[Liu Association South Section 5] Hong Lu

[Liu Association South Section 5] Hong Lu

00
Gloom
x3
Lust
x2
Wrath
x1
A

PVE

Profile

Personal information
Name
[Liu Association South Section 5] Hong Lu
Sinner
Hong Lu
Rarity
00
Season
Season -
Combat information
Affinity 1
Gloom x3
Affinity 2
Lust x2
Affinity 3
Wrath x1
Availability
Release date
April 6th, 2023
Specialities
Burn

Skills

At tier 4
Gloom
Warm Up
Skill 1Gloom
Attack Type
Blunt
Skill Power
3
No. of Coins
2
Coin Power
+4
Offense Level
35
Atk Weight
1

[On Use] Heal 3 SP

2 [On Hit] Inflict 1 Burn
Lust
Flowing Flame
Skill 2Lust
Attack Type
Blunt
Skill Power
6
No. of Coins
2
Coin Power
+2
Offense Level
35
Atk Weight
1

If target has 6+ Burn Count, Coin Power +2

1 [On Hit] Inflict 1 Burn; if target already has Burn, inflict 1 more
2 [On Hit] Inflict +1 Burn count; at 30+ SP inflict 1 more, at 45+ SP inflict 2 more
Wrath
Crimson Blaze Fist
Skill 3Wrath
Attack Type
Blunt
Skill Power
5
No. of Coins
2
Coin Power
+6
Offense Level
35
Atk Weight
1

If target has 6+ Burn Count, Coin Power +1

1 [On Hit] Inflict 1 Burn; if target already has Burn, inflict +1 Burn Count
2 [Heads Hit] Heal 6 SP
[On Hit] If target has 6+ Burn Count, raise Stagger Threshold by 30% of damage dealt
Gloom
Guard
DefenseGuardGloom
Attack Type
-
Skill Power
8
No. of Coins
1
Coin Power
8
Offense Level
37
Atk Weight
-

Passives

Wrath
Flaring Up
Passivex4 Wrath [Owned]

At 30+ SP, inflict +1 Burn Count with the effects of attack skills/coins.

Wrath
Isn't It Warm?
Supportx4 Wrath [Owned]

1 ally with the highest SP inflicts +1 Burn Count with the effects of attack skills/coins.

Stats

At level 35
Status
Stat
Max HP
167
Stat
Speed Range
3-6
Stat
Defense
36
Resistances
Stat
Slash RES
Normal
Stat
Pierce RES
Fatal
Stat
Blunt RES
Ineff.

Review

Review

Project Moon failed the challenge of keeping every Hong Lu Identity broken. This variant of Hong Lu is… just an okay identity. 

His skills are not crazy in either the effects or damage department. They simply apply Burn and Burn count. Which in burn teams is and will be great, but outside of those, Hong Liu is not offering much else. His damage and clashing (despite 2 coins on every skill) are not on the level of Kurokomo or TingTang.

Skill one, Warm Up, and two, Flowing Flame, have rather average total power, despite having two coins. Those skills can clash with 1 coin enemy skills, but anything other than that might be problematic for Hong Liu.

On the other hand, Crimson Blaze Fist, can clash way better than the first two skills on top of doing decent damage. Outside of increasing burn, it has a nice effect of increasing enemies stagger threshold.

Overall, Hong Liu really shines in burn teams where he can keep the burn going and make the enemies crispy, but he won’t be a star of that team. Outside of burn teams, his effectiveness drops down. Thankfully, his passives are very easy to keep up active which can further let the burn effect stay on the enemies. It's worth mentioning that it is the first Hong Lu Identity that can fuel his base EGO fully, which is really nice. 

Uptie 4 of Liu Hong Lu upgrades his clashing capabilities making him more reliable in that regard. Very good Burn Count applications on S2 and S3 and staple for a burn team alongside Liu Ishmael.

Pros & Cons
Pros

  • Great burn and burn count appliance

  • Shines in Burn teams

  • 10/10 animations

Cons

  • Average clash and damage potential