Last Rite

endgame dps

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Last Rite is an S-tier Cryo Striker who can run as a main hypercarry or as a supporting damage dealer. Her low-cost Battle Skill is among the cheapest ways to apply Cryo Infliction, letting her either enable another Cryo carry or fuel her own Combo Skill. That dependence on exact Infliction counts makes her more restrictive than other carries, and stage or boss mechanics can quietly gut her output.

The endgame Last Rite setup pairs Khravengger with the Tide Surge set to maximize Skill and Arts damage. Khravengger contributes Skill DMG, Cryo DMG, Strength and Attack, while Tide Surge rewards her cheap Cryo Infliction with a long-lasting Arts DMG buff that stays active through most of a fight. Swordmancer Light Armor fills the off-piece slot for its matching attributes and Ultimate Gain, which keeps her expensive Ultimate cycling every other rotation when she reliably consumes 4 Cryo stacks; in Yvonne teams where she never spends stacks, that Ultimate comes up roughly every third rotation. The remaining slots use Hanging River O2 Tubes for stable stats. If she reaches Potential 4 or fights where 4-stack Combo Skills are guaranteed, the armor can be replaced with Type 50 Yinglung Light Armor for more damage.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Battle Skill Esoteric Legacy of Seš'qa refunds SP and, after a Final Strike, spawns a Mirage that deals extra Cryo damage and applies Cryo Infliction.
Winter's Devourer consumes all Cryo Infliction stacks on the target; firing it at 4 stacks gives the largest Cryo Susceptibility debuff and the most Ultimate Energy.
Ultimate Vigil Services costs a hefty 240 energy and Last Rite can only gain Ultimate Energy from her own Battle and Combo Skills.
Talent Hypothermia turns consumed Infliction stacks into Cryo Susceptibility, and Cryogenic Embrittlement amplifies that debuff while the Ultimate deals damage.

Scaling

Her damage is gated behind strict Cryo Infliction counts, so she performs best with teammates who generate or preserve those stacks instead of overwriting them.
Before Potential 4, or in comps that cannot reliably reach 4 stacks, she needs Ultimate Gain in her build to keep casting her Ultimate on a regular cadence.
Content that drains or converts Infliction (heat-based stages, split boss/weakpoint counters) lowers her ceiling noticeably compared to more flexible damage dealers.

Team Role

Last Rite fits Cryo-focused teams as either the primary damage dealer or a secondary DPS. As a main carry she builds the Combo Skill up to 4 Cryo Infliction stacks so the Cryo Susceptibility debuff is at its strongest, then fires her Ultimate into the weakened target while teammate buffs and debuffs are active. As a support-flavored option she pairs with other Cryo carries such as Yvonne, using her cheap Battle Skill to feed Infliction without consuming it herself, which lets her Ultimate come up roughly every third rotation. Because her whole kit revolves around Infliction bookkeeping, she wants allies who keep Cryo stacks alive, and she suffers in fights where enemies constantly apply conflicting Inflictions or where a boss and its weakpoint track separate counters.

Weapon

khravenggerBest

6★ Claymores

sundered_princeRank 2

6★ Claymores

seeker_of_dark_lungRank 3

5★ Claymores

industry_01Rank 4

4★ Claymores

Weapon Stat Priority

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Gear

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Pieces

armor

gloves

core 1

hanging river o2 tube

core 2

hanging river o2 tube

Stat Priority

1strength_boost2will_boost3attack_boost4dmg_bonus

Explanation

Weapon choice: Khravengger is taken for its Skill DMG and Cryo DMG bonuses alongside Strength and Attack, all of which translate directly into her damage.

Alternative weapons: Sundered Prince adds Strength and Attack but only pays off with on-field play, Seeker of Dark Lung is a lower-rarity Strength and Ultimate Gain option, and Industry 0.1 serves as a placeholder.

Gear logic: Tide Surge converts her frequent Cryo Infliction into a 15-second Arts DMG buff, and the Swordmancer off-piece adds Ultimate Gain so her Ultimate cycle stays smooth.

Situational swap: at Potential 4 the reduced Ultimate cost frees her to drop the Swordmancer armor for Type 50 Yinglung and chase a higher damage ceiling.

Notes

Khravengger with the Tide Surge set is the top pairing because both push her Skill and Arts damage at once.
Swordmancer Light Armor supplies the Ultimate Gain she needs to land her 240-cost Ultimate every other rotation.
Once she is at Potential 4, or when 4-stack Combo Skills are consistent, the armor can be swapped for Type 50 Yinglung.
Sundered Prince is usable but expects her to stay on-field to get value from its Stagger bonus.