A MECH Ice

Sugary Starburst

Shigure Kira

TierB
RolesSupport
Release6.7

Sugary Starburst is Shigure Kira's farmable A-rank (SP) MECH-type Ice pistol user: a Part 1 support who builds huge Freeze Trauma, restores a lot of SP and buffs Total and Elemental DMG, so Fire and Lightning Part 1 teams can use her too. Her Charged ATK deals HP-loss damage that counters black HP bars. She has no Astral Ring, so she only matters in the Part 1 content that is left, and she is one of the few farmable ways to freeze bosses.

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Sugary Starburst

Part 1 Ice / Freeze support

Weapons

Star Dance: Enlightenment BiS
S
Best in slot: the strongest team buffs and Freeze Trauma.
PRI-ARM of Star Dance: its active marks enemies with Sweet Sound and gives the team 16% Total DMG; +18% team Ice DMG, and on Sugary Starburst her Ultimate inflicts 6 Rime Trauma per hit and marked enemies take 10% more Ice DMG.
Star Dance
A
The base pistols keep the key Freeze Trauma on her Ultimate. Added to the Battle Pass Reserve Works in v8.7.
Sugary Starburst's signature pistols: the active gives the team up to 14% Total DMG, the team gains 15% Ice DMG, and on her the Ultimate inflicts 6 Rime Trauma per hit, which is what lets her freeze bosses with huge Freeze resistance.
Judgment of Shamash
A
BBS transitional option: a generic debuff pistol, but you lose her Freeze Trauma boost.
Older Fire Divine Key: its active smites enemies, slows them and makes them take up to 15% more Total DMG, with bonus damage against ignited enemies.

Stigmata

Yesterday's Longing T Top
Yesterday's Longing M Middle
Yesterday's Longing B Bottom
Cecilia: Youth: much bigger buffs than the alternatives, but it needs all 3 pieces (on her, every bonus is maxed). Added to the Battle Pass Reserve Works in v8.7.
Set effects
2pCecilia: Youth set. Total DMG +20%, and enemies take 15% more Elemental DMG for 12s after the wearer enters.
3pQTE, weapon active and Ultimate boost Ice DMG, the Ultimate triggers Dance with Me (team Elemental DMG buff), and on Sugary Starburst every piece and set bonus is maxed out regardless of her HP.
Into the Universe T Top
Into the Universe M Middle
Into the Universe B Bottom
Tsiolkovsky, craftable, is on Marisa Impact's fallback list, next to Bastet T/M + Isaac Newton B (only against freezable enemies) or Turgenev T/B + Mei: Beach Party M.
Set effects
2pEnemies hit by the Ultimate or burst-mode attacks take 12% more Total DMG for 25s. On Valkyrie Blastmetal: 15% more with Astral Ring active, applied to every enemy on entering Stellar Outburst.
3pWeapon Skills give the team +15% Total DMG for 15s (extendable to 30s). On Valkyrie Blastmetal with Astral Ring active, the Astral Ring buffs on her teammates are doubled and Stellar Outburst applies the team buff to everyone.

Stat targets

  • Stigmata affixes: full ATK (Marisa Impact)
  • Aim for S rank first: it unlocks most of her team buffs, then SS for team SP

Talent priority

Ultimate
Passive
Special ATK
Leader
Basic ATK
Evasion

Where to get her: Asterite shop and Open World tasks; her Star Dance and Yesterday's Longing gear came back in the v8.7 Battle Pass Reserve Works (official notes).

Teams

Recommended teams

Part 1 Ice (Herrscher of Human: Ego)

Herrscher of Human: Ego
Sugary Starburst
Jade Knight

Herrscher of Human: Ego's older bosses need Freeze and shield break, which Kira and Sushang (Jade Knight) provided before Astral Ring teams; in Wheel of Destiny teams that job now falls to Thelema.

Budget Ice trio

Sugary Starburst
Jade Knight
Reverist Calico

Marisa Impact's 3-support Ice team with Sushang, Kira and Pardofelis, where Kira can even be a decent DPS. Kira and Pardofelis are a new player's only farmable Freeze options.

Guide

How to play

Core loop

  • Her 5-sequence Basic ATK fills Cheer (up to 300). At 150 Cheer, hold ATK for her Charged ATK: an aimed shot that deals Ice DMG plus HP-loss damage and buffs her Total and Ice DMG.
  • Her Ultimate (125 SP) enters sniping mode with Time-frozen Domain and fires 3 shots, each inflicting Rime (Freeze) Trauma. From S rank it gives the team up to 20% Elemental DMG and, from SS rank, every shot restores SP to the whole team and shortens the on-field character's Ultimate CD.
  • Casting her Ultimate or entering through her QTE sprinkles Shiny Sugarcoating: the team deals more Total DMG for 15s and the active character is healed.

Off-field support

  • She gains Encore when the on-field teammate hits an enemy (1), uses a weapon active (3) or an Ultimate (5). At 10 stacks her QTE fires on its own, dealing Ice DMG and 6 Rime Trauma.
  • If she can cast her Ultimate while on standby, she casts it as she enters, consuming Encore for extra Rime Trauma and team SP.
  • Her weapon active and Ultimate trigger most of her support buffs (Marisa Impact).

Tips

  • Star Dance is what lets her freeze bosses with huge Freeze resistance such as Hephaestus, Huodou or Kalpas.
  • In the Elysian Realm, the Ultimate build is simple: evade and attack until the Ultimate is up, fire one Charged ATK to trigger its buffs, then fire the Ultimate.

Strengths

  • Farmable (Asterite shop and Open World tasks), and one of the only farmable ways to freeze bosses with huge Freeze resistance.
  • Big team SP recovery plus Total and Elemental DMG buffs that also help Fire and Lightning Part 1 teams.
  • HP-loss damage on her Charged ATK counters enemies with black HP bars.
  • Works entirely from the bench through her automatic QTE and Ultimate on entry.

Weaknesses

  • No Astral Ring: she cannot be used in Part 2 teams at all.
  • Part 1 content keeps shrinking and Marisa Impact expects a Part 2 battlesuit to replace her, as already happened to other SP-regen supports (Terminal Aide 0017, Chrono Navi, Golden Diva).
  • New players should farm Valkyrie Blastmetal first.
  • Her best gear sits in the Battle Pass Reserve Works or old Focused Supplies.

Notable dupes · Rank

S
Big upgrade

Unlocks most of her kit: team Elemental DMG +20% on Ultimate hits, +30% Ice DMG on her Charged ATK and Ultimate under Shiny Sugarcoating, 15 SP and much more HP-loss damage on Charged ATK, SP from her teammates while on standby, and a stronger leader skill.

SS
Big upgrade

Each Ultimate shot restores 7 SP to the whole team and cuts the on-field character's Ultimate CD, and her Ultimate makes enemies take 12% more Total DMG.

SSS
Solid upgrade

After Shiny Sugarcoating, the whole team's weapon actives deal 30% more Total DMG plus extra Ice DMG.

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 9.0
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