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Youmu Konpaku (Scarlet)

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Half-Human, Half-Phantom Incident Investigator (Scarlet)

Stats

Health
5500
Agility
900
Yang ATK
1650
Yang DEF
1275
Yin ATK
700
Yin DEF
1275

Races

Element Type Chart

Taikyo
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Taikyo (a Touhou LW original) refers to the sky as well as the great void where yin and yang originate. This is an apt temperament for Youmu, who straddles the line between human and phantom. Youmu is endowed with Metal Phase, the element of swords, and Star Essence, because she is impressionable.

The cold and silent Metal Phase resists Earth Phase, because earth bears metal, but it is weak to Fire Phase, because fire refines metal.

The diverse and uncooperative Star Essence resists the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence, but it is weak to the charming and arrogant Sun Essence.
sun_strong
Sun
moon_weak
Moon
fire_strong
Fire
water_neutral
Water
wood_neutral
Wood
metal_neutral
Metal
earth_weak
Earth
star_neutral
Star

Character Shots

The Spread Shot of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist. She unleashes waves of energy from her sword. Phosphorous is an element that can supposedly be extracted from corpses. It's combustible, highly reactive, and can be used to make various medicinal products. There's also a theory that phosphorus is a type of incredibly pure and dense temperament, leading some people to think that phantoms are made out of it. Youmu doesn't know anything about that, but she does know that expelling phosphorus while swinging her sword produces a pretty explosive attack.
All
Phosphoric Slash
x14 Yang
All
Half-Human, Half-Phantom's Sword Aura
x3 Yin 1
All
Gardener's Sword Aura
x2 Yang 1
All
Bodyguard's Sword Aura
x1 Yin 1
All
Fencing Instructor's Sword Aura
x1 Yang 2
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Dual Wielder's Sword Auras
x1 Yin 3
The Focus Shot of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist. She slashes down onto her target. Perhaps Youmu uses this technique to prune tall trees. That would make sense because, like her grandfather Youki Konpaku before her, she is both Hakugyokurou's fencing instructor and gardener. Her gardening work provides plenty of opportunities to practice her sword skills. The wise Yuyuko must have thought of this when she made Youmu her gardener.
Solo
Slashing a Flower Upon One's Head
x7 Yang
Solo
Half-Human, Half-Phantom's Slash
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Gardener's Slash
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Bodyguard's Slash
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Fencing Instructor's Slash
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Dual Wielder's Slash
x1 Yin 3

