Overview
Shinku opened Version 1.2 as its headline limited unit, and the community verdict is in: she is absurd. A bare-knuckle brawler with a dual-energy-bar system, Shinku builds two separate resources and spends them in explosive burst windows that out-damage nearly everything else in the game. Her high-speed dash executions close gaps instantly and punish enemies mid-animation. The one caveat — flagged by both Prydwen and Reddit’s post-release testing — is that her base copy can feel less reliable against mobile bosses than on paper, so manage expectations before chasing duplicates.
Kit Highlights
- Dual energy bars — manage two resources to unlock extended burst windows far beyond a normal rotation.
- High-speed dash executions that close distance instantly and cancel into follow-up combos.
- Enormous burst scaling — her ceiling in a single window is among the highest of any v1.2 character.
- Cosmos element makes her the natural partner for Hotori’s amplification field.
How to Get
Limited banner — Shinku headlines the Version 1.2 first-half banner (July 8 – July 29, 2026), running alongside the Steam PC launch.
Recommended Teams
- Version answer: Shinku + Hotori + Iroi — Chinese community consensus “版本答案” (the definitive comp of the patch).
- Budget variant: Shinku + Haniel + Edgar if you don’t own Hotori or Iroi.