Fugue build
Fugue
A 4.4 Fugue build with exact Exo-Toughness, Super Break, Effect Hit Rate and buff-accounted targets.
Fire
Nihility- Role
- Exo-Toughness and Super Break support
- Version
- 4.4
- Reviewed on
- August 12, 2026
Recommended build
Light Cone
Long Road Leads HomeBreak Effect reaches the support threshold while each real Break adds a stackable Break-damage vulnerability.
When to use it : Break both ordinary and Exo-Toughness within two turns to maintain both Charring stacks on the burst target.
Before the Tutorial Mission StartsEffect Hit Rate and Energy after attacking DEF-reduced enemies support Fugue's debuff and Ultimate cycle.
This event cone is obtainable without limited Warp pulls when its event/store availability is active.
Eyes of the PreyEffect Hit Rate helps the DEF debuff and its DoT bonus is a small extra for Fugue's Fire attacks.
FermataFermata supplies Break Effect and a conditional damage bonus against those DoT states.
When to use it : Use it only if the enemy is kept Shocked or Wind Sheared by the team; Fugue herself does not guarantee either debuff.
Resolution Shines As Pearls of SweatEnsnare adds a separate DEF reduction that benefits Break and Super Break once Fugue's enhanced Basic lands it.
This four-star cone appears in ordinary Warp pools and its lower superimpositions remain functional.
Relics
Break Effect helps reach Phecda Primordia while DEF ignore improves Fugue's own AoE Break contribution.
When to use it : The second Super Break DEF-ignore tier activates only at 250% Break Effect, above Fugue's 220% support threshold.
Thief provides Break Effect and returns Energy when Fugue helps secure a Weakness Break.
Watchmaker and Thief both provide active two-piece Break Effect bonuses without relying on Watchmaker's four-piece Ultimate trigger.
It reuses Break Effect pieces while a complete Iron Cavalry or Thief set is still being farmed.
Planar Ornaments
SPD and conditional Break Effect efficiently reach both Fugue's action and in-combat trace goals in Fire-matched teams.
When to use it : The 40% Break Effect proc requires hitting a Fire-weak target; use Talia instead when neither the enemy nor an ally implant provides Fire Weakness.
Talia provides a non-element-locked Break Effect alternative.
When to use it : Reach 145 SPD on Fugue's sheet to activate Talia's additional Break Effect.
Broken Keel converts a defensive threshold into team CRIT DMG.
When to use it : Choose it only after reaching 30% Effect RES without missing Fugue's 67% Effect Hit Rate and Break targets.
Team lineup
Rappa converts both Breaks into Charge and Energy, Ruan Mei extends Broken windows, and Lingsha supplies AoE sustain and Toughness damage.
When to use it : Use Foxian Prayer on Rappa for the 30% Break Effect; move it to Lingsha only when off-element Fuyuan Toughness damage is worth more.
Compare the options — Fugue
Choose based on your equipment and the stated conditions. These tables bring together the guide’s qualitative recommendations, without measured damage comparisons.
- Guide version
- 4.4
- Recommendations reviewed
- Assumed role
- Exo-Toughness and Super Break support
The guide’s stat targets and rotation provide the context. Eidolons, superimpositions, substats and enemies may change the choice; options are not evaluated at equal investment.
