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Bronya

HarmonyWind5★

“This place is always part of our homeland, even when it has been corroded by Fragmentum. Silvermane Guards will never turn their backs on their home.”

Should You Pull for Bronya?

Support

Bronya is a Harmony support who pours everything into a single damage dealer. Her Skill lets an ally take action immediately and boosts their DMG, while her Ultimate raises the ATK and CRIT DMG of the whole team. She ranks among the strongest 5-stars on the standard banner, so if a lost 50/50 hands you Bronya, build her straight away.

A great fit if you have one CRIT-based damage dealer carrying the team, especially one that barely spends Skill Points, like Blade. If most of your damage dealer's damage happens outside their own turn, like Jing Yuan, Topaz & Numby or Dr. Ratio, Bronya does less for them until she reaches E6.

Memory of Chaos Very strong She still advances and buffs your main damage dealer well, but quite a few supports that do the same job now compete for her slot.
Pure Fiction Very strong She works fine here, since the action advance on her Skill and the ATK and CRIT DMG buff from her Ultimate still help your main damage dealer, but she has more rivals of the same type these days.
Apocalyptic Shadow Very strong Extra turns and CRIT buffs for your damage dealer are still very valuable when you need to burst a boss down.
Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Absurdly strong attack buffs
  • Her Skill advances the target's action by 100%
  • A flexible playstyle
  • Scales extremely well with Eidolons

Cons

  • The one-turn buff on her Skill does not suit some damage dealers
  • Really wants Eidolon 1 to fix her Skill Point problem
  • A test of overall game knowledge, with a low floor but a high ceiling

Best Bronya Build Guide

Best Bronya Build

Bronya needs SPD to line up her turns, CRIT DMG to make her Ultimate buff stronger, and some HP and DEF to stay alive. There are two ways to play her: a Bronya who is 1 to 2 SPD slower than your damage dealer, or a very fast Bronya at 160 SPD or more.

Best Light Cones

  • 1 A Grounded Ascent A Grounded Ascent Best
    Her best Light Cone even though it is Sunday's signature. It restores Energy to Bronya, boosts the DMG of the ally she targets with her Skill, and refunds 1 Skill Point every second time she uses her Skill, which goes a long way toward fixing her Skill Point problem.
  • 2 But the Battle Isn't Over But the Battle Isn't Over Great
    Bronya's signature Light Cone. It gives Energy Regeneration Rate and extra Skill Points when she uses her Ultimate. Its DMG boost for the ally is always active, because her Skill always lets that ally take action right away.
  • 3 Earthly Escapade Earthly Escapade Great
    Raises Bronya's own CRIT DMG and gives her a Mask effect that boosts her allies' CRIT stats. The more CRIT DMG she has, the stronger her Ultimate buff gets, so this one fits her very well.
  • 4 Past and Future Past and Future Good
    The budget 4-star replacement for But the Battle Isn't Over, ideally at S5. It boosts the DMG of the ally she uses her Skill on, which stacks nicely with the DMG boost her Skill already gives.
  • 5 Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Stopgap
    A 4-star option, ideally at S5, that advances the whole team forward every time she uses her Ultimate. Be careful if you play Bronya 1 SPD slower than your damage dealer, since this extra advance can easily break the turn order you tuned.

Best Relics

1
Her best set. It gives Bronya extra SPD, and each time she uses her Skill on an ally, that ally gets a CRIT DMG boost. A great fit for teams with a single CRIT-based damage dealer.
2
A good alternative that raises the whole team's SPD after Bronya uses her Ultimate. Time her Ultimate so the SPD buff covers the people who need it. If you play her 1 SPD slower than your damage dealer, manage it carefully or your turn order will drift.
3
Two 2-piece sets that both give SPD, which makes SPD breakpoints much easier to hit, especially for a fast Bronya. If you don't have good 4-piece sets yet, 2-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace also pairs with 2 pieces of Diviner of Distant Reach or Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder.

Best Planar Ornaments

1
The top pick because it raises the CRIT DMG of the whole team. Remember that Bronya needs at least 30% Effect RES for it to activate.
2
Gives Energy Regeneration Rate so Bronya gets her Ultimate sooner, and raises the ATK% of the first character in your lineup. Good when you are buffing one ATK-scaling damage dealer.
3
Raises the ATK% of the whole team, so it suits teams that scale on ATK.

Main Stats

  • BodyCRIT DMG
  • FeetSPD
  • Planar SphereHP% or DEF%
  • Link RopeEnergy Regeneration Rate

Substats

  • 1SPD (up to the breakpoint you need)
  • 2CRIT DMG
  • 3HP% or DEF%
  • 4Effect RES

CRIT DMG on the Body, because the CRIT DMG her Ultimate gives the team is based on Bronya's own CRIT DMG. SPD Feet to tune her turns. HP% on the Sphere first, DEF% if you don't have one, to keep her alive. An Energy Regeneration Rate Rope gets her Ultimate up more often.

Once you have enough SPD for your playstyle, put everything into CRIT DMG. Effect RES only matters with Broken Keel, and 30% is enough.

