So I just got a second Kerria today. I just finished blooming my first and she's almost as good as my Alpinia. I know FKG won't let you use the same char on a team twice, but would it be good to bloom my second copy and use her on team 2? Or should I try and get lucky with an upgrade so I don't have to use a Rainbow Dressbloom/Skillbloom to boost her?

This is a really hard decision so I wanted to ask before choosing on my own. Anyone with experience in this area?

Originally Posted by Zeban

So I just got a second Kerria today. I just finished blooming my first and she's almost as good as my Alpinia. I know FKG won't let you use the same char on a team twice, but would it be good to bloom my second copy and use her on team 2? Or should I try and get lucky with an upgrade so I don't have to use a Rainbow Dressbloom/Skillbloom to boost her?

This is a really hard decision so I wanted to ask before choosing on my own. Anyone with experience in this area?

I do not use any Dups. The only dup I would consider is Cymbidium as her skill activation is unique. I would go for the upgrade. Keep in mind you will get 12000 bond crystals and Dress bloom for the upgrade and 50-50 shot at Skill Bloom and another skill bloom in the life crystal shop in the day or two when it updates.

If you don't have a decent selection of girls to use, namely 6* and/or 5* units that can bloomed to 80, I can see an argument for keeping and making use of a duplicate girl.

However; at some point you will have a good selection and will find that the duplicate is no longer needed and you'll be thinking of using it to upgrade the other and if you do that you will effectively have wasted all the manyus, upgrade materials, and gold in leveling that duplicate.

So if you decide to use a duplicate in your team, don't be in a hurry to pour upgrades into it; regard it as a placeholder.

Thanks for the input guys. You're right, I do spend a lot on a girl going from level 1 to 80 bloomed. And I'm always super low on coins it seems like, even with trying to use high level manyu spirits 10 at a time. I went ahead and did it. Got both the equip slot and skill upgrade! So nice!

Originally Posted by Zeban

Thanks for the input guys. You're right, I do spend a lot on a girl going from level 1 to 80 bloomed. And I'm always super low on coins it seems like, even with trying to use high level manyu spirits 10 at a time. I went ahead and did it. Got both the equip slot and skill upgrade! So nice!

Glad you got lucky and the bond crystals will be handy like tomorrow. I didn't have her and just got her bloomed today. Had a spare dress bloom that I used on her and when shop reopens will give her a skill bloom and 2nd affection.

i had this issue with a dupe sakura not long ago... i decided to feed the dupe to the original...

using a dupe or trying for more skill lv and equip slots are both good ideas... what is a BAD idea, is selling the dupe 5 and 6*'s you get from gachas....

NEVER sell them... they're way better used to buff previous copies or used in a 2nd team