Lapis is one of the most aggressive and damage-focused Breakers in Hyper Light Breaker, excelling at close-range combat and high burst damage. With her Lightweaver SyCom, she is a beginner-friendly CRIT-focused Breaker, making her an ideal choice for players who love fast, high-risk melee engagements. On the other hand, Warrior Lapis transforms her into a well-rounded melee fighter, gaining raw stat bonuses that let her excel in almost any build.
Regardless of which SyCom you choose, Lapis is a deadly force in combat, and with the right gear, holobytes, and AMPs, she can become one of the most dangerous Breakers in the Overgrowth. Here are the best ways to maximize Lapis’ combat potential.
The Thousand Cuts – The Best Critical Hit Build
This Lapis Buid focuses on maximizing critical hits for consistently high burst damage. This setup essentially cranks up the damage for every attack, however slight, making bosses and mobs alike crumble under the weight of frequent crit strikes. Here’s what you’ll need to make it happen:
The build is called a thousand cuts, but you won’t exactly need that many with it
| Loadout | Equipment |
| SyCom | Lapis – Lightweaver |
| Blade | Solar Bolters (CRIT hits from behind) |
| Rail | Zaliska (Massive burst damage on CRIT) |
| Holobytes | Micron Edge, Honed Edge, Critical Cuffs, Flash Accelerator, Marathon Pin |
| AMP | Shatter Gauntlet (High burst + Crystal effect for synergy) |
| Armor | Light Armor (Max mobility for positioning) |
| Affixes | Crude Whetstone (CRIT boost for Blades), Caster Rounds (CRIT boost for Rails), Ivory Nail (Extra damage vs. low HP enemies) |
How to Play a High-Critical, High-DPS Lapis
Lapis’ Lightweaver SyCom already gives her a high crit chance, making this build great if you want to focus on that stat. This build relies on constantly landing critical hits while keeping enemies at a disadvantage.
- Solar Bolters make sure that every attack from behind is a CRIT. Pair this with mobility from Light Armor to keep repositioning and maximize damage output.
- Zaliska is a hand cannon with a high damage, perfect for long-range precision shots.
- Micron Edge and Honed Edge push CRIT chance even higher, while Marathon Pin rewards constant eliminations with stacking CRIT boosts.
- Shatter Gauntlet as an AMP adds a secondary Crystal effect, further staggering enemies and making them easier to finish off.
This build thrives on burst damage and is excellent for boss fights and high-value targets in the Overgrowth.
The Obliterator – The Best Pure Damage Build
This build focuses on maximizing raw damage output as much as possible. While it’s applicable to other Breakers, Lapis’s warrior SyCom seems to be a particularly good fit to turn Blade and Rail attacks into instant health bars deletions. Here’s the required loadout:
Damage, damage and some more damage. Pile it up!
| Loadout | Equipment |
| SyCom | Lapis – Warrior |
| Blade | Zero Edge (Charged attacks launch projectiles) |
| Rail | Grind 42R (Long-range, high-charged damage beam) |
| Holobytes | Blitz Blade, Plasma Edge, Devouring Bracers, Critical Ring, Marathon Pin |
| AMP | Shatter Gauntlet (Massive burst attack + Crystal status) |
| Armor | Medium Armor (Balanced survivability) |
| Affixes | Quick Tape (+Blade attack speed), Sniping Optics (+DMG per meter traveled), Piercing Oil (+Stagger DMG) |
How to Wreak Havoc with Pure Damage Output
This Lapis build is the definition of high DPS, focusing on huge burst damage from both melee and ranged sources.
- Whether you are using base or an upgraded Warrior Sycom, Lapis has amazing stats, allowing insane damage scaling as you progress.
- Zero Edge’s charged attacks fire energy projectiles, making even melee combat feel like a ranged powerhouse.
- Grind 42R delivers massive charged shots, which pair perfectly with Sniping Optics to obliterate enemies from afar.
- Blitz Blade and Plasma Edge ensure that your melee damage stays competitive while giving massive bonuses for Bright Blood management.
- Shatter Gauntlet adds a powerful knockback effect, setting up guaranteed stagger kills with the Zero Edge + Grind 42R combo.
This build is ideal for players who want to deal the most possible damage at all times, regardless of playstyle.
Death’s Embrace – The Ultimate Execution Build
This Lapis build focuses on a high-risk, high-reward playstyle where using executions to finish off staggered enemies wins the day. Here’s what you’ll need to make it happen:
Heads will roll with this execution-focused build.
| Loadout | Equipment |
| SyCom | Lapis – Lightweaver |
| Blade | Vector Hammer (Increased attack speed after last combo hit) |
| Rail | Zaliska (High damage ranged attacks) |
| Holobytes | Butcher’s Tool, Flash Accelerator, Spiked Cleats, Critical Ring, Recursive Bind |
| AMP | Crush Block (Massive AoE finisher attack) |
| Armor | Light Armor (For precise mobility and positioning) |
| Affixes | Finishing Edge (+Combo finisher DMG), Stagger Stinger (+Stagger DMG from Flash Step), Phalanx Coil (+Stagger DMG from Rails) |
How to Play an Execution-Focused Lapis
This execution-heavy build thrives on staggering enemies and finishing them off with devastating force.
- Lapis’ Lightweaver SyCom maximizes crit chance, making every attack deadly.
- Vector Hammer gets faster over time, leading to high-damage finishing combos.
- Zaliska is a one-shot monster for weaker enemies, perfect for executions when they are staggered.
- Crush Block is the ultimate finisher, flattening entire groups of weakened foes.
- Butcher’s Tool ensures that executions restore HP, allowing for high-risk, high-reward aggressive play.
This build is extremely rewarding if you master the timing of stagger and executions, offering some of the most satisfying kills in the game.
Conclusion
All in all, Lapis is the ultimate Breaker for players who thrive on fast-paced, aggressive melee combat. Whether you’re stacking CRIT bonuses for devastating strikes or maximizing raw Blade damage, she excels at tearing through enemies and bosses alike. While her versatility allows for experimentation, her true strength lies in overwhelming foes with relentless offense. Try out these optimized builds or tweak them to create your own unstoppable Breaker. Got a favorite Lapis build? Share it with us in the comments below!
