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September brought alongSnowbreak Containment Zone’ssecond update, Fogbound Dream, and in it comes the newest orange-tier operative for players toobtain from the gacha system. Haru Absconditus is a kinetic pistol unit, and fans will recognize her as a higher rarity version of purple-tier operative Haru “The Ace.” This guide will cover how this unit works and how to properly equip her to get the most out of her.
An important note to begin, Haru Absconditus is a limited orange-tier unit, and as such will only beavailable in a limited gacha bannerfor around a month. It is likely that Haru Absconditus will be rerun in the future, but only the developers know this information for sure. Running alongside her is the update’s titular event Fogbound Dream, and this event will be very important for players who are attempting to build Haru Absconditus.
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Understanding Haru Absconditus' Kit
As previously mentioned, Haru Absconditus is a kineticunit that uses pistol-type weapons. One of the most prominent aspects of her kit and what she will largely be built around is her standard skill called “Compensatory Justice.” When used, her skill will attack with 3 “Faithful Slices” in front of her, hitting up to 5 enemies with kinetic DMG. Haru Absconditus' skill can also pass through obstacles in the way, making it useful against enemies who are in cover or otherwise unable to be hit. If her relevant neural skills are leveled, defeating an enemy with “Compensatory Justice” will raise Haru Absconditus' movement speed, restore some of the skill’s charge, and make it so that her skill will not consume S-Energy for a few seconds.
When off-field, Haru Absconditus will be able to use her support skill “Swift Execution.” When used, the support skill will hit targets with “Evidentiary Slash” 3 times, followed by a higher-power slash known as an “Executionary Slash.” All the slashes that make up Haru Absconditus' support skill deal kinetic DMG. “Executionary Slash” in particular can be made even more powerful by leveling Haru Absconditus' two middle neural skills, which will decrease her support skill cooldown upon hitting enemies with “Executionary Slash” as well as make the slash stun targets respectively.
When she has enough energy, players can unleash Haru Absconditus' ultimate skill known as “Triumphant Body, Victorious Blade.” This skill will make Haru violently slash at enemies in front of her dealing kinetic DMG, as well as make her enter the “Body as Blade” state. In the “Body as Blade” state, Haru Absconditus will have a greatly reduced standard skill cooldown, an additional “Faithful Slice” added to her standard skill, and her standard skill will not cost S-Energy to use. Players should level relevant neural skills to prolong the amount of time that Haru Absconditus can remain in this state.
Despite the “Body as Blade” state being triggered by Haru Absconditus' ultimate skill, the additional damage done dealt by the standard skill in this state will still count as standard skill damage, not ultimate skill damage.
Finally, Haru Absconditus has a passive known as “Piercing Oath 2 - Deiwos Alignment.” This passive skill makes it so that when Haru deals damage to an enemy that does not possess a shield and has HP currently lower than a percentage of Haru’s HP, that enemy will take additional true damage equal to its current HP. This passive makes Haru Absconditus extremely efficient at finishing off additional mobs that have already been damaged, especially when used in co-op stages.
Are Haru Absconditus Duplicates Worth Pulling or Grinding?
Now that players have a better understanding of how Haru Absconditus' kit works, this guide will briefly touch on duplicates and how they will affect the unit. It is important to note that inSnowbreak: Containment Zone,duplicate units are not unique to the gachaand can be obtained via grinding. That being said, obtaining them from the gacha is still an option and it will make the process faster.Players should spend responsiblyif they choose to pull the duplicates from the gacha system.
Snowbreak: Containment Zonehas an interestingduplicate mechanic where each collection of character fragmentswill unlock a small passive buff, such as a 0.5% HP or attack boost. Doing this enough times will unlock a “manifestion,” of which players can unlock five manifestations per character. The table below covers Haru Absconditus' manifestions and how they affect the unit.
Effect
Battleground Dominance
When unlocked, Haru Absconditus will be able to use her ultimate skill without consuming U-Energy every 600 seconds.
Frenzied Rage
This manifestation increases Haru Absconditus' attack whenever she uses a skill, and triggering it again will reset the duration.
Iron Law of Victory
Haru Absconditus gains the “Iron Body” effect when using a skill if this manifestation is unlocked.
