S-Rank Ether Anomaly · Best W-Engine: Angel in the Shell · Drive Disc: Phaethon's Melody 4pc · Top substat: Anomaly Proficiency
W-Engine
Aria's own Signature is her best option: it has an Anomaly Mastery mainstat - which is needed to get the most value out of her Abloom scaling - provides as much Anomaly Proficiency as other S-Rank Anomaly W-Engines as a bonus, on top of DMG % and Anomaly DMG % buffs, the latter of which sees very little saturation. It is very strong simply by virtue of its stats, although it does need some degree of active management, as its buff duration isn't particularly high.
Vivian's Signature W-Engine is a fine alternative if available. It provides a high amount of Anomaly Proficiency and Aria benefits in full from its bonus effects, as the Ether DMG conditional trigger is always being met.
There isn't much to say for Electro Lip-Gloss: it provides a decent amount of Anomaly Proficiency, ATK % and DMG %. Aria has no issue with keeping enemies constantly under Corruption even without needing Anomaly Mastery or Anomaly Build-up Rate bonuses on the W-Engine owing to her Ultimate and Chain Attack's high multipliers, so this sees constant uptime with little to no adjustments in play needed.
Weeping Gemini is a tricky option to provide decisive numbers for. The Anomaly Proficiency bonus that it provides can get very high, and as it only expires when a target "recovers from stun", this means that its bonus is up in full for all Anomaly that is built before and during stun.
Fusion Compiler can arguably work for Aria: she can build Fandom Power with her alternate Special and the relatively low energy cost of her EX Special means it sees frequent use. Having only 8s of uptime on a buff with stacks that are calculated separately though makes it difficult to maintain, so while it can be an option, it'd demand specific routing amendments to work.
Drive Discs
4-Piece
Phaethon's Melody
Shining Aria
2-Piece
Freedom Blues
Shining Aria
Phaethon's Melody
Main Stats
Anomaly Proficiency
Ether DMG% = ATK% > PEN Ratio%
Anomaly Mastery
Sub Stats Priority
Anomaly Proficiency›
ATK%›
PEN›ATKSkill Priority
Basic Attack›
Assist›
Special Attack›
Chain Attack›
DodgePriority Cinemas
Mindscape Cinema
— best cinemas
Energetic Sound Waves
PriorityWhen Aria's Basic Attack, Special Attack, or EX Special Attack deals DMG to enemies, it ignores 10% of the target's Ether Anomaly Buildup RES. Additionally, when Aria triggers Abloom, it has a chance to trigger a critical hit. The base CRIT Rate is 25% and CRIT DMG is 25%. If initial Anomaly Mastery exceeds 100, each additional point of initial Anomaly Mastery increases this effect's CRIT Rate by 0.5%.
Teams
SD Rank 5 — App. rate 11.31% | Avg. time 37,574
SD Rank 15 — App. rate 3.46% | Avg. time 31,345
SD Rank 17 — App. rate 3.10% | Avg. time 35,319
SD Rank 34 — App. rate 0.94% | Avg. time 32,851
DA Rank 3 — App. rate 17.82% | Avg. score 28,703
DA Rank 16 — App. rate 3.90% | Avg. score 31,874
DA Rank 27 — App. rate 1.28% | Avg. score 29,555
DA Rank 29 — App. rate 1.14% | Avg. score 27,067