Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening everyone!
I have returned once again with another build guide for you all to use!
Our great Magician of Fontaine has arrived and for those who have acquired him, here is what you need to know!
Materials
Lyney Build Infographic
Lyney Farning Schedule
In the Team Set Up section I talk about some other combination of members you could do with Lyney!
Skill Kit
Lyney has quite the interesting Kit, where you want to balance HP and ATK on him! Like Ganyu he shines the most when doing charged attack shots, but this time he does the Pyro Dmg! So let's take a look at his kit!
Normal Attack
Normal Attack
Normal Attack:
Performs up to 4 consecutive shots
Plunge Attack:
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Charge Attack:
Level 1: Fires off a Pyro Infused arrow, dealing Pyro DMG
Level 2: Fires off a Prop Arrow that deals Pyro DMG and upon hit it will summon a Grin-Malkin Hat.
If Lyney has more than 60% of his HP, he'll consume a portion of his HP to obtain a stack of Prop Surplus Attack. This can be stacked up to 5 times. The lowest HP Lyney can drop is 60% of his Max HP.
Grin-Malkin Hat
- Taunts nearby opponents and each opponent can only be taunted by the hat once every 5s.
- The hat will inherit a percentage of Lyney's Max HP
- Once destroyed/expired it will fire off a Pyrotechnic Strike at 1 near an opponent, dealing Pyro DMG. Only one hat can exist at a time.
Arkhe: Pneuma
At certain intervals, the Prop Arrow will cause a Spiritbreath Thorn to descend upon its location, dealing Pneuma-aligned Pyro DMG
Skill
Lyney Skill
When used all Prop Surplus stacks will be used and deal AOE Pyro DMG to opponents in front of him. Damage scales off of the amount of stacks cleared, and will regenerate HP based on his Max HP.
Grin-Malkin Hat
If there is a Grin-Malkin Hat on the field, the fireworks will cause it to explode and deal AoE Pyro DMG equal to a Pyrotechnic Strike. This is considered a Charge Attack DMG
Ultimate
Lyney Ultimate
When the Grin-Malkin Hat gets close to opponents, it will send flames down to them and deal 1 instance of Pyro DMG to each opponent. When it expires the Grin-Malkin Hat will disappear and set off fireworks that deal AoE Pyro DMG, summon 1 Grin-Malkin Hat, and give 1 Prop Surplus stack.
Note: You can cancel the Grin-Malkin Cat
Passive Talents
1st Ascension Passive
Perilous Performance
If Lyney consumes HP when firing off a Prop Arrow, the Grin-Malkin hat summoned by the arrow will, upon hitting an opponent, restore 3 Energy to Lyney and increase DMG dealt by 80% of his ATK.
2nd Ascension Passive
Conclusive Ovation
The DMG Lyney deals to opponents affected by Pyro will receive the following buffs:
- Increases the DMG dealt by 60%.
- Each Pyro party member other than Lyney will cause the DMG dealt to increase by an additional 20%.
Lyney can deal up to 100% increased DMG to opponents affected by Pyro in this way.
Skill Kit Summary
As we can see here, Lyney is a character who takes advantage of the Pyro status effect on enemies by further increasing his damage, especially when his second ascension passive is unlocked. With that kept in mind, we want to then have an understanding of how to use his kit to it's maximum potential!
The key thing to keep note of is the amount of stacks Lyney has available. Using his Burst will give one instance, doing two charge attacks will give another two instances. Since a maximum of 3 stacks can only be obtained, outside of constellations, then one is to use his skill to consume all of the stacks. Having characters who can buff his ATK like Benett and Xiangling are great.
Most importantly, the more enemies affected by Pyro, the higher his damage output will become!
Constellations
Whimsical Wonders
Lyney can have 2 Grin-Malkin Hats present at once.
Additionally, Prop Arrows will summon 2 Grin-Malkin Hats and grant Lyney 1 extra stack of Prop Surplus. This effect can occur once every 15s.
Loquacious Cajoling
When Lyney is on the field, he will gain a stack of Crisp Focus every 2s. This will increase his CRIT DMG by 20%. Max 3 stacks. This effect will be canceled when Lyney leaves the field.
Prestidigitation
Increases the Level of Normal Attack: Card Force Translocation by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Well-Versed, Well-Rehearsed
After an opponent is hit by Lyney's Pyro Charged Attack, this opponent's Pyro RES will be decreased by 20% for 6s.
To Pierce Enigmas
Increases the Level of Wondrous Trick: Miracle Parade by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Guarded Smile
When Lyney fires a Prop Arrow, he will fire a Pyrotechnic Strike: Reprised that will deal 80% of a Pyrotechnic Strike's DMG. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG
Artifacts
Very Important Note: If you are doing Mono Pyro Lyney team, then use 4 Piece Marechaussee Hunter Set to focus on his CRIT DMG. If using him for his skill mainly, then Golden Troupe would be better.
For a Burning team of Lyney, depends on who is going to be on the field the most, or who has the highest application when it comes to Dendro. This is further discussed in the Team Set Up section!
