Ah, HoloCoins... The in-game currency vital for getting Shop upgrades, pulling your oshi characters from the gacha banners, and splurging on HoloHouse stuff. (Wait, what?) And just like any avaricious capitalist regarding money, you'll always want more.

Back in HoloCure version 0.5, the way to go was the classic "GreedRyS" build on Endless Mode, as IRyS' Awakened Nephilim Blast (used as the sole Weapon) combined with a Greed Stamp (+ Bomb Stamp + Projectile Up/Haste Stamp) rapidly knocked HoloCoins out of targets. But a change to the Greed Stamp in version 0.6 (favoring high-damage attacks instead of rapid-fire low-damage attacks) somewhat nerfed her coin-farming ability.

While a couple of new characters from the Hololive Indonesia branch--Pavolia Reine and Ayunda Risu--are now being touted as the "new and shiny" Greed Queens, one existing character was silently and significantly buffed after underperforming in 0.4 and 0.5.

Her name? AZKi.


For your consideration: The AZGreed build.

A VSinger (or in her words, a "Virtual Diva") from Hololive JP's Generation 0. Previously from the INoNaKa Music (INNK Music) branch--along with Hoshimachi Suisei--before transferring into Hololive proper after the former's closure. Her stylized name no doubt served as the inspiration for her Hololive EN counterpart/kouhai/previous HoloCure "Greed Queen", IRyS.

She's also pretty skilled at a certain little browser game called GeoGuessr. How skilled? Plop her into a random street view location and she'll guess the location with an accuracy of within a few meters--sometimes pinpointing the exact spot where she started! (Doubly so if it's in Japan.)

AZKi is basically a ranged version of Ouro Kronii who relies on Speed (mobility) and Haste (attack speed) to get out of tight spots, all while keeping her HP full to use her passive buffing Skills (Virtual Diva and Performance) and her secondary damage-dealing AOE Skill (Encore) to complement her main Weapon (Diva Song).

Main Weapon and Special/Ulti:


Diva Song - "Send a flying music note in front."

- Awaken this ASAP, as this will be your main damage dealer (and way to get HoloCoins from mobs). A bit tricky to aim, as the music note curves in a wavy line. Max out Weapon Limit at the Shop (under the "Others" tab) to focus on leveling it up faster.

Full Concert - "Shine a circle of brilliant stage lights, damaging all targets nearby for 6 seconds."

- The panic button when mobs get too overwhelmingly rowdy. Or when a boss is too tough to take down.

Skills:

Encore! - "Every 7 seconds, create a burst of song dealing 100%/200%/300% damage. For every target defeated in the last 7 seconds, +10% song damage."

- Your secondary mob-clearing AOE skill.

Virtual Diva - "For each second AZKi does not receive damage, increase Haste by 1%/2%/3%, up to 10%/20%/30%. Buff resets to 0% if AZKi takes damage."

- Haste (attack speed) booster, provided AZKi doesn't receive damage.

Performance - "For each second while moving, +2%/+4%/+6% SPD (max 20%/40%/60%) and +2%/+3%/+4% dodge chance (max 20%/30%/40%). Both buffs lose 2 stacks if receiving damage."

- (Movement) Speed booster, provided AZKi doesn't receive damage. The last two Skills require being mobile and avoiding HP damage. (Body Pillow is a good complementary Item to both Virtual Diva and Performance despite the nerf.)

Stamps:

- Greed Stamp - The most important Stamp to get for the HoloCoins it knocks out of targets, otherwise there's no AZGreed build.
- Bomb Stamp - To proc explosions, which cause additional damage. And if any other targets are close to that explosion's damage, it also procs the Greed Stamp.
- Haste Stamp - To rapid-fire AZKi's Diva Song and proc more extra musical notes.

Haste Stamp alternatives:

- Size Up Stamp - Increases the size of AZKi's Diva Song note, giving it a somewhat wider attack area. (Just don't forget to boost Haste and ATK for it.)
- Solo Stamp - 0.6 may have given it a slight "nerf-bonk", but it still helps in boosting damage as long as there's empty Weapon slots.
- Life Steal Stamp - Switch to this to get extra healing once the YAGOO horde arrives. (Great with Full Meal.)

Items:

- Super Chatto Time - Vital for increasing HoloCoin drop rates and acts as a magnet for them, reducing clutter on the field.
- Halu - Increases fan spawns, making any Stage a target-rich environment that allows AZKi to level up faster with more targets defeated. Also allows her to gain more HoloCoins with every target defeated.
- Piki Piki Piman - Basically adds extra damage to the Main Weapon and Special with boosts to max HP.
- Candy Kingdom Sweets - Additional Haste booster with a trade-off of 25% reduced damage. However, it has a 10% chance to apply a second attack dealing 33% of the initial damage. (Counteract by boosting PPP via HP upgrades and/or boosting ATK.)
- Just Bandage - HP booster (complements PPP), and healing upon receiving HP damage. Vital for increased Virtual Diva and Performance uptime. (Alternatively, Full Meal for doubled healing.)
- Breastplate - Damage reduction/damage reflection. (Alternatively, Headphones for the knockback proc or Body Pillow for extra "shielding" to increase Virtual Diva and Performance uptime--despite the Item nerf.)

