Laevatain
Rhodes Island
Main Intellect · Sub Strength
Laevatain is a Heat AoE monster whose Magma Fragment Battle Skill and Ultimate-centered dumps clear packs that single-target carries struggle with. She wants energy routing — Tide Fall and Hot Work style setups — and feels weaker if you cannot feed Ultimates, but inside a dedicated Heat team she remains a premier pack-clear option. Pull when you need a Heat carry and will build the energy package around her; pass if you refuse Ultimate-gated DPS or already clear Heat content another way.
Laevatain is a 6★ Heat Main DPS (Sword). Laevatain is a Heat Damage monster whose Battle Skill has the ability to summon a Magma Fragment, and trigger temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area.
Overview
Quick Build
Weapon
Forgeborn Scathe
Signature option. It grants the wielder Heat damage and a large Basic Attack Damage bonus after triggering their Ultimate, for 20 seconds.
Gear Set
Hot Work
The Hot Work 3-piece set bonus grants a large Heat damage bonus whenever the wearer applies Combustion - a perfect fit for Laevatain, who can trigger this on demand with her Battle Skill. You will want to combine this with an Offpiece that grants Ultimate Gain Efficiency, to have more frequent access to her powerful Ult.
Main Stats
Body Intellect · Hands CRIT / Heat DMG · Kits Arts Intensity / Heat DMG
Priority
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > Arts Intensity
Priority
Redeemer Armor
Intellect, Ultimate Gain Efficiency
Hot Work Gauntlets
Intellect, Strength, Heat DMG Dealt Bonus
Hot Work Pyrometer
Intellect, Battle Skill DMG Bonus
Hot Work Pyrometer
Intellect, Battle Skill DMG Bonus
Strengths
- Battle Skill "Smouldering Fire" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Summons a Magma Fragment to continuously attack enemies and deal Heat DMG. Hitting the enemy grants 1 stack of Melting Flame. If Laevatain al
- Combo Skill "Seethe" — COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy suffers Combustion or Corrosion. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Fire erupts beneath the feet of any enemy with Combustion or Corrosion, dealing
- Ultimate "Twilight" — SKILL DESCRIPTION: Laevatain summons her Sviga Lævi and becomes the controlled operator. For a certain duration, her basic attacks (BATK) are enhanced and the S
- Laevatain is a Heat Damage monster whose Battle Skill has the ability to summon a Magma Fragment, and trigger temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area.
Weaknesses
- Wants dedicated setup time — dropping Laevatain into a random squad without infliction / stagger support softens the damage window.
- Field-time sensitive; heavy multi-DPS rotations can truncate the dump.
Skill Priority
Laevatain's primary source of damage comes from her Ultimate Twilight and her Battle Skill Smouldering Fire,.
Level after higher priorities — supports the basic attack role in the rotation.
Level after higher priorities — supports the combo skill role in the rotation.
Finish after core combat skills are comfortable.
Stat Priority
Laevatain is a Heat Damage monster whose Battle Skill has the ability to summon a Magma Fragment, and trigger temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area.
She also generates Ultimate Energy when the forced Combustion triggers.
Use these notes as the operator priority order inside the comps above.
Weapons
Intellect Boost [L] · Attack Boost [L]
Heat DMG Dealt +16/28.8/44.8%. When the wielder casts an ultimate, the wielder gains Basic Attack DMG Dealt +75/135/210% for 20.00s. Effects of the same name cannot stack.
Why it works —Signature option. It grants the wielder Heat damage and a large Basic Attack Damage bonus after triggering their Ultimate, for 20 seconds.
Intellect Boost [L] · Heat DMG Boost [L]
ATK +7/12.6/19.6%. Whenever Combustion or Corrosion is applied to an enemy, the wielder gains Heat and Nature DMG Dealt +8/14.4/22.4% for 20.00s. Max stacks for effects of the same name: 2.00. Duration of each stack is counted separately. Effect only triggers once every 0.1s.
Why it works —As a more free-to-play option, Umbral Torch grants Attack as well as a Heat and damage boost for each enemy afflicted with Combustion, stacking up to 3 times. This effect works pretty well with Laevatain's kit, since she can forcibly trigger a temporary Combustion with her Battle Skill.
Intellect Boost [M] · Ultimate Gain Efficiency Boost [M]
ATK +5/9/14%. Arts Intensity +25/45/70.
Why it works —For a 5 Star option, Fortmaker slots in well since its main stat lines up with Laevatain's stat specialty and its secondary can feed into her Ultimate Gain and its got an intrinsic attack boost as well.
Intellect Boost [S] · ATK Boost [S]
When the wielder casts a combo skill, the wielder gains ATK +12/21.6/33.6% for 20.00s. Effects of the same name cannot stack.
Why it works —For a 4 Star Option, Wave Tide will work well. The fact is though that with the availability of 5 Star options, this weapon should only ever really be used in a leveling situation and replaced with something better as soon as possible.
