In the latest update, a spectacular new character named Odette joins the roster as a premium 5-star Cryo Sword user. This elegant ballerina serves as a reaction-focused Cryo carry and team enabler who specializes in the Stellar Glimmer system. While she is in the correct Radiance state, nearby Superconduct and Cryo Swirl reactions are converted into Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl respectively.
Through graceful movements, she summons a Solo Dance Double that deals repeated off-field Cryo damage. The playstyle of this carry revolves around setting up the correct reaction state, using her special duet within its 6-second activation window, and managing Marvelous Splendor stacks. Her total ATK strengthens both her personal Stellar Glimmer damage and the Base DMG of Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl. While the dancer has limited defensive tools of her own, her strong reaction amplification and persistent Cryo application allow her to lead powerful Stellar-focused teams.
How Do Odette's Skills Work?
Mastering this character requires understanding how her Solo Dance Double, special Elemental Skill, Radiance states, and Marvelous Splendor stacks work together. Here is a breakdown of her complete kit:
- Normal Attack: Snow Swan Variation: Unleashes up to 5 consecutive sword strikes. Her Charged Attack consumes 20 Stamina to perform a dazzling frontal slash. Her Normal and Charged Attacks do not gain an automatic Cryo infusion from her base kit, so most of her reaction damage comes from her Skill, Burst, and Solo Dance Double.
- Elemental Skill: Adagio: Phantom Night Dancers: Deals AoE Cryo damage and summons a Solo Dance Double. If a Dance Double is already active, using the Skill re-summons it and resets its duration.
- Solo Dance Double: The double lasts for 20 seconds and alternates between the Plume and Wing dance moves, periodically dealing AoE Cryo damage to nearby enemies.
- Special Skill Window: For 6 seconds after using Adagio: Phantom Night Dancers, Odette's Elemental Skill is replaced by Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling.
- Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling: Odette performs a dance duet that deals continuous AoE Cryo damage. When the duet ends, it deals another powerful hit that is considered Stellar-Conduct or Stellar Swirl damage, depending on her active Radiance state.
- Elemental Burst: Presto: Bluebird Finale: Deals three rapid instances of AoE Cryo damage followed by a stronger final slash. It also summons the Solo Dance Double and grants Snow Swan's Dream, increasing the Stellar Glimmer reaction damage dealt by Odette by 50% for 20 seconds.
- If a Solo Dance Double is already active, it is moved to Odette's side and its duration is refreshed.
- For 6 seconds after casting the Burst, her Elemental Skill is also replaced by Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling.
- The Burst has a 15-second cooldown and costs 60 Energy.
How Does Marvelous Splendor Work?
After unlocking Spring Rite of the Chosen One, Odette gains 4 stacks of Marvelous Splendor whenever she summons her Solo Dance Double. Each active stack increases the affected character's Stellar Glimmer damage by 15%, allowing her to gain up to a 60% Stellar Glimmer damage increase while holding all four stacks.
When she leaves the field, she loses one Marvelous Splendor stack every second. At the same time, nearby party members receive the corresponding number of stacks. This allows the ballerina to gradually transfer her reaction damage bonuses to teammates during multi-character rotations. The effect ends when the Solo Dance Double leaves the field or when she summons the double again.
How Do Odette's Radiance States Work?
Odette enters Radiance: Stellar-Conduct while standing inside a Polestar Field. She enters Radiance: Stellar Swirl for 8 seconds after a nearby party member triggers a Stellar Swirl reaction. Both states are classified as Radiance: Stellar Glimmer, but only one Radiance state can affect her at a time. If both are available, Radiance: Stellar-Conduct takes priority.
While the appropriate state is active, nearby Superconduct or Cryo Swirl reactions are converted into Stellar-Conduct or Stellar Swirl. Their Base DMG also increases by 0.7% for every 100 points of Odette's ATK, up to a maximum increase of 14%.
Best Combat Rotation
- Use your supports to apply the required elements, activate their buffs, and establish a Polestar Field or Stellar Swirl setup.
- Switch to your main DPS and cast Presto: Bluebird Finale to deal AoE Cryo damage, summon or refresh the Solo Dance Double, and activate Snow Swan's Dream.
- Within 6 seconds, use Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling to perform the special duet and trigger its high-damage Stellar-Conduct or Stellar Swirl finisher.
- Continue applying Electro or Anemo while the Solo Dance Double deals periodic Cryo damage and helps trigger additional Stellar reactions.
- Keep Odette on the field to retain her Marvelous Splendor stacks, or switch her out when you want to transfer those stacks gradually to nearby teammates.
What is the Best Weapon for Odette?
Choosing the right blade makes a massive difference for this character.
