TL;DW: Eyes. This was an odd video that took a lot of time to make. I didn't just want to flex my Candace, so it ended up becoming more of a showcase of how she is more useful than people give her credit for, while also kinda being a long-terrm kit review lol. It was my first big scripted video I have done, so I hope you liked it.
thank you my dude.... I love Candace I got a second staff of Homa just for her an she is fun to use but really wish they would rework her scaling n honestly should have been our 5* parry unit because no hate on cyno love him as a character but she was given 5* design not him I genuinely hope they up date her scaling n gave her some buff she is still amazing unit n top tier waifu in my eyes
@@kenkaneki2202 There are no such things as 4 and 5 star designs, you cant tell whether a character is a 4 or 5 star based only on their design. People thought Thoma was going to be a 5 star when they first saw him, but what do you know! He's a 4 star! You are hating on Cyno by saying that he doesnt deserve to be a 5 star just because of his design. That's ridiculous lol
Candace is such a pretty character but it's as you say: you can make any character work in this game, where it differs is amount of effort and time it takes. Most 5* characters just don't need that much effort to give similar utility.
Hoyoverse decided that the 2 most beautiful babes of Sumeru, Dehya and Candace, would be useless without C6. That's not a coincidence, that's a strategy. That backfired.
eh ive seen a well built deyha do pretty good damage so she's at least useable. still prob one of if not the worst 5 star but you can still make her work@@Sakaki98
The 1 thing that really pisses me off is her C6 not activating when shes on-field like wtf she couldve been an even better hydro driver but Hoyo decided to destroy her viability for some reason I have her C4 rn and I love her sm, Im pulling Homa next time it comes only for her Also I bet shes going to be an amazing buffer/partner for the hydro archon, shes going to infuse her NA and proc the hydro resonance MARK MY WORDS
I've had triple crowned Candace since the day she came out, but on release I was only able to get c5. She was alright, not anything amazing, but after pulling c6 and getting Yao Yao, she became so fun. Thoma Kaeya Candace Yao Yao has got to be one of my favourite teams in the game
i thought you sounded a bit surer of what you’re saying and then i saw your comment abt this being your first big scripted video so: well done sol!! your work definitely paid off, not only in candace’s kit! and well done my brain for noticing lol (also yaoyao and candace are such a fun combo you are sO right!!)
I think Hoyo is realllly cautious when it comes to releasing a 4 star hydro character to avoid another Xingqiu accident😂. If only Candace's burst swapping aoe hydro application doesn't have a limit, I will have the most fun in quick swapping teams.
@@animeexplainedinshorttelugu Xingqiu, along with Bennett and Xiangling (and Sucrose) are 4 stars so good that to this day they're still OP and in some cases, better than some 5 stars. The reason most of the 4 stars since Inazuma being weak supports may be because hoyo don't want to release supports as OP as Xingqiu, Bennett and Xiangling, which could cause some players to don't spend money in 5 stars
Just an FYI, as you can see in 14:19 you use Thomas' E before his Q, and you lose your Q for a couple of seconds, then you get it back from his E particles. This is because you are using Kitain Cross Spear, it consumes a bit of energy and then gives it back. You want to use the burst before you E, this way you save one second and don't have to wait for the particles to come back :).
Just like Dehya, Candace has a fantastic design and personality, but clanky kit and scaling, that makes her feel a little incomplete. That being said, I finally got my C1 Candace this rerun, and trying my best to make her work with Skyward Spine and 4-p Heart of Debts set Thanks for making this guide and giving some appreciation for this awesome character!
omg THANK YOU SM everyone just saying she is bad and not showcasing her as dps/subdps. Your video is such a relief now I know how to build her thank you
Very few have noticed that the movements of the ordinary attack of Kandakia are almost completely copied from the movements of King Leonid from the movie "300". See at 48:05 in movie.
I'm glad to have found this video "randomly". This makes me think more about how Hoyo has been designing new units (although I'm quite the "new" player in the block, I've seen a small share of Genshin in the launch time) and, just as you said, some constellations should be just part of the base kit. I'd love to use Dehya for instance, great visual design IMO but having to get her C2 just to have a "decent" mitigation character doesn't sit right to me...
Having recently got Dehya, I've actually kinda enjoyed how terrible she is because my account is so invested in (mostly time wise) that it has been fun using her because of her issues. But the fact that they found it acceptable to release Dehya with all of the issues she has kinda blows my mind. Also, Dehya not working with Candace is a crime.
@@Solunerra Indeed. She was supposed to be somo sort of "budget Zhongli" absorbing all that damage and recovering that, so my on-field units could use her interruption resist with ease. But... We have THIS Dehya, oh my. Also... het burst not proc'ing Candace is a heinous crime, geez
Very very smooth video, For the longest time I've had 0 about Candace's kit Unfortunately don't have her nor her c1, or else she would've been a great addition to my nilou team with that interesting mechanic. I could abuse the flop on yaoyao and make tons of blooms lol
i got c6 candace while pulling for fischl, and she was a BIG improvement to my hyperbloom team, now being able to use double hydro nahida/xingqiu/candace/shinobu works wonders and cooldowns line up quite well, plus it adds a lot of damage during set up
I actually ended up with c6 Candace on this banner trying to get Fischl constellations (Fischl at c5 now, so I'll have to wait until July). She is in the queue, since building all c6 4*s is a long-term goal of mine. Alas, the blue gems I have stocked up are being reserved for Focalors and there are a few characters ahead of her in that queue, including Rosaria. But alright, I'll build her.
