RaymerryBuild and Guide

Raymerry is a Constant Affinity DPS with a mix of single-target and AoE abilities, and she specializes in permanently killing her foes by going through death prevention effects.

Skill 1

Raymerry’s first ability is a single-target attack dealing from 24% to 30% of her own max HP to her target, with a 20-30% chance to inflict them with [Stun]. Additionally, she gains 10 stacks of [Torment], a stackable buff unique to her, which her S2 enables.

The S1 also comes with the [Terminate] effect, which, when applicable, instantly kills the target, first bypassing [Invincibility], [Soul Ward], and death-prevention effects. Once the skill is level 5, the S1 also includes a permanent death effect if the enemy is killed by it, either through execution or regular damage.

For this reason, and given the heavy PVP focus of Raymerry, getting the skill to level 5 quickly is highly advised.

Skill 2

S2 is Raymerry’s only passive ability and represents the bulk of her damage output. For every 2000-1500 damage any unit takes, she gains 1 stack of [Torment]. Once she accumulates 100 stacks, her S3 is automatically triggered, and the stacks are removed after the damage is dealt, preventing it from looping on its own. The triggered AoE does not have a cooldown and also does not put the S3 on cooldown, making it possible to chain AoEs in very quick succession.

Lastly, when any unit dies, Raymerry immediately reaches the max 100 stacks of Torment and triggers her AoE. This effect has a 2-turn CD, which can be reduced.

With how core to her entire gameplay S2 is, leveling it up to 5 is the highest priority if you’re looking for AoE damage. That way, the triggered S3 not only deals 30% more damage than the regular one, but its activation is also greatly facilitated.

Skill 3

Gravewatch, Raymerry’s S3, is a fairly straightforward but also stacked ability featuring AoE damage based on her own max HP, ranging from 36 to 44%, an easily applied offensive Debuff in [Vulnerable] with its 75-100% base chance of landing, and a 100% base chance to Steal Turn Meter by 10-15% on each enemy that would suffer a Crit from the attack.

Even if the attack doesn’t deal too much damage on its own, its multiple effects coupled with the damage increase and its frequent triggers from the passive make it a highly effective DPS tool, and depending on the enemies you face, it can even be enough on its own to wipe the enemy team in a couple of uses.

Although the skill is stacked, and its levels are all good, they’re not as important as the other two skills and can be left for last, or even largely ignored while you focus on other high-priority skills if you do not rely on Raymerry to inflict [Vulnerable].

PVE

In PVE, Raymerry struggles to shine in most game modes: her single-target DPS is way too low to impact Bosses, and her spammable AoEs don’t have the same impact as other well-established Animuses, unless the stage features a great number of small enemies, with multiple waves, for example. One notable utility of hers is the very frequent and likely application of [Vulnerable], which can be used to set up the burst of your main Damage Dealer.

PVP

In PVP, however, Raymerry is a force to be reckoned with. Thanks to her HP scaling, Raymerry’s build allows for both bulk and damage, while the auto-triggered AoEs allow for a less strict SPD optimization, just like how her naturally high chances to land Debuffs give her room to build other stats than ACC and still land them quite consistently.

With good AoE damage that can even trigger from the enemy’s attacks, Raymerry can play against cleave, and in the same way, the constant fluctuations of HP between two bruiser teams also enable frequent reactions from Raymerry, which, when coupled with her perma-death execute, can lead to a sudden and devastating end of the status quo.

CD reduction is especially potent with her, as it allows the full stacking part of her passive to trigger much more frequently.

On the other hand, be very careful of Celince, whose [Forgetfulness] completely stops Raymerry’s AoE shenanigans and leaves her extremely weak for the duration of the Debuff.

Conclusion

Overall, Raymerry excels in PVP, with a very strong performance both in GVG and the various Arenas, but falls short in the majority of PVE scenarios, her greatest strengths having too little impact when the enemies have massive HP pools.