Laevatain is a limited 6-star Heat DPS character in Arknights: Endfield who wields a sword and summons her powerful Sviga Lævi during her ultimate to deal massive AoE Heat damage. This guide will explain her optimal builds and team compositions to maximize her devastating potential in both boss fights and mob-clearing scenarios.
1. Laevatain’s Skills in Arknights: Endfield
Before diving into builds, it’s best to know that Laevatain’s entire damage rotation revolves around the Melting Flame mechanic, a stacking self-buff that can reach up to 4 stacks. Here’s how she generates and uses these stacks.
Laevatain.
1.1 Heat Absorption Mechanic
Laevatain’s first Passive allows her to absorb Heat Infliction from nearby enemies through her final strike (the 5th hit in her basic attack combo). Each Heat Infliction absorbed converts to one Melting Flame stack with a 1:1 conversion rate.
When she reaches 4 Melting Flame stacks, she gains 20 Points of Heat Resistance Ignore for 20 seconds.
1.2 Battle Skill: Smouldering Fire
Her battle skill has four variations depending on her state:
- Base version (less than 4 stacks): Minimal damage
- Enhanced version (4 stacks consumed): Performs an additional powerful attack that generates 100 energy and immediately applies Combustion to enemies
- Ultimate base version: Similar to regular base
- Ultimate enhanced version: Significantly more powerful with additional attack and Combustion application
Only use her battle skill when you have 4 Melting Flame stacks for maximum efficiency.
Smouldering Fire skill.
1.3 Combo Skill: Seethe
Triggers whenever any team member applies Combustion or Corrosion to an enemy. It has a 10-second cooldown, generates one Melting Flame stack, and provides energy (scaled by the number of enemies hit). This skill is crucial for maintaining Melting Flame generation.
Seethe skill.
1.4 Ultimate: Twilight
Laevatain’s Ultimate costs 300 energy and lasts 15 seconds (though this can be extended through her Potential 5 duplicate). When activated, she summons Sviga Lævi and gains:
- A new 4-hit basic attack string with massive AoE
- Third hit applies Heat Infliction
- Fourth hit (final strike) absorbs Heat from enemies
- Significantly increased damage multipliers
Her Ultimate timer actually freezes during her enhanced battle skill and combo skill animations, allowing you to extend its duration by up to 7 additional seconds – potentially lasting nearly 22 seconds total. However, this is only possible with her P5 effect.
Twilight.
2. Best Weapons for Laevatain
Laevatain’s weapon choices strongly influence how smooth her rotations feel and how hard her ultimate windows hit. While her Signature Weapon is the clear best-in-slot, several high-value alternatives let both light spenders and F2P players reach competitive damage.
2.1 Forgeborn Scathe (Signature Weapon)
The Forgeborn Scathe is Laevatain’s Signature Weapon and provides everything she needs:
- +156 Intellect (her primary stat)
- +39% Attack
- +25.6% Heat DMG
- Passive Effect: When casting ultimate, gain +120% Basic Attack DMG for 20 seconds
Since Laevatain’s damage strategy revolves around enhanced basic attacks during her ultimate, this weapon is perfectly tailored to her kit. At R4 (one copy with essence upgrades), this weapon is her absolute best option.
How to acquire: Pull on the limited Arsenal Exchange Banner (Smelting Forge). It requires 15,840 Arsenal Tickets to guarantee in 8 ten-pulls.
Forgeborn Scathe.
2.2 Umbral Torch (Battle Pass Weapon)
Umbral Torch is the most accessible strong option for Laevatain, and the weapon provides her with these stats:
- +156 Intellect
- Heat DMG bonus that stacks based on team composition
- Free to acquire through the Protocol Pass (second tier)
- At R4 (one copy), deals approximately 80% of signature weapon damage
- At R9 (maxed), deals approximately 90.65% of signature weapon damage
Best when paired with Ardelia, as this weapon can reliably maintain 2 stacks with her on the team. For $9.99, you can unlock the third battle pass tier and unlock two additional refinements, allowing you to max out potential much faster.
How to acquire: Unlock the second tier of Protocol Pass (Originum Supply) for free. Purchase the third tier ($9.99) for faster refinements.
Umbral Torch.
2.3 White Night Nova
The White Night Nova is another decent option for Laevatain in case you don’t have her Signature Weapon yet, as this weapon matches Laevatain’s Combustion-heavy playstyle perfectly.
- +132 Intellect
- +78 Arts Intensity
- +19.2% Arts DMG Dealt
- Passive: After triggering Combustion, gain another +19.2% Arts DMG and +40 Arts Intensity
How to acquire: Available from the Level 45 Authorization Level reward chest or from the Arsenal Exchange.
White Night Nova.
2.4 Budget F2P Options
- Wave Tide (4-star): Provides decent Intellect and Arts stats
- Fortmaker (5-star): Lower stats than Wave Tide but offers Ultimate Gain Efficiency, improving rotation speed
In addition to the top three options listed above, other weapons are significantly weaker for Laevatain. Plan to obtain either Forgeborn Scathe or Umbral Torch for optimal performance.
3. Best Gear Sets to Use
The Gear items for Laevatain revolve around amplifying Heat damage, reinforcing her Intellect scaling, and smoothing out her ultimate rotations.
3.1 Early Game Gear (Pre-Wuling)
Use any gear that provides Intellect as your priority, such as:
- Mordvolt Insulation pieces
- Mix-and-match pieces focusing on Intellect and Strength
In early Endfield stages, prior to reaching the Wuling region, your goal is to stack as much Intellect and useful Attack modifiers as possible. At the same time, you work toward craftable endgame sets.
