Hypnos
A straightforward damage dealer whose first skill penetrates defense. Hypnos does not need a special team to work.
What she does
Ranked for the global build
Why she ranks here
A straightforward damage dealer whose first skill penetrates defense. Hypnos does not need a special team to work.
DPS, Radiant Star
S tier in practice
Clear role players
Strong when the team supports what they do, average when it does not.
When to use her
Use her when you need a reliable damage slot and do not have a specialized carry.
How to build her
Role-level guidance, not datamined multipliers. The role decides what she needs before any single character quirk does.
Building a DPS
Stack Attack and Crit. Her damage comes from multipliers and follow-ups, so crit consistency beats raw bulk.
Deals direct damage through crits, follow-ups, or single-target pressure.
What to build first
Single-target pressure first. She answers bosses, not waves.
Based on the tags above and on her role. This site does not datamine skill multipliers, so read this as a priority order, not a skill tree. · Penetration
Phase matchup
Radiant Star: No countered element. Fits any matchup.
Radiant Star is not countered by any element, so there is no phase to plan around.
Should you build her?
Build her when the team she supports exists. On her own she is average.
0 teams use her, 0 list her as a substitute
Who she wants around her
The teams that use her, the teams that list her as a substitute, and the partners her role needs.
No team on the team page uses her yet
No team on the team page uses her yet. Start from the five-slot frame and put her where her role fits.
Partners her role needs
The strongest characters in the roles her job depends on.
Amaterasu
SSS · Tank, Radiant Star
The strongest tank in the global build. Amaterasu heals herself, revives once, and turns Charm into crowd control plus a damage cut for the whole team.
Medusa
SSS · Support, Radiant Star
The best healer in the game. Medusa revives each ally after their first defeat, keeps the team topped up, and adds 30% damage reduction.
Aether
SS · Support, Radiant Star
A healer who also deals damage. Aether gives 25% attack to your two highest-attack allies and cuts energy damage by 40%.
Athena
SS · Tank, Earth
A tank with shields, 30% damage reduction for the team, and a heal block for enemies. Athena protects and disrupts in the same slot.
Who to use instead
The closest swaps in the same role, within one tier step.
Byakko
S · DPS, Wind
Byakko applies Hunting Mark, which raises damage taken by 20% and cuts healing received by 20%, then follows up repeatedly.
Chiyou
S · DPS, Radiant Star
Chiyou applies Heal Block and builds Domination stacks that raise her damage against the same target. She is built to kill healers.
Genbu
S · DPS, Earth
Genbu gets better as the fight goes on. At full stacks she has 60% crit damage and a 60% damage bonus, and she specializes in killing tanks and healers.
Heimdall
S · DPS, Fire
Heimdall hits one target hard and removes enemy buffs. The dispel gives her a job beyond raw damage.
Every character in her role
The whole role in tier order, so a swap is a comparison instead of a guess.
| Character | Tier | Phase | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaochan | SS | Radiant Star | Ramp / Burst |
| Michael | SS | Radiant Star | Poison counter / Cooldown reset |
| Thanatos | SS | Radiant Star | ATK stacking / Last stand |
| Thor | SS | Radiant Star | Crit / Follow-up / Single target |
| Byakko | S | Wind | Hunting Mark / Follow-up |
| Chiyou | S | Radiant Star | Heal block / Domination |
| Genbu | S | Earth | Scaling / Crit growth |
| Heimdall | S | Fire | Buff removal / Single target |
| HypnosThis page | S | Radiant Star | Penetration / Frontline DPS |
| First Empress | A | Earth | Counter / Crit stacking |
| Hydra | A | Water | Poison / Guaranteed crit |
| Prometheus | A | Earth | Guaranteed crit / Crit vulnerability |
| Roxie | A | Fire | Execute / Lifesteal |
| Susanoo | A | Wind | Fracture / AOE |
| Asura | B | Wind | Fracture / Single target |
| Enchantress | B | Wind | Backline / Healing down |
| Jade | B | Water | Poison / HP suppression |
| Sunna | B | Wind | Backline / Fracture |
| Chimera | C | Water | Single target / Harvest |
The phase that beats her
An element matchup decides more fights than a single tier step does.
Exposed to
Radiant Star is not countered by any element, so there is no phase to plan around.
Phase matchup
Radiant Star: No countered element. Fits any matchup.