Character Spell Cards

Available
Available
Limit Break 1
Limit Break 2
Limit Break 3
A Spell Card of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist (a Touhou LW original). She attacks with the red Yama's wrath. After the scarlet mist covered Gensokyo and seeped into the Netherworld, it continued to expand all the way to Hell. While the Yama's face is usually depicted as angry and red, this has surely made it even redder. The Yama couldn't possibly let this slide.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Inflicts 2 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Poison to all targets (2 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
Adds 2 layer(s) to party's Barrier.
Party's Yin DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
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Red Yama's Retribution
x16 Yang
All
Red King Qin'guang & King Chujiang
x4 Yin 1
All
Red King Songdi & King Wuguan
x4 Yin 1
All
Red King Yanluo & King Biancheng
x4 Yang 2
All
Red King Taishan & King Dushi
x3 Yang 2
All
Red King Pingdeng & King Zhuanlun
x3 Yin 3
A Spell Card of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist (a Touhou LW original). This attack isn't about being two-faced or disingenuous but about the Buddhist doctrine of two truths. A difference of perspectives separates humans from gods and Buddha. This creates a duality of truth where humans can only understand an incomplete Conventional Truth formed through their own observations of the world, not the Ultimate Truth, which is only understood by enlightened beings. This concept can also be applied to people of different stations who have inherently different perceptions, such as an employer and an employee.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
Party's DMG from Fire Element 80% DOWN (2 turns).
Party's DMG from dwellers of the Scarlet Devil Mansion 80% DOWN (2 turns).
Recovers 40% of party's HP.
Solo
Two Truths
x20 Yang
Solo
Ultimate Truth & Conventional Truth
x5 Yang 1
Solo
Spiritual Truth & Social Truth
x4 Yang 1
Solo
Saintly Wisdom & Layman Knowledge
x3 Yang 1
Solo
Disparity Between Tathata & Existence
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Buddhist Law & Royal Decree
x2 Yin 3
The Last Word of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist (a Touhou LW original). Feeling the need for a new weapon to use in battle, Youmu prepared this attack. But she never expected to use it so soon. Yuyuko told Youmu about Gensokyo and the mansion releasing the scarlet mist... in the form of a scary story. Contrary to Yuyuko's intentions, the ever-impressionable Youmu became terrified of Gensokyo and concluded that she must exterminate all the spooks and monsters there with her blade, Hakurouken. Yuyuko couldn't decide whether this was an act of bravery or cowardice, but there was someone else who appreciated Youmu's ardor... the Yama in Hell. She also wished to know what was happening in Gensokyo. However, she would prefer it if Youmu showed more restraint with Hakurouken.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Party's Yang ATK 3 level(s) UP (2 turns).
Party's Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Party's Yin DEF 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Pink Satellite Slash
x20 Yang
All
Experimental Satellite Slash
x4 Yang 1
All
Unpracticed Satellite Slash
x4 Yang 2
All
Half-Baked Satellite Slash
x4 Yang 2
All
Amateur Satellite Slash
x3 Yang 2
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Premature Satellite Slash
x3 Yang 3

Character Ability

Mainly capable of sword fighting
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The ability of Youmu Konpaku from the world shrouded in scarlet mist (a Touhou LW original). It is essentially the same as our version of Youmu's ability. The reliable records hardly mention this world's Youmu, so most of the following information is hearsay and could very well be false. However, that is all the more reason why she should be investigated and studied. Even made-up stories have real meaning behind them.

Yuyuko Saigyouji deftly acted in the shadows and in the open, trying to deal with the never-ending Scarlet Mist Incident affecting Gensokyo. Her efforts were on par with her best friend, Yukari Yakumo. Yuyuko is incredibly intelligent and perceptive, and to top it off, she is almost immune to stress thanks to her independent and headstrong attitude. It could be said that if anyone could stand up to Yukari Yakumo, it would be her. Youmu Konpaku is a half-human, half-phantom swordswoman who serves Yuyuko. Unfortunately, she isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.

The mist gradually altered the landscape of the Netherworld over the course of a year, eventually affecting the phantoms there... Yuyuko had to make a decision of whether they would accept these changes or fight against them. Fearing for Youmu's safety, Yuyuko purposefully filled her head with scary stories. She made Youmu believe that the land of the living was a scary and dangerous place full of spooks, monsters, and mist. Yuyuko was sure this would prevent Youmu from venturing down to Gensokyo on her own, which was truly a dangerous place. However, contrary to Yuyuko's expectations, the trembling and terrified Youmu drew Hakurouken and suggested that they exterminate the spooks. Hakurouken is a sword that has the power to slice through doubts and enlighten those it cuts, forcefully removing them from the cycle of reincarnation. It sounds like it would be extremely effective at slaying undead fate-manipulating monsters, but Yuyuko doubted whether the vampire was truly the mastermind behind all this...

While Yuyuko was still trying to decide what to do, she was visited by the god of chickens, who regularly traveled between Hell and Gensokyo. She came bearing orders from the Yama. The Yama wanted to enlist Yuyuko's help to investigate what was happening in Gensokyo because she was worried about the mist that was starting to seep into Hell. The mist would cause untold harm if it ever covered Hell in earnest due to the peculiar magic it was imbued with. This magic could affect the souls of the dead, the oni who manage Hell, and even the Yama herself... According to the Yama's observations, the mist seemed to be a condensed mass of some kind of temperament, similar to phantoms, clearly indicating that someone designed it this way on purpose. This worried the Yama and Yuyuko even more... but Youmu was still as clueless as ever.
For every layer of Barrier Status: Freeze or Poison, Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF, and CRIT Evasion 1 level UP.
When using Boost, party's Yang DEF 1 level UP (1 turn).
When using Graze, party's Accuracy 1 level UP (1 turn).

