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Team compositions shown are subject to change frequently as new Constructs are released and strategies are optimized.

Physical Teams

Competitive (High Investment)

This composition serves to show the investment required to compete at higher levels. Investment recommendations will not be available to the majority of players. Players should use Competitive (Budget) as a guide for a more accessible team.

Blue

Luminance

Starter. Recommended investment: Leap, SSS-Rank
Luminance's optimal team slot is Blue for optimal synergy with her team, as Stigmata can rearrange her orbs in order of Red-Blue-Yellow and effectively manage her orbs with Matrix.
Luminance acts as the starter of this team to set up for future rotations with the Level 18 effects of her Signature Move’s Leap. Luminance should swap to Stigmata as soon as possible.
Luminance's Leap is required for her to be an effective Physical Support. SSS-Rank is unnecessary, but sees use in Phantom Pain Cage to allow quick usage of her Signature Move to set up a high CRIT rate buff as quickly as possible. Signature Weapon is a waste of resources unless players plan on giving Luminance Weapon Resonances. If so, players should obtain Type Zero instead of Dragon Wind, as Dragon Wind is sub-optimal despite being her Signature Weapon.

Red

Rigor

Recommended investment: Leap, SSS-Rank, Signature Weapon
As Stigmata can rearrange her orbs in order of Red-Blue-Yellow, Rigor's optimal spot is in the Red slot of the team. This allows for consistent use of Rigor's QTE for Stigmata and effective use of Double QTE Triggers with Luminance.
Rigor's Leap should be considered a minimum investment for this team as it increases her DPS by a significant amount. Rigor should be at least SS-Rank in this composition, as the ability to reapply her Defense reduction debuff from off-field can greatly improve the team's potential output. SSS-Rank is not necessary, but is highly recommended for the increase to her Defense reduction debuffs. Signature Weapon serves as another increase to Rigor's maximum Defense reduction and allows for Weapon Resonances.

Yellow

Leader

Stigmata

Leader. Recommended investment: SS3-Rank, Signature Weapon
As Stigmata's QTE brings nothing to the team beyond off-field damage and other slots are better used by other members, she takes the remaining position in the team.
Stigmata's SS3-Rank is currently unnecessary, but will become significantly stronger in the future with the release of Alisa: Echo. If players wish to prepare for this eventual increase in power, SS3-Rank is very important to obtain. Before Echo's release, SS3-Rank may see use during certain War Zone Full-Realm Support buffs and for certain situations in Phantom Pain Cage. Her Signature Weapon is strongly recommended for consistently high amounts of Stigmata Will stacks to improve her Signature Move's damage. Weapon Resonances are not currently relevant to Stigmata if below SSS-Rank but will also become significantly more important in the future, as her SS3-Rank does.

Competitive (Budget)

This composition requires good orb management to play optimally. Players should take advantage of Stigmata's ability to forcibly enter matrix to prioritize Pinging the necessary orbs to activate both Luminance and Rigor's QTEs.
This composition acts as a more budget friendly version of the Competitive team composition, offering guidelines for where to begin further investment while remaining generally accessible to F2P/players on a budget. Investment recommendations should be taken solely as such. Recommendations are not requirements for this composition to function, though they may greatly improve it.

Blue

Luminance

Starter. Recommended investment: Leap
Luminance's optimal team slot is Blue for optimal synergy with her team, as Stigmata can rearrange her orbs in order of Red-Blue-Yellow and effectively manage her orbs with Matrix.
Luminance acts as the starter of this team to set up for future rotations with the Level 18 effects of her Signature Move’s Leap. Luminance should swap to Stigmata as soon as possible.
Luminance's Leap is required for her to be an effective Physical Support. If players plan on obtaining a Signature Weapon for Luminance, they should obtain Type Zero instead of Dragon Wind, as Dragon Wind is sub-optimal despite being her Signature Weapon.

Red

Rigor

Recommended investment: Leap
As Stigmata can rearrange her orbs in order of Red-Blue-Yellow, Rigor's optimal spot is in the Red slot of the team. This allows for consistent use of Rigor's QTE for Stigmata and effective use of Double QTE Triggers with Luminance.
Rigor's Leap should be considered a minimum investment for this team as it increases her DPS by a significant amount.