Haha glad to hear it. If you dont think you will enjoy her dont bother of course, but if you do like anything about her I think she is definitely worth it at C6.
@@tf6026 I find it hilarious you think it's because of skin. Look at Dori, Amber, Aloy and etc they're white and also meh. Genshin always designed characters like this, if you think it's because of their skin color, I don't know what else to say...
@@vincikeeper1581Yeah but for every Amber, there's a Hu Tao, for every Dori, there's a Raiden, for every Aloy, there's a Ganyu. Dark skinned characters just so happen to be all terrible? By coincidence? Sure. 💀
although I love sol rants, I really enjoyed this type of video too, and I actually didnt know some of the things about Candace so yeah ill be playing her again now >:D
My Yaoyao is so far down the list of characters I'd ever consider, but I love playing Candace. Good to see some of these combos to think about how to play her in the future. Right now playing her with Tighnari and Bennet.
If you really want to see her be viable watch my polearms only abyss videos. I have one for the current abyss cycle that relied heavily on Candace for the lectors. By no means is she the ideal choice for them of course (her c6 doesnt even work on them…), but I was able to do it with her.
I started playing in Oct 2022 ... my only nice 4stars were ... Kuki and Candace. (no bennett, no xingqiu) and while everyone was discovering Dendro Main Character, I was sweeping thru Inazuma with this team. I didn't understand people's pain about that place, cause Candace making blooms and Kuki activating them so fast, I didn't know how i was smashing the content. PS. Candace's 2nd normal attack in string is a Blunt attack.. the shield bash part. It breaks rocks to mine, and makes mobs fly away (chased by hyperbloom that Kuki activated) PPS. Try here with Nymph's Dream set, too. :D
I found her to be a reasonably good dmg support for Ayato due to her elemental damage bonus. Base 20% from hydro + ,5% for every elemental damage for every 1000 HP. averaging ~42,5% elemental dmg bonus + 20% from artifact set for ATK stat for my current team.
One thing I love about Candace is how her infusion overrides Bennett's c6 infusion. Had a fun time experimenting with Hydro Diluc when I first got her. Sadly, I had only C2 of her for the longest time even though I wished enough to get C2 Cyno on their first banner. But now that I have her at c6, I'm rediscovering how fun she is to play and plan on getting her built up more. :D
what makes her easy to start using: 1) heterochromia 2) no investment needed, just stack ER, (don't even need to level) fav lance, instructor, put her with yaoyao on a bloom team.
Weird how TH-cam algorithm is giving me Candace video recommendations, when I'm just a week into getting a feel of her combat. My sparring partner is Raiden Shogun herself. Also, nice Hydro goblet.
If her skill could provide a shield she'd be so much more usable. Hell, even if they reduced the cool down to 6 seconds without constellations she'd be way more usable - but at c0 she has like NO hydro application, maybe content will come out in the future where blocking attacks is needed but if you really love her, expect to pull on her banner s few times til you get c4-c6
(I was at 75 pity at the time) I was joking that I would pull and main her if she had the same birthday as me with a friend I was talking to at the time. I go to look at her birthday and it was literally mine. I was in complete shock, I seriously couldn't believe it... I ended up getting Qiqi than candace right after.. Which I was really happy I lost my 50/50... but mad that its ALWAYS QIQI I'm still upset everyday that it's Candace- I always wanted to have a good character as a main but I have what everyone calls "the worst character" Which is very upsetting... Maybe one day she wont be "the worst"..
This one is much better than the guy who kept talking about sweaty hands (don't ask). It also gave me a better perspective on her, since I didn't fully understand how to build her. I tried building her as a DPS but I always felt like I was doing something wrong. I tried stacking some Atk on her and a 50/145 crit. ratio and it still felt off, but I'm just using my available 3/4 star weapons (i.e R3 White Tassel).
For DPS Candace it took a very good build for her to feel good to me, and she obviously still has issues. I didn't go into heavy detail in the video, but C6 is such an extraordinary help for being able to utilize her in different ways. Most often nowadays I just really enjoy using her to frontload a ton of hydro app really quickly. But on fielding her without C6 then my go to is still Yun Jin because the NAs are satisfying
@@Solunerra I'm still a little confused on her burst when it comes to damage. Is it subpar, or am I doing something wrong? Doesn't feel too different than her normal attacks. And I try balancing a good Atk/crit. ratio of 45/150.
When i first Got her on my first banner in genshin (cynos release) loved her!! But i started whaling early on and went 5 star only teams early on in genshin so i forgot her. 1 year later i wanna spend alll my resin on her!
Switches between either the emblem build I had on her in this video, or 4pc instructors. Unless I feel like I need that bit of extra dmg from bloom I prefer emblem over instructors because I like getting decent dmg from her even outside of Vape contexts. But in situations like the current abyss cycle where that extra EM could make fast clears more consistent, then Instructors it is.
Hoyo did her dirty ! if im not mistaken she's the only character in the game that literally has a shield in her kit ! yet can't be used as an off-field shielder !
Bro... 8 months for that "okay" stats... anyways, I personally think she one of the more unique char in the game, just because she have a polearm and shield.
Every character is realy strong if you invest in them alot the only difference is, someone like raidon shogun needs her set, a lot of er, and a good ratio of crit and dmg. nilou need a Randome set with hp, and Mybe just Mybe some er if you feel like it.
