Lancelot Character Guide
Lancelot
Drowning Knight of the Lake
SR • Holy • Guardian/Tank
Character Overview
守护使 (Guardian)
Base Stats at Level 80
Lancelot, known as the Drowning Knight of the Lake, is a powerful HP-scaling tank who excels at protecting the team through damage reduction and self-sustaining shields. Her unique kit revolves around HP-based damage and healing, making her nearly unkillable when properly built. She provides excellent team-wide damage reduction while maintaining strong survivability through her passive healing and shield generation.
Skills
🌊 Normal Attack: Lake Sword
Level: 10+4 | CD: 2.0s
Deals holy damage to designated enemy unit equal to 12% of own maximum HP
⚡ Auto Skill: Lake Sacred Shield
Level: 10+4 | Auto-trigger CD: 4.0s
- Adds a [Shield] equal to 5.1% of max HP to self
- [Shield] can stack up to 30% of HP limit
- Provides continuous defensive layering
💥 Ultimate: Blooming Knight's Flower
Level: 10+4 | CD: 3.0s | Energy Cost: 3
- Immediately moves in front of specified enemy unit
- All team characters receive 24% less damage for 15 seconds
- Provides crucial team-wide damage reduction
👑 Passive: Lake Spirit's Blessing
Level: 10+4
- When HP drops below 50% after taking damage:
- Recover 9.6% of maximum HP every 3 seconds
- Effect lasts for 15 seconds
- Provides excellent sustain in critical moments
Team Composition Skill
🏰 Combination Skill
Level: 1
Triggers when team contains 2 [Avalon] characters OR 2 [Holy] characters
Effects:
- Own maximum HP increased by 10%
- Defense increased by 10%
Why This Matters: This team skill enhances both her survivability and damage output since her abilities scale with HP. As an Avalon knight, pairing her with other Avalon or Holy characters significantly boosts her effectiveness while maintaining team synergy.
Awakening Effects
🌟 Awakening 1 (CRITICAL)
Defense increased by 45%
Massive boost to survivability and provides minor scaling for some abilities
🌟 Awakening 2 (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
When attacked, if [the character] has a shield, damage received is reduced by 10%
Synergizes perfectly with her auto-skill shield generation
Awakening 3
[Skills] and [Normal Attack] level and level cap +4
Increases damage output and shield effectiveness
🌟 Awakening 4 (CRITICAL)
HP increased by 30%
Significant boost to all HP-scaling abilities and survivability
Awakening 5
[Ultimate] and [Passive] level and level cap +4
Enhances team protection and self-sustain capabilities
Awakening 6
Recovery amount from passive effect increased by 100%
Doubles the healing from Lake Spirit's Blessing (9.6% → 19.2% HP recovery)
Recommended Builds
Rune Sets
🌟 Primary Build (Balanced Defense)
- 4-Piece 魂基 (Hun Ji): Defense +12%, Shield Effectiveness +20%
- 2-Piece 礼恩 (Li En): HP +8%
🔄 Alternative Build (HP Focus)
- 4-Piece 礼恩 (Li En): HP +8%, After Ultimate: Take 5% less damage (10s)
- 2-Piece 魂基 (Hun Ji): Defense +12%
Main Stats Priority
Substat Priorities
- HP%
- HP (Flat)
- Defense%
- Defense (Flat)
Note: Since her abilities scale with HP (Passive, Normal Attack, Auto Skill), focus entirely on HP and defensive stats. Attack, Crit Rate, Crit Damage, and Elemental Damage are useless for her kit.
Memory Cards
New Outfit Trial Penny Sister
新衣试穿的潘妮妹妹 - Level 80/80 Base Stats
Memory Effects
- HP increased by 24%
- After using ultimate skill, the wearer receives 10% less damage for 5 seconds
- Only effective for Guardian class characters
Alternative Memory Card
Her Trainer
她的训练员 - Alternative Effects
- Defense increased by 60%
- After using ultimate skill, wearer receives 10% less damage for 5 seconds
- Shields added by using ultimate skill are increased by 20%
Usage Tips
Strengths
- Exceptional HP-based scaling - All key abilities benefit from HP investment
- Outstanding team protection - 24% damage reduction for entire team
- Self-sustaining - Passive healing and continuous shield generation
- Excellent survivability - Multiple damage reduction layers
- Simple but effective kit - Easy to use optimally
- Strong synergy potential - Works well with Avalon/Holy team compositions
Playstyle
- Auto-skill management: Sacred Shield automatically maintains defensive layers
- Positioning: Ultimate allows tactical repositioning while protecting team
- HP threshold awareness: Let HP drop below 50% to trigger powerful healing
- Team coordination: Maximize Combination Skill with proper team composition
Auto-shield generation → Strategic ultimate usage → Passive healing activation → HP scaling optimization
Investment Priority
Outstanding tank for both PvE and PvP content. Her team-wide damage reduction and HP-scaling make her valuable in all game modes.
Awakening Priority
🚨 Essential Awakenings
- Awakening 1: CRITICAL - 45% Defense increase dramatically improves survivability
- Awakening 4: CRITICAL - 30% HP increase boosts all scaling abilities significantly
🌟 High Value Awakenings
- Awakening 2: Excellent synergy with shield generation
- Awakening 6: Doubles passive healing effectiveness
Key Breakpoints
- Awakening 1: Massive defensive boost
- Awakening 1+4: Core HP and Defense scaling optimized
- Awakening 1+4+6: Near-unkillable sustain tank
- Full Awakening: Maximum team utility and personal survivability
Community Guides
Check out these comprehensive video guides from the Zone Nova community to see Lancelot's defensive capabilities in action and learn advanced techniques for maximizing her HP-scaling potential.