Yellow

Leader

Stigmata

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank
As Stigmata's QTE brings nothing to the team beyond off-field damage and other slots are better used by other members, she takes the remaining position in the team. Stigmata's SS-Rank should be the top priority in this team as it can greatly improve her Signature Move's potential damage while bringing significant quality of life changes.

1st Gen (Crimson Abyss)

This team composition acts solely to show examples of older Constructs that may be used to fill in empty slots of players' teams. This team is obsolete and will likely never be used in competitive content. This does not mean Constructs shown here that do not appear in stronger teams are useless, only that they are not the most effective option available.

Blue

Luminance

Starter.
Luminance should avoid being set anywhere but Blue as both Crimson Abyss and Rigor rely heavily on their Blue Pings. Crimson Abyss requires a Blue 3-Ping to activate her Core Passive, while Rigor benefits greatly from using her Blue Pings to reduce enemy Defense to increase her personal damage output.
Luminance acts as the starter of this team to set up for future rotations with the Level 18 effects of her Signature Move’s Leap. Luminance should swap to Crimson Abyss as soon as possible.
Luminance's Leap is required for her to be an effective Physical Support. If players plan on obtaining a Signature Weapon for Luminance, they should obtain Type Zero instead of Dragon Wind, as Dragon Wind is sub-optimal despite being her Signature Weapon.

Red

Rigor

Due to Crimson Abyss' SS-Rank passive, Rosetta should be set in Red. With her SS-Rank passive, Crimson Abyss' Red orb 3-Ping becomes a stronger option than her Yellow orb 3-Pings to activate her Core Passive.
Rigor's Leap should be considered a minimum investment for this team as it increases her DPS by a significant amount.

Yellow

Leader

Crimson Abyss

Leader.
With her SS-Rank passive, Crimson Abyss' Red orb 3-Pings are stronger than her Yellow orb 3-Pings when activating her Core Passive. As such, Red orbs will be more frequently used than Yellow, making Yellow the optimal placement for Crimson Abyss.

1st Gen (Entropy)

This team composition acts solely to show examples of older Constructs that may be used to fill in empty slots of players' teams. This team is obsolete and will likely never be used in competitive content. This does not mean Constructs shown here that do not appear in stronger teams are useless, only that they are not the most effective option available.

Blue

Luminance

Starter.
Luminance is best placed in Blue due to the frequent usage of Blue Pings by Entropy and Rigor.
Luminance acts as the starter of this team to set up for future rotations with the Level 18 effects of her Signature Move’s Leap. Luminance should swap to Entropy as soon as possible.
Luminance's Leap is required for her to be an effective Physical Support. If players plan on obtaining a Signature Weapon for Luminance, they should obtain Type Zero instead of Dragon Wind, as Dragon Wind is sub-optimal despite being her Signature Weapon.

Red

Leader

Entropy

Leader.
Entropy should avoid any team slot other than Red as he requires Yellow and Blue 3-Pings to activate his Core Passive. Red 3-Pings are rarely used as Entropy's Red Ping sees more use activating his Core Passive.

Yellow

Rigor

Rigor's optimal placement in this composition is Yellow as her Leap gives her QTE the ability to gather enemies. As Entropy's Blue Ping shares the same effects, Rigor is best set in Yellow to avoid redundancy and make best use of her QTE's effects while providing optimal support.
Rigor's Leap should be considered a minimum investment for this team as it increases her DPS by a significant amount.

Beginner Friendly/F2P Options

This composition exists solely for new players who need a coverage team/general idea on where to start their team. Recommendations on investment will only be given if a Construct can fill a specific niche. Players with more experience/access to more Constructs should use this composition as nothing more than a guideline on how to fill empty slots they may have in their teams.

Blue

Eclipse

Despite her placement here, Eclipse does not provide much benefit to a Physical Team's performance until SSS-Rank. Eclipse is a fairly decent Physical Support once at that point of investment, but this may not be an investment every player is willing to make as the cost outweighs the benefits. However, Eclipse is currently the only option available if players do not have access to Liv: Luminance, who greatly outclasses Eclipse.

Red

Blast

Leader.
Blast may serve as a temporary Attacker until a stronger option is available to players. She should be used solely as a last resort, and should be replaced with a stronger option as soon as possible. Bianca: Zero is potentially stronger than Blast, but is not listed as her use cases are more limited due to her lack of AoE.

