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Winter Shiori

Release Date: March 16, 2026
Winter Shiori Character Reference
We've got another very tempting non-gameplay reasons girl to pull. Winter Shiori is one I've been wanting for a while, and she's quite good in addition to being homescreen core. She's an interesting mix of Single-Target and Multi-Target DPS for Water Physical, who will probably be present in many Water Physical Single-Target teams, as well as any teams for two-Target Multi-Target Bosses, due to how her Skills work.
Winter Shiori's targeting mechanics are similar to her vanilla version - she targets the two nearest Enemies with both UB and S1, and she applies a few Debuffs to them if the Damage isn't blocked by a Barrier. If there's only one Enemy, both hits will be on that Enemy. She also charges her TP on S1 and S2, as well as gives herself some decent Buffs on all her Skills. Where she differs from her vanilla version is that she applies a stack to any Enemy that receives a Debuff, and all Enemies with 20 stacks take percentage-based Damage when Winter Shiori uses her S2. This consumes all stacks on those Enemies, so you'll have to stack again before her next S2 to maximize the Damage.
Reaching 20 stacks isn't that hard; Winter Shiori applies two stacks to both Enemies hit with S1, and three stacks to both with UB. If there's only one Enemy, she'll apply four and six stacks, respectively. Her normal teammates can help quite a lot with the Debuffing, and Winter Shiori has quite nice synergy with Isanami Violet, as both of their stacks increase when Enemies receive Debuffs.
We've seen Winter Shiori in a few Deep Quest teams, but I was able to clear all the way up to Water 10-10 without her, despite having a not so great Water box. She's part of the only solution for Water 10-10 at the moment, but it's pretty much just for whales. Still, it proves she's good against Single-Target Bosses. Where I think she's going to be irreplaceable is against two-Target Multi-Target Bosses. These have always been the place where Single and Multi-Target compete, and Winter Shiori's skills seem perfect here. She's able to hit both Targets with all of her skills, and I think she'll outperform the dedicated Multi-Target Characters here. However, I don't think the same will hold true for three or more Targets.
I wish I could get her, but I'm down to my emergency spark, which I will only ever use for an absolute must-have or Maho.
- Limited
Pros:
- S2 Self Buffs are permanent
- Probably core for Single-Target
- Probably giga-core for Two-Target Bosses
- Definitely core for your homescreen
- Good Self TP charging on S1 and S2
Cons:
- I have no Jimmies
- DPS Characters are usually slightly safer to skip than supports
Recommendation: Medium priority. Winter Shiori seems like a good all-rounder for Water Physical and is probably optimal against two-target Multi-Target Bosses, but those are rare. I don't think pulling her is a mistake, but skipping doesn't seem like an obvious mistake either. If your Jimmies are hurting, I'd recommend skipping.
Newcutie Corner: Winter Shiori is another Character with percentage-based Damage, which is helpful in pushing non-Boss Deep Quest stages up to 8-1, where the scaling catches up to you, and percentage-based Damage stops working. S.Nanaka is a perma, so you'll need one of W.Shiori or I.Violet to round out the team and make the strategy work. If you can wait for I.Violet, she's the better choice, but W.Shiori is an option to push now.
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Winter Wakana

Winter Wakana Character Reference
It's going to be hard not to pull Winter Wakana for non-gameplay reasons. It's also going to be hard not to pull her for gameplay reasons. Winter Wakana is basically Single-Target, and functions as a support. Think of her as Makoto's replacement, but with the ability to do more than just shred the chicken when Madame Electra shows up in CB. The disparity in total Damage dealt by your team between her and Makoto looks to be rather extreme, so I think our beloved wolf girl is finally dead unless UE1SP saves her.
Being a Debuffer, Winter Wakana's kit is focused on shred and increasing Critical Damage Received. Her shred is on par (arguably better) than Makoto, and despite Wakana generally being a derp in combat, she somehow outperforms Makoto when it comes to Damage. She also makes the rest of your team deal way more Damage than Makoto can. From posts I've seen against Land Sloth from the February 2026 CB, Winter Wakana allows Dark to deal about 30 million more Damage than the best Water team from the sheet, and ~180 million more than the best Dark team that was available at the time.
In addition to Debuffing, Winter Wakana offers healing, some TP Recovery, a dual Nullification Barrier, and a shield for whoever is in front. The shield Nullifies up 2 Hits (that's Hits, not Damage Calculations), and deals Damage to the nearest Enemy for each one. Unfortunately, Damage from self-inflicted DoTs (Violet) does not trigger the counter Damage to the nearest Enemy. The shield seems to allow you to sometimes run teams without Violet, which can deal even more Damage. Note that the shield being based on Hits limits its effectiveness in tanking big UBs in PvP.
Speaking of PvP, Winter Wakana's Skills all target the Enemy with the lowest Physical Defense, so she can potentially take out squishies in the back if there isn't a Taunt to ruin your fun. She also has a Stun on her UB and a small amount of Multi-Target Damage in a radius around the Enemy she targets. You could maybe use her on chonky teams that slowly eat out the other team from behind. Still, I don't recommend ever pulling a Character for PvP reasons.
- Limited
Pros:
- Homescreen core
- Dark Physical Single-Target Core as well
- S2 effects last 18s
Cons:
- I have no Jimmies
- I also have no Satsuki or Sarasaria Hiyori
- RIP Makoto
- I liked Makoto...
- Please come back Makoto
- I liked Makoto...
Recommendation: Medium-high priority. If you skipped Satsuki or Sarasaria Hiyori, Winter Wakana is more important. This kind of sucks because most of us are probably low on Jimmies after the 8th anniversary limited rush into PriFes. Winter Wakana is Dark Physical Single-Target core, and you should get her if you can.
If Winter Shiori ends up being a perma (cope, I know), skipping Shiori will give your Jimmies an opportunity to heal. If Shiori is limited, you might strategically skip both and try to pick them up on their inevitable dual rerun banner.
Newcutie Corner: Focus on the rerun banner instead; Summer Anemone is a 100% Action Speed Booster and is a mandatory pull for Light Mages. Ceremonial Ranfa and Summer Lia are also good pick-ups if you get Summer Anemone early. If you get really lucky, you can get Ceremonial Chika too, but she's a perma, so don't feel too bad if you miss her.
Ceremonial Ranfa (UE Update)

Ceremonial Ranfa Character Reference
S1+ takes the Magic Attack scaling penalty from S1 and caps it at 2. C.Ranfa is going to perform a bit better against Enemies with 3+ Targets, but is exactly the same for 1 or 2 Targets. As always, I advise you to leave her at UE30 for now.
Now that UE370 is UE MAX, I can actually list out the exact UE stat bonus.
UE Stats:
- +1848 Magic Attack
Ceremonial Chika (UE Update)

Ceremonial Chika Character Reference
S1+ adds an 8% Magic Critical Damage Buff and nothing else. It's slightly better than it looks, since C.Chika is a Buffer and gets more than 8% due to Buff Potency from Role Mastery. I'd say leave this one at UE30 for now as well.
UE Stats:
- +1556 Magic Attack
- +389 Magic Critical