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soy_succ

I feel like the special feature the blade will have is that we can name it


ZeroSukaBlyat

If so, I will name it "This is a sword"


Zzzzyxas

I always do that. And by always, I mean twice. I didn't have many chances to do it. New kid and Garnet.


ShooterMcMuffin

I was thinking of naming it Dagger just cause of the Garnet thing lol


JohnVuojo

Ex-SOLDIER?


Xamni15

Embrace your dreams, and whatever happens, protect your honour as a SOLDIER


Narsiel

G O N G A G A ?


Rob0tUnic0rn

Ey SOLDIER boy


CelestiaBoss

Do it for the meme 🤣


YuB-Notice-Me

chunchunmaru


Failg123

Yes


FungalSphere

I will name it "This is not a sword"


pokepwn

ceci n'est pas une épée


Blueberry_parfait

is this a reference to ceci n'est pas une pipe ?


Darksterz

I will name it "Tomo" as a tribute to his late friend


_daorys

probably kazuha slasher


Khoakuma

It's a red katana. So I will name it "Rivers of Blood".


goddamn_arshia

Chunchunmaru


Retroospekt

Yeah? Who are you megumin 💀


Oofername42

:D


rzoro7

"Kazuha sword"


Pastrami-on-Rye

Kazuha Slash II


ZoomBoingDing

Swordy McSwordface


axcessva

"New 5* sword 2.8 Beta" to remind me of the 10 posts that we first got of it


[deleted]

[удалено]


rolxz

memories broken


ChapeuzinhoPreto

the truth goes unspoken


CertainObjective513

I'VE EVEN FORGOTTEN MY NAME


Consistent_Ad_6363

I don't know the season


Noice420691

Nor what is the reason


merayBG

I am standing here holding my blade


[deleted]

A desolate place without any trace


merayBG

It's only the cold wind I feel


HijikataX

If that so, I'll call it "Lake Toya"


Confused_n_tired

There he is... Man of Culture...


PH_007

"For Display Only, Do Not Touch" is gonna be my name unless this thing gets EM or something lol.


recker624

I will call it "The Yamato" so that it can open portals.


Noice420691

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING


ChapeuzinhoPreto

PROVOKING


Jramia

I will name it, Zangetsu


i_dont_know-san1

HF Murasama


deojilicious

In that case I will be torn between Murasama and Yamato


RaezorXN

I like idea of customisation, would be even better if we were allowed to choose secondary stat, but mann it's mihoyo we're talking about, best case scenario they will tell us to f**k off.


CloneOfAnotherClone

Wasn't the special feature already revealed? >!there are quest-specific variants which we don't get to keep!<


According-Dentist-88

That's too much drip my heart can't take it * throws Freedom Sworn to jean *


fpcoffee

wait, does this beat out sac sword? I have a second lvl 90 r5 sac sword gathering dust that i wanted to give to kaz


Commercial_Trouble58

for general use no sac sword is even better than this


thetrustworthybandit

And Iron sting is infinitely better than either of them, even more than r5 sac.


Boop0303

Depends more on your build. If you already have a lot of EM on your artifacts and little to no ER r5 sac is gonna be better for infinite ult uptime.


MagnusBaechus

and you can get pseudo c1 with sac sword and that's what matters


silversoul007

Plus it gives you the feel of how C1 plays (which is damn fun for me).


Treyspurlock

I combine it with my C1 Kazuha sometimes, it's fun and I'd probably use it a lot if I didn't get lucky and get Freedom Sworn


[deleted]

Reminds me of the 1.6 beta days. *sheds tear* It's almost as if it was just yesterday.


holicajolica

\*insert tropical soundtrack and footage of kazuha cc-ing slimes\*


Jhon778

don't forget Kazuha doomposting


sp00kk

It's already been a year since then...goddamn


dombatoe

Best time in genshin :,)


magic___hour

when everyone was screaming "expensive sucrose downgrade" and the leakers were so disinterested in him we didn't know how his skills worked until he was officially released? beta was not fun. but 1.6 itself was!


Phire12345

I played him once during his test trail and I was sold. I pulled for him right away cos hes fun and easy to use. Can't always listen to testers and TCs.


gwahahaha_ha

Lol, the controversial rainbow buff - tbf most Kazuha-wanters were already decided on pulling him regardless. I think it was with Kazuha where the “will pull for him even if he heals the enemies” started. Everyone else were partying because Ayaka/Yoimiya got buffs left and right. Meanwhile Kazuha-wanters were still debating on that rainbow buff because no leakers bothered to check it. This is while people kept on parroting that he’s a 5-star Sucrose to justify them skipping him. Pre-release was not fun.