Your Standard AZGreed build should look somewhat like this:


Note that I'm not including any Super Versions of the aforementioned Items, because RNG is a fickle mistress. Still, if you do get one (Super Super Chatto Time/Super Study Glasses/Super Limiter/Super Energy Drink/Super Headphones/Super Body Pillow and/or Super Breastplate), feel free to use it.

- HP > Haste > Speed

(ATK--if HP is not available--for the Endless mobs + YAGOO horde, Pick Up Range if you need extra XP Gems)

By the way, a welcome side effect of this setup is that it's possible to get the "Tank class" achievement while doing an Endless coin-farming run. This is helped by AZKi's base HP of 75 (compared to, say, IRyS's 55 HP) and how Piki Piki Piman encourages upgrades to HP for added damage (made easier when limited to Diva Song as the solo weapon).

This was from my first-ever 1-million HoloCoin AZGreed run (Full disclosure: I did get AZKi to Gachikoi before 0.6):

- Buy the Shop upgrades under the Stat Upgrades and Enhancements tabs. Max out Marketing and Weapon Limit under the Others tab.
- Make good use of Eliminate and Reroll (seen respectively below under the Enhancements tab) to banish unnecessary Items and quickly get the critical Items for the build.


- Cook up some Fruit Sandwiches at the HoloHouse's Cooking Cauldron for 30% more HoloCoins. (Make sure you already used up the previous food you've cooked.)
- Roll/Redeem additional copies of AZKi for the G.Rank bonus.
- Get AZKi to Gachikoi rank by clearing Stages in Stage Mode. This unlocks all her Skills at max level and gives significant bonuses to HP, ATK, SPD and Crit.

Any Stage on Endless Mode (with Weapon Limit set to max) is fine, but Stages with increased HoloCoin multipliers are recommended. That said, if played skillfully enough (and with a bit of luck with the Stamps and Items), AZKi can still potentially get one million HoloCoins (without adding in the Halu bonus) even on Stage 1 Normal.



I know there are a few AZGreed runners who earned a whopping four million to six million HoloCoins on Stage 3 Hard.

The current (as of this edit) record is now at 7.5 million HoloCoins from a single AZGreed (or AZKoin) run on Stage 3 Hard (full video of the run is provided in the Reddit thread below):
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/1747hw5/new_record_for_the_most_coins_in_one_run_75/

(If that record gets broken, let me know.)

EDIT (9/25/2024): Apparently, there's a guy on the HoloCure subreddit (u/Animeboy98) who managed to get over 9 million HoloCoins doing an Endless AZGreed run on Stage 3 Hard:
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/1favcku/new_coin_run_record_over_9_million_coins_in_one/

Granted, he did tweak the build by adding Wamy Water to knock back the YAGOOs, but it works.

And here's a list of his other greed runs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/1fh6no5/comment/ln7uq87/

EDIT (10/01/2024): And 19 days later, Redditor u/TRGreninja breaks the previous AZGreed record with 10 million HoloCoins, with the help of both Wamy Water and the Absolute Wall Collab:
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/1fpti21/10_million_coins_in_a_single_run/

o7

While this build will (hopefully) be a big help to those with insufficient HoloCoins, AZKi is due for a character rework, as Kay Yu mentioned during Koefficient's interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WogHjW9qepA
It wasn't on patch 0.6, but it's possible the next patch might introduce the rework (probably with AZKi's current look/model and referencing how cracked she is at GeoGuessr), rendering this guide obsolete.

For now, enjoy the AZGreed build while it lasts, fellow VSinger enjoyers.

- u/_Kumi from the HoloCure subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/15up3t3/azki_gold_farming_mini_guide/

- YouTuber Yos3939 for discovering/creating this build:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1V3RBlAXo
- Yuano for the beautiful illustration of AZKi's third model:
https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/32326294

- The HoloCure wiki (new wiki[dot]gg link):
https://holocure.wiki.gg/wiki/HoloCure_Wiki

- The HoloCure Build Maker (now updated for 0.6):
https://holocure-build-maker-opal.vercel.app/

- YouTuber/Big-name simp Koefficient for the interview with Kay Yu:
https://www.youtube.com/@Koefficient

- Kay Yu-san for creating a solid Hololive fan game.

- The actual AZKi for gracing fans with her beautiful voice (Subscribe):
https://www.youtube.com/@AZKi

- And YOU, the reader, for taking the time to read this (work-in-progress) guide.

(9/25/2024): I'm also leaving this Reddit thread if you wish to improve your AZGreed/AZKoin runs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/holocure/comments/15zqhol/current_coin_world_record_meta_guide/

Disclaimer:
This guide was first posted on Steam on September 16, 2023, with occasional updates/revisions/corrections since. Feel free to share/link/reference this guide on other non-Steam game guide sites, provided that proper credit is given (including the people/resource sites I credit in this guide). I do not intend for this to be a monetized game guide, and nor should you.