The BEST Guide to MAXIMIZE Black Swan! | Relics, Light Cones, Teams
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Black Swan is a powerful Wind Nihility unit with high DoT damage potential and unique stacking mechanics, making her a strong choice for team compositions focused on DoT damage. Her kit includes various abilities and talents that enhance her AoE DoT application and damage output, making her a valuable addition when paired with the right teammates like Ruan Mei and Kafka for optimal performance in combat simulations.
Insights
- Black Swan, a 5* Wind Nihility unit, excels in high DoT damage, can stack Arcana up to 50 times for a significant multiplier, and applies Arcana in various ways for damage amplification.
- Teambuilding with Black Swan should focus on pairing her with a DoT unit, a damage amplifier like Ruan Mei, and a sustain, with Kafka being an optimal partner for her, as she consistently outperforms Sampo in simulations for both single target and AoE scenarios.
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Recent questions
What are Black Swan's base stats and energy cost?
Black Swan has base stats of 1086 HP, 659 ATK, 485 defense, a speed of 102, and an energy cost of 120.
How does Black Swan's Arcana debuff work?
Black Swan's Arcana debuff is a special Damage over Time effect that can be detonated and stacked up to 50 times, reaching a total multiplier of 840% of her attack at level 10.
What is Black Swan's ultimate ability?
Black Swan's ultimate ability inflicts Epiphany on enemies for 2 turns, granting a 25% universal vulnerability modifier and making Arcana count as all types of Damage over Time effects.
What are the recommended relics for Black Swan?
The recommended relics for Black Swan include the Prisoner Set, a mix of 2 piece wind set, 2 piece Pioneer, and any 2 piece attack relic set as alternatives.
How should Black Swan's energy rotations be managed?
Black Swan's energy rotations involve hitting a 4-turn rotation with 4 skills or 3 Skills 1 Basic, aiming for a SP Positive rotation taking 5 turns to reach her ultimate, which can be replaced by a HuoHuo ultimate for SP Neutral.
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Summary
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Black Swan: Wind Nihility Unit Overview
- Black Swan is a 5* Wind Nihility unit with base stats of 1086 HP, 659 ATK, and 485 defense, a speed of 102, and energy cost of 120.
- Her kit includes Arcana, a special Damage over Time debuff that can be detonated and stacked up to 50 times for a total multiplier of 840% of her attack at level 10.
- Loom of Fate’s Caprice, her talent, applies Arcana when an enemy takes DoT DMG at the start of their turn, stacking up to 5 times and granting bonuses at 3 and 7 stacks.
- Her basic applies Arcana and can stack up to 5 Arcana in one hit, while her skill inflicts Arcana and reduces enemy defense, applying additional stacks based on unique element DoT types.
- Black Swan's ultimate inflicts Epiphany on enemies for 2 turns, granting a 25% universal vulnerability modifier and making Arcana count as all DoT types.
- Her technique applies Arcana with a high base chance to every enemy, with a halved chance for additional stacks, repeating until she misses.
- Ascension 4 passive grants two new ways of applying Arcana: when an enemy enters combat and when an enemy receives DoT from an ally in an attack, up to 3 times.
- Her eidolons provide various benefits, including RES Shred, additional stacks of Arcana on enemy defeat, and energy gain during Epiphany.
- The Prisoner Set is recommended for relics, with a mix of 2 piece wind set, 2 piece Pioneer, and any 2 piece attack relic set as alternatives.
- Light cones like Reforged Remembrance provide effect hit rate and Prophet stacks, increasing ATK and allowing DoTs to ignore enemy DEF.
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Maximizing Black Swan's Potential in Teams
- Arcana ignoring 20% DEF on enemy turns results in 87.6% DEF ignore, leading to an 84.79% DPS increase, with a further 14% DPS increase achievable by reaching 100% DEF ignore from a resolution light cone on another unit.
- Incessant Rain provides additional DMG benefits for the team, while Eyes of the Prey S5 is a F2P Friendly option and a top cone choice for Black Swan, along with Tutorial if started before 1.1 second half.
- Energy rotations for Black Swan involve hitting a 4-turn rotation with 4 skills or 3 Skills 1 Basic, which can be replaced by a HuoHuo ultimate for SP Neutral, aiming for a SP Positive rotation taking 5 turns to reach her ultimate.
- Black Swan's pros include high DoT DMG, damage amping power, and easy AoE DoT application, while cons involve backloaded DMG, reliance on DoT units for Arcana application, and base chances affecting Arcana applications.
- Teambuilding with Black Swan involves pairing her with a DoT unit, a damage amplifier, and a sustain, with Ruan Mei being the best damage amplifier for DoT comps, and Kafka being the optimal DoT partner for Black Swan.
- In simulations, Black Swan consistently outperforms Sampo in both single target and AoE scenarios, making her a strong choice for Kafka teams, although Sampo remains a viable substitute if not pulling for Black Swan.
