Whiteout Survival Hero Guide and Skill Order: Ling Xue

Ling Xue – “Like many who survived the fall of the Old Empire, Ling Xue grew up with a spear in one hand and a sword in the other. Even before the Great Chill, her legion of elite soldiers were the terror of bandits everywhere.”

Details

* Please note that hero stats are active during Exploration game modes and troop stat buffs are active during Expedition game modes. Please read our Whiteout Survival Hero Guide for more details on how these work.

Is Ling Xue a good Hero in Whiteout Survival?

Whilst Ling Xue can hold her own in Exploration game modes, such as Arena, in Generation 1 and 2, she is quite difficult to upgrade due to her availability primarily coming from Hero Recruitment. As such, most will favor Jessie over her as their primary Lancer Hero for Exploration in these early stages of a new State. Additionally, for Expedition modes, such as PvP, her kit is held back due to half of it being focused on growth rather than combat. In particular, it is her 2nd Expedition Skill, Total Control, that drives this with a buff focused on increasing training speed. Whilst this is great for building Troops, it does see her at the back of the line for most active areas of the game. Therefore, we would only really recommend upgrading her for this Training Speed buff and ignoring the rest of her kit.

Skills

Hero Skills drive how good a Hero is in all the game modes available in Whiteout Survival. In the next sections, we outline all of the Exploration and Expedition Skills that this Hero has in their kit. For more details on when each of these different types of Skills is active, check out our Whiteout Survival Hero Guide.

Exploration Skills

Below are the Exploration Skills that this Hero has in their kit. Please note that the numbers in the square brackets represent the Skills buffs at each level from level 1 to level 5. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on the requirements for upgrading Exploration Skills.

Hurricane Whirl

Ling Xue slashes the area ahead with stormlike fury, dealing Attack * [300% / 330% / 360% / 390% / 420%].

Galeforce

Ling Xue commands the Iron Eagles with strength and honor, increasing Attack by [16% / 24% / 32% / 40% / 48%].

Desperate Measures

Ling Xue is at her most cunning when cornered, increasing Defense by [50% / 75% / 100% / 125% / 150%] under 50% Health.

Expedition Skills

Below are the Expedition Skills that this Hero has in their kit. Please note that the numbers in the square brackets represent the Skills buffs at each level from level 1 to level 5. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on the requirements for upgrading Expedition Skills.

Fearsome Aura

Ling Xue’s withering assault has disturbed enemies’ formation, reducing all enemy Troops’ Attack by [4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20%].

Total Control

Ling Xue’s hands-on, disciplined instruction increases Training Speed by [4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20%].

Upgrade Order

Upgrading Skills costs Skill Manuals and unfortunately, this is a resource you will quickly run out of when working on your Heroes. The tables below outline our opinion of the best order to upgrade this Hero’s Exploration and Expedition Skills. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on upgrading Hero Skills.

Exploration Skills Order

The first column shows the current level of your Hero’s Skill and Star Level, with the second column representing what it should be upgraded to. Please note that you do not have to upgrade your Star Level in the order shown below; this can be done as soon as you have the required Shards.

Current Level	New Level
Star Level: 0	Star Level: 1
Hurricane Whirl: 1	Hurricane Whirl: 2
Galeforce: 1	Galeforce: 2
Star Level: 1	Star Level: 2
Desperate Measures: 1	Desperate Measures: 2
Hurricane Whirl: 2	Hurricane Whirl: 3
Desperate Measures: 2	Desperate Measures: 3
Galeforce: 2	Galeforce: 3
Star Level: 2	Star Level: 3
Hurricane Whirl: 3	Hurricane Whirl: 4
Desperate Measures: 3	Desperate Measures: 4
Galeforce: 3	Galeforce: 4
Star Level: 3	Star Level: 4
Hurricane Whirl: 4	Hurricane Whirl: 5
Desperate Measures: 4	Desperate Measures: 5
Galeforce: 4	Galeforce: 5

Expedition Skills Order

The first column shows the current level of your Hero’s Skill and Star Level, with the second column representing what it should be upgraded to. Please note that you do not have to upgrade your Star Level in the order shown below; this can be done as soon as you have the required Shards.

Current Level	New Level
Star Level: 0	Star Level: 1
Total Control: 1	Total Control: 2
Star Level: 1	Star Level: 2
Total Control: 2	Total Control: 3
Star Level: 2	Star Level: 3
Total Control: 3	Total Control: 4
Star Level: 3	Star Level: 4
Total Control: 4	Total Control: 5
Fearsome Aura: 1	Fearsome Aura: 2
Fearsome Aura: 2	Fearsome Aura: 3
Fearsome Aura: 3	Fearsome Aura: 4
Fearsome Aura: 4	Fearsome Aura: 5

Gear

As an Epic Hero, Ling Xue can have just the usual 4 pieces of Gear applied. However, as a Lancer, you should focus on upgrading the equipment that improves Hero Attack and Health, Escort Attack and Health, and Lancer Lethality: Goggles and Boots. This will get you the best return on your investment and represents a balanced build. Check out our Gear Guide for more information on accumulating and upgrading Gear.

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