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 and efficient, and as of now he's the best pure Breaker among all the options, with very high bursts of Break damage that will make him competitive not only in general content but also in speedrunning content.

His passive ability, the [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 3 stacks are applied to an enemy, a [Violent Explosion] is triggered, dealing damage and decreasing the enemy's Defense by 20% for 12seconds. The Support skill and the Ultimate directly trigger the 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, with a mix of extra break and upgrades to his personal damage. At A3, Baek 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] all double in damage, putting emphasis on 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 Light team, Baek fits perfectly with the Cha Hae-In/Min Byung-Gu duo and serves as 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 just that powerful in Hunter only stages.

Keep in mind however that most breakers will be able to equal, and even surpass him if they are equipped with the Burning Greed set or the Solid Analysis set when hitting their elemental advantage. As for all breakers, these two sets are also the best options for Baek. Aim for an 8 piece Greed set, or 4 piece Solid Analysis + 4 piece Greed as a budget option. It is not advised to sacrifice break potential in exchange for more damage, so avoid damage sets unless you don't need the extra break and a need to reach a certain damage breakpoint for speedrunning for example.

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 for speedrunning in the various Battlefield of Time game modes. He could however become more relevant depending on the elements of the new content scheduled to be released soon, namely in Guild Raids and potentially in the newer, harder levels of the Demon's Castle that would act as the follow up to the Workshop of Brilliant Light. As a permanent inclusion to the custom banner there is no hurry to pull for him for the time being, considering light has two of the most useful SR Breakers in the game, one being 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.