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✦ Table of contents ✦
General Information
Unique Mechanics
Unlocked Skills
Conclusion

✦ General Information ✦
With the release of Reign Solaris a fourth Astral Ring Specialization was introduced to Honkai: Law of Ascension (LoA)

The Specialization is based on special QTEs "Stellar Shift"
The unknown skills from Vita, Sparkle and Songque were unlocked to support this specialization and they got the fitting tag to act as LoA Support.

Please consider new LoA characters could be a little different or introduce new mechanics in the future.
For information on the Astral Ring mechanic itself and the other Specialization, please check this Guide:

✦ Unique Mechanics ✦
Putting a character protected by the Specialization Law of Ascension as leader the Astral Right Specialization gets activated.
AR Cost: 200 | SO Duration: 1s | CD: 1s + 40s (taken from Reign Solaris)
This probably won't be the same for every LoA user, but it's likely for it to be similar.

➤ Astral Ring tag
Characters with DPS or Support abilities for LoA Specialization are marked by the "Heavenly Shift" tag


➤ Stellar Outburst / Stellar Shift
Upon entering Stellar Outburst, you can trigger the Stellar Shift (Enhanced QTE) of a character of your choice

Every character is granted one chance to use a Stellar Shift attack upon their next entry.
- Stellar Shift is a special QTE that deals enhanced DMG.
- When a character has different states it usually puts the character in the stronger state
- Also it refills Charge bars for most characters.
- For a short duration "Augment Ascension" state is triggered, during which characters with Heavenly Shift tag gain damage buffs
Detailed effects are decided by a character's skill.

➤ Example Stellar Shift (RS)
After using Stellar Outburst, Reign Solaris does her Stellar Shift upon next entry which causes her to deal significant Physical DMG.

(GIF by Cyxo, thank you for your help)
Enter Augment Ascension state for 5s (10s if she is the leader) upon triggering.
After triggering, Reign Solaris gains full "Sunlight" Charge and can do 3 Charged ATKs as well as a follow-up ATK before the Charge empties.

(GIF by Cyxo)

➤ CD Reduction
Characters who are not the leader reduce the leader's switch CD upon a specific ATK.
Reign Solaris: Lvl3 Charged ATK and Stellar Shift
Jovial Deception - Shadowdimmer: Combo ATK
Lone Planetfarer: Basic ATK SEQ 4
Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo: Combo ATK and I Am Elation!
This allows quick swap teams by instantly going back to the DPS after each support.

➤ Other QTE buffs
Some characters have their normal QTE enhanced as well. For example Songque gets her Combo KE granted upon QTE.
When a character with Heavenly Shift enters via QTE, restores 15 AR Intensity and triggers the leader's Heavenly Link.
Heavenly Link allows the leader to deal 440% ATK of Physical or 880% ATK of Adaptive Elemental DMG.
Both these effects have a 16s CD.
Each LoA support can additionally trigger Heavenly Links with specific ATKs depending on their skills.
Effects might differ a little based on the character's skills.

✦ Unlocked Skills ✦
➤ Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer

Unlocked Skill: Astral Ring - "Burning Flowing Light"
✧ Usual LoA effects, following effects only trigger if LoA is active
✧ QTE fully restores Combo KE and creates additional 3 Shadow Frames
✧ Stellar Drain restores 10 more Intensity
✧ Combo ATK in Divine Gold Form can consume her Stellar Drain
✧ Stellar Shift and the next Combo ATK trigger the leader's Heavenly Shift

➤ Lone Planetfarer

Unlocked Skill: Astral Ring - "Pleasant Duty"
✧ Usual LoA effects, following effects only trigger if LoA is active
✧ Elemental and Physical Breach granted is increased to 11,5% / 37%
✧ Her Stellar Shift consumes her Stellar Drain
✧ First two hits during Augment Ascension trigger the leader's Heavenly Link

➤ Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!

Unlocked Skill: Astral Ring - "Alien Visitor"
✧ Usual LoA effects, following effects only trigger if LoA is active
✧ Stellar Drain restores 10 more AR Intensity
✧ Stellar Shift and I Am Elation! during Augment Ascension trigger the leader's Heavenly Link

✦ Conclusion ✦
The Law of Ascension Specialization is a quick swap Specialization with a focus on QTEs.
The team building is pretty simple, LoA protected leader + 2 characters with Heavenly Shift tag
Overall it brings more diversity into the gameplay again, especially after a huge amount of WoD characters who are pretty much the exact oppositve of a quick swap team. In the end everybody decides themselves wether they like it or not, but I hope you learned something here! ![]()

Credits
- Thanks to Cyxo and Alpaca for the pictures of Valkyrie icons and such! (Additional thanks to Cyxo for the GIFs)
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