Avywenna vs Estella
Avywenna vs Estella — two damage Operators (Electric vs Cryo) competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Avywenna if…
- You need a Electric DPS Operator and Avywenna's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Avywenna's Damage Dealer + Arts Susc. identity over Estella's Cryo Infliction + Lift.
- Avywenna is a short-window Electric burst Striker — plant Thunderlances, retrieve them, delete the target, done.
Pick Estella if…
- You need a Cryo DPS Operator and Estella's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Estella's Cryo Infliction + Lift identity over Avywenna's Damage Dealer + Arts Susc..
- Estella can bridge Cryo and Physical in Yvonne-centered teams, but Monument rankings do not treat her as load-bearing.
Verdict
Avywenna and Estella are both DPS investments that answer different account needs across Electric and Cryo. Avywenna shines when Avywenna is a short-window Electric burst Striker — plant Thunderlances, retrieve them, delete the target, done. Estella is the better commit when Estella can bridge Cryo and Physical in Yvonne-centered teams, but Monument rankings do not treat her as load-bearing. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Avywenna
Stat
Estella
Electric
Element
Cryo
DPS (Main DPS)
Role
DPS (Sub DPS)
Striker
Class
Guard
Polearm
Weapon
Polearm
5★Winner
Rarity
4★
Damage: B · Team Utility: B · Ease of Use: A
Endgame ratings
Damage: C · Team Utility: A · Ease of Use: A
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG
Scaling focus
Will
Damage Dealer + Arts Susc.Winner
Playstyle
Cryo Infliction + Lift
Moderate
Team flexibility
HighWinner
Akekuri / Perlica
Best support shell
Chen Qianyu / Xaihi / Gilberta
Aggeloslayer — 4-star weapons are pretty bare-bones and there's not tha
F2P weapon
Aggeloslayer — For a 4-Star Option, Aggeloslayer will work well. HoweveWinner
Excellent
P0 viability
Excellent
Strengths & Weaknesses
Avywenna
Strengths
- Battle Skill "Thunderlance: Interdiction" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Leaps into mid-air to stir up a maelstrom with her lance, dealing some Electric DMG to nearby enemies while pulling back all Thunderlances an
- Combo Skill "Thunderlance: Strike" — COMBO TRIGGER: When controlled operator performs a Final Strike on a target with active Electric Infliction or Electrification. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Leaps into mi
- Ultimate "Thunderlance: Final Shock" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Throws a Thunderlance EX at the target area that deals massive Electric DMG to enemies nearby.
Weaknesses
- Wants dedicated setup time — dropping Avywenna into a random squad without infliction / stagger support softens the damage window.
- Field-time sensitive; heavy multi-DPS rotations can truncate the dump.
Estella
Strengths
- Battle Skill "Onomatopoeia" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: A lance thrust that fires a stream of freezing sound waves that deal Cryo DMG and apply Cryo Infliction to all enemies along its straight pat
- Combo Skill "Distortion" — COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy suffers Solidification. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Quickly moves to the enemy's side to deal Physical DMG and forcibly Lift enemies in a sm
- Ultimate "Tremolo" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Estella expends all her strength to unleash a powerful slam of the spear shaft, dealing Physical DMG to all enemies in a circular area around
Weaknesses
- Needs the right element pairing — off-element squads leave Estella's kit half-used.
- Investment cost is real before the kit feels smooth in longer fights.
Best Builds (Signature)
Avywenna
Weapon
Cohesive Traction
Gear set
Bonekrusha
Main stats
Body Will · Hands CRIT / Electric / Arts DMG · Kits Arts Intensity / Electric / Arts DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > Arts Intensity
Estella
Weapon
JET
Gear set
Type 50 Yinglung
Main stats
Body Will · Hands CRIT / Cryo DMG · Kits Arts Intensity / Cryo DMG
Substats
Will > Arts Intensity > HP%
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Electric DPS Operator and Avywenna's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Avywenna's Damage Dealer + Arts Susc. identity over Estella's Cryo Infliction + Lift.
- Avywenna is a short-window Electric burst Striker — plant Thunderlances, retrieve them, delete the target, done.
- She does not eat Inflictions the way reaction carries do, so Electric uptime on teammates stays intact, but she is positioning-heavy and Potential-sensitive.
- Avywenna is a stronger general pull priority for your roster.
- You need a Cryo DPS Operator and Estella's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Estella's Cryo Infliction + Lift identity over Avywenna's Damage Dealer + Arts Susc..
- Estella can bridge Cryo and Physical in Yvonne-centered teams, but Monument rankings do not treat her as load-bearing.
- She helps early Cryo clears and certain infliction routes, then loses slot wars to stronger enablers.
- Battle Skill "Onomatopoeia" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: A lance thrust that fires a stream of freezing sound waves that deal Cryo DMG and apply Cryo Infliction to all enemies along its straight pat.