Lon'qu

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -HP or -DEF or -RES
• Weapon: Wo Dao+ (+Spd) 
• Support Skill: Reposition / Flexible
• Special: Luna / Moonbow
• A Slot: Life and Death / Fury
• B Slot: Wrath / Desperation
• C Slot: Infantry Pulse / Panic Ploy / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Flashing Blade / Panic Ploy / Quick Riposte / Attack +3

This skill-set aims to maximize Lon'qu's damage when activating his Special. A boon in Attack makes for a great choice of IVs, as Lon’qu will need to maximize his damage output in order to reliably beat his opponents in a single round of combat. Speed is another acceptable choice, as it will push his already very high value to a monstrous base 42. Not only will this make him nearly impossible to double, but it guarantees his own follow-up attack against all but the highest Speed tier.

Wo Dao fits this playstyle perfectly, as it will add an additional 10 damage to the activation of his Special. As for the Special itself, Moonbow and Luna are chosen over Glimmer because it is much more consistent and reliable option. This is due to Lon’qu’s Attack being too low to make effective use of the damage scaling property of Glimmer. Luna makes for an especially effective choice with the Flashing Blade Sacred Seal, as it allows Lon'qu to potentially activate his Special every single round of combat.

Moving on to main skills, Life and Death is the choice A skill to maximize Lon’qu’s offensive potential. While this may take away from his already low Defense and Resistance, his survivability is hardly affected. Lon’qu will still have a Def/Res bulk of 67/67 with a refined weapon, making him very difficult to KO in a single hit. Fury makes for another great option; not only does it improve his bulk at the cost of 2 Atk/Spd compared to Life and Death, the 6 damage recoil taken after combat synergizes well with skills such as Wrath and Desperation.

Speaking of Wrath and Desperation, they both make for fantastic B skill options. Wrath will increase the frequency as well as the potency of Lon’qu’s activation of Specials. With this, Lon’qu’s Specials become devastatingly powerful thanks to the combination of Wo Dao and Wrath giving him a staggering +20 damage on activation. In exchange for the sheer damage output provided by Wrath,  Desperation makes for another great choice by allowing Lon’qu to safely perform follow-up attacks without the risk of getting KO’d.

Thanks to his massive HP pool, Lon’qu can utilize skills such as Infantry March and Panic Ploy. These both provide fantastic team support, as Infantry Pulse accelerates the Special cooldown of all infantry allies with HP lower than him while Panic Ploy provides a massive advantage over teams that like to use Hone/Fortify buffs.

With his blistering Speed, Lon'qu can effectively utilize the Flashing Blade Sacred Seal, allowing him to activate his Special more frequently. If he isn’t already utilizing Panic Ploy in his C slot, it can also be run in the Sacred Seal slot. Quick Riposte is another choice that can be used to give Lon’qu longevity against certain units that are too fast for him to double. In particular, this allows Lon’qu to take out both Ayra and Mia in the Enemy Phase. Finally, Attack +3 is a great choice if you want to further increase Lon’qu’s damage output.

• Preferred Nature: +ATK or +SPD / -HP 
• Weapon: Slaying Edge+ (+Spd)
• Support Skill: Reposition / Flexible
• Special: Glimmer / Moonbow
• A Slot: Distant Counter
• B Slot: Wrath / Dull Ranged / Vantage 
• C Slot: Infantry Pulse
• Sacred Seal: Panic Ploy

With the exception of buffed Blade Tomes and Dire Thunder, Lon’qu can survive at least one attack from any mage thanks to his magical bulk of 67. Coupled with a refined weapon and Speed high enough to avoid nearly any follow-up attack, Lon’qu can serve as an effective ranged check with Distant Counter.

By utilizing Slaying Edge, Lon’qu can bring the cooldown of Glimmer and Moonbow to only 1. This allows him to activate the Specials on his initial counterattack every single time. Glimmer shines particularly in his matchups against mages due to them having lower physical bulk on average while Moonbow can be used to give Lon’qu longevity against bulkier units.

Wrath is a great choice for his B skill; by gaining an additional +10 damage on Special activation, Lon’qu will be able to swing even more matchups in his favor. Dull Ranged is another option that grants him immunity to Blade Tomes by ignoring his opponent’s Hone/Fortify buffs. If neither are available, Lon’qu’s native  Vantage can give him the potential to take out multiple opponents in the Enemy Phase assuming he has his Special ready

Both Infantry Pulse and Panic Ploy remain great choices of C skill on Lon’qu. Infantry Pulse provides team support by accelerating the Special cooldown of infantry allies while Panic Ploy increases Lon’qu’s overall survivability, especially against opponents that utilize Hone/Fortify buffs. As for Sacred Seals, Panic Ploy will work just as well here. Distant Defense is a great choice for this Enemy Phase oriented playstyle, as it will reduce damage taken from all ranged opponents when initiated on. Outside of that, Attack +3 makes for a solid pick to further increase Lon’qu’s damage output.