Jiuyuan
Sterry Express
Elite Standard Board support — AoE grouping plus self-heal. Priority selector when Sakiri is already owned and you need Blossom-team glue.
Jiuyuan is an S-Rank Anima support from Sterry Express. Crowd-control grouping and sustain make him a cornerstone Standard Board pick.
Overview
Quick Build
Arc
Day Off
Best Solid Arc for this kit.
Cartridge
Fireflies and the Forest (4pc)
Primary endgame Cartridge set.
Main Stats
ATK% / Charge Efficiency · Attribute DMG · HP%
Priority
Substats
ATK% → Charge Efficiency → CRIT Rate
Farm order
Strengths
- Solid Arc compatibility keeps gear shared with same-family characters.
- Anima grouping and Final Settlement CC for Sterry Express shells.
Weaknesses
- Team comps above cover premium, alt, and budget shells — swap partners by what you own.
- Pull targets are editorial — weigh against your account needs and limited banner plans.
Skill Priority
Settlement Ult — primary Anima support / CC beat.
Intel Hunter Skill for grouping and info loops.
Opening/rumor passives that keep CC honest.
Secrets filler — lowest priority on a support.
Stat Priority
Basics / Skill to set up resources → Ultimate when ready → weave QTE on swap windows.
Exact timings vary by enemy and Arc — treat this as the intended loop, not a frame-perfect script.
Arcs
S-Rank · ATK
Increases wearer's ATK by 30/35/40/45/50%. Unlocks Arc: Eclipse. Arc: Eclipse — The wearer creates a 40s Eclipse. During the Eclipse, each enemy defeated restores 6/7/8/9/10 Ultimate Energy, up to 5 times. (cooldown: 300s).
Best shared Solid Arc for this kit.
S-Rank · HP
Increases HP by 24/28/32/36/40%. Grants one of the following random effects when the wearer casts an Ultimate: 1. Recovers 20/25/30/35/40% of Max HP for the team member with the lowest HP percentage. 2. Grants a Shield equal to 20/25/30/35/40% of the wearer's Max HP for 15s. 3. Recovers 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% HP for all team members. Triggers once every 30s.
Competitive Solid alternative when rank-1 is unavailable.
S-Rank · ATK
Increases Anima DMG by 15/17.5/20/22.5/25%. Increases the wearer's Attachment DMG by 10/11.2/12.5/13.8/15%. Increases the Attachment DMG bonus to 20/22.5/25/27.5/30% for 6s when the wearer casts an Ultimate. Effect does not stack.
Competitive Solid alternative when rank-1 is unavailable.
A-Rank · ATK
Increases ATK by 20/24/28/32/36% when the wearer's HP is above 50%. Increases DEF by 20/24/28/32/36% when HP is below 50%.
Strong F2P / early Solid stop while chasing S-Rank options.
S-Rank · ATK
Increases the active character's ATK by 10/11/12/13/14% while the wearer is off-field, and increases the active character's ATK by 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2% when the wearer deals damage, up to 4 stacks and triggering at most once every 2s. Resets the effect when the wearer becomes the active character. Increases Psyche DMG by 12/14/16/18/20% while the wearer is the active character, and increases Psyche DMG by 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2% when dealing Psyche DMG with a Basic Attack, up to 10 stacks. Triggers at most once every 0.3s. Resets the effect when switching characters.
Competitive Solid alternative when rank-1 is unavailable.
Cartridges
4pc · Cartridge + matching Modules
2pc: Anima DMG +10%. / 4pc: Increases wearer's CRIT DMG by 8% when a nearby enemy takes Anima DMG from the Team, up to 7 stacks. Each stack lasts 10s. Effect remains active when the character is off-field.
Primary attribute set for Anima damage — default 4pc for this kit.
4pc · Cartridge + matching Modules
2pc: Charge Efficiency +12%. / 4pc: Increases all allies' ATK by 15% for 20s after the wearer casts Ultimate. Effect does not stack.
Team ATK after Ultimate — strong on supports who Ult often.
4pc · Cartridge + matching Modules
2pc: ATK +10%. / 4pc: Increases wearer's ATK by 25% for 20s after casting a Skill.
Personal ATK after Skill — selfish amp alternative.
4pc · Cartridge + matching Modules
2pc: ATK +10%. / 4pc: Increases wearer's ATK by 20% for 10s when Esper Cycle is triggered. CD: 20s.
Starter Cartridge — replace with an endgame 4pc ASAP.
Team Compositions
Jiuyuan enabling Nanally with Sakiri buffs and Iroi sustain — the Anima premium package.
Kit & Awakenings
Kit
Up to 5 Anima dual-pistol hits. Gains 2 Rose Pact rounds during the string; the final hit seals a Fatal Rose Pact on the target. Hold Basic to fire Rose Pact rounds, prioritizing Pact targets.
Dashes in, pulls the target into range, deals multi-hit Anima damage, gains 4 Rose Pact rounds, and seals Fatal Rose Pact.
Rapid field shooting ending in a wide Anima explosion. Puts all Fatal Rose Pact targets into Liquidation readiness and settles them on the final hit.
Genesis Enhancement: spawns an extra Genesis Plant (cap 6). Genesis Blooms that hit non-Pact targets force a Pact; hitting Pact targets triggers bonus Liquidation for +15% Anima damage.
Curve round for Anima damage and 2 Rose Pact rounds.
Awakenings
Each Fatal Rose Pact on field raises Jiuyuan’s ATK by 5%, up to 15%.
Is it worth getting?
Worth taking if you already own them — early comfort / power stop.
Fatal Rose Pact DMG multiplier +100%. Ultimate: Final Settlement’s Pact Settlement heals the team for 5% of that pact’s total accumulated DMG.
Is it worth getting?
Worth taking if you already own them — early comfort / power stop.
When Ultimate triggers Pact Settlement, deduct 4 extra Break from the settled target.
Is it worth getting?
Skip as a goal unless you are intentionally maxing vertical investment.
Actively triggered Pact Settlement DMG +50% and hits targets in an area.
Is it worth getting?
Pull if you want the mid vertical spike; skip as a hard goal otherwise.
Jiuyuan deals 8% more DMG to Fatal Rose Pact targets.
Is it worth getting?
Skip as a goal unless you are intentionally maxing vertical investment.
Fatal Rose Pact targets take 200% multiplier DMG whenever they cast a skill (5s interval).
Is it worth getting?
Skip as a goal unless you are intentionally maxing vertical investment.
A0 Jiuyuan is playable from the base kit. Awakenings add comfort and vertical damage — not a broken incomplete character. First stop: A2. Endgame target: A4.
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