Should You Pull?
In short, if you’re looking for another damage dealer, a source of spammable Water and Sun Breaks for longer-term tactics, or you just really like Youmu, this is the banner for you. Do keep in mind she still requires Divine Dolls, even if she is a great use for them. This is a Ultra Festival Banner, and as such will cost a bit to spark on, and this version of Youmu will not be added to the general pool when it’s over - so get her now or wait for a rerun.
Quick Overview
+Utterly incredible damage in both short and hard fights, both on her Last Word and Spell Cards
+Solid teamwide buffs, including Yang DEF, Yang ATK, Agility, Accuracy support
+Great Breaking ability, including P0 Water and Sun on basic shots
+Minor amounts of Paralyze on her Spell Cards, though it mostly only serves as Accuracy support for her own Spell Cards and those of her teammates.
-Expensive to raise, due to requiring Divine Dolls and more materials than normal
Youmu Konpaku (Lunar War Gardener)
In another time, in another place, █████ is lost. In this catastrophic cataclysm, Youmu Konpaku may have lost her very nature as a half-phantom and the blades of her heritage are now dull and powerless, but she won’t let that stop her! Using her blades of light, she’ll rise up against the evil Lunarian empire with the power of Natural Force, with a mysterious ghost granting her guidance and powers - completely unlike any other light blade wielding individuals or tales, I assure you. In this form, since her normal talents are sealed away, she’s got a bit of help - Roukanken and Hakurouken call upon the power of lightning, thanks to the kappa hijacking the powers of Mononobe no Futo and Soga no Tojiko (two taoists you’ll meet in the future!). Her Trance Headset, based on Toyosatomimi no Miko’s earmuffs (again, a taoist you’ll meet in the future), plays songs based on the performances of the Prismriver sisters - which make Youmu and her allies fight harder. Perhaps it’s a morale thing. Even her very phantom half is hooked up with tech - turned virtual as a result (which basically just means it turns very small outside of battle and gets stored in her clothes). Finally, her outfit, hooked up with the Electric Neural Spirit Root Net, provides Youmu with the power of spirit manipulating devices based upon the power of Yuyuko Saigyouji’s lingering attachments.
As befitting the outlandish amount of technology hooked up in her outfit, Youmu has a wide variety of tactics to call upon. Let’s start with her skills: Firstly, play:maniac, featuring a tune from Merlin, provides her party with 2 levels of Agility UP (3T), and herself with 2 levels of Yang DEF UP (3T) and 1 Spirit Power UP. Secondly play:melancholic, featuring a waltz from Lunasa, grants Youmu’s party 2 levels of Accuracy UP (2T) alongside 0.25 Spirit Power UP and Quick to herself. Lastly, play:illusional, featuring a ditty from Lyrica grants her party 3 levels of Yang DEF UP (3T) and 0.25 Spirit Power UP. Her Character Ability further grants her party 1 level of Yang DEF UP (1T) when Youmu boosts and 1 level of Yang ATK UP (1T) when she grazes. Finally, of her passives, one particularly stands out: Ghost Assist provides her with 0.25 Spirit Power UP each and every single turn.
Complimenting this all is an array of powerful attacks. Firstly, both of her basic shots have 0P Breaks - Phantom Half featuring 1 Solo targeting Water Break, Bizarreness of Six Realms possessing 1 Solo targeting Sun Break. Next, Sword Skill: Cherry Blossom Flashing features 3 levels of Yang DEF UP (3T) for the digital swordswoman, plus All targeting 0/1/2/3 Water Breaks (and one Sun, which is a nice bonus at times) for 0/1/2/3 Spirit Power, alongside solid Hard and Slicing plus 1 layer of Paralyze to all targets (2T) with 1 more to the primary target - not enough to Break with, but enough to bolster its damage via the Evasion DOWN. Reincarnation Sword: Slash of Circular Vicissitude (..that sure is a mouthful, Youmu) features the same Hard and Slicing Scaling and Yang DEF UP and Paralyze, alongside 3 Sun and 2 Water Solo targeting Breaks in total at 3 Spirit Power.
Lastly, her Last Word, Spirit Power Dual Wave Cut, is a doozy. Featuring a whopping 4 Yang DEF UP (3T) and 5 Yang ATK UP (1T) for Youmu, alongside 2 layers of Paralyze (3T) to all foes, a 1-2-2 layout, and full Slashing to abuse the Mysterious Sword Master Story Card, it would be an incredible Last Word already. But it also possesses 50%/50%/0%/50%/0%/50% Slicing and 90%/100%/100%/150%/150%/150% Hard. In other words, they're super powerful beam swords. Remember that she gets 1 Spirit Power UP from her skills, so she can either farm extremely well, or take a moment to gain more Spirit Power in a harder fight to wipe enemies away.
As a whole, Youmu’s a fantastic samurai, and a set of beam blades you definitely want on your side.
