How much EM do I REALLY need? | Ask Zajef #5

[@Zajef77]

Leave your questions for ask Zajef 6 in the replies!

[@donk7172]

For taser, 2pc2pc for fischl is better than ToM right?

[@jeans.406]

You’ve answered this q in a different video’s comments section but I’d still like for this to be discussed in an Ask Zajef: Fav Refinements vs Individual Fav Weapons?

[@mike81356]

How valuable are the standard/free 4 stars’ constellations in the Shop? Are they worth the starglitter?

[@rohanraju8578]

what is the lore behind the wide emote bans? also why does it extend from just the hardos to all wide emotes? is there a future where we may see wide emotes roaming free?

[@authisticbread7292]

Why is diluc is out of meta even at c6

[@Tyler_Not_Taylor]

I will never get over the quadratic scaling fart analogy, it's so dumb yet explains the concept so well

[@rohanraju8578]

HUH NO SHOT TYLER IS HERE

[@Josh-ru6kc]

@@rohanraju8578 HUH NO SHOT CATPAT IS HERE

[@rohanraju8578]

@@Josh-ru6kc monkaE being doxxed

[@NoobSharkey]

Henlo Ayaka main

[@ilhamarda5309]

Wow.. hey, Chad!

[@will8718]

this man's thumbnail game is unmatched

[@kingtswasey]

I like how we will be able to date videos by pre-zashave and post-zashave

[@peterrost3544]

Zajef without malding. Best genshin content. Thanks mr editor.

[@0rokuSaki]

Malding? Would his beard suffer hair loss? 🤣

[@twistedfate9475]

That alloy showcase was painful yet funny to watch XD

[@SonNguyen-tf2yn]

That aloy showcase is just 💀💀

[@h.s6193]

10:59 thank you editor for making my day

[@the_krakyn]

Unironically really looking forward to the 40+ minute Ask Zajef: Kazuha video.

[@AcelShock]

isnt that already released?

[@the_krakyn]

@@AcelShock No, that was just a 'Kazuha Myths' video. The 'Ask Zajef: Kazuha' was recorded last night on twitch and hasn't been edited/uploaded yet.

[@AcelShock]

@@the_krakyn ah.. I see, I'm looking forward to it too

[@Lesterberne]

Amazing job as always mr editor! Extra points for keeping my super important question in and answering it yourself! At least someone knows what the people want 😡

[@EpicK910]

18:32 Truly an inspirational and thoughtful message. I hope this sage advice brings good-fortune to many. It is an enlightening experience that all should know.

[@gmacdonalddc]

Pleased to see your success on KZbin, Alexis. Players like me who just want straight truthful, fact-based answers get a lot of value from your takes and explanations, which are virtually absent from Genshin coverage as a whole. Cheers! Question: If I'm (barely) able to 36-star current Abyss, would it be a good idea to conserve primos for upcoming Dendro characters, specifically with consideration to how MHY tends to favor recently released characters in Abyss buffs and enemy setups? Do you plan to pull for any 3.0/1 five-stars? Thanks again!

[@lolosh99]

What if one wants gay deceitful, fiction-based answers?

[@chuckguy120]

@@lolosh99 lol

[@chuckguy120]

I think the best desicion for you is to pull for kazuha if you don't have him yet, you can't go wrong with strong anemo support. What i get from many TC said about dendro is that dendro might be good enough to add new flavors to the meta but won't define the meta. The usual meta team will still perform well. But still kazuha is not MUST PULL so if you don't want him and want to save for dendro, then just skip him.

[@ghostymilku41]

about the abyss thing, you are playing right into hyv’s hands. they manipulate the abyss so that it benefits any new characters that would come out. but that buff doesn’t last forever - so if you want to consistently 36*, rather than pulling for any new chars they put out, actually try to focus on the units u alr have and how to optimize them. ofc tho if u wanna go for dendro chars feel free, just dont feel forced to go for them for the sake of 36* abyss bc that’s a rather short term and costly solution.

