Summon your Iron Guards and open with a full Soul Burning, build Blade Momentum on the Snowparting Blade, then swap back for 3rd-stage Burning Heart leaps with Anxi Soldier follow-ups.
Rotation
Follow the icons left to right. Each step below says which button type it is.
Deflect & punish
Play around deflects.
Deflect → Frozen Under Spring
General's Bane
⇄ Phalanxbane BladeBurning Heart- Deflect → Frozen Under SpringDeflect — Wait for them to attack.
- General's BaneSkill — Stick to them.
- Swap to Phalanxbane BladeWeapon Swap
- Burning HeartCharged (hold) — Only on a knocked-down or committed target.
Inner Ways
Core = take it. Flex = good default, swap freely. Click any card for full tier details.
Frost-Clad NightCoreDeflect punishes.
Snowparting Blade deflect passive: a successful deflect unlocks Snowbreak Spring, a quick Tenacity slash with heavy bonus HP damage against non-player enemies, which later tiers chain with Grave Frost, Inner Passion and Anxi Soldier follow-ups.
Throat-Piercing ArtCoreVaried Combo damage Inner Way: stacking Throat-Pierced makes your direct damage ignore Physical Resistance and adds Critical DMG, with deflections granting 5 stacks at Tier 6.
Morale ChantCoreStacking damage and healing passive: attacking or healing builds Yi River for Physical Penetration and bonus output, doubled against controlled targets.
Trapped BeastFlexEmergency shield.
Emergency survival Inner Way: dropping below 30% HP triggers Cornered Beast, a short Max HP shield, with a bigger shield, shorter cooldown and better healing while it is up at higher tiers.
Gear
2pc: Increased Min Physical Attack.
4pc: Hitting a boss or player grants Cleftpeak for 5s: +1% HP damage per stack, up to 5. At 5 stacks, Light/Heavy Varied Combos, Assist Trigger Skills and assists gain +8%. A successful Deflect instantly grants 5 stacks.
2pc: +40 Max HP.
4pc: Successful deflection activates Agile Steps: -20% all damage taken for 2s, stacking up to 3 times (60% max).
Stat Priority
- 1Max Physical Attack
- 2Power
- 3Critical Rate
- 4Max Stonesplit Attack
Mystic Skills
Serene BreezeBreaks you out of CC — PvP must-have
Soaring SpinGap-closer knockdown; cuts target healing
Leaping ToadCombo breaker and knockdown that poisons
Golden BodyPanic button when you can’t dodgeTips
- Players won’t stand still for full charges — use Leaping Toad or Soaring Spin to knock them down first.
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