Dahlia's Burst gives the party a Hydro-effective shield and Normal Attack speed, with Benison stacks allowing replacement shields. Consider him for parties that use Normal Attacks and can trigger Frozen to build additional Benison.
ElementHydroWeaponSwordRarity4
Dahlia GUIDE
Understand Dahlia
Useful when…
Shielding the party with absorption based on Dahlia's Max HP.
Increasing active-character Normal Attack speed based on his Max HP.
Using his Skill's placed Shower for AoE Hydro damage or a party-member jump.
Burst shield and Benison
Radiant Psalter deals AoE Hydro damage and grants Favonian Favor with a Shield of Sacred Favor for 12 seconds. Shield absorption scales from Dahlia's Max HP and absorbs Hydro damage with 250% effectiveness. While Favonian Favor remains active, a Benison stack can summon a replacement shield if the current shield breaks from damage. Dahlia gains one stack when his active party member hits opponents four times with Normal Attacks under Favonian Favor. His Frozen-trigger passive grants two stacks when a character affected by Favonian Favor triggers Frozen, once every eight seconds. The Burst costs 60 energy and has a 15-second cooldown; Benison is capped at four per Favonian Favor duration.
Attack-speed support and Skill utility
Prayer of Well-Wrought Joy increases the active party member's Normal Attack speed while Favonian Favor is active: 0.5% per 1,000 Max HP, up to 20%. The stated cap corresponds to 40,000 Max HP. Immersive Ordinance places a Sacramental Shower using Tap or Hold to choose its position. An opponent touching it causes AoE Hydro damage; a nearby party member touching it is bounced high. Only one Shower summoned by Dahlia can exist at a time, and the Skill cooldown is nine seconds. Its location and contact effects make placement relevant to whether it hits enemies or helps a party member move.
Investment choices
Combat3 improves the shield's HP-based absorption and the Burst hit, so prioritize it when his protection and support are the reason to use him. Combat2 improves the Shower's damage; combat1 is mainly for Dahlia's own sword attacks. Max HP contributes to both shield capacity and the attack-speed buff, though the latter stops scaling at its stated 20% cap. His ascension list includes Calla Lily and Secret Source Airflow Accumulator. The available data does not establish a specific equipment set or a single Max HP target beyond the passive's cap.
Practical limits
Replacement shields require a Benison stack and the existing shield to break through damage; the text does not say that an expired shield automatically triggers one. The Shower is a separate Skill construct with a one-at-a-time limit, and its bounce requires a nearby party member to touch it. Dahlia's Swift Stride passive grants 10% Movement SPD during the day, 06:00–18:00, outside Domains, Trounce Domains, and Spiral Abyss; the effect does not stack.
Limitations and tradeoffs
The shield buff lasts 12 seconds, shorter than its listed 15-second cooldown.
Normal Attack speed scales with Max HP only up to its 20% cap.
Common mistakes to avoid
Expecting replacement shields without a Benison stack or before the current shield breaks from damage.
Assuming the Skill Shower bounces a character without them touching it.
Continuing to stack Max HP for Normal Attack speed beyond the passive's 20% cap.
Effects and reference details
Favonius Bladework - Ritual · Normal attack
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 rapid strikes.
Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
1-Hit DMG
43.5%
43.5%
2-Hit DMG
40.1%
40.1%
3-Hit DMG
23.7%+29.0%
23.7%+29.0%
4-Hit DMG
65.7%
65.7%
Charged Attack DMG
39.9%+55.1%
39.9%+55.1%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost
20.0
20.0
Plunge DMG
63.9%
63.9%
Low/High Plunge DMG
128%/160%
128%/160%
Immersive Ordinance · Elemental skill
Time for a fun little trick! Summons the Sacramental Shower in different ways depending on whether you Tap or Hold it.
Tap After a short prayer, summons the Sacramental Shower in front.
Hold Engages in continuous prayer, and when done, summons forth a Sacramental Shower in the designated position.
Sacramental Shower When opponents or nearby party members touch the Sacramental Shower, different effects will occur depending on the one who touches it: If an opponent touches the Shower, it will explode and deal AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. If a nearby party member touches it, it will bounce the one who touches it high in the air.
Only 1 Sacramental Shower summoned by Dahlia himself can be on the field at once.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Skill DMG
232.8%
232.8%
Skill CD
9.0s
9.0s
Radiant Psalter · Elemental burst
Appeals to the divine with earnestness and song, dealing AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents and granting his party members Favonian Favor, summoning a Shield of Sacred Favor. The Shield of Sacred Favor's DMG absorption is based on Dahlia's Max HP, and it will absorb Hydro DMG with 250% effectiveness.
Favonian Favor While this effect is active, 1 Benison stack may be consumed to summon a new Shield of Sacred Favor when an existing Shield is broken via DMG.
Dahlia can obtain Benison via the following methods: · He will gain 1 Benison stack when his own active party member hits opponents 4 times with Normal Attacks while affected by Favonian Favor. · After triggering the effect of his Ascension Talent, "The Wind's Gentle Grace" (You must first unlock this Ascension Talent.) Dahlia can gain a maximum of 4 Benison stacks per Favonian Favor duration.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Skill DMG
406.4%
406.4%
Shield of Sacred Favor DMG Absorption
3.4% Max HP+324
3.4% Max HP+324
Favonian Favor Duration
12.0s
12.0s
Energy Cost
60
60
CD
15.0s
15.0s
The Wind's Gentle Grace
When characters affected by the Favonian Favor effect of the Elemental Burst **Radiant Psalter** trigger Frozen reactions on opponents, they will grant Dahlia 2 Benison stacks. This effect can trigger once every 8s.
Prayer of Well-Wrought Joy
When your active party member is affected by the Favonian Favor effect of the Elemental Burst **"Radiant Psalter,"** their ATK SPD will increase based on Dahlia's Max HP: Every 1,000 Max HP will cause an increase of 0.5%, up to a maximum of 20%.
Pilgrimage Upon Returning Winds
During the day (06:00 – 18:00), your party members gain the Swift Stride effect: Movement SPD increased by 10%. Does not take effect in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss. Swift Stride does not stack.
