Lacrimosa Scorch DoT
A sustained Scorch-DoT Discord comp that keeps enemies under constant Nightmare pressure — strongest in longer fights where the damage-over-time compounds.
Chaos element
Lacrimosa
Chaos Liquid Arc DPS T0
Lacrimosa is a 5★ Chaos DPS who operates within the Liquid arc, and her T0 placement marks her as one of the strongest options currently available. As a top-tier damage dealer, she stands among the most coveted picks for players building around her element and role.
Best Arcs
- Best
- The Last Rose
- Alternatives
- Fluff of FleetnessMind Royale
- F2P
- Youthful Fantasy
- Cartridge
- Diabolos
Built around her Nightmare damage-over-time: The Last Rose's Chaos Thorn rewards her constant DoT, and her F2P option leans on raw ATK and Chaos damage. Diabolos is the recommended cartridge for its Chaos-resistance ignore.
Recommended setups from community build guides (~June 2026); not the only viable option.
How Lacrimosa plays
Lacrimosa is a Chaos DPS who wins fights through relentless Nightmare damage-over-time rather than a single explosive burst. Her tempo revolves around applying her DoT layers and then keeping pressure constant while her Ultimate refreshes and amplifies the bleed. Open with the Ultimate to establish maximum Nightmare ratio, weave her Skill to sustain stacks, and fall back on Basic Attacks between cooldowns. She thrives on the field as your primary damage carrier, but pairs beautifully with enablers who buff ATK, Chaos damage, and resistance shred. In teams like Lacrimosa/Sakiri/Daffodill/Haniel or Lacrimosa/Baicang/Sakiri/Fadia, supports keep her amplified while she scales her ticking damage to T0 heights over sustained engagements.
Strengths
- Top-tier T0 sustained damage that ramps as fights run longer
- Nightmare damage-over-time keeps dealing damage even off-field or between rotations
- Excellent scaling with ATK and Chaos damage buffs from supports
- Flexible team fit across multiple strong compositions
- Diabolos cartridge lets her bypass Chaos resistance for consistent throughput
- Strong signature Arc synergy that rewards her constant DoT uptime
Weaknesses
- Damage-over-time playstyle ramps slowly and is weaker against very short fights
- Heavily reliant on enablers to reach full T0 ceiling
- DoT-focused output can feel less satisfying than burst against squishy adds
Lacrimosa build details
Skill priority
Prioritize the Ultimate first, since it sets and amplifies her Nightmare ratio and anchors every rotation. Level her Skill second to sustain DoT stacks and keep pressure constant. Basic Attack comes third as filler between cooldowns, and the QTE last. This order maximizes her sustained ticking damage where her real value lives.
Stat priority
For main stats, run CRIT Rate on Slot 1 and Chaos DMG on Slot 2 to anchor her crit reliability and elemental scaling. For substats, build in the order CRIT DMG, then CRIT Rate, then DMG%, then ATK%. Front-loading crit stats sharpens every Nightmare tick before you stack flat scaling.
Modules & cartridge
Equip the Diabolos module set as her best-in-slot; its Chaos-resistance ignore guarantees her damage-over-time lands at full value against resistant targets. Allocate stats around CRIT Rate and Chaos DMG on the main slots, then funnel substats into CRIT DMG and CRIT Rate first before adding DMG% and ATK% to round out her scaling.
Awakening nodes
Pursue A1, A2, A5, then A6 in that order. A1, Clock Out Clemency, is the standout, boosting her Nightmare DMG Ratio by 50% and directly multiplying her core DoT damage. The later nodes refine her sustained output and rotation comfort.
Investment
Invest fully toward her Ultimate and Skill levels first, since both drive her Nightmare damage. Pair her with The Last Rose signature Arc for maximum payoff, and prioritize Resonance R1 The Heart's Drowsy Flames and R2 Lullaby as you raise her ceiling.
Featured in teams
All teams →Lacrimosa Discord (all-rounder)
Daffodil sets up Break and Discord, Sagiri adds Scorch synergy plus a team ATK buff, and Haniel buffs the active slot — opening strong damage windows for Lacrimosa's Nightmare DoT and Chaos damage.