Akekuri

early game support

support sp_generator buffer

Akekuri is a Heat Vanguard who excels at restoring SP for the entire party through her Combo Skill and Ultimate, making her a valuable support in any team. She also applies Heat Infliction and provides a Link buff to amplify the next skill or ultimate. While her personal damage is low, her SP generation and team utility keep her at A-tier.

This early setup focuses on getting Akekuri’s SP generation online as quickly as possible. The Catastrophe set’s Ultimate Gain Efficiency and initial SP let her fire off her ultimate early in combat, providing an immediate team SP injection. Combined with the Thermite Cutter’s team ATK buff, she can already amplify the party’s damage from the start of the game.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Generates SP for the team with Flash and Dash (Combo Skill) upon staggering enemies, and with SQUAD! ON ME! (Ultimate) that fires rallying flares.
Applies Heat Infliction via Burst of Passion (Battle Skill).
Provides Link buff when Ultimate is active (talent Staying in the Zone), increasing damage of the next Battle Skill or Ultimate used by teammates.

Scaling

SP recovery from Flash and Dash scales with Intellect (Cheer of Victory talent), gaining up to 50% extra SP recovery at max Intellect.
Early on, she provides reliable SP generation without heavy investment; later, investing in Intellect and unlocking Link buff boosts her utility significantly.
Her effectiveness as a support is largely independent of gear refinement, but higher Intellect and cooldown reduction improve her rotation.

Team Role

Akekuri acts as a dedicated SP battery and offensive buffer. She fits into almost any team composition that needs energy regeneration, particularly those with high-cost ultimates or skill-spam playstyles. Her Heat Infliction can enable elemental reactions, and the Link buff synergizes with burst-oriented carries. Position her as an off-field support, triggering her Combo Skill by switching to her to capitalize on enemy staggers, then swapping back to the main DPS. She pairs well with characters who can quickly stagger enemies, maximizing her Combo Skill uptime.

Weapon

thermite_cutter Best

6★ Sword

Weapon Stat Priority

flow attack_boost will_boost

Gear

energy_gain

Pieces

armor

gloves

miner fists t1

core 1

core 2

Explanation

Thermite Cutter is still the top choice because its Flow essence directly supports the team whenever Akekuri restores SP, which she can do even without late-game cooldown reduction.

The Catastrophe set is ideal when first building Akekuri—it lets her reach her Ultimate faster and provides an initial SP boost, smoothing out her rotation before you acquire better gear.

Notes

The Catastrophe set provides 20% Ultimate Gain Efficiency and 50 SP at the start of battle, helping Akekuri use SQUAD! ON ME! sooner.
Even with early gear, Thermite Cutter remains the best weapon due to its team ATK buff on SP recovery.