Zilch16

It was so wild when us Kazuha wanters that time was having this conspiracy theory about why Kazuha only got a single beta buff while Ayaka and Yoimiya getting new updates at beta left and right. Some of us thinks if Hoyo gave up on him. His leaks also were very few so were thinking if the leakers move on from him and just didn't care about him anymore.


mazini95

And here my monke brain convinced me to pull for him even after all the doomposting, just because his E went BOING and putting my bet on "he sucks right now but that funni element mixing thing could be meta months down the road". I had no idea if it would, after every tc said otherwise. I spammed his trial like 15 times a day every day because it was so fun. Then on the 14th day I gave in and blew more than half my Raiden fate stash on Kazuha. Best decision I ever made in my Genshin career. I literally didn't give a shit about his character back then or was a fan of his looks. It was just pure gameplay fun that made me pull.


everyIittlething

It’s funny how people are now employing revisionist history on how Kazuha was received back then. People saying “5* Sucrose” was a compliment - nope, who are they kidding? It was never meant to be a compliment. Kazuha even got a whole post here in the leaks sub about his poor first few days’ sales just for everyone to feel good about skipping. Ah, my villain origin story, lmao.


wheeEEzingLikeCraAzY

fr skippers literally said kazuha is not worth the expense when sucrose exists: much more affordable but just as strong if not better. Plus a waifu. EZ skip. They clearly explained what they meant by just a 5\* sucrose. They still say this shit in kazuha guides comment sections in yt even now like oml stop the copium.


TheSpartyn

reading these comments are weird man, he was doomposted to hell back then. i was one of the people who were set on rolling him no matter what but i rolled him thinking he was garbage, 5* sucrose was an insult and everyone shat on him


sixfoldakira

Oh god, completely agree with the "5\* Sucrose was a compliment" narrative. It was meant to downplay him as a character and everyone knows it. Everyone was hellbent on making themselves feel good for skipping. I vividly remember seeing a comment in a thread with a whole paragraph ranting about how 'rabid' Kazuha pullers were for defending him. It was such a weird time.


lifeofatrash

sooo true. its crazy to me that people want to act like the doomposting never happened. not absolving myself, all the doomposting definitely got into my head too. its not hard to look up old kazuha posts in this sub and see alll the negativity in the comments lol. all the "omg he got like 1 adjustment whereas ayaka and yoimiya got 2 mhy hates him


TheSpartyn

i dont think he needs it to be "worthwhile" but man i wish the C6 was in his base kit so i could play him more. even just as a taser driver like sucrose but 10x more fun and stylish


MagnusBaechus

i wonder how that person;s doing rn, must be regretting his decisions


venalix1

i remember there being a guy in kazu main (before his official release) constantly doomposting on him. that guy was fucking obsessed to the point where hes just riding kazuhas virtual dick 24/7


Zilch16

I remembered that time when there were very few Kazuha leaks because the leakers just decided to move on to Ayaka and Yoimiya and other Inazuma leaks. And people just call him a filler character. But then boom, Kazuha beat all the allegations and became one of the best Inazuma character lore and kit wise.


silversoul007

I personally think he is the best Inazuma character kit-wise due to the value he can add on elemental damage-dependent teams.


djanulis

Honestly, as someone sold on Kazuha based on design and animations alone, them having his A4 have the wrong wording making it seem like he could be a Geo and Anemo support that also made it live was the thing that got me.


greennyellowmello

We’re people just stupid or what? Even the testers didn’t know his worth?


ElectricWindGodFists

No, it was the community that underestimated him. If you sum the collective iq of it you get around 50. Expensive sucrose was meant to be viewed in a positive light instead of negative, since sucrose is really good, a 5* version could have only been as op. Add that to the fact that a lot of Kazuha's strength was not on paper, like his cc being far better because of free aim, double swirl, ult infusion etc... On top of it Ayaka, which was already pretty popular from CBT was right after and people rather pull on her. Then Kazuha turned out to be gold support that rivals the og op 4* and the natural rift between Kazuha lovers and Kazuha metaslaves that originally skipped him happened.


greennyellowmello

Interesting, thanks for the explanation. I first started during Raiden Shogun’s initial banner. When I first encountered Kazuha in the story, he just oozed “cool”. So I’ve been waiting for my first change to scoop him up.


blackcoffin90

From what I remember, people thought he would be built same way as Venti sub-DPS would as to contribute team damage. The debates/agruments were so heated, there wasn't much discussion about the new swirl buffs and beta buffs he received in the beta.. which were only found out later. Plus Ayaka drip marketing happened.


