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Vernal Umbrella & Panacea Fan PvE Build

Overview
Designed for: PvE
Weapons: Umbrella and Fan
Role: Healer, DPS
Difficulty:
Normal
Strengths
  • Decent Damage
  • Great Range
  • Easy to Play
  • Revive
Weaknesses
  • Requires Setup
  • High Skill Ceiling
  • Squishy
This build is up to date for the December 20, 2025 patch.

Overview

This is one of the strongest ranged DPS + Healer combo capable of dealing good damage while still being more than capable of healing with the Panacea FanPanacea Fan. The Vernal UmbrellaVernal Umbrella offers a great choice for those looking to play a ranged DPS build as it deals good damage without you having to come close to the boss which can be important in certain boss fights and in group PVE content. With the use of Panacea FanPanacea Fan though, this build is more than capable of healing an entire party and more importantly, revive them too as the ResurrectionResurrection is one of, if not the most important skill to have in a PVE group.


Martial Arts

Vernal Umbrella
Vernal Umbrella
Panacea Fan
Panacea Fan


Gear

Hawkwing Set
Weapon 1
Hawkwing Set
Weapon 2
Hawkwing Set
Disc
Hawkwing Set
Pendant
Eaglerise Set
Helm
Eaglerise Set
Armor
Eaglerise Set
Greaves
Eaglerise Set
Bracer
Bow
Ring

Stats Priority

Power
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Affinity Rate
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Silkbind Attack
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Max/Min Physical Attack
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Critical Rate
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Physical Penetration
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Weapon/Weapon Skill Damage Boost

While the Gear part of the build is still under development and more information will come soon, you should use the Hawkwing + Eaglerise set combo. This part of the build is still under construction as far as specific stats go.


Inner Way

Morale Chant
Morale Chant
Fivefold Bleed
Fivefold Bleed
Blossom Barrage
Blossom Barrage
Breaking Point
Breaking Point

Blossom BarrageBlossom Barrage is a very strong pick for this build. It gives you an extra charge of Spring SorrowSpring Sorrow and also makes enemies take more damage from your attacks so it becomes an obvious choice.

Fivefold BleedFivefold Bleed works great for passive damage. It adds extra bleed stacks over time without you needing to think about it, and it pairs very well with Breaking PointBreaking Point, which boosts your damage even more, especially during longer fights. This combo adds a lot of damage, especially with Morale ChantMorale Chant being one of the best Inner Ways in the game and cannot be skipped. Esentially, every hit increases your damage and healing.


Mystic Skills

Talon Strike
Soaring Spin
Drunken Poet
Free Morph
Ghost Bind
Dragon's Breath
Wolflike Frenzy
Leaping Toad

For boss fights, Leaping ToadLeaping Toad is a very strong skill as it deals damage quickly. The poison damage builds over time, and once upgraded it spreads to nearby enemies and causes extra explosions if it lands on other mobs, adding AoE damage. When fighting groups, Ghost BindGhost Bind is strong for CC-ing them and continuing on without having to kill the mobs or simply use this before bursting them down.

For single targets, Talon StrikeTalon Strike is useful because it knocks enemies down, deals good Qi damage, and sets up follow ups like Soaring SpinSoaring Spin so you can finish them faster. For combo damage, Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath is very strong thanks to its burn effect. Using Drunken PoetDrunken Poet right after makes the burn explode on every hit, adding more burst damage while also recovering endurance at the cost of using viality to do damage.


Rotations

Main Ranged DPS Rotation ↴
Dragon's Breath
Dragon's Breath
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Spring Sorrow
Spring Sorrow
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Spring Away
Spring Away
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Spring Sorrow
Spring Sorrow
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Unfading Flower
Unfading Flower
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Dragon's Breath
Dragon's Breath
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Drunken Poet
Drunken Poet
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Spring Sorrow
Spring Sorrow
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Spring Away
Spring Away
  • Start close to the boss with the Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath to apply a dot that burns the boss over time. Use Vernal UmbrellaVernal Umbrella and launch the Spring SorrowSpring Sorrow to hit the enemy and buff yourself further before holding down Spring AwaySpring Away to deal high damage.
  • Then, use Unfading FlowerUnfading Flower to add extra DPS from the umbrella, refreshing Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath if needed before using Drunken PoetDrunken Poet to deal high damage while your endurance goes back up and you can do it all over again with Spring SorrowSpring Sorrow and Spring AwaySpring Away.
  • Light Dust After Morning RainLight Dust After Morning Rain: Use this to give a healing buff to yourself or teammates who are low on HP. When it turns into ResurrectionResurrection, you can also revive fallen allies and bring them back into the fight.
  • Cloudburst HealingCloudburst Healing: Place this near the boss or where your team is fighting to heal multiple allies at once. It works well at the start of a fight to pre heal, or during heavy boss mechanics to keep everyone alive.

The main way of healing allies though is through Emerald DewtouchEmerald Dewtouch spamming as needed, using it to top up allies easily.


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