Psyche is an Anemo DPS who leans on sustained Skill and Weapon damage, strong shields, and a Resolve-centric kit. The goal is simple: keep her Flamboyancy state active as long as possible, trigger Fluorescent Eclosion for attack speed, and stack Demon Wedges that multiply her output without blowing past Tolerance.
Psyche playstyle and priorities
Psyche thrives on uptime. Flamboyancy extends her window to deal damage; boosting Skill Duration stretches that window further. Fluorescent Eclosion is a key button because it pairs with her best melee weapon to spike attack speed, letting you squeeze more hits into every buff cycle.
There are two effective tuning paths:
- Skill-focused: stack Skill Damage and Skill Duration, then rely on her frequent casts and extended Flamboyancy to carry encounters.
- Hybrid: use the attack speed from Fluorescent Eclosion plus Weapon Damage sources to keep baseline DPS high between skill windows.
Best weapons for Psyche
| Slot | Weapon | Why it’s good | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melee | Elpides Abound | Signature polearm that grants Resolve and increases attack speed when you use Fluorescent Eclosion. | Default pick for any content; the attack speed pairs perfectly with her rotation. |
| Melee (alt.) | Wanewraith | High Skill Damage bonus (up to +48%). | Use for a pure Skill Damage setup if you’re already covered on Resolve and survivability. |
| Ranged | Osteobreaker | Boosts Skill Duration (up to +36%) and provides extra ATK from her proficiency. | Best for maximizing Flamboyancy uptime and smooth, long windows of damage. |
| Ranged (alt.) | Excresduo | High Skill Damage bonus (up to +48%). | Swap in when your wedges already supply duration, or for bursty, skill-centric fights. |
Practical rule: prioritize Osteobreaker if your build needs more uptime; pivot to Excresduo when duration is satisfied and raw Skill Damage will land more total value.
Endgame Demon Wedge setup (tuned for DPS)
| Slot | Wedge | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Helido | Core that increases max Tolerance to 117 at +5, enabling a heavier DPS spread. |
| 1 | Whispering Zephyr (Gold) | Anchor piece for Anemo DPS. |
| 2 | Squall • Midnight Sun (Gold) | Strong synergistic Anemo slot. |
| 3 | Prime • Resolve (Gold) | Pairs with her low-HP, shielded playstyle. |
| 4 | Wings • Eternity (Gold) | Complements uptime and sustained pressure. |
| 5 | Blaze • Volition (Gold) | Core damage piece; consider multiple copies. |
| 6 | Blaze • Resolve (Gold) | Offense while buttressing her Resolve-based sustain. |
| 7 | Blaze • Volition (Gold) | Duplicate for additional throughput. |
| 8 | Blaze • Volition (Gold) | Third copy to complete the damage stack. |
Tolerance check: this layout sits around 111/100. With Helido at +5, the cap rises to 117, which safely accommodates the loadout. Multiple copies of Blaze • Volition fit by raising its level to +5.
Situational swaps:
- Replace a Volition with Duel for bossing and single-target checks.
- Replace a Volition with Onslaught for mobbing and wave content.
Consonance Weapon loadout (gold)
| Order | Consonance | Role in kit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eldtrich Lilith’s Penetration | Core damage layer. |
| 2 | Eldtrich Lilith’s Impetus | Momentum for sustained DPS. |
| 3 | Eldtrich Lilith’s Focus | Reliability during long windows. |
| 4 | Eldtrich Lilith’s Celerity | Speed that complements her rotation and uptime goals. |
Team comps for Psyche (Anemo)
Lean into supports that stabilize her Resolve playstyle and extend damage windows:
- Daphne (support): teamwide CRIT +40% and healing. The crit buff does not affect Skill Damage, but it amplifies her weapon hits and mixed damage sources, so it still earns a slot in hybrid builds.
- Truffle & Filbert (support): healing, damage boosts, and Resolve +15%, which directly benefits Psyche’s low-HP, shielded cadence.
Typical lineups:
- Psyche (DPS) + Daphne + Truffle & Filbert — balanced hybrid with sustain, crit for non-skill hits, and extra Resolve.
Elemental matchups that favor Psyche
Elements follow a hard advantage chain: Hydro → Pyro → Anemo → Electro → Hydro. Anemo deals heavily increased damage to Electro enemies and suffers against Pyro. Lumino and Umbro counter each other directly; against any other element, both deal reduced damage. Build and deploy teams around enemy affinity; bring Psyche when content leans Electro to capitalize on the damage bonus.
Stats, scaling, and where to spend
Attack and Skill Damage multipliers stack multiplicatively, which is why mixing duration, Resolve, and damage sources often outperforms flat Attack stacking. As you push into higher trial ranks, raw Attack from wedges matters less relative to multiplicative effects like Skill Damage and duration extensions. That’s also where Osteobreaker’s Skill Duration and multi-copy Blaze • Volition wedges tend to pull ahead.
Rotation basics
- Open with Fluorescent Eclosion to trigger Elpides Abound’s attack speed bonus.
- Enter and maintain Flamboyancy; prioritize Skill Duration to keep the state up.
- Weave ranged and melee strings to fully exploit the attack speed window; re-cast key skills on cooldown to refresh timers.
- In boss fights, consider slotting Duel to sharpen single-target time-to-kill; for dense encounters, swap to Onslaught.
If survivability dips, lean on Resolve pieces and Truffle & Filbert until shields and HP stabilize, then resume your damage loop.
Built this way, Psyche scales cleanly from midgame to endgame without changing her core feel. Keep her duration high, protect her Resolve game, and let her wedges do the heavy lifting.
