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Chinese Girl

Stats

Health
5800
Agility
920
Yang ATK
1190
Yang DEF
990
Yin ATK
1230
Yin DEF
960

Races

Element Type Chart

Kousa
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Kousa refers to the fine yellow sand that is carried by the wind from the continent. It fills the sky like a mist and can even block out the sun, which makes it an appropriate temperament for Meiling, who is the gatekeeper for the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Meiling is endowed with Wood Phase, from her generous and persistent nature, and Star Essence, from her laidback personality.

The strong and kind Wood Phase resists Water Phase, because water nourishes wood, but it is weak to Metal Phase, because metal carves wood.

The diverse and uncooperative Star Essence resists the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence, but it is weak to the charming and arrogant Sun Essence.
sun_strong
Sun
moon_weak
Moon
fire_neutral
Fire
water_weak
Water
wood_neutral
Wood
metal_strong
Metal
earth_neutral
Earth
star_neutral
Star

Character Shots

Hong Meiling's Spread Shot. She gathers the qi circulating around her and disperses it with great force. However, it is not as powerful as it could be, because Meiling is easily distracted.
All
Force Bullet
x7 Yin
All
True Force Bullet
x2 Yin 1
All
Sincere Force Bullet
x2 Yin 2
All
Vacuum Force Bullet
x2 Yin 3
All
Star-Pulse Force Bullet
x2 Yin 3
All
True Star-Pulse Force Bullet
x2 Yin 3
Hong Meiling's Focus Shot. She draws an arc with her arms and makes the qi around her concentrate in her hands before unleashing it in a powerful wave. Meiling says her shot is instantaneous, but others say differently.
Solo
Qigong Bullet
x3 Yang
Solo
Anti-Prankster Fist
x1 Yang 1
Solo
True Anti-Prankster Fist
x2 Yang 2
Solo
Earth-Pulse Qigong Bullet
x2 Yang 3
Solo
Great Earth-Pulse Qigong Bullet
x2 Yang 3
Solo
True Qigong Bullet
x2 Yang 3

Character Spell Cards

Available
Available
Limit Break 1
Limit Break 2
Limit Break 3
Hong Meiling's Spell Card. She strikes forward with qi in this physical attack, but her movements are so swift that she seems to transcend her physical body. It just looks like she's firing off a series of qi bullets!
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yin DEF 2 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Own Yin ATK 4 level(s) UP (1 turn).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
Solo
Intense Rainbow Fist
x13 Yin
Solo
Star-Pulse Rainbow Fist
x2 Yin 1
Solo
True Star-Pulse Rainbow Fist
x2 Yin 1
Solo
Anti-Trespasser Fist
x1 Yang 2
Solo
True Anti-Trespasser Fist
x1 Yang 2
Solo
Shooting Star Rainbow Fist
x1 Yin 3
Hong Meiling's Spell Card. She focuses qi into her flying kick and then lets bullets fly in all directions. Her regular Earth Dragon Wave does not hit enemies in the air, so she added the Sky Dragon Kick to improve it.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yang ATK 4 level(s) UP (1 turn).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
Solo
Dragon Wave & Kick
x9 Yang
Solo
Earth Dragon Wave
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Great Earth Dragon Wave
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Sky Dragon Kick
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Great Sky Dragon Kick
x1 Yin 2
Solo
True Earth Dragon Wave
x1 Yang 3
Hong Meiling's Last Word (a Touhou LW original). It is based on Star Sign: Earth-Shaking Star Pulse and is full of Meiling's identity as the guard of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She manipulates her own qi to create a crimson aura, making her look more like a vampire's retainer than a Tai Chi Chuan practitioner. You might think that this would make her better at her job as a guard... but you would be wrong.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yin ATK 2 level(s) UP (1 turn).
Own Yang ATK 3 level(s) UP (1 turn).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Crimson Wave
x13 Yang
All
Anti-Reporter Forefist
x4 Yin 1
All
Anti-Reporter Star Fist
x4 Yin 1
All
Earth-Shaking Bullet
x4 Yang 1
All
Star-Pulse Bullet
x3 Yin 2
All
Great Earth-Shaking Bullet
x3 Yang 3

Character Ability

Capable of using qi
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The energy within the body and the aura outside of it... Normally, qi is invisible to the eye, but Meiling's ability makes it visible―or at least Meiling can see it. While this ability should only refer to the qi within her, the teachings of qigong, or qi arts, from the continent say that inner and outer qi are in continuous flow. Through Meiling's own qi, she should be able to read the qi around her and even the qi of other people... Whether she actually does so or not is a different story.
Immune to Barrier Status: Burn & Poison.
When using Boost, Party's Yang DEF 1 level UP (1 turn).