My prefered candace team is Baizhu, Nahida, Nilou and Candace. On this team I run her full em paradice lost focusing on ER and EM on substats and use Baizhu shield/healing to keep candace healthy while she is the one triggering blooms with hydro infused attacks. I tried the YaoYao variant and while it can do more damage I just don't like being tied to YaoYao burst and her terrible normal attacks. It has been working pretty fine and I can use on field candace with her satisfying normals and hold skill.
Yep, as long as you can meet her ER requirements she is certainly usable like that. Just a bit harder build wise vs using Yaoyao (though she also has some ER reqs with Nilou of course)
Yeah, I agree with the idea that they gutted her a bit at c0. Nothing highlights how Hoyoverse decided to strip her of fun than her C6, which she cannot trigger herself. Like, why? If you build her for personal damage, she has to give up HP%, lowering the damage anyway. And, of course, there's her C1, with that longer duration being something she needs, again, to feel fun. I pretty much up every single female character to at least 8/8/8. The big exception to that is Cadance, who I stopped at 6/6/6.
It would have been wonderful if her heterochromia matches her infusion.. What if, she can infuse herself with hydro, and when infused with other elements(like pyro from bennet) her shield keeps her hydro infusion? It would result in two infusions like her eyes.. whichw would have been amazing.. @mihoyo
Just a little thing I realised you could do is that you switch weapons in this build. So you said you use 3 of the best supports in one of you buil which had Kazoohoo and Bennett in it. Xiphos is a great addition to it on Kazoo because it complements his 1000 EM needs and also boosts the team's ER but if my eyes aren't cheating me, you have Jade Cutter on Benny which to be fair gives him a great amount of attack and boost his HP aswell so he can heal big numbers, but since your team requires a lot of switching around and iframing you don't actually need that much HP on Benny and the crit rate part is almost totally not important either so what is actually good of it is the high base attack. You could give Favonius Sword a try. While it actually has a striking 88 less attack which would eventually cause your Candace to get like around 100 less attack from his burst, the passive parts compliment Bennett's kit better here since once you crit the white particles would not only give back more energy then the colored ones but provide it to the whole team and also gives Bennett ER to be able to spam his burst more often thus making the rotation smoother. Also I couldn't see what weapon you use on Naheehee but since you don't actually need her to deal dendro damage it's most likely that you use her due to the skill connection and EM buffs and since you use Dragons Bane on Candy she needs less EM especially due to Xiphos Thrilling Tales would be a great addition because the rotation already requires Slayhida to be the last one in it so when you switch back to the Hydro mommy she would get that extra 48% damage upgrade
Xiphos I am using on Kazuha. My Bennett has no ER issues, so Fav is not necessary other than to potentially get particles for others. Nahida uses Sac frags, which I prefer because of the EM and skill reset (new enemies spawning means that I constantly find I get use out of the reset). I wasnt really going for doing every little thing I could to maximize Candaces damage in that team, since I was limited by Candaces level more than anything. Oh, ans TTDS doesnt do much in that team due to Candace usually doing most of her damage through skill or burst (HP scaling vs atk scaling NAs). I also kinda hate TTDS due to it punishing you for switching to the wrong unit by accident
Got her C6 on Baizhu banner, I'm so glad she could replace Xingqiu on my Kaeya Freeze team :) She will be holding The Catch from now on, Xiangling can use one of my R5 Dragon's Bane instead.
Love Candace! This was such a great video and nice to see her get some love :3 Im curious about Candace with a 4 piece Nymph's Dream. Would it be any good on her? :o
For maximizing Candaces NA/CA dmg its technically her best set (slightly better than 4 HoD), but I personally like going for more of a balance, so rather than a 4pc set that doesnt benefit her skill/burst, I think I'd recommend 2pc Nymphs 2pc HoD since both give Hydro bonus, so both sets benefit all of Candaces dmg.
Interesting question. This video was definitely more focused on specifically getting value out of Candace as an on field DPS. Having continued to rely on Candace for various things and using her more on my main account and polearm account, I think as time goes on there will be more and more use for infusions enabling very specific things. The main issue with utilizing infusions is that if you are slotting someone like Candace into a team, she has to contribute more than just her infusions, otherwise it’s generally not worthwhile compared to other options (unless you just specifically wanted to play Candace, which was the main scope of this video-you can get use out of basically every Genshin unit if you want). Candaces current state, imo, is that she kinda needs C6 to reach the point where what she contributes to the team with her entire kit is now worthwhile to consider over other options. AoE hydro, front loaded application (that can be timed and doesnt require NAs but has the unique trigger of application on a switch, which I think is super clever and I want to see this in more character kits, since switching units is the most core mechanic of the game lol), and she has some off field hydro with C6 + infusion. I don’t think she will ever become a smarter hydro unit to build over the likes of XQ/Furina/Yelan or anything, but she offers enough utility to potentially be worthwhile. And as time goes on with more units that do more things, the value of the weirdly specific and unique things that Candace does will go up. For example, Xianyun & GaMing is currently in beta, and the fact that you could use Xianyun with Candace to infuse melee units with hydro and get a guaranteed hydro application (plunges with elemental dmg always apply the element) means even more functional hydro applications out of Candace. With GaMing there is potential to use the infusion to weave in hydro application between his skill resets. Will these ideas result in the hypothetical highest performing teams possible? Im not sure, but regardless the fact that we could do these things uniquely with Candace is an example of increased value over time.
