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Solo Leveling: AriseChoi Jong-InInformation and Guide
Introduction
Choi Jong-In is a SSR rarity character in Solo Leveling: Arise. Choi Jong-In belongs to the![Mage]()
Mage class and uses the ![Fire]()
Fire element.
Last updated
Choi Jong-In profile has been last updated at: September 12th, 2024.
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Profile
Review
Build info
Profile
Passive
Choi Jong-In Passive
Choi Jong-ln cannot deal Critical Hits, but his Attack increases by 40%. When End of Days is used, applies [The Ultimate Hunter] effect.
[The Ultimate Hunter]
Resets the cooldown of Rain of Flames and Flame Spear.
Increases the user's Attack and Defense Penetration by 12%.
Duration: 15 seconds.
Advancements
Choi Jong-In Advancement passives
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The damage of Rain of Flames increases 3 fold during the duration of [The Ultimate Hunter] and the skill is changed to Mega Crater.
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Increase the user's Attack by 10%.
✦ ✦ ✦ ✧ ✧
Increases the damage of End of Days by 50%.
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Increases the user's Burn damage by 100%.
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While [Tagging Out], the cooldown of End of Days passes 3 times faster and recovers Power Gauge by 0.8% every second. When in Team Fight mode, the cooldown of End of Days passes 1.5 times faster and recharges Power Gauge by 0.4% every second.
EX Weapon
Equivalent Exchange
Increases the user's Attack by 5/18%.
When attacking targets [Burned] by Choi Jong-ln, the target's Defense decreases by 7/20% for 5 seconds.
Stats (level max)
Power
31052
HP
7826
DEF
3546
ATK
4161
Skills
Choi Jong-In skills aren't available yet. They will be added soon.
Gallery
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Review
Overview
Choi Jong-In is one of the best DPS in the game, no questions asked. He applies an amazing debuff on entry and with his burn and skill reset when using his ultimate, he dishes out insane damage.
His inability to Crit may seem weak, but fully investing in Attack lets his damage explode due to his burns. Furthermore, his A1 will allow his damage to exponentially increase by changing his basic skill to a crater with far better range and triple the damage.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Powerful burst DPS.
Doubles up as debuffer.
Cons
Doesn't have dedicated Supports.
Doesn't scale well with Workshop sets.
No Crit means lower damage ceiling.
Review
Choi Jong-In may not be able to crit, but is still a stellar DPS option. Let’s start off with the part that worries most people: Choi not being able to crit. They have counteracted this via his passive, increasing his damage by 40% in turn. This will make it where he has 0 rng while still having stable, good damage, while allowing his burns to do more damage as they’re based off of his attack.
The second part of his Passive is [The Ultimate Hunter], which activates when Choi uses his Ultimate. This ability increases his Attack and Defense Penetration by 12% while also resetting his Basic Skill cooldowns. So, while Choi cannot Crit, his strong skill damage allows him to keep up damage-wise in different ways. By using his Basic Skills twice in a row, with the second one being supercharged due to the [The Ultimate Hunter] buff, his damage is quite competitive with other DPS characters in the game. While Crit-focused units like Cha Hae-In might outshine him, Choi remains a viable option.
While keeping the fact he can use his basic skills twice in a row, with the second one being supercharged due to [The Ultimate Hunter] buff, his damage is quite competitive with other DPS in the game. Of course, we can see through a unit crit-focused such as Cha Hae-In will not allow Choi to be the best in the game, but a viable option nonetheless.
Something that proves to be valuable even when using him with Jinwoo is his Defense Decrease when using his support skill / swapping in. It will provide him and other a decent damage increase, and puts him in the tier of DPS that is able to buff Jinwoo’s damage at the same time.
Choi’s Personal Weapon, Equivalent Exchange, Increasing his attack by 5% and decreasing enemies burned by Choi by 7% for 5 seconds. This increases to an 18% attack increase and 20% defense decrease at max dupe. Compared to other carries' weapons, it is not a priority to dupe, as defense shred is common enough when playing Jinwoo and Fire doesn't lack Defense Penetration to begin with, so put more