Team Building and Signal Chains

Start with the conditions that activate each Signal

The official combat loop joins Active Skills, Status Ailments, Signal Skills, and character switching. Start by opening the skill page of the hero you want to control most often. Record which conditions that hero applies and which conditions activate their Signal Skills. Then search for allies whose requirements and outputs meet those exact states.

The current extracted records track Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Burn, Bleed, Shock, Frost, and Poison links. Matching the status name is the first check. The full link may also require multiple stacks, broken Super Armor, a linked summon, a valid target, or another skill state. The Team Builder below exposes those requirements before you spend upgrade materials on a lineup that only works under an unlock you do not have.

Interactive team toolTest the two Signal links before investingChoose an opener, connector, and finisher; inspect both status handoffs; and see Awakening, Master Skill, Karma, or extra activation requirements.→

Give each team slot a clear job

Opener: create the first dependable state

The opener needs an Active Skill that reaches the target reliably. Wide coverage is valuable against groups; quick startup and Super Armor damage matter more against a boss. Reliability matters more than the opener's damage number because its job is to make the connector's portrait available without forcing a risky setup.

Connector: consume one state and create another

A connector earns the middle slot when its Signal Skill answers the opener and its remaining kit prepares hero three. This is the hardest role to replace because both directions matter. A hero who matches the first trigger but leaves no useful follow-up produces only one switch.

Finisher or stabilizer: cash out or reset safely

The third slot can finish a burst window, break armor, maintain a damage effect, heal, or create room to restart the rotation. For early progress, a stable third hero is often more useful than another fragile damage dealer. If one missed dodge ends the attempt, recovery is part of the team's output.

Read the full Signal Skill condition

A glowing switch prompt means the recorded trigger is available at that moment. The remaining follow-up still needs verification. Before treating a link as reliable, confirm the required status, stack count, target, additional condition, and unlock variant.

• Status and stacks: some Signals check for several stacks. Keep the applier active until the threshold is reached instead of switching after the first hit.
• Enemy state: Airborne, Knockdown, and similar control states may fail against intact boss Super Armor. Plan a Break route for enemies that resist ordinary control.
• Unlock variant: a Master Skill, Awakening step, or Exclusive Karma can add a status output or change a condition. Build the team from the version currently unlocked, then treat the later route as an upgrade.
• Extra checks: a correct status match can still fail when the target, linked summon, skill state, or Super Armor requirement is wrong. Read the extra condition beside the edge in the builder.

Build a three-hero lineup in six passes

1. Choose the controlled hero. Pick the kit whose normal attacks, movement, range, and Active Skills you can use consistently.
2. Select one repeatable output. Use a status the hero can apply without an expensive late unlock as the first handoff.
3. Add a connector. Confirm that one of their Signal Skills requires the opener's status and that their kit creates a useful second state.
4. Add the third job. Choose burst, Break, control, healing, or safety according to the content the team must clear now.
5. Check both edges. Verify separately that the connector can reach hero three. Inspect opener → connector and connector → finisher separately.
6. Invest only after the base route works. Bring the trio to a usable level, test the rotation, and then open the relevant character builds for Gear, Karma, and skill priorities.

Test the rotation on an enemy that can survive it

Small enemies can die before the second handoff, hiding problems in the lineup. Use a durable field enemy or a familiar Dungeon tier, then perform the same sequence several times. Confirm that the first status appears, the connector portrait lights, the connector lands safely, and the third prompt becomes available before the target recovers.

Test recovery as well as success. Let one link expire, dodge the enemy's response, and identify the cheapest skill that restarts the chain. A good rotation has a return point that works without every cooldown and Signal aligning after one mistake. The combat system guideexplains switching, Break windows, and safe resets in more detail.

Adjust the same core for different encounters

Keep the two most important links stable, then change the flexible slot or opening order. Groups reward wide status application and crowd control. Armored bosses reward Super Armor damage, a planned Break window, and Signal Skills that remain valid when ordinary control fails. Long fights raise the value of healing, defensive buffs, and a clean restart.

Keep the two-hero core intact across activities and prepare one tested replacement for the flexible slot. This costs less and is easier to operate than several half-finished teams. Compare replacements by role and handoff; element or rank alone cannot show whether the rotation works.

Fix the point where the Signal chain breaks

The next portrait never lights up

Confirm the exact status and required stacks. If both match, check for an Awakening, Master Skill, Karma, broken-Super-Armor, summon, or target condition. Repair the trigger before adding more damage.

The first switch works, but the third hero has no prompt

The connector is consuming the opening without producing the finisher's requirement. Change the connector's skill order, use a different variant, or replace the third slot with a hero who answers the connector's actual output.

The chain works on mobs but fails on bosses

Boss Super Armor can block the control state used by the normal route. Damage the armor first, preserve key cooldowns, and start the full chain during Break. If the team cannot create that window, replace one slot with a dedicated breaker rather than forcing the same mob rotation.