Tangtang vs Zhuang Fangyi
Tangtang vs Zhuang Fangyi — two damage Operators (Cryo vs Electric) competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Tangtang if…
- You need a Cryo DPS Operator and Tangtang's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Tangtang's Cryo Infliction + Arts Susc. identity over Zhuang Fangyi's Damage Dealer + Electrify.
- Tangtang’s full-screen time-stop Ultimate is why so many top Monument teams want her — Arcane, Last Rite, Yvonne, and Rossi-adjacent comps all use that freeze frame.
Pick Zhuang Fangyi if…
- You need a Electric DPS Operator and Zhuang Fangyi's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Zhuang Fangyi's Damage Dealer + Electrify identity over Tangtang's Cryo Infliction + Arts Susc..
- Zhuang Fangyi is the Electrification / Sunderblade carry that defines Electric endgame right now.
Tangtang and Zhuang Fangyi are both DPS investments that answer different account needs across Cryo and Electric. Tangtang shines when Tangtang’s full-screen time-stop Ultimate is why so many top Monument teams want her — Arcane, Last Rite, Yvonne, and Rossi-adjacent comps all use that freeze frame. Zhuang Fangyi is the better commit when Zhuang Fangyi is the Electrification / Sunderblade carry that defines Electric endgame right now. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Tangtang
- Battle Skill "IMA WAVERIDAAH!" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Tangtang jumps out from the water and fires a point-blank shot that deals Cryo DMG to the enemy and creates a Waterspout. Casting the battle
- Combo Skill "RIVER, TO ME!" — COMBO TRIGGER: When applying Cryo Infliction or dealing Arts Burst DMG to an enemy. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Tangtang unleashes a powerful jet stream that penetrates
- Ultimate "DA CHIEF SEES YOU!" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Tangtang opens her eyepatch and unleashes an OLDEN STARE from her eye that temporarily locks down, immobilizes, and deals Cryo DMG over time
- Wants dedicated setup time — dropping Tangtang into a random squad without infliction / stagger support softens the damage window.
- Field-time sensitive; heavy multi-DPS rotations can truncate the dump.
Zhuang Fangyi
- Battle Skill "Mantra of Sundering" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Consumes the target's Electrification to increase the DMG multiplier of this battle skill and create [Status Level of Electrification consume
- Combo Skill "Breath of Transformation" — COMBO TRIGGER: When the controlled operator's Final Strike or Finisher hits an enemy with Electric Infliction. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Zhuang Fangyi creates a Xiranb
- Ultimate "Smiting Tempest" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Transforms into the Empyrean of Truth that grants these enhancements: Zhuang Fangyi's basic attacks are enhanced and her actions are harder t
- Wants dedicated setup time — dropping Zhuang Fangyi into a random squad without infliction / stagger support softens the damage window.
- Field-time sensitive; heavy multi-DPS rotations can truncate the dump.
Shared Team Members
With Tangtang
Arcane either dumps Nature/Cryo damage in INT form or groups and applies Susceptibility in WILL form. Beside Tangtang, she is the setup/burst flex that creates a clean window to spend.
With Zhuang Fangyi
Arcane either dumps Nature/Cryo damage in INT form or groups and applies Susceptibility in WILL form. Beside Zhuang Fangyi, she is the setup/burst flex that creates a clean window to spend.
Best Builds (Signature)
Weapon
Brigand's Calling
Gear set
Bonekrusha
Main stats
Body Agility · Hands CRIT / Cryo DMG · Kits Arts Intensity / Cryo DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > Arts Intensity
Weapon
Lone Barge
Gear set
Xiranflow
Main stats
Body Will · Hands CRIT / Electric / Arts DMG · Kits Arts Intensity / Electric / Arts DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > Arts Intensity
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Cryo DPS Operator and Tangtang's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Tangtang's Cryo Infliction + Arts Susc. identity over Zhuang Fangyi's Damage Dealer + Electrify.
- Tangtang’s full-screen time-stop Ultimate is why so many top Monument teams want her — Arcane, Last Rite, Yvonne, and Rossi-adjacent comps all use that freeze frame.
- She is less personal DPS and more the button that lets every other kit dump safely.
- Tangtang is a stronger general pull priority for your roster.
- You need a Electric DPS Operator and Zhuang Fangyi's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Zhuang Fangyi's Damage Dealer + Electrify identity over Tangtang's Cryo Infliction + Arts Susc..
- Zhuang Fangyi is the Electrification / Sunderblade carry that defines Electric endgame right now.
- She parks up to nine Sunderblades, channels them for damage and Ultimate energy, and loops Electrification consumption into the next wave of blades — a kit that rewards dedicated Electric teams rather than splash fills.
- Zhuang Fangyi is a stronger general pull priority for your roster.