Marechaussee Hunter
2 Piece: Normal and Charged Attack Dmg +15%
4 Piece: When the current HP increases or decreases, Crit Rate will be increased by 12% for 5s. Max 3 stacks
Lavawalker
2 Piece: Pyro Res increased by 40%
4 Piece: Increases DMG against opponents affected by Pyro by 35%
Golden Troupe
2 Piece: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%
4 Piece: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally, when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
Unfinished Reverie
2 Piece: ATK +18%
4 Piece: After leaving combat for 3s. DMG dealt increased by 50%. In combat, if no Burning opponents are nearby for more than 6s, this DMG bonus will decrease by 10% per second until it reaches 0%. When a Burning opponent exists, it will increase by 10% instead until it reaches 50%. This effect still triggers if the equipping character is off-field.
Shimenawa's Reminiscence
2 Piece: Increases ATK by 18%
4 Piece: When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy, and Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration.
Wanderer's Troupe
2 Piece: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80
4 Piece: Increases Charged Attack DMG by 35% if the character uses a Catalyst or Bow
Crimson Witch of Flames
2 Piece: Increases Pyro DMG Bonus by 15%
4 Piece: Increases Overload, Burning, and Burgeon Dmg by 40%. Increases the Vaporize and Melt Dmg by 15%. Using Elemental Skill increases the 2-piece set bonus by 50% of its starting value for 10s. Max 3 stacks
Team Set Up
Mono Pyro
Kazuha, Xiangling, Bennette, and Lyney
Kazuha: An amazing Anemo support who helps to gather enemies together and increases damage against the elements he swirls. If he is C2 increases the entire Party's EM by 200 when in his burst. Very useful when one wants to do big number reaction damage.
Bennette: Buffs those who stand in his Burst their Attack. Also heals enemies and if you are one of the few who activated his C6 he infuses the active character's weapon with Pyro.
Note: Benette's Buff only scales off his base attack which is done through leveling and giving him a high base attack weapon.
Xiangling: Great Pyro application against enemies and when Pyronado is around the active character, their Pyro DMG is increased by 15% (C6 required)
Reverse Melt
Layla, Xiangling, Rosaria, and Lyney
Layla: She gives a shield that can help take some of the damage Lyney will take while in charge shot form. Her burst and E skill will also apply Cryo on the enemies.
Xiangling: Great Pyro application against enemies and when Pyronado is around the active character, their Pyro DMG is increased by 15% (C6 required)
Rosaria: You want her to be giving as much crit rate as possible cause she has the passive talent of giving max 15% Crit Rate to other party members. This will allow one to focus on giving Lyney more crit dmg and with Layla on the team we have the Cryo resonance to consider. Rosaria's Burst will help periodically apply Cryo on the enemies as well.
Vaporize
Kokomi, Sucrose/Kazuha/Lynette, Xiangling, and Lyney
Kokomi: Amazing healing capabilities and with her E skill you can have Hydro be applied on the enemies while she is off-field
Sucrose/Kazuha/Lynette: They can assist in gathering enemies together, and both characters have the passive of increasing the damage you do against the enemies depending on the element swirled. It'd be good to give them EM and the VV 4-piece set to reduce the enemy's defense against the swirled element.
Xiangling: Great Pyro application against enemies and when Pyronado is around the active character, their Pyro DMG is increased by 15% (C6 required)
New Team Set Up!
Burning
Lyney, Bennett. Xiangling/Thoma, and Baizhu/Nahida/Collei/Yaoyao
Bennett: Buffs those who stand in his Burst their Attack. Also heals enemies and if you are one of the few who activated his C6 he infuses the active character's weapon with Pyro.
Note: Benette's Buff only scales off his base attack which is done through leveling and giving him a high base attack weapon.
Xiangling: Great Pyro application against enemies and when Pyronado is around the active character, their Pyro DMG is increased by 15% (C6 required)
Thoma: A character that gets on slept on quite a lot, but Thoma's skill of Blazing Barrier can be quite useful! If the character on field gets attacked with Pyro the shield refreshes and the shield strength increases! (First ascension passive of his) and with his off-field Pyro application perfect for the team!
Baizhu: Same reason as Thoma where his shield would be great, healing and dendro application included! For the burning status one needs to have Dendro on the team.
Nahida: Her E skill would help prolong the Dendro application placed on the enemies, being the perfect person to apply the Burning status. Best part is that she doesn't have to be on the field as much!
Collei: A more free-to-play option than Nahida, that can still do amazing in this Burning team comp! Her E skill applying Dendro and burst for a field of Dendro for Lyney to stay in!
Yaoyao: A more free to play option compared to Baizhu, can do amazing healing when in a pinch and amazing Dendro application wth her burst. Consistency of that Dendro application will be the difficult part.
Very Important Note: With the Burning team comp you still have to consider who would be using Deepwood Memories, Gilded Dreams or Unfinished Reverie! For example I would put Lyney on Unfinished Reverie, but keep Nahida on the Deepwood Memories set cause of the passive! So this is something that has to be kept in mind of when building this team!
Gameplay Tips
Since Lyney will be on the field the most it would be best to go through all the supports set up before switching over to him. You also want to ensure that all enemies are affected by Pyro to maximize the damage he can do!
Mono Pyro Rotation
- Use Benette's E to apply pyro on enemies or use his burst if available
- Swirl with Kazuha E and then burst (C2 will increase everyone's EM by 200)
- Place down Gouba and do Xiangling's Burst
- Switch over to Lyney, and activate E before focusing on his charge shot while within Kazuha/Benny's burst field
- Rinse and repeat the rotation!
Note: If you are struggling to get everyone's burst back up, equipping energy recharge or the Favonius weapon series on the supporting characters may help!
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