Yellow

Storm

Starter.
It is not recommended to invest in Storm, as Across the Ruined Sea introduces beginner missions that reward players with a S-Rank selector containing all S-Rank Constructs up to Luna: Laurel. Players are strongly recommended to pick Rosetta: Rigor from the selector as there are no budget options for this role that come close to competing with Rigor's debuffs.

Fire Teams

Competitive (High Investment)

This composition serves to show the investment required to compete at higher levels. Investment recommendations will not be available to the majority of players. Players should use Competitive (Budget) as a guide for a more accessible team.

Blue

Palefire

Starter. Recommended investment: Leap, SSS-Rank
As Palefire requires Yellow and Red Pings to activate his Core Passive, he should avoid being set on either slot to activate his teammates' QTEs as consistently as possible.
Palefire acts as the starter of this team to allow Empyrea to use her switch-in skill to set up her Core Passive while activating the Amplifier Class passive. Palefire should switch to Empyrea as soon as possible.
Leap and SSS-Rank are required for use in this team composition as Palefire only becomes a stronger option than Karenina: Ember at that level of investment. Palefire should be using his QTE Support build [1] for this team composition.

Red

Starfarer

Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Starfarer should be set in Red to allow her teammates to consistently make use of her QTE. SS-Rank and Signature Weapon are highly recommended as they greatly improve many aspects of Starfarer's kit. Starfarer's Signature Weapon greatly improves her damage by allowing teammates' 3-Pings to generate Energy for her Signature Move, while allowing her Blue Ping and SS-Rank Missile Support passive to reduce Fire Resistance and refreshing Missile Support's duration whenever her QTE is activated.

Yellow

Leader

Empyrea

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Empyrea should be set in the Yellow slot of this team as Palefire and Starfarer use Yellow 3-Pings frequently enough to consistently trigger Empyrea's QTE. However, her QTE is a lower priority than Starfarer's, giving Starfarer more priority to be set in the Red team slot.
SS-Rank should be considered the minimum investment for Empyrea as it significantly improves her gameplay, potential damage, and buffs. Her Signature Weapon, while unnecessary at the base level, will greatly improve her gameplay and allows use of Weapon Resonances, which can make a great difference in both her and the team's performance.

Competitive (Budget)

This composition acts as a more budget friendly version of the Competitive team composition, offering guidelines for where to begin further investment while remaining generally accessible to F2P/players on a budget. Investment recommendations should be taken solely as such. Recommendations are not requirements for this composition to function, though they may greatly improve it.

Blue

Palefire

Starter. Recommended investment: Leap, SSS-Rank
As Palefire requires Yellow and Red Pings to activate his Core Passive, he should avoid being set on either slot to activate his teammates' QTEs as consistently as possible.
Palefire acts as the starter of this team to allow Empyrea to use her switch-in skill to set up her Core Passive while activating the Amplifier Class passive. Palefire should switch to Empyrea as soon as possible.
Leap and SSS-Rank are required for use in this team composition as Palefire only becomes a stronger option than Karenina: Ember at that level of investment. Palefire should be using his QTE Support build [2] for this team composition.

Red

Starfarer

Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
Starfarer should be set in Red to allow her teammates to consistently make use of her QTE.
Starfarer's Signature Weapon should take priority over all other forms of investment as it greatly improves her gameplay and her SS-Rank passive.

Yellow

Leader

Empyrea

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank
Empyrea should be set in the Yellow slot of this team as Palefire and Starfarer use Yellow 3-Pings frequently enough to consistently trigger Empyrea's QTE. However, her QTE is a lower priority than Starfarer's, giving Starfarer more priority to be set in the Red team slot.
Empyrea's SS-Rank is strongly recommended, as it significantly improves her gameplay and increases her buffing potential. Signature Weapon should only be considered after obtaining her SS-Rank passive unless players plan on giving Empyrea Weapon Resonances.

1st Gen

This team composition acts solely to show examples of older Constructs that may be used to fill in empty slots of players' teams. This team is obsolete and will likely never be used in competitive content. This does not mean Constructs shown here that do not appear in stronger teams are useless, only that they are not the most effective option available.

Blue

Pulse

Pulse should take the Blue slot in the team to allow Ember to semi-consistently trigger her QTE while offering the best synergy with Silverfang. If Pulse is used as a substitute Fire Tank while in a team with Liv: Empyrea, she should use her Main Build [3]. In this composition, Pulse uses her Pain Cage build [4] to effectively sub-DPS for Ember.

