PSY

Fire

Azure Empyrea

Fu Hua

TierC

RolesSupport · Debuffer

Release3.7

Azure Empyrea is Fu Hua's S-rank PSY-type Fire gauntlet user from v3.7 and the first support to give her team Elemental Breach. Her Basic ATK builds Yin and Yang to unleash three different Combo ATKs, and her Ultimate gathers and immobilizes enemies, makes them take more Fire, Ice and Lightning DMG and grants the whole team Elemental Breach. She was a key Part 1 support for years, but she has no Astral Ring and newer supports have replaced her, so she is obsolete in 9.0: keep her for older content, the Elysian Realm and free Part 1 teams.

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Elemental support

Weapons

Cosmic Duality BiS

Best in slot (Marisa Impact, BBS): the active resets her Spirit Shield, teammates' Ultimates restore her SP and HP, and her charges give teammates up to +15% Total DMG when she switches out. Exchange Shop, Battle Pass or Foundry.

PRI-ARM of Nebulous Duality for Fu Hua: its active gives Ignore Interrupt and restores HP and SP for 10s, a teammate's Ultimate restores 10 SP and 300 HP to the wielder (CD: 15s), and on Fu Hua each charge gives teammates +5% Total DMG when she switches out (up to 15%).

Nebulous Duality

The base version of her signature gauntlets: same Spirit Shield reset and switch-out buff at lower values.

Azure Empyrea's signature gauntlets (PRI-ARM: Cosmic Duality): the active (25 SP) gives Ignore Interrupt, +10% ATK Speed and SP regen for 10s while draining 1% of current HP every 0.5s, and resets Azure Empyrea's Evasion protection; on Fu Hua, combo finishers stack up to +18% Total DMG and 3 charges, each giving teammates +4% Total DMG when she switches out.

Domain of Sentience

BBS alternative: extra SP from Combo ATKs; the team Physical buff is wasted in elemental teams.

PRI-ARM of Keys of Oblivion: its active makes Combo ATKs restore 15 bonus SP, +15% Crit Rate, +20% Physical DMG in Herrscher form, and +15% team Physical DMG while the wielder is on standby.

Grips of Tai Xuan

BBS transitional pick.

Older gauntlet Divine Key: summons three Xuanyuan swords that Time Lock enemies, and landing different attack types stacks up to several Total DMG bonuses.

Stigmata

Fu Hua: Margrave T Top

Fu Hua: Margrave M Middle

Fu Hua: Margrave B Bottom

Best set (Marisa Impact, BBS): her Ultimate spends enough SP to give the team Fyreheart (+20% Fire, Ice and Lightning DMG) and make enemies take more Total DMG.

Set effects

2pFire DMG +30%; spending at least 25 SP at once gives the team Fyreheart for 18s (T: +20% Fire, Ice and Lightning DMG for the team; B: enemies take 14% more Total DMG).

3pSpending 60/120 SP at once makes enemies under the Fyreheart debuff take 17%/20% more Total DMG.

Irene Adler T Top

Avogadro M Middle

Irene Adler B Bottom

BBS alternative mix.

Set effects

2pPhantom of the Fog set. Total DMG +15%, and the team deals 18% more Elemental DMG to Bewitched enemies (the B piece Bewitches enemies hit by Charged ATKs and Ultimates).

3pCharged ATK and QTE hits give the team +10% Lightning DMG for 20s; on Rita, +25% Total DMG.

2p30 initial SP and weapon skills cost 15% less SP (M piece: weapon skill CD -30% and the team gains 10% Total DMG for 12s after it).

3pTotal DMG +15%; the weapon skill marks its target, which explodes after 10s, and marked enemies take 15% more Total DMG from the wearer.

Stat targets

Aim for SS rank: Hex of Devastation, Hex of Mending and Hex of Brilliance all unlock there
Build 3 Yin for Magma Melt before your DPS takes the field
Cast her Ultimate right before switching so Elemental Breach and the vulnerabilities cover the DPS window

Talent priority

Ultimate

Special ATK

Leader

Passive

Evasion

Basic ATK

Where to get her: Dorm Supply, War Treasury and Battle Pass; Cosmic Duality and Fu Hua: Margrave from the Exchange Shop and Battle Pass (Marisa Impact).

