Ciri Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

The Witcher 3 Collab Characters
Geralt	Yennefer	Triss	Ciri

Ciri's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Seeker
	Faction	#N/A

Movement Stats

Ciri's Tier

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Ciri Pros and Strength

Ciri's Character Overview

Mobile AoE Attacker

Ciri is a critical Attacker who excels in Maneuverability and AoE attacks. With her Trait Skill's Teleportation & Act Again, she can move freely across the battlefield. She can also inflict Bound on enemies to enhance her Skill performance and unleash powerful attacks.

Can Teleport & Act Again with Her Trait

She has the Trait Skill [Blink], which allows her to Teleport & Act Again after any action other than Standby. After use, she gains the [Winged Repose] buff, which restricts her from using [Blink] for a certain number of turns while she has it. However, it is an extremely powerful effect that also grants NRG Recovery and CD reduction effects with Star Level Ups.

Enhanced Skills Against Bound Enemies

A characteristic of the Witcher collaboration characters is that their Skills' performance increases against enemies with the [Bound] debuff, and this is especially prominent with Ciri. Since she can guarantee critical hits and gains a large ATK boost, you should inflict the Bound debuff using her own [Light That Breaks the Night] or other characters' skills before unleashing a powerful attack.

High Durability with DMG Lock

When using [Blink], she can She also has effects that restore HP when attacked or when using Teleportation/Blink. Excluding special mechanics, this allows her to reliably withstand at least two high-damage attacks, giving her high durability compared to other Seekers.

Reliant on Star Level Up and Bound Status

[Blink] can be used once every 2 turns at 5-stars, but only once every 4 turns at 1-2 stars, and once every 3 turns at 3-4 stars. Furthermore, the NRG Recovery and CD reduction also depend on Star Level Up. As it is difficult for her to deal effective damage to enemies that are not under the Bound effect, after increasing her Star Level, make sure to use her in formations for stages where she will be effective.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Ciri

Aim to Reach 3★ → 4★ → 5★

Star Level Up Priority	Recommended Star Level
	3★ → 4★ → 5★

First, aim for 3-stars, where the effect of [Winged Repose] is reduced by 1 turn, and you gain additional NRG Recovery and a CD-1 effect when using Blink. At 4-stars, the CD is further reduced by 2 when using Blink, and at 5-stars, it's further enhanced with a CD reset & full NRG recovery when using Blink, and the effect of [Winged Repose] is reduced.

Best Builds for Ciri

Recommended Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Fatal Attack								The Lion Cub of Cintra								The Lady of Space and Time
Skill
Nova								Light That Breaks the Night								Ciri's Candor
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Zirael								Maverick's Cloak								Verdict of Justice

This is a build that can be used as a critical Attacker. If you want to focus on dealing damage instead of Knockback, replace [Nova] with [Flash That Cuts through Darkness].

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Ciri

Zirael

Void Stab

Blade of Stratagem

Zirael is highly recommended as it not only increases damage dealt but also enhances Ciri's Skills. Other recommended options include Gear that increases damage dealt, especially Weapons that boost critical hits.

Recommended Trinkets for Ciri

Maverick's Cloak

Shield of Justice

Roaring Flint

The Maverick's Cloak, which works well with Ciri who has a tendency to overextend, Trinkets that increase stats, and Trinkets with attack Skills are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Ciri

Verdict of Justice

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

Justice, which enhances criticals, and Magician, which greatly increases area damage, are especially recommended.

Recommended Engravings for Ciri

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,
Wand Wand	After using a [basic attack], [skill], [strike back], or [assisting attack], gains 1 random [Level 2 Attribute Buff].
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%)

Sword+Wand to increase stats, Wand+Wand to gain numerous buffs, and Wand+Cup to reduce NRG consumption are recommended.