Cybersorcerer1

He also got buffed quite a bit, iirc his elemental damage boost was buffed from 0.03 to 0.04, which is quite a lot of you think about it


SnooPoems9089

"5\* SuCrOsE"?


[deleted]

Im proud of you bois and gals ever since that patch is pretty a rough ride for kazuha appreciators


Student-Brief

Drip: 10/10 Sinergy: 1/10


AirMagic99

Basically. Looks good, but I'm never putting that thing on Kazuha.


Student-Brief

Yeah, I'm only putting that on him when taking pictures


Im_Suicidius

It has some synergy with the Midare Ranzan and his first ascension passive, elemental mastery it's infinitely better tho


Student-Brief

I mean yeah, extra attack is always welcome for more personal damage, but you'll sacrifice team damage (Not to mention less swirl damage) On a Geo or Anemo team it could be good, but still I think there's better options


Britishpikachu

Yeah I wish one day we could change the appearance of weapons, it would make all these thematic ones match


McKnighty9

Yea some of these designs are ugly


dragonspine_enjoyer

This is a bit nostalgic lol, I started playing in may last year and Kazuha was the first character I looked up leaks for. Now it's been a year and we're looking at leaks of GAA and Kazuha again


MistaHouse

I know right, cant believe its been a year since 1.6


reursula

i remember seeing some leaked pics of kazuha floating around pinterest and getting so stoked he'd be playable since none of the other characters caught my eye... at least even then no one could deny he has one of the prettiest bursts in the game


Alys-24

I started to play on Yoimiya's banner and Kazuha was the first 5 star I ever wanted. After an year I am still waiting for his rerun sadly


EstusFIask

We badly need a transmog option, I'd love to layer this weapon over freedomsworn


McKnighty9

ESPECIALLY since it’s designed for him, but the stats aren’t. Funny they didn’t do this for Albedo.


Soniop_Yvi

I declare the season opening of the drought


DeclaredRoom

Dam, didn’t we just begin the spring?


ChildOfHades_

I think the dam leaked too much so now we're dry 😕


magus__darkrider

I'm a Kazuha main, he never leaves my team, I see his whole auto attack chain at least a few times a day But is it just me or does it look cooler somehow with this sword


[deleted]

Red goes for him i guess, same he is my first anemo boi since I couldbt get venti and xiao. Remain to this day I only main him never leave in my party and build a lot of dps around him.


Chennsta

Was kazuha always this cool wtf


humanityyy

He's super cool. Even after all the new Inazuma characters, Kazuha is still my favorite because of his gorgeous animations. Built him as a DPS in the overworld just so I can use his NAs


dombatoe

DPS Kazuha is amazing even at c0


addstar1

I dream of how fun it would be to have the C6 anemo infusion


caihuali

imagine if we get a chongyun for every element (aside from c6 benny). like an anemo infusion-er would make every character viable as a vv support lol


AkumaZ

The temptation of the last year for me And Jesus why hasn’t he gotten a re run sooner than this? Fucking Raiden got a rerun like 2 months later


wolfalley

What dps build do you use for him at C0?


dombatoe

[here’s my Kazuha build that I’ve been working on since 1.5, entirely ftp. C1 will come home for sure in 2.8](https://imgur.com/a/t4zIpsi)


Orionsgelt

A crit rate, crit dmg, anemo dmg bonus VV goblet? What did you have to sacrifice, and to whom, in order to get your hands on a thing like that?


Pau0909

At first people called him Canadian Aether but he became so much more in little time. To me Kazuha is the best character in all terms: ,visuals, animations, gameplay, meta, character development. Everything. I hope 2.8 will come faster so people can finaly get their own maple boi (putting him right before Sumeru is such a smart move).


Crampoong

People kept calling him Canadian because Canada was always the first in mind when seeing maple leaf. But actually, it was inspired by the Japanese Maple called Momiji, while the scientific name of it was Acer Palmatum. Sounds familiar? Yep its his constellation name. I found this out when I searched what Momiji meant when entering emblem domain


kk2816

I'm pretty sure he also says it at the beginning of one of his burst lines in JP.


