Jiaoqiu vs Sparkle : Who Offers Better Investment Value in Honkai Star Rail

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[tmtravlrsgoogleaccount]

Another advantage with Sparkle is that even if your dps isn't very skill point hungry, you can run supports that need skill points more comfortably. And you could also use their skills more often to get their ults faster (for instance Tingyun or Huo Huo).

[XieRH]

one key thing about sparkle is that she not only has the SP mechanic but also the advance forward, similar to bronya, that's a very valuable thing to have, even if your DPS isn't SP hungry like qingque or imbibitor

[yanuwwuu]

I'm so glad that ppl are starting to realise that MAYBBEEE, a character that applies an AoE universal Proof Of Debt, is KINDA REALLY GOOD.

[davidnguyen]

It's really odd to hear that "People will wish he was a female character instead" because like... if that's the case, when would a male character ever show up then? Only if they were bad and poorly designed would they want a male character? Hahah
It seemed that way when people were upset that Lingsha doesn't powercreep Gallagher enough, when most of the time, people hate powercreep. But then why complain about her not powercreeping him? Because they just want to replace the rugged man in the team?... It's so strange to me lol

[unendingvoid]

I'll say one thing that wasn't mentioned in this video, it's that Jiaoqiu aside from Acheron and dot teams he also performs extremely well in the ratio follow up comp as a sidegrade to topaz, it surprised me even. His functionality is comparable if not superior sometimes, because of his abundance of debuffs and uptime, along with the vulnerability he can inflict on enemies which is a very valuable and rare debuff.

The fact that he as a nihility unit can be relevant in 3 archetypes at least says a lot, and his future value will continue to spike if we get more Acheron-like dpses that stack with debuffs, just like how you said Sparkle would have more value in the future with more Imbibitor Lunae type dpses

[raye.]

Thanks for the lucid analysis.

I started playing in 2.3 and the decision field for a new player is brutal. Yunli is an attractive versatile DPS, but her needing her light cone to shine is kind of a deal breaker for a low spender such as myself. Building a 4-star healer just for her feels bad.

I am leaning towards pulling JQ myself. I am interested in DOT, and it seems like we'll have a Black Swan rerun before too long. I like his kit as a versatile debuffer containing synergies that the game seems to have not yet fully explored. And Acheron may rerun sooner rather than later so I would be positioned well for that. JQ doesn't seem like a no-brainer choice for me as a new player, but I think he offers enough both presently and in terms of future possibility that I don't mind taking the risk. Even if he is not the optimal character to support a given team, I feel as though his debuffing will make him a flexible unit to use on my young account.

[leasting]

I'm glad I already have Sparkle, but the analysis of future value is a really good confirmation for me that vertical investment in her (i.e. getting her LC) is not the move for me right now. It's kinda sad that Sparkle released so far into the game that her main meta niches (hypercarry, mono quantum) were already on their way out. AND she barely got to do anything in Penacony... Gonna need a Masked Fools story arc, Hoyo.

[loleaupoki]

Thanks for the video, very informative!
Sitting on guarantee for Feixiao, will grab JQ on his rerun.

[МаркВедров]

In DoT team JQ competes with RM/Robin, not DoT units

[pahrisintherain]

I love when he pronounces Chinese character name, so fascinating❤

[yulianaqsa]

Well i happen to be having all 3 harmonies and what i can say is when you have all those 3 the use of sparkle is only gonna be in dhil and seele team. ruan mei is for break/dot and followup is gonna be robin, even in JL and acheron robin can be better well you can argue with this one

While jq in other hand is gonna be an upgrade for ratio, acheron and even can be a side grade of ruan mei in dot team, he's basically an upgrade of our current debuffer

I'd pick jq over sparkle is because i use ratio acheron and dot more often than dhil and seele team and if you were dhil and seele mains then sparkle is gonna be an perfect pick

while sparkle kit is awesome but she doesn't have like many or OP dps to be need her in their BiS team. previously she is BiS for a follow up team but robin took her place, that sad tbh

[MaybeNooon]

vulnerability is just too good of a debuff to pass

[DeadlyShock]

I'll go with Jiaoqu cause I have a dedicated DOT team with Kafka and BS and Acheron for hupercarry roles. Although my Acheron has cracked stats I still need him to battery my eos1 girl faster. At first I was gonna skip him for feixiao but then I realized that would have been the greatest mistake cause I don't have fua units cause I more of a break and Dot enjoyer.

[jiayuankoh]

I guess I am still pulling jiaoqiu as my pela is not E4. Need more stacks generation for Acheron. Read it helps her in pure fiction too so may be a solution to get the 3 stars clear.

[jaloy]

people keep saying Robin is niche yet the only team in which Ruan Mei outperforms her is break, she deserves T0 right next to Ruan Mei

[Meckenn]

I think you forgot biggest the thing about sparkle, her crit buff going to be the biggest difference maker if we move to a solo dps meta again witch is very much possible

[Songbird]

Robin been eating good lately, she'd clear the harmony section once feixiao is out i fear

[Future_Fabulous]

Looking at the 2.5 Hoolay fight from beta, JQ's stack generation on newly spawned adds is going to push him in Acheron teams. I'm planning on getting an E0S1 Acheron but was going to run her in my DoT team with a hyperspeed Gallagher lol freed up from Firefly by Lingsha. Fudge...

[MrMoros]

If this is the new Banner than that's honestly a relief. I thought it was gonna be a choice between Jiaoqiu or Black Swan. I have Black Swan at E0S0, but my Sparkle is E2S1, so our little Elation Pathstrider isn't really a priority to me.

[JRFriska]

Hello EOD! Is it possible if you make vid like comparing the limited 5 stars unit and their E6 4 stars 'comparison'?

I saw many compare
- E0 Jiaoqiu and E6 Guinaifen
- E0 Jiaoqiu and E6 Pela
Both for Acheron team

Or perhaps for the future,
- E0 Lingsha and E6 Gallagher?

Thank you, love your vids!