@@Solunerra10 months later and I’m right(technically?) I mean she’s not a meta character but is definitely usable now with the release of Arlecchino and Mualani
She can, but 4pc nymphs is going all in on her NA/CA dmg. Personally I don't think it's worth going for the 4pc over 2pc combos. I do like the idea of doing 2 hydro/2 hydro though, as that way the set bonuses buff all forms of Candaces dmg
That was mostly just meant as a team showcase with non polearm units lol (since the account I primarily use Candace on is Polearms Only). I intend to get Candace past 70 on that account in the future though
Yeah she should work there just as someone to apply some extra hydro. Having double hydro should make building her a bit easier too (less ER needa). You probably still want C1 Candace, and Kuki is probably the best one to on field after using Candaces burst because she can attack faster and therefore (potentially, I've not tested) get more triggers of Yelans burst while applying hydro with infused NA/CAs. Bur that said as a hyperbloom team if you just want to on field Candace for the fun of it because you like her NAs like I do, go for it, as it probably won't be that much worse than on fielding infused Kuki, so it being more fun is important imo!
@@Solunerra hey. Thanks for replying detailed! I have c2 Candace but sadly c0 Yelan. My main issue with Yelan is energy. If I build too much energy I lose significant amount of dps. The reason I want to use Candace as on field is I will able to proc shield skill twice and proc my o ly r1 favonius more often for Yelan. Also my kuki does not invested with Normal attacks since resources are contested by Ayaka. Even attacks are slower they look gorgeous. Also blunt type attack help with some annoying cryo shields. Well I decided to build her after watching this video.
If you really want to maximize specifically her NA/CA dmg it's good, but I prefer using 2pc combos since I like seeing good skill dmg and burst dmg (which is hp scaling, that set gives a bunch of atk)
TL;DW: Eyes.
This was an odd video that took a lot of time to make. I didn't just want to flex my Candace, so it ended up becoming more of a showcase of how she is more useful than people give her credit for, while also kinda being a long-terrm kit review lol. It was my first big scripted video I have done, so I hope you liked it.
thank you my dude.... I love Candace I got a second staff of Homa just for her an she is fun to use but really wish they would rework her scaling n honestly should have been our 5* parry unit because no hate on cyno love him as a character but she was given 5* design not him I genuinely hope they up date her scaling n gave her some buff she is still amazing unit n top tier waifu in my eyes
@@kenkaneki2202 There are no such things as 4 and 5 star designs, you cant tell whether a character is a 4 or 5 star based only on their design. People thought Thoma was going to be a 5 star when they first saw him, but what do you know! He's a 4 star!
You are hating on Cyno by saying that he doesnt deserve to be a 5 star just because of his design. That's ridiculous lol
you sound like a college professor bro
I'm back to this video after finding C6 Candace is a meta support for Arlecchino
You can use the Artifact Transmuter and test her again❤❤
Candace is such a pretty character but it's as you say: you can make any character work in this game, where it differs is amount of effort and time it takes. Most 5* characters just don't need that much effort to give similar utility.
They don’t need that much effort to give *better* utility lol. Candace at best is discount Xingqiu and kokomi.
@@wilburforce8046 Candace at best is 3-star Xingqiu. Yes.
@@wilburforce8046 2 stars tartaglia when on field
it's more of the character's highs being lower and lows being lower for most "non-meta" characters
@@wilburforce8046 1 star neuvillette
Hoyoverse decided that the 2 most beautiful babes of Sumeru, Dehya and Candace, would be useless without C6. That's not a coincidence, that's a strategy. That backfired.
candace I can understand shes a 4 star and dheya is decent now even at c0. plus you can't guarantee dheya soooo
@@MythicAce218
“Deyha’s decent now” A decent benchwarmer, maybe.
eh ive seen a well built deyha do pretty good damage so she's at least useable. still prob one of if not the worst 5 star but you can still make her work@@Sakaki98
Dehya is good at C1 / C2, and she has a place on Raiden Chevreuse teams
@@MythicAce218you guys should understand that they are brown right, Of course their kits sucks
This is the best in depth Candace guide I've seen on TH-cam! You should probably rename it to that xD
haha I will try it lol, ty for the suggestion
I agree. Was hunting a guide and this is a great source of info.
The 1 thing that really pisses me off is her C6 not activating when shes on-field like wtf she couldve been an even better hydro driver but Hoyo decided to destroy her viability for some reason
I have her C4 rn and I love her sm, Im pulling Homa next time it comes only for her
Also I bet shes going to be an amazing buffer/partner for the hydro archon, shes going to infuse her NA and proc the hydro resonance MARK MY WORDS
Ooh, I'd like to come back here when Hydro Archon is released
Just a few more days she gonna comes 🎉
Hmmm 🤔🤔
Honestly, this is just a free C6 for Furina now xD
Patience...
And I agree, her beatiful eyes were also part of the equation for me.
And I like cool shields.
I've had triple crowned Candace since the day she came out, but on release I was only able to get c5. She was alright, not anything amazing, but after pulling c6 and getting Yao Yao, she became so fun. Thoma Kaeya Candace Yao Yao has got to be one of my favourite teams in the game
I’d build candace for fun, but the issue is lack of resources. If resources were less resin bound people would build more mid characters
Very true
i thought you sounded a bit surer of what you’re saying and then i saw your comment abt this being your first big scripted video so: well done sol!! your work definitely paid off, not only in candace’s kit! and well done my brain for noticing lol (also yaoyao and candace are such a fun combo you are sO right!!)
