Special Case

**Special cases** are rare weapon-element relationships that have a slightly different missing piece than what they would normally have. The missing piece normally correlates with the "theme" of each of these **special cases**; however, there are some exceptions where the missing piece DOESN'T correlate with the "theme" of a **special case**.

RNG Weapon-Element Relationships that have a slightly different missing piece due to being outdated are NOT **special cases**.

## List of Special Cases

### Confirmed Special Cases

`**5**` weapon-element relationships match the category selection of `Special Cases`:

* Albedo 2.3 Banner
* IttoSara XiaoVen
* Sweet Diva Kay's Fake Yae 3.2 Banner
* Sweet Diva Kay's Fake Zhongli 4.0 Banner
* Versions 2-by-2 (2.0 and 2.1)

There are 8 weapon-element relationships that are confirmed to be **special cases**:

* Versions 2-by-2 (2.0 and 2.1)
* Popular Shielders
* I believe in Inazuma supremacy!
* Sweet Diva Kay's Fake Yae 3.2 Banner
* Cyno 3.1 Banner
* IttoSara XiaoVen
* Albedo 2.3 Banner
* Heizou's Court Trial

### Pending Special Cases

`**3**` weapon-element relationships match the category selection of `Pending Special Cases`:

* Archon DMG Bonus Ascension Stat Gang
* Casual Chill Girls
* Nahida 3.6 Banner

There are 12 weapon-element relationships that are NOT **special cases** but are "waiting" for Sweet Diva Kay's approval or denial of becoming **special cases**:

* Archon DMG Bonus Ascension Stat Gang
* Bae Squad
* Mondstadt Friendship Group
* Liyue Friendship Group
* Best Yoimiya Team
* Drug Dealers of Mondstadt
* Mondstadt Brain Rot
* The Teachers
* Sea Flower Beetles
* Calamity Tears
* Casual Chill Girls
* Silky Glaze

### Denied Special Cases

`**1**` weapon-element relationship matches the category selection of `Denied Special Cases`:

* Baal 3.3 Banner

There are 2 weapon-element relationships that were planned to be a **special case** but were denied by Sweet Diva Kay:

* Liyue ATK Ascension Stat Gang
* Baal 3.3 Banner

### Former Special Cases

There is 1 weapon-element relationship that is currently NOT a **special case** but *used to* be a **special case**:

* Sweet Diva Kay's Old Comfort Group (formerly Gay Boys)

## Notes and References

### References

1. ↑ Cyno 3.1 Banner special case explained
2. ↑ Sweet Diva Kay's Fake Yae 3.2 Banner special case explained
3. ↑ Refers to the note behind the old name of Sweet Diva Kay's Old Comfort Group.

### Notes for Confirmed Special Cases

1. ↑ The **special case** of Albedo 2.3 Banner is a VERY long story.
2. ↑ It is ALMOST CERTAIN that Heizou's Court Trial will be CONFIRMED to be a **special case**.

### Notes for Pending Special Cases

1. ↑ The missing piece for Archon DMG Bonus Ascension Stat Gang is an Anemo bow character. Venti is an Anemo bow character AND an Archon. If Sweet Diva Kay decides that Archon DMG Bonus Ascension Stat Gang would be a **special case**, then the missing piece would be ONLY Venti.
2. ↑ The missing piece of The Teachers is an Electro polearm character (Baal or Cyno). If Sweet Diva Kay decides that The Teachers would be a **special case**, then the missing piece would be ONLY Baal! But is Baal REALLY a teacher? She may or may not be...

### Notes for Denied Special Cases

1. ↑ The missing piece of Liyue ATK Ascension Stat Gang is a Pyro polearm character. Thoma has ATK as his Ascension Stat, but he is NOT from Liyue; he's from Inazuma. The Pyro polearm characters from Liyue are Xiangling and Hu Tao; neither of them have ATK as their Ascension Stat.
2. ↑ The missing piece for Baal 3.3 Banner is a Cryo bow character (Diona or Ganyu). The missing piece was previously debatable to be ONLY Diona because Ganyu is a BIG focus of a major event that came IMMEDIATELY AFTER Baal's 3.3 banner. However, if Ganyu was omitted, a certain weapon-element relationship wouldn't exist.