4CryoSwordSumeru
Profile affiliationRtawahist
Ascension statHP
Recent Endgame Usage
Overview
Layla protects an attacker while Night Stars provide off-field Cryo. Teammate Skills help generate stars, so keeping the shield intact preserves both protection and her attack cycle.
Role
HP-scaling Cryo shield / star application
Playstyle
Create the shield, use teammate Skills to build stars and add the Burst when more application is needed.
Why It Works
Shield absorption uses HP, and Night Star generation increases its strength through Like Nascent Light.
Watch For
Protecting shield uptime also protects the star cycle; the Burst is not a substitute for the Curtain.
Playstyle
Combat Flow
Cast the Skill before the protected window. Follow with teammate Skills for Night Star generation and place the Dreamsphere to support star generation while enemies remain in range.
Key Notes
A destroyed or expired Curtain removes unlaunched stars.
Teammate Skills accelerate Night Star generation.
Breaking the shield also disrupts future star volleys.
C2 Energy returns depend on Shooting Star hits.
Build & Investment
Best Weapons
Four-star HP · 4★
The Dockhand's Assistant
Shield-focused choice; refinements are unnecessary for this role.
Best Artifact Sets
Four pieces · damage branch
Blizzard Strayer
Only for Cryo/Freeze damage investment with adequate shielding.
Main Stats
Sands
- HP%
Goblet
- HP%
Circlet
- HP%
- CRIT Rate with FavoniusAlternative
Recommended Substats
- HP%
- CRIT Rate with Favonius
- ER for planned Bursts
ER Requirements & Stat Targets
- Pre-C2 ER · double Cryo
- 120–140%
Constellation Investment
C2
Shooting Star hits return Energy, linking shield damage uptime to Burst recovery.
Teams
Recommended Teammates
Most-played compositions in our calculations. These reflect popularity and what players actually use, not a power ranking.
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Talents
Normal Attack
Sword of the Radiant Path
Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 rapid strikes.
- 1-Hit DMG
- 101.2%
- 2-Hit DMG
- 95.8%
- 3-Hit DMG
- 144.3%
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
- Charged Attack DMG
- 94.3%+103.9%
- Charged Attack Stamina Cost
- 20
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Plunge DMG
- 126.4%
- Low/High Plunge DMG
- 253%/316%
Elemental Skill
Nights of Formal Focus
Puts forth a shield known as the Curtain of Slumber, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.
The Curtain of Slumber's DMG Absorption is based on Layla's Max HP and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% effectiveness. When the shield is deployed, Layla will have Cryo applied to her briefly.
Night Stars and Shooting Stars
While the Curtain of Slumber is active, it will create 1 Night Star that will be attached to it every 1.5s. When a character protected by this shield uses an Elemental Skill, 2 Night Stars will be created. Night Stars can be created once every 0.3s in this way. A maximum of 4 Night Stars can be accumulated at any one time.
Once the Curtain of Slumber has accumulated 4 Night Stars and there are opponents nearby, these Night Stars will transform into homing Shooting Stars that will be fired off in sequence, dealing Cryo DMG to any opponents hit.
If the Curtain of Slumber's duration ends or it is destroyed, the Night Stars will disappear. If they are already being fired off as Shooting Stars, these Shooting Stars will last until this wave of shots ends.
New Night Stars cannot be created until the previous wave of Shooting Stars has been fired completely.
- Skill DMG
- 23%
- Shooting Star DMG
- 26.5%
- Base Shield DMG Absorption
- 19.4% Max HP+2288
- Shield Duration
- 12s
- CD
- 12s
Elemental Burst
Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker
Unleashes a Celestial Dreamsphere that constantly fires Starlight Slugs at opponents within its AoE, dealing Cryo DMG.
When a Starlight Slug hits, it will generate 1 Night Star for nearby Curtains of Slumber. Each Curtain of Slumber can gain 1 Night Star this way every 0.5s.
- Starlight Slug DMG
- 8.4% Max HP
- Duration
- 12s
- CD
- 12s
- Energy Cost
- 40
Passive talents
Passive talent
Like Nascent Light
While the Curtain of Slumber is active, the Deep Sleep effect will activate each time the Curtain gains 1 Night Star:
·The Shield Strength of a character under the effect of the Curtain of Slumber increases by 6%.
·This effect can have a maximum of 4 stacks and persists until the Curtain of Slumber disappears.
Passive talent
Sweet Slumber Undisturbed
The DMG dealt by the Shooting Stars fired by Nights of Formal Focus is increased by 1.5% of Layla's Max HP.
Passive talent
Shadowy Dream-Signs
When Layla crafts Character Talent Materials, she has a 10% chance to receive double the product.
Constellations
C1Fortress of Fantasy
The Shield Absorption of the Curtain of Slumber generated by Nights of Formal Focus is increased by 20%.
Additionally, when unleashing Nights of Formal Focus, she will generate a shield for any nearby party members who are not being protected by a Curtain of Slumber. This shield will have 35% of the absorption of a Curtain of Slumber, will last for 12s, and will absorb Cryo DMG with 250% effectiveness.
C2Light's Remit
When Shooting Stars from Nights of Formal Focus strike opponents, they will each restore 1 Energy to Layla. Each Shooting Star can restore Energy to her in this manner once.
C3Secrets of the Night
Increases the Level of Nights of Formal Focus by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4Starry Illumination
When Nights of Formal Focus starts to fire off Shooting Stars, it will grant all nearby party members the Dawn Star effect, causing their Normal and Charged Attack DMG to increase based on 5% of Layla's Max HP.
Dawn Star can last up to 3s and will be removed 0.05s after dealing Normal or Charged Attack DMG.
C5Stream of Consciousness
Increases the Level of Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6Radiant Soulfire
Shooting Stars from Nights of Formal Focus deal 40% increased DMG, and Starlight Slugs from Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker deal 40% increased DMG.
Additionally, the interval between the creation of Night Stars via Nights of Formal Focus is decreased by 20%.
Stats & progression
Level 100
Maximum ascensionHP11860
ATK272
DEF701
HP%24%
Level 100 Maximum ascension | HP11860 | ATK272 | DEF701 | HP%24% |
| Level | HP | ATK | DEF | Asc. stat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 930 | 18 | 55 | 0% |
| 20 | 3084 | 60 | 182 | 0% |
| 40 | 5113 | 100 | 302 | 6% |
| 50 | 6540 | 128 | 386 | 12% |
| 60 | 7801 | 152 | 461 | 12% |
| 70 | 9062 | 177 | 535 | 18% |
| 80 | 10324 | 202 | 610 | 24% |
| 90 | 11092 | 217 | 655 | 24% |
| 100 | 11860 | 272 | 701 | 24% |