These are the Best Character’s From 5.8’s Stygian Onslaught

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With 5.8 is finally over, we can look back at this versions Stygian Onslaught to see who was best in a Low-Cost environment. This is the perfect retrospective for who some of the best characters are in a F2P environment.

This graphic below by tracer4b highlights the best teams with the fastest clear times from last patch. The most interesting part about this data is that it measures via “total cost”.

For the first boss of Stygian Onslaught. Mavuika unsurprisingly performed the best by a wide margin as befitting of the Pyro Archon.
The second boss on the other hand is much more interesting with a 0 Cost team being present due to Gaming who is perfectly suited to fight the Battle-Hardened Tent Tortoise.
For the final boss, Ineffa reigns supreme using Xingqiu, Fischl and Sucrose.

What is Total Cost?

Total Cost, or simply “Cost” is a way of measuring relative investment in team compositions. To put it simply, a 5-Star character, constellation or weapon counts as 1 Cost. Your “standard premium team” for example featuring 4 5-Star characters would be considered a 4 Cost team composition.

With the examples above, many teams use 0-3 cost and showcases exactly how effectively characters can clear Dire difficulty in Stygian Onslaught without expensive or heavy investment into your wallet.

For team compositions and recommendations for Stygian Onslaught, Icy Veins provides the most up-to-date guides for every Stygian Onslaught cycle.

Stygian Onslaught Guide & Best Characters