Should You Pull Lingsha in Honkai Star Rail?
Sep. 21, 2024Honkai Star Rail is currently in the first phase of version 2.5 with the second phase right around the corner. The 2nd phase of HSR version 2.5 will feature Lingsha and Topaz, which are going to be tough picks for many players. If you are unsure of whether to pull for Lingsha or not in HSR 2.5, here is a complete analysis of her pros and cons.
Honkai Star Rail Lingsha’s Kit
Lingsha is a very strong healer withgood offensive and buffing abilities. She is a Break Sustain, and she scales on both Attack and Break Effect. Her Skill dealsAoE damage to enemies while also healing all the alliesbased on her Attack. Her Skill also summons Fuyuan who takes action during its turn to deal AoE damage to enemies and also healing allies. Her Ultimate also deals AoE damage to enemies and heals all the allies, while alsoincreasing the Break Damagetaken by enemies.
Overall, Lingsha has a very strong healing kit, mixed with good damage and support kit. She is theperfect sustain for Break Effect DPS unitslikeFireflyand Boothill. Additional, her kit also includes the best cleansing mechanic since Huohuo, removing 1 debuff from all allies when Fuyuan (her summon) takes action.
Now that you understand her strengths and how to play her, let’s take a look at how Lingsha compares to other top Sustain Characters.
Lingsha is a strong healer soshe works with almost all teams in Honkai Star Rail. Also, she is a very versatile unit with a mix of offense, healing, and buffs in her kit. She isparticularly strong in Break Effect teams— like Firefly andBoothill teams. Other than that, she is also quite good for Feixiao teams as the attack from her summons is considered a Follow-up attack.
DPS units like Jingliu, Blade, Clara, or Yunli who either take a lot of damage or consume HP can also use Lingsha as her Trace ability allows her to react and heal allies who are below a certain HP threshold.
No, not necessarily as Lingsha has a few really good 4-star Light Cone options. However, her Light Cone is extremely strong for her kit and is recommended over E1. Her Light Cone increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 60%, while also making enemies take increased damage when hit by the wearer’s Ultimate. Although this Light Cone is pretty useless with other Abundance units, it is perfect for Lingsha’s kit.
But you don’t have to force yourself to go for it as the 4-star Light Cone “What is Real?” is also a good Light Cone alternative for Lingsha, increasing her Break Effect by 48% at S5.
Now that you have taken a look at everything Lingsha provides, let’s boil everything down to her strengths and weaknesses.
Lingsha’s Strength:
Lingsha’s Weaknesses:
Overall,I think Lingsha is a great option to bolster your Honkai Star Rail team. If you don’t have a strong healer in your team, then you should pull Lingsha as she is a really strong healer against most of the game’s challenges. Other than that, if you have Boothill, Firefly, or any other Break Effect DPS units, then Lingsha is a great choice for their sustain. But,if you have Huohuo, then it would be unnecessary to pull for Lingsha as she provides a lot of the same value.
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