Black Swan Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis

General Introduction

Black Swan is a 5-star character of the Wind Element that is on the path of Nihility. She functions as an incredible DoT-centric character that can inflict the special DoT effect Arcana on enemies, making them take DoT damage from all 4 types of DoT damage in the game at the same time when Arcana are triggered. Additionally, her Arcana stacks can also deal AoE damage, making her a very rare DoT character with AoE coverage in her skill kit.

Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority

	Deal Wind Damage to an enemy
	Leveling Priority: Low
Basic Attack
Reason: Leveling this up doesn’t improve Black Swan’s damage that much, so only level this up if you have materials.

	Deal Wind damage to an enemy and their adjacent targets, inflicting defense down on them.
	Leveling Priority: High
Skill
Reason: Level this ability will improve the amount of defense reduction Black Swan inflicts on enemies, so players should level this up as much as they can.

	Inflict the “Epiphany” effect on all enemies before dealing Wind Damage to them. Enemies inflicted with “Epiphany” takes more damage and have a 50% chance to be inflicted with an additional stack of Arcana whenever Arcana is applied to them.
	Leveling Priority: High
Ultimate
Reason: Leveling this up improves the amount of damage taken increase effect applied by Epiphany, so players should level this up to maximize Black Swan’s damage.

	Each time an enemy target takes DoT, there is a 65% base chance to inflict 1 stack of “Arcana.”When an enemy target is in “Arcana” state, they are also considered to be in Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, and Shock states. At the start of each turn, they take Wind DoT proportional to Black Swan’s ATK, after which the stack count is halved. Each stack of “Arcana” increases this DMG multiplier. “Arcana” can stack up to 50 time(s). Additional stacks beyond the limit can still be applied, but will be removed after dealing DMG.”Arcana” DMG ignores a portion of the target’s DEF. Only when “Arcana” deals DMG at the start of the enemy target’s turn, adjacent targets additionally take Wind DoT proportional to Black Swan’s ATK.
	Leveling Priority: High
Talent
Reason: Leveling this up takes priority as it boosts the damage output of Black Swan’s DoT damage.

	When an enemy target is attacked by Black Swan, there is a 65% base chance of inflicting 5 stack(s) of “Arcana” on them.
	Unlock Priority: Highest
Bonus Ability 1
Reason: Unlock this ability is crucial as it allows Black Swan to apply Arcana on all of her abilities.

	When enemy targets enter combat, there is a 65% base chance that they will be inflicted with 1 stack of “Arcana,” and a 100% base chance to be inflicted with the DEF reduction effect from the Skill, which lasts for 3 turn(s).After using Basic ATK or Ultimate, there is also a 100% base chance to inflict the DEF reduction effect from the Skill on enemy targets hit, which lasts for 3 turn(s).
	Unlock Priority: High
Bonus Ability 2
Reason: This ability helps Black Swan to apply defense down on all enemies with all of her abilities.

	Increases the DMG dealt by all allies by an amount equal to 60% of Black Swan’s Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum DMG increase of 72%.
	Unlock Priority: Highest
Bonus Ability 3
Reason: This ability massively improve the damage dealt by all allies proportional to Black Swan’s Effect Hit Rate.

Playstyle Guide & Rotation

Black Swan is a sub DPS and an enabler character for the DoT team that focuses on applying as much of her unique DoT debuff on enemies as possible to allow other characters to take advantage of it to deal damage to enemies.

Black Swan’s gimmick lies in her special Arcana stacks, which after being buffed, are now considered to be all DoT effects at the same time, meaning each stack of Arcana is considered Burn, Bleed, Shocked and Windshear all at the same time. The more Arcana stacks enemies have on them, the more damage they will take whenever their turn comes or when the Arcana stacks are detonated. When Arcana stacks reach a certain amount of stacks, at the start of the enemy turns, the Arcana stacks will deal AoE damage to enemies instead of single target, allowing Black Swan to deal a decent amount of both Single Target and AoE Damage to enemies.

Black Swan’s skill kit focuses on inflicting as much Arcana Stacks and maintaining the Arcana Stacks on enemies as possible, with all of her skill kit being able to inflict Arcana on enemies and her Ultimate allowing the Arcana stacks to not be reset when they are triggered. Additionally, all of Black Swan’s abilities inflict a defense down effect on enemies, making them take more damage from her own Arcana stacks or from attacks from other allies. 

Black Swan serves as an incredible enabler for the DoT team , applying as many DoT effects on enemies as possible for the team to deal as much damage as possible to enemies.