[@Zajef77]

Watch zy0x

[@granthiksharma4626]

finally, seriously no one talks about fading twilight on sara. i used to run sac bow on her for base atk and er. but after yelan i had to give my fave bow to her and my dional was weapon less. this weapon really helped as i can give back diona sac. its main and sub r exactly sac bow. and sara dont use sac bow passive. so i think fading twilight is better on sara. more over it fing matches her drip. that black bronze curve theam fits sara perfects. its the unofficial , signature weapon for sara. i might not use it on abyss if i can steal my harp from child/ ganyu. but i need fading twilight for photo shoots.

[@elina1421]

i think several KZbinrs talked about it being really good on Sara, SevyPlays for example

[@nooooooooo569]

This is exactly what I did I swapped their three weapons around LMAO

[@alexprus7953]

@@nooooooooo569 same

[@giupondchester1273]

The 4K Aloy gameplay made me choke on my dinner

[@skywardsteve]

That was some great 60fps 4k Aloy gameplay.

[@mage6325]

god the editing is so good

[@BuggoVAL]

first time ever buggo doesn't forget to set game title correctly

[@Enntro]

Amazing Aloy power point presentation.

[@Icysted]

zajef startled ganyu at 6:24 🤣

[@adjectivenoun5052]

I don't know why, but I think shave looks really great on you! Maybe cause it's accenting your facial expressions, or maybe it's your skull shape. Video is great as always.

[@Gnurklesquimp]

Are there any new mechanics you'd like to see along the lines of quadratic dmg and Beidou spreading out her dmg over 2+ targets? I think a lot of math in games is pretty boring, but stuff like this is just so cool to me. I guess another example would be Sara's ult vs. big enough enemies, only Azhdaha as far as I know. That one is kinda like the Blizzard Staff from Terraria, something like the similar Bubble Gun could be cool too, though Terraria gets more out of them due to the movement.

[@athankoh1]

The thumbnails are getting out of hand and I love it! Hahahaha

[@Yor-Yor-Yor]

DID YOU REALLY NEED TO USE FART TO COMPARE WITH QUADRATIC SCALING? MY POOR CHILDE DBYWSHu

[@schaufle5748]

S OMEGALUL BALD leaving this for the algo happ

[@tender0828]

That quadratic smelling seems sus

[@catto3924]

0:04 that jumpscare tf out of me

[@anirudhaacharya7873]

Quadratic smelling might be the best analogy i have ever heard PepeLa

[@GalahadJN]

When it comes to knowing what really works, this is hands down the best channel.

[@alexprus7953]

Anemo mc has a niche against hydro shields in freeze team because of the different absorption priority. It's not much but it's something lol

[@sdbhat9073]

Props to editor

[@mateovillegasgelhausen3527]

Comment for the algorythm cause Zajef deserves it. Quote of the day: "Why do we look younger on older pictures of ourselves?"

[@tarkcakr870]

Zajef listens Disturbed while editor adds a nice and calm music

[@kazubibi7731]

8:02 Heizou emoji lols

[@chizzchazz]

zajef back at it again with the krispy kremes

[@greyratt9690]

Amazing video as always, Zajeff ❤️

[@Netraven001]

Quadratic Farting. It's Canon now.

[@Get_Krystalized]

I GO FERAL FOR ASK ZAJEF I LOVE THIS SERIES and the info dump. Also hi bald. 👨🏻‍🦲

[@nataloserlover]

15:50 got me laughing so hard

[@KategariYami]

It's a good start to being an Aloy Main. Now you'll just need to triple crown her like a real Gamer and then you'll see what kind of insanity she can get up to haha

[@anxietyimpact]

I don't really get your take on Mona. I'm running her with TTDS and about 210% ER and don't have any problems at all getting her burst on cooldown. Especially with Ayaka, after bursting+n1c you can easily swap back to Mona so she catches her own particles (if needed). I made two vids with her on the 2.6 abyss if you wanna see

[@luapmail8863]

running double hydro is a bit of an exception isn't it?

[@anxietyimpact]

@@luapmail8863 Not sure what you mean there. I'm not running double hydro

[@lolosh99]

You are probably getting a lot of particles from dead enemies

[@hagianghoang4026]

depending on how many enemies you fight and how quick you killl them, the energy particles you gained varies. Last abyss was almost tailored made for ayaka to begin with, I see you almost completely nailed your enemies in one Q so you need to care less about energy. If you're kind enough please try the second phase of this abyss with the same team same build so that we can see if my hypothesis is correct or not.

