occurs at level 16, which is relatively early. This quick evolution allows Dandelion Doll to come online as a functional support spirit in the first few hours of gameplay.

Stats

Dandelion Doll has a balanced stat spread with an emphasis on HP and Physical Defense. Speed is notably low, meaning Dandelion will usually act after faster opponents.

• HP: Relatively high, providing a solid health pool for sustaining through fights

• Physical Defense: Above average, helping Dandelion survive physical attacks while healing teammates

• Speed: Low, making Dandelion one of the slower spirits; it typically moves last in combat

• Attack Stats: Balanced between physical and special, allowing flexibility in build choices

Trait

Dandelion's trait boosts the power of skills with an energy cost greater than 3 by 40%. This encourages a playstyle built around high-cost, high-impact abilities rather than spamming cheap skills. The 40% power boost is substantial and applies to both offensive and utility skills, making expensive moves significantly more efficient.

When building Dandelion, prioritize moves that cost 4 or more energy to maximize this trait's value. Low-cost skills still have their place for turns when energy is limited, but the bulk of Dandelion's effectiveness comes from its boosted high-cost abilities.

Key Skills

Combat Strategy

Dandelion can be built in two primary ways depending on team needs:

Support and Healer Build

The standard support build focuses on keeping the team alive and controlling the opponent:

1. Open with Sleep Powder. Putting the enemy to sleep buys time for setup and prevents them from dealing damage.

2. Apply Weakness. While the enemy is sleeping, use Weakness to reduce their Physical Attack and Defense, making them less threatening when they wake up.

3. Use Abundance to buff. Buff your own attack stats or those of a teammate that will switch in.

4. Heal with Healing Dance as needed. Dandelion's primary value is sustaining the team through tough encounters. Prioritize healing over damage when HP is low.

Physical Burst Build

Dandelion can also be built as a physical attacker by leveraging Abundance's attack buffs and the trait's 40% boost on high-cost skills. Use Abundance to raise attack stats, then follow up with Branch Whip or Cactus Strike for amplified damage. This build sacrifices healing utility for direct offensive pressure.

Tips

• Sleep Powder into Weakness is Dandelion's strongest opening sequence. The crowd control gives you free turns to debuff the opponent before they can respond.

• Healing Dance keeps your team healthy in long PVE encounters. In dungeons and extended fights, Dandelion's sustain is invaluable.

• The trait's 40% damage boost only applies to skills costing more than 3 energy. Build your moveset around these higher-cost abilities for maximum impact.

• Dandelion's low Speed means it will usually move last. Plan around this by using defensive or healing moves when you expect incoming damage.