Character Skills

CD 4
Party's Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Own Yang ATK 2 level(s) UP (2 turns).
Own Spirit Power 1.50 UP.
Info
This Youmu has decided to use Hakurouken as her main weapon. She better hope the Yama doesn't hear about this.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yang Defense Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Yang Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Spirit Power Up
Value 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CD 5
Adds 2 layer(s) to own Barrier.
Own Focus 5 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Info
Youmu is usually balanced half and half in most things, but this Youmu's qi is skewed toward yang.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Adds Layer to Barrier
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Focus Level Up
Value 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
Rate 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
CD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
CD 6
Party's DMG from Moon Element 80% DOWN (3 turns).
Party's DMG from Slash Bullet 80% DOWN (3 turns).
Inflicts 4 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Freeze to self (3 turns).
Info
Phantoms are really cold, so half-human, half-phantoms are only slightly cold. Does this mean her heart is slightly warm?
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Moon Damage From Enemy Down
Value 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 80
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Slash Bullet Damage from Enemy Down
Value 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 80
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barrier Freeze
Value 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Rate 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Character Characteristics

Konpaku-Style Self-Defense
When attacked, DMG from enemy 15% DOWN. [Success rate 90%.]
Spook Extermination (Scream)
After being attacked, own Focus 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 100%.]
Anti-Mist Raincoat
When turn starts, adds 1 layer to own Barrier. [Success rate 50%.]

Character Change Effect

Guard Link
When switching places with a rear-guard unit, other unit's Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF, & CRIT Evasion UP (3 turns).
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF, & CRIT Evasion buffs (3 turns).

Upgrade Costs

Rank Coins Materials
0 -> 1 1000
1 -> 2 2,000
2 -> 3 5,000
3 -> 4 10,000
4 -> 5 15,000

Character Analysis

Youmu Konpaku (Scarlet) was released on October 5th 2023 on "Festival Prayer: Spooked Scarlet Swordswoman.” For more information, be sure to visit the Discord Official Discord Server.

Following the Ghost Lead of her mistress, a Half-Human Half-Phantom in a yellow raincoat travels to a haunted house, or as we know it, the Scarlet Devil Mansion. But why does she wish to make it there? Is she trying to resolve the Scarlet Mist Incident? Is she looking at the perfect opportunity to do her part in a certain Spring Snow Incident alongside her ghostly mistress? Whatever reason it may be, this budding swordswoman will overcome her fears of traveling outside of her Hakugyokyrou realm!

A6 Youmu Konpaku is a Defense-Class Friend with decent defensive support, but with a notable mix of Fire, Water and Metal bullets, Freeze anomaly inflictions on herself and even strong damage potential.

As a Tank / Defender

  • Increases the team’s Yang DEF by Grazing as well as using Skill 1, Last Word Pre-ATK and some selfish Yang DEF buffs on some bullet lines.
  • Some Yin DEF buffs for the team via Spell Card 1 and Last Word Pre-ATKs, as well as selfish Yin DEF buffs on bullet lines.
  • Has some Focus UP when hit by an attack via Passive 2 as well as by using Skill 2 and Focus Shot bullet lines.
  • Increases her own Barriers with Skill 2 and increases the team’s Barriers with her Spell Card 1 Post-ATK.
  • Recovers the team’s HP when using Spell Card 2 Post-ATK, as well as use her various bullet lines with Absorb to keep her own HP up.
  • Grants the team an 80% resistance to Moon Element and Slash Bullets via Skill 3, as well as provide them an 80% resistance to Fire Element and Scarlet Devil Mansion enemies via Spell Card 2 Post-ATK.