Gear
Hot Work is Laevatain's BiS. Applying Combustion with her Battle Skill immediately triggers the set's Heat DMG bonus — on-demand, every rotation. Pair with an Ultimate Gain Efficiency off-piece so her Ult stays frequent.
Redeemer Armor
Intellect, Ultimate Gain Efficiency
Hot Work Gauntlets
Intellect, Strength, Heat DMG Dealt Bonus
Hot Work Pyrometer
Intellect, Battle Skill DMG Bonus
Hot Work Pyrometer
Intellect, Battle Skill DMG Bonus
Eternal Xiranite is the support-leaning backup. Team DMG on Amp/Susceptibility tags if you would rather amp the squad than maximize her personal Heat spikes.
Eternal Xiranite Light Armor
Will, Intellect, Ultimate Gain Efficiency
Eternal Xiranite Wraps
Will, Intellect, Ultimate Gain Efficiency
Eternal Xiranite Bracing Slab
Will, Intellect, Ultimate SP Gain
Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm
Will, Intellect, Ultimate SP Gain
Team Compositions
Heat Combustion carry: Camille fuels SP, Arcane groups or amps, Ardelia sustains — Laevatain detonates Combustion on Battle Skill inside the window.
Laevatain is the Heat Combustion carry — apply Combustion with Battle Skill and detonate inside the SP/amp window.
Camille fuels SP so Laevatain can Battle Skill Combustion and Ult on a short cycle.
Arcane covers grouping/Susceptibility or secondary Arts damage while Laevatain owns the Combustion Heat dump.
Ardelia keeps Laevatain alive through Combustion commits and adds Susceptibility amp on the dump.
Skills & Potentials
Skills & Talents
BASIC ATTACK: An attack with up to 5 sequences that deals Heat DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 18 Stagger. DIVE ATTACK: Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Heat DMG to nearby enemies. FINISHER: Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher that deals massive Heat DMG and recovers some SP.
SKILL DESCRIPTION: Summons a Magma Fragment to continuously attack enemies and deal Heat DMG. Hitting the enemy grants 1 stack of Melting Flame. If Laevatain already has 4 stack(s) of Melting Flame when casting the skill, then consume all the stacks and perform 1 additional attack that deals Heat DMG and forcibly trigger temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area. When the additional attack hits the enemy, restore additional Ultimate Energy. Battle skill effects are enhanced while Laevatain's ultimate is active.
COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy suffers Combustion or Corrosion. SKILL DESCRIPTION: Fire erupts beneath the feet of any enemy with Combustion or Corrosion, dealing Heat DMG to them. If the skill hits the enemy, Laevatain gains 1 stack of Melting Flame and further gains Ultimate Energy per enemy hit.
SKILL DESCRIPTION: Laevatain summons her Sviga Lævi and becomes the controlled operator. For a certain duration, her basic attacks (BATK) are enhanced and the Sviga Lævi strikes together with Laevatain, with each attack dealing Heat DMG. BATK sequence 3 also applies Heat Infliction. Casting the battle skill, Smouldering Fire, or the combo skill, Seethe, does not shorten the duration of the ultimate, Twilight.
Operator Intellect +10. / Operator Intellect +15. / Operator Intellect +15. / Operator Intellect +20.
After the controlled operator's Final Strike or Finisher hits the enemy, Laevatain absorbs Heat Infliction from nearby enemies. Every stack of Heat Infliction absorbed gives Laevatain 1 stack of Melting Flame (max stacks: 4). After reaching 4 stacks, DMG dealt by Laevatain ignores 20 Heat Resistance of the enemy for 20s. Laevatain also absorbs Heat Infliction from enemies defeated nearby.
When HP drops below 40%, gain 90% Protection and restore 5% Max HP per second for 8s. This effect can only trigger once every 120s.
Potentials
Battle skill Smouldering Fire improved: Additional attack multiplier is increased to 1.2 times the original, and scoring a hit returns 20 SP.
Is it worth getting?
Nice quality-of-life node. Keep if free; do not spend special pulls chasing it.
Intellect +20, Basic Attack DMG Dealt +15%.
Is it worth getting?
Solid damage / uptime node. Grab it when duplicates show up; do not hard-pity for it.
Battle skill Smouldering Fire improved: Duration of the Combustion applied by the skill is increased by 50%. DMG of the Combustion applied by the skills is increased to 1.5 times the original.
Is it worth getting?
Solid damage / uptime node. Grab it when duplicates show up; do not hard-pity for it.
Ultimate Twilight improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15%.
Is it worth getting?
Meaningful combat spike if you are committing copies; not mandatory for clearing.
Ultimate Twilight improved: Enhanced basic attack DMG multiplier is increased to 1.2 times the original; during the ultimate, every enemy defeated by Laevatain extends ultimate duration by +1s (max: +7s).
Is it worth getting?
Solid damage / uptime node. Grab it when duplicates show up; do not hard-pity for it.
P0 is fully usable — potentials are damage / comfort spikes, not hard gates. Endgame target: P5.
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