Red

Leader

Ember

Leader.
Despite Red being one of Ember's stronger options, controlling timings for QTEs becomes inconsistent due to her Red Ping's fast animation. This can lead to a portion of the Ping being unbuffed, leading to suboptimal damage output.

Yellow

Silverfang

Starter.
Silverfang takes Yellow as it provides consistent QTE and Da Vinci triggers as Yellow Pings are Ember's highest source of DPS, and will be used frequently. Ember's Yellow Ping animation is delayed enough that players can trigger Silverfang's QTE and activate Da Vinci in time for the Yellow Ping to damage enemies while being buffed, leading to Yellow being the most consistent slot when it comes to allowing Silverfang to support her team.
Silverfang acts as the starter of this team to allow Ember to use her switch-in skill. Silverfang should swap to Ember immediately.

Beginner Friendly/F2P Options

This composition exists solely for new players who need a coverage team/general idea on where to start their team. Recommendations on investment will only be given if a Construct can fill a specific niche. Players with more experience/access to more Constructs should use this composition as nothing more than a guideline on how to fill empty slots they may have in their teams.

Blue

Leader

Palefire

Leader.
Palefire may serve as a temporary Attacker until a stronger option is available to players. At SSS-Rank with his Leap, Palefire can outclass Karenina: Ember as a Fire Attacker.
Palefire should avoid any other slot than Blue as his Core Passive requires Red and Yellow Pings for activation. Palefire's Blue Pings are only used when necessary, or in very specific, niche situations.

Red

Silverfang

Starter.
Silverfang is a relatively weak Fire Support that does not see usage in competitive content. Replacing her with Liv: Empyrea is highly recommended to do as soon as possible.

Yellow

Brilliance

Brilliance may serve as a budget Elemental Tank for players without access to stronger Constructs. In this composition, she must be using 4 set Shakespeare and 2 set Gloria. Otherwise, she cannot fill a role within this team.

Ice Teams

Competitive (High Investment)

This composition serves to show the investment required to compete at higher levels. Investment recommendations will not be available to the majority of players. Players should use Competitive (Budget) as a guide for a more accessible team.

Blue

Plume

Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Plume should be set in the Blue slot due to a general lack of reliance on her Blue Pings, as her Red and Yellow 3-Pings are simply stronger options while in Arctic Form. Plume's Signature Weapon's value lies primarily in opening up the usage of Weapon Resonances, as Deadline Timing can significantly improve Plume's gameplay and damage. While not a significant increase, Plume's SS-Rank should be considered the competitive "minimum".

Red

Hypnos

Starter. Recommended investment: SSS-Rank
Hypnos is best set in Red for consistent QTE triggers from Plume's frequent use of Red 3-Pings.
Hypnos acts as the starter of this team to close the gap with his Red Ping. Hypnos should swap to Plume as soon as he has closed the gap between him and the enemies.
Hypnos' SSS-Rank is strongly recommended as it doubles his Ice Damage buff. SSS-Rank can be farmed through the respective Shard Farming mission.

Yellow

Glory

Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Glory takes the remaining slot in the team as his QTE can be triggered semi-consistently with Plume's Yellow 3-Pings and offers better synergy for Double QTE Triggers with Hypnos.
Glory's Signature Weapon is highly recommended as he cannot apply his innate Ice Resistance reduction debuffs from off-field without it. SS-Rank serves as a considerable increase to Glory's DPS. SS-Rank should not take priority over Signature Weapons for both him and Plume.

Competitive (Budget)

This composition acts as a more budget friendly version of the Competitive team composition, offering guidelines for where to begin further investment while remaining generally accessible to F2P/players on a budget. Investment recommendations should be taken solely as such. Recommendations are not requirements for this composition to function, though they may greatly improve it.

Blue

Leader

Plume

Leader. Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
Plume should be set in the Blue slot due to a general lack of reliance on her Blue Pings, as her Red and Yellow 3-Pings are simply stronger options while in Arctic Form.
Plume's Signature Weapon is unnecessary, but a higher priority than her SS-Rank if players wish to improve her without spending a significant amount.

Red

Hypnos

Starter. Recommended investment: SSS-Rank
Hypnos is best set in Red for consistent QTE triggers from Plume's frequent use of Red 3-Pings.
Hypnos acts as the starter of this team to close the gap with his Red Ping. Hypnos should swap to Plume as soon as he has closed the gap between him and the enemies.
Hypnos' SSS-Rank is strongly recommended as it doubles his Ice Damage buff. SSS-Rank can be farmed through the respective Shard Farming mission.