Black Swan Best In Slot And F2P Lightcones

Black Swan Best Lightcone Choices

Some of Black Swan’s Best Lightcone Choices are:

Reforged Remembrance	Eyes of the Prey	Patience Is All You Need
Limited 5* Lightcone	Gacha 4* Lightcone	Limited 5* Lightcone

	Attack: 582
	Defense: 463
	HP: 1058
Reforged Remembrance	Lightcone Rating: Best In Slot
Effect: Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 40%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy inflicted with Wind Shear, Burn, Shock, or Bleed, each respectively grants 1 stack of Prophet, stacking up to 4 time(s). In a single battle, only 1 stack of Prophet can be granted for each type of DoT. Every stack of Prophet increases wearer’s ATK by 5% and enables the DoT dealt to ignore 7.2% of the target’s DEF.
Explanation: Black Swan’s Best In Slot Lightcone that grants her a hefty boost in Effect Hit Rate and massively increases the amount of damage her DoTs deal to enemies.

	Attack: 476
	Defense: 331
	HP: 953
Eyes of the Prey	Lightcone Rating: Best F2P Alternative
Effect: Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 20% and increases DoT by 24%.
Explanation: The F2P Alternative for Black Swan that boost her Effect Hit Rate and the amount of DoT damage she does.

	Attack: 582
	Defense: 463
	HP: 1058
Patience Is All You Need	Lightcone Rating: Good Alternative
Effect: Increases DMG dealt by the wearer by 24%. After every attack launched by wearer, their SPD increases by 4.8%, stacking up to 3 times.If the wearer hits an enemy target that is not afflicted by Erode, there is a 100% base chance to inflict Erode to the target. Enemies afflicted with Erode are also considered to be Shocked and will receive Lightning DoT at the start of each turn equal to 60% of the wearer’s ATK, lasting for 1 turn(s).
Explanation: A decent alternative lightcone that can boost Black Swan’s overall DoT damage and allow her to apply additional instances of DoT for the team to take advantage of.

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Black Swan Best Relics, Ornament Set and Stats

Black Swan Best Relics And Ornament Sets

In terms of Relics, Black Swan should use the 4 piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement Relic set, which boosts her overall attack stat and the amount of damage her DoT does to enemies.

	Prisoner in Deep Confinement
2-pc: Increases ATK by 12%..
4-pc: For every DoT the enemy target is afflicted with, the wearer will ignore 6% of its DEF when dealing DMG to it. This effect is valid for a max of 3 DoTs.
Explanation: The Relic set offer Black Swan a good boost in attack while also allow her DoT to ignore a portion of the enemies’ defenses

For Ornaments, Black Swan should use the Revelry by the Sea ornament set as it further boosts her attack stat and allow her to do even more DoT damage.

	Revelry by the Sea
2-pc: Increases the wearer’s ATK by 12%. When the wearer’s ATK is higher than or equal to 2400/3600, increases the DoT DMG dealt by 12%/24% respectively.
Explanation: Massively boost Black Swan’s overall Attack and DoT Damage output

Black Swan Best Main Stats & Sub Stats

As a sub DPS enabler for the DoT team that scales off her Effect Hit Rate to maximize her skill kit, Black Swan wants as much Effect Hit Rate, Attack and Speed stats as possible.

Important Stat Threshold:

– To maximize her skill kit’s abilities and talents, players need to get Black Swan to at least 120% Effect Hit Rate.

– If players are using the Revelry by the Sea set, players need to get Black Swan’s attack stat to at least 3600 Attack. If possible, the more attack stat you can invest into Black Swan, the better.

– For Speed, Black Swan should be as high speed as possible and preferably the first one to act in the entire team to enable other DoT characters.

Black Swan Best Teams 

DoT Team

Kafka	Black Swan	Hysilens	Dan Heng – Permansor Terrae
Main DPS	Sub DPS/Support	Sub DPS/Support	Support/Sustain

This team is Black Swan’s best team as it fully utilizes Black Swan’s supportive effects to help elevate Firefly’s damage to the maximum. The Dahlia allows Firefly to gain additional Break Efficiency boost while she is on the field in addition to providing her with massive Break Effect and Energy boost thanks to her Dance Partner effect. Meanwhile, Black Swan can make all enemies take double the Super Break Damage by making enemies gain an additional break bar, reducing their defenses and help boost Firefly’s Break Efficiency and Break Effect stat with her Skill. Lingsha serves as the team’s main sustain option with her powerful debuff that boost Break Damage dealt by all allies on enemies and her high Fire Break efficiency.

Conclusion

The amazingly powerful DoT enabler for the DoT team that is receiving a massive overhaul and buff, Black Swan promises to elevate the damage output of DoT team with her presence. Therefore, if you want to get your hands on this amazing character, don’t forget to top up at Enjoygm for amazing discount deals on Honkai Star Rail and other games!