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| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Break Effect reaches the support threshold while each real Break adds a stackable Break-damage vulnerability. | Break both ordinary and Exo-Toughness within two turns to maintain both Charring stacks on the burst target. |
| Accessible option | Effect Hit Rate and Energy after attacking DEF-reduced enemies support Fugue's debuff and Ultimate cycle. | No additional condition documented in this guide. This event cone is obtainable without limited Warp pulls when its event/store availability is active. |
| Alternative | Effect Hit Rate helps the DEF debuff and its DoT bonus is a small extra for Fugue's Fire attacks. | No additional condition documented in this guide. |
| Situational | Fermata supplies Break Effect and a conditional damage bonus against those DoT states. | Use it only if the enemy is kept Shocked or Wind Sheared by the team; Fugue herself does not guarantee either debuff. |
| Accessible option | Ensnare adds a separate DEF reduction that benefits Break and Super Break once Fugue's enhanced Basic lands it. | No additional condition documented in this guide. This four-star cone appears in ordinary Warp pools and its lower superimpositions remain functional. |
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Break Effect helps reach Phecda Primordia while DEF ignore improves Fugue's own AoE Break contribution. | The second Super Break DEF-ignore tier activates only at 250% Break Effect, above Fugue's 220% support threshold. |
| Alternative | Thief provides Break Effect and returns Energy when Fugue helps secure a Weakness Break. | No additional condition documented in this guide. |
| Accessible option | Watchmaker and Thief both provide active two-piece Break Effect bonuses without relying on Watchmaker's four-piece Ultimate trigger. | No additional condition documented in this guide. It reuses Break Effect pieces while a complete Iron Cavalry or Thief set is still being farmed. |
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | SPD and conditional Break Effect efficiently reach both Fugue's action and in-combat trace goals in Fire-matched teams. | The 40% Break Effect proc requires hitting a Fire-weak target; use Talia instead when neither the enemy nor an ally implant provides Fire Weakness. |
| Situational | Talia provides a non-element-locked Break Effect alternative. | Reach 145 SPD on Fugue's sheet to activate Talia's additional Break Effect. |
| Situational | Broken Keel converts a defensive threshold into team CRIT DMG. | Choose it only after reaching 30% Effect RES without missing Fugue's 67% Effect Hit Rate and Break targets. |
Only one option documented: no A/B comparison available.
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Rappa converts both Breaks into Charge and Energy, Ruan Mei extends Broken windows, and Lingsha supplies AoE sustain and Toughness damage. | Use Foxian Prayer on Rappa for the 30% Break Effect; move it to Lingsha only when off-element Fuyuan Toughness damage is worth more. |
Trace priority
- Talent
- Skill
- Basic ATK
- Ultimate
Fugue creates a second Toughness bar, enables team Super Break and grants one ally off-element Toughness reduction.
How to play it
- 1Skill the chosen Break attacker or a fast sustain whose attacks need off-element Toughness reduction.
- 2Use enhanced Basics to generate Skill Points and spread the 18% DEF reduction.
- 3Reserve Ultimate for AoE Toughness pressure; at E0 it is not required to maintain Super Break or Exo-Toughness.
Sources and methodology
Editorial recommendations are written from released game data, then cross-checked against specialist calculations. They are not copied from a single tier list.
Review method
Prydwen and Icy Veins were reconciled with the local 4.4 Talent. Fugue gives every enemy Exo-Toughness equal to 40% of its Max Toughness; breaking that second bar is a real Weakness Break and retriggers Break-dependent effects. Allies attacking Broken enemies deal 100% Super Break, calculated from Level 80, actual Toughness reduction, Weakness Break Efficiency, Break Effect, DEF, RES and vulnerability, never CRIT. Her 100% base-chance DEF debuff needs 67% Effect Hit Rate against 40% Effect RES, and the 220% in-combat Break Effect target explicitly includes her 30% self buff and Ruan Mei's 20%.
- Game data snapshot
- 4.4
- Snapshot commit
- 648b08fb
- Baseline version
- 4.0
- Published on
- Editorial review by
- HoyoWhatpeon
- Prydwen — direct fugue build analysisChecked 2026-08-12
- Icy Veins — independent fugue build analysisChecked 2026-08-12
- TurnBasedGameData — Version 4.4 exact snapshotChecked 2026-08-12
- TurnBasedGameData — released Version 4.0 to 4.4 deltaChecked 2026-08-12
- HoYoLAB — Version 4.4 update detailsChecked 2026-08-12
Independent E0 recommendations; the 220% Break Effect target is an in-combat trace threshold with every assumed buff named below.
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