Chimata Tenkyuu

Chimata Tenkyuu was released on October 12, 2022 in Prayer: Miner, Market & Money Festival.

Behold! The Market at the end of the lunar rainbow is now open for business! Chimata Tenkyuu is a marketplace goddess, presiding specifically over ‘special event’ marketplaces. Governing the rules involving the relinquishing of ownership between trader and customer, Chimata holds sway over all commerce conducting during these unique festivals, dealing swift retribution to any who seek to disrupt them. In Touhou LostWord, this passion manifests itself in a strong Attack Friend who brings forth a melody of colours to bear on her opponents.

While she may be designed an Attack class Friend, Chimata comes with a healthy assortment of support options that are all about give and take. Her third skill, God's Invisible Hand increases team Accuracy while simultaneously debuffing the enemy team’s Accuracy. Her first skill, Relinquish Ownership buffs team Yang ATK while debuffing the opposing team’s Crit DEF. This concept of (un)equal exchange extends to her Spell Cards, which buff all allies while debuffing the enemies’ Yang ATK (with her first Spell Card, An Offering to the Ownerless), Yang DEF (with her second Spell Card, Rainbow Ring of People), or both (with her Last Word, Vanishing Bifrost). Her first and second Spell Cards have the additional effect of boosting Team Spirit P by 0.5 after use, great for boosting resources for next turn.

Chimata is also capable of fuelling her own rampage, with her second skill, Market Presenter giving her a whopping 2 Spirit P and Charge, allowing others to buff her further in preparation for a big hit. She then has the option of targeting a single enemy with her first Spell Card, doing 3 Sun and 3 Moon worth of elemental damage on them, or share the pain with the enemy team with her second Spell Card which hits 1 of Moon, Water, Wood, Earth, Fire and Sun at full boost. Her Last Word hits the same elements in reverse, burning through her enemies with style. Her Ability helps to boost the efficacy of resisted Elements by 25%, giving her a small leg up against any enemies who happen to fall within that safe zone. Grazing will also increase her Crit ATK by 1 for each level, lending her more critical power against foes.

In terms of breaks, Chimata generally falls into one of two options (outside her less reliable rainbow assortment). Chimata can inflict up to two Blind barriers on all enemies using her second Spell Card, and then break those barriers with a 2P Last Word. She also has a 0P Moon break on her Focus Shot; perfect for whittling down anyone staying up too late to browse the wares in her market.

Finally, Chimata has some defensive bulk, manifesting in barrier recovery through her third skill, as well as a 50% chance of regaining another barrier through her 3rd passive, Akigui God. She can also take Poison, Burn, and Darkness anomalies in stride, being fully immune to their effects and allowing her to stand among Friends who like spreading those anomalies around, or against enemies doing the same. On the off-chance she’s up against an Ofuda-user (looking at you, Reimu), she halves all damage taken by Ofuda bullets.

All-in-all, Chimata is a solid Yang attacker, capable of lowering enemy defense while boosting her own team’s offense. When it comes to picking a Friend you want to clean up house, exchanges don’t get any fairer than that!