I think Hoyo is realllly cautious when it comes to releasing a 4 star hydro character to avoid another Xingqiu accident😂. If only Candace's burst swapping aoe hydro application doesn't have a limit, I will have the most fun in quick swapping teams.
what is xinqiu incident?
@@animeexplainedinshorttelugu Xingqiu, along with Bennett and Xiangling (and Sucrose) are 4 stars so good that to this day they're still OP and in some cases, better than some 5 stars. The reason most of the 4 stars since Inazuma being weak supports may be because hoyo don't want to release supports as OP as Xingqiu, Bennett and Xiangling, which could cause some players to don't spend money in 5 stars
@@Sam__000and Fischl
@@vincikeeper1581 fischl is 5 star, what do you mean?
@@ozoahameg3582 you sure? She's part of power 5 of 4* stars but she isn't 5*. Even though her kit and her damage is better than some of 5*.
Just an FYI, as you can see in 14:19 you use Thomas' E before his Q, and you lose your Q for a couple of seconds, then you get it back from his E particles. This is because you are using Kitain Cross Spear, it consumes a bit of energy and then gives it back. You want to use the burst before you E, this way you save one second and don't have to wait for the particles to come back :).
Just like Dehya, Candace has a fantastic design and personality, but clanky kit and scaling, that makes her feel a little incomplete. That being said, I finally got my C1 Candace this rerun, and trying my best to make her work with Skyward Spine and 4-p Heart of Debts set
Thanks for making this guide and giving some appreciation for this awesome character!
Even like that. Candace > Dehya
@@sandwich3659stop puttinng girls against each other!!! girls support girls! smh
Shes brown just like dehya, Mihoyo hates that
@@simpayshenaideswhich is funny because they’re actually normal skin tones whereas every other character is PAPER WHITE
omg THANK YOU SM everyone just saying she is bad and not showcasing her as dps/subdps. Your video is such a relief now I know how to build her thank you
Yes!! She needs some love! I will build her this season!
I'm told that she's really great at making Xingqiu into a main DPS due to his hydro shred. He could be a good driver for a triple parry team.
I raise every char, you just gave me a fresh new team to play with in the overworld. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great job! Thanks for biggest Cand explanation Ive ever seen, thank you much!
Very few have noticed that the movements of the ordinary attack of Kandakia are almost completely copied from the movements of King Leonid from the movie "300". See at 48:05 in movie.
I'm glad to have found this video "randomly". This makes me think more about how Hoyo has been designing new units (although I'm quite the "new" player in the block, I've seen a small share of Genshin in the launch time) and, just as you said, some constellations should be just part of the base kit. I'd love to use Dehya for instance, great visual design IMO but having to get her C2 just to have a "decent" mitigation character doesn't sit right to me...
Having recently got Dehya, I've actually kinda enjoyed how terrible she is because my account is so invested in (mostly time wise) that it has been fun using her because of her issues. But the fact that they found it acceptable to release Dehya with all of the issues she has kinda blows my mind. Also, Dehya not working with Candace is a crime.
@@Solunerra Indeed. She was supposed to be somo sort of "budget Zhongli" absorbing all that damage and recovering that, so my on-field units could use her interruption resist with ease. But... We have THIS Dehya, oh my. Also... het burst not proc'ing Candace is a heinous crime, geez
Hey dude awesome showcase! Always wanted to play her since I love her design but never thought to have her as dps. Awesome and subbed!
Very very smooth video, For the longest time I've had 0 about Candace's kit
Unfortunately don't have her nor her c1, or else she would've been a great addition to my nilou team with that interesting mechanic. I could abuse the flop on yaoyao and make tons of blooms lol
Yeah she does not have a kit that is easy to find use for at low investment levels. If only her C6 was in her base kit.
really creative ideas and teams!
CANDACE MY LOVE
Sorry for commenting a lot just wanted to say your vid is really well done gonna go build my candace now 😭😭
i got c6 candace while pulling for fischl, and she was a BIG improvement to my hyperbloom team, now being able to use double hydro
nahida/xingqiu/candace/shinobu works wonders and cooldowns line up quite well, plus it adds a lot of damage during set up
I actually ended up with c6 Candace on this banner trying to get Fischl constellations (Fischl at c5 now, so I'll have to wait until July). She is in the queue, since building all c6 4*s is a long-term goal of mine. Alas, the blue gems I have stocked up are being reserved for Focalors and there are a few characters ahead of her in that queue, including Rosaria.
But alright, I'll build her.
Haha glad to hear it. If you dont think you will enjoy her dont bother of course, but if you do like anything about her I think she is definitely worth it at C6.
I'm just a big fan of "HEAR MY PRAYER!", "DO YOUR WORST!" and the rest
Dehya and Candace being two top characters design wise, while being top of the most confused kits. Hoyo really don't like dark skinned characters huh
That's your take, because of skin? I don't know
@@vincikeeper1581I mean there’s xinyan as well tho lol
@@tf6026 I find it hilarious you think it's because of skin.
Look at Dori, Amber, Aloy and etc they're white and also meh. Genshin always designed characters like this, if you think it's because of their skin color, I don't know what else to say...
