Vellica
Volcanic Researcher
Sustained Fire DPS · Burn Specialist
Overview
Vellica is Perlica's opposite number — she scales worse in burst windows but vastly better in long fights. Her Burn stacks tick for 6% max-HP-as-fire-damage per second, capped at 5 stacks, and they ignore RES armor. In any boss fight over 45 seconds, she out-damages Perlica by 15–20%. The catch: her opener is slow, so she's noticeably worse in mob-clearing content.
Kit & Skills speculation
Passive — Crucible Heat: every basic attack applies 1 Burn stack. Skill 1 — Magma Lance: 4-hit fire combo, applies 2 Burn on final hit. Skill 2 — Ember Field: 5m fire zone for 10s; enemies inside refresh Burn duration every tick. Ult — Mantle Burst: detonates all Burns on screen for 250% remaining Burn damage in one hit.
Recommended Build speculation
Stat priority: ATK% > Fire DMG% > Effect Mastery > Crit. Burn ticks scale off ATK and Effect Mastery, not crit. Weapon: Crucible Standard at SR3+. Module: Smouldering Coil (extends Burn duration by 50%). Substat target: 14,000 ATK + 200 Effect Mastery by character level 70.
Synergies speculation
Pairs best with frontlines that gate the boss in place (Wulfgard). Avoid running her with Perlica — they compete for damage slots and Perlica's burst pattern doesn't mesh with Vellica's ramp. Consider Chen + Vellica + Wulfgard + Endmin as the long-fight composition.
Verdict speculation
A tier in CN data, but climbs to S in any account that prioritises endgame boss content. Pull if you intend to push the Eternal Crucible mode at launch.