Best-in-Slot: Whitelake Frostfeather (5-Star)
This premium weapon is the ultimate choice for our main carry. It boasts a high 674 Base ATK and a 22.1% CRIT Rate substat. Its passive, Snow Swan's Finale, grants an 8% ATK buff whenever an elemental skill hits (up to 3 stacks). At maximum stacks, it triggers the "Closing" effect, which increases Stellar reaction CRIT DMG by 40%. Furthermore, it restores 4 elemental energy every 3.5 seconds whenever she deals Stellar reaction damage, solving her energy needs even from the background.
Budget and Free-to-Play Options
- Emberwell (4-Star): A phenomenal option that provides 510 Base ATK and 165 Elemental Mastery. Triggering reactions boosts her ATK by 16%, and triggering Stellar-Conduct or Stellar Swirl increases that specific reaction damage by 16% for 12 seconds. This works perfectly with her off-field double.
- Favonius Sword (4-Star): If your team struggles with energy recharge, this blade provides a massive 61.3% Energy Recharge substat. Its passive drops white particles on CRIT hits, helping the dancer secure 100% burst uptime.
Which Gear and Stats Maximize Odette's Damage?
Because this carry benefits heavily from ATK while still relying on CRIT stats to maximize her damage, choosing the right artifact pieces and balancing her sub-stats are critical.
Recommended Gear Set: Heart of the Furnace
- 2-Piece Bonus: ATK +18%.
- 4-Piece Bonus: Triggering Stellar-Conduct, Stellar Swirl, or dealing matching reaction damage increases her ATK by 12%. It also grants nearby allies a massive 50% Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl DMG bonus for 12 seconds. This effect can trigger off-field.
Main Stat and Sub-stat Priorities
| Gear Piece | Recommended Main Stat |
|---|---|
| Sands of Eon | ATK% |
| Goblet of Eonothem | ATK% |
| Circlet of Logos | CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate |
- Sub-stat Priority: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK% > Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery
How should you balance Odette's stats? Prioritize CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG in her sub-stats first, then build additional ATK% to strengthen her overall damage. Energy Recharge comes next to help maintain smooth Burst rotations, while Elemental Mastery is the lowest priority among her recommended offensive sub-stats. For main stats, Odette should use ATK% on both her Sands of Eon and Goblet of Eonothem, with a CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate Circlet depending on which stat is needed to maintain a balanced CRIT ratio.
What Are the Best Team Comps for Odette?
To extract the highest damage numbers, this character needs teammates who can provide Polestar Fields and quick element application.
Team 1: Premium Dual-Cryo Stellar-Conduct Comp
- Sandrone: Acts as an excellent Cryo sub-DPS who naturally converts regular superconduct into Stellar-Conduct. Her presence provides Cryo resonance and significant off-field mathematics-driven firepower.
- Yae Miko: Her lethal turrets strike foes with lightning, dealing high Electro damage. Under the right field conditions, her passive turns additional hits into Stellar-Conduct damage, and her first constellation boosts team elemental damage significantly.
- Nicole: The ultimate protector and buffer. She deploys a Shield of Blazing Light to shield our squishy carry, while upgrading the team's attack stats and providing crucial shred resistance (shredding enemy resistances by 25%) and DEF ignore.
Team 2: Budget F2P Stellar Swirl Comp
- Sandrone: Acts as an excellent Cryo sub-DPS who naturally converts regular superconduct into Stellar-Conduct. Her presence provides Cryo resonance and significant off-field mathematics-driven firepower.
- Alyosha: A fantastic 4-star support who offers consistent Electro application and reliable health restoration. His passive buffs team Stellar-Conduct damage by 25%.
- Sucrose: As a member of the Hexerei faction, she gathers groups of enemies easily. Her Swirl triggers upgrade into Stellar Swirl, and she shares her massive Elemental Mastery pool to maximize reaction multipliers.
What Materials Are Needed to Upgrade Odette?
To fully unlock the potential of the character and her signature blade, you must gather these resources found across Snezhnaya:
Character Ascension & Talent Materials (Lv. 1-90 & 10/10/10 Talents)
- Mora: 7,050,100 total
- Character EXP: Hero's Wit x418, Wanderer's Advice x3
- Local Specialty: Frostfairy Flower x168
- Boss Drop: Unscorched Blossom Branch x46
- Gemstones: Shivada Jade Sliver x1, Shivada Jade Fragment x9, Shivada Jade Chunk x9, Shivada Jade Gemstone x6
- Common Drops: Ethereal Glimmershard x36, Ethereal Crystal x96, Ethereal Crystalscale Stone x129
- Talent Books: Teachings of Charity x9, Guide to Charity x63, Philosophies of Charity x114
- Weekly Boss / Rare Item: Twisted Withered Branch x18, Crown of Insight x3
Signature Weapon Materials: Whitelake Frostfeather (Lv. 1-90)
- Mora: 225,000
- Chimeric Series: Chimeric Core x15, Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus x23, Genesis Chimeric Nexus x27
- Life Root Series: Hollow Root of Life x23, Sprout Node of Life x27, Coiled Core of Life x41
- Nectar Series: Measured Pour x5, Intoxication x14, Exhilaration x14, Revelry of the Cellared Spiritual Nectar x6
Which Constellations (Awakenings) Are Worth Getting?
