Complete Guide for Aliceth: The New Season's Most brilliant Celestial

In the new "Thorns of Devotion" season of AFK Journey, three new heroes have made their dazzling debut, and the most brilliant among them is undoubtedly the Celestial hero, Aliceth. She is a core component of ranged attack formations.

This guardian of the divine realm not only possesses a stunning appearance but also boasts unique skill mechanics and powerful battlefield dominance. Today LDshop provides a comprehensive analysis of this new hero's skills and pulling recommendations.

 

Hero Role: Core Sub-DPS for Ranged Formations

Aliceth is a Marksman from the Celestial faction. Her core role is that of a high-frequency ranged damage dealer who also buffes her ranged allies, acting as a sub-DPS. She is not a traditional solo-carry hero but a key synergistic component that, when paired with specific ranged core heroes, creates powerful ranged attack formations through excellent chemistry. With a range of 8 tiles, she can target nearly every enemy on the battlefield.

 

Skill Analysis: Extreme Damage

➤Extreme Single-Target Burst

Radiant Rain

Aliceth flies into the air and fires 6 volleys of 3 arrows in rapid succession at an enemy. Each arrow deals 100% + 10% damage, plus extra damage equal to 5% of the enemy's lost HP. The extra damage cannot exceed 50%. Aliceth remains invincible while airborne. Unlocks at level 51: Increases the base damage of each arrow to 105% + 10%. Unlocks at level 111: Increases the base damage of each arrow to 110% + 10%. Unlocks at level 171: Increases the base damage of each arrow to 115% + 10%. Unlocks at level 231: Increases the base damage of each arrow to 120% + 10%.

Aliceth's primary damage output comes from her Ultimate, "Radiant Rain". At maximum investment, it can deal a massive 3690% Attack single-target damage, possessing immense single-target elimination power, effectively threatening fragile backline heroes in PvP.

When casting her Ultimate, she flies into the air, shooting arrows at ground enemies, dealing high damage while she herself becomes invincible, allowing her to deliver crucial damage in team fights while ensuring her own safety.

➤Unique Ranged Synergy Mechanism

Guiding Light

Passive. Aliceth grants an ally Brightfeather, prioritizing the nearest ally in her row. After that ally deals ranged damage 3 times, they unleash a feather for an additional strike, dealing 120% + 20% damage. This extra strike can trigger once every 0.5s. If the ally granted Brightfeather is a ranged unit, their normal attack range is increased by 5 tiles. The ally loses Brightfeather if they are defeated. Active. Aliceth shoots a charged arrow at an enemy, dealing 380% + 50% damage, knocking them back 6 tiles, and stunning them for 2.5s. Unlocks at level 71: Increases the damage of the charged arrow to 420% + 50%. Unlocks at level 131: Increases the damage of the charged arrow to 460% + 50%. Unlocks at level 191: Increases the damage of the charged arrow to 500% + 50%.

Her second skill, "Guiding Light," is her core support skill. It attaches a "Brightfeather" to an ally, causing them to fire a feather for a coordinated attack every time they deal 3 instances of ranged damage. This pairs well with high-frequency ranged damage heroes like Shemira. More importantly, if the Brightfeather target is a ranged hero, it increases their attack range by 5 tiles.

This is a huge strategic boost for ranged cores like Shemira and Zanie. The active component of this skill can severely hinder enemy melee heroes by knocking them back and stunning them, forcing them to waste time moving.

➤Backline Targeting & Survivability

Sealed Fate

When a battle starts, Aliceth places her Mark of Judgment on the farthest enemy. She and allies with Brightfeather both prioritize attacking the marked enemy, and their attacks against that enemy gain an extra 35 + 5 Penetration. Passive. After Aliceth locks on the same enemy for 6s or casts her Ultimate, the Mark of Judgment is enhanced. The enhanced mark allows her to instantly defeat the marked enemy if her attack reduces the enemy's HP below 300% + 30%. If the marked enemy is defeated or becomes untargetable, Aliceth shifts the mark to a new enemy, resetting the mark's duration counter. Unlocks at level 91: Increases the extra Penetration applied to Aliceth and her ally's attacks against the marked enemy by 40 + 5. Unlocks at level 151: Increases the extra Penetration applied to Aliceth and her ally's attacks against the marked enemy by 45 + 5. Unlocks at level 211: Increases the extra Penetration applied to Aliceth and her ally's attacks against the marked enemy by 50 + 5.

Her third skill, "Sealed Fate" automatically locks onto the furthest enemy, with Penetration and execution effects, further strengthening her ability to target the backline. It is a nightmare for all backline fragile heroes, allowing her and her ally to focus fire on the same target.

