Arlan vs Blade
Arlan vs Blade — two Destruction characters competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Arlan if…
- You need a Lightning Destruction unit and Arlan's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Blade's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.
Pick Blade if…
- You need a Wind Destruction unit and Blade's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Arlan's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.
Arlan and Blade are both Destruction investments that answer different account needs. Arlan (Lightning, Main DPS) shines when Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.. Blade (Wind, Main DPS) is the better commit when Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Arlan
- “Frenzied Punishment” dumps a huge single-target Lightning multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Skill “Shackle Breaker” spends HP as a deliberate self-damage cost—this is the spend that keeps the rotation honest.
- Talent “Pain and Anger” Based on Arlan's current missing HP percentage—miss the stack conditions and the burst window feels empty.
- HP-spend skills mean Arlan can soft-lock if sustain is weak or if a healer tops them up at the wrong time and breaks a low-HP / Charge condition.
- As a 4★ Destruction unit, Arlan is easy to gear for early/mid game but usually loses the niche race to a modern limited option once that banner is built.
- Spamming “Shackle Breaker” every turn without watching Skill Points strands the rest of the team—Arlan is often the SP sink.
Blade
- “Death Sentence” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Skill “Hellscape” spends a large HP chunk to refund Energy and advance action—the rotation wants controlled self-damage, not panic healing that cancels the state.
- Talent “Shuhu's Gift” builds into self-triggered Follow-Up ATKs—stack management is the real rotation, not just Skill spam.
- “Shuhu's Gift” Follow-Ups only fire after the Charge/HP conditions are met—wasting Skill or over-healing can strand Blade below the Follow-Up threshold for a full cycle.
- E0 without “The Unreachable Side” is still clearable, but the gap versus a signature copy is larger than a single eidolon for most Destruction carries—plan the cone before deep eidolon hunting.
- HP-spend skills mean Blade can soft-lock if sustain is weak or if a healer tops them up at the wrong time and breaks a low-HP / Charge condition.
Shared Team Members
With Arlan
Sunday is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Blade
Sunday is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Arlan
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Blade
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Arlan
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Blade
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
Best Builds (Signature)
Light Cone
On the Fall of an Aeon
Relics
Band of Sizzling Thunder (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Lightning DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Light Cone
The Unreachable Side
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Wind DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Lightning Destruction unit and Arlan's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Blade's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Arlan is an HP-cost Lightning Destruction starter.
- Ultimate “Frenzied Punishment” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies.
- “Frenzied Punishment” dumps a huge single-target Lightning multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- You need a Wind Destruction unit and Blade's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Arlan's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.
- Ultimate “Death Sentence” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies.
- “Death Sentence” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.