Carcano M1891

Overview

Twin sister of Grape, Carcano M1891 “Pink” fully dives into the “Support RF” role, although her own subpar performance and RNG-based passive doesn’t enable 3 RFs RFHG teams. She shines best when paired with Python, as her passive has a great synergy with Python’s, and not only greatly improves her performance, but vastly increases the performance of her partner RF. This has more to do with Python than with 1891, and outside of Pink-Python teams,, a low RoF and Damage stats, coupled with a lackluster active Skill means that using Pink by herself is often undesired, and favouring other generalist RFs over Pink is recommended.

Nevertheless, for Commanders looking for a strong early DPS in PPP teams (Pink, Python and Px4) at the cost of kiting ability, or a sure way to use Python in RFHGs there is no better RF than Pink. Just treat her better than Carcano M91/38 “Grape”, she deserves that much.

Strengths

Excellent Synergy with Python

Her passive skill grants a 40% chance for each attack to to buff 4% Crit Rate and RoF for dolls in her column, stacking up to three times. As Python is able to reflect buffs given to her for Dolls in her tiles, she essentially increases Pink’s Crit Rate and RoF, which in turn means that Pink can shoot more often, increasing the odds of her activating her passive again. 

For more details on Pink-Python’s synergy, check Python’s analysis page.

Strong RF support when paired with Python

Pink-Python can ensure a high RoF buff for the other RF, greatly increasing the Echelon’s DPS early on. For battles that require strong, early DPS, Pink-Python can vastly pull ahead of traditional RFHGs.

Pink’s Skill reduction tiles also enable M200 to fire off a seventh shot during her Skill, although Grape is often the one paired with M200 and that also enables that.

Very strong DPS when paired with Python and Px4

As Python greatly increases’ Pink’s and the other RF’s RoF, she overcaps their Crit Rate. This means that, when paired with Px4, Px4’s Skill demerit is offset by the exceeding Crit Rate. This ensures a very strong DPS burst during the HGs’ Skill activation window that is nearly unmatched by other RFHG teams. However that comes with a cost.

Weaknesses

Average stats

At 34 RoF and 138 Damage, Pink has a rather low RoF and average Damage stats. This would have been fine if not for her equally subpar Skill.

Subpar active Skill

Her active skill grants 8% Crit Rate and RoF buff for each RF in the echelon. As her synergy with Python is vastly better than 3 RF teams that means Pink will only see a minor Crit Rate and RoF buffs. Moreover, it’s fairly easy to cap Crit Rate due to RFs naturally high Crit Rate of 40%.

When Pink is paired with Python, Python’s 30% Crit Rate tiles is enough to cap Pink and the other RF’s Crit Rate, which essentially means that half of Pink’s Skill is wasted.

Pink-Python-Px4 team’s rigidity

As Python and Px4 only buff Dolls in her tiles, Pink only buffs dolls in her column, this essentially means that Python and Px4 cannot be moved, lest the team’s synergy is lost. In battles that are kiting intensive, or that requires kiting to stall enemies so the RFs can finish them off, using PPP teams will either end with subpar performance or critically injured Dolls.

Team Options

Lee Enfield

M950A

Px4 Storm

Python

R93

There isn’t much reason to use Pink without Python. Their passives has too great a synergy to pass it up, and the performance increase for the other RFs is nigh unparallel. Commanders who really wish to have a strong early DPS burst can field PPP teams, if the enemies they’re facing doesn’t require a lot of kiting, as neither Python nor Px4 can be kited without messing up their buffs. 

Pink herself will always sit on Position 7 so the other RF can benefit from her tiles. Note that her Skills doesn’t strictly require Pink being on Position 7, the other RF will still get Pink’s buffs if she is on Position 1 or Position 4.

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