Arlan vs Mydei
Arlan vs Mydei — two Destruction characters competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Arlan if…
- You need a Lightning Destruction unit and Arlan's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Mydei's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.
Pick Mydei if…
- You need a Imaginary Destruction unit and Mydei's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Arlan's Main DPS identity.
- Yes—Mydei is a strong Imaginary HP-drain Destruction carry.
Arlan and Mydei are both Destruction investments that answer different account needs. Arlan (Lightning, Main DPS) shines when Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.. Mydei (Imaginary, Main DPS) is the better commit when Yes—Mydei is a strong Imaginary HP-drain Destruction carry.. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Arlan
- “Frenzied Punishment” dumps a huge single-target Lightning multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Skill “Shackle Breaker” spends HP as a deliberate self-damage cost—this is the spend that keeps the rotation honest.
- Talent “Pain and Anger” Based on Arlan's current missing HP percentage—miss the stack conditions and the burst window feels empty.
- HP-spend skills mean Arlan can soft-lock if sustain is weak or if a healer tops them up at the wrong time and breaks a low-HP / Charge condition.
- As a 4★ Destruction unit, Arlan is easy to gear for early/mid game but usually loses the niche race to a modern limited option once that banner is built.
- Spamming “Shackle Breaker” every turn without watching Skill Points strands the rest of the team—Arlan is often the SP sink.
Mydei
- Ultimate “Throne of Bones” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies—most of the kit’s damage lives inside that window, not on filler Basics.
- Skill “Deaths are Legion, Regrets are None” spends HP as a deliberate self-damage cost—the rotation wants controlled self-damage, not panic healing that cancels the state.
- “Blood for Blood” spends HP as a deliberate self-damage cost—cleaving a trash mob can snowball into another full Skill/Ult cycle.
- E0 without “A Thankless Coronation” is still clearable, but the gap versus a signature copy is larger than a single eidolon for most Destruction carries—plan the cone before deep eidolon hunting.
- HP-spend skills mean Mydei can soft-lock if sustain is weak or if a healer tops them up at the wrong time and breaks a low-HP / Charge condition.
- Extra-turn and single-target Ultimate patterns shine on bosses but stall in Pure Fiction unless adds die fast enough to proc the talent loop.
Shared Team Members
With Arlan
Sunday is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Mydei
Sunday is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Arlan
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Mydei
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Arlan
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Mydei
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
Best Builds (Signature)
Light Cone
On the Fall of an Aeon
Relics
Band of Sizzling Thunder (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Lightning DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Light Cone
A Thankless Coronation
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Imaginary DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Lightning Destruction unit and Arlan's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Mydei's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.
- Ultimate “Frenzied Punishment” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies.
- “Frenzied Punishment” dumps a huge single-target Lightning multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- You need a Imaginary Destruction unit and Mydei's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Arlan's Main DPS identity.
- Yes—Mydei is a strong Imaginary HP-drain Destruction carry.
- Ultimate “Throne of Bones” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies.
- Mydei is a stronger general pull priority for your roster.