Yellow

Glory

Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
Glory takes the remaining slot in the team as his QTE can be triggered semi-consistently with Plume's Yellow 3-Pings and offers better synergy for Double QTE Triggers with Hypnos.
Glory's Signature Weapon is highly recommended as he cannot apply his innate Ice Resistance reduction debuffs from off-field without it.

Beginner Friendly/F2P Options

This composition exists solely for new players who need a coverage team/general idea on where to start their team. Recommendations on investment will only be given if a Construct can fill a specific niche. Players with more experience/access to more Constructs should use this composition as nothing more than a guideline on how to fill empty slots the may have in their teams.

Blue

Brilliance

Brilliance may serve as a budget Elemental Tank for players without access to stronger Constructs. In this composition, she must be using 4 set Chen Jiyuan and 2 set Gloria. Otherwise, she cannot fill a role within this team.

Red

Hypnos

Starter.
Hypnos is a reliable Support Construct who is still relevant in Competitive teams.

Yellow

Leader

Vitrum

Leader.
Vitrum may serve as a budget alternative to Lucia: Plume. Vitrum is currently unavailable on the Global server. As she is the only budget alternative to Plume, she will be added to this guide early.

Lightning Teams

Competitive (High Investment)

This composition serves to show the investment required to compete at higher levels. Investment recommendations will not be available to the majority of players. Players should use Competitive (Budget) as a guide for a more accessible team.

Blue

Veritas

Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Veritas will rarely use Blue 3-Pings as her Core Passive only requires Pinging a Blue Orb, regardless of amount. As such, she should avoid being set anywhere but Blue.
While not a significant increase, SS-Rank should be considered the competitive "minimum ". Similarly, Veritas' Signature Weapon should be considered the minimum investment needed for higher levels of play despite not drastically improving her damage.

Red

Empyrea

Starter. Recommended investment: SSS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Selena: Capriccio may also be used here at SSS-Rank. The purpose of using an off-element Construct here is to make use of the Amplifier Class passive.
Empyrea should be set on Red to allow consistent activation of her QTE as she should be using her Elemental QTE Support build [5] to best support the team.
Empyrea acts as the starter of this team to allow Garnet to use her switch-in skill to fulfill a portion of her Core Passive without spending orbs while allowing her to make use of the Amplifier Class passive. Empyrea should swap to Garnet immediately. SSS-Rank is required as it doubles the effects of the Amplifier Class passive, allowing Empyrea’s buffs to outclass what any other option could provide.

Yellow

Leader

Garnet

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
As other slots are better used by other team members, Garnet should be set in Yellow. Garnet's QTE will primarily be triggered through 4 set Da Vinci, held by the Amplifier of the team.
Garnet's SS-Rank and Signature Weapon are both strongly recommended as they greatly improve Garnet's damage and overall kit. When paired, Garnet's Signature Move becomes significantly better as her Signature Weapon allows it to generate a stack of Electric Charge, while her SS-Rank passive allows her to use Lightning Fall immediately after her Signature Move, cutting down significantly on animation length.

Competitive (Budget)

This composition acts as a more budget friendly version of the Competitive team composition, offering guidelines for where to begin further investment while remaining generally accessible to F2P/players on a budget. Investment recommendations should be taken solely as such. Recommendations are not requirements for this composition to function, though they may greatly improve it.

Blue

Veritas

Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
Veritas will rarely use Blue 3-Pings as her Core Passive only requires Pinging a Blue Orb, regardless of amount. As such, she should avoid being set anywhere but Blue.
Veritas' Signature Weapon provides a decent increase to her damage. It should not take priority over investment into Garnet's weapon and rank.

Red

Lux

Starter. Recommended investment: SS-Rank
Lux set on Red to allow Veritas to consistently trigger Da Vinci's 4 set effects.
Lux acts as the starter of the team to allow Garnet to trigger a portion of her Core Passive without needing to spend any orbs. If available, Lux can use a Yellow 3-Ping to set up Garnet's QTE, then swap to Garnet to trigger the effects of her Signature Weapon. If a Yellow 3-Ping is not available or Garnet's Signature Weapon is unobtained, Lux should instead swap to Garnet immediately. SS-Rank is the minimum requirement for Lux to bring a significant benefit to her team, as her Lightning Damage buff is locked behind her SS-Rank passive.

