Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [8]

Eidolon 6

[You Hit Me on New Year’s, I Hit Back on the Lantern Festival]

While enemies are under [Dreambind], if they attempt to apply damage-over-time debuffs (DoT) to allies, the effect is reflected back without consuming Dreambind stacks.

“This is absurd!”

“So just to be clear — DoT effects in this game are called ‘dot’ for short. And Lingzhou’s 6th Eidolon means that if an enemy’s under Dreambind, they literally can’t dot us?”

“Ah Xian, quick, find a mob that applies dot so we can test!”

Ah Xian scratched her head awkwardly.

“I honestly don’t remember which enemy applies dots…”

“...There aren’t any in the Space Station, I think. Gotta wait until Jarilo-VI. Let’s shelve it for now. I’ll theorycraft Lingzhou’s rotation in the meantime.”

In full view of both livestream audiences, Katia pulled up her WPS spreadsheet.

She started plugging in numbers, muttering to herself:

“Lingzhou’s follow-up rate isn’t low. Let’s conservatively say he triggers three per cycle — that’s 15 Energy.”

“If he uses EAA, and his Skill doesn’t cost points thanks to Eidolon 1, he’ll generate 2 Skill Points every 3 turns.”

“Energy recovery from attacks is 70, plus 5 from his Ultimate, and 15 from follow-ups. Total: 90.”

“Now toss in a 5★ Energy Rope — +19.4% Energy Regen. 90 × 1.194 ≈ 107.5 — only a 2.5-point gap.”

“In real combat, any random AoE hit will fill that gap. This is a stable 3-turn-Ultimate loop.”

“And in certain comps, follow-up frequency goes even higher — plenty of characters and enemies apply debuffs for him.”

“Conclusion: if you have a 5★ Energy Rope, there’s no loop problem.”

“And if you equip him with 2-piece Onverk? Doesn’t even need to take damage to maintain the loop.”

“Stable rotation. Excellent healing. Generates Skill Points. Grants immunity and team buffs...”

“If this wasn’t downgraded from a five-star, I don’t know what is.”

“But flip it around — Genshin has four-stars like Xiangling who age like fine wine.”

“Star Rail needs its own evergreen four-star. A character that anchors the free-to-play floor.”

“In turn-based games, survivability is everything — and Lingzhou is clearly the guaranteed pick to help you reach it.”

Her long analysis didn’t fall on deaf ears. A lot of players took it to heart.

Subconsciously, many added Lingzhou to their must-build list.

Only a tiny minority didn’t.

Usually, it was players who just refused to build male characters. Which, as long as they weren’t toxic about it, no one really cared.

But most players?
They built what was strong.

Katia rode the momentum:

“After stream ends today, I’m gonna go full sweat mode and rush a Lingzhou first-phase build guide.”

“A quick start guide’s all you need in early game. Full guide comes after level cap.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be buying stamina every day until he’s maxed.”

“Alright, that’s about all for Lingzhou’s kit. We can go back to the story now.”

But Ah Xian suddenly cut in:

“Wait — what about Lingzhou’s four-star Light Cone? The one that helps with Energy recovery? I heard it’s cracked too. Pull it up?”

Katia slapped her thigh.

“Oh damn, you’re right! I completely forgot!”

She opened the wiki, filtered for the Abundance Path, and immediately spotted it.

Because — how could she not?

It looked amazing.

The artwork was striking and dynamic. Eye-catching even at thumbnail size.

It only showed Lingzhou’s upper body, but the camera framing clearly placed him inside March 7th’s camera viewfinder.

The background was unmistakable — the Astral Express.

Proof that he was a canon member of the Express crew at launch.

“IHAFITABOF… he’s smiling at me. He’s smiling because he cares about me!”

“You’re supposed to check the Light Cone stats, not start simping again!” Katia said, laughing despite herself.

But she couldn’t deny it — the art was gorgeous.

His features were sharp, his expression roguishly charming, with just a hint of mischief.

If your taste wasn’t wildly niche, you were probably already half in love.

Between the art and the 3D model, this man was a war crime.

Ah Xian: “So what if I’m simping? I want my hot husband with his long, strong legs to kick me right in the a—”

[Self-destructive masochist alert!]
[…Thick thighs? Wait. I’m thinking too hard about this.]

While chat was still flaming her, Katia suddenly let out a shout in pure disbelief — the kind that silences even the noisiest stream.

In an MMO, it’d be the equivalent of pulling boss aggro just by yelling.

“NO WAY. THIS IS A FOUR-STAR?!”

“I thought Dance Dance Dance was the best four-star Abundance Cone. But this? This is S-tier.”

[Dependable and Proper Hobbies]

Level 80/80
Base Stats:

• HP: 952

• ATK: 423

• DEF: 396

Effect (Abundance Path only):
Superimposition 1/2/3/4/5 – Joy in Motion

• Increases outgoing healing by 12/15/18/21/24%

• When a follow-up attack inflicts a debuff, restore 2/2.5/3/3.5/4% Energy to other allies.

Katia leaned all the way back in her chair, unable to speak for a long time.

As someone who had participated in three closed beta tests, she knew exactly how terrifying this Light Cone really was.

Yes — it was incredibly niche.

No one but Lingzhou could use it properly.

Currently, he was the only Abundance character with follow-up attacks.

And even that wasn’t enough — you also needed follow-ups that inflict debuffs to trigger the energy effect.

But what mattered most?

It was percentage-based energy recovery.

No matter how high a character’s energy cost is in the future, the recovery scales with it.

Say your Cone is maxed at Superimposition 5.

A 100-energy character would gain 4 energy per trigger.

A 200-energy character? 8 energy per trigger.

Even if you relied only on Lingzhou’s follow-ups, both would fully charge in 25 triggers.

That sounds like a lot — but don’t forget, characters have their own energy gain sources.

A basic attack gives 20.
A Skill gives 30.
A Burst gives 5.
Some characters have bonus regen in their kits.

What this Light Cone really does?

It can easily save your other characters an entire turn’s worth of energy farming.

At five triggers, you’re restoring 20% of a 100-cost ultimate — equivalent to a basic attack turn.

And if their cost is above 100, you’re restoring even more than a basic would.

Once Katia had calmed down a little, she laid it all out for both streams.

And predictably, the chat exploded.

“He’s a follow-up machine.”

“Breaking news: every content creator who released a ‘launch meta guide’ is now a clown.”

“Yes, that includes me.”

“I hereby declare — the strongest four-star at launch is undisputedly Lingzhou.”

“If you’re willing to invest in him, he will pay you back with compound interest.”

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