@@vincikeeper1581Yeah but for every Amber, there's a Hu Tao, for every Dori, there's a Raiden, for every Aloy, there's a Ganyu.
Dark skinned characters just so happen to be all terrible? By coincidence? Sure. 💀
@@skeletonwar4445 believe your shallow "genshin is racist" conspiracy more, I don't care
All we need now is an electro infusing support. Then we got the “normal” elements. 😂
I wish i could've gotten a C6 Candace, she would've been the perfect last member for my cyno quickbloom as a buffer and slow hydro applyer
5:43 I can feel the pain in your voice. I almost feel more bad for you than for Candace for being such a weird character 😅
although I love sol rants, I really enjoyed this type of video too, and I actually didnt know some of the things about Candace so yeah ill be playing her again now >:D
An “okay” Goblet indeed.
My Yaoyao is so far down the list of characters I'd ever consider, but I love playing Candace. Good to see some of these combos to think about how to play her in the future. Right now playing her with Tighnari and Bennet.
you did such a better job at this than moga's terrible video i just watched earlier. you actually made her seem viable
If you really want to see her be viable watch my polearms only abyss videos. I have one for the current abyss cycle that relied heavily on Candace for the lectors. By no means is she the ideal choice for them of course (her c6 doesnt even work on them…), but I was able to do it with her.
I started playing in Oct 2022 ... my only nice 4stars were ... Kuki and Candace. (no bennett, no xingqiu) and while everyone was discovering Dendro Main Character, I was sweeping thru Inazuma with this team. I didn't understand people's pain about that place, cause Candace making blooms and Kuki activating them so fast, I didn't know how i was smashing the content.
PS. Candace's 2nd normal attack in string is a Blunt attack.. the shield bash part. It breaks rocks to mine, and makes mobs fly away (chased by hyperbloom that Kuki activated)
PPS. Try here with Nymph's Dream set, too. :D
Recently started enjoying her in Nilou bloom. So based and refreshing compared to the usual Kazuha glazing in the community.
I found her to be a reasonably good dmg support for Ayato due to her elemental damage bonus. Base 20% from hydro + ,5% for every elemental damage for every 1000 HP. averaging ~42,5% elemental dmg bonus + 20% from artifact set for ATK stat for my current team.
She looks like a solid Azhdaha bully, now I'm interested...
One thing I love about Candace is how her infusion overrides Bennett's c6 infusion. Had a fun time experimenting with Hydro Diluc when I first got her. Sadly, I had only C2 of her for the longest time even though I wished enough to get C2 Cyno on their first banner. But now that I have her at c6, I'm rediscovering how fun she is to play and plan on getting her built up more. :D
what makes her easy to start using: 1) heterochromia 2) no investment needed, just stack ER, (don't even need to level) fav lance, instructor, put her with yaoyao on a bloom team.
Weird how TH-cam algorithm is giving me Candace video recommendations, when I'm just a week into getting a feel of her combat. My sparring partner is Raiden Shogun herself.
Also, nice Hydro goblet.
If her skill could provide a shield she'd be so much more usable. Hell, even if they reduced the cool down to 6 seconds without constellations she'd be way more usable - but at c0 she has like NO hydro application, maybe content will come out in the future where blocking attacks is needed but if you really love her, expect to pull on her banner s few times til you get c4-c6
5:03 that circlet is amazing????
I wish I had that "Okay" goblet
(I was at 75 pity at the time) I was joking that I would pull and main her if she had the same birthday as me with a friend I was talking to at the time. I go to look at her birthday and it was literally mine. I was in complete shock, I seriously couldn't believe it...
I ended up getting Qiqi than candace right after.. Which I was really happy I lost my 50/50... but mad that its ALWAYS QIQI
I'm still upset everyday that it's Candace- I always wanted to have a good character as a main but I have what everyone calls "the worst character" Which is very upsetting...
Maybe one day she wont be "the worst"..
Now that's dedication
Candace is actually so cool and I love her kit, but mine is just C2 so she's on the bench until I get more constellations :)
I UNAPPRECIATED MY CANDACE I AM GOING TO AIM FOR c6
She will be a great asset to my accounts characters as I need help with hutao
I really wish I could use her instead of Xingqiu in my alhaitham team but that damn kid is so useful
that circlet was a sign
I'd do ANYTHING to get that goblet😭😭😭
it's been 8 months???
This one is much better than the guy who kept talking about sweaty hands (don't ask).
It also gave me a better perspective on her, since I didn't fully understand how to build her. I tried building her as a DPS but I always felt like I was doing something wrong. I tried stacking some Atk on her and a 50/145 crit. ratio and it still felt off, but I'm just using my available 3/4 star weapons (i.e R3 White Tassel).
For DPS Candace it took a very good build for her to feel good to me, and she obviously still has issues. I didn't go into heavy detail in the video, but C6 is such an extraordinary help for being able to utilize her in different ways. Most often nowadays I just really enjoy using her to frontload a ton of hydro app really quickly. But on fielding her without C6 then my go to is still Yun Jin because the NAs are satisfying
@@Solunerra I'm still a little confused on her burst when it comes to damage. Is it subpar, or am I doing something wrong? Doesn't feel too different than her normal attacks. And I try balancing a good Atk/crit. ratio of 45/150.
