Sushang Guide and Best Builds

Introductions

Sushang is a 4-Star Physical Character following the Path of the The Hunt. Sushang is a DPS focusing on dealing single target damage while breaking enemy weakness so she can deal large amounts of damage to weakness broken enemies. She enables self action advancing through the use of her ultimate therefore putting the pressure on her enemies frequently.
Our Sushang Build Guide will show you the best Light Cones, Relics and Team Compositions to help build the best Sushang.

Sushang's Best Light Cone

Listed below are our recommendations for Light Cones you should build for Sushang.

Sailing Towards a Second Life

Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 60.0 / 70.0 / 80.0 / 90.0 / 100%. The Break DMG dealt by the wearer ignores 20.0 / 23.0 / 26.0 / 29.0 / 32.0% of the target's DEF. When the wearer's Break Effect in battle is at 150.0% or greater, increases their SPD by 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0 / 18.0 / 20.0%.

Sources: Event Warp (limited)

Sushang's BiS is 5-star light cone Sailing Towards a Second Life. This light cone increases her break effect by 60% while any break damage dealt by her ignores 20% of an enemy's defence. When Sushang has break effect at 150% or higher then her speed is increased by 12%. This extra break effect is perfect for Sushang enabling her to deal additional damage while acting more frequently.

Shadowed by Night

Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 28.0 / 35.0 / 42.0 / 49.0 / 56.0%. When entering battle or after dealing Break DMG, increases SPD by 8.0 / 9.0 / 10.0 / 11.0 / 12.0%, lasting for 2 turn(s). This effect can only trigger once per turn.

Sources: Stellar Warp

This 4-Star Light Cone is another good choice for Sushang. It increases her break effect by 28% at S1 and when entering battle or after dealing break damage her speed increases by 8%. The additional speed on top of the break effect is important in ensuring uptime on her ultimate allowing her to use her action advancement more often while dealing large amounts of damage at the same time.

Cruising in the Stellar Sea

Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8.0 / 10.0 / 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0%, and increases their CRIT Rate against enemies with HP percentage 50.0% or less by an extra 8.0 / 10.0 / 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0%. When the wearer defeats an enemy, their ATK is increased by 20.0 / 25.0 / 30.0 / 35.0 / 40.0% for 2 turn(s).

Sources: Herta's Store

Cruising in the Stellar Sea is another 5-star light cone option that could be used, increasing her Crit Rate by 8%, with a further 8% when the enemy has less than 50% HP. When an enemy has been defeated, her attack is also increased by 20% for 2 turns. This Crit Rate is important for increasing the chances of her landing bigger blows on her enemies and is a good option if you haven’t rolled many Crit stats for the rest of her build. It is also a freely obtainable light cone.

Adversarial
S5

When the wearer defeats an enemy, increases SPD by 10.0 / 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0 / 18.0% for 2 turn(s).

Sources: Stellar Warp

This 3-Star Lightcone increases Sushang's speed by 18% after she defeats an enemy for 2 turns. Again, if you need additional speed, this is a good option if you don't have any of the previously mentioned light cones.

River Flows in Spring

After entering battle, increases the wearer's SPD by 8.0 / 9.0 / 10.0 / 11.0 / 12.0% and DMG by 12.0 / 15.0 / 18.0 / 21.0 / 24.0%. When the wearer takes DMG, this effect will disappear. This effect will resume after the end of the wearer's next turn.

Sources: Forgotten Hall Store, Echo of War

River Flows in Spring will increase Sushang's speed and damage when entering battle which can be beneficial for trying to activate her ultimate as soon as possible.

Only Silence Remains

Increases the wearer's ATK by 16.0 / 20.0 / 24.0 / 28.0 / 32.0%. If there are 2 or fewer enemies on the field, increases wearer's CRIT Rate by 12.0 / 15.0 / 18.0 / 21.0 / 24.0%.

Sources: Stellar Warp

Only Silence Remains is a 4-star light cone which increases Sushang's attack by 16% at S1 while increasing Crit Rate when 2 or less enemies are present on the field.

Best Relics and Planar Ornaments for Sushang

Best Relics for Sushang

These are the best Relic Sets to build for Sushang.

Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge

2-Piece Set: Increases Break Effect by 16.0%.

4-Piece Set: If the wearer's Break Effect is 150.0% or higher, the Break DMG dealt to the enemy target ignores 10.0% of their DEF. If the wearer's Break Effect is 250.0% or higher, the Super Break DMG dealt to the enemy target additionally ignores 15.0% of their DEF.

The Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge relic set is a great choice for Sushang. Pairing Sushang with Fugue enables Super Break damage and helps Sushang maximise the set's potential. The 2-piece provides a 16% increased Break Effect, while the 4-piece allows her Break and Super Break damage to ignore up to 25% of an enemy's DEF when reaching 150% and 200% Break Effect.

Thief of Shooting Meteor

2-Piece Set: Increases Break Effect by 16.0%.

4-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16.0%. After the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.

Thief of Shooting Meteor is another good 4-piece set that Sushang can equip. Increasing her break effect by 16% at 2-piece with a further 16% for the 4-piece for a total of 32% break effect increase. In addition, it also regenerates 3 energy after Sushang inflicts weakness break on an enemy which is an extra benefit in conjunction with the significantly enhanced break effect.

Genius of Brilliant Stars

2-Piece Set: Increases Quantum DMG by 10.0%.