Righteous Enforcement
Unlocking this will raise Haru Absconditus' standard skill level by one and decrease its cooldown and S-Energy consumption.
Virtuous Pursuit
The final manifestation will increase Haru Absconditus' damage based on how low the enemy’s HP is when in her “Body as Blade” state.
As seen in the table above, Haru Absconditus' manifestation unlocks will make her perform a decent bit better. However, they are not necessary for her to be a good unit. It is recommended to grind for these manifestations when willing, but it is not a major priority and players should instead focus on her equipment.
Haru Absconditus Weapon Guide
As previously mentioned throughout the guide, Haru Absconditus is a unit that uses pistols. consider equip Haru specifically with a pistol that deals kinetic damage, as doing so will provide her standard skill with additional damage and movement speed. There are various kinetic pistols available inSnowbreak: Containment Zone, so this guide will cover the most relevant to Haru Absconditus specifically.
Haru Absconditus' signature weapon is called “16-Psyche” and is available from the limited weapon banner running alongside the banner for her unit. This orange-tier kinetic pistol increases kinetic damage and attack via an effect known as “corrosion effect.” The weapon will also increase skill damage upon using an ultimate, which synergizes extremely well with how Haru Absconditus' ultimate skill already buffs her standard skill damage and cooldown.
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If players do not have the currency to pull for “16-Psyche” or otherwise do not want to, Amazing Seasun games was very generous with this patch and provides players with Haru Absconditus' best purple-tier weapon completely free if willing to grind. As previously mentioned, the currently running Fogbound Dream event is very important to building Haru Absconditus as this is where the grind for the free weapon will take place. Players interested in obtaining the free weapon should complete the stages of the event under the “Pursuing Embers” section until they can claim the weapon, called “Wild Wasp Stinger.”
The purple-tier weapon recommended for Haru Absconditus, “Wild Wasp Stinger,” is a yellow and black kinetic pistol reminiscent of a wasp’s hive. The weapon’s passive “Buzzing Diffusal” will give Haru an attack increase when she continuously uses the same skill, and this is referred to as the “Hive effect.” The hive effect is very synergistic with the rest of Haru Absconditus' kit as she is a very standard skill-heavy character who will frequently be using continuous standard skills.
If the event has already ended and players were not able to earn the “Wild Wasp Stinger” gun, the second-best option is going to be the purple-tier kinetic pistol known as “Yojimbo.” This weapon is available as part ofSnowbreak: Containment Zone’sbattlepass system, and it provides Haru Absconditus with a large base skill damage boost.
Haru Absconditus Logistics Guide
When it comes to the logistics used by Haru Absconditus, her best option is also currently available via the Fogbound Dream event. The orange-tier logistics are called Akitsu Squad and provide a large skill damage boost as their two-piece set bonus and a new stackable mechanic called “Golden Osmanthus” for their three-piece set bonus. The “Golden Osmanthus” stacks can be earned by using skills, and they will provide an attack increase and kinetic damage increase.
It is currently unknown if the Akitsu Squad logistics will be available when the Fogbound Dream event has concluded, but previous event-specific logistics have not yet been made available.
For players who may miss out on the as-of-now event exclusive logistics, there is still hope for building Haru Absconditus. The orange-tier logistics that are recommended in this scenario are Thebes Squad, and they are permanent and grindable logistics. Thebes Squad will provide Haru Absconditus with a skill damage boost for their two-piece set bonus, and an attack buff every time a skill hits an enemy for their three-piece set bonus.
If players have not yet unlocked the ability to grind for orange-tier logistics or haveotherwise been unlucky in their RNG, the purple-tier logistics that will benefit Haru Absconditus the most are Elven Squad. Elven Squad provides players with increased skill damage with their two-piece set bonus and increased kinetic damage with their three-piece set bonus.
Haru Absconditus is a very powerful skill-heavy operative who can control the battlefield through various means of crowd control and assassination, and if built correctly, she promises to be a worthy damage unit for most players. It is highly recommended that players pull for her if they are currently lacking a good damage-oriented operative, and players should remember to grind the Fogbound Dream event to the best of their ability. Even if players do not currently intend on pulling for Haru Absconditus, the event reward pistol and logistics squad are recommended to grind for in order to have all bases covered should they benefit other operatives in the future or should players pull Haru Absconditus during a potential rerun banner.
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