Pearl

How she works

• Certified Banger as protection (Talent – Grow Grace from Grit). Pearl's Certified Banger lasts indefinitely (max 50) and doubles as Repellency: each point equals 200 Repellency, which she spends to block 60% of the DMG an ally takes. Allies at 50% HP or less also take 30% less DMG.
• Refilling it. Her Skill (Relume Life's Light) grants 15 Certified Banger and heals all allies (12% of her DEF + 240, with a second heal on the ally with the lowest HP%). Her A4 (Sensory Latitude) adds 5 points at the start of every ally's turn (up to 50 between two of her turns), gives all allies 50% Effect RES while she holds Certified Banger, and makes her Enhanced Basic ATK and Skill dispel 1 debuff from all allies.
• Ultimate (Appraise Soul's Ground, 180 Energy). Grants 20 Certified Banger and applies Deep Learning to another ally, who becomes the Aesthetic Archetype. With 1 / 2 / 3 Elation characters in the team, the Archetype's action is advanced by 10% / 15% / 30%; with 4 Elation characters, they get an extra turn instead and start it with 30 Certified Banger and 60 Punchline (removed at the end of that turn).
• Deep Learning (3 Charges). Her Basic ATK becomes Brushstroke: Imagenate the Starry Night if the Archetype is on the Path of Elation (Brushstroke: Render the Great Wave otherwise): AoE Ice DMG based on her DEF plus a team heal and, with an Elation Archetype, an extra 60% Ice Elation DMG calculated from the Archetype's stats. Each Enhanced Basic ATK uses 1 Charge.
• Elation Skill (Dissolve Reason into Elation). After their next attack, all allies deal extra Elation DMG of their own Type: 10% / 15% / 20% / 40% with 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Elation characters in the team.
• Traces. A2 (Panoptic Vision): +32% Elation from 2,400 DEF, then +3% per 100 DEF above that (up to 3,600 excess DEF), and Outgoing Healing equal to 20% of her Elation. A6 (Aesthetic Firewall): the next time an Elation Archetype uses their Ultimate, Pearl regenerates a fixed 90 Energy.

Rotation

1. Use her Technique (Recast Masterwork in Nacre) before combat, then switch to your main damage dealer: Pearl starts with 20 Certified Banger and the active character gets Deep Learning (2 Charges) as the Aesthetic Archetype.
2. Use her Skill when her Certified Banger runs low or the team needs healing; otherwise her Basic ATK (enhanced during Deep Learning) saves Skill Points.
3. Cast her Ultimate on the damage dealer who benefits most from an action advance or an extra turn. Thanks to her A6, an Elation Archetype's next Ultimate refunds 90 Energy, so her own Ultimate comes back very quickly.
4. Her Elation Skill is cast automatically in every Aha Instant.

Tips

• Build DEF: 2,400 is her A2 threshold, and Game8 aims for 3,500+.
• Aim for 160+ SPD (at least 120 to trigger Sprightly Vonwacq's 40% advance).
• Keep four Elation characters: it is the condition for the extra turn, and it doubles her Elation Skill bonus (from 20% to 40%).
• 50% Effect RES on her gear becomes 100% in battle with Sensory Latitude.
• Choose the target of her Ultimate carefully: a poorly placed extra turn can lead to awkward turn orders.