Yellow

Leader

Garnet

Leader. Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
As other slots are better used by other teammates, Garnet should be set in Yellow. Garnet's QTE will primarily be triggered by Lux's 4 set Da Vinci, though players with SSS+ Rank Lux may be able to trigger Garnet's QTE semi-consistently with Lux's Yellow 3-Ping.
Garnet's Signature Weapon greatly improves her potential damage as it allows her to generate Electric Charge stacks from off-field when using her QTE and causes Garnet to use Lightning Fall on switch-in as long as her Victorious War Flag is set on-field.

Beginner Friendly/F2P Options

This composition exists solely for new players who need a coverage team/general idea on where to start their team. Recommendations on investment will only be given if a Construct can fill a specific niche. Players with more experience/access to more Constructs should use this composition as nothing more than a guideline on how to fill empty slots they may have in their teams.

Blue

Lux

Starter.
Lux is a reliable Support who still sees use in Competitive teams. However, Lux does not provide a significant increase over any support Construct until SS-Rank as her Lightning Damage buff is locked behind her SS-Rank passive.

Red

Leader

Dawn

Leader.
Dawn may serve as a temporary Attacker until a stronger option is available to players. With her Leap and SSS+ Rank, Dawn can compete with Bianca: Veritas. Investment is not recommended unless players have no other option.

Yellow

Arclight

Arclight can be used as a substitute if no other options are available but should be swapped out for Vera: Garnet as soon as possible as Garnet is significantly stronger. Players who wish to prepare for Lucia: Crimson Weave’s release may consider only investing in Arclight as Garnet’s relative strength will decrease with Crimson Weave’s release. The possible benefit to this is debatable as Crimson Weave is estimated to release February 2024.

Dark Teams

Competitive (High Investment)

This composition serves to show the investment required to compete at higher levels. Investment recommendations will not be available to the majority of players. Players should use Competitive (Budget) as a guide for a more accessible team.

Blue

Scire

Recommended investment: SS3-Rank, Signature Weapon
Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs. SS3-Rank and Signature Weapon are currently required for Scire to have the DPS required to take field time without resulting in a DPS loss. The Deadline Timing Weapon Resonance is a very important consideration for Scire to allow her to consistently trigger her SS3-Rank passive without relying on Matrix, which can be difficult to pull off without loss of time in many gamemodes.

Red

Leader

Laurel

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank, Signature Weapon
As Laurel’s QTE brings nothing to the team beyond off-field damage and other slots are better used for other members, she takes the remaining position in the team.
When Laurel is SS-Rank or lower, using Signature Move on her first rotation will be difficult unless she is able to consistently make use of Matrix to gain a 5th Annihilation Orb. If Matrix is not triggered, players should swap to the next member instead of wasting time by using Laurel’s enhanced basic attacks.
Laurel's SS-Rank passive and Signature Weapon both serve as very considerable improvements to her damage.

Yellow

Capriccio

Starter. Recommended investment: SSS-Rank, Signature Weapon
Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs.
Capriccio acts as the starter to activate the Amplifier Class Passive. Capriccio should swap to Scire immediately. SSS-Rank and Signature Weapon are currently required for Capriccio to have the DPS required to take field time without resulting in a DPS loss. Capriccio's Signature Weapon should be considered a necessity for this team as Capriccio's DPS is almost entirely reliant on her Signature Move being completed before the Amplifier Class passive runs out. Without her Signature Weapon, Capriccio cannot reliably gain Energy fast enough to perform her Signature Move every rotation.

Competitive (Budget)

This composition acts as a more budget friendly version of the Competitive team composition, offering guidelines for where to begin further investment while remaining generally accessible to F2P/players on a budget. Investment recommendations should be taken solely as such. Recommendations are not requirements for this composition to function, though they may greatly improve it.

Blue

Rozen

Starter. Recommended investment: SSS-Rank
Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs. Scire's QTE should be activated before Rozen's as she can use Da Vinci's 4 set effect to reactivate it in order to refresh Scire's Dark Resistance reduction debuff and activate Da Vinci's maximum ATK buffs.
Rozen acts as the starter to allow Laurel to use her switch-in skill to fulfill a portion of her Core Passive. Rozen should swap to Laurel immediately. When Laurel is the team's Attacker, SSS-Rank Rozen will outclass Selena: Capriccio as the optimal Construct for buffs, unless Capriccio is also SSS-Rank or SS-Rank with Weapon Resonances. This only applies for Laurel and does not apply when using any other Dark Attacker. All other options hold much greater synergy with Capriccio.

