Lightning Empress

S-Rank Battlesuit

Lightning Empress

/PSY

Atier

Introduction

Lightning Empress is an S-rank PSY battlesuit in Honkai Impact 3rd.

On our Honkai Impact 3rd tier list Lightning Empress is A tier, 39th of the 97 battlesuits ranked, from where 5 current tier lists put Lightning Empress.

Other PSY battlesuits in Honkai Impact 3rd: Azure Empyrea, Blood Rose, Divine Prayer, Drive Kometa, Fervent Tempo Δ, Hawk of the Fog and 19 more.

Profile

Lightning Empress is Raiden Mei's battlesuit. Her birthday is April 13, and she stands 172cm tall.

Stats

  • HP1,603
  • SP255
  • ATK668
  • DEF128
  • CRT48

At rank SSS. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Honkai Impact 3rd roster.

Skills

6
  • Haunted Night

    Leader

    Battlesuits have 50 bonus SP upon entrance (doesn't apply to Herrscher of Thunder). For a team of 3 PSY-type battlesuits, Valkyrie attacks deal 20% bonus Total DMG. In Open World, the starting SP bonus can only be triggered once every 10min, and Valkyrie attacks deal 10% bonus Total DMG instead. Haunted Night (unlocks at SS): Team starts with 70 more initial SP in combat (doesn't apply to Herrscher of Thunder). A team formed by 3 PSY-type battlesuits gains 26% Total DMG. In Open World, initial SP bonus triggers once every 10 minutes, and the team gains 10% Total DMG.

  • Gigavolt Spin

    Special ATK

    Fulminating Zone. Raiden Slash: 80% × 4 ATK of Lightning DMG. Switch: Falling Thunder: Switch entry unleashes Falling Thunder, dealing 250% ATK of Lightning DMG to surrounding enemies. Doppel Raiden: Tap the [ATK] button after Ultimate Evasion to unleash Gigavolt Spin. Gigavolt Spin can be triggered 1 more time to deal 80% × 4 ATK of Lightning DMG. It Strikes Twice (unlocks at SS): Gigavolt Spin can be triggered 1 more time (must unlock Doppel Raiden first), dealing 80% × 4 ATK of Lightning DMG.

  • Lightning Speed

    Evasion

    Quickly dash to evade enemy attacks. Can be performed twice in a row. Lightning Dodge: Triggered by Ultimate Evasion and lasts 5s, during which the Valkyrie has much greater Ignore Interrupt and takes 15% less Physical DMG. Asura's Roar: Triggered by Ultimate Evasion and lasts 5s, during which the Valkyrie takes 15% less Physical DMG and 80% less Lightning DMG (CD: 10s). Additionally, inflicts 3 Paralyze Trauma. Thunderclap: Triggers a lightning field upon Ultimate Evasion, dealing 85% ATK of Lightning DMG to enemies within it every 0.5s for 5s. Blinding Flash: Paralyze Trauma triggered by Ultimate Evasion increases by 5.

  • Dragon May Cry

    Ultimate

    Unleashes the powers of Thor, damaging all enemies within a large area. Thor's Slash: Large AOE attack that deals 900% ATK of Physical DMG and 900% ATK of Lightning DMG. SP Cost: 125 SHIN: Ohka Fall: The last strike of the Ultimate deals 119 bonus Lightning DMG per Combo Hit Count (limit: 100 hits). I'm Mei (unlocks at SSS): The last hit inflicts 5 Paralyze Trauma on all enemies and increases Lightning DMG by 40.01% for 7s. QTE: Sakura Vortex: QTE: Triggers when enemy is knocked airborne. Deals 6 × 50% ATK of Physical DMG + 6 × 50% ATK of Lightning DMG against enemies within a large AOE. Restores 10 SP for the Valkyrie.

  • Gotamashiki

    Basic ATK

    Swift penta-slash inflicting minor Paralyze Trauma with a 2% chance of paralyzing the target for 5s and inflicting 10 Paralyze Trauma. 1st Sequence: 100% ATK of Physical DMG. 2nd Sequence: 120% ATK of Physical DMG. 3rd Sequence: 75% ATK of Physical DMG. 4th Sequence: 80% ATK of Physical DMG. 5th Sequence: 250% ATK of AOE Physical DMG. Soul Razor: Basic ATKs have a 40% chance to render enemies conductive for 6s, during which they take 70% bonus Lightning DMG. The 1st non-conductive enemy hit by the 5th sequence of Basic ATK will definitely become conductive. Thunder Edge: Every Basic ATK sequence additionally deals 40% ATK of Lightning DMG. Relentless Slash EX: Increases Attack Speed by 25% when Combo Hit Count exceeds 30.

  • Passive Skill

    Passive

    Passive bonuses apply automatically. Dragon's Aura: Gain 100% to Total DMG Multiplier when attacking frozen and slowed enemies. Thunder Cloud (unlocks at SS): When hit, the Valkyrie has a 20% chance to inflict 3 Paralyze Trauma on the attacker and nearby enemies. Sundered Shackles (unlocks at SS): Combo ATK has a 8.00% chance to apply conductive debuff of Soul Razor on the enemy.

Recommended gear

  • Recommended

    Offense 90% · Functionality 70% · Compatibility 100%
    • WeaponMAG-Typhoon
    • Stigma (T)Wang Zhenyi
    • Stigma (M)Benares: Awakening
    • Stigma (B)Wang Zhenyi
  • Auxiliary

    Offense 20% · Functionality 90% · Compatibility 90%
    • WeaponMAG-Typhoon
    • Stigma (T)Jin Shengtan
    • Stigma (M)Jin Shengtan
    • Stigma (B)Isaac Newton
  • Universal

    Offense 10% · Functionality 90% · Compatibility 70%
    • WeaponNue of the Shadow
    • Stigma (T)Gustav Klimt
    • Stigma (M)Gustav Klimt
    • Stigma (B)Isaac Newton
  • Transitional

    Offense 30% · Functionality 60% · Compatibility 70%
    • WeaponPulse Katana Type-17
    • Stigma (T)Roald Amundsen
    • Stigma (M)Roald Amundsen
    • Stigma (B)Roald Amundsen

Art

Lightning Empress key art

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