
Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer
S/SDA tier
Introduction
Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is an S-rank SD battlesuit in Honkai Impact 3rd.
On our Honkai Impact 3rd tier list Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is A tier, 56th of the 97 battlesuits ranked, from where 3 current tier lists put Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer.
Other SD battlesuits in Honkai Impact 3rd: Cosmic Expression and Deepspace Anchor: First Light.
Profile
Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is Songque's battlesuit. Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer stands 165cm tall.
Skills
6Kan: Virtuous Teachings
LeaderActivates Wheel of Destiny and provides enhancements based on the number of team members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait. Activates Wheel of Destiny when Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is the leader. Astral Ring Intensity Cost: 145. Stellar Outburst Duration: 23s; CD: 21.5s. ● When there is at least 1 member with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, Shadow Star Attack from any member deals 12% more Total DMG. ● When there are at least 2 members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait share Stellar Drain's effect, and members on the field deal 10% more Physical DMG in Astral Ring Charging state. ● When there are 3 members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, enemies take 10% more Physical DMG from Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer in Stellar Outburst state (independent). An Honest Heart: Activates Wheel of Destiny when Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is the leader. Astral Ring Intensity Cost: 145. Stellar Outburst Duration: 23s. CD: 21.5s. ● When there is at least 1 team member with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, Shadow Star Attack from all team members deals 26% more Total DMG. ● When there are at least 2 team members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, they share Stellar Drain's effect, and team members on the field deal 28% more Physical DMG in Astral Ring Charging state. ● When there are 3 team members with the Harmonized Shadow Star trait, in Stellar Outburst state, enemies take 28% more Physical DMG from Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer (independent).
Combo ATK: Dui: Gratifying Union of Hearts
Special ATKCommand light and shadow to perform Combo ATKs that differ by the current form. Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer has up to 60 Combo KE. At full Combo KE in Spiritual Verdure form, hold [ATK] to unleash Spiritual: Swim of Dragon, dealing 1,966% ATK of Physical DMG. In Divine Gold form, hold [ATK] to unleash Divine: Spectacle of Light, dealing 166% + 66 x 9 + 666% ATK of Physical DMG. Angerless: Combo ATK detonates the Critical Value of SD-type enemies it hits. This applies once to every enemy, and the counter resets when the enemy has 0 HP. Fearless: Increases Combo ATK and Ultimate's Crit Rate by 20% and Total DMG by 10%. Faultless (unlocks at S2): Divine: Spectacle of Light is enhanced and deals an additional 10% x 9 + 50% ATK of Physical DMG.
Xun: Jovial Opportunities
EvasionEvade or jump to dodge enemy attacks. On the ground, evasion can be performed twice in a row. In the air, evasion can be performed once and jump can be performed once. Jumping in midair resets the aerial evasion counter. In Divine Gold state, landing Divine: Banishing Ten Miseries resets the aerial jump and evasion counter. In Spiritual Verdure state, triggering Ultimate Evasion creates one Shadow Frame · Sparrow Playing With Pearl, and can connect into Basic ATK SEQ 2. In Divine Gold state, triggering Ultimate Evasion and Ultimate Jump both gives 1 Odd Thought. A successful Ultimate Jump triggers Ultimate Evasion Skill. Ultimate Evasion Skill: 2.5s of global Time Fracture; CD: 15s. Life Is a Journey in This World: Auto-triggers before the character dies (can be triggered once per battle): Fully heals the character and renders her invincible for 1.5s. Worry Not for the Far Future: Triggering the Ultimate Evasion Skill restores 1,200 HP to all team members.
