Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [7]

[I don’t fully get it, but it sounds OP. Just spam 666.]
[A healer and support — and he’s a four-star? What’s not to love?]
[Example time: Teyvat’s beloved pyro archon, Bennett.]
[Ohhh, that actually helps a lot.]
[But Bennett gives way more than 10% ATK boost — it’s not really comparable.]
[True. Lingzhou doesn’t look as busted as Benny-boy.]

Katia glanced at chat and spoke up:

“Still, not bad at all. If your team isn’t struggling to survive, I’d honestly say Lingzhou’s better than Bailu.”

“Bailu’s got good raw heals and that once-per-battle revive, sure — but she doesn’t offer teamwide sustain or uptime reduction or bonus mitigation outside her kit.”

“Lingzhou’s base kit is already stacked. I don’t even want to imagine what his Talents or Eidolons will look like.”

Technique

[You — come here!]
After using his Technique, at the start of the next battle, restore 30% Max HP to all allies.
All enemies enter [Dreambind] status (triggers once).

“Pfft—haha... Sorry, I’m a trained professional, but I cannot hold it in.”

Ah Xian burst out laughing.

“Why are all his skill names memes?!”

“Didn’t you already have a husband named Jing Yuan?” Katia teased.

“We’re not close anymore. Don’t call me, I’m worried Lingzhou might get the wrong idea.”

“You fall in love with every new man you meet. Shameless.”

“I—what—slander! I deny everything!”

“Back on topic — looks like this is a pre-battle buff Technique. Starts the fight with immunity to control. Nothing flashy, but super solid.”

Katia moved on to Lingzhou’s passive abilities.

Bonus Ability 1

[It’s Poison. I Poisoned You.]
When Lingzhou deals damage to a target, each hit randomly inflicts one of two debuffs for 2 turns:

• Reduces ATK by 10%

• Reduces Effect RES by 10%

“...Oh damn. I’m starting to think this guy really was supposed to be a five-star.”

“No wonder all his active skills do damage — every hit has to land a debuff.”

“No mention of base chance means it’s guaranteed. That’s huge.”

“Lowering ATK on enemies = passive teamwide mitigation. A flat 10% damage reduction.”

“Effect RES debuff is more situational, but still extremely useful. Just knowing he has this? Big win.”

Bonus Ability 2

[Do You Like This Gift?]
While Lingzhou is on the field, all allies deal 25% more Toughness damage to enemies afflicted with debuffs.

“Oof…”

Katia sucked in a sharp breath again.

“Toughness Break efficiency — that’s the white bar under an enemy’s HP. The faster you break it, the lower your survival stress.”

“That 25% doesn’t sound huge, but currently, Lingzhou’s the only one with this type of buff.”

“I checked pre-release character kits. If I’m remembering right, no one else has this.”

“And breaking Toughness also boosts damage by 10%. This is a massive force multiplier for Break-heavy teams.”

“Guys… I’m starting to think Lingzhou was originally a five-star.”

“Then HoYo decided to downgrade him into a four-star to help players in early game.”

[Honestly believable. HoYo's so soft-hearted sometimes. I'm crying.]
[Time to follow big sis’s lead.]
[If big sis got Bailu, and little sis gets Lingzhou… balance restored.]
[Katia’s right — Lingzhou’s probably a safety net design for launch.]

Bonus Ability 3

[I Take Joy in Kicking You When You’re Down]
Each time Lingzhou triggers a follow-up attack via Talent, his next turn arrives 10% faster.

“Okay, that’s… decent. You’d need to trigger his Talent ten times for a full extra turn, right?”

“Wait no — his follow-up triggers aren’t even that hard to proc.”

Katia scrolled back to reread the Talent description, nodding.

“Every time he procs Dreambind, that’s one follow-up.”
“Every five debuffs, that’s another follow-up.”
“His Skill bounces three times, Basic hits once, Ult can hit up to five times…”

“He’s a follow-up attack machine. I take it back again. This trace is strong.”

“With the right teammates who apply debuffs, he could easily trigger three or four follow-ups per turn.”

“Stack it up, and he’s basically Onverk’s opening turn engine.”
“He’s not just ‘fast’ — he’s the wind itself!”

“Makes sense, too. The Talent is tied to enemy debuffs — triggers more follow-ups — and then boosts his speed.”

“It’s not just kicking you while you’re down. He’s stomping you into the dirt. Too bad he’s a healer — imagine if he actually hit hard.”

Katia clicked into the final stat page.

Trace Stat Bonuses

HP +28%
Speed +5
DEF +22.5%

“Holy—he gets three useful traces?! No dead stats at all?”

“A base 105-speed healer? He’s fast.”

“Don’t you dare say my husband is fast!” Ah Xian snapped.

“Alright, alright — he’s got stamina for days. You’ll get to test it out tonight.”

“You trollop!” Ah Xian laughed.

“Speak for yourself, ehehe~ Alright, let’s look at his Eidolons — or as we call them, Star Souls.”

Eidolon 1

[Your Suffering Makes Me Smile]
Every 3 follow-ups triggered via Talent, Lingzhou’s next Skill costs no Skill Point.

Katia: “???”

Excuse me?!

They’d just calculated that his follow-up trigger rate was super high — and now his Skill can be free?

That means free healing, free debuffs, no SP pressure, and more follow-ups.

Maybe even SP positive if his team gains points elsewhere.

[Say something, streamers!]
[Why are you both silent?!]

“There’s nothing to say. He’s... hard. Too strong to even speak.”

Eidolon 2

[A Man Who Commands the Storm]
When using Skill, Lingzhou deals 2 additional hits to a random enemy.

“...Huh?”
“Huh??”

That turns his Skill into five total hits, five chances to inflict debuffs, and 200 more HP healed?

“And with his follow-up triggering from every three debuffs — that’s essentially a guaranteed bonus attack.”

“That's 500 x 1.445 = around 723 HP healed — per Skill.”

723 might not sound enormous, but that’s about a quarter of most characters’ max HP at launch.

Katia was starting to go numb.

Eidolon 3

[You’re Asking for It]
Skill +2 levels (up to 15)
Basic +1 level (up to 10)

The usual 3-star upgrade. Nothing flashy.

Eidolon 4

[The Wind Is Loud Today]
Each time Lingzhou triggers a follow-up attack, all allies gain +8 Speed for 2 turns.

“Wait—wait a second. Is he also a team speed buffer?!”

“And it’s flat Speed, not Speed% — doesn’t mess with turn order, and 8 points is a lot. That’s like a third of a double-speed relic!”

Katia’s eyes went wide like bronze bells.

Ah Xian, knowing full well how important Speed was in a turn-based game, looked at Lingzhou on-screen with growing affection.

Not just handsome — reliably strong.

“So dependable!!”

Eidolon 5

[Right Prescription for the Problem]
Ultimate +2 levels (up to 15)
Talent +2 levels (up to 15)

Another standard upgrade.

But when they saw Eidolon 6, even Katia — who had tried to mentally prepare — felt her vision go black.

“I swear to god—”

“Is he REALLY a four-star character?!”

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