BUILD GUIDES/Lighter
Fire / Stun / 4 MIN READ

Lighter build guide.

W-Engine candidates, Drive Disc stats, rotation and teams for Lighter, with Shiyu Defense, Deadly Assault and Hollow Zero notes.

SOURCE CHECKED 2026-10-04 · EDITORIAL GUIDE

Role and build direction

Build Morale and create useful Fire or Ice damage windows. The goal is to produce a useful stun at the right moment. A short time-to-stun can still underperform if the carry has no resources ready. Coordinate the hand-off and compare an extra stun window against the value of a squad-buffing Disc set. The decision depends on the encounter length.

Equipment and stat priorities

The equipment table below is a starting point, not a universal ranking. Finish usable main stats before replacing a complete piece for a minor substat upgrade. Read each set’s trigger and each W-Engine’s passive, then check whether your rotation actually sustains them. Premium equipment and duplicate upgrades are not required to begin testing this plan.

Drive Disc plan

Main stats

SLOT 4CRIT Rate
SLOT 5ATK / Fire DMG / PEN
SLOT 6Impact

W-Engine candidates

Steam Oven

Rotation and resource management

Build Morale and prepare the stun hand-off. Spend the Fire or Ice carry’s attacks while the resistance and damage buffs overlap. Record where the rotation loses time: setup, movement, an unavailable EX, or an interrupted damage sequence. Change one decision at a time and repeat the same encounter. A shorter animation or an extra attack is only an improvement if it preserves the important buffs and resources.

Team selection

Catalog compositions containing Lighter: Yixuan / Lighter / Lucy. Use the planner to inspect additional abilities and Bangboo requirements. These are accessible catalog examples rather than the complete current meta. A valid condition does not measure field-time competition or enemy resistance.

PLAN A SQUAD

Shiyu Defense

Coordinate Lighter's setup with the assigned carry. Refresh utility near wave transitions rather than spending the whole buff on travel. Compare support allocation across both sides; the shortest clear comes from two functional squads, not one heavily invested composition.

Deadly Assault

Evaluate repeated cycles over the scoring period. Keep Lighter's role consistent across setup and recovery, and inspect the actual boss mechanics before extending a rotation. Allocate three independent squads first. The strongest-looking single squad may consume a support that another encounter needs more urgently.

Hollow Zero and practical mistakes

Temporary programs can change the value of Lighter's normal build and rotation. Read acquired effects before spending resources in the next room. His buffs are not equally valuable to every attribute. Keep a stable baseline build, then adapt the play sequence to the run instead of farming new equipment for every temporary modifier.

Build variants and evidence

Lighter · field build

Equipment facts are checked against the linked community profile. Rotation explanations and mode advice are editorial. A current source link does not imply a measured performance test. No damage ranking is claimed.