Venti vs Lynette
The Archon of Crowd Control vs. the stealthy taunt driver
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Venti if…
- Whenever enemies are small enough to be pulled into his Vortex
- When your team relies on high-cost bursts and needs the 15 energy
- In Freeze teams where keeping enemies grouped is the main goal
Pick Lynette if…
- When you need a simple VV shredder and don't have Venti
- In exploration for faster traversal over land
- Against bosses where Venti's grouping is useless but a taunt helps
Venti is vastly superior in combat utility due to his grouping and energy mechanics. Lynette is a budget alternative whose main value lies in her free availability and movement skill.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Venti
- Strong Small Target Crown Control.
- Has a large variety of team options.
- Easy to play.
- Large enemies are not affected by Venti's Elemental Burst.
- Elemental Burst can be difficult to place exactly where it is suppose to be.
- Burst sometimes lifts the enemies too high and they can not be reached by the Main DPS anymore.
Lynette
- Strong Anemo damage
- Versatile team options
- Requires investment
- Best teams use limited 5-stars
Shared Team Members
With Venti
Venti's Burst groups enemies perfectly for Ganyu's Frostflake Arrows and Burst shards, which have quadratic scaling in dense clusters. This synergy is famous for clearing floors of small to medium enemies in seconds, as every enemy is hit by every shard.
With Lynette
Ganyu's Skill taunt provides Lynette with the safety to setup her abilities or take aim for her own attacks. Ganyu's off-field Cryo application also allows Lynette to trigger Swirls or benefit from Freeze setups while her own Burst is active.
Best Builds (Signature)
Weapon
Elegy for the End
Artifacts
Viridescent Venerer
Sands
EM
Goblet
EM
Circlet
EM
Substats
Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery > ATK % > CRIT Rate
Weapon
Favonius Sword
Artifacts
Viridescent Venerer
Sands
Energy Recharge / ATK %
Goblet
Anemo % / ATK %
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%
Who Should You Pull?
- Whenever enemies are small enough to be pulled into his Vortex
- When your team relies on high-cost bursts and needs the 15 energy
- In Freeze teams where keeping enemies grouped is the main goal
- When you need a simple VV shredder and don't have Venti
- In exploration for faster traversal over land
- Against bosses where Venti's grouping is useless but a taunt helps