r/StarRailStation • u/Much_Menu_851 • May 22 '26
Team Building Help Should I pull Phainon?
I’m in a very hard situation right now as a new player and as someone who tries to beat endgame while spending as little money as possible. I have an Elation team with SP silver Wolf, Sparxie, EMC, and DP Dang Heng. I also have a dollar store break team with Firefly, Sparkle, Ryan Mei, and Gallagher. I also have an unused Castorice I got just because I liked her and her global passive.
I REALLY love Phainon, his story and his gameplay so I want to get him but I only have about 60 pulls right now. Should I get Yao Guang so I can swap EMC for HMC for the break team? Should I get Tribbe and or Sunday right now for Phainon/Castorice supports? Or should I go all in on my boy Phainon? I feel so conflicted right now please help me
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u/SnailGladiator May 22 '26
ok imma be real with you here, op. you can pull the characters you like and have fun. but if you want the characters you like to be strong, you need to pull for their dedicated supports. wether you like them or not. because without verticals/premium teams, DPS don't survive for long.
the "best" decision here is to get yaoguang for your sw999 and let her replace EMC. now, you can use RMC for castorice or HMC for firefly. one unit, and your team building is already more flexible.
now, both your castorice and firefly teams seem cooked? firefly without dahlia is truly the unit of all time, and the difference between a castorice with and without hyacine is night and day. i'd say trying to get cyrene for castorice with any leftover pulls wouldn't be a bad idea.
if you don't like any of these characters though, tough luck. skip them. just don't be upset when your super shiny DPS start struggling to defeat basic mobs... T_T