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I'd say out of this banner the weakest link is Ororon. He doesn't really do much and also we got a free Ororon in the last event so unless you're new to the game it's likely you already have him for the collection.
However Layla is a great character to have. Her shield is the second best in the game and that says something because third best is a long ways away. On top of that she applies a good amount of Cryo which really helps with Cryo related reactions like the powerful Melt with Pyro or Freeze with Hydro. You can also set her up on a great Freeze team called Morgana where you can lock up the enemies in a frozen status until you pelt them with enough damage to defeat them. Navia is also good. You need 3 teammates with different elements that aren't Dendro, Anemo and Geo and then Navia's skill does awesome amounts of damage.
Besides them you have the new characters. Ifa is in the same boat as Ororon. If you had the rarer character from his tribe Chasca then there's not really a point to him. He does heal on top of doing damage but beyond that you'd still rather have Chasca just like you'd rather have Citlali instead of Ororon. Finally there's Escoffier and she's interesting. She seems to be an alternative to using Layla. Where Layla has a shield, Escoffier provides healing through her Burst attack. Meanwhile she does one thing better than Layla which is that she's designed for Freeze teams like Morgana because she improves on the damage done by Freeze reactions. On top of that you don't even need to freeze enemies to get this bonus damage which makes Morgana potentially useful even in boss fights since bosses can't be frozen. There is only one possible shortcoming with Escoffier and it was previously seen in Charlotte another Cryo girl character from Fontaine. (it was quite the coincidence) If you were to accidentally hold press their skill, it isn't a combat skill anymore. Charlotte will go into camera mode where you're a sitting duck. Escoffier is a little better off in that she'll still be able to run around but she'll have entered cooking mode and won't do any damage. Since many characters have hold skills this may require some practice to fight muscle memory against accidentlly holding her skill.
Anyway did you guys go for the new Escoffier? Ifa? Or did you miss Kinich last time because I would totally recommend him over the others. Since his release Kinich has been one of my favorite characters with amazing Dendro damage.
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