Roxy Best Build Guide

Intro & Unique Mechanic

Roxy is a Wind Stun Agent who has exceptionally high Anomaly Buildup, allowing her to easily apply Windswept to enemies so that they can be Contaminated for its Direct DMG buff.

She also has “Wind Energy” and “Eyes of the Storm”, the latter of which can be consumed by her EX Special to trigger “Cleanse”, a reset of a Windswept’s Contamination state.

She’s able to build up to 3 Wind Energy by spending regular Energy, and these are then converted into Eyes of the Storm by a follow-up EX attack that’s cast automatically. With 3 or more on the field, she’ll do another follow-up attack that detonates them to Cleanse enemies and create a “Giant Windstorm”, dealing a bit of extra damage and Daze.

Her gameplan revolves around using her EX, Assists and Ultimates to build plenty of Daze and apply Windswept, all while making use of Cleanse to ensure Contamination is always fixed to the right attribute.

Core Passive & Additional Ability

The Wind Energy conversion rate is dictated by Roxy’s Core Passive, being 25 Energy for 1 Wind Energy. It doesn’t matter if she staggers out her spend; every 25 Energy spent by Roxy will yield a Wind Energy stack.

Note: She can “pre-build” Wind Energy even when capped by consuming 25 Energy, so that a stack is generated instantly on the next EX cast. She can’t “pre-build” more than 1, though, so it’s still possible to overcap on it.

Roxy also has multiple stat conversions in her Core Passive, getting up to 960 ATK and 76.8 Impact for every 0.01 Energy Regen she has above 1.2 (her base). 

She can also buff her team with up to 40% CRIT DMG or 20% Laceration DMG (depending on the teammate’s class) when an enemy is Contaminated or an attribute is either Cleansed or replaced by a Windswept. The buff scales at a rate of 0.4% and 0.2% respectively for every 1% CRIT RATE that she builds.

These 2 buffs need 3.12 in Energy Regen and 100% in CRIT RATE to max out.

As for her Additional Ability, it needs Attack, Rupture or Armorer, and it gives Roxy up to 80% in DMG % Bonus (scaling with her level), as well as 40 Energy when entering the battlefield.

It also has many team-wide effects, namely a 30% Stun DMG Multiplier increase and a 2s Stun duration increase for enemies hit by any squad member's attack, as well as a 20s extension to Windswept auras of her team and an 8% boost to Contamination’s Direct DMG Multiplier.

As Direct DMG is a unique multiplier, it sees little saturation, so much of Roxy’s value-add to a team comes from her long Windswept duration and buff to Direct DMG. She can also maintain it more easily than others, as she also gets a 30% Anomaly Buildup Rate increase for 50s after using her EX Special.

Specials

Roxy’s regular Special is a weak but fast hit with no extra properties.

Her first EX Special is called “Don't Catch a Chill”, and it’s the backbone of her kit. It needs 25 Energy to cast but uses up only 10 at first, leading to a slow start-up with low multipliers.

If the Special button is held, then Roxy will enter the “Whirlwind” state, consuming 30 Energy per second to build a lot of Daze, Anomaly and deal plenty of damage. This is Roxy’s only Energy-consuming skill, so it’s the only way for her to build Wind Energy through the Core Passive conversion.

Regardless of whether the skill is tapped or held, Roxy will always go into an EX follow-up, called “Kindly Rest in Peace”. This skill itself isn’t strong, but as it’s an EX Special, it counts for effects like King of the Summit and Hellfire Gears. Roxy can also be parried into during its cast, so its long animation isn’t usually a problem.

The main purpose of this EX follow-up, though, is that it will convert Wind Energy into Eyes of the Storm.

Then, if there are 3+ Eyes of the Storm on the field after the EX follow-up, Roxy will perform a Special follow-up, called “Forgive Me for Not Seeing You Off”.

It’s this attack that applies Cleanse to enemies hit and triggers a Giant Windstorm. The Windstorms don’t have great multipliers, but provide a helpful boost that adds up over the course of a fight.

Although Roxy can have her Core Passive’s buff applied to multiple attributes, Contamination only ever works with a single attribute! This means that it’s very important to lock in the element of a main DPS after a Windswept, Vortex or Cleanse.

Getting Giant Windstorms is secondary to making use of the Special follow-up’s Cleanse to maintain the right Contaminated element!

Assists

Roxy has a disappointing Quick Assist, but a strong Defensive Assist and Assist Follow-Up.

Her Defensive Assist only consumes 1 Assist Point, even against heavy attacks, and the Follow-Up is slow but deals a lot of Daze. When out of Energy, this is one of the few ways that Roxy can build Daze, and its low resource cost means it should see frequent use.

She also has a unique Assist, called “More Overtime?”, that can be triggered by swapping out of her after a Defensive Assist. This leads to a hit that counts as activating a Basic Attack, but it’s so weak that it should be avoided, especially as it comes at the cost of an Assist Follow-Up.

Ultimate & Chain

Roxy’s Ultimate deals a lot of burst Daze, damage and also builds a Wind Energy Point for her. It does have a long animation, but this is more than made up by its high multipliers.

As all Vortex triggers on Windswepts applied by Roxy are attributed to her, she gets plenty of Decibels to sustain its use. It also has an additional property of generating one Wind Energy stack on cast.

She has a standard-issue Chain Attack, but it can deal decent damage when compared to other Stunners. It’s very slow, though, and still worse than a DPS Chain Attack, so it isn’t often used.

Basics & Dodges

There’s nothing worth noting about either her Basics or Dodges. Their multipliers don’t make up for how slow they are, and they will rarely be used in fights.

Roxy’s kit isn’t all that complicated, and it mostly amounts to holding down EX and channelling it for as long as possible when high in Energy, then occasionally swapping to her for Assists and Ultimates to build extra Daze.

In actual fights, though, there are some key points to keep in mind when playing her:

• After a Windswept or Cleanse, make sure to attack with the main DPS (or another Agent with a matching attribute) to have them apply Contamination.

• Keep a close eye on the Anomaly Buildup of other Agents in the team, as Vortex will change the Contamination element, so be sure to have a Cleanse (or Windswept) ready to flip it back to the main DPS.

• Since Contamination’s Direct DMG Bonus is what makes Roxy competitive with other Stunners, always have it up for stuns!

• If using King of the Summit, make use of Roxy’s low EX initial Energy cost to refresh the buff mid-Stun.

• If using Astral Voice, it may be better to actively get hit to get Quick Assist triggers to build stacks, and look to manage Support EXs and Ultimates to maintain it on the DPS.

The real difficulty with Roxy comes with making sure that she has the time and resources to build the Daze needed to get enough stuns, or a fast enough stun, to sustain a high score.

How this is done will depend a lot on her team and the fight she runs in, so being more mindful of teammate resource needs and enemy attack patterns, as well as taking the time to plan out routes, will make a big difference to her performance.