As an Attacker/Supporter

  • Provides herself 1.50 Spirit Power with Skill 1.
  • Buffs her own Yang ATK also by Skill 1, and can also buff it via a Spread Shot bullet line. In addition, her Last Word’s Pre-ATK includes a team buff in Yang ATK.
  • Accuracy is provided for the team when Grazing.
  • Has a few bullet line debuffs scattered. Mainly includes Yin DEF and Yang DEF debuffs, moreso the latter.
  • Hard Scaling benefits A6 Youmu in terms of damage, such as 5 lines of 100% Scaling of it in her Last Word.
  • Scarlet Devil Mansion, Youkai, Devil, Maid, Magician, Vampire and Undead are all the Killers that appear here.

As a Barrier Breaker/Utility

  • The 3 elements you see here are Water, Fire and Metal, with Water appearing everywhere outside of Last Word, Fire appearing in both Spell Cards and Last Word, and Metal in both Shots and Last Word.
  • Can benefit from Freeze and/or Poison anomalies that provide buffs in Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF and CRIT Evasion. Inflicts Freeze on herself with Skill 3 and Spell Card 1 bullet lines.
  • Inflicts 2-3 layers of Poison on all enemies with Spell Card 1, and her ways of breaking Poison are via Spell Card 1 and Last Word, both 3P. Burn breaks are also possible via Last Word at 3P.

Story Card Recommendations

(Card recommendations last updated on October 05, 2023)

Spell Card

The main buffs you’ll want to take into account with A6 Youmu will be CRIT ATK and Accuracy, as well as some Spirit Power of course. Maybe one will try for defensive cards, but the above is recommended. Assuming the offensive buffs in question are covered, you can look at Slash-Boosting Cards for Spell Card 1 and Light-Boosting Cards for Spell Card 2. Both of those Spell Cards have Fire and Water if you also want to take advantage of that too.

CRIT ATK UP: Worlds in Hand, Divine Spirit Tajikarao, Bloody Order, New Year’s Shrine Visit VI, Standing Behind You, Miracle Mallet, Ordinary Magician, 19th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai

Spirit Power UP: Mountain of Faith, The Witch of Scarlet Dreams, Let the Oil Money Flow, Dancer in the Puddle, Road of Liminality’s Ennichi, Taking a Breather in Spring, Our Dream, Youkai Mountain Anniversary, Midnight Tea

Team Spirit Power UP: Divine Spirit Tajikarao, Myouren Temple Anniversary, Dancers Take the Stage!, Utopia Tea Time

Accuracy UP: Ability Cards?, Secret Hobby, Shichi-Go-San School Visit?!, 8th Hakurei Shrine Fall Reitaisai, Taking a Breather in Spring, Dark Mastermind?, Valued Tools of the Trade, The Lunar War, Poltergeist Sisters’ Concert

Yang ATK UP: Nameless Adventurers, Ordinary Magician, Members of the Yakumo Family, How Irrational…, Kasen’s Senkai, By the Underground Lake, Professional Dowser, Test Freeze, Fairies Under the Hot Sun

Party Barrier UP: Boundary of Sleep and Vigil, Tropico-Fantasia!, Summer Rocket, Little Laplace’s Demon, Moriya Anniversary, Great Suwa War

Slash Bullet Power UP: Mysterious Sword Master, The Moon and Izayoi, Running Late

Light Bullet Power UP: Silver Gale, Mountain of Faith, Congress of Sages, Kaguya’s Moonlit Festival!, Puppeteer and Necromancer

Fire Element Power UP: Silver Gale, Bloody Order, Worlds in Hand, Bonds of Blood, Summer Rocket

Water Element Power UP: Divergent Spirits EX, Two Girl Rock Band, Tropico-Fantasia

Top Yang ATK Stat Sticks: Myouren Temple Anniversary, Serene Sage, Summer God Fantasy Sea, Two Girl Rock Band, Congress of Sages, Silver Gale, Lunar Capital Stasis Plan, Moriya Anniversary, The Moon and Izayoi, Night Splitting Light, Little Sister and Sweets, Shooting Star Magician, Mountain of Faith, Fleeting Spring Dream

