Eibon Record
Skia
Skia is a Lakshana frontline DPS who shines in extended fights where he can keep Fang Thrust rolling. His main weakness is consistency: Fang Thrust must be maintained on a single enemy, and it is usually lost whenever he swaps out to restart the team rotation. That clunkiness, combined with the fact that other units maintain smoother rotations, is why he sits in C-tier.
Build Guide
Strengths
- Strong sustained damage in long fights thanks to Fang Thrust
- Empowered Basic Attacks do most of his damage, so he scales well with on-field time
- Fang Thrust has a built-in interaction with Remora, adding extra Remora instances on locked targets
- Ultimate buffs his own Fang Thrust damage before his real DPS window
- Shadow Hound Chase grants stealth for traversing enemy territory
Weaknesses
- Fang Thrust is clunky to maintain and is easily lost when swapping off
- Needs to stay on-field to capitalize on his rotations, which limits team flexibility
- Damage window is short (roughly 5-10 seconds) and heavily dependent on buffs being pre-stacked
- Rotation consistency is harder than with other DPS units, dragging him down to C-tier
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 1 stack of Spider Knowledge when dealing damage with Basic Attacks, up to 8 stacks (max 1 stack every 0.5s). All stacks are consumed when casting Ultimate, increasing the entire team's ATK by 1% for 10s per stack consumed, plus an additional 2% when 8 stacks are consumed.
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Best Teams
Skia works best as the Main DPS in Remora or Stain teams that let him reap the benefits of Shadow Hound Chase and Fang Thrust. Esper Zero provides Sub-DPS damage and triggers Remora, Sakiri handles the buffing, and Fadia supplies damage mitigation while enabling Stain.
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.
Stack all support buffs before Skia comes in, since his buffed window only lasts about 5-7 seconds.
Most of the team's damage comes from Skia's enhanced Normal Attacks while buffed by Sakiri, Remora triggers, and his own Skill and Ultimate.
Skill Priority
The Pack (Ultimate)
Used either at the start of the rotation to boost Fang Thrust damage or at the end as a burst tool. Its main value is the Fang Thrust benefit, so level it third.
Arrest Warrant (Support Skill)
Provides bonus Lakshana DMG.
Shadow Hound Chase (Skill)
His secondary damage source thanks to its passive interval attacks; level it second to boost those hits.
Arresting Art (Basic Attack)
Max this first — the bulk of Skia's damage comes from the consistency and frequency of his Basic Attacks.
How to Play
Skia is a long-window On-Field DPS who wants to enter last, right after his supports have finished their setup. Trigger Fang Thrust, immediately chain Skill and Ultimate to buff the mark and enter Shadow Hound Chase, then unload empowered Basic Attacks before swapping off shortly after his Skill duration ends.
Rotations
- 1Fadia 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.
- 2Full rotation gives about 5-7 seconds of uptime where Skia deals enhanced damage with buffs and Remora active.
- 3Alternative opening: lead with Skia's Ultimate before the DPS window if you want the Fang Thrust damage amplification active immediately.
Tips
- Support units should start their rotation well before Skia's, since he takes up the most field time.
- Strike opponents just enough to trigger Fang Thrust, then use Skill and Ultimate consecutively — this raises Fang Thrust DMG and enters Shadow Hound Chase simultaneously.
- Keep his combat window to roughly 5-10 seconds and swap off shortly after Shadow Hound Gnaw runs out.
- His Ultimate increases Lakshana DMG done to Fang Thrust targets by 10%, so use it at the start of a damage rotation to buff yourself before the real DPS window.
- Team up with Cosmos characters (Remora) or Psyche characters (Stain); Fang Thrust adds another Remora instance to already-Remora'd targets, and Watch Your Heads! gains 12% extra Lakshana DMG from these effects.
- Shadow Hound Chase lets Skia stealth around opponents as long as he does not attack, which is useful for crossing enemy territory or setting up an ambush.
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
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