Laevatain Guide and Best Builds

Laevatain Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Laevatain build guide for Arknights: Endfield. Laevatain is a 6-star Sword Striker Character available in Arknights: Endfield who utilizes the Heat element.

In this guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Laevatain, from building the best Gear and Weapons, to important stat priorities and combos.

Laevatain's Best Weapons

Forgeborn Scathe

• Intellect +156 (9/9)
• Attack +39% (9/9)

Twilight: Blazing Wail (4/9):
Heat DMG Dealt +25.6%.
When the wielder casts an ultimate, the wielder gains Basic Attack DMG Dealt +120% for 20s.
Effects of the same name cannot stack.

Umbral Torch

• Intellect +156 (9/9)
• Heat DMG +43.33% (9/9)

Infliction: Covetous Buildup (4/9):
ATK +11.2%.
Whenever Combustion or Corrosion is applied to an enemy, the wielder gains Heat and Nature DMG Dealt +12.8% for 20s.
Max stacks for effects of the same name: 2. Duration of each stack is counted separately. Effect only triggers once every 0.1s.

Fortmaker

• Intellect +124 (9/9)
• Ultimate Gain Efficiency +37.14% (9/9)

Inspiring: Back to the Broken City (9/9):
ATK +14%.
Arts Intensity +70.

Wave Tide

• Intellect +93 (9/9)
• Attack +23.4% (9/9)

Pursuit: Unending Cycle (9/9):
When the wielder casts a combo skill, the wielder gains ATK +33.6% for 20s.
Effects of the same name cannot stack.

Laevatain's Best Essences

Essences are one of the repeatedly farmable ways to further boost the damage of your Laevatain. Which area and essence you will want to farm will depend on the weapon you are playing, as not all Essences are compatible with every weapon. Essences will increase the stats of your weapon, as well as enhance the passive effect it provides.

• Forgeborn Scathe: Intellect, Attack Boost, and Twilight, farmable in Wuling City.
• Umbral Torch: Intellect, Heat Dmg Boost, and Infliction, farmable in Origin Lodespring and Power Plateau.
• Fortmaker: Intellect, Ultimate Gain Boost, and Inspiring, farmable in Originium Science Park.
• Wave Tide: Intellect, Attack Boost, and Pursuit, farmable in Originium Science Park and Power Plateau.

Essences can be further upgraded through a system called Etching which will be a long-term investment due to how much Sanity it takes to fully max out a weapon. You may therefore want to farm and Etch Essences for a signature weapon already if you plan on getting it in the near-future, even if you do not have the weapon yet. A simple +1/+1/+1 Essence for a temporary weapon like Fortmaker or Wave Tide will be good enough until you can get your hands on Laevatains's Forgeborn Scathe or Umbral Torch from the pass weapong selector.

Best Gear for Laevatain

Hot Work

3-piece set effect: Wearer's Arts Intensity +30.
After the wearer applies Combustion, the wearer gains Heat DMG +50% for 10s. After the wearer applies Corrosion, the wearer gains Nature DMG +50% for 10s. The aforementioned effects cannot stack.

Eternal Xiranite

3-piece set effect: Wearer's HP +1000.
After the wearer applies Amp, Protected, Susceptibility, or Weakened, other teammates gain DMG Dealt +16% for 15s. This effect cannot stack.

Leveling Gear for Laevatain

While the above gear set is the optimal choice, it might take you some time before you will be able to craft it. Below is one of the more early and mid-game sets that we recommend until you've reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship.

Mordvolt Insulation

3-piece set effect: Wearer's Intellect +50.
When the wearer's HP is above 80%, Arts DMG +20%.

Laevatain's Skill Priority

Laevatain's primary source of damage comes from her Ultimate Twilight and her Battle Skill Smouldering Fire, making them by far the most important of her skills to prioritize for upgrading. While her Combo Skill Seethe is good and can help to build up Melting flame stacks and Ultimate charge, it is her Ultimate enhancing her Basic Attack, Flaming Cinders, that need to be prioritized first to maximize her damage, before investing in the other skills.

How to Play Laevatain

Laevatain is a Heat Damage monster whose Battle Skill has the ability to summon a Magma Fragment, and trigger temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area. She also generates Ultimate Energy when the forced Combustion triggers. At launch she is slated to becoming the best AoE character in the game, with her Ultimate offering Sustained AoE damage and allowing her third basic attack to apply Heat Infliction.

Melting Flame stacks and Combustion are key to her playstyle, so acquiring them via her Battle and Combo Skills will speed up her Ultimate replenishment, which should be prioritized when entering combat. You will want to stack 4 Melting Flame stacks as quickly as possible, so that using her Battle Skill once more will trigger the forced Combustion Effect.

Laevatain's Best Teams

To learn all about Laevatain's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Laevatain team page below:

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