S PSY Fire

Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser

Lantern

TierB
RolesDPS · Support
Release7.5

Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser is Lantern's S-rank PSY-type Fire battlesuit, a Rapid-Shot Crossbow user protected by Wheel of Destiny. She cycles through a crossbow, a shotgun and a submachine gun to fill her Blast Energy, lets vestiges repeat her shots and finishes enemies with a rocket launcher. In v9.0 she is a niche pick: very good in her own match-ups (high hit-count HP bars, Ranged Kalpas, Fire Kosma) but outclassed elsewhere, and no longer a first-choice Wheel of Destiny support.

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Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser

DPS / Support (same gear)

Weapons

Burn the Long Night: Luminare BiS
S
Best in slot (BBS): more Fire DMG, a bigger Aflame debuff and 35% Elemental DMG for Wheel of Destiny teammates, with the same auto-evasions.
PRI-ARM of Burn the Long Night: +20% Fire DMG for Harmonized Shadow Star wielders; on Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser, she starts with 150 Blast Energy, Firepower Rotation throws an exploding Piercing Blade that makes enemies take 23% more Fire DMG from her, three auto-evasion charges protect her, and Wheel of Destiny teammates deal 35% more Elemental DMG.
Burn the Long Night
A
Marisa Impact's pick: initial SP (+20/35/50 with synergy), half a Blast Energy gauge at the start and automatic Ultimate Evasions. It was purchasable in the v8.6 Battle Pass.
Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser's signature crossbow: +16% Total DMG in Stellar Outburst, extra exploding Piercing Blades and auto-evasion charges on her, and Elemental/Physical DMG buffs for teammates under Wheel of Destiny or World Star; synergy copies make enemies take up to 9% more Total DMG.
Ta-da! The Blow
A
BBS transitional crossbow: +20% Total DMG, and more Elemental DMG past 100 combo hits, which she reaches easily.
Generic Rapid-Shot Crossbow: +20% Total DMG, plus Elemental and Physical DMG once the combo counter passes 100 hits.
Electrifying Arc
A
Marisa Impact's transitional pick because it is free; only its stacking Total DMG bonus helps her.
Valkyrie Boltstorm's signature crossbow: +20% Lightning DMG, stacking Total DMG on weapon skill hits, more weapon skill Lightning DMG in Stellar Outburst and, on her, a Lightning vulnerability after Targeted Bombardment; synergy copies give the team up to 12% Elemental DMG.

Stigmata

A Forged Light T Top
A Forged Light M Middle
A Forged Light B Bottom
Best in slot for DPS and support (all buffs), craftable in the Foundry.
Set effects
2pUltimate deals 30% more Total DMG. On Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser with Hanging Flame and Wheel of Destiny active: +20% Fire DMG in Stellar Outburst, enemies take 34% more Total DMG, and the team gains 5% Physical and Crit DMG.
3p+25% Fire DMG. On Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser: Hanging Flame (+22% Fire DMG), a Total DMG vulnerability and +30% Crit DMG for Harmonized Shadow Star teammates under Wheel of Destiny, Resonance buffs under World Star, and +33% Elemental DMG and +30% Crit Rate for the whole team.
Leeuwenhoek T Top
Thales M Middle
Leeuwenhoek B Bottom
BBS 'universal' Fire mix (about 70% of the signature set's offensive ability), no team buffs.
Set effects
2pLord of Dierkens set. Total DMG +15%; the Ultimate makes all enemies take 15% more Fire DMG from the wearer for 12s and force-activates the pieces' buffs (CD: 20s).
3pEach enemy she ignites grants 2% Total DMG Reduction (15 stacks max, until the battle ends); on Durandal, the 2-piece bonus triggers on entry.
2pEclipse Predictor set. Every 10s the wearer gains a charge: her next Charged ATK (and the hits right after it) gains 50% Total DMG and triggers Blazer Mode for 6s, during which Ultimate and burst-mode attacks deal 30% more Total DMG.
3pIn Blazer Mode: Ignore Interrupt, 15% less DMG taken from enemy hits and 50 HP healed per second.
Wang Zhaojun T Top
Wang Zhaojun M Middle
Wang Zhaojun B Bottom
BBS transitional Fire set.
Set effects
2pFire DMG +15%; attacking deals 300% ATK of Fire DMG to nearby enemies (CD: 15s).
3pMax HP +20% and Total DMG Multiplier +10% in combat.

Stat targets

  • Stigmata affixes: ATK on every piece (Marisa Impact)
  • S0 with her signature gear is enough for most players
  • Keep Firepower Rotation on cooldown: it charges the next rocket-launcher Combo ATK

Talent priority

Special ATK
Basic ATK
Passive
Ultimate
Leader
Evasion

Where to get her: Battlesuit Supply. The v8.6 Battle Pass sold her Character Card, Rank-Up Stamps and Burn the Long Night; since v8.9 her Rank-Up Stamps are also in the Supply Shop and the Elysian Shop (unlocked by clearing Deep Sequence on Shroud or higher with her; v9.0 added more, unlocked on Inferno or higher) (official notes).

