Laevatain Complete Guide: Core DPS Handbook - Arknights Endfield

Laevatain, as the first limited character in Arknights: Endfield, is a formidable force. Today LDshop will systematically break down her skills, talents, potentials, team compositions, and combat techniques to help you fully master this top-tier damage dealer.

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Core Mechanic: Melting Flame Stacks & Heat Infliction Control

Laevatain's entire damage output revolves around her core combat talent, "Scorching Heart," and its "Melting Flame" stacking system.

Stack Generation: When the controlled operator lands a Final Strike (the last hit of a basic attack combo) or a Finisher (attack triggered by breaking an enemy's Stagger bar), Laevatain absorbs all Heat Infliction stacks from nearby enemies. Each stack of Heat Infliction absorbed grants her 1 stack of "Melting Flame," up to a maximum of 4 stacks.

Core Benefit: Upon reaching 4 Melting Flame stacks, Laevatain's next skill becomes enhanced, and she gains 10/15/20 points of Heat Resistance Ignore for 20 seconds (scaling with talent level).

Efficient Cycling: Laevatain also absorbs Heat Infliction from nearby defeated enemies. This allows her to start her rotation extremely quickly in multi-target (AoE) scenarios, creating a perfect positive feedback loop: defeat → gain stacks → unleash enhanced skill → defeat more enemies.

 

Skill Analysis & Damage Rotation

➤Basic Attack: Flaming Cinders

• ·A combo of up to 5 sequences dealing Heat DMG.
• ·Final Strike (5th sequence) deals 18 Stagger and recovers a small amount of SP.
• ·Dive Attack and Finisher (vs. Staggered enemies) have additional effects.

➤Battle Skill: Smouldering Fire (SP Cost: 100)

• ·Normal Version: Summons a Magma Fragment to attack, granting Laevatain 1 stack of Melting Flame upon hit.
• ·Enhanced Version (CRUCIAL!): When cast with 4 Melting Flame stacks, consumes all stacks to perform an additional attack dealing massive Heat DMG and forcibly applying temporary Combustion to all enemies in a large area. Hitting with this attack also restores a significant amount of Ultimate Energy.
• ·Key Point: Laevatain's Ultimate Energy cost (100) is over three times higher than most operators. Maintaining her rotation is entirely dependent on the energy restored by her enhanced skill.

➤Combo Skill: Seethe

• ·Trigger Condition: When any enemy is afflicted with Combustion or Corrosion.
• ·Effect: Erupts fire beneath affected enemies, dealing Heat DMG to them and their surroundings. For each enemy hit, Laevatain gains 1 stack of Melting Flame and additional Ultimate Energy.
• ·Role: A crucial stack "charger" and energy source, enabling perfect synergy with teammates.

➤Ultimate: Twilight

• ·Summons her Sviga Lævi, entering an enhanced state where her basic attacks are empowered.
• ·Core Mechanic: While enhanced, her third basic attack sequence directly applies "Heat Infliction." Due to its large area, this can instantly apply Heat Infliction to multiple enemies in front of her, allowing the following Final Strike to immediately absorb stacks, dramatically increasing her burst frequency during the Ultimate duration.

➤Survival Talent: Re-Ignition

Triggers once every 120s when HP falls below 40%, granting significant Damage Reduction and healing per second for 4/8s. An important safety net.

 

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Potential (DUPES) Analysis

Laevatain's Potentials offer significant quality-of-life and power improvements:

• ·P1 Heart of Melting Flame: The enhanced skill's additional attack multiplier is increased to 1.2x, and hitting with it returns 20 SP. Massively improves skill rotation. A key upgrade.
• ·P2 Pursuit of Memories: Increases Intellect and Basic Attack DMG Dealt.
• ·P3 Fragments from the Past: Increases the Combustion duration applied by the enhanced skill by 50% and its Status Level by +1, boosting Combustion damage.
• ·P4 Ice Cream Furnace: Reduces Ultimate Energy cost by 15%, further alleviating energy pressure.
• ·P5 Proof of Existence: Increases enhanced basic attack DMG multiplier to 1.2x during Ultimate. Additionally, each enemy defeated by Laevatain during her Ultimate extends its duration by +1s (max +7s). A game-changing upgrade for sustained AoE dominance.

 

Optimal Team Composition Strategy

Laevatain heavily relies on teammates to provide "Heat Infliction" and trigger her Combo Skill, leading to a relatively fixed team structure.

➤Core Principle: Avoid using characters who "consume" Heat Infliction stacks to trigger reactions (e.g., some Nature-infliction characters) to ensure stacks are reliably absorbed by Laevatain.

Standard Team (Community Consensus)

Laevatain

Wulfgard

Akekuri

Ardelia

The standard team composition for Laevatain is built around her core mechanic of converting Heat Infliction into Melting Flame stacks for enhanced skills. At its heart, Laevatain serves as the primary damage dealer, whose output is entirely dependent on allies applying Heat Infliction for her to absorb. To fulfill this critical need, Wulfgard is the premier enabler; his skill and combo skill reliably apply Heat Infliction, and his Ultimate directly causes Combustion, which reliably triggers Laevatain's own combo skill. Akekuri further cements the team's synergy as the rotation engine; not only does her skill also apply Heat Infliction, but her Ultimate regenerates SP for the entire team, allowing for frequent ability usage. Completing the quartet, Ardelia acts as the premier support, fulfilling three key roles: her combo skill applies Corrosion (another reliable trigger for Laevatain's combo), her enhanced skill debuffs enemies with Susceptibility to amplify the team's damage, and she provides essential healing and shielding to ensure the team's survivability throughout engagements.

 

Team Variations & Community Insights

Antal

For single-target scenarios, Antal is sometimes used over Wulfgard for focused damage.

 

Gilberta

Gilberta offers crowd control but applies Nature Infliction via her skills, which consumes Heat Infliction stacks and conflicts with Laevatain's mechanics. Use with caution.

 

Ember

Ember deals Heat DMG but cannot apply Heat Infliction. She is geared more towards supporting physical teams and is not recommended for Laevatain.

 

Gear & Weapon Recommendations

➤Main Stat Priority: Intellect is the undisputed choice.

➤Best-in-Slot Set: "Hot Work" 3-Piece Set

• ·Effect: Upon applying Combustion, gain +60% Heat DMG for 8s.
• ·Analysis: Laevatain's enhanced skill and combo skill easily and frequently apply Combustion, allowing for near 100% uptime on this powerful buff. It is her definitive best set.

➤Weapon Recommendations:

Forgeborn Scathe

Forgeborn Scathe (Signature Weapon): Provides Intellect, ATK, and Heat DMG Increase. After casting her Ultimate, grants +75% Basic Attack DMG for 20s, perfectly synergizing with her burst window.

 

White Night Nova

White Night Nova: Provides Intellect and Arts Intensity. Its passive grants Arts DMG and Arts Intensity upon applying Combustion, offering excellent all-around performance.

 

Umbral Torch

Umbral Torch: Provides Intellect and Heat DMG. Its passive increases Heat DMG dealt for each enemy with Combustion on the field, excelling in AoE scenarios.

 

Fortmaker

Wave Tide

Alternatives: The 5-star Fortmaker or the 4-star Wave Tide are viable substitutes.

 

Advanced Combat Tips

• ·Smart Stacking, Not Mindless Spamming: Don't just devour every Heat Infliction stack you see on enemies with a Final Strike. Instead, think ahead. Use her regular skill (guaranteed +1 stack) and combo skill (+1 per enemy hit) to carefully top up your Melting Flame count. This prevents "overcapping" when you absorb, letting you fire off those mega-powered enhanced skills way more often.
• ·Ultimate Mode Burst Combo: When her Ultimate is active, her third basic attack (3A) slaps Heat Infliction on everything in front of her. Use this to instantly set up a devastating combo: 3A (apply) -> 4A/Final Strike (absorb) -> Enhanced Skill. This is your bread-and-butter for deleting groups in seconds.
• ·Don't Get Greedy with Animations: Her enhanced skill and combo skill have long animations. Against tough enemies or bosses, watch their attack patterns. Time your big moves for after they finish a major attack, so you don't have to cancel your skill to dodge or eat a big hit just to get the damage off.
• ·Base (Manufacturing) Bonus: Outside of combat, Laevatain is a great asset in the Manufacturing Cabin thanks to her talents "Memory Crucible" (boosts EXP material production) and "Undying Flames" (slows Mood decay for all operators there).

 

Conclusion

In summary, Laevatain is a limited-tier core DPS who masters the art of stack management. By mastering her Melting Flame cycle and building a team around her, you can unlock her devastating, AoE-dominating potential. We hope this guide helps you fully command the power of the "Queen of Melting Flame."

What unique combo or team strategy have you discovered while playing her? Share your insights in the comments below!

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