Ciri Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Untamed Spirit	RK13	Unique The Lady of Space and Time
Assault	RK11	Dimension Traveler
Fatal Attack	RK9	Feverish Attack
Temporal Shift	RK7	Homecoming Swallow
Fleeing Hare	RK5	The Lion Cub of Cintra
Nova	RK3	Flash That Cuts through Darkness
Light That Breaks the Night	RK1	Ciri's Candor

Skill Details

Light That Breaks the Night	Cost: 3 CD: 3
(Physical DMG) Deals 30% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the character and inflicts Stagger for 1 turn.

Ciri's Candor	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) Increases Crit by 40%. Always lands critical hits against enemies with Bound and increases DMG dealt by 20%.

Nova	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the character and knocks the adjacent targets back by 2 tiles. ✦ When attacking targets with Bound, this skill deals 2 times DMG and knock back effects. ✦ If the character is in Winged Repose at the start of the turn, attacks with this skill this turn treat targets as being affected by Bound.

Flash That Cuts through Darkness	Cost: 4 CD: 3
(Physical DMG) Deals AoE DMG to the closest 3 enemies within 4 tiles of the character; when hitting 1 enemy, DMG multiplier is 120%; for each additional enemy hit, Skill Multiplier decreases by 20%, minimum 40%. ✦ When attacking targets with Bound, ATK increases by 80%.

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

The Lion Cub of Cintra	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Reaction) After using skill Blink, gains 3 stacks of DMG Lock equal to 50% of max HP. After being attacked or using skills with Teleportation or Charge effects, restores 40% of lost HP. Can be triggered up to 2 times per round.

Temporal Shift	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Support) After using this skill, at the end of the turn, restores 1 NRG, reduces all skill CDs by 1 turn, and reduces Winged Repose duration by 1 turn. If Blink was used this turn, the Winged Repose duration reduction effect will not activate. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: after casting basic attack, triggers the above effects.

Homecoming Swallow	Cost: 0 CD: 1
(Support) Instant The character gains Nest's Call and the skill switches to Departing Swallow.

Fatal Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Fires a Curved Shot which deals 85% physical DMG and increases Crit DMG by 15%.

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

Assault	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Support) Instant Gains △ Crit I, △ Crit DMG I, and △ Move II for 1 turn.

Dimension Traveler	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Leader's Aura) For all Dimension Traveler allies in battle, increases ATK by 10%, and DEF by 20%.

Untamed Spirit	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect When the character has less than 2 debuffs, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

The Lady of Space and Time	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect Non-first skills used each round have their DMG increased by 10% and their Crit DMG increased by 10%. If Blink was used this round, Crit DMG is increased by an additional 10%.

Ciri's Trait & Skills

Ciri's Trait

Trait

Max Effect

[The Elder Blood] Increases SPD by 100. At the start of the battle, gains 1 NRG. ✦ When ending turn by non-Standby methods, if not having Winged Repose, the character can use skill Blink, limited to 1 time per round. ✦ When not having Winged Repose or having used Blink this turn, the P.ATK bonus from Trait is doubled. ✦ Increases P.ATK by 15%. ✦ Blink max range increases by 2 tiles, additionally restores all NRG, and resets all skill CDs. ✦ Winged Repose duration is reduced by 2 turns.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases SPD by 100. At the start of the battle, gains 1 NRG. ✦ When ending turn by non-Standby methods, if not having Winged Repose, the character can use skill Blink, limited to 1 time per round. ✦ When not having Winged Repose or having used Blink this turn, the P.ATK bonus from Trait is doubled. ✦ Increases P.ATK by 15%. ✦ Blink max range increases by 1 tile, additionally restores 3 NRG, and reduces all skill CDs by 2. ✦ Winged Repose duration is reduced by 1 turn.
	Increases SPD by 100. At the start of the battle, gains 1 NRG. ✦ When ending turn by non-Standby methods, if not having Winged Repose, the character can use skill Blink, limited to 1 time per round. ✦ When not having Winged Repose or having used Blink this turn, the P.ATK bonus from Trait is doubled. ✦ Increases P.ATK by 10%. ✦ Blink max range increases by 1 tile, additionally restores 2 NRG, and reduces all skill CDs by 1. ✦ Winged Repose duration is reduced by 1 turn.
	Increases SPD by 100. At the start of the battle, gains 1 NRG. ✦ When ending turn by non-Standby methods, if not having Winged Repose, the character can use skill Blink, limited to 1 time per round. ✦ When not having Winged Repose or having used Blink this turn, the P.ATK bonus from Trait is doubled. ✦ Increases P.ATK by 10%. ✦ Blink max range increases by 1 tile, additionally restores 1 NRG.
	Increases SPD by 100. At the start of the battle, gains 1 NRG. ✦ When ending turn by non-Standby methods, if not having Winged Repose, the character can use skill Blink, limited to 1 time per round. ✦ When not having Winged Repose or having used Blink this turn, the P.ATK bonus from Trait is doubled. ✦ Increases P.ATK by 5%.

