Should I pick Lingyang for my ticket selector?

Posting here because ironically, I’m more likely to get an objective answer here than in the main sub where everyone has a hate boner for our dear lion dancer. My situation: I’m very picky with pulls. So far I’ve only pulled on Jiyan banner and will be pulling on Xiangli banner. As a result, I’m severely lacking in units and i don’t have Lingyang or Encore in my roster. I struggle to even 24* the tower at SOL7. My priorities aren’t clearing tower but I’d like to have an easier time with it (fomo 😔) Now, i really like Lingyang as a character! He’s so cute and I’ve been in a lion dance troupe in the past so i think he’s really cool. I’m not very sure about his playstyle tho I’ve heard people say that he’s clunky, buggy and just feels horrible to play in general, which is why I’ve turned to this sub. (Really wish we could test standard characters 😭)

Here’s my dilemma:

Pro-lingyang: - i like his design more than encores by a huge amount - i will be pulling for xiangli’s weapon, so i will have a decent stat stick for lingyang, i dont have a 5* rectifier for encore - i don’t have glacio DPS, but I have chixia for fusion DPS

Anti-lingyang: - he feels bad to play? - he hits like a wet noodle? - he has lots of bugs?

this is where i need y’all to come in, does he really feel THAT bad to play? Is my account bricked if i pick him? Are the cons so bad that it trumps all of the pros? Can anyone provide me with an honest opinion on whether to chooose lingyang or encore? I don’t want to regret my decision later down the road ahahah

Thanks for reading my wall of text, I’m just really indecisive😭