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Should you get Hongyuan Ryōshū's Drifting Blade? Analysis and Guide
This video analyzes Drifting Blade Ryoshu from Limbus Company, comparing her to other identities, especially Mao Ryoshu, and discussing her skills, passives, equipment, and EGO synergies. A recommendation is offered on whether it is worth obtaining based on the player's experience level and team needs.
1. ⚔️ Introduction to Drifting Blade Ryoshu: A Versatile Rupture and Poise Identity
- ✅ Drifting Blade Ryoshu is a versatile Rupture and Poise identity that can fit into various teams.
- ✅ Unlike Mao Ryoshu, she is more versatile.
- ✅ The video focuses on what makes this identity unique.
00:06 - 00:46
1. ⚔️ Introduction to Drifting Blade Ryoshu: A Versatile Rupture and Poise Identity
- ✅ Drifting Blade Ryoshu is a versatile Rupture and Poise identity that can fit into various teams.
- ✅ Unlike Mao Ryoshu, she is more versatile.
- ✅ The video focuses on what makes this identity unique.
00:47 - 05:07
2. ✨ Detailed Analysis of Drifting Blade Ryoshu's Skills and Passives
- ✅ All her skills are Pierce and gain Coin Power based on the amount of Rupture the enemy has.
- ✅ Main Passive: After an ally hits an enemy with a skill, Ryoshu uses A Backof (her skill 1) as a non-opposed attack against the same enemy.
- ✅ A Backof is a Gloom skill with one coin that rolls 13-15, gains 1 Poise Count, applies 1 Rupture Count (neutral if the condition is met), and deals 20% additional damage if it crits, applying 2 Rupture if it's a crit.
- ✅ Ryoshu will always launch this skill in a non-opposed manner thanks to her passive, constantly generating Poise Count and applying Rupture.
- ✅ When substituting an ally or entering combat from the bench, Ryoshu gains 2 Protector Stance (lasts 2 turns, 10% damage reduction per stack) and a shield based on her Poise (up to 20). At the end of the turn, she gains 3 Poise Potency and 1 Poise Count, and her skill 1 gains 5 Aggro the next turn.
- ✅ When Ryoshu attacks in a non-opposed manner after activating Lord Honglu Ryoshu's passive, it counts as a Gear Family or He Shop Pack identity.
- ✅ If an ally dies from an attack or is left with less than 25% health after the attack, Ryoshu attacks with her skill 3 non-opposed against the enemy that attacked (once per encounter, ignored by Lord Hong Lu).
- ✅ If her skill 1 is activated with her first passive, it deals 30% additional critical damage and heals 2-4 sanity to the ally with the least sanity (not activated with allies with less than 40 sanity).
- ✅ Support passive: The ally with the lowest deployment order receives 1 shield for each Poise Ryoshu has (maximum 10).
05:08 - 06:56
3. 🗡️ Analysis of Skills 2 and 3, and Defense of Drifting Blade Ryoshu
- ✅ Skill 2 (Engrap Inflation Bone): Glutony skill with three coins that rolls 16-22, gains 2 Poise Count, applies 2 Rupture Count, gains up to 6 Poise Potency (depending on the target's Rupture), and the last coin applies 2 Rupture (3 if it crits and deals 20% additional damage). It is her best skill for generating Poise Potency.
- ✅ Skill 3 (Strike): Pride skill with four coins that rolls 16-25, gains 2 Protector Stance when used. If the target has 3 or more negative effects, gains 1 Final Power, gains 3 Poise Potency/Count, applies 2 Rupture Count (first coin), 4-6 Rupture (if it crits), and the last coin deals up to 100% additional damage if it crits (depending on Ryoshu's Poise and the enemy's Rupture).
- ✅ Defense (Sentinel): Guard Bright clashable with one coin that rolls 13, gains 2 Protector Stance, 1 Defense Level for every 10% of health lost (maximum 6), and if she wins the clash, she obtains Poise equal to the enemy's Rupture (maximum 5).
06:57 - 09:09
4. 🎮 How to Play Drifting Blade Ryoshu: Key Mechanics and Strategies
- ✅ The most important mechanic is the assisted attacks she performs each turn with her skill 1 in a non-opposed manner.
- ✅ This generates Poise Count, applies Rupture, heals sanity (with the passive activated), and generates a Gloom resource.