Red

Leader

Laurel

Leader. Recommended investment: SS-Rank
As Laurel can forcibly activate all QTEs with her Core Passive and does not provide any support with her own QTE, she takes the remaining position in the team.
When Laurel is SS-Rank or lower, using Signature Move on her first rotation will be difficult unless she is able to consistently make use of Matrix to gain a 5th Annihilation Orb. If Matrix is not triggered, players should swap to the next member instead of wasting time by using Laurel’s enhanced basic attacks.
Laurel's SS-Rank passive serves as a very considerable improvement to her damage.

Yellow

Scire

Recommended investment: Signature Weapon
Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs. Scire’s QTE should always be activated before Rozen’s to maximize her Dark Resistance reduction debuff’s uptime.
At SS-Rank, Kamui: Tenebrion outclasses Scire in this team due to a potentially greater Dark Resistance reduction debuff, with Scire requiring her Signature Weapon to outclass Tenebrion's debuffs. If neither have the aforementioned levels of investment, Scire is the optimal pick. When using Tenebrion, refer to 1st Gen for optimal guidelines.
Scire’s Signature Weapon is strongly recommended as it greatly improves her supportive capabilities. In the few cases where Scire will need to switch-in to cover Laurel’s downtime, it also improves her damage potential by a considerable margin.

1st Gen

This team composition acts solely to show examples of older Constructs that may be used to fill in empty slots of players' teams. This team is obsolete and will likely never be used in competitive content. This does not mean Constructs shown here that do not appear in stronger teams are useless, only that they are not the most effective option available.

Blue

Rozen

Starter.
Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs. Tenebrion's QTE should be activated before Rozen's, as Rozen can use Da Vinci's 4 set effect to reactivate it in order to refresh Tenebrion's Dark Resistance reduction debuff and activate Da Vinci's maximum ATK buffs.
Rozen acts as the starter to allow Laurel to use her switch-in skill to fulfill a portion of her Core Passive. Rozen should swap to Laurel immediately. If Tenebrion is SS-Rank, Rozen should swap to him instead of Laurel to begin accumulating energy for his Signature Move. When Laurel is the team's Attacker, SSS-Rank Rozen will outclass Selena: Capriccio as the optimal Construct for buffs, unless Capriccio is also SSS-Rank or SS-Rank with Weapon Resonances. This only applies for Laurel and does not apply when using any other Dark Attacker. All other options hold much greater synergy with Capriccio.

Red

Leader

Laurel

Leader.
As Laurel can forcibly activate all QTEs with her Core Passive and does not provide any support with her own QTE, she takes the remaining position in the team.

Yellow

Tenebrion

Laurel's ability to activate any QTEs outside of their cooldown allows for consistent use of all QTEs. Tenebrion’s QTE should always be activated before Rozen’s to maximize his Dark Resistance reduction debuff’s uptime.

Beginner Friendly/F2P Options

This composition exists solely for new players who need a coverage team/general idea on where to start their team. Recommendations on investment will only be given if a Construct can fill a specific niche. Players with more experience/access to more Constructs should use this composition as nothing more than a guideline on how to fill empty slots they may have in their teams.

Blue

Rozen

Starter.
Rozen is a strong Support Construct that may see usage if players rely on Luna: Laurel as their Dark Attacker. This only applies for Laurel and does not apply when using any other Dark Attacker. All other options hold much greater synergy with Selena: Capriccio.

Red

Leader

Astral

Leader.
Astral may serve as a temporary Attacker until a stronger option is available to players. However, he is significantly weaker than all other available options, and as such is advised to be replaced as soon as possible. Astral's Leap may allow him to be equal to S-Rank Luna: Laurel but only if Astral is SSS+ Rank at minimum. If Laurel is any higher than S-Rank, she will outclass Astral.

Yellow

XXI

At SSS-Rank, XXI may be able to match Kamui: Tenebrion in specific situations where the enemy gathering effect from her QTE may be more important than the higher Dark Resistance reduction provided by Tenebrion. In situations where XXI's gather effects are not as relevant, Tenebrion is a direct upgrade. XXI is a much more niche character overall who excels in survival focused gamemodes, rather than DPS focused.