Mydei vs Phainon
Mydei vs Phainon — two Destruction characters competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Mydei if…
- You need a Imaginary Destruction unit and Mydei's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Phainon's Main DPS identity.
- Yes—Mydei is a strong Imaginary HP-drain Destruction carry.
Pick Phainon if…
- You need a Physical Destruction unit and Phainon's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Mydei's Main DPS identity.
- Yes—Phainon is a top Physical Destruction carry.
Mydei and Phainon are both Destruction investments that answer different account needs. Mydei (Imaginary, Main DPS) shines when Yes—Mydei is a strong Imaginary HP-drain Destruction carry.. Phainon (Physical, Main DPS) is the better commit when Yes—Phainon is a top Physical Destruction carry.. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
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.
Phainon
- Ultimate “He Who Bears the World Must Burn” hits every enemy on the field in one cast—most of the kit’s damage lives inside that window, not on filler Basics.
- “Let There Be Light” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies, so adjacent elites still take meaningful chip without waiting for Ultimate.
- Talent “Pyric Corpus” buffs allies’ damage for a short window—ignore it and Phainon plays like a worse generic Destruction unit.
- E0 without “Thus Burns the Dawn” 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.
- If Energy or Skill Points starve “He Who Bears the World Must Burn”, Phainon spends turns on Basics and the kit’s advertised multipliers never show up on the combat log.
- Spamming “Let There Be Light” every turn without watching Skill Points strands the rest of the team—Phainon is often the SP sink.
Shared Team Members
With Mydei
Sunday is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Phainon
Sunday 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 Phainon
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Mydei
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Phainon
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Mydei
Gallagher covers HP / memosprite upkeep so the Remembrance loop does not collapse mid-wave.
With Phainon
Gallagher covers healing (and often Energy / cleanse) so the carry can stay on-curve.
Best Builds (Signature)
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
Light Cone
Thus Burns the Dawn
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Physical DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Imaginary Destruction unit and Mydei's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Phainon'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.
- You need a Physical Destruction unit and Phainon's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Mydei's Main DPS identity.
- Yes—Phainon is a top Physical Destruction carry.
- Ultimate “He Who Bears the World Must Burn” hits every enemy on the field in one cast.
- Phainon is a stronger general pull priority for your roster.