Stat Targets

  • SPD1 to 2 slower than your damage dealer, or 160 or more
  • CRIT DMG150% or more, 175% to 210% with good gear
  • Energy Regeneration Rate19.44% or more
  • HP3000 to 4000 or more
  • DEF800 to 1100 or more
  • Effect RES30% if you use Broken Keel

Skill Priority

Skill = Ultimate > Talent > Basic ATK

Her Skill sets how much extra DMG the chosen ally deals, and her Ultimate raises the whole team's ATK and CRIT DMG, so level these two first. If you have to pick one, the Skill is slightly ahead. Her Talent lets Bronya act sooner and is worth the most on a fast Bronya. Basic ATK only raises her own damage, so leave it for last.

Trace Priority

Command > Military Might > Battlefield

Command makes Bronya's Basic ATK always land a CRIT. Military Might makes the whole team deal 10% more DMG for as long as she is on the field. Battlefield raises all allies' DEF by 20% for the first 2 turns of a battle. All three are just stat bonuses and don't change how you play her.

Eidolon Priority

E1 is the best value

E1 Hone Your Strength gives her Skill a 50% fixed chance to refund 1 Skill Point (with a 1 turn cooldown), which takes care of most of the Skill Point strain from spamming her Skill. It is valuable enough that many players spend their 300-pull standard banner guarantee on a second copy of Bronya just for it. E4 is fairly situational, since it needs enemies with a Wind Weakness and allies who use Basic ATK. E6 Piercing Rainbow makes her Skill's DMG boost last 1 more turn. It is the dream, but Bronya works fine at low Eidolons.

Best Bronya Teams

Generalist Team with a CRIT DPS

Replace Jingliu with: Blade, Seele Replace Ruan Mei with: Tingyun, Yukong, Silver Wolf, Pela Replace Luocha with: Fu Xuan, Huohuo

All Bronya really needs here is a CRIT damage dealer who hits hard. Any character from The Hunt, Destruction or Erudition works in the main DPS slot, and Blade is an even better match because he barely spends Skill Points. Her Skill's action advance helps you clear enemies faster, and you can swap the second support for whichever of the listed options you own.

Budget Team (All 4-Stars)

Everyone except Bronya is a 4-star. When Bronya buffs Dan Heng, it activates his Wind RES PEN buff. Yukong adds CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG to Dan Heng, and Natasha heals the whole team.

Break Team with Boothill

Replace Fugue with: Ruan Mei, Trailblazer (Harmony) Replace Lingsha with: Gallagher

Boothill loves the extra actions Bronya gives him. Her action advance plus the Break Effect buffs from the other supports help him break Weaknesses faster and deal more Break DMG. Tune Bronya to 1 SPD below Boothill and he gets going much faster, at the cost of more Skill Points.

Best Teammates for Bronya

Blade
Blade

Blade rarely spends Skill Points, so Bronya can use her Skill on him every turn without running dry. He also makes use of every buff she gives.

Jingliu
Jingliu

Jingliu has an awkward lull right after her enhanced state ends. A Bronya 1 SPD slower than her can use her Skill to send Jingliu straight back in, so she returns to that state sooner and keeps her damage high for longer.

Boothill
Boothill

Boothill hits one target at a time and needs time to ramp up. Bronya's action advance gets him there much faster, at the cost of extra Skill Points.

Dan Heng
Dan Heng

Bronya's buffs activate Dan Heng's Wind RES PEN buff, which makes him a great pick for a budget team.

Seele
Seele

Between her own Resurgence and Bronya's Skill, Seele can get several attacks in a row.

Ruan Mei
Ruan Mei

She fits both CRIT teams and Break teams. In a Boothill team, Ruan Mei raises Break Effect and break efficiency.

Yukong
Yukong

Adds CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG to your damage dealer, which pairs nicely with Bronya's buffs.

Huohuo
Huohuo

Gives AoE healing and cleanses debuffs, while also buffing ATK and restoring Energy for her allies.

Fu Xuan
Fu Xuan

Raises the whole team's CRIT Rate and reduces the DMG your team takes.

How to Play Bronya

Her Skill Gives an Ally Another Turn

Bronya's biggest strength is her Skill, Combat Redeployment: it dispels 1 debuff from an ally, lets them take action immediately and boosts their DMG for 1 turn. The best time to use it is right after your damage dealer has just acted, so they get to attack again straight away. You can also use it on a healer or another support so they heal or buff the team one more time. If you use it on Bronya herself, she can't take action again right away.

Choose Slow Bronya or Fast Bronya

Slow Bronya: 1 to 2 SPD below your damage dealer. Your damage dealer acts first, then Bronya uses her Skill on them so they act again, which guarantees them 1 extra turn every cycle. The downside is that she has to spam her Skill, so she eats a lot of Skill Points.

Fast Bronya: 160 SPD or more, alternating Basic ATK and Skill so she doesn't drain your Skill Points. This version works with any damage dealer and you don't have to tune her SPD for each one, but it needs more luck with substats.