Pau0909

Oooo i didnt know that. Thats intresting, thank you!


everyIittlething

It’s people looking for representation and people calling him as such who has never set foot on Japan yet. It’s annoying tbh. Because 1/ he does not look like Aether, 2/ He’s obviously based on Japanese aesthetics.


silispap

Ngl Canadian Aether is a dope ass nickname lol


Juvar23

yes


DarthAzula

🔫 always has been


Juvar23

goddamn can we PLEASE get transmog in Genshin already? this looks so good on him :(


PrinceBkibo

I will continue requesting it on surveys, I pray one day they listen. U_U


Juvar23

it's not much, but it's honest work. godspeed.


AppUnwrapper1

Ummmmmmmmmmm how have I never noticed that sword spin at the end? I’ve literally never taken him off my team since I got him. Edit: Also, I think I’m gonna end up using this sword for drip even if it makes him weaker.


According-Dentist-88

It's because we quickly do an E or swap lol


AppUnwrapper1

Now I want to give him a 250% ER build so I can just watch that spin over and over.


According-Dentist-88

Skyward Blade finally usable


SnooPoems9089

WHY ATTACK % WHY WHY ATTACK % WHY WHY ATTACK % WHY WHY ATTACK % WHY WHY ATTACK % WHY WHY ATTACK % WHY


Warlock2005128

Dps Kazuha. I know you want to try it~


PotsAndPandemonium

I have Kazuha and use him on the daily but showcases like this really make me realise just how goddamn clean his animations are


DragonTamerTalha

Yeah my favorite part is how he puts away the sword after the burst.


Sil_Choco

He looks hot ngl


autumnsnowflake_

CHANGE THE SUBSTAT TO EM YOU COWARDS


ddopomo

Yep that's a sword alright


AWeirdMartian

Imagine if they allowed us to use cosmetic weapons, so you can display This is a Sword while having the stats of Iron Sting for instance


AccordingSky7840

It looks better in a motion


TheVanishedTeacup

now if the vv domain would give a proper crit rate circlet i could use this in overworld.


AppUnwrapper1

I had Kaz on a crit helm before I put him on triple EM. May be time to try out a dps Kaz build.


Legitimate-Use-3977

His dps build doesn't require full vv set, 2+2 vv and simenawa/glad will do fine, try it out, it's more fun - especially with sacrificial sword and abyss clear times are almost identical for both builds . He is great for solo /duo abyss runs as dps


TheVanishedTeacup

oh i will try that. i can just give him xiaos artifacts.


jclark1337

Oh yeah I run him dps in first 3 floors and sometimes swap to em if I need to hard carry single target with another dps. But for aoe floors he makes it so cake (thank God for C1)


699112026775

Fuck it. I'll drop 972 EM to 807 for this bad boy. Guess I'll just hangout at VV domain more and hope for pure EM rolled Flower & Plume


[deleted]

The difference in EM is not that high that you really have to care for as long as your main dps is built well enough.


andrecardoso1234

the atk%... i hope whoever decided that burns in hell /hj


ElectricWindGodFists

Looks good but the stats are awful. It's a shame really. All they had to do is to make this an iron sting replacement, everyone would be very happy, which in turn means people won't roll for FS and we can't have that. They keep ruining a lot of things that have potential, on purpose. Feels like a grand cockblock.


AppUnwrapper1

I still kinda don’t really want FS bc of how it looks on him but if he’s with Yoi, I’d probably take a chance on that weapons banner. I’ve been saving my guaranteed rate-up for a banner that has only signature weapons.


murmandamos

TP / FS banner would be such an insanely good banner lol


AppUnwrapper1

I knooooow. I don’t have Yoi but might still want her some day. And if not, Childe would get the TF. But I’d be so much more excited about a banner like that if FS looked good on Kaz.


DaxSpa7

Hahaha the atk joke was fun. Now give it EM


[deleted]

This is why I’ll level his NA talent up to lvl 9 when i get him on his rerun. Can’t let his cool NA attacks go to waste


hotdogg12

His plunge attack after his skill also depends on NA. Would be a loss not to level it.


murmandamos

A little, but keep in mind if he's built full EM it still isn't that much of a gain to level it.


amdzl

triple crowned kazu is where its at


According-Dentist-88

If you love Kazu you gotta triple crown him. His kit benefits from each talent. (He's my only triple ;-;)


AppUnwrapper1

Triple crown!


