Cerydra vs Bronya: Who’s the Better Support for Phainon?

For the HSR’s version 3.5 has come into second half. New character, Cerydra’ s banner has been released. As the first release of the Cerydra, is it worth pulling now? Whether the non-limited supporter, Bronya, who is Wind-type supporter with harmony-path, has weaker supporting capability compared with Cerydra. LDshop provides you the lastest analysis of Cerydra vs Bronya, for your reference.

 

I.Bronya overview

Bronya is still a good supporter in current version.

With her E0, her skill can increase 66% DMG, her ultimates can increases the ATK of all allies by 55%, and increase their CRIT DMG equal to 16% of Bronya's CRIT DMG plus 20% for 2 turn(s)(~55% CRIT DMG increasing).

What’s more, After using Bronya's Technique before battle starting, at the start of the next battle, all allies' ATK increases by 15%.

So we can see, Bronya can provide main DPS valuable DMG increasing, and she has flexible skill usage that adapts to most output rhythms.

 

II.Cerydra overview

Cerydra is positioned as a Wind -type with Harmony-path supporter. She has unique Skill Copy mechanism and she can provide huge -value DMG increasing for DPS, especially Phainon. Her buffs are below, and there are partially conditional buffs:

Always active: 1000 ATK (roughly equivalent to 80% ATK%).

Conditionally active: 72% CRIT DMG + 10% RES PEN when copying Skill (limited uptime).

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III. Skill Mechanism Comparison

E0 Cerydra 's overall buffs’ value are lower than Bronya's, especially noticeable during phases where no Skills are copied. Let’s see the two characters’ skill mechanism

Bronya: Stable & Comprehensive

Buffs require no conditions, have extremely high uptime, and adapt to any output rhythm.

Simple to operate, no energy management pressure, suitable for lazy players or multi-scenario use.

Advantage: Increase number of DMG enhancements, and she can join different with flexibility.

Disadvantages

She needs to use skill frequently, skill point consumption is huge.

Cerydra: Unique but Limited Mechanics

Core mechanic: Copying Skills (e.g., Phainon's meteor), with E0 allowing up to 2 copies.

Advantage: Increases number of damage instances, providing extra benefits for multi-hit characters (e.g., Phainon).

Disadvantages

Low buff uptime (only active when copying Skills);

High energy management requirements: Strict control over Skill Points needed;

High operational difficulty requires precise skill rotation planning.

 

IV. Practical Damage Comparison

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1. E0 Phainon + Bronya

Post-ultimate damage instances: 8 segments (3 Stardeath Verdict + 4 enhanced basic attacks + 1 final hit).

Sample segment damage: Foundation ~627,000, final hit ~514,000.

2. E0 Phainon + E0 Cerydra

Post-ultimate segments: 10 segments (4 Stardeath Verdict + 4 enhanced basic attacks + 1 final hit), copying 2 skills).

Damage gap:

Meteors with full Cerydra buffs: 582,000 (7% lower than Bronya);

Meteors/Basic Attacks/Self-destruct without full buffs: average 20-28% lower.

3. Differences in E2 Phainon Teams

E2 Phainon has more actions (13 segments), diluting the benefit of Cerydra copying 2 skills;

E0 Cerydra replacing Bronya only provides ~2% improvement;

E1 Cerydra provides ~21% total damage increase.

 

V. Pulling advise for Cerydra

There are several conditions:

(1). E0 Phainon.

You can pull E0 or E1 Cerydra here is an excellent choice.

(2). E2 Phainon.

It is advised to pull at least for E1 Cerydra. E0 offers a negligible increase, E1 Cerydra can provide up to a significant increase.

(3) E0 Phainon without Sunday

You can skip Cerydra’s banner. Without Sunday to simplify operation, Cerydra makes team operation extremely complex.Your pulling plan are better to wait for Phainon 's re-release and directly get his E2.

 

Conclusion

Above all is comparison between Cerydra and Bronya, the buff value of Cerydra maybe lower than Bronya, but her mechanism is very unique, who can provides skill duplication and DMG&SPD increasing, which makes DPS characters whose DMG reply on their skills have good performance.

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