Antal

endgame support

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Antal is an A-tier Electric Supporter because he provides rare Electric and Heat Amp buffs plus Susceptibility debuffs in one kit. His talent also adds group healing. However, his utility is almost entirely tied to Electric/Heat compositions, which limits where he can be used effectively.

This Heat-team support build focuses on rotating Combo Skill faster with Qingbo so Antal can keep adding stacks of Heat or Physical afflictions, while Stanza of Memorials boosts the team's ATK when sufficiently duped. It works best when another teammate already carries Eternal Xiranite so the team still gets its damage buff.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Battle Skill Specified Research Subject applies Focus to a single target, inflicting both Electric Susceptibility and Heat Susceptibility for a long duration. Only one enemy can have Focus at a time, so target selection matters.
Ultimate Overclocked Moment grants the entire team temporary Electric Amp and Heat Amp for 12 seconds, creating a strong burst window for elemental carries.
Combo Skill EMP Test Site triggers when a Focused enemy receives a Physical Status or Arts Infliction, adding another stack of that status and enabling debuff layering.
Talent Improviser provides small team healing whenever an Amped ally deals skill damage, but each operator can only be healed once every 30 seconds.

Scaling

Antal's support value scales mainly through skill levels: raising Ultimate and Battle Skill increases Amp and Susceptibility values, making his buffs stronger over time.
His personal damage is not a priority, so Basic Attack and Combo Skill multipliers should only be invested in after his team-facing skills.
In the late game, he depends on gear and weapon effects to improve Ultimate uptime and debuff application, especially Eternal Xiranite or Qingbo sets.

Team Role

Antal slots into Electric or Heat compositions as a dedicated enabler. He debuffs a priority target with Focus, applies Electric and Heat Susceptibility, then follows up with a team-wide Amp from his Ultimate so carries like Laevatain hit much harder during burst windows. His Combo Skill helps stack existing afflictions for extra damage, and his Talent chips in with occasional healing. Positioning-wise he wants to stay behind the frontline and use lock-on targeting to make sure Focus lands on the right enemy before the damage rotation begins. In teams already running Eternal Xiranite, he can swap to Qingbo to cycle Combo Skill faster and maximize debuff stacking.

Weapon

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5★ Wand

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6★ Wand

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5★ Wand

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4★ Wand

Weapon Stat Priority

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Gear

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Pieces

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Stat Priority

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Explanation

Stanza of Memorials is the recommended best weapon once you have enough copies; its Twilight effect provides a large team ATK buff that scales with Potential 2 and beyond.

At only one copy, Detonation Unit is often better, so treat it as a strong fallback until your Stanza is duplicated.

Qingbo set reduces Combo Skill cooldown and adds Skill DMG when casting combos, letting Antal layer more Heat/Physical afflictions; pair it with Redeemer Seal as an off-piece when someone else already runs Eternal Xiranite.

Notes

Stanza of Memorials only beats Detonation Unit after reaching Potential 2; below that, keep Detonation Unit equipped.
Use Qingbo when another teammate already has Eternal Xiranite so the team's damage buff does not overlap.
Combo Skill is more valuable here, so consider leveling EMP Test Site higher in Heat teams.