Should You Pull?
Like most Ultra Festival units, Yuyuko is extremely good. There are certain caveats you must keep in mind: it takes 250 draws to get her for sure rather than the normal 150, and she requires Divine Dolls instead of the regular Paper Dolls, which are in shorter supply. With that said, the tiny ghost mistress will absolutely perform if you pick her up, and excels at farming and harder fights alike thanks to her devastating All targeting Last Word. Yuyuko Saigyouji (Tiny Ghost Mistress) is an Ultra Festival unit, and as such is only available on banners which specifically include her.
Quick Overview
+Incredible damage in all fights
+Solid access to Water Breaks, including Solo targeting P0 Water on her Focus Shot
-Low team utility
-Damage suffers if she needs to use her Barriers
Yuyuko Saigyouji (Tiny Ghost Mistress)
Yuyuko Saigyouji, the Tiny Ghost Mistress, hails from a Gensokyo where the Saigyo Ayakashi has run rampant. In the Gensokyo we’re most familiar with, it was sealed away with Yuyuko’s own corpse, after she committed suicide - but in this one, it’s unclear why or how she died, or if something went terribly wrong. Whatever the case, the tree must be sated, and it is Yuyuko’s job to ensure that it’s constantly fed. To this end, she and Youmu take visitors to the realm, divide them into groups of two, and force them to fight - the winners are allowed to go free, and the losers are essentially fed to the tree.
Still, she is not merciless. A talented chef, Yuyuko uses the very spirits of animals and plants to feed the competitors what may be their last meal to perk them up, and keep their spirits high. It is a small mercy, but she does her best to grant as many of these small mercies to her guests as possible, with a smile on her face.
Whilst she may be a master chef, Yuyuko’s kit is that of a selfish damage dealer. She still certainly has some support - Fe ast provides her entire team with 2 levels of Agility UP, albeit for only 1 turn. But that’s not why you’re bringing her - you’re bringing Yuyuko for her utterly tremendous damage. For starters, she has YIN ATK and Agility UP in spades - her character ability provides her with 1 level of Yang & Yin & CRIT ATK and CRIT ACC UP for each layer of Poison on her, as well as 1 level of Agility, Evasion, and Accuracy for every layer of Freeze on her (and yes, this also leaves her immune to the negative side effects). Additionally, it provides her with 1 level of Agility UP for 1 turn each time she Boosts. Her skills help this - as mentioned, Fe ast gives her 2 levels of Agility UP for a turn alongside 0.85 Spirit Power UP, Cor pse gives her 2 levels of Evasion and Accuracy UP for 3 turns alongside 2 layers of Freeze for 3 turns, and Flo wer grants her 3 levels of Yin ATK UP, 0.85 Spirit Power UP, and 2 layers of Poison.
All of these ingredients form a delicious meal, in the form of an All targeting Last Word: Saigyo Making a Human Figure at Mt. Koya. Packing a wide range of Killers (including the extremely potent Youkai Killer), alongside 0%/0%/90%/100%/120%/120% Slicing and a 3-1-1 layout, this devastating spell will send even the sturdiest of foes to an early grave. It even has full Water, if for some reason you desperately need 6 All targeting Water Breaks and are willing to give up much of the damage. Her other attacks have uses as well - her focus shot, Dance of the Butterfly Dream, provides an unlimited source of Water Breaks. Her first Spell Card, Resurrection Butterfly, gives 1/2/3 Solo targeting Water Breaks for 0/1/2 Spirit Power and self-inflicts 2 layers of Freeze, perfect for additional Agility and Accuracy due to her character ability. And lastly her second Spell Card, The Purple Higan Shines Late, provides 0/0/1/3 Solo targeting Water Breaks for 0/1/2/3 Spirit Power as well as 2 layers of Poison to self - not as generally useful as Agility UP, but in cases where she’s getting multiple Killers, the Crit ATK can result in deliciously high damage.
However, much as every meal is not, and cannot be, perfect, Yuyuko has a few flaws as well. Whilst her damage is spicy, her team support potential is sour - 2 levels of Agility up for a single turn is hard to make use of, and whilst her Break potential certainly has Water to spare, it’s only somewhat above average and she lacks any other elements or anomaly Breaks. Still, overall she’s a fierce contender, both in battle and in the kitchen, and you won’t go wrong with her.
...I wonder why her skill names are cut in half, just like Youmu’s?