[@blueslime6901]

do u always get it back every runs? I have a little more er on my mona but sometimes I get fricked over by partical generation rng and don't have it back unless I extend my rotation for like 2.5 sec also your Mona had 230 on one of the vid I watched, abyss card on 12-1 also other one didn't showed the build I think

[@destanl9320]

My man finished his one punch man training and is hitting us with his best knowledge punch

[@natashawong6908]

Man these videos are so entertaining to watch

[@Meese12]

13:00 real quick im gonna drop 10% of my usual bow rant Even 6 months later, the bow charge attack is a "weakness" literally used to nerf units and the only 2 characters that get value out of it, Ganyu and Tighnari, change its inherent properties to make it good. Tighnari makes the charge up period faster while Ganyu gives it AOE properties, making it usable for their kits. For everyone else, especially C0 Farazun and Sara, their charge shot is a weakness and many players don't even consider using them before getting the constellation that makes their charge attack redundant; C2 for Sara and C6 for Farazun. It is slow and clunky without much reward, pretty much exactly the same as Claymore charged attacks, but nobody brings it up because it's useful for Totem puzzles. The only other two bow characters literally do not have to be bow characters, as Childe is a melee unit and Yoimiya could easily be worked into a Catalyst unit. Bow has nothing good to call its own.

[@kingtswasey]

Holy Schmoly Aloy gaming GIGACHAD

[@KategariYami]

Wait where?? Crap I must've missed it

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

The farting analogy wasnt all that accurate... But its was close enough and you made a fakking analogy to farting in an elevator so its still a 10/10 🤣🤣🤣 Childe saying "Dodge THIS!" will never sound quite the same ever again.

[@cloudyven39]

4:51 Ahh yes, the fart analogy

[@pan_lonheyy1046]

Quadratic smelling > > > > Quadratic scaling

[@DoPe-ps1bf]

I like your cut G

[@uzshanka1676]

Blessed be this video with YT algorithms

[@bondrewddd5076]

mr. editor is a giga chad

[@akira_era]

my streamer man is bald that makes me happy

[@Bored_And_Geeky]

Love the new hairstyle 💕

[@prixivus85]

I lost my mind at the fart analogy im so sorry XD

[@nyuuh]

Zajef: be right back. Zajef Community be like: I AM TOO BALD Tbh i was banned forever in Zajef's chat on Twitch, but i have to ask, what is a Hardo? someone told me to say it at that time and i did and immediately got banned till now

[@Zajef77]

you should submit an unban request lmao

[@n0nenone]

Lol what is hardo?

[@nyuuh]

@@n0nenone i still to this day man.. still don't get what it means

[@dinosaursaurus4137]

Do ATK SPD buffs affect 4pc Echoes significantly for Ayato or is ATK SPD just a seratonin booster? For reference my Ayato is married to Skyward Blade and C6 Yun Jin for the ATK SPD buffs

[@lolosh99]

Copy and paste this on the pinned comment

[@justjuniorjaw]

The farting of Childes.

[@eruzblue7332]

ok, buggo is kinda funny

[@dinho178]

that petra tech is insane! I can't cancel it yet! YET! gonna try it tho

[@WolfHour_]

Hello, beautiful people *bald Bennet and Zajef pop up*

[@kevinkarthik3329]

nice vid zajof!!

[@granthiksharma4626]

@zajef77 well now i m confused 18:35, i thought ei yelan xq fis will be insane on single target than rational. as on rational u have 2 single target 1 aoe and bennet, while the former will have 4 concentrated sing target dmg dealer at same time. magukingky cant run away from yelan xq ei , may be ozz. and pma cant runt away fron oz yelan-xq daggers even if he flies up . while in rational xl q will only hit once. is bennet q pyro res and xl vape that good, that even 4 instances of single target dmg at the same time cant out dmg rational. i thought over load was shit on aoe small mobs but ok on single target boss, we cant yeet pma / kingky with overloads. i m confuse plez expalin

[@Anon-tq9gm]

Ive tried both teams, xiangling is just so cracked with vape and overload that the dmg in all scenarios is better. But the main benefit of Ei Yelan Xq Fis is that team is still amazing and saves you bennett and xiangling for next team

[@hubertbong2747]

The thing is, Bennett actually adds more damage to the team than Fischls personal input. You cannot proc Fischls A4 reliably in an EC team without swirls because the one who triggers must be on field. And Xiangling doing both vape and overload really packs a huge punch. Another thing is that its actually possible to do a Xingqiu or Yelan vape nuke with their E before you switch to Raiden, which can be a pretty hefty number. So overall their dps is close, but Raiden national will probably be slightly better.

