Pearl and Aventurine Waveflair Elation Team for Anomaly Arbitration (HSR 4.6)

In Anomaly Arbitration, Pearl and Aventurine Waveflair form an Elation pairing for squads that keep attacking without turn gaps. Teammate actions build Waveflair’s damage, while Pearl protects the group and helps sustain the pace. Use two different setups for Lighthouse and Cocolia, both focused on stacked ultimates and bouncing hits.

Quick answer: Assign carry duties to Aventurine Waveflair, have Yao Guang enable Elation, and rely on Pearl for sustain. Start with techniques, use chained ally attacks to build Fervor and Punchline, and unleash the Enhanced Elation Skill during boss phases.

The core Elation team and each role

Aventurine Waveflair anchors the team as a Quantum Elation sub-DPS; his damage rises with the frequency of actions taken across the party. Yao Guang speeds up resource generation for everyone and is considered essential to an Elation lineup. Pearl serves as the Path of Elation healer, supplying shields and healing while contributing to the follow-up cycle that drives the team.

Role	Character	Function
Carry	Aventurine Waveflair	Quantum Elation AoE via Fervor and Punchline bounces
Enabler	Yao Guang	Speeds up party-wide Elation resource generation
Sustain	Pearl	Shields, healing, and Elation support
Flex	Mortenax Blade / Trailblazer	Extra frequent attacks to stack Fervor

How Aventurine Waveflair builds Fervor and Punchline

Aventurine Waveflair’s Talent grants him 1 Punchline and 1 Fervor whenever an ally attacks. Reaching 10 Fervor makes him use his Elation Skill at once. The following Aha Instant turns that cast into its Enhanced form, spending all Fervor on additional bounce damage.

His Skill lands a true AoE hit with a 240% multiplier. His Ultimate inflicts 400% ATK AoE damage, restores resources, and increases his SPD. For his standard Elation Skill, he deals 60% Quantum Elation AoE damage before bouncing 10 times among random enemies. The Enhanced Elation Skill keeps that base and gains one bounce per Fervor spent, up to his 30-stack cap. Taking more actions with allies builds a bigger reserve and a stronger enhanced burst.

Ability	Fervor gained	Punchline gained
Skill	4	2
Ultimate	8	5
Ally attack (Talent)	1	1
Technique	2	—

The Aha Instant banner is your visual cue that a follow-up burst is landing. Higher stack counts on the banner translate directly into larger card-damage totals, so keeping the party acting is the whole point.

First Aha Instant — The Aha Instant banner at 18 stacks — each trigger converts stacked ally actions into a giant follow-up card hit. Shown at 00:20 in Rhyolite’s video.

Aim for a SPD threshold of 160 on Aventurine Waveflair to activate his conversion trace, which grants a baseline Elation DMG bonus and keeps scaling with every point of SPD past that mark.

First run: Clearing Lighthouse then Cocolia

For the opening phase, bring Mortenax Blade, Aventurine Waveflair, Yao Guang, and Pearl. Activate your techniques as you enter to build initial Fervor and Certified Banger stacks before the enemies take their first turn.

Wave 1/2 engagement — Wave 1 opens against the frontline mob units and the Astropolis Sentinel, where you start feeding ally actions into Fervor. Shown at 00:09 in JammyDodger’s video.

Use coordinated ally strikes against Lighthouse and its backup enemies. Each move adds Fervor for Aventurine Waveflair, pushing him toward the 10 stacks that automatically activate his Elation Skill; favor linked hits over one heavy blow.

First Showcase Wave 1/2 — Ultimates chained on Lighthouse and its adds keep the follow-up loop rolling through the first phase. Shown at 00:35 in AetherSages’s video.

Take on Cocolia in phase two. Coordinate ultimates with follow-up attacks, then land the Enhanced Elation Skill while Fervor is full to maximize its bounce damage.

First Showcase Wave 2/2 Phase 1 — The boss orb picks up Blood-Brain Barrier as the second phase begins — the cue to unload a full Fervor pool. Shown at 01:50 in AetherSages’s video.

Second run: Pearl-led follow-up variant

For the second Lighthouse attempt, field Pearl, Yao Guang, Trailblazer, and Aventurine Waveflair. Trailblazer supplies another frequent attacker, helping Fervor and Punchline continue to rise.

Use the same plan against Lighthouse in phase one: favor coordinated attacks over isolated heavy hits to keep Aventurine Waveflair setting off his Elation Skill as soon as it is available.

Use coordinated follow-ups to take down Cocolia in phase two. Save the Enhanced Elation Skill for the boss encounter, turning stored Fervor into the broadest possible spread of bounces.

Boss Battle Start 2/2 — The boss enters its sphere form with Blood-Brain Barrier active — break it with Pearl and follow-up chains before it raises SPD. Shown at 02:13 in JammyDodger’s video.

Gear and Light Cones for the carry

Aventurine Waveflair wants Elation equipment because his damage runs entirely through Elation DMG in both team versions. His signature Light Cone is the top pick, offering Crit Rate, SPD, Elation DMG, and Skill Point recovery. The Elation Battle Pass cone and the free Mushy Shroomy’s Adventures are lower-cost alternatives.

Third Aha Instant — A 25-stack Aha Instant during the boss phase, where the enhanced burst lands its largest card-damage totals. Shown at 01:49 in Rhyolite’s video.

Slot	Recommendation
Relic set	Ever-Glorious Magical Girl (4-piece)
Planar set	Punklorde Stage Zero
Body	Crit Rate / Crit DMG
Feet	SPD
Sphere	Quantum DMG% or ATK%
Rope	ATK% or Energy Regeneration Rate
Stat priority	ATK, SPD, Crit Rate, Crit DMG

Keep Pearl’s gear flexible until her final scaling is clear. Start with SPD boots and an Energy Regeneration rope, and save HP% and DEF% main-stat pieces as options. Her signature Light Cone, Colors for Tomorrow, boosts DEF, heals the team, and increases enemy vulnerability based on your Elation count. For a free substitute, Mushy Shroomy’s Adventures makes enemies take more Elation DMG.

Why this team fits Anomaly Arbitration

Anomaly Arbitration is a permanent mode that asks you to build three separate Knight teams and then a strongest squad for the King in Check final stage. Several stages reward follow-up attack pressure, which is exactly what this Elation core delivers. Knight 2 in the Happiness Syntax phase, for example, weakens its damage-reduction stacks whenever an enemy takes a Follow-Up ATK.

Beat all three Knight stages before facing the King to make the final boss considerably easier. The mode offers Lone Stardust, Self-Modeling Resin, Interference Keys, and avatar frames available for a limited time.

Stellar Jades aren’t available from Anomaly Arbitration; play it for materials and cosmetics instead of farming currency.

The mode refreshes on a six-week cycle, on a Wednesday after version maintenance; the next phase begins with Version 4.6. Pearl is the featured character in Version 4.6 Phase 1 and the fourth Stoneheart to become playable. Build this follow-up core now, and you can add her as soon as her banner opens.