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Valby

Valby

Tier SSeason 3 E2

Overview

Valby is a top-tier all-rounder: exceptional AoE for farming and legitimately strong boss damage when you stack and maintain her water zones correctly.

Best For

High-efficiency mobbing via persistent AoE zones and strong boss damage through stacked ground effects. Excels when you can keep targets inside your water fields.

Best For

  • Open-world farming and dense mob content
  • Hard-mode mobbing loops
  • Colossus boss fights (DoT stacking playstyle)
  • Add-heavy boss phases
  • Players who like persistent AoE control

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Excellent AoE damage through lingering zones
  • Strong boss damage via stacked ground DoTs
  • High uptime when cooldown/duration are solved
  • Flexible: skill-centric bossing or hybrid weapon+skill mobbing
  • Very rewarding when you fight inside your own water fields

Weaknesses

  • Damage drops if enemies leave your zones
  • AoE is effectively mid-range (needs placement)
  • Bossing requires positioning discipline to keep DoTs under target
  • Mobbing variant leans into crit optimization (gear/module dependent)

Best-in-Slot Modules

Primary Build

Supply Moisture

Slot: Skill

mandatory

Skill Insight

Slot: Main

mandatory

Focus on Non-Attribute

Slot: Main

mandatory

MP Conversion

Slot: Main

mandatory

Front Lines

Slot: Main

mandatory

Emergency Measures

Slot: Main

mandatory

Nimble Fingers

Slot: Main

mandatory

Skill Expansion

Slot: Main

mandatory

Skill Concentration

Slot: Main

recommended

Decimator

Slot: Main

recommended

Focus on Fusion

Slot: Main

recommended

Mid-Air Maneuvering

Slot: Sub

recommended

Alternatives

Increased HP

Safer farming variant: swap in for Decimator if you want more survivability. (Noted as a viable swap in the mobbing setup.)

Skill Extension

If your uptime feels inconsistent, extra duration can smooth rotations (especially in add-heavy missions).

Build Variants by Progression

Low-investment leveling setup: prioritize coverage and uptime over crit perfection.

Focus
Skill cooldown reductionSkill effect rangeSkill duration (comfort)Basic survivability
Modules
  • Nimble Fingers
  • Skill Expansion
  • MP Conversion

Stat Priority & Reactor Guidance

Stat Priority

Primary

  • • Non-Attribute Skill Power
  • • Skill Cooldown Reduction
  • • Skill Effect Range

Secondary

  • • Skill Duration
  • • Skill Critical Hit Rate (mobbing variant)
  • • Skill Critical Hit Damage (mobbing variant)

Avoid

  • ✗ Over-investing in weapon crit stats for bossing (bossing variant is skill-centric)
  • ✗ Pure single-target weapon scaling at the expense of zone uptime

Reactor Guidance

Preferred Type:

Non-Attribute

Preferred Skill:

Fusion

Best Stats:

• Non-Attribute Skill Power Boost Ratio

• Fusion Skill Power Modifier / Boost Ratio

• Skill Cooldown

Valby's performance is uptime + coverage driven. Reactor rolls that improve cooldown and amplify her non-attribute/fusion scaling align well with both mobbing and bossing variants.

Rotation & Playstyle

Rotation

  1. 1.Establish water zones in the lane where enemies will move/fight
  2. 2.Layer additional water skills to stack lingering damage
  3. 3.Fight inside your puddles to benefit from water-based bonuses
  4. 4.Recast zones proactively so enemies are always standing in damage

Tips

  • 💡 Valby's damage is positional: your goal is to keep targets inside the water fields.
  • 💡 For bossing, stack your DoTs tightly under the boss and refresh before gaps appear.
  • 💡 For mobbing, widen coverage and maintain puddle uptime; use weapon damage after zones are down.
  • 💡 If enemies keep walking out, improve range/duration and adjust placement rather than chasing them.

Farming Plan

Goals

  • Core uptime modules (cooldown/range/duration)
  • Crit package for mobbing (rate/damage) or non-crit amplifiers for bossing
  • Non-Attribute/Fusion reactor rolls
  • External components that stabilize HP/DEF for hard content

Recommended Activities

  • Hard-mode mob loops with dense packs (mobbing variant)
  • Colossus runs where you can control boss positioning (bossing variant)
  • Targeted module farms for Supply Moisture / non-attribute amplification pieces

Priority Targets

  • Supply Moisture (mobbing centerpiece)
  • Non-Attribute/Fusion amplification modules for bossing track
  • Cooldown/range modules to maintain constant water fields

Last Updated: 2025-12-29

Patch Version: Season 3 E2

Author: DescendantForge

Confidence: high

Scaling Notes

Valby scales hardest with uptime: cooldown + range + duration directly increase how many enemies (or how much boss time) you keep inside stacked damage zones.

Team Synergy

Pairs well with tanks/control that hold enemies in place and supports that keep you casting without interruption.

Known Issues

Boss damage drops sharply if the target moves out of your stacked zones—plan your placement and repositioning around boss movement.