Teams

Recommended teams

Part 1 Lightning core

Herrscher of Thunder

Fallen Rosemary

Azure Empyrea

The historical 2020 Lightning team: Azure Empyrea triggers Fallen Rosemary's QTE and adds Lightning vulnerability and Elemental Breach, then Herrscher of Thunder deals the damage. Outdated in 9.0, fine for older content.

All-free Fire trio

Valkyrie Gloria

Azure Empyrea

Chrono Navi

Three free battlesuits of three different types (QUA, PSY, MECH): Azure Empyrea stacks Fire vulnerability and Elemental Breach while Chrono Navi adds Ignite and Fire support. A starter option for older content only.

Farmable Ice team

Herrscher of Reason

Azure Empyrea

Reverist Calico

Azure Empyrea's Ice vulnerability and Elemental Breach boost Herrscher of Reason, and Reverist Calico adds Freeze and team SP. Do not pair her with Jade Knight: their Breach states do not stack.

Guide

How to play

Yin and Yang

Tap [ATK] for Solar Focus (Yang) or [ULT] for Lunar Essence (Yin). The sum of Yin and Yang caps at 3, and Basic ATK SEQ 4 inflicts Ignite Trauma.
At 3, hold [ATK] for a Yin-Yang Tempo Combo ATK:
3 Yang: Senpo: Emperyan Fir, 900% ATK of Fire DMG and 4 SP on hit.
Mixed (2+1): Senpo: Snaring Flame, pulls enemies in, immobilizes them for 3s and gives every Valkyrie 1 SP per second for 15s.
3 Yin: Senpo: Magma Melt, the team deals 30% more Elemental DMG to the target for 15s.
Every Combo ATK hit makes the target take 35% more Fire DMG and 30% more Ice DMG for 15s. Two different Combos in a row restore 6 SP; the same Combo twice deals 30% more Fire DMG.

Ultimate: Empyrean Sunder

For 125 SP (CD 5s) she pulls in and immobilizes every enemy for 11s (1,800% ATK of Fire DMG). For 15s the team deals 30% more Elemental DMG to them, and the on-field Valkyrie regenerates 1 SP per second with Ignore Interrupt and 35% DMG Reduction.
Enemies hit also receive both Combo vulnerabilities and take 30% more Lightning DMG. When the Ultimate ends, the whole team gains 16% Elemental Breach for 15s; from SS rank, teammates' attacks also add 50% ATK of Fire DMG for 15s.

Evasion and QTE

Spirit Shield blocks the next hit and is reset by Ultimate Evasion (3s Time Fracture, CD 15s, 11s with Calculated Gust) or by her signature gauntlets' active.
QTE: Radiant Entry triggers on enemies under Time Slow and ends with 3 Lunar Essences, so she enters ready for Magma Melt.

Support loop

Enter (with her QTE if possible), build 3 Yin and hold [ATK] for Magma Melt, or a mixed Combo when you need to regroup enemies and regenerate SP.
Cast Empyrean Sunder to apply the vulnerabilities and Elemental Breach, then switch to your DPS.
As the leader, the team gains 14% Total DMG for 15s after entering the field (22% with three different types).

Strengths

Free: Dorm Supply, War Treasury and Battle Pass, with her signature gear in the Exchange Shop and Battle Pass (Marisa Impact).
Team-wide Elemental Breach plus Fire, Ice and Lightning vulnerabilities: she supports every elemental Part 1 team.
Her Ultimate gathers and immobilizes every enemy for 11s, and her Combos regenerate team SP.
Flexible leader skill that rewards teams with three different types.

Weaknesses

Obsolete in 9.0: no Astral Ring, and Marisa Impact files her as an outdated Part 1 support.
Her Elemental Breach does not stack with other Breach states, which modern supports already provide.
Expensive 125 SP Ultimate, and her best support skills (Hex of Brilliance, Hex of Devastation, Hex of Mending) need SS rank.
Marisa Impact recommends getting Elysian Realm battlesuits before farming her.

Notable dupes · Rank

Optional

Hex of Rebirth: once per battle she revives with full HP (and 30 SP if it triggers after 30s).

Big upgrade

Unlocks Hex of Brilliance (teammates add 50% ATK of Fire DMG to their attacks after her Ultimate), Hex of Mending (Combo ATKs heal the team) and Hex of Devastation (her first four Combo ATKs restore SP and deal 50% more Fire DMG).

SS1

Optional

Hex of Foresight: +35% Total DMG while her Spirit Shield is up.

SSS

Optional

Hex of Gale: up to +40% Total DMG for herself when different attack types land.

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 9.0

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