Mordvolt Insulation Gear Set.
3.2 Endgame Gear: Hot Work Set
The Hot Work set is tailor-made for Laevatain’s kit thanks to the following effects:
- 3-piece set bonus: +30 Arts Intensity
- Set effect: After applying Combustion, gain +50% Heat DMG for 10 seconds
Since Laevatain consistently applies Combustion through her enhanced battle skill, the Hot Work Set’s buff has excellent uptime, allowing her to benefit from its effects fully.
Here is the table listing all Gear pieces you can use for Laevatain once you reach the endgame in Arknights: Endfield.
| Slot | Piece | Key Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Body | Tide Fall Light Armor (off-piece) | +87 Intellect, +58 Strength, +12.8% Ultimate Gain Efficiency |
| Gloves | Hot Work Gauntlets | +65 Intellect, +43 Strength, +19.2% Heat/Nature DMG |
| Kit 1 | Hot Work Pyrometer | +41 Intellect, +41.4% Battle Skill DMG Bonus |
| Kit 2 | Hot Work Pyrometer | +41 Intellect, +41.4% Battle Skill DMG Bonus |
4. Laevatain’s Best Team Compositions
The core idea for all Laevatain’s team composition is simple: keep Heat, Combustion, and Corrosion flowing so she never runs out of Melting Flame or energy.
4.1 F2P Heat Engine (Laevatain / Wulfgard / Antal / Ardelia)
This team is built to give Laevatain everything she needs—cheap Heat application, consistent reaction triggers, and strong buffs—using Operators that are free or easily obtained.
It’s the ideal starting point for most players and remains powerful enough to handle endgame content with proper investment.
- Laevatain – Main Heat Hypercarry: Your central DPS who converts Heat stacks into Melting Flame, spams enhanced battle skills, and abuses extended Twilight windows to do 70–80% of the team’s damage.
- Wulfgard – Primary Heat Inflictor & Combustion Enabler: Applies multiple Heat stacks via skill and combo, and his ultimate can directly apply Combustion, making him Laevatain’s best partner for fueling Melting Flame.
- Antal – Heat Copy, Buffer & Healer: Uses his Focus debuff and combo skill to repeatedly copy allied Arts inflictions as extra Heat while providing significant damage buffs and incidental healing.
- Ardelia – Corrosion Source, Buffer & Sustain: Supplies Corrosion via combo to trigger Laevatain’s combo skill, increases Arts damage taken, and offers solid healing plus team buffs from her kit and weapon.
Laevatain-Wulfgard-Antal-Ardelia Team.
4.2 SP-Battery AoE Core (Laevatain / Wulfgard / Akekuri / Ardelia)
This team composition keeps Laevatain as your main on-field DPS while leaning into Akekuri’s SP battery playstyle to smooth rotations, especially in multi-enemy content.
- Laevatain – On-field Heat DPS: Converts Heat stacks into Melting Flame, abuses extended Twilight windows, and handles the majority of the team’s AoE and boss damage.
- Wulfgard – Primary Heat Stack Generator: Provides cheap, frequent Heat Infliction via skill and combo, letting Laevatain reach 4 Melting Flame stacks faster while also offering some personal damage.
- Akekuri – SP Battery & Supplemental Heat: Generates large amounts of SP for the team with her kit, applies Heat in AoE with her battle skill, and brings teamwide damage buffs when built with Frontiers and supportive weapons.
- Ardelia – Corrosion Enabler & Sustain: Applies Corrosion through combos to trigger Laevatain’s combo skill, increases Arts damage taken, and stabilizes the team with strong healing and buffs.
Laevatain-Wulfgard-Akekuri-Ardelia Team.
5. FAQs
This section aims to answer some burning questions about Laevatain in Arknights: Endfield.
5.1 Is Laevatain Worth Pulling?
Yes. Laevatain is currently the premier Heat DPS character and AoE hypercarry at launch. She excels in both mob clearing and boss fights. Her F2P team options (Wulfgard, Antel, Ardelia) are accessible to all players, making her investment-friendly.
Laevatain Operator screen.
5.2 Can I Clear Endgame with P0 Laevatain?
Absolutely. Content like Umbral Monuments can be cleared with P0 Laevatain, provided you have the proper team composition and gear. Her potentials provide marginal improvements rather than game-changing power spikes.
5.3 Which Weapon Should I Prioritize – Signature or Umbral Torch?
If F2P, Umbral Torch is perfectly viable at 90.65% (R9) of signature weapon damage. Save your Arsenal Tickets for future limited weapons. If you’re willing to spend or have tickets, Forgeborn Scathe is her best-in-slot option.
5.4 Should I Use Antal or Akekuri?
- Antal: Better for single-target boss content (higher damage amplification)
- Akekuri: Better for AoE mob clearing (SP generation, smoother rotation)
Both Operators are viable and usable for Laevatain teams; choose them based on the content you want to tackle in Endfield.
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- Akekuri is a 4-star Fire character.
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- Antal is an Electric 4-star character.
5.5 How Much Ultimate Gain Efficiency Do I Need?
Laevatain doesn’t strictly need UGE to fill her ultimate consistently with 2 enhanced battle skills. However, 12.3% UGE (from Tide Fall chest) helps hit energy breakpoints and improves rotation flexibility. It’s recommended but not mandatory.
