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Not on a banner right now · last ran [Standard Headhunting] Joint Operation #1, · next rerun was due Dec 2020 estimate

Banner history 2 banners on record

Next rerun: Nov 2026 at the earliest estimate · every banner through Nov 11, 2026 is confirmed without Ch'en; the rhythm pointed at Dec 2020 · in AK a unit's second rerun comes 183 days after the run before (37 on record, last two years; middle half 155–351) — past that now.

Confirmed dates come from the official calendar and notices; rumoured and beta rows sit on the cadence projection; CN rows are shifted by the measured global lag; rows from the wiki history carry the day, not the hour. Sources last checked .

Should you pull

B AK Tier List (ex-GamePress) · Guards · tier list

How far to invest

S3M3Story B+ · Advanced B+S2M3Story C+ · Advanced C+

Ch'en is just one of many older Guards who has found some niche use, but is otherwise left distantly behind in the current meta. She's a unit who isn't exactly bad, but should only be raised for waifu or niche purposes. These days, most of her value is in being an SP battery via her Talent 1 and SWO-X Module. Unfortunately, her own damage just isn't up to modern standards, and her value as an SP battery shrinks as the power ceiling in the game continues to rise. It tends to favor gimmick clears these days rather than meta ones. If that sort of niche appeals to you, or you just really like Ch'en, you will probably want to M6 her as both of her major skills, S2 and S3, have differing and valid uses. Further, she has very strong Masteries that should be considered near essential to actually using her. Generally, her S3 is the more impactful one. It does quite a bit more damage, and the SP cost difference to her S2 matters quite a bit less than it used to thanks to her SWO-X Module. While the 30 SP Attack Recovery can be daunting, it's actually rather reasonable now, albeit still behind more meta choices. Those mentioned Mastery gains are particularly notable here, with large gains t

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