Lin You

Stats

Skills

Character Tier

aBoxofTim,

Full-Paragon

About
A young woman who trained with the Qilin tribe of Taiwu. She can be a little naive, but has firm beliefs when it comes to competitions and improving her martial-arts skills, and burns with a desire to become as strong as possible.
CV Info - English	CV Info - Japanese
Shannon Chan-Kent	Ayane Sakura

Wind

Axe

Attack

Kung-Fu Apprentice
Obtainable as a 5

Character Stats

MAX HP 892

MAX STR 619

Overview

Heralding the Lunar New Year is Lin You, Wind’s first 5★ melee Adventurer. The Kung-Fu Apprentice has received a new mana spiral and has reclaimed her status as top tier Wind DPS. Although Axes are typically the slowest swinging weapon class, Lin You breaks the mold with enhanced attack rate, built-in Skill Haste, and massive Crit multipliers. Lin You now plays around increased Crit Rate from combo count powerspikes, a feat made feasible with an innately longer combo reset window.

Strengths

Covers Axe Weaknesses

Axes typically connote a sluggish attack speed and, by extension, slow SP gain. Skill Haste and Heaven’s Breath’s increased attack rate work to mitigate this.

Powerful Crit

Axes' unique quality is their naturally higher Crit Rate compared to other weapon classes, and Lin You's kit capitalizes on this boon twofold.

Weaknesses

HP and Combo Gated

One of Lin You’s main draws is her hard-hitting Crits, but this entire portion of her kit is conditional on her staying healthy. While she has some self-healing through Heaven’s Breath, Axe lack mobility, so keeping above the threshold may prove challenging. Even with a more forgiving combo timer, reaching 50 combos is asking a but much of an Axe user.

Dragon Recommendations

Vayu

Long Long

Roc

Vayu performs virtually identically to Long Long. He's a bit better, but the two are roughly equal.

Long Long is practically tailored to Lin You-- increased Strength and Critical Damage meshes well with her kit.

Roc is a reliable raw damage boost.

Weapon Recommendations

Glorystorm's Guide

Chimeratech Palmarosa

The order of weapon effectiveness for Wind is generally Agito > HDT2 > Chimeratech. At times, it can be more valuable to have the active skill of a HDT2 weapon, but this is somewhat rare.

Wyrmprint Recommendations

Pair 1

The Wyrmclan Duo

Primal Crisis

Pair 1: Crit-based setup that meshes well with Lin You's combo-focused kit.

Skills

Skill 1

Typhoon Fist
Lvl 1	Deals wind damage to enemies directly ahead.	100
Lvl 2	Deals wind damage to enemies directly ahead, and inflicts sleep.	200
Lvl 3	Deals wind damage to enemies directly ahead, and inflicts sleep.	300
Lvl 4	Deals wind damage to enemies directly ahead, and inflicts sleep. The user's next three force strikes are powered up, and create cyclones.

SP Cost	2969	Iframe	Medium

Skill 2

Heaven's Breath
Lvl 1	Restores the user's HP, and activates "Heaven's Breath" for 10 seconds. During Heaven's Breath, the user's attack rate is increased by 15%, and the Typhoon Fist skill is powered up.	100
Lvl 2	Restores the user's HP, and activates "Heaven's Breath" for 10 seconds. During Heaven's Breath, the user's attack rate is increased by 20%, and the Typhoon Fist skill is powered up.	200
Lvl 3	Restores the user's HP, and activates "Heaven's Breath" for 15 seconds. During Heaven's Breath, the user's attack rate is increased by 20%, strength is increased by 15%, and the Typhoon Fist skill is powered up.	300

SP Cost	8014	Iframe	Medium

Abilities

Ability 1

Upgrades To
HP 70% = Critical Rate +8% Increases critical rate by 8% when HP is 70% or above.	80
HP 70% = Critical Rate +10% Increases critical rate by 10% when HP is 70% or above.	100
Upgrades To
Kung Fu Mastery Increases critical rate by 10% when HP is 70% or above. Also increases the user's critical rate by a further 20% when the combo count is 25 or higher, and an additional 20% when the combo count is 50 or higher.	120

Ability 2

Upgrades To
Bog Res +50% Reduces susceptibility to bog by 50%.	60
Bog Res +100% Reduces susceptibility to bog by 100%.	100
Upgrades To
Potent Bog Res +100% Reduces susceptibility to bog by 100%. When the user is hit by an attack that would have inflicted bog on them, their strength is increased by 15% for 10 seconds. After activating, this buff will not activate again for 15 seconds.	120

Ability 3

Upgrades To
Skill Haste +6% Increases skill gauge fill rate by 6%.	80
Skill Haste +8% Increases skill gauge fill rate by 8%.	100
Upgrades To
Skill Haste & Combo Time Increases skill gauge fill rate by 8%, and extends the window between hitting an enemy and the combo counter resetting by two seconds.	120