S IMG Lightning

Herrscher of Origin

Raiden Mei

TierB
RolesSupport · DPS
Release6.4

Herrscher of Origin is Raiden Mei's S-rank IMG-type Lightning katana user from the Version Kiana finale. She chains Time-frozen Domains into her Malice Expunged Combo ATK and dashes between enemies, but her real job today is enabling the Herrscher Trio with Herrscher of Finality and Herrscher of Truth. She has no Astral Ring of her own; the Trio still gets occasional top scores, and Herrscher of Finality's Divine Key boosts her damage by about 20%.

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Herrscher of Origin

Herrscher Trio DPS / Support

Weapons

Domain of Unity BiS
S
A must-have for her rotation and damage (Marisa Impact).
Herrscher of Origin's PRI-ARM katana: a blocking double slash that triggers Time-frozen Domain and a Chain Slash, refills Mind Body Insight when nothing is blocked, and makes enemies hit by her Combo ATK take 15% more Elemental DMG.
Key of Limpidity
A
The base katana keeps her combo tools, and it is available in the Exchange House since v9.0.
Base form of Domain of Unity: the same Herrscher of Origin combo tools with lower numbers; added to the Exchange House in v9.0.
Seven Thunders of Retribution: Narukami
S
BBS universal alternative: a generic Lightning katana without her combo tools.
Herrscher of Thunder's PRI-ARM: on other katana users, its active is a Lightning slash that inflicts Paralyze Trauma, and it grants +45% Total DMG against enemies of a countered type.

Stigmata

In the Name of Origin T Top
In the Name of Origin M Middle
In the Name of Origin B Bottom
Raiden Mei set: you really want the full set. Top = -20% evasion CD, Middle = -40% weapon CD, Bottom = SP regen. Now in the Exchange House (v9.0).
Set effects
2pRaiden Mei set. In Herrscher form, Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs deal 35% more Lightning DMG, and Time-frozen Domain makes enemies take up to 24% more Elemental DMG.
3pEnemies take 20% more Lightning DMG from her Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs, Joint Bursting makes them take 15% more Total DMG (21% more after 5 Combo hits), and with Astral Ring active it gives the team 10% Elemental DMG.
Turgenev T Top
In the Name of Origin M Middle
Turgenev B Bottom
Memorial Arena option: Turgenev T/B (marked enemies take 21% more Elemental DMG). The BBS pairs them with Avogadro M; her own Raiden Mei M keeps the weapon CD cut.
Set effects
2pRebel's Gun set. Every 6 hits from the wearer or her summons extend Hunter Mark (applied by the B piece) by 2s, up to 12s; marked enemies take 21% more Elemental DMG.
3pThe wearer's Ultimate and summons deal 25% more Total DMG; while her summons are on the field, the team deals 25% more Ice DMG to marked enemies.
2pRaiden Mei set. In Herrscher form, Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs deal 35% more Lightning DMG, and Time-frozen Domain makes enemies take up to 24% more Elemental DMG.
3pEnemies take 20% more Lightning DMG from her Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs, Joint Bursting makes them take 15% more Total DMG (21% more after 5 Combo hits), and with Astral Ring active it gives the team 10% Elemental DMG.

Stat targets

  • Stigmata affixes: full ATK (Marisa Impact)
  • S2 is her recommended rank: much shorter evasion CD for a smoother rotation

Talent priority

Special ATK
Passive
Basic ATK
Evasion
Ultimate
Leader

Where to get her: Battle Pass (and the v7.4 "Back to Your Roots" event card); Herrscher of Origin stamps come from the Elysian Realm, Witch Orb and Battle Pass shops.

Teams

Recommended teams

Herrscher Trio (Finality DPS)

Herrscher of Finality
Herrscher of Origin
Herrscher of Truth

The main reason to build her: Joint Bursting resets Herrscher of Finality's switch CD, and with Waxing Moon it also restores Rite of Oblivion Intensity. This trio took top Abyss scores in the v8.4 and v8.6 CN statistics.

Herrscher Trio (Origin DPS)

Herrscher of Origin
Herrscher of Finality
Herrscher of Truth

Marisa Impact's Origin-led Trio run against Rimestar in Starless weather; Herrscher of Finality's King of Conquerors set carries big Lightning buffs for her when Astral Ring is not active.

Lightning DPS outside the Trio

Herrscher of Origin
Herrscher of Finality
Golden Diva

Marisa Impact's non-Trio example with Herrscher of Finality and Eden against Andrius in Starless weather.

Guide

How to play

Core loop

  • Her 4-sequence Basic ATK ends with a sheathing slash (SEQ 4) that grants Mind Body Insight, with Iron Body and 40% DMG reduction. Evasion and weapon skills do not reset her combo.
  • Tap ATK after SEQ 4 for her Combo ATK: at full Mind Body Insight it triggers Regressive Origin (Time-frozen Domain) and loads 1 stack of Twisted Origin into her Wing Blades. At 3 stacks, hold ATK for Malice Expunged, her big finisher.
  • After an Ultimate Evasion, tap ATK for Regressive Origin: Moment, which also loads a stack. Her Combo ATK also triggers Sin of Killing, which hurts both her and the enemy.
  • Her Ultimate (75 SP) lets you swipe or tap to slash up to 12 times before a final slash with Time-frozen Domain.

Herrscher Trio

  • With Herrscher of Finality and Herrscher of Truth on the team, her Ultimate becomes Joint Bursting (50 SP): it removes Herrscher of Finality's switch CD and triggers her special QTE. Her QTE (on Time-Slowed, paralyzed enemies or Kiana's Combo ATK) gives her 50% Total DMG for 10s in the Trio.
  • With Herrscher of Finality's Waxing Moon, Joint Bursting also restores Astral Ring Intensity, and Finality's Weapon Skill adds a Joint ATK from Herrscher of Origin.

Marisa Impact's Elysian Realm loop: evade whenever the evasion skill is up (the purple lightning icon lets you evade for meter without spending a charge), use Weapon when it flashes, attack otherwise, and fire the Combo ATK when the meter turns purple.

Strengths

  • Enables the Herrscher Trio, which still takes some top scores alongside Herrscher of Finality.
  • Constant Time-frozen Domain uptime and strong sustained Lightning DMG.
  • Her leader skill gives Elemental DMG and lots of starting SP, handy in the Memorial Arena.
  • Her base weapon and set are now in the Exchange House (v9.0).

Weaknesses

  • No Astral Ring: only relevant inside the Herrscher Trio or in a few Part 1 match-ups.
  • As a DPS, Marisa Impact only counts one live Abyss top score (Husk: Mysticism in Starless weather).
  • Her self-damage and precise rhythm take practice.
  • The battlesuit itself takes about a year of free Battle Pass progress for F2P players.

Notable dupes · Rank

S2
Big upgrade

Recommended: evasion CD -2.5s (and another -5s after every two Malice Expunged), extra evasion damage, and enemies take 33% more Lightning DMG from her.

SS
Solid upgrade

Ultimate Lightning DMG +80% with a stronger final slash; Joint Bursting makes enemies take 10% more Total DMG and Malice Expunged gives the team 10% Total DMG.

SSS
Optional

Total DMG +10%, and enemies take 5.2% more Total DMG from Kiana battlesuits and her: a small Trio support upgrade.

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 9.0
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