Lyn is (at the time of writing this) one of the newest characters added toGunfire Reborn.This first-person roguelike dungeon crawlerhas 12 playable characterswith the Realm of Frost and Inkwash DLC, and each character has an entirely different set of abilities and recommended playstyle. Lyn, for example, is a high single-target damage dealer with the ability to create Weakspots on her enemies as well as execute said enemies if she gets them to certain health thresholds.
And while that may not sound all ‘that’ overpowered Lyn is undoubtedly one of thestrongest playable charactersin the game at the moment. So, with that in mind, let’s take an in-depth look at thisGunfire Reborncharacter overall and talk about what recommendations we’d have when it comes to building her over the course of a run.
For our recommendations, we specifically selected items, upgrades, and scrolls that synergize with Lyn’s design. Scrolls and weapons that are good on just about every character we didn’t include, since mentioning them wouldn’t really be a specific recommendation for Lyn as an individual character.
Primary
10 Seconds
Deal 700 normal damage to the target you’re looking at when activating Frost Burial. The higher the target’s Lethal Line, the higher the damage dealt when Frost Burial is activated. If the target’s HP is below the Lethal Line, the target will be executed immediately. If the target is in a Lethal or Unbalanced state, an additional area of effect burst damage is also dealt.
Secondary
3x Capacity
Throws a grenade that explodes on contact with frost in a 5-meter radius, dealing 500 normal damage and causing a 2-second Slow effect to any enemies in the area of effect.
Those of you who have put some time into Lei Luo will pick up Lyn relatively quickly, as both characters are pretty heavily designed around Rifles, Snipers, and Critical Hits overall. However, whereas Lei Luo is centered around dealing additional lightning damage on his crits or getting critical hits even when he misses an opponent’s Weakspot, Lyn is built around her Lethal Line mechanic and the Weakspots she creates.
Essentially, as Lyn, you’ll be constantly focusing on your opponent’s lethal line, their current health, and looking out for the yellow glowing spots that are their Weakspots. To summarize Lyn’s core design as simply as possible,Lyn is a character built around high single-target damaging, executing her opponents at certain health thresholds, and debilitating her enemies using the slowing effects of her grenades.
Weapon Recommendations
No Surprise it’s Mostly Rifles & Snipers
We’ll be getting into the specifics for each weapon below, but overallLyn synergizes best with weapons that have high critical hit damage and allow her to accurately target enemy Weakspots that she creates.
Obviously, like most characters inGunfire Reborn, Lyn can work (and even excel)with just about any weapon in the game, but in general, these are the weapons you’ll want to keep an eye out for in your runs (especially if their inscriptions are powerful as well):
Calvary
Rifle
Very basic assault rifle, third shot always auto-crits. Great for targeting Weakspots.
Crimson Firescale
The Weapon Skill of the Crimson Firescale, AKA the firescale bombs, charge on crit hits, meaning these fireballs will be available for use often on Lyn.
Dragonchaser
The Weapon Skill allows you to place a mark on anything and have the bullet home in on it, which is great for targeting Weakspots.
Revealer
Incredibly synergistic with Lyn, as it allows her to trigger critical hits almost 100 percent of the time without even having to aim very accurately at all.
Demonlore
SMG
Weapon damage increases on every critical hit, making it a fantastic pick for Lyn.
Wolf Gaze
The Weapon Skill that inflicts Voracity and Howl works well with Lyn’s default mechanics.
Icy Spear
Pistol
Thematically appropriate choice for Lyn but the AoE damage makes hitting Weakspots relatively easy, especially when retrieving the ice thorns using the Weapon Skill.
Prism
The bouncing aspect of this weapon makes it possible to hit Weakspots very often without even aiming for them.
Argus
Shotgun
The horizontal spread of this weapon makes it easier to hit Weakspots.
Pupil
Charging increases both accuracy and damage with this weapon, another great option for targeting Weakspots.
Porcupine
Because the projectiles scatter widely, even with the default fire of this weapon, you’ll end up hitting the enemy Weakspots often without even meaning to.
Brick
Sniper
High CritX (AKA Crit Damage) will always synergize well with Lyn.
Double Caliber
Critical hits return 2 ammo to the magazine, meaning you’ll rarely ever have to reload this gun with Lyn at all.
Bloody Drill
Sniper with a scope, so it works well with Lyn, but the bleeding effect also is an added bonus.
Sting
The explosion on this weapon gives Lyn more AoE options, especially if she gets the Snow Vortex Ascension for her Snow Grenades.
Strike Wing
Gives Lyn some multi-target damage thanks to the additional arrows this weapon creates.