[@chuckguy120]

Yes xiangling buffed by bennett raiden and doing overvape is THAT GOOD compared to damage from fischl+yelan. And bennett, although she can't get the full duration sometimes, give raiden better buff compared to yelan because yelan buff is damage increase, which is additive to many damage increase that raiden have from many source (emblem set, her passive, electro goblet) so it has diminishing return. And IIRC raiden national have the highest ST dps based on calcs.

[@granthiksharma4626]

@@Anon-tq9gminternational

[@vincetan8449]

cant really simplify them with "2 single target 1 aoe" since xl vape is too strong that even on ST scenario its still very competitive. and raiden slashes are huge that if you are able to micro manage enemies then its practically aoe too. also xl double dips on em, with guoba shred you can add 10k overloads on top of the typical 40k crit vapes (em sands actually a great, and possibly better depending on your stats, on rational) edit: iirc generally around 45% of rational team damage comes from xl, i could be wrong though since i havent personally did calcs on this but it should still be around that figure

[@Zetaeta1618]

Sucrose > Kazuha Bavardage

[@namelessguy992]

11:55 BatChest

[@rna650]

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[@jgerajak]

So it's called quadratic scaling because the dmg squares itself

[@lolosh99]

*head explosion*

[@Ben-vg6ox]

Not really The dmg goes up with respect to the square of the number of enemies being hit The dmg doesn't "square itself"

[@kavinbala8885]

i'm actually kinda interested in that aloy nuke

[@kreemos2698]

ZaZaf hitting us with the truth

[@wideozludrawz]

Commenting for algorithm, awesome vid like always YEP

[@davidgarcia-bs1ek]

Sorry if this is a bit late but I wanted to ask how good are fav teams compared to teams with well built er? I know the passive for fav weapons is really good to keep burst uptime but I always assumed the low base attack for some of them plus the passive being er and not damage focused made it so your damage took a hit compared to just running good er so which is better is it clear cut or as always situational with comps

[@snafakos7836]

Could a mono pyro hu tao lavawalker build with perfect artifacts with a c6 xianling and kazuha perform better than a hu tao vape team with decent crimson pieces

[@oppa793]

probably not, the godtier artifacts probably wont replace the vape dmg

[@oppa793]

@vamsee sundru but remember she isnt vaping so shes doing much less dmg than shed do in her meta teams

[@chuckguy120]

It will definitely perform better than hu tao vape in AOE, but not because hu tao,

[@stephorelse]

Thank you sir Zashave

[@YellowPingouin]

That intro was so unexpected o.o

[@Happy-ye2lj]

about qiqi being catalyst user. if the multiplier remain same wouldnt she become way better because of blizzard set and xingqiu?

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

If Mona is meh unit and bad Hydro application like Omen, can just use Mona charge Vaporize? That would be better sense Mona playstyle than just use her spam only?

[@lettuceguy69]

AMAZING VIDEO I CAN NOW SEE THE 4TH DIMENSION

[@lukaskrause6022]

I literally got banned from Xlice chat for saying that Elegy was good so I am not sure if it’s uncontroversial that elegy is good

[@supermeuhmeuh]

I thought for sure this was Zajeff's channel but apparently it was Kektone's.

[@erme2512]

nice work good sir

[@granthiksharma4626]

@zajef77 is it me or national perform better on 12 2 chamber 1 than sukros international. idk maybe i papega on child or too good with avatar sukros but the random as cry fields and cryo cage kills my team when using child, its a paint in the ass while funnelling xl. but with sukros xq xl benny. i barely take dmg, when i take xq shield and healing nullifies any threat to sucrose. is it me or national is more intuitive and comfy. child is suppose to megalodon dmg on aoe. but i get faster clear with national. mihoyo wont take my money and let me buy vv bow from bp so i m stuck with r5 rust or r1 harp on child. so sukros helps more in cc with off field xq xl. while those wopper flowers teleport away from Childe and waste time.