Character Skills

CD 4
Own Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Own Yang ATK 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Info
Also called kung fu. Excellent physical skills and superior fighting techniques are the basics for gatekeeping.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yang Defense Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Rate 0 30 60 80 0 20 50 80 0 0
Add 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Yang Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Rate 0 30 60 80 0 20 50 80 0 0
Add 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
CD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Party's Yin ATK 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Grants Charge to self.
Info
You shouldn't ignore the gatekeeper like that! Guarding the gate is her duty and her reason for being.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yin Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Rate 0 30 60 80 0 20 50 80 0 0
Add 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Grants Charge to Self
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
CD 5
Own Spirit Power 1.25 UP.
Own Evasion 1 level(s) DOWN (2 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Recovers 50% of own HP.
Info
According to the teachings of Tai Chi Chuan, all movements are connected. Whether you are reading your opponent's movements or protecting yourself, the concept is the same.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spirit Power Up
Value 0.75 0.8 0.85 0.9 1 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evasion Level Down
Value 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Rate 0 80 60 40 20 0 90 80 70 50
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Recovers HP
Value 20 25 25 30 30 35 35 40 45 50
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

Character Characteristics

Qigong Master
When attacked, DMG from Energy Bullet 30% DOWN. [Success rate 100%.]
Outer Force Response
After being attacked, own Yang ATK 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 50%.]
Inner Force Response
After being attacked, own Yin ATK 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 50%.]

Character Change Effect

Attack Link
When switching places with a rear-guard unit, other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy UP (3 turns).
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy buffs (3 turns).

Upgrade Costs

Rank Coins Materials
0 -> 1 1000
1 -> 2 2,000
2 -> 3 5,000
3 -> 4 10,000
4 -> 5 15,000

Character Analysis

Hong Meiling was released on May 11th, 2021 as part of the starting roster. For more up-to-date analysis, be sure to visit the Discord Official Discord Server.

A Chinese Girl who’s proud of her heritage, Hong Meiling (her given/first name is Meiling, her name is simply in chinese order) serves as the unshakable guard of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Unusually for Gensokyo’s inhabitants, she’s actually not the best at bullets - instead, she favors martial arts, most notably her mastery of T'ai chi ch'üan. Extremely well rounded, she’ll happily duel anyone who asks, and does her best to keep intruders out. 

For farming purposes, Meiling’s All targeting Last Word, Crimson Earth-Shaking Star Pulse, is on the same level as powerful farmers like Yuyuko or Ran, with a nice perk over the others: the large majority of her damage on her Last Word on turn 1 is typeless, and the elemental parts are divided amongst two types. As a result, only a minority of her damage at best will be resisted at any given time, making her an extremely reliable event farmer. Additionally she can farm Chapter 3 Act 1 with the right partner.

Solo Stage Farms: 2-7-1 (slow and expensive), Future Story Card Stage

For harder fights, Meiling’s got it much better than most other attackers. For starters, whilst both of her Spell Cards are unfortunately only solo targeting, they’ll pack a massive punch due to the ATK UP on both. Do note however that the ATK UP buffs are only one turn in length - she will want to use her skills Martial Arts and Will of the Gatekeeper in order to preserve those buffs, due to how buffs work in LostWord - all buff levels are added together, and only the longest duration is counted for the entire stack. Between both of these, she can let loose a devastatingly powerful All targeting Last Word at 10 levels of Yin & Yang ATK UP and 6 levels of Yang DEF UP - Crimson Earth-Shaking Star Pulse may only be a 3-1-1 Spell Card on the surface, but between 10 Levels of ATK UP and the 120% Hard on bullets 1, 4, and 6, alongside being all Energy and thus scaling extremely well with Energy DMG UP, it will deal a devastatingly powerful blow to any foe.

