Role: Hydro Support / Normal Attack Buffer / Hydro Infusion Support
Best For: Players who want a flexible support who can buff Normal Attack damage and provide Hydro infusion for Sword, Claymore, and Polearm characters.
1. Recommended Artifacts
4-Piece Noblesse Oblige — A strong general support option for Candace, increasing her Elemental Burst damage while providing an ATK buff to the entire party after using her Burst.
Alternative: 2-Piece Emblem of Severed Fate + 2-Piece HP% can help Candace maintain her Burst while increasing the HP that her Normal Attack buff scales from.
2. Recommended Weapons
Premium: Staff of Homa
Alternatives: Favonius Lance, Black Tassel
F2P: The Catch
Staff of Homa provides HP and strong offensive stats, but support Candace generally benefits more from weapons that help her maintain her Elemental Burst. Favonius Lance is particularly useful because its Energy Recharge and particle generation can reduce Energy requirements for both Candace and her teammates.
3. Recommended Teams
Vaporize: Candace + Xiangling + Xingqiu + Bennett
Yoimiya Vaporize: Candace + Yoimiya + Yelan + Bennett
Hyperbloom: Candace + Dendro Traveler + Kuki Shinobu + Beidou
Candace works best in teams that can take advantage of her Elemental Burst, which increases the active character’s Normal Attack Elemental DMG and can provide Hydro infusion to Sword, Claymore, and Polearm characters. She can also provide additional Hydro application for reaction-focused teams, particularly at C6.
4. Main Stats / Substats
Sands: Energy Recharge / HP%
Goblet: HP%
Circlet: HP%
Priority: Energy Recharge → HP% → CRIT Rate if using Favonius Lance
Candace needs enough Energy Recharge to use her Elemental Burst consistently because most of her support value is tied to it. Once her Energy requirements are comfortable, HP becomes the main priority because her Normal Attack damage buff scales with her Max HP.
5. Playstyle
Use Candace’s Elemental Skill to generate Energy and deal Hydro damage, then activate her Elemental Burst before switching to the character who will perform Normal Attacks. Her Burst provides its Normal Attack Elemental DMG bonus while also enabling Hydro infusion for compatible melee characters.
Pay attention to how Hydro infusion interacts with the team before using Candace. Some characters rely on their own elemental infusions, while others can use Candace’s Hydro infusion to enable unusual reaction-focused playstyles. She generally requires little field time once her Skill and Burst have been used.
6. F2P
Candace can perform her support role effectively without a 5-star weapon. Favonius Lance is an excellent option when available, while The Catch provides Energy Recharge and is obtainable through fishing, helping Candace maintain consistent Burst rotations.
F2P players should prioritize Energy Recharge first and then build HP once Candace can reliably use her Burst. Her support value comes primarily from her Normal Attack buff and Hydro infusion rather than personal damage, so expensive offensive equipment is not necessary.
*StoryBillion Tip: Candace’s Hydro infusion only applies to Sword, Claymore, and Polearm characters, but her Normal Attack Elemental DMG bonus is more broadly useful. Before building a team around her, check whether the on-field character actually benefits from Normal Attacks and whether Candace’s infusion will complement or interfere with their usual damage type.
