Diaochan
Diaochan needs several turns to reach her damage ceiling. Once she gets there, she hits hard enough to justify the wait.
What she does
Ranked for the global build
Why she ranks here
Diaochan needs several turns to reach her damage ceiling. Once she gets there, she hits hard enough to justify the wait.
DPS, Radiant Star
SS tier in practice
Top of the roster
Strong carries and defensive anchors. Most serious teams start here.
When to use her
Use her in a protected team that can keep her alive through the ramp.
How to build her
Role-level guidance, not datamined multipliers. The role decides what she needs before any single character quirk does.
Building a DPS
Stack Attack and Crit. Her damage comes from multipliers and follow-ups, so crit consistency beats raw bulk.
Deals direct damage through crits, follow-ups, or single-target pressure.
What to build first
Self-sustain first. She has to stay standing before anything else matters.
No single mechanic outranks the rest of her abilities, so build her the way the role note says.
Phase matchup
Radiant Star: No countered element. Fits any matchup.
Radiant Star is not countered by any element, so there is no phase to plan around.
Should you build her?
Build her next. Strong placement with a clear job once the first five exist.
0 teams use her, 0 list her as a substitute
Who she wants around her
The teams that use her, the teams that list her as a substitute, and the partners her role needs.
No team on the team page uses her yet
No team on the team page uses her yet. Start from the five-slot frame and put her where her role fits.
Partners her role needs
The strongest characters in the roles her job depends on.
Amaterasu
SSS · Tank, Radiant Star
The strongest tank in the global build. Amaterasu heals herself, revives once, and turns Charm into crowd control plus a damage cut for the whole team.
Medusa
SSS · Support, Radiant Star
The best healer in the game. Medusa revives each ally after their first defeat, keeps the team topped up, and adds 30% damage reduction.
Aether
SS · Support, Radiant Star
A healer who also deals damage. Aether gives 25% attack to your two highest-attack allies and cuts energy damage by 40%.
Athena
SS · Tank, Earth
A tank with shields, 30% damage reduction for the team, and a heal block for enemies. Athena protects and disrupts in the same slot.
Who to use instead
The closest swaps in the same role, within one tier step.
Michael
SS · DPS, Radiant Star
Michael is the answer to Poison pressure. When an ally is poisoned, she can reset her skill cooldown and keep attacking.
Thanatos
SS · DPS, Radiant Star
Thanatos gets stronger as allies fall. Her attack stacking can turn her into the highest-damage unit on the field, but the team has to survive long enough to get there.
Thor
SS · DPS, Radiant Star
A pure single-target damage dealer with high crit rate, high crit damage, and repeated follow-up attacks.
Byakko
S · DPS, Wind
Byakko applies Hunting Mark, which raises damage taken by 20% and cuts healing received by 20%, then follows up repeatedly.
Every character in her role
The whole role in tier order, so a swap is a comparison instead of a guess.
| Character | Tier | Phase | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| DiaochanThis page | SS | Radiant Star | Ramp / Burst |
| Michael | SS | Radiant Star | Poison counter / Cooldown reset |
| Thanatos | SS | Radiant Star | ATK stacking / Last stand |
| Thor | SS | Radiant Star | Crit / Follow-up / Single target |
| Byakko | S | Wind | Hunting Mark / Follow-up |
| Chiyou | S | Radiant Star | Heal block / Domination |
| Genbu | S | Earth | Scaling / Crit growth |
| Heimdall | S | Fire | Buff removal / Single target |
| Hypnos | S | Radiant Star | Penetration / Frontline DPS |
| First Empress | A | Earth | Counter / Crit stacking |
| Hydra | A | Water | Poison / Guaranteed crit |
| Prometheus | A | Earth | Guaranteed crit / Crit vulnerability |
| Roxie | A | Fire | Execute / Lifesteal |
| Susanoo | A | Wind | Fracture / AOE |
| Asura | B | Wind | Fracture / Single target |
| Enchantress | B | Wind | Backline / Healing down |
| Jade | B | Water | Poison / HP suppression |
| Sunna | B | Wind | Backline / Fracture |
| Chimera | C | Water | Single target / Harvest |
The phase that beats her
An element matchup decides more fights than a single tier step does.
Exposed to
Radiant Star is not countered by any element, so there is no phase to plan around.
Phase matchup
Radiant Star: No countered element. Fits any matchup.