Overview
Candace's burst creates a prayer field that buffs normal attack damage for sword, claymore, and polearm characters while applying Hydro. Her skill provides a shield and Hydro application. HP% scales her buff strength and shield, build HP% sands and substats.
How to Play
Cast burst for the NA buff field, use skill for shield and Hydro, then swap to your Main DPS. Candace stays off-field, her buff persists in the field. Pair with characters who benefit from NA buffs like Cyno, Yoimiya, or Hu Tao.
Optimal Rotation
Nahida Skill/Burst, Fischl Skill, Candace Skill, Candace Burst, Cyno Skill/Burst, Cyno on-field combo. Refresh Candace burst when the prayer field expires. Use Favonius Lance for energy generation if ER is low.
F2P Options
Favonius Lance or Kitain Cross Spear work well. Noblesse is farmable. C0 Candace is functional, C6 is a major upgrade for NA teams but not required for Bloom support.
Common Mistakes
Using Candace with catalyst or bow DPS, her buff only affects sword/claymore/polearm. Building ATK% over HP% weakens shield and buff values. Not running enough ER for burst uptime. Keeping Candace on-field instead of swapping to buffed DPS.