Should You Pull?
Only if you like this Poltergeist DJ. We had a little break from the virtual Prismriver live show thanks to a certain ordinary magician, but the third sister is finally here with us! We had our chill vibes, hype times and now it’s time to party courtesy of B5 Lyrica Prismriver! But the Illusionary DJ Hacker Ultra Festival is different to the other hackers, because not only does this Prayer also have the 50% Discount on the first God Crystal Prayer, but this Prayer is part of Shared Exchange Points Season One! As always, make sure to check out this article where you can understand more of the specifics on what is to come regarding it, but if you have a good chunk of Exchange Points so far, this could be worth taking into account when it comes to this Prayer. However, these Exchange Points can be spent on both B5 Lyrica and L80 Marisa until July 28th and Season One will end on August 10th. For now, let’s stop beating around the bush and go over what Poltergeist Hacker Number 3 has to offer!
So as a Destroy-Class Friend, B5 Lyrica has some CRIT ATK and CRIT Accuracy buffs that are shared across the team, demonstrated through Skill 3 which can be helpful. She can also benefit from Paralyze and Burn anomalies as they can grant her offensive buffs (mainly Yang ATK and CRIT ATK) and can inflict Paralyze on herself via Skill 2 and Spell Card 1’s Post-ATK (the latter inflicts a layer on the team so keep that in mind). She also has some handy Earth and Water breaks, which are relatively frequent (slightly leaning toward Earth) and can also break Paralyze anomalies via Spread Shot, Spell Card 2 and Last Word (Spell Card 2 also inflicts all enemies with it too).
Unfortunately, there does come a few less than stellar points when it comes to B5 Lyrica, and of course, like her sisters, her selection of Killers aren’t the most impressive in the world, as she has ones like Human, Soul, Capital, Lunar Capital, Phantom, Musician and more. However, she does have a naturally higher CRIT Rate in her 3P bullet lines which can mitigate this issue a little bit, especially since her 3P bullet lines on her Last Word have a 50% CRIT Rate, meaning that with the CRIT Accuracy to support her, she might not need Killers as much as B5 Lunasa and B5 Merlin. On top of the Killer issue, there is a lot of uncertainty in B5 Lyrica’s kit, such as her Skills having a lot of RNG. When you look at her kit, you’ll see a lot of effects having a percentage of another stage occurring. In addition, Skill 3 has an 8 turn cooldown rate which in most cases will only be used 1 time in a stage, and she may need some Yang ATK and Accuracy buffs to back up her damage output, although her Accuracy buffs are located in her Spell Card bullet lines.
Now unlike the previous Memory Leakers, this Ultra Festival Prayer not only comes with Shared Exchange Points, but also a handy new Story Card! This one is called Ancient River, featuring our resident ushi-oni, Urumi Ushizaki, and it’s actually a pretty helpful card if paired with various Destroy-Class Friends in the game. Its effects include 2 Stages of CRIT ATK (3 Turns), 2 Stages of CRIT Accuracy (3 Turns) and a 25% Water boost (The CRIT buffs only work on DEST units). Ultimately, it definitely has a use for a decent amount of friends of this class, and the 3 Turn duration on the CRIT buffs do help a lot too.
Featured Story Card for "Ancient River"!
So ultimately, this Prayer isn’t mandatory to pull for unless you might be a player who wants to complete the B5 Prismriver Sister collection or just really like Lyrica in general. Of course, when it comes to Shared Exchange Points, maybe a player could use that to secure themselves B5 Lyrica, or wait for a future friend. Maybe if you need someone with Earth breaks, she won’t be a bad choice in that regard, but some people will see this as a skip.
However, for those who are a hop, skip and a jump away from this Prayer, best of luck to you and may your experience with it be music to your ears!
Quick Overview
B5 Lyrica Prismriver is a Destroy-Class Friend who boots up Earth and Water breaks, long buff durations, converts Burn and Paralyze anomalies into offensive buffs and can also break the Paralyze anomalies of her foes.
Shocking DJ Breakdown
B5 Lyrica’s Ability allows her to benefit from Burn and Paralyze anomalies, granting her offensive buffs (mainly Yang ATK and CRIT ATK), but not only can she inflict Paralyze anomalies on herself, she can also provide some ways of breaking Paralyze anomalies on all foes, with Spread Shot and Spell Card 2 both achieving this at 2P, with her Last Word at 3P. However, she can only inflict Paralyze via Spell Card 2. That said, B5 Lyrica is consistent with her elemental breaking, using Earth and Water, slightly veering towards Earth.
CRIT Buffs for the Team and More
When it comes to B5 Lyrica’s Skills, being able to grant 4-5 stages of CRIT ATK (3 Turns) and CRIT Accuracy (4 Turns) can be very helpful for allies who need those CRIT buffs. She is also able to provide a little more to the stage such as Skill 2’s 0.40 Spirit Power for the team as well as ways of debuffing the Evasion, CRIT DEF and CRIT Evasion of her enemies. Unfortunately, her Yang ATK buff on Skill 1 is not only 1 stage, but is for herself, but at least it lasts 4 Turns.
Slight Paralyze Infliction to the Team
B5 Lyrica is capable of inflicting a layer of Paralyze on her teammates via Spell Card 1 Post-ATK. If you don’t handle this correctly, you might accidentally cause a Friend or two to miss a turn from it, but this can be a positive thing with allies like B5 Lunasa, B5 Merlin, B3 Hecatia, and more that can benefit from this anomaly infliction.
Heavy RNG in her Kit
No matter how you go about it, it’s tough to dance around the fact that B5 Lyrica has a lot of uncertainty in her buffs and effects she provides. In clear content, this is probably not a big deal, but this may make her a pain to use in farm comps. Examples of RNG in her kit include Skill 2’s Paralyze infliction on herself (3-4) as well as Barriers for the team (1-2), Skill 3’s CRIT ATK and CRIT Accuracy (both 3-4 Stages), and Spell Card 2’s Paralyze inflict on enemies (3-4). For some, this could be a turn off to not have a number set in stone, but others won’t be worried about it.
Killers are Lacking, but her CRIT Rate…
Like her sisters, B5 Lyrica doesn’t have a particularly impressive Killer range, having Soul, Human, Thunder, Engineer, Musician and others, but what separates her from her sisters partly to do with being a Destroy-Class Friend. Because of her naturally higher CRIT rates on her bullets (especially on her 3P lines; 35% on Spell Cards, 50% on Last Word), as long as she has enough CRIT Accuracy buffs and/or target CRIT Evasion debuffs, maybe B5 Lyrica won’t need Killers to get those sweet Critical Hits after all!
Skill 3’s Tedious Cooldown
8 Turns is quite a long time to wait to use a Skill again, and in a lot of cases, it might only be a one-time usage. While the team’s CRIT ATK and CRIT Accuracy buffs granted to the team (4-5 stages) is pretty huge, the CRIT ATK buffs lasting 3 turns is a bit disappointing considering that’s her only way to buff the team’s CRIT ATK.
Awkward with Accuracy and Yang ATK Buffs
B5 Lyrica is very odd with how she can buff her own Yang ATK by 1 stage via Skill 1 which sounds awful, but it’s a 4 Turn duration on a Skill with a 4 Turn cooldown rate. However, aside from Last Word buffs and anomaly inflictions on self, that’s it for Yang ATK. On top of that, B5 Lyrica will need some Accuracy buffs, which her bullet lines on her Spell Cards and Last Word can conveniently cover, but she will most likely need some help to make sure her attacks are consistent and even stronger.