For players planning to spend their hard-earned currency, this character offers highly impactful early Constellations, especially for players who want stronger personal damage and more efficient Marvelous Splendor management.
| Level | Effect | Value / Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| C1 | After Adagio: Coda at Dawn's Tolling ends, Odette deals an additional Stellar-Conduct hit equal to 300% of her ATK or a Stellar Swirl hit equal to 450% of her ATK. Summoning the Solo Dance Double also grants 2 additional Marvelous Splendor stacks, while her off-field stack transfer rate increases to 2 stacks per second. | A strong early upgrade that improves both her special duet damage and the speed at which she transfers reaction buffs to teammates. |
| C2 | Each Marvelous Splendor stack increases ATK by 7%. While Odette is in a Radiance: Stellar Glimmer state and her Solo Dance Double is active, nearby enemies lose 20% Cryo and Electro RES during Stellar-Conduct or 20% Cryo and Anemo RES during Stellar Swirl. | Massive Power Spike! It adds a large ATK increase and valuable resistance reduction for her main Stellar reaction teams. |
| C3 | Increases the Level of Adagio: Phantom Night Dancers by 3. | A reliable damage increase for her Elemental Skill, special duet, and Solo Dance Double. |
| C4 | Nearby teammates gain 50% of Snow Swan's Dream's effect, equal to a 25% Stellar Glimmer reaction damage bonus. When a party member deals Stellar Glimmer damage, Odette performs a coordinated attack once every 3.5 seconds, dealing Stellar-Conduct damage equal to 66% of her ATK or Stellar Swirl damage equal to 99% of her ATK. | An excellent team-focused upgrade that improves both group reaction damage and her off-field contribution. |
| C5 | Increases the Level of Presto: Bluebird Finale by 3. | A solid increase to her Burst damage and overall opening damage window. |
| C6 | Once all nearby party members have received Marvelous Splendor, Odette's own stacks no longer decrease. Characters affected by Marvelous Splendor gain 25% Stellar Glimmer damage Elevation, while Odette receives an additional 20%, giving her a total of 45% Elevation. | God-Tier Complete Package. It preserves her personal stacks while granting an independently calculated damage multiplier to both Odette and her teammates. |
Best Stopping Point: C2 (Constellation 2) remains the highest-value milestone for most low-spenders. It provides substantial ATK scaling and unlocks valuable elemental resistance reduction for both Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl teams.
Is Odette Worth Pulling?
Odette is worth pulling for players who want to invest in the new Stellar Glimmer reaction system. Her Solo Dance Double provides long-lasting off-field Cryo application, while Snow Swan's Dream, Marvelous Splendor, and her ATK-scaling passive talents give her several independent ways to amplify reaction damage.
This character is also more flexible than a traditional on-field hyper-carry. She can remain active to retain all of her Marvelous Splendor stacks, or leave the field and gradually transfer those bonuses to nearby teammates. This makes her suitable for both personal damage rotations and reaction-focused teams with multiple damage dealers.
However, the ballerina does not provide a shield, healing, interruption resistance, or base-kit resistance reduction. Her 20% elemental resistance reduction is locked behind C2, and her strongest damage depends on maintaining the correct Radiance state and triggering the matching Stellar reactions. Players without suitable Electro, Anemo, or Polestar Field support may not immediately reach her full potential. With the right setup, however, she becomes a powerful Cryo reaction carry with excellent off-field utility and strong teamwide scaling.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How do you manage Odette energy regeneration requirements in high-end content?
Odette's Elemental Burst costs 60 Energy and has a 15-second cooldown. Energy Recharge is useful for maintaining consistent Burst rotations, but it should generally be prioritized after CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG and ATK% in her artifact sub-stats. Running her alongside another Cryo character or using Favonius weapons on suitable teammates can help supplement her Energy needs without sacrificing too many offensive stats. Aim for enough Energy Recharge to keep her rotation comfortable, then invest remaining sub-stats into her higher-priority CRIT and ATK stats.
Should you prioritize CRIT stats over ATK stats in an Odette build guide?
Yes. For Odette's artifact sub-stats, CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG are the highest priorities, followed by ATK%, Energy Recharge, and Elemental Mastery. ATK remains highly valuable for her damage scaling, which is why both her Sands of Eon and Goblet of Eonothem should use ATK% as their main stat. However, once those main stats are secured, her sub-stats should focus first on building a strong and balanced CRIT ratio before adding more ATK%.
