Think I have enough to stop pulling for meta?

I know I probably couldnt clear the new 3 team end game with this, but do you think Id still be good for abyss if I built up more? Who should be priority?

I dont pull on weapon banners and I'm going free from here on.

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Tamamo_was_here2026-01-26 20:52

You can stop pulling for meta whenever you feel like it. This game is a gacha game that will always have new units powercreep the older ones. So it’s up to you if you want to keep getting them.

Nothing is top of the meta forever, but you ain’t trying to max clear the end game you’ll be fine.

WhooooCares2026-01-26 20:52

It's not a job or a test. You should play who you like and get good at them.

babangelsin2026-01-26 20:56

What do you think "meta" means in this game?

EnGardevoir2026-01-26 20:58

Your roster looks fine. You might struggle a bit on bosses that rely on the new lunar mechanics but aside from that you should be able to get all primos from stygian onslaught and clear at least floor 11 of abyss without too much trouble. Probably clear floor 12 too but maybe not always with full 3\*.

MisterJacobi2026-01-26 21:26

Thanks! Exactly what I was curious about. Watching Zajef saying half the roster is dead characters definitely wasn't the right move coming back I think lol

EnGardevoir2026-01-26 21:39

Totally understandable. I like Zajef as theorycrafter but the lens of his content tends to revolve around which characters can clear stygian onslaught fearless and abyss floor 12 with 3 stars without struggling too much. From that perspective, most characters older than Xilonen (except Furina and Neuvillette) are considered noticeably harder to use when compared to the characters released after her at this point in the game.

So like, advice to new players is to focus on getting those newer units that are easier to build and deal more damage without struggling and to skip older characters. If you already have a lot of older characters well built, you can still clear a good chunk of the content, including stygian hard mode and abyss 11 without trouble. Just keep in mind some of the newer bosses do abuse region-specific mechanics, which is why I mentioned struggling due to no Nod Krai units to abuse Nod Krai mechanics.

OmniOnly2026-01-26 22:13

That's kinda because that is the standard. anything less than 36 stars is a joke in comparison.

OmniOnly2026-01-26 22:16

They are dead for most people. You have to really build them up get their supports and know how to play them while knowing the boss mechanics well. It's not a plug and play with good returns, while keeping up with the dps needed. He does exaggerate but he doesn't expect people to get god artifacts to make end meets.

OmniOnly2026-01-26 22:07

That's like saying you're strong enough to do the overworld. you can still hyperbloom with base character for that result.

Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo2026-01-26 21:10

You'll be good until they come up with some weird new damage type called Gloob-Aligned Elemental Damage and start putting Gloobosses and Gloob-monsters in the Abyss with a Gloobillion HP.

Then the meta will favor all the new Glooby characters from the Gloobtown region.

MisterJacobi2026-01-26 21:25

Honestly I was kindof enjoying playing Genshin as a collector and trying different weird combos of stuff but the new level of gloob is putting me off. I just gotta change how I enjoy it.

Fit_Industry61822026-01-26 21:17

*snags 60+ characters*

“Guys do I have to keep pulling?”

If you can’t enjoy the game for yourself after 60+ characters, you’re never going to enjoy it.

MisterJacobi2026-01-26 21:22

I pulled for who I enjoyed and got caught up a bit too much in meta chasing for a minute, so I took a break. I know there's been a decent bit of power creep so I was just curious if I should even worry about it this time around.
The answers here have been helpful.

Landfall246012026-01-26 21:21

If you care about meta you'll never have enough.

If your main worry is abyss, you don't even need to pull for meta in the first place.

vinialves012026-01-26 21:22

No roster is meta proof in the long run. Meta is always changing and to keep up you are forced to keep pulling new units. So is better to not worry much about it. Your account is pretty good.

StreetWatercress86092026-01-26 21:32

meta is a hamster wheel there's no "stopping pulling for meta" for example skirk was meta defining when she released now she is just good

HumsterMKI2026-01-26 21:40

Meta ALWAYS changed.

Its pretty hopless chasing after it. Example, a E6 Raiden considered META, now?

Ecchify2026-01-26 21:46

abyss? anything works for abyss and it only needs 2 teams, stygian is what you need to worry about

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MisterJacobi2026-01-26 21:58

He'd almost be the best boy, if it wasn't for Kazoo.
But he's close!

Neospanner2026-01-26 22:10

If you're interested in staying current with the meta, you will never have enough to stop pulling for meta. It's how these games are designed: Because selling characters is how they pay for the game, they must always give incentive to keep pulling for characters. The primary way of doing this is ensuring that there is always a reason to pull for them; some new mechanic that requires them, or simply making them an upgrade to an existing type.

Genshin was surprisingly good for a long, long time about keeping this upward curve relatively mild, and got quite a bit of milage out of mixing and matching elements and roles to make sure that new characters filled new niches, but over time there has definitely been a notable trend toward increasing character power, and that trend will certainly continue.

It hasn't QUITE reached the point where older characters simply cannot be used but many of them struggle, even well-invested.

Fortunately, none of this matters for the core game, which is based on exploration and storytelling. You only need to keep up with the meta if you're tackling the game's challenge-based side-content.

Costyn172026-01-26 22:31

Meta doesn't pay itself.

Abyss? If you don't even touch floor 12 for an entire year, that's just 15 wishes lost.

Theatre? A few good dps and after that it only matters to have enough characters.

Stygian? All primos if you beat difficulty 3.

issm2026-01-26 22:53

You'll never have enough to stop pulling for meta, Mihoyo will make sure of it.