Use Her Ultimate as Often as You Can

Her Ultimate, The Belobog March, costs 120 Energy and, for 2 turns, raises all allies' ATK as well as their CRIT DMG based on Bronya's own CRIT DMG. That is why the more CRIT DMG you build on her, the stronger the buff gets. Add her Skill on top and Bronya gives your damage dealer ATK, a DMG boost and CRIT DMG all at once.

Use Her Talent to Fix the Turn Order

Her Talent, Leading the Way, makes Bronya's next action come sooner after each Basic ATK. This lets you move her back into the right spot right after your damage dealer when the turn order slips. You don't need to master how SPD works, you will get the hang of it by playing her, and her Skill and Talent can rescue a lot of awkward situations.

Quick Tips

  • Use her Technique, Banner of Command, before a fight so the whole team gets 15% ATK for the first 2 turns of the next battle.
  • If you use Broken Keel, check that Bronya has at least 30% Effect RES, or the set won't work.
  • On a slow Bronya, be careful with 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace or Dance! Dance! Dance!, since the extra advance can easily break your SPD tuning.
  • With Blade, spam her Skill as much as you like, since Blade barely touches your Skill Points.
  • In short fights where enemies go down fast, you won't run out of Skill Points, so just keep using her Skill on your damage dealer.

Bronya Skills

Basic ATK

Windrider Bullet

[Single Target]
Energy Generated20
Toughness Break Single Target: 10

Deals Wind DMG equal to 140% of Bronya’s ATK to one designated enemy.

Lv. 10

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 10

Combat Redeployment

[Support]
Energy Generated30

Dispels a debuff from a single ally, allows them to immediately take action, and increases their DMG by 83% for 1 turn(s).
When this Skill is used on Bronya herself, she cannot immediately take action again.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

The Belobog March

[Support]
Energy Generated5

Increases the ATK of all allies by 66%, and increases their CRIT DMG equal to 18.0% of Bronya’s CRIT DMG plus 24.0% for 2 turn(s).

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Leading the Way

[Enhance]
Energy Generated5

After using her Basic ATK, Bronya’s next action will be Advanced Forward by 38%.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Banner of Command

Energy Generated20

After using Bronya’s Technique, at the start of the next battle, all allies’ ATK increases by 15% for 2 turn(s).

Bronya Traces

Total Trace Bonuses
  • ST Wind +22.4%
  • Sát Thương Bạo Kích +24%
  • Kháng Hiệu Ứng +10%

Bronya Eidolons

Hone Your Strength
Eidolon 1

When using Skill, there is a 50% fixed chance of recovering 1 Skill Point. This effect has a 1-turn cooldown.

Quick March
Eidolon 2

When using Skill, the target ally’s SPD increases by 30% after taking action, lasting for 1 turn.

Bombardment
Eidolon 3

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Take by Surprise
Eidolon 4

After any other ally character uses Basic ATK on an enemy target that has Wind Weakness, Bronya immediately launches 1 instance of Follow-Up ATK, dealing Wind DMG to this target equal to 80% of her Basic ATK DMG. This effect can only trigger once per turn.

Unstoppable
Eidolon 5

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Piercing Rainbow
Eidolon 6

The duration of the DMG Boost effect placed by the Skill on the target ally increases by 1 turn(s).

Stats Base

Lv. 80
  • HP Base—
  • ATK Base—
  • DEF Base—
  • SPD—
  • Taunt—

Ascension Materials

20304050607080

About Bronya

Other Names
Bronya Rand
Path story
Preservation
World
Jarilo-VI
Signature Light Cone
But the Battle Isn't Over
Debut Banner
* Stellar Warp * Departure Warp * Any Character Event Warp * Stellar Convergence
Release Date
2023-04-26
Version
1.0

Faction

  • Belobog
  • Silvermane Guards
  • Supreme Guardian

Relatives

  • Alisa Rand (ancestor)
  • Cocolia (adoptive mother)
EN Madeline Reiter
CN Xie Ying ()
JP Asumi Kana ()
KR Lee Bo-hee ()

Bronya FAQ

Is Bronya worth building?
Yes. She is one of the best standard 5-stars and fits into most teams with a CRIT damage dealer. She does have more rivals of the same type these days, mainly Sunday and Sparkle.
Which Eidolon should I stop at?
E1 is the best value, since her Skill gets a 50% chance to refund 1 Skill Point, which eases her Skill Point problem a lot. E6 makes her Skill's DMG boost last 1 more turn, which is great but not required.
Does Bronya work with Jing Yuan, Topaz & Numby or Dr. Ratio?
Not very well. Her Skill's DMG boost only lasts 1 turn, and most of these characters' damage happens outside their own turn, so many of their hits miss the buff. At E6 the buff lasts 1 more turn and everyone gets the full benefit.
Should I play slow Bronya or fast Bronya?
A Bronya 1 to 2 SPD slower than your damage dealer guarantees them 1 extra turn every cycle but costs a lot of Skill Points. A Bronya at 160 SPD or more doesn't drain your Skill Points and works with any damage dealer, but needs more luck with substats.
What Light Cone should Bronya use without a 5-star one?
Past and Future at S5 is the budget replacement for But the Battle Isn't Over. Dance! Dance! Dance! also works, but be careful with it on a slow Bronya.