FAQ

Short Answer: Thoma as a Shield Support needs about 220%+ ER before C4 and about 190%+ after C4.

Long Answer: See the ER requirements chart in each build section.

See the 'Blazing Barrier: How Thoma’s Shield Works' section.

Fiery Collapses are triggered on NA animations (much like Xingqiu’s rain swords) and NOT on NA damage. This means Thoma is able to proc his Collapses without physically hitting an enemy and Raiden Shogun can trigger Collapses during her Elemental Burst state.

Sustain: If played right, Thoma’s shield has 100% uptime. Unlike other shielders, he has the capability to quickly recover from a broken shield, as he can create another in an instant within his Burst duration.

VV Proc: Thoma provides the option to double Swirl Pyro and Hydro for a number of Vape teams. This is most viable within Hu Tao and Yoimiya comps but can also be used elsewhere.

Cleanse: Thoma provides a small cleanse to himself with his Skill, meaning he can remove Elemental auras from himself by briefly applying Pyro to himself. An example would be Thoma being able to cleanse himself from the Engulfing Storm (Electro) debuff with his Skill

No, you do not. It does decrease the amount of ER he needs, but it is by no means needed, as you can also mitigate his ER requirements with weapons like Favonius Lance and Kitain Cross Spear.

No. His Burst creates Fiery Collapses every 1 second while the active character is using Normal Attacks. This is a separate instance of Pyro DMG, NOT an Infusion.

No.

Thoma has standard ICD (2.5s) on his Elemental Burst as well as his infused NAs.