4-Piece Set: When the wearer deals DMG to the target enemy, ignores 10.0% DEF. If the target enemy has Quantum Weakness, the wearer additionally ignores 10.0% DEF.

Genius of Brilliant Stars can be used on Sushang but the 2-piece will not activate due to her not being a Quantum character. On the other hand the 4-piece set will allow Sushang to ignore 10% enemy defence upon dealing damage. If the enemy has Quantum weakness a further 10% defence is also ignored.

Champion of Streetwise Boxing

2-Piece Set: Increases Physical DMG by 10.0%.

4-Piece Set: After the wearer attacks or is hit, their ATK increases by 5.0% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).

Best Planar Ornaments

Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6.0%. When the wearer hits an enemy target that has Fire Weakness, the wearer's Break Effect increases by 40.0%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern is a great choice for Sushang and may be her BiS, increasing her speed by 6%. When Sushang hits an enemy with Fire weakness, her break effect increases by a significant 40% for 1 turn.

Talia: Kingdom of Banditry

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16.0%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer's Break Effect increases by an extra 20.0%.

Talia: Kingdom of Banditry is another good option that can be used for Sushang, increasing her break effect by 16%. When her speed is 145 or more, it increases her break effect by an additional 20%, which is an overall significant increase in break damage for her.

Firmament Frontline: Glamoth

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12.0%. When the wearer's SPD is equal to or higher than 135/160, the wearer deals 12.0%/18.0% more DMG.

Space Sealing Station

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12.0%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer's ATK increases by an extra 12.0%.

Sushang's Stat Priority

Body

DEF

Feet

SPD

DEF

Planar Sphere

DEF

Link Rope

Break Effect

Stat Priority

Break Effect

SPD

DEF

Recommended Endgame Stats for Sushang

3200+

DEF

1100+

ATK

2000+

SPD

134/143

Break Effect

150%+

Traces Priority

Skills Priority

Talent > Ultimate > Skill > Basic

Major Traces Priority

Vanquisher> Riposte> Guileless

Sushang Build Comments

Character Overview and Play Team Advice

Character Overview and Play

Sushang is a 4-Star Physical Character following the Path of the Hunt. She excels against enemies with Weakness Breaks, allowing her talent to shine by increasing her speed whenever an enemy on the field has their Weakness Broken. In addition, when Sushang uses her Skill against a Weakness Broken enemy, there is a 100% chance for Sword Stance to trigger, dealing additional Physical Damage. This greatly benefits Sushang, as her Skill already deals solid damage on its own while also giving her the opportunity to deal even more burst damage through Sword Stance.

Sushang's Ultimate is where her damage potential becomes even more impressive. Her Ultimate causes her giant chicken to slam into an enemy, dealing massive Physical Damage scaling up to 320%, while also advancing her action forward by 100%. This allows Sushang to immediately take another turn after using her Ultimate, making it extremely valuable for maintaining pressure and burst damage. Not only does her Ultimate deal significant damage, but it also boosts her attack and grants her Skill two additional chances to trigger Sword Stance. These extra Sword Stance activations deal 50% of the original damage, but they are still highly effective, especially against Weakness Broken enemies.

The best way to play Sushang is to use her Skill before immediately following up with her Ultimate. This combo increases the likelihood of enemies becoming Weakness Broken while maximising her burst potential. Since her Ultimate advances her action immediately, she can then use her Skill again to deal massive damage, with Sword Stance guaranteed to activate against Weakness Broken enemies.

Team Advice

Sushang performs best in teams that focus on enabling her powerful single-target burst damage while covering her weaknesses. Since she specialises in dealing heavy damage to one enemy at a time, pairing her with a secondary DPS or supportive sub-DPS helps compensate for her lack of AoE coverage and allows the rest of her team to handle enemies that are not weak to Physical damage.

Support characters that increase speed, attack, or weakness break are especially valuable for Sushang. Characters like Bronya can grant her additional turns and increase her overall damage output, while Ruan Mei helps improve break efficiency so enemies become Weakness Broken faster while also increasing her overall damage. Pela is another strong option thanks to her defence reduction, allowing Sushang's burst damage to be even more powerful.

Sushang also benefits heavily from teams that can help maintain Skill Point economy. Since her play style revolves around repeatedly using her skill for Sword Stance and burst damage, SP efficient supports and sustain units are extremely useful. Luocha and Huohuo are excellent sustain options, with Luocha offering strong healing without constantly consuming skill points, while Huohuo provides healing alongside valuable energy regeneration.

When playing Sushang, the goal is to funnel offensive buffs and Skill Points into her so she can continuously chain turns and maximise her burst potential through her skill. Properly timing weakness breaks is extremely important, as broken enemies guarantee Sword Stance activations and significantly increase her damage output. By combining turn handling, offensive buffs and consistent weakness breaks, Sushang can quickly overpower enemies before they complete a full turn cycle.

Sushang's Best Teams

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

Sushang Teams

Sushang's Best Eidolons

E1 – Sushang's E1 is important and helpful, regenerating a skill point after she uses her skill on a weakness broken enemy.
E6 – Sushang's E6 enables her Talent's Speed boost to become stackable and after entering battle she gains 1 stack of her Talent's Speed boost. This additional speed boost is helpful allowing you to focus on her damage dealing.
E4 – The E4 Eidolon is another benefit to have as it increases Sushang's break effect by a whopping 40%.
E2 – E2 reduces the damage Sushang takes by 20% when her Sword Stance is triggered.

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