Ciri's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Charge
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Selects 1 location within a cross-shaped range of the character, charges to that location and deals 170% DMG to the enemy closest to the endpoint on the path, inflicting Stagger for 1 turn. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: after casting basic attack, additionally inflicts Stagger on the target for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Light That Breaks the Night
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Deals 30% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the character and inflicts Stagger for 1 turn.
Ciri's Candor	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) Increases Crit by 40%. Always lands critical hits against enemies with Bound and increases DMG dealt by 20%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Nova
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the character and knocks the adjacent targets back by 2 tiles. ✦ When attacking targets with Bound, this skill deals 2 times DMG and knock back effects. ✦ If the character is in Winged Repose at the start of the turn, attacks with this skill this turn treat targets as being affected by Bound.
Flash That Cuts through Darkness
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Deals AoE DMG to the closest 3 enemies within 4 tiles of the character; when hitting 1 enemy, DMG multiplier is 120%; for each additional enemy hit, Skill Multiplier decreases by 20%, minimum 40%. ✦ When attacking targets with Bound, ATK increases by 80%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Fleeing Hare	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ Move II for 2 turns.
The Lion Cub of Cintra	-
[Reaction] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Reaction) After using skill Blink, gains 3 stacks of DMG Lock equal to 50% of max HP. After being attacked or using skills with Teleportation or Charge effects, restores 40% of lost HP. Can be triggered up to 2 times per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Temporal Shift
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Support) After using this skill, at the end of the turn, restores 1 NRG, reduces all skill CDs by 1 turn, and reduces Winged Repose duration by 1 turn. If Blink was used this turn, the Winged Repose duration reduction effect will not activate. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: after casting basic attack, triggers the above effects.
Homecoming Swallow
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 1 (Support) Instant The character gains Nest's Call and the skill switches to Departing Swallow.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Fatal Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Fires a Curved Shot which deals 85% physical DMG and increases Crit DMG by 15%.
Feverish Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and gains 20% Life Steal.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Assault
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Support) Instant Gains △ Crit I, △ Crit DMG I, and △ Move II for 1 turn.
Dimension Traveler	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Leader's Aura) For all Dimension Traveler allies in battle, increases ATK by 10%, and DEF by 20%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Untamed Spirit	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect When the character has less than 2 debuffs, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.
The Lady of Space and Time	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect Non-first skills used each round have their DMG increased by 10% and their Crit DMG increased by 10%. If Blink was used this round, Crit DMG is increased by an additional 10%.

Weapons That Ciri 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
Witcher's Swords	Zirael	Precision-forged Dagger
Dueling Dagger	Ceremonial Knife	Sharp Sword
Glittering Sword	Iron Sword

Ciri's Voice Actor & Release Date

Ciri Voice Actor

Released on Friday, November 28

Ciri was released on Friday, November 28. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Ciri's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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