[@flicker360]

Quadratic smelling

[@andthenitateme]

i see a zajeff video i like and watch the zajeff video

[@Seance117]

4pc Noblesse Zhongli GIGACHAD

[@Soundwave1900]

Mm, strongly disagree about ttds Mona. I run her in Ayaka team with Diona and Sucrose, she gets away with 220% er, has her ult off cd 100% of the time, and that's with purple sands. I even tried that setup against Signora's icicle where Diona's sac bow doesn't work and Sucrose only has one e per rotation and i still had her ult off cd. Also, if you build her in damage in a freeze comp you're griefing, her q damage is 2-3 times worse than John Lee's q. She's also extremely easy to get high er for since it's her ascension bonus.

[@nagualnazgul3101]

That's why I never fart alone

[@rd4602]

BALDGE

[@Ecaea]

Why does Childe E initial proc breaks shield so fast? Standing near a Pyro abyss mage and just press E almost breaks the entirety of its shield.

[@lukenguyen3146]

Cuz childe e press do 2U of hydro which when do vaporize break 4U of pyro if which pyro mage shield is only like 8U ( in not that sure about this cuz been a while since i looked up shield value)

[@lukenguyen3146]

And most source of hydro in this game is only 1U so ye

[@westarrr]

How much do we need to dono for a better mic

[@TuNguyen-ex7wu]

Widejojeff77 SO BALD

[@koi3755]

is iron sting kazuha with ER sands cope...? or extremely cope (cuz i do not have a spare ER sword)

[@skr0gu3]

he did release kazuhas myth vid before its not as good but not cope

[@degenerate5492]

Quadratic farting HUH

[@hachij_]

10:53 ICANT

[@xursula4735]

14:13 he says a lot but it feels like a meme for some reason

[@takicowiezeniewie]

Comment left of my own volition and not for the algorithm

[@lordbob41]

My handsome question got answered lul. Finally i know the answer!

[@cornflour]

imagine if ttds had er stat instead of hp... bonkers

[@Kronman590]

MR EDITOR PLS UPGRADE FROM A POTATO PC THAT GAMEPLAY MY EYES

[@edu6959]

WideBaldo

[@Doobydoe]

What's the best 4* weapon for Kaeya and Fischl?

[@ishimito]

For Fischl it's Stringless. Unless you want to run phys dps Fischl then it should be either Rust or Mitternachts Waltz. For Kaeya it depends on the team you run him in and his role. For freeze and mono-cryo (both on-field and quickswap dps) it's Blackcliff, for reverse melt it's Lion's Roar, when he's battery then Fav sword (unless you don't need extra particles on the main dps then look at other team). For other teams I'm less sure but for solo-cryo off-field dps with very limited field time in teams not mentioned earlier it's most likely Amenoma (to avoid running er sands), for phys main dps it's Prototype Rancour (not recommended build, you'll have easier time in Abyss with freeze, reverse melt or even mono-cryo Kaeya). Also I don't know which 4* sword would be the best for forward melt Kaeya with C6 Bennett (one melting parts of his charge attacks of his own burst - I just slap PJC on mine to fix his crit rate) - Lion's Roar won't really work here sonit should be either Blackcliff or Iron Sting.

[@Doobydoe]

@@ishimito Thanks for the information, I'll be using amenoma for my Kaeya. Unfortunately I don't have a stringless for my Fischl, is it fine if I run her with a fav or is the Yelan event bow better?

[@skr0gu3]

@@ishimito isnt alley hunter fishcl's bis tho? Cmiiw

[@ishimito]

@@skr0gu3 You're right, I completly forgot about this one. I mostly look at the bows I own and sth like Waltz being good only for sth like hybrid or phys Fischl it's easier to remember.

[@ishimito]

@@Doobydoe @Rogue reminded me of Alley Hunter existance so that'd be the best 4* for Fischl. From the bows you mentioned I'd use Fav bow if you run her with energy hungry characters that aren't electro otherwise the new event bow will be better for her personal dmg

[@Josh-ru6kc]

Video raid gang!

[@Icredivm]

Nice!