- ✅ Ryoshu is excellent at applying Rupture Potency and generating Gloom resources.
- ✅ To play her, her passive must be activated to improve the damage of her resisted attacks, increasing critical damage and healing allies.
- ✅ Her passive also allows her to launch a skill 3 in a non-opposed manner when an ally receives a hit and is left with 25% or less health, or dies.
- ✅ For Poise generation, Ryoshu can maintain it relatively well by using the skills correctly.
- ✅ It is important to accumulate Poise Count with her skill 3 or her defense, as they are her main ways of obtaining Poise Potency.
- ✅ Use her skill 1 and 2 to obtain Poise Count, and then use her skill 3 or defense to accumulate Potency.
09:10 - 13:30
5. 🆚 Comparison with Mao Ryoshu and Rupture Team Building
- ✅ Dau Ryoshu is negative in Rupture Count, but is one of the best identities for applying Rupture Potency.
- ✅ In a complete rotation, she consumes 4 Rupture Count, but applies a minimum of 2 Rupture Potency per turn (3 if it crits).
- ✅ Mao Ryoshu is neutral with her skill 1 and 2, and positive with her skill 3 thanks to Deathroite. She applies 3 Rupture Count each time she applies it.
- ✅ Mao Ryoshu applies less Rupture Potency (14 per rotation) compared to Dau Ryoshu.
- ✅ Mao Ryoshu is excellent at ensuring the application of Rupture Count and has Glutony defense, facilitating the activation of team passives.
- ✅ Dau Ryoshu is excellent at applying Rupture Potency and generating Gloom resources, but takes time to meet her conditions due to how slowly she gains Poise.
- ✅ In most cases, Mao Ryoshu is better due to her ease of use and consistency.
- ✅ To make Dau Ryoshu work in Rupture, she needs Mouse Faust and Meursault.
- ✅ A recommended team is: Dau Ryoshu, the two Maos, Lord Honglu, W Corp Ishmael, U Corp Sang, and both He.
13:31 - 14:56
6. 💪 Poise Teams and Synergies with Other Characters
- ✅ Dau Ryoshu is better than Made Ryoshu in Poise teams due to the number of actions she has and her synergy with Full Stop.
- ✅ One problem is that she does not generate Lust resources, necessary for her Toricalia EGO.
- ✅ To generate these resources, she needs Sinclair, Shi Faust, or Anchor Yi Sang.
- ✅ Shi Faust is the best option thanks to her defense that allows her to get a Lust resource.
- ✅ The recommended identities for this team are Blade Lineage, which uses Kimers to buff the other Blade Lineage, and Mono Pierce.
14:57 - 16:57
7. ✨ EGO Synergies: Blind Obsession, Toricalia, Ford Match Flame, and Contempt
- ✅ Blind Obsession: Helps Ryoshu have Poise thanks to the passive that donates Poise Count when she crits with her skill 3.
- ✅ Toricalia: Helps Ryoshu and the team generate more Poise as long as they grab Pride zones.
- ✅ Ford Match Flame: Can make Dau Ryoshu be used in Burn teams. Every fourth skill that Ryoshu uses applies 4 Burn per coin.
- ✅ Contempt: When Ryoshu uses a skill, she generates additional EGO resources up to two times per turn. Dau Ryoshu generates two resources per turn, causing her to generate four resources each turn.
16:58 - 17:36
8. 🪞 Drifting Blade Ryoshu in Mirror Dungeon
- ✅ She is dual-state, so she can be taken on a Rupture and Poise team along with the Honglus and the He, which means you can activate Rupture fusions easily.
- ✅ She is very good for the same reason as Allen Gregor: assisted skills every turn.
- ✅ The bad thing is that she can steal Rusty Coin activations from Lordh Lu and is not the fastest of the turn.
17:37 - 18:51
9. Should You Get Drifting Blade Ryoshu? 🤔
- ✅ If you are a new player: She is one of the best options you can get. Her resource generation is good for using EGOs frequently.
- ✅ If you are an advanced player: She serves more as an alternative and not as a direct improvement to Mao Ryoshu.
- ✅ If you are looking for an improvement for your Poise team, Dau Ryoshu is an alternative improvement that does much more damage than Made Ryoshu.
- ✅ In general, she is a very versatile identity that can go on various teams.
- ✅ Mao Ryoshu will be obtainable soon, so if you prefer to get this identity, it is better not to get Dair Rosu.