INKWELL FAN & UMBRELLA

BY MAZEENO

Introduction

Mazeeno’s build, utilizing Fan paired with Umbrella, is a range-focused setup designed around spacing, burst opportunities, and controlled disengagement. Unlike close-range pressure builds, this playstyle prioritizes creating distance, identifying openings, and capitalizing on them with high-damage follow-ups.

The build excels at punishing overextensions. By leveraging tools such as Fan Special knock-up and Umbrella Q, you can reliably create openings that transition into significant burst damage through Mystic Skills like Soaring Spin, Toad, and Dragon’s Breath.

While it lacks strong traditional defensive tools, this build compensates through intelligent positioning, spacing, and the strategic use of tenacity-based Mystic Skills to safely trade and reset engagements.

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ARENA ATTUNEMENT PRIORITIES

INKWELL FAN
RECOVER 50 endurance and gain tenacity for 3 seconds after casting an Execution Skill (OR) PHYSICAL PENETRATION.

VERNAL UMBRELLA
USING AN EXECUTION SKILL RESTORES VITALITY AND HP EQUAL TO 20% of the damage dealt.

Charm/disc
When [special skill: Peak’s springless silence] staggers or controls a target, it increases their damage taken by 12% for 5s and grants you 2s of tenacity.

PENDANT
PHYSICAL PENETRATION

Helmet
when you remove your stagger or control erffect with a control-removing skill, gain tenacity for 2.8 seconds after the super armor wears off.

CHEST
reduce damage taken by 28% when you are staggered.

GREAVES
After dodging an enemy attack, recover 8% of Max HP. 10-second trigger interval.

BRACER
Consecutive Deflections (with intervals no longer than 1.5 seconds) increases Qi damage dealt by 25%/30%/35%/40% (max 40%).

MORALE CHANT

BLOSSOM BARRAGE

FLYING GOURD

fury harvest

gives a reliable, stacking buff that increases damage, and through breakthroughs it adds penetration, scaling attack power, stronger effects versus CC’d enemies, crit bonus, and extra damage/heals at max stacks

Spring Sorrow apply a Combo debuff to enemies, causing them to take increased damage from your Ballistic skills like Let Spring Go and Everbloom. Breakthrough upgrades boost the damage bonus, add crit stats, speed up casts, expand duration and effects, and even give extra charges, cooldown reduction, and resources

changes how the Inkwell Fan’s Peak’s Springless Silence skill works: it gives you two charges of the skill but increases its base cooldown by 3 seconds, letting you use it more often in quick succession at the cost of a slightly longer overall cycle. As you unlock Breakthrough tiers, it adds perks that reduce the cooldown when you return to your original spot, increase movement speed, boost damage or charge speed after certain hits, and even refund or reset cooldowns on related Silkbind skills

helps you get more Vitality by giving certain recovery actions a chance to grant bonus Vitality, and through breakthroughs it expands that benefit to guaranteed bonus Vitality from, perfect dodges, headshots, deflects, and at max tier even refunds a portion of Vitality spent after casting Mystic Arts

MYSTIC SKILLS

ATTRIBUTE PRIORITY

Max Physical Attack
Power
Critical Rate
Min Physical Attack

Build Overview

Playstyle: Ranged / Spacing / Burst-focused
Difficulty: Medium-HIGH
Strengths: Strong burst damage, RANGED ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS, ping-friendly
Weaknesses: Limited defensive tools, requires strong spacing and reads

Why This Build Works

This build is centered around controlling distance and punishing mistakes. Rather than engaging in constant neutral exchanges, you aim to create scenarios where your opponent is forced to approach, allowing you to dictate the terms of the fight.

Fan and Umbrella provide reliable tools to initiate from range. When a Crowd Control effect is secured—either through Fan Special or Umbrella Q—you can convert immediately into high burst damage using Mystic Skills. These windows are where the build truly shines.

A key component of this setup is the use of tenacity-granting Mystic Skills, which allow you to safely trade in otherwise risky situations and then reposition to regain control of spacing.

Core strengths of the build include:

Strong ranged catch potential
High burst damage off knock-up openings
Ability to MIXUP and CREATE UNPREDICTABLE SCENARIOS WITH TALON STRIKE
Reduced reliance on strict neutral execution

The synergy between ranged control and burst conversion allows you to play patiently while still maintaining strong threat potential throughout the fight.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Excellent burst damage from ranged openings
Strong spacing and mixup potential
Ping-friendly — does not rely heavily on precise combo timing
Relatively easy to learn core combo routes
Effective at punishing aggressive or impatient players

Weaknesses

Limited defensive tools outside of Mystic Skill usage
Requires strong spacing awareness
Relies on landing key abilities to generate damageCan struggle if pressured heavily at close range

PvP Strategy

To play this build effectively, you must focus on spacing, patience, and controlled engagements. Your goal is to avoid unnecessary close-range exchanges and instead create opportunities from a safe distance.

Key principles:

Maintain distance and control engagement range
Look for knock-up opportunities with Fan Special or Umbrella Q
Use Mystic Skills to safely trade and reposition
Avoid extended close-range fights unless you have advantage
Punish overaggressive opponents

Core gameplay loop:

Control spacing and force opponent to approach
Identify and secure a knock-up (Fan Special or Umbrella Q)
Convert into burst damage using Mystic Skills (Soaring Spin, Toad, Dragon’s Breath)
Disengage and reset positioning
Re-establish spacing and repeat

The build thrives on clean execution of short, high-impact engagements, rather than prolonged exchanges.

Matchups

Strong Against:

Immobile builds
Players who struggle with spacing
PLayers who fail to read mixups

Weak against:

Players with strong gap-closing tools
Highly patient players who avoid overextending

Tips to Master the Build

Focus on spacing first — damage comes from correct positioning
Practice consistent conversion from knock-up into burst combos
Use tenacity-based Mystic Skills to safely trade when needed
Avoid predictable patterns — vary your timing and approach
Stay patient — forcing engagements reduces effectiveness