When i first Got her on my first banner in genshin (cynos release) loved her!! But i started whaling early on and went 5 star only teams early on in genshin so i forgot her. 1 year later i wanna spend alll my resin on her!
Candace video. Let's go!!!
What's your build for your hyperbloom team?
Switches between either the emblem build I had on her in this video, or 4pc instructors. Unless I feel like I need that bit of extra dmg from bloom I prefer emblem over instructors because I like getting decent dmg from her even outside of Vape contexts. But in situations like the current abyss cycle where that extra EM could make fast clears more consistent, then Instructors it is.
@@Solunerra Thanks
I love such dedication to a less meta characters
I have a burgeon bean team with Yaoyao, Candace, Yelan/XQ, and Thoma and it's a very fun burgeon team, just needs a lotttt of energy.
that was an okay goblet until i have one like it
Hoyo did her dirty !
if im not mistaken she's the only character in the game that literally has a shield in her kit ! yet can't be used as an off-field shielder !
I’m here I’m here…. Maybe I’ll build her 🤔
Bro... 8 months for that "okay" stats... anyways, I personally think she one of the more unique char in the game, just because she have a polearm and shield.
Every character is realy strong if you invest in them alot the only difference is, someone like raidon shogun needs her set, a lot of er, and a good ratio of crit and dmg.
nilou need a Randome set with hp, and Mybe just Mybe some er if you feel like it.
My prefered candace team is Baizhu, Nahida, Nilou and Candace. On this team I run her full em paradice lost focusing on ER and EM on substats and use Baizhu shield/healing to keep candace healthy while she is the one triggering blooms with hydro infused attacks. I tried the YaoYao variant and while it can do more damage I just don't like being tied to YaoYao burst and her terrible normal attacks.
It has been working pretty fine and I can use on field candace with her satisfying normals and hold skill.
Yep, as long as you can meet her ER requirements she is certainly usable like that. Just a bit harder build wise vs using Yaoyao (though she also has some ER reqs with Nilou of course)
I had the exact same problem with heart of depths circlets
4pc sets are a pain
Candace is beautiful ... I love her ...
she's so cool
yes i love using her in the overworks and for reactions. i just wish she was able to infuse bow users so that her c6 worked with everyone
i have a crit rate def geo damage version of that goblet
Yeah, I agree with the idea that they gutted her a bit at c0. Nothing highlights how Hoyoverse decided to strip her of fun than her C6, which she cannot trigger herself. Like, why? If you build her for personal damage, she has to give up HP%, lowering the damage anyway. And, of course, there's her C1, with that longer duration being something she needs, again, to feel fun.
I pretty much up every single female character to at least 8/8/8. The big exception to that is Cadance, who I stopped at 6/6/6.
im glad to see others forget xiangling's chili pepper too 😂
I always ignore it lol
I've personally built her as a physical DPS with R5 White Tassel and 4pc Glad
Great video
I didn’t know Candis mains existed
It would have been wonderful if her heterochromia matches her infusion..
What if, she can infuse herself with hydro, and when infused with other elements(like pyro from bennet) her shield keeps her hydro infusion? It would result in two infusions like her eyes.. whichw would have been amazing.. @mihoyo
Just a little thing I realised you could do is that you switch weapons in this build. So you said you use 3 of the best supports in one of you buil which had Kazoohoo and Bennett in it. Xiphos is a great addition to it on Kazoo because it complements his 1000 EM needs and also boosts the team's ER but if my eyes aren't cheating me, you have Jade Cutter on Benny which to be fair gives him a great amount of attack and boost his HP aswell so he can heal big numbers, but since your team requires a lot of switching around and iframing you don't actually need that much HP on Benny and the crit rate part is almost totally not important either so what is actually good of it is the high base attack. You could give Favonius Sword a try. While it actually has a striking 88 less attack which would eventually cause your Candace to get like around 100 less attack from his burst, the passive parts compliment Bennett's kit better here since once you crit the white particles would not only give back more energy then the colored ones but provide it to the whole team and also gives Bennett ER to be able to spam his burst more often thus making the rotation smoother. Also I couldn't see what weapon you use on Naheehee but since you don't actually need her to deal dendro damage it's most likely that you use her due to the skill connection and EM buffs and since you use Dragons Bane on Candy she needs less EM especially due to Xiphos Thrilling Tales would be a great addition because the rotation already requires Slayhida to be the last one in it so when you switch back to the Hydro mommy she would get that extra 48% damage upgrade
Xiphos I am using on Kazuha. My Bennett has no ER issues, so Fav is not necessary other than to potentially get particles for others. Nahida uses Sac frags, which I prefer because of the EM and skill reset (new enemies spawning means that I constantly find I get use out of the reset). I wasnt really going for doing every little thing I could to maximize Candaces damage in that team, since I was limited by Candaces level more than anything.
Oh, ans TTDS doesnt do much in that team due to Candace usually doing most of her damage through skill or burst (HP scaling vs atk scaling NAs).
I also kinda hate TTDS due to it punishing you for switching to the wrong unit by accident
If I could somehow make Dehya, Candace, and Beidou work well together I would have my ultimate team.
did you try Unfinished Reverie Burning Candace after its release?
Wtf, the sand moves in high settings?!?! I wish my iPad would handle those settings
Haha yeah it's quite nice to look at
Got her C6 on Baizhu banner, I'm so glad she could replace Xingqiu on my Kaeya Freeze team :)
She will be holding The Catch from now on, Xiangling can use one of my R5 Dragon's Bane instead.
