Eibon Record
Skia
Skia serves as a Lakshana frontline DPS that excels in long fights, allowing him to make the most out of Fang Thrust. However, Fang Thrust itself can be clunky and inconsistent due to him needing to constantly keep it on an enemy, which he likely loses when swapping out to restart team rotations. This lands him in C-tier since other units have easier times keeping consistent rotations.
Build Guide
Strengths
- Excels in long fights
- Can stealth while in Shadow Hound Chase
- Synergizes well with Remora and Stain teams
- Ultimate increases Fang Thrust damage
Weaknesses
- Fang Thrust is clunky and inconsistent
- Requires long field time and can lose debuff on swap
- Lower tier compared to other DPS characters
- Reliant on Remora/Stain teammates for max damage
Best Arcs
Ghostly Kite: Increases ATK by 10% and Lakshana DMG to targets affected by Remora and Stain by 10% for 15s after the wearer casts a Redirect Skill. Effect does not stack.
Spider Knowledge Collector: Grants the wearer 1 stack of Spider Knowledge when dealing damage with Basic Attacks, up to 8 stacks (up to 1 stack every 0.5s). All stacks are consumed when casting Ultimate. Increases the entire team's ATK by 1% for 10s per stack consumed. Increases ATK by an additional 2% when 8 stacks are consumed.
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Module Layout
Best Teams
Skia works best as the Main DPS in Remora or Stain teams that allow him to reap the benefits of Shadow Hound Chase and Fang Thrust.
Use the following rotation: Fadia Skill -> Sakiri Hold Skill -> Sakiri Ultimate -> Esper Zero Skill -> Esper Zero Ultimate -> Swap to Skia (Remora Trigger) -> Basic Attack to trigger Fang Thrust -> Skia Skill -> Skia Ultimate -> Normal Attacks until Shadow Hound Gnaw runs out.
This rotation provides 5-7 seconds of enhanced damage. Most damage comes from Skia's enhanced Normal Attacks when buffed.
Skill Priority
The Pack (Ultimate)
Skia's Ultimate can either be used at the start of his rotation, which is ideal for increasing Fang Thrust's DMG, or at the end of his rotation as a burst tool. Either way, his Ultimate is mainly used for its Fang Thrust benefits, and should be leveled third.
Arrest Warrant (Support Skill)
Provides bonus Lakshana DMG.
Shadow Hound Chase (Skill)
Shadow Hound Chase is Skia's secondary source of damage due to its passive attacks that happen at intervals. Level this second to make use of these increased attacks.
Arresting Art (Basic Attack)
Skia's Basic Attack should be maxed first since most of his damage comes from the consistency and frequency of his Basic Attacks.
How to Play
Supports start rotation first, Skia enters last, triggers Fang Thrust with Basic Attacks, then uses Skill and Ultimate consecutively to enhance damage, then attacks with empowered Basic Attacks for 5-10 seconds.
Rotations
- 1 Fadia Skill -> Sakiri Hold Skill -> Sakiri Ultimate -> Esper Zero Skill -> Esper Zero Ultimate -> Swap to Skia (Remora Trigger) -> Basic Attack to trigger Fang Thrust -> Skia Skill -> Skia Ultimate -> Normal Attacks until Shadow Hound Gnaw runs out. This rotation provides 5-7 seconds of uptime.
Tips
- Supports should start their rotation long before Skia's.
- When entering, strike opponents just enough to trigger Fang Thrust, then immediately use Skill and Ultimate consecutively.
- Use Ultimate at start to increase Fang Thrust damage by 10%.
- Team up with Cosmos or Psyche characters for Remora/Stain synergy.
- Shadow Hound Chase lets Skia stealth to get the jump on opponents.
Skills
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A workflow designed for pursuit. Enters the Tailed state, leaps into own shadow, and deals 6 instances of Lakshana DMG to an area. Splits 3 Fang Thrusts from shadow for each target hit, then enters Shadow Hound Gnaw mode.
Tailed
Prevents Fang Thrusts from disappearing after dealing damage to targets during the state.
Shadow Hound Gnaw
Allows movement on ground or wall surfaces, similar to Shadow Hound mode.
Remains undetected when approaching enemy targets.
Grants immunity to certain attacks, but cancels the mode when hit by ground damage.
Triggers additional attacks from Fang Thrusts whenever touching an enemy already marked by them.
Press Basic Attack or switch characters to exit this mode during its duration.
Moves forward at the edge of a high place to end this mode.
Deals 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area upon exiting the mode.
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The relentless shadows cannot be shaken off. Commands the shadow like a police canine to bite the target, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area.
Passives
Remora Enhancement: Inflicts an additional Remora on a target when Fang Thrust locks onto them in Remora state.
Increases Fang Thrust damage by 10% for 15s after casting The Pack, including collision damage in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode.
Awakening
Increses the auto-attack DMG Ratio for Fang Thrust by 60%.
Increases Skia's Crit Chance by 10% and Resistance to Interruptions by 50% for 15s after casting Shadow Hound Chase.
Skia's damage to targets locked by Fang Thrust is increased by 4%.
If only one target is locked onto by Fang Thrust on the field, Skia's damage to it is further increased by 4%.
Extends the duration of Tailed to 12s. Increases Attachment DMG by 2% per second a target is attached, up to 40%.
Increases the target's mass by 50 and reduces its Movement Speed by 20% for each Fang Thrust locked onto it.
Increases the Extra DMG Ratio of Fang Thrust by 20% while in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode when touching an enemy locked onto by Fang Thrust.
Increases the skill level of Arresting Art, Shadow Hound Chase, and The Pack by 1.
Reduces the locked-on target's Lakshana Resistance by 2% per Fang Thrust, up to 6%.
Voice Actors
CN
刘雨轩
EN
Bill Butts
JA
杉田智和
KO
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