Laevatain
Laevatain is a Heat Striker with great AoE and damage, making her a good unit for any content. Her kit requires specific team setups in order to achieve maximum damage but it's fully rewarding once everything is in place.
Build Guide
Recommended Weapons
Gear Sets
Stat Priority
Skill Leveling Priority
Skills
Flaming Cinders
BasicBasic Attack
Smouldering Fire
BattleBattle Skill
Seethe
ComboCombo Skill
Twilight
UltimateUltimate
Kit Analysis
Strengths
- + Great AoE damage
- + High damage output
- + Good for any content
Weaknesses
- − Requires specific team setups
- − Complex kit to maximize
Team Compositions
Heat Team
Uses multiple Heat characters to apply Heat Inflictions for Laevatain and Ardelia for Sustain and Susceptibility/Corrosion. Akekuri also helps with SP generation on her Combo Skill and Ultimate.
Antal Heat Team
On paper, this team should deal the best damage, with the main difference being that Akekuri now becomes your Heat Inflictor with SP, and Antal's Combo Skill (+1 Infliction like Wulfgard) having a 5s longer cooldown.
Insights
Summary
Laevatain is a high-damage Heat Striker who excels as a AoE DPS but demands precise team compositions and builds to function optimally. Her complex rotation requires balancing SP generation, Heat Inflictions, and burst timing.
Playstyle
Focus on maximizing Heat Inflictions while managing SP resources through consistent Combo Skill use. Prioritize enemy grouping to leverage her ultimate's AoE potential.
Difficulty
MediumPros
- +Dominates in AoE-intensive content with her ultimate's scaling
- +Benefits significantly from Heat Inflictions due to crit/damage scaling
- +Flexible team roles with both sustain-focused (Ardelia) and burst-focused (Antal) supports
Cons
- −Requires at least two strong Heat Inflictors to avoid damage falloff
- −Poor performance in single-target engagements without upgrade nodes
- −Ult CD management creates openings in longer fights
Tips
- Use Gilberta or Wulfgard as secondary Heat Inflictors to prioritize AoE
- Train Combo Skill early to reduce SP recovery dependencies
- Equip Fortmaker to mitigate survivability issues during burst phases
Common Mistakes
- !Neglecting to apply Heat Inflictions before key rotation phases
- !Overinvesting in SP regeneration at the expense of main stats
- !Failing to reposition during ultimate cooldowns to maintain team positioning
- !Using her in solo play without Heat support teammates
Synergy Notes
- Synergizes with Sustain and Energy sets for SP stability and Heat application
- Earlier in the game, prioritize Wulfgard over Antal for consistent Inflictions
- Gilberta's grouping effect becomes mandatory in endgame content vs high-density enemies