Lightning Ksana
The scoped shots using Resource Charges to give higher CritX are a perfect fit for Lyn’s playstyle.
Rainbow
Spray Weapon
Weapon Skill launches a mark that the gun locks onto, similar to the Dragonchaser.
Fire Dragon
Flamethrower makes it easy to hit enemy Weakspots many times in a short span of time.
In our opinion, the Double Caliber, Rainbow, Dragonchaser, and Revealer weapons are the absolute best ones for Lyn, but thankfully she has plenty of other options if none of those seem to be popping up in a run.
Ascension Recommendations
Lethal Line Ascensions, Frozen Grenade Crowd Control, & More
Just aboutevery single Ascension option availableto Lyn through Golden Goblets in Gunfire Reborn are obscenely powerful. In fact, you’re able to really choose whichever ones you like and you’ll often find success regardless of how well your choices synergize with each other. However, these Ascensions, in our opinion, make the most difference for Lyn overall:
More Weakspot damage and overall damage as a whole.
Moon Chaser
Shattered Jade
The auto-target effect for Weakspots when Moon Chaser is activated is absolutely incredible.
Ice Crush
Makes it easy for Lyn to take out groups of enemies with a single shot and also gives her more ways to passively damage Weakspots.
Snow Vortex
Deeper Freeze
Great CC tool and makes any AoE damage that Lyn can output a lot better.
Freezing Time
Slower enemies means more control over the flow of combat, and this also increases the damage these slowed enemies take from Lyn.
Winter is Coming
Cold Silence
Makes it so that you’re Unbalancing enemies almost constantly, and the effect triggers often due to Weakspot hits reducing the cooldown of said effect.
Lethal Chill
Increases the threshold of Lethal Line, meaning you can execute enemies with Frost Burial even earlier. With the right combination, this can allow you to almost entirely execute bosses at 70+ percent health.
More AoE damage and weak spot damage.
In particular Lethal Chill, Snow Vortex, and Bitter Windrush make massive impacts on a runthe instant you grab even the first upgrade level of them. It’s no over-exaggeration that with something like Lethal Chill, most bosses inGunfire Rebornlast less than 10 seconds against you.
Occult Scrolls Recommendations
Just Looking for Anything With the Word ‘Crit’ in the Description
When it comes to Occult Scrolls, there are only a select few scrolls that negatively impact you to pick up, at least depending on the character you’re playing.Most Occult Scrollsin this game are a net gain or simply have a very minor effect.
Still, the Scrolls we’ve mentioned below (not ranked in any order) are ones you’ll want to keep an eye out for, as they especially synergize with Lyn’s core gameplay loop and can instantly propel her damage to some pretty absurd heights:
Synergizes very well with Snipers (especially the Double Caliber)
More weapon damage and less ammo usage.
With Snipers and Rifles, you’ll be standing still more often.
Skateboarder
Normal
Most Snipers and Rifles have longer reload animations, and this Scroll circumvents having to deal with that.
Bullet Light
Lucky Shot Chance buffs work very well with Lyn overall due to her reliable ability to get Critical Hits.
Piercing Bullet
Works very well with Lyn’s gunfire into Frost Burial gameplay loop.
Ninja’s Discipline
Rare
More Lucky Shot Chance, also works well since a lot of Lyn’s best weapons have a lower RoF.
Explosive Bullets
Additional explosion damage is based off of weapon damage, meaning this is a big damage buff for Snipers and Rifles.
Surprise Bonus
Allows for instant executes on certain enemies (and even bosses) if it triggers at the right time.
Overflowing Waters
More Weapon Damage and the Frozen Grenade debuff isn’t all that bad.
Deflection Shield
Legendary
Great survivability grab for any character that plays from a far away range.
Dual-Edge
A huge damage buff for Lyn in exchange for less survivability.
Penetration Bullet
By far one of the best Scrolls to get on Lyn due to its Critical Hit synergy.
Merciless Strike
More Lucky Shot Chance on Critical Hits, which Lyn will be getting constantly.
Advanced Depot
With this, you won’t need to reload at all with Lyn and it also synergizes incredibly well with Pre-Emptive Strike Occult Scroll.
General Playstyle Tips
How to Make the Most of This Snowy Deer
Lastly, let’s go over some core gameplay tips for those of you just picking up Lyn for the first time.This character is incredibly strong, and will likely honestly get adjusted by the dev team somewhere down the line, but that’s only if you understand her mechanics enough and aren’t making any big mistakes. With that in mind, here are some of our general tips for Lyn after spending some time with her:
