Introduction
Halloween Xiang Mei 
has been released in North America and is one of the 8-star rolls from the Halloween REM along with being available for purchase for 500,000 MP. As this will be an important decision for many players, I wish to take this opportunity to measure the pros and cons of Halloween Xiang Mei along with team building options and how she fits in today’s meta.
When Xiang Mei (Orchid) 
was released, she shook up the meta due to being able to form a system, have spectacular burst damage, and possessing high survivability due to the HP multiplier and high base recovery. Unfortunately, the pace of powercreep has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and if you look at the JP tier lists, fire Xiang Mei has almost been completely removed. This can be misleading as she is by no means weak, but instead, is not as strong as the other options currently available (the tier list also assumes perfect teams). Xiang Mei can still clear plenty of content, but she is faltering when compared to the heart-cross leaders.
With all this in mind, how can a dark/devil equivalent Xiang Mei fare in today’s meta? Furthermore, with the inclusion of dark devils, your team building and playstyle does not have to mirror her fire cousin.
Video commentary
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Halloween Xiang Mei at a glance
Halloween Xiang Mei
Devil
2,812 HP / 1.903 ATK / 1,001 RCV
995 Total
Active Skill:
6 
1 turn haste
7 turn CD
Leader Skill:
1.5x HP / 2x ATK for Devil type. 3x ATK when 2 heal combo, 4.5x ATK with 3+ heal combos
2.25x HP / 81x ATK
| # heal combos | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Multiplier | 4x | 36x | 81x |
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