I love full EM Candace for bloom teams, even without Nilou.
all i could think about was would it be better if you swapped candace with xingqui :(
Love Candace! This was such a great video and nice to see her get some love :3
Im curious about Candace with a 4 piece Nymph's Dream. Would it be any good on her? :o
For maximizing Candaces NA/CA dmg its technically her best set (slightly better than 4 HoD), but I personally like going for more of a balance, so rather than a 4pc set that doesnt benefit her skill/burst, I think I'd recommend 2pc Nymphs 2pc HoD since both give Hydro bonus, so both sets benefit all of Candaces dmg.
Do you think Candace might be ahead of her time like kuki? I really hope something happens that will benefit Candace in the future
Interesting question. This video was definitely more focused on specifically getting value out of Candace as an on field DPS.
Having continued to rely on Candace for various things and using her more on my main account and polearm account, I think as time goes on there will be more and more use for infusions enabling very specific things.
The main issue with utilizing infusions is that if you are slotting someone like Candace into a team, she has to contribute more than just her infusions, otherwise it’s generally not worthwhile compared to other options (unless you just specifically wanted to play Candace, which was the main scope of this video-you can get use out of basically every Genshin unit if you want).
Candaces current state, imo, is that she kinda needs C6 to reach the point where what she contributes to the team with her entire kit is now worthwhile to consider over other options. AoE hydro, front loaded application (that can be timed and doesnt require NAs but has the unique trigger of application on a switch, which I think is super clever and I want to see this in more character kits, since switching units is the most core mechanic of the game lol), and she has some off field hydro with C6 + infusion. I don’t think she will ever become a smarter hydro unit to build over the likes of XQ/Furina/Yelan or anything, but she offers enough utility to potentially be worthwhile. And as time goes on with more units that do more things, the value of the weirdly specific and unique things that Candace does will go up. For example, Xianyun & GaMing is currently in beta, and the fact that you could use Xianyun with Candace to infuse melee units with hydro and get a guaranteed hydro application (plunges with elemental dmg always apply the element) means even more functional hydro applications out of Candace. With GaMing there is potential to use the infusion to weave in hydro application between his skill resets. Will these ideas result in the hypothetical highest performing teams possible? Im not sure, but regardless the fact that we could do these things uniquely with Candace is an example of increased value over time.
@@Solunerra10 months later and I’m right(technically?) I mean she’s not a meta character but is definitely usable now with the release of Arlecchino and Mualani
CANDACE
Still thpught candance shouldve been a 5 star her design is 5 star worthy
Agreed!
I love her I got her c6 pulling kuki
dude i wished 270 times on cyno release and i still didnt get her once. I dont think im gonna play her in the near future because i wont get her xd
Praying i get yao yao this looks so fun
Me coming here because I want to run Wriothesly and Candace together (I am in love with hot fictional characters and need mental help)
Easily the most "I play it cause the character/design is amazing I know they aren't great" character
I super new to the game, i just want one copy of her :( sighs
Baiting players to C6 characters has been mihoyo's v3 design philosophy.
The first problem is also my biggest issue…she’s HP scaling, but he base HP is sooo loowwww, like why?!
as a person who loves characters with a shield, i wanna use candace but keep getting told shes horrable but i wanna use her and am now, going to
will vape candace work with nymph's dream? or other set from this domain, maybe 2hp+2hydro
She can, but 4pc nymphs is going all in on her NA/CA dmg. Personally I don't think it's worth going for the 4pc over 2pc combos. I do like the idea of doing 2 hydro/2 hydro though, as that way the set bonuses buff all forms of Candaces dmg
@@Solunerra thanks for answer!
the only viable 4 stars that got released in like the last year or so are the dedicated elemental supports.
my man here min maxing a lvl 70 Candace
That was mostly just meant as a team showcase with non polearm units lol (since the account I primarily use Candace on is Polearms Only). I intend to get Candace past 70 on that account in the future though
Hey! I dont have xinqu. Do you think Candace works on field in Nahida Yelan And Kuki team?
Yeah she should work there just as someone to apply some extra hydro. Having double hydro should make building her a bit easier too (less ER needa). You probably still want C1 Candace, and Kuki is probably the best one to on field after using Candaces burst because she can attack faster and therefore (potentially, I've not tested) get more triggers of Yelans burst while applying hydro with infused NA/CAs. Bur that said as a hyperbloom team if you just want to on field Candace for the fun of it because you like her NAs like I do, go for it, as it probably won't be that much worse than on fielding infused Kuki, so it being more fun is important imo!
@@Solunerra hey. Thanks for replying detailed! I have c2 Candace but sadly c0 Yelan. My main issue with Yelan is energy. If I build too much energy I lose significant amount of dps. The reason I want to use Candace as on field is I will able to proc shield skill twice and proc my o ly r1 favonius more often for Yelan. Also my kuki does not invested with Normal attacks since resources are contested by Ayaka. Even attacks are slower they look gorgeous. Also blunt type attack help with some annoying cryo shields. Well I decided to build her after watching this video.
How viable do you think a 4pc nymphs dream set ( I've been farming a lot for childe and nilou) would be for Candace?
If you really want to maximize specifically her NA/CA dmg it's good, but I prefer using 2pc combos since I like seeing good skill dmg and burst dmg (which is hp scaling, that set gives a bunch of atk)
Ah yes my third main