Top Yang DEF Stat Sticks: The Lunar War, Great Suwa War, Kasen’s Senkai, Dancer in the Puddle, A Curious Festival

Yang ATK + Yang DEF Stat Sticks: Silver Gale, Lunar Capital Stasis Plan, Idola-Deus, Hakurei Shrine Anniversary, Allow Me, 20th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai, Photogenic Girls, Nameless Adventurers, Dancer in the Puddle

Last Word

A6 Youmu getting some Youmu-Themed cards that would serve as her best picks is so fitting, as Disillusion is head and shoulders above the rest thanks to its boost in both Metal and Slash. While this leaves the Fire bullet lines with a 45% boost, it’s the Metal ones on lines 1, 3 and 5 with a 95% boost thanks to this card. If for whatever reason Accuracy is an issue though, Mysterious Sword Master should help with any issues in that, while also providing that trusty 50% boost in Slash. Speaking of 50% Slash, The Moon and Izayoi is also an option too.

Outside of the top 3 above, you could find yourself in situations where maybe you need to do something a little different. In the case of Running Late (another Youmu card), that immediate Yang DEF debuff alongside a tiny Slash bullet boost might just help in niche cases. Meanwhile, Two Girl Rock Band is another 50% Metal Boost card but aside from strong Yang ATK stats on it, that’s about it for it. And finally, Myouren Temple Anniversary is similar with its also high Yang ATK stats and boost in Metal, although the Metal boost isn’t as high due to the card also having an effect that reduces an enemy’s Yang DEF.

With all these options, you could definitely have fun with them, but for raw damage, Disillusion is absolutely the one to go for here, and if that isn’t available, Mysterious Sword Master is your next best bet.

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

A6 Youmu’s most handy Skill would be the first one, Hakrouken in Hand. It is important for Spirit Power especially, but also benefits Yang ATK for herself as well as the team’s Yang DEF. Next up is completely optional, but if you want to take advantage of her Accuracy buffs via Grazing the best you can, you could go with the second Skill, Unbalanced Yin-Yang next. And finally, we have Chilly Half-Phantom which could be mainly used for selfish Freeze anomaly buffs, contributing to defensive buffs that may benefit her damage output.

Character Strengths

Barriers to Come Around

A6 Youmu can keep gaining Barriers for herself with Skill 2 as well as for her team with Spell Card 1 Post-ATK, both restoring 2 at a time. On top of that, with some of the Focus UP that A6 Youmu has access to, she could use this to her advantage when it comes to taking all the important hits, playing into her role as a Defense-Class Friend. If she has to take some damage, she even has ways of healing up as well, like Absorb in some bullet lines for example.

Offense is the Best Defense

Despite her role, A6 Youmu does have the potential to hit hard when it comes to attacking and dealing damage. From strong Killers to some offensive buffs via Yang ATK to solid Hard Scaling, the potential is very much there, and with the important buffs done to maximize this, the damage will be huge.

Character Weaknesses

Ultimately Struggles with her Role

Despite some of the benefits you can cherry pick when it comes to tanking with A6 Youmu, she is just way too awkward with it. Firstly, for a Defense-Class Friend, her base Yang DEF and base Yin DEF are relatively low at 1275. Secondly, while she has decent damage potential, this may have come at the cost of her defensive capabilities. And thirdly, the defensive buffs she brings are a little lackluster and in some cases selfish, as while her Barrier gain on Skill 2 is handy, it unfortunately isn’t being shared out with the team. When it comes to A6 Youmu’s role, there is a bit of an identity crisis…

Critical Gap in Offensive Buffs

Since A6 Youmu surprisingly likes her offense, we may as well point out her lack of CRIT ATK in her kit, which would help a ton in her damage potential. Despite her CRIT DEF reduction on a Spell Card, a flaw is a flaw, and in addition, if for whatever reason Grazing isn’t an option, it might be a little awkward to solidify those Accuracy buffs for the team too.