Lightning Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

Build and skill tree guide for Lightning in Sword of Convallaria (SoC). See the best gear (weapon/trinket/tarot), skin, tier, and review here!

Lightning's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Epic
	Role	Seeker
	Faction	The Union Fortitude

Movement Stats

Lightning's Tier

Overall Rating			Reroll Rating
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Single-Target Rating			Multi-Target Rating

User Score

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Best Builds for Lightning

Recommended Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Armor-Piercing Strike												Hardening
Skill
Phantom Storm								Lightning								Battle Fever
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Void Stab								Spring Pill								Verdict of Justice

When critical, damage taken is greatly reduced, so let's fight on the front line while activating the effect of [Lightning]. By maintaining a Healthy state, the Trait will activate, so it is also possible to further reduce damage.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Lightning

Void Stab

Newborn Blade

Cornucopia Dagger

The [Void Stab] is the most recommended for its Critical Rate UP & Critical Damage UP.

Recommended Trinkets for Lightning

Spring Pill

Mystery Guardian

Coexist Armor

We recommend equipping the [Spring Pill], a Trinket that reduces damage taken and has a healing Skill that makes it easy to activate Lightning's Trait.

Recommended Tarots for Lightning

Verdict of Justice

Silence of The Hermit

Gibbous Moon

Tarots that boost damage dealt compliment Lightning's role as a damage dealer. Alternatively, [Hermit], which reduces damage taken, and [Moon], which offers HP recovery can help sustain Lightning in battle.

Recommended Engravings for Lightning

Resonance	Effect
Sword Wand	Before actively attacking, for each 1 tile traversed, increases ATK and DEF by 4%, up to 12%. The effect lasts until the start of the next turn,
Sword Cup	When actively attacking, increases the DMG by 5% and grants 15% of [Life Steal].
Wand Cup	At the end of the turn, there is a 50% chance to gain [Engraving Resonance]. Effect: When using an [active skill] next time, refunds the NRG consumed and resets the CD. The skill effect has a CD of 4 turns. (Does not trigger in real-time combat. The effect changes to increasing HP, ATK and DEF by 5%)

We recommend [Sword + Wand] to boost both attack and defense, [Sword + Cup] for its [Life Steal] effect, or [Wand + Cup] if you want to use Skills more frequently.

Lightning Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

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Normal Will of Unbreakable Steel	RK13	Unique
Armor-Piercing Strike	RK9	Feverish Attack
Gale Dance	RK7	Lightning
Front Defense	RK5	Hardening
Crit Command	RK3	Battle Fever
Will to Survive	RK1	Knight's Glory

Skill Details

Will to Survive	Cost: 0 CD: 2
(Passive) If the character is Dying at the start of the turn, recovers 50% HP and 2 NRG. Effect CD: 2 turns.

Knight's Glory	Cost: 0 CD: 4
(Support) Instant Grants the target △ ATK II for 2 turns. When the targets are from the Union, the character gains an additional Physical Shield with value equal to 20% of HP.

Crit Command	Cost: - CD: -
(Aura) Increases Crit by 20% for other allies within 2 tiles around the character.

Battle Fever	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) After initiating an Active Attack, the character takes 15% less DMG. Dealing a Crit DMG additionally decreases DMG taken by 25% for 1 turn.

Front Defense	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%.

Hardening	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains DMG Reduction II for 2 turns.

Gale Dance	Cost: 2 CD: 5
(Physical DMG) Deals 75% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius around the character. Before attacking, gains △ Crit II for 2 turns.

Lightning	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Increases SPD by 50 points. Increases Crit by 50% if moved more than 3 tiles before attacking.

Armor-Piercing Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I and ▽ M.DEF I on the target, lasting for 2 turns.

Feverish Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and gains 20% Life Steal.

Will of Unbreakable Steel	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect P.DEF is increased by 20% and physical DMG taken is reduced by 20%.

Lightning's Trait & Skills

Lightning's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[Disdain] The effect is improved to: Increases P.ATK by 15% and P.DEF by 15%. At the end of the turn, if the character is Healthy and within the foe's threat range, gains Disdain. Effect: Decreases DMG taken by 30% for 1 turn. Effect CD: 2 turns.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	The effect is improved to: Increases P.ATK by 12% and P.DEF by 12%. At the end of the turn, if the character is Healthy and within the foe's threat range, gains Disdain. Effect: Decreases DMG taken by 30% for 1 turn. Effect CD: 2 turns.
	The effect is improved to: Increases P.ATK by 9% and P.DEF by 9%. At the end of the turn, if the character is Healthy and within the foe's threat range, gains Disdain. Effect: Decreases DMG taken by 20% for 1 turn. Effect CD: 3 turns.
	The effect is improved to: Increases P.ATK by 7% and P.DEF by 7%. At the end of the turn, if the character is Healthy and within the foe's threat range, gains Disdain. Effect: Decreases DMG taken by 20% for 1 turn. Effect CD: 3 turns.
	Increases P.ATK by 5% and P.DEF by 5%. At the end of the turn, if the character is Healthy and within the foe's threat range, gains Disdain. Effect: Decreases DMG taken by 20% for 1 turn. Effect CD: 3 turns.

Lightning's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Phantom Storm
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 75% DMG to all enemies within a 3x4 area in the target direction and inflicts ▽ ATK I and ▽ Move I, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Will to Survive	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 2 (Passive) If the character is Dying at the start of the turn, recovers 50% HP and 2 NRG. Effect CD: 2 turns.
Knight's Glory
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 4 (Support) Instant Grants the target △ ATK II for 2 turns. When the targets are from the Union, the character gains an additional Physical Shield with value equal to 20% of HP.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Crit Command	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Aura) Increases Crit by 20% for other allies within 2 tiles around the character.
Battle Fever	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) After initiating an Active Attack, the character takes 15% less DMG. Dealing a Crit DMG additionally decreases DMG taken by 25% for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Front Defense	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%.
Hardening	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains DMG Reduction II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Gale Dance
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 5 (Physical DMG) Deals 75% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius around the character. Before attacking, gains △ Crit II for 2 turns.
Lightning	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Increases SPD by 50 points. Increases Crit by 50% if moved more than 3 tiles before attacking.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Armor-Piercing Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I and ▽ M.DEF I on the target, lasting for 2 turns.
Feverish Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and gains 20% Life Steal.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Will of Unbreakable Steel	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect P.DEF is increased by 20% and physical DMG taken is reduced by 20%.

Weapons That Lightning Can Equip

List of Weapons

Newborn Blade	Void Stab	Beheading Machete
Ever-Burning Blade	Senator Swift Sword	Guardian's Will
Cornucopia Dagger	Nocturnal Glow	Dawnmoon
Blade of Stratagem	Dawnlight	Frostspine Grip
Precision-forged Dagger	Dueling Dagger	Ceremonial Knife
Sharp Sword	Glittering Sword	Iron Sword

Lightning's Voice Actor

Lightning Voice Actor

Lightning's Skin

Initial	Ascended
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