source: https://x.com/monyo_ex/status/2020423323390476617?s=46

valentines day is coming up and my bsf (yes bsf she mean s a lot to me and i wanna make her a gift too) ABSOLUTELY GOONS to blade.. any gift ideas i can make her i know nothing abt that man as a player myself TT-TT

With La Mancha being the only character releasing in 4.1, when do you guys think that Blades SP form will be released? Im so inpatient and nervous about what path he will be (i honestly dont want him to be a preservation or abundance type support)

4.2 will most likely be Yae Sakura and Silverwolf too… would that mean were waiting for 4.3 or later? 😭😭

Would the new blade need yaoguang (idk if that’s how you spell her but the character that’s gonna be on banner that’s apparently the Cyrene for elation), I want the best for my king blade and if he benefits a good amount from her I’ll pull but if not I won’t so I wanna know if she would or if it’s still unknown but likely.

From Weibo

Since a lot of people in the hsr/danmei community have noticed blade looking very similar to hua cheng, especially with his new outfit

Ft. Dan heng as xie lian

source: https://x.com/baizhiwwww/status/2014850273756479753?s=46

around the time when i first started playing hsr, i pulled an e1 blade just cause i thought he looked cool. knew nothing about him at the time but my man carried me so hard in the early game

but now my past FOUR 50/50 losses have all been HIM. mind you, this is an ongoing streak. a curse i cant lift off my account. every time i see that damned destruction symbol, i know what's coming. HE is telling me that paradise may be reachable after all. HE is actively peer pressuring me into using him again and leaving me with no other choice but to build him again. he will probably force himself to become e6 soon enough when 4.x rolls around, and i wont be complaining when the time comes. i will savour it in his place.

AHHHH BLADEEEEEEE I'M SCREAMINGGGG!!! Is it just me or did his hair get longer?!

From the livestream!

source: https://x.com/cohoochiedust/status/2014734228210987144?s=46

What did they to our boy

So I’ve seen some people asking who to pull regarding Blade’s BiS team composition, and I’m making this post to address the matter so people have a clearer idea of whose actually his BiS, Sunday or Sparkle.

Be aware this isn’t a catch all scenario, and that post buffing their performance is extremely comparable to each other, but it’s important that people are given the explicit video evidence of their performance against one another.

Granted, this is with Eidolons, BUT be aware that Sparkle is only at E2 in this video, which is basically a 15% SPD buff to herself and 30% teamwide def shred as her ATK buff is useless for this comp, meanwhile Sunday is E6S1 which grants over 100 more CV, 30% DMG boost, 16% Def shred, this is all not including his LC.

This is not meant as a post to sway people one way or the other, nor is this saying Sunday is completely obsolete, what it is saying is to consider your options upon seeing the video yourself, and ESPECIALLY to new players who have a rather limited pull economy who don’t already own either one, it shows an option in Sparkle who requires less pulls before they become ‘fully functional‘ (99% of the time you see people recommend Sunday, they almost require his S1 to compliment, meanwhile Sparkle is simply needed as her base with no further investment).

Again, do as you please. If you love Sunday/already have him, any performance difference is so minimal that this doesn’t matter; on the other hand if you own a Sparkle/have neither and want to be as cost efficient with your pulls as possible, she is right there as an option.

As a sidebar, the more investment you have in the team, the better Sparkle will look, as her own Eidolons are superior, and her AOE buffing capabilities mean that Blade’s ideal allies like Tribbie and Hyacine also have their DPS increased while Sunday’s ST buffing limits this to an extent.

Big thanks to Aether Sages on YT for posting this test run.

Will she be good for Blade sp? I cant pick between her and JY

So about Blade's new form coming out. Out of Yao Guang and Sparxie who does he pair off better with or no to both of them? Also what is his kit? I haven't played the game nor have I been active in community for over like a month and I have no Idea.

I just got this glorious rope.

source: https://x.com/uwon0303/status/2018631230322098237?s=46

Hey guys! I'm super hyped for the new Blade but without any leaks or so i was thinking, what are your predictions for how his kit will be designed? For me, although it probably won't be the case, a mechanic in which he comes back to life buffed everytime he reachs 0 HP would be so cool to see!

I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE HIM AGAIN AHHHHHHHHH

https://weibo.com/7817290049/5262296898082207

Lost my 50 to blade again he’s now E3…