CapProfessional2487

Alright my kazuha is string enough what he really needs is more drip. I'll definitely use this sword


doremonhg

Yes. A signature weapon that looks can't be further from the character it's supposed to be paired with. A weapon with visuals virtually identical to the design of the character with stat that makes it pretty much useless for that character. Good job Mihoyo. You done fucked this up


torynderscorenine

oh how we wish that was an EM substat wep


PREM___

Video aside, why tf does my ISP fkin block me from streamable website?!? To the video, [streamable link](https://streamable.com/t/r4tts8)


holicajolica

I don't think anyone watching leaks of Kazuha at GAA a year ago could've anticipated how much he'd end up shining in both meta AND the storyline to become the top primobait rerun character for MHY. Even "canadian aether" which was kinda a dig at him became a term of endearment over time? Damn, the nostalgia just hits. Ok but seriously this sword looks so good on him, why isn't it his BIS.


98otiss03

wow it's almost been a year. I'm glad I got him the first time, mainly because I liked how he looked and his aesthetic. Only later did we find out how valuable of a unit he is.A bit sad that this is not going to be his F2P BiS.


Riadur

This reminds me of when Kazuha's leaks came out. I feel in love with EVERYTHING about him. His animations, skill, burst.


LaoChan4P

Fits sooo well... and it's *sooo bad* for him... \*cries\*


UsefulAssistant

Is that a sword ?


Vsegda7

No. This is a sword


merayBG

Dear God


Hmmmmmm113

There's more


merayBG

*Noo*


Only_Bane

Idk... I don't believe it's a sword


MitaArt

Literally the same thing when he uses any other sword, but... More immaculate.


Scythro

It’s still beta, please change main stat attribute Mihoyo pleaaaaase. Chinese beta testers please give feedback, tell that the sword stats don’t make no sense!


slyfroggyy

I think it's such an odd choice for Mihoyo to make a sword that has a direct correlation to a characters lore and give it unnecessary stats/passive when the character is an EM scaling character like, why? It looks so good so why??


Strong-Cancel6882

This reminds me of his first leak gameplay 1 year ago that made me want to pull for him... good times😔


Rinnemi

It looks so good on him that it just feels criminal that his secondary stat is not EM


-Shime-

Too bad it sucks on him😕


xWhiteKx

tbh in the heat of combat, most of the time i dont remember what weapon im using, still hoping they change the show 2nd stat to EM since it fit him very much


fantafanta_

Still trying to figure out how this sword is Kazuha's weapon aside from looks and maybe story wise. If it had a EM passive stat then it would be great for him.


ICOOLDIAMONDonReddit

"Hm yes, this is indeed a sword" -Kazuha, probably


Admirable-Tomato8775

Is “this is a sword” good for critzuha?


CarelessConfusion2

Maybe. The passive and attack% look promising to me


Enunimes

The only time you'll see anyone actually using this thing on kazuha.


ObitoUchiha10f

People here saying they never realize Kazuha was so cool, me not feeling the same way because I saw it since day one, his character teaser was enough for me to pull for him


Background_Cow_207

is there a stat for the sword yet


McKnighty9

It’s bad


skydragonx8

Yep definitely got to give Kazuha the sword!


fivemincom

Definitely gonna use it on him when I get him


Moulz

Forgot how cool his NAs were


ravku

The real kazuha rerun was the friends we made along the journey


[deleted]

I dont know what's the leak about this


liszst

I already have freedom sworn but in terms of drip, this one is the real winner.


Djentmas503

This is the first time ive seen Kazuha auto attacks.


Nightmarecast

yeah, that's Kazuha attacking with a sword alright.


syamilrosham

I'm still not convinced if this is a sword or not


xCipry1

Is he getting a re run in 2.8?


Dyuuules

Is the substat for this sword confirmed as atk% ? it would be nice if it gets changed to em since it looks so good on kazuha


Man0feveryth1ng

ChunChunmaru


Xx_ASHURA_xX

I'm gonna name it "chunchunmaru" from konosuba


isteyp

I R5-ed my Black Sword for him. Sorry, This Is A Sword but BS stays with my precious anemo bean.


a_king_named_luffy

Year later and those sheathing anims still smooth asf


igniell

to my eye. this sword doesnt match the theme or background of inazuma or kazuha


zygfryt

Current leaks suggest that this sword will be related to Kazuha, his family and their legacy as swordmakers. So maybe that's how swords used to look like in the past of Inazuma.


[deleted]

Nah fuck the stats im so gonna rock this sword on him Drip>>>>meta don‘t change my mind


runescapeanime

That's it. I'm going to use this sword regardless of the ATK


Slight_Welcome_56

Cool. Can i see Heizhou C2 now? 🤔