Solo Leveling: AriseBaek YoonhoInformation and Guide

Baek Yoonho currently stands out as one of the best Breakers in the game. For any boss requiring Break damage, he is an optimal choice. His entire skill set, from basic attacks to his support skills, inflicts Break damage. Additionally, Baek's abilities scale with his defense, making him resilient and challenging to take down while maintaining impressive damage output due to his swift Break capabilities. Overall he is truly a jack of all trades. Not only does he excel in dealing damage and Breaking enemies, but his survivability is also notable. His Passive Ability further enhances his utility by decreasing the defense of enemies, turning him into a valuable debuffer as well.

Baek is a straightforward, "what you see is what you get" kind of character. His kit is simple yet efficient, positioning him as the best pure Breaker among all available options. With his exceptional bursts of Break damage, Baek is highly competitive not only in general content but also in speed running scenarios.

Baek's Passive Ability, [White Flames], is a stackable debuff applied on every last hit of his skills, except his Basic Attacks (Core Attacks do apply [White Flames]). Once three stacks are applied to an enemy, a [Violent Explosion] is triggered, dealing damage and decreasing the enemy's defense by 20% for 12 seconds. Both his Support Skill and Ultimate directly trigger this explosion.

The rest of his skills do not feature any noteworthy effects, although all of them inflict Break damage, ranging from weak for his basic attacks and core attacks to medium and heavy for his other skills (Ultimate excluded).

Baek's advancements follow the traditional Breaker archetype, enhancing both his Break Potential and personal damage. At A3, he gains access to a personal Light damage buff, [Unlock White Flames], which improves all of his Light damage by 40% for 15 seconds. At A5, his Ultimate becomes ready upon entering the stage, and his [Violent Explosions] double in damage, emphasizing his innate burst potential.

His personal weapon, the Suppressed White Tiger's Soul, offers him a selfish defense buff for 20 seconds whenever he attacks an enemy affected by a stack of his passive, on top of increased Light damage at all times. While the weapon brings powerful self-damage buffs, it is not a priority since Baek is not a primary damage dealer. It is advisable to focus on other Light characters first when building your Light team.

Speaking of the light team, Baek fits perfectly with the Cha Hae-In/Min Byung-Gu duo, serving as the primary Breaker in that team. Baek is one of the few breakers that can be played off-element, as his Break damage and defense reduction are potent in Hunter-only stages.

However, it's important to note that most Breakers can equal or even surpass him if equipped with the Burning Greed set or the Solid Analysis set when hitting their elemental advantage. For Baek, these two sets are also the best options. Aim for an eight-piece Greed set, or a four-piece Solid Analysis and four-piece Greed as a budget option. It is not advisable to sacrifice Break potential in exchange for more damage, so avoid damage sets unless you don't need the extra Break and need to reach a certain damage breakpoint for speed running.

Should you pull for Baek?

While Baek is a powerful unit, he is not mandatory in any content at the time of writing this review. The only place where Baek is currently competitive is in speed running the various Battlefield of Time game modes. He could, however, become more relevant depending on the elements of new content scheduled to be released soon, such as Guild Raids and potentially newer, harder levels of the Demon's Castle, which would act as a follow-up to the Workshop of Brilliant Light. As a permanent inclusion to the custom banner, there is no hurry to pull for him currently, considering Light has two of the most useful SR breakers in the game, one of which is free.

Investment

Baek is one of the few Breakers that works well at A0. His Break damage is innately high, and his defense debuff is readily available at base advancement.

• For F2P players, A0 is sufficient, allowing you to focus on other, more demanding hunters or weapons.

• For Dolphins , A2 will maximize his Break Potential and make him viable for speed running as a dedicated breaker.

• For Whales, If you aim to make the most out of Baek in speed running content, A5 can be considered, but it won't be as impactful since time doesn't stop during ultimate animations. Therefore, focus on the rest of your setup before maxing out Baek.