SylphBuild and Guide

Sylph is an Odd Affinity Sustain who excels at Healing, Purifying, and boosting the Defenses of your team.

Skill 1

Sylph’s S1 is a pretty good basic skill, split into an active and a passive effect. Sylph attacks a single enemy, then heals the ally with the lowest HP% for up to 20% of the ally’s max HP. If said ally was below 70% HP when receiving the heal, a [DEF+] effect is also applied to them for up to 2 turns.

The passive component converts half of her overhealing on the ally into a Shield that lasts for 2 turns. This works for all of her abilities.

The maximum Healing output of this skill is reached as early as level 3, which is a great stopping point if you don’t rely on the [DEF+]. Otherwise, it is recommended to quickly bring the skill up to level 5.

Skill 2

S2 is another single-target heal, this time Purifying all Debuffs on the ally once leveled up before healing them for 50% of their max HP. While the full Purification effect is extremely strong, the healing output depends on the max HP of the ally targeted and not Sylph, which may result in fairly low Healing output depending on the teammates you bring her with.

Purification and Healing output are maxed out by lvl4, however, the CD reduction is also very appealing to keep the most important teammates in top shape, so we recommend leveling the skill to 5, or 3 at the very least.

Skill 3

S3 is an AoE attack, hitting the enemy team twice. Each of those hits Purifies 1 Debuff from your allies, then a teamwide Heal and [DEF+] for 2 turns are applied to your whole team. Once again, the Heal depends on each ally’s max HP, restoring up to 30% of their max Health, which unfortunately can be underwhelming in certain scenarios.

Level 3 is the minimum recommended to guarantee the removal of the Debuffs, and level 5 is advised for any fight that lasts more than a couple of turns.

PVE

In PVE, Sylph positions herself as a Purification specialist, more so than a pure Healer, as playing tanky teams is pretty rare in the first place. She also lacks any kind of offensive buffing and cannot offer any [Immunity]. Her direct competition would be Lingluo, a free SSR Animus that outclasses her in the Healing department while periodically providing [Immunity]. Due to the previous reasons, it's hard to see her find a place in farming setups, as so many affordable options are already widely available.

PVP

In PVP, Sylph is a highly situational pick. Designed to partner up with bulky allies, Sylph can easily keep your team Debuff-free while also boosting their survivability with the [DEF+], which may also serve as a proper damage buff when paired with DEF scalers, who are extremely relevant here, unlike in PVE. In such teams, her Healing output is also very satisfying.

This simple yet efficient kit gives her enough appeal to be an option worth having in your toolbox, especially considering how cheap her skills are to level thanks to her SR status.

Conclusion

All in all, Sylph represents yet another interesting option for PVP enjoyers, with a kit built around solving problems for you rather than creating them for your enemy.

This very specialized kit, however, is also her downfall in PVE, being easily replaced by other free or cheap options that shine in their ease of use and wide range of applications.