Aegis Wings

The first time Aliceth or an ally with Brightfeather takes a fatal blow, Aliceth prevents their defeat. The affected hero instead becomes Invincible for 1.5s and recovers 30%. Afterward, Aliceth or the ally is moved to a safe spot within 4 tiles. Allies who are unaffected or steadfast cannot be moved. This skill can trigger once per hero. Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +5: The affected hero recovers 35%. Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +10: The affected hero recovers 40%. Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +15: For every 4 feathers shot by an ally with Brightfeather, a burst of light erupts, dealing 330% damage to adjacent enemies and blinding them for 3s. Blinded enemies lose 40% HP per second.

Her Exclusive Skill, "Aegis Wings" provides crucial protection, granting herself or the Brightfeather ally one cheat-death opportunity, and grants invincibility along with HP restoration for 1.5 seconds, significantly improving PvP fault tolerance.

Special Note: Potential Bleed Damage

Aliceth and her Brightfeather allies can trigger a Bleed effect. The maximum frequency is one feather every 0.5 seconds, triggering one Bleed stack every 2 seconds. The Bleed lasts for 3 seconds and does not stack from Aliceth herself. The maximum multiplier is 80% Attack per second, on par with the current Phraesto hero.

This gives her some development potential in late-game modes like "Endless Dream," but this effect requires an extremely high frequency of ranged damage to stack to an ideal level and can only be utilized by ranged heroes like Shemira and Zanie. It is predicted that Aliceth will perform well in the initial phases of Endless Dream.

 

➤Hero Focus

Hero Focus

Aliceth increases her ATK by 9% during battle. After the first enemy affected by her Mark of Judgment is defeated, Aliceth and allies with Brightfeather gain an extra 6% ATK. Level 2: Aliceth increases her ATK by 13% during battle. After the first enemy affected by her Mark of Judgment is defeated, Aliceth and allies with Brightfeather gain an extra 8% ATK. Level 3: Aliceth increases her ATK by 16% during battle. After the first enemy affected by her Mark of Judgment is defeated, Aliceth and allies with Brightfeather gain an extra 10% ATK.

In battle, Aliceth's own Attack is increased by up to 26%, and she can also increase one ally's Attack by 10%.

➤Enhance Force

Enhance Force

For every 4 feathers shot by an ally with Brightfeather, Aliceth's Radiant Rain is enhanced to shoot 1 extra arrow volleys for the rest of the battle. Through this, she can shoot up to 6 extra arrow volleys in total.

Further enhances the damage output of her Ultimate.

 

 

Employment Scenarios

 

➤Dream Realm (Non-Endless & Endless Employment)

In tests on the co-test server for non-Endless Dream Realm, Aliceth achieved top scores against the Mirage Frostspike and King Croaker bosses, though the margin of improvement was not massive. Please note that co-test server research is limited and for reference only. We have higher expectations for her performance in the initial phases of Endless Dream.

 

➤PvP (Viable in Regular & Peak Arena, better suited for Offense)

Aliceth's strength in PvP is considerable, primarily used on the offensive end. She is a nightmare for most backline fragile heroes, and her survivability skills offer decent fault tolerance.

Weaknesses: Aliceth possesses a standard execution effect and cannot instantly eliminate carries like Saida or Athalia. Additionally, her elimination efficiency can be hampered if the enemy backline is too tanky.

 

Pulling Recommendations: Varies by Player Group

➤F2P Players: Cautiously Observe, Low Priority

Aliceth is not a must-have "solo carry" main DPS card. Her core advantage lies in deep synergy with specific ranged heroes (especially Zanie) to achieve a "1+1>2" effect.

For resource-limited F2P players, investing in her requires simultaneously investing significant resources into her core partner, which is costly. In contrast, investing resources into more versatile traditional Celestial/Hypogean cores like Reinier is a safer choice. While she has her uses, the improvement she brings is not significant enough to warrant high priority for F2P players.

 

➤Spenders: Consider Pulling, Niche Viability

If you already have a highly invested Zanie, Aliceth is an excellent addition, forming a powerful ranged burst system that performs excellently on the offensive end in Peak Arena.

Note that her offensive performance is greatly affected by the enemy lineup; if the enemy backline is too tanky, her elimination efficiency decreases. Also, her bleed mechanism in the early phases of Endless Dream is something to look forward to, with the potential to become a new high-score component.

 

Conclusion

In summary, Aliceth stands as a formidable yet specialized Celestial marksman, excelling in coordinated ranged compositions rather than as a standalone carry. Her immense single-target burst, unique backline marking, and valuable team utility make her a strong choice for spenders with established ranged cores, while F2P players may find her niche role and high investment cost less appealing. Ultimately, her performance shines brightest when synergized with heroes like Zanie, unlocking devastating focus-fire potential in both PvP and Dream Realm.