characters ruan mei

Ruan Mei

HarmonyIce5★
Genius Society #81

“Without accelerating or postponing the arrival of death, life will always wither.”

Path story
Erudition
World
Herta Space Station
Signature Light Cone
Past Self in Mirror
Debut Banner
* Floral Triptych * Stellar Convergence
Release Date
2023-12-27
Version
introduced in 1.0, playable from 1.6

Faction

  • Herta Space Station
  • Genius Society

Relatives

  • Unnamed grandmother
  • Unnamed father
  • Unnamed mother
  • Arlice (maternal aunt)
EN Emi Lo
CN Zhang Wenyu (张文钰)
JP Onishi Saori (大西沙織)
KR Yoon Yeo-jin (윤여진)

Playstyle overview

Ruan Mei is a support character who can increase Weakness Break Efficiency, SPD, and All-Type RES PEN for her team. At the same time, Ruan Mei deals extra Break DMG whenever any ally breaks an enemy’s Weakness, and she further delays the action of enemies in the Weakness Broken state.

Stats Base

Lv. 80
  • HP Base
  • ATK Base
  • DEF Base
  • SPD
  • Taunt

Ascension Materials

20304050607080
Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Brought Weakness Break Efficiency to the game for the first time
  • A rare RES PEN buff for the whole team
  • A permanent SPD buff for the whole team
  • Buffs that work in any team
  • A core member of Super Break teams
  • Still very good in other team types, even if she is no longer the number one pick there
  • Good defensive support thanks to her break boost

Cons

  • Requires extremely heavy investment to reach her full power
  • Her break damage can steal kills, which is not great for characters who need to land the finishing blow themselves

Best Ruan Mei Build Guide

Ruan Mei Support Build - Break DMG

Stat Targets

  • Break Effect 160% (out of combat)
  • SPD 134 or higher
  • HP 3800 or higher
  • DEF 1000 or higher

Ruan Mei needs a total of 180% Break Effect to get the most out of her kit.

Even though Ruan Mei’s kit leans heavily on Break Effect, you should still run Energy Regeneration Rate on the Link Rope, because it is more optimal and charges her Ultimate faster.

You can pick up Break Effect through Relic substats and through her Traces.

Beyond having enough SPD, adding HP and DEF to Ruan Mei helps her survive a lot of damage in longer fights.

Ruan Mei Skill, Trace and Eidolon Upgrade Priority

Skill Priority

biểu tượng tuyệt kỹ ruan mei Petals to Stream, Repose in Dream biểu tượng chiến kỹ ruan mei String Sings Slow Swirls biểu tượng thiên phú ruan mei Somatotypical Helix biểu tượng tấn công thường ruan mei Threading Fragrance

Trace Priority

vết tích ruan mei 6 Candle Lights on Still Waters vết tích ruan mei 4 Days Wane, Thoughts Wax vết tích ruan mei 2 Inert Respiration

Eidolon Priority

tinh hồn ruan mei 1 Neuronic Embroidery tinh hồn ruan mei 2 Reedside Promenade tinh hồn ruan mei 4 Chatoyant Éclat tinh hồn ruan mei 6 Sash Cascade

Ruan Mei Skills

Basic ATK

Threading Fragrance

[Single Target]
Energy Generated20
Toughness Break Single Target: 10

Deals Ice DMG equal to 140% of Ruan Mei’s ATK to one designated enemy target.

Lv. 10

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 10

String Sings Slow Swirls

[Support]
Energy Generated30

After using her Skill, Ruan Mei gains Overtone, lasting for 3 turn(s). This duration decreases by 1 at the start of Ruan Mei’s every turn. When Ruan Mei has Overtone, all allies’ DMG increases by 40.0% and Weakness Break Efficiency increases by 50%.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Petals to Stream, Repose in Dream

[Support]
Energy Generated5

Ruan Mei deploys a Zone that lasts for 2 turns. The Zone’s duration decreases by 1 at the start of her turn.
While inside the Zone, all allies’ All-Type RES PEN increases by 30.0% and their attacks apply Thanatoplum Rebloom to the enemies hit.
When these enemies attempt to recover from Weakness Break, Thanatoplum Rebloom is triggered, extending the duration of their Weakness Break, delaying their action by an amount equal to 20% of Ruan Mei’s Break Effect plus 10%, and dealing Break DMG equal to 60% of Ruan Mei’s Ice Break DMG.
Enemy targets cannot have Thanatoplum Rebloom re-applied to them until they recover from Weakness Break.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Somatotypical Helix

[Support]
Energy Generated5

Increases SPD by 11.0% for all teammates (i.e., excluding this unit). When allies Break an enemy target’s Weakness, Ruan Mei deals to this enemy target Break DMG equal to 150.0% of her Ice Break DMG.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Silken Serenade

Energy Generated20

After using the Technique, gains Silken Serenade. At the start of the next battle, automatically triggers the Skill for 1 time(s) without consuming Skill Points.
In Simulated Universe or Divergent Universe, when Ruan Mei has Silken Serenade, the team actively attacking enemies will always be regarded as attacking their Weakness to enter combat, and this attack can reduce all enemies’ Toughness regardless of Weakness types. When breaking Weakness, triggers Weakness Break Effect corresponding to the attacker’s Type. For every Blessing in possession (up to a max of 20 Blessings will be taken into account), additionally increases the Toughness Reduction of this attack by 100%. After breaking an enemy target’s Weakness, additionally deals to the enemy target Break DMG equal to 100% of Ruan Mei’s Ice Break DMG.

Ruan Mei Traces

Total Trace Bonuses
  • Break Effect +37.3%
  • DEF% +22.5%
  • SPD +5

Ruan Mei Eidolons

Neuronic Embroidery
Eidolon 1

While the Ultimate’s Zone is deployed, the DMG dealt by all allies ignores 20% of the target’s DEF.

Reedside Promenade
Eidolon 2

While Ruan Mei is on the field, all allies increase their ATK by 40% when dealing DMG to enemies that are Weakness Broken.

Viridescent Pirouette
Eidolon 3

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Chatoyant Éclat
Eidolon 4

When an enemy target’s Weakness is Broken, Ruan Mei’s Break Effect increases by 100% for 3 turn(s).

Languid Barrette
Eidolon 5

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Sash Cascade
Eidolon 6

Extends the duration of the Ultimate’s Zone by 1 turn(s). The Talent’s Break DMG multiplier additionally increases by 200%.