Teams

Recommended teams

Wheel of Destiny DPS

Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser
Wings of Panacea
Mad Pleasure: Shadowbringer

Take a Breach support (Wings of Panacea, Lone Planetfarer or Deepspace Anchor) plus a support the boss calls for. Mad Pleasure's shield break is a game-changer against Kasumi and her evasion-spam Astral Ring regen helps on several bosses; Herrscher of Human: Ego is needed against the tank's weak spot (Marisa Impact). The v9.0 Senadina AstralOp is designed for Wheel of Destiny teams.

Support for Jovial Deception

Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer
Wings of Panacea
Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser

Against Ranged Kalpas, Lantern breaks the hit-count phase and becomes a second DPS; she also covers Jovial Deception's Crit Rate needs when you lack the Serapeum or Youyun AstralOps (Marisa Impact).

World Star support (Fire Kosma)

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!
Wings of Panacea
Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser

Her hit count and Resonance-triggering Firepower Rotations are used against Fire Kosma to break his high hit-count HP quickly (Marisa Impact).

Guide

How to play

Core loop

  • Her Basic ATK depends on the current firearm: Rapid-Shot Crossbow (3-hit combo), Shotgun (2 hits) or Submachine Gun (hold to fire). Evading mid-combo does not break the sequence.
  • Tap Weapon to switch firearm. Tapping it while attacking on the ground casts Firepower Rotation (4s CD, counts as an evasion) and leaves a vestige that repeats the last firearm's attack.
  • Hits refill Blast Energy. When it is full, hold ATK for her Combo ATK: a rocket-launcher HE Round (1,000% ATK) that pulls enemies in. Each Firepower Rotation adds up to 1,200% ATK to the next Combo ATK.
  • Her Ultimate (100 SP) calls the three vestiges, then finishes with an RPG under Time-frozen Domain. Her Combo ATK or Ultimate grants Fire Shower: all enemies take 10% more Elemental DMG (and 10% more Fire DMG from her under Wheel of Destiny).

Astral Ring (Wheel of Destiny)

  • As the leader she activates Wheel of Destiny (140 Intensity, 21s Stellar Outburst). During Astral Ring Charging, her Combo ATK consumes her Stellar Drain and restores 20 Intensity.
  • Entering Stellar Outburst fires a Stellar Assault, switches to the crossbow, grants 2 blocks of Concentrated Blast Energy and a fully charged Combo ATK bonus.
  • Tap a teammate's avatar to call a Phantom support attack and cast a Shadow Star Attack, then enter Rondo in the Shadows: each Firepower Rotation spawns extra Phantoms, and tapping ATK auto-casts Firepower Rotation (1.5s CD).
  • Under World Star she gains 6 Quantum Mech Energy on Outburst: mash ATK to spend 5 on Firepower Rotations (each one triggers Domain Resonance marks), then tap ATK for a 1,300% ATK Combo ATK.

As a support

  • Wheel of Destiny: her signature crossbow gives the other Harmonized Shadow Star members 27–35% Elemental DMG, and her full set gives the whole team 30% Crit Rate and 33% Elemental DMG. Against Ranged Kalpas she breaks the hit-count phase and becomes a second DPS next to Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer (Marisa Impact: 30% Crit Rate and 30–35% Crit DMG for her).
  • World Star: brought against Fire Kosma to break his high hit-count HP quickly.

Marisa Impact's Stellar Outburst loop: enter Outburst, call a Phantom, press Weapon, spam Basic ATK until the meter is full, Combo ATK, repeat, and use the Ultimate whenever it is ready. With her signature crossbow, three automatic Ultimate Evasions make her very forgiving.

Strengths

  • Very high hit count and a huge rocket-launcher Combo ATK: excellent in her own match-ups (hit-count HP, Ranged Kalpas, Fire Kosma).
  • Strong team buffs with full gear: 30% Crit Rate and 33% Elemental DMG for the whole team, ideal for crit-hungry Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer.
  • Her signature crossbow gives three automatic Ultimate Evasions and starting Blast Energy, and she takes 40% less DMG: very forgiving.
  • Her stigmata can be forged, and her crossbow was sold in the v8.6 Battle Pass.

Weaknesses

  • Underwhelming outside her match-ups; Marisa Impact does not recommend pulling her in v9.0.
  • No longer a top Wheel of Destiny support: Wings of Panacea, Lone Planetfarer and other newer supports usually come first.
  • Her strong playstyle relies on the Stellar Outburst Phantom rotation; the Astral Ring Charging playstyle is much weaker.
  • Almost no usage in recent top Abyss teams (3 support picks in the v8.5 CN top 100).

Notable dupes · Rank

S2
Solid upgrade

Her rocket launcher also fires cluster bombs (8 × 75% ATK, Combo ATK DMG): more damage and more hits.

SS
Solid upgrade

Combo ATK deals 20% more Total DMG, and teammates deal 10% more Total DMG while she has Fire Shower: her best support rank.

SSS
Solid upgrade

Regular ground evasions can also trigger her Ultimate Evasion Skill (1s CD), and her Fire DMG buff after QTE or Firepower Rotation rises to 35%.

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