Qian: Deception in Shadows for Auspice
UltimateUse light streaks as a guide and talismans as a net to destroy all enemies. Shadow Fish swirl over at the wave of her staff and turn into talismans to envelop enemies. She smiles smugly as her enemies are defeated under dazzling fireworks. Casting Ultimate deals 66% x 6 + 166% ATK of Physical DMG. Ultimate can be activated at any SP, but will consume all SP upon activation. For every 1 SP consumed, Ultimate deals an additional 8.5% ATK of Physical DMG (1,166% max). During activation, the character is invincible and gains Time-frozen Domain's effect. CD: 24s. Transformative Divinations: While Wheel of Destiny is activated, using Ultimate in Stellar Outburst state cancels this state and restores 25% of Astral Ring Intensity based on the remaining Astral Ring duration. Profound Prophecies (unlocks at SSS): Additional DMG dealt by Ultimate increases to up to 1,300%. All team members deal 18% more Total DMG with QTE. With Wheel of Destiny activated: ● Using Ultimate returns 5% of the Astral Ring Intensity it consumed. If Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer is the leader, returns an additional 3%. Returns up to 12 points per use. CD: 20s. ● In Stellar Outburst state, Ultimate's CD is reduced by 3s. CD: 20s. Transfix Shadows for Century-long Peace: After casting Ultimate, recovers 3 SP per second for 10s. Retriggering refreshes the duration. In Stellar Outburst state, after casting Divine: Spectacle of Light 2/3 times, Ultimate deals 20%/80% more Total DMG and Divine: Spectacle of Light deals an additional 466%/1,666% ATK of Physical DMG. Exiting Stellar Outburst removes this effect.
Zhen: Mastery of Weapons and Fear
Basic ATKSwings the trick staff to deal DMG. Tap [ATK] on the ground to perform a 3-sequence combo: SEQ 1: Deals 100% ATK of Physical DMG. SEQ 2: Deals 20% x 3 + 120% ATK of Physical DMG. SEQ 3: Deals 90% x 2 ATK of Physical DMG. Tap [ATK] in midair to smash down and deal 20% x 4 + 20% ATK of Physical DMG. Law That the World Changes Infinitely: The character takes 30% less Total DMG and gains a barrier that negates incoming attack once. Using Combo ATK resets the barrier. QTE: Heart That Cannot be Shaken by Time: QTE: Triggered when an enemy is Time-Slowed or damaged by any teammate's Ultimate or QTE. Causes global Time Fracture for 2s. ● In Spiritual Verdure state, deals 120% x 5 ATK of Physical DMG, generates 1 Shadow Frame · Standing Ovation on hit, and can connect into Basic ATK SEQ 2. ● In Divine Gold state, the character uses Divine: Banishing Ten Miseries SEQ 1 on QTE entry, but this attack is not registered as QTE. ● With Wheel of Destiny activated: ○ Reduces all current switch CDs by 2s. ○ If the character is on standby, when any teammate's Stellar Drain is consumed, her switch CD is reduced by 4s and her QTE is triggered. CD: 4s.
Gen: Light Amidst Perils
PassiveGenerates Shadow Frames or gains Odd Thoughts based on the current form. In Spiritual Verdure form, attacks generate up to 3 Shadow Frames. There are 3 types of Shadow Frames: ● Sparrow Playing With Pearl: Is generated when Basic ATK SEQ 1 hits or Ultimate Evasion is triggered. Fires 3 bullets to deal 40% x 3% ATK of Physical DMG. ● Family Fun: Is generated during Basic ATK SEQ 2 or when downward attack hits. Creates a black hole to pull nearby enemies and deal 50% ATK of Physical DMG. ● Standing Ovation: Is generated when Basic ATK SEQ 3 or QTE hits. Causes an explosion at the enemy's location to deal 220% ATK of Physical DMG. When Odd Thought is consumed or Shadow Frame is recalled, restores 10 Combo KE. Odd Thoughts and Shadow Frames are removed when the character faints or exits, and do not restore Combo KE. The Honorable Fears Not a Righteous Death: With Astral Ring inactivated: ● The Combo KE required to use and consumed by Combo ATKs is reduced to 20. ● Basic ATK SEQ 1/2/3 deals an additional 66%/166%/266% ATK of Physical DMG. Ultimate deals an additional 166% ATK of Physical DMG. Combo ATKs deal an additional 166% ATK of Physical DMG. ● Reduces Ultimate CD to 18s. ● Increases Crit DMG by 26% and Physical DMG by 26%. Enemies take 26% more Physical DMG from Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer (independent). The Fearful Lives Not a Happy Life: Deals 20% more Total DMG to SD-type enemies. All team members gain Stardust Navigation: Consumes Stardust Remnants to increase DMG against the max HP of SD-type enemies by 30% (exclusive). Zealous Morning: When this skill is toggled on, the full transformation scene only plays the first time the character enters Stellar Outburst state. Otherwise, the full transformation scene always plays when the character enters Stellar Outburst state.
Recommended gear
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Universal
Offense 60% · Functionality 75% · Compatibility 80%- WeaponFair Judgment
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Transitional
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