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Let’s get this out of the way: Sparkle is not just a support. She’s a team defining enabler. Ever since her debut, she’s quietly been one of the most busted Harmony units in the game, and with her rerun, it’s time we talk about how to build her properly and why so many top tier players consider her borderline irreplaceable.

Whether you’re running hypercarries, mono Quantum, or just want your DPS to feel like gods, here’s how to make Sparkle shine.

What Sparkle Actually Does

Sparkle is a 5 star Quantum Harmony character. But unlike other Harmony supports who mostly focus on raw stat buffs, Sparkle brings something more layered – SP economy, turn manipulation, and crit scaling all in one kit.

Here’s what makes her kit cracked:

• Her Talent increases max skill points by 2. That’s not a stat boost, that’s game changing tempo
• Her Skill gives a massive Crit DMG buff and pushes your DPS’s turn forward
• Her Ultimate refunds 4 SP immediately and activates her Talent buff for 2 turns

Basically, she makes your damage dealers act faster, hit harder, and spam their skills without worry.

What Traces to Level First

Sparkle doesn’t work without investment, but she pays you back fast. Here’s the order:

1. Talent (Red Herring): Activates the Radiant Flame state that turns your team into machines
2. Skill (Dreamdiver): Her best support tool. Turn advance and Crit DMG go a long way
3. Ultimate (The Hero with a Thousand Faces): SP refund and Radiant Flame activation
4. Major Trace (Artificial Flower): Extends Crit DMG buff to all allies, not just the one you target. Game changer

Best Light Cones for Sparkle

Let’s talk optimization. Sparkle benefits most from Harmony cones that scale with Crit or offer SP or energy utility.

• Earthly Escapade: The perfect match. Crit DMG, energy refund, and Radiant Flame stacks.
• But the Battle Isn’t Over: For energy hungry comps. Also gives a teamwide ATK buff post Ultimate.
• Past and Future: Great 4 star pick. Buffs the next teammate’s damage after Sparkle acts.
• Planetary Rendezvous: If you’re running mono Quantum, this can still put in work.

Relics and Planar Gear

Best Relic Set

• 4 piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
  The more speed Sparkle has, the more turns she’ll have to apply her buffs.

Alt option

• 2 piece Messenger plus 2 piece Sprightly Vonwacq or Guard of Wuthering Snow
  A decent hybrid if you’re still farming pieces.

Planar Ornaments

• Broken Keel: Her best ornament. If you can hit 30 percent Effect RES, the team gets 10 percent Crit DMG.
• Penacony Land of the Dreams: Solid if your entire team is Quantum.
• Fleet of the Ageless: Generic but effective, gives ATK and teamwide SPD boost.

Stat Priorities

Sparkle’s main role is support, but she scales off Speed and Crit DMG. Build her to rotate and buff as efficiently as possible:

• Body: Crit DMG
• Boots: Speed
• Sphere: HP percent or DEF percent (she’s not your carry, just keep her alive)
• Link Rope: Energy Regen or HP percent

Substats to focus on: Speed → Crit DMG → Energy Regen → Effect RES (for Broken Keel)

There are two popular Sparkle builds:

• Fast Sparkle (around 160 SPD): She always acts first to buff your DPS.
• Slow Sparkle (around 134 SPD): Used in high SP burst comps. Lets your carry act twice in Radiant Flame window.

Teams

Sparkle is flexible, but these are the comps where she absolutely dominates.

Sparkle, Dan Heng IL, Tingyun, and Luocha

A perfect hypercarry comp. Sparkle supports Dan Heng IL’s expensive skill loop while Tingyun and Luocha handle ATK and sustain. Fast and brutal.

Sparkle plus Phainon plus Sunday plus Aventurine

This team exists to feed Phainon. Sparkle buffs his Crit DMG and keeps his burst rotation tight, while Sunday advances his turns and boosts Crit Rate. Aventurine holds the front line.

Sparkle plus Qingque plus Pela plus Gallagher (F2P Friendly)

Yes, you can run Sparkle with free or 4 star units. Qingque loves SP and Crit buffs, Pela shreds DEF, Gallagher keeps them alive. Good for early Simulated Universe or Forgotten Hall clears.

The Way You Play Her Matters

• Use Skill before your DPS. Always
• Activate her Ultimate after your DPS uses some SP to refund it and re-enter Radiant Flame.
• Don’t waste her Skill on supports. Be sure to buff your highest damage dealer.
• If you’re playing Slow Sparkle, make sure your DPS can act twice during her Talent window.

Final Thoughts

There are supports who buff. And then there’s Sparkle, who warps the game’s entire tempo around your damage dealer. If you have her, build her right. If you don’t, her rerun is the perfect opportunity to change that.

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