Initial Watame review

Cute type, Per41 distribution. Its Passive supplements Active score support. Parameter-up Passives generally take priority at present, so choose this card when its activation assistance, outfit or Connect also fills a gap.
Member
There are 7 eligible five-star partners sharing its main parameter, including Initial Hajime (26s) / Initial Subaru (34s) / Initial Nene (26s). Parentheses show unaccelerated Active intervals. The card itself counts toward type/group requirements; variants of the same Holomem cannot be deployed together. Initial Hajime can return a useful parameter buff. With effects limited to two recipients, check allocation when adding more eligible members.
The Active checks every 15s and lasts 6s. Its bloom1 baseline is high among five-stars with the same activation probability. The stronger effect needs Cute members ≥ 2; without it the low-bloom boost falls to 45%.
The Special is a standard support-focused design. It has no activation assistance, so blue Board effects or another Special can supply that role.
Outfit
All members All Stats +45%
All parameters +45% should be compared with unconditional +45% for condition and distribution flexibility. Once the condition is met, the effect reaches everyone; the outfit owner need not be deployed. Single-parameter outfits suit a shared stat focus, while all-parameter outfits accommodate mixed distributions. An equivalent outfit overlaps this role, so separate outfit access from further member investment. Same-condition/effect examples: Initial Kobo / Initial Ollie / Initial Polka。
Connect and development
Upper-right L4:150%→200%
At low bloom it is a secondary red choice; bloom5 makes inward blue a leading use, with final scores about the same as Line3 and Surround12 but more activation-rate emphasis. Center-to-yellow can help when the host's solo bonus is short. Choose a Board that lets blue face inward, and allocate I4 to red first when available.
Placement and substitutes by shape
Skill reference
Reference: Lv80, training4; Active bloom0→1, Special bloom0→3, Passive bloom0→4. Active baseline 16.56→20.24 excludes acceleration, overlap and chart distribution.
- Special:Score Support / 120→145% / 11s
- Passive:2 Cute members / Score Support / 8→11%