She’s got more than just damage too. Her team support is fairly potent - providing her entire team with 3 levels of Yin ATK UP for 3 turns from Will of the Gatekeeper alongside 1 Level of Yang DEF UP for 1 turn to the whole team every time she Boosts thanks to her character ability. Additionally, her elements are fairly potent - her focus shot, Fragrant Wave, has 1 Solo targeting Earth Break at 0 power, which is always fantastic. Rainbow Sign: True Intense Rainbow Fist gets a slightly above average 0/2/2/3 Solo targeting Star Breaks for 0/1/2/3 Power, and Qi Sign: Earth Sky Dragon Kick gets the same but for Earth. It's also not recommended it be used for this purpose, due to how much damage it does, but if you're desperate for additional breaks then Crimson Earth-Shaking Star Pulse deals a rather solid 2 All targeting Earth and Star Breaks for 3 Power.

Overall, Meiling is an extremely strong Friend, be it for farming, or for harder fights. She’ll guard you with her life, just so long as you let her get her naps in. 

The chances for her secondary effects, alongside her Hard scalings, are as follows: 

Colorful Rain: Chance for Yin ATK UP: 100%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%

Fragrant Wave: Chance for Yang ATK UP: 100%/0%/100%/0%/0%/0%

Rainbow Sign: True Intense Rainbow Fist: Hard: 0%/0%/0%/80%/80%/0%

Qi Sign: Earth Sky Dragon Kick: Hard: 0%/30%/30%/40%/40%/80%

Crimson Earth-Shaking Star Pulse: Hard: 120%/0%/0%/140%/0%/150%

Story Card Recommendations

(Card recommendations last updated on October 31, 2022)

Spell Card

Since Meiling already has an abundance of ATK and DEF UP in her kit, she can primarily focus on supporting the team with Elemental Breaks. Spirit Power UP cards like The Witch of Scarlet Dreams is a staple for allowing you to access majority of her bullets. If you’re looking to squeeze out even more damage, look for Accuracy UP cards such as Valued Tools of the Trade & Yang DEF UP cards, as she already maximizes her ATK UP from Rainbow Sign: True Intense Rainbow Fist and Qi Sign: Earth Sky Dragon Kick.For stat sticks, whilst Meiling makes use of Yin ATK, Yang ATK, and Yang DEF, she makes the most use out of Yang DEF and Yang ATK, which Dancer in the Puddle fulfills.

If for some reason, Meiling is in a fight that will last more than three total turns, make sure to use ATK UP Story Cards in order to refresh the duration of her buffs if she’s going to be using all four Spell Cards.

Last Word

As Meiling already gives herself an abundance of ATK UP and DEF UP as well as some Accuracy UP, alongside having a mixed Last Word, and every Bullet on her Last Word is tagged with Energy, anything that gives Energy DMG UP is her best bet, with Unknown Barrier Team as the current best option. For farming purposes, if she can already comfortably wipe out the enemy stage without a damage buff, look for Accuracy UP cards like Poltergeist SIsters' Concert instead, to make her perfectly consistent.

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

Firstly, Martial Arts should be raised to level 4, Move One, Move All to level 5, and Will of the Gatekeeper to level 4. This is because all three skills gain immense benefits from those levels, and it is extremely easy to get them to that point. Afterwards, Martial Arts should be raised to level 9, and Will of the Gatekeeper to level 8, as they gain their maximum benefits at those levels, with further levels only decreasing their cooldown (in particular, Will of the Gatekeeper gets nothing from level 9, and only a cooldown cut at level 10). Further skill levels on Meiling are not a priority until she gets a Fantasy Rebirth, and can be trained at your leisure.

Character Strengths

+Extremely strong Last Word that scales well into longer fights
+Good team support
+Above average Element access, including P0 Earth on a Basic Shot

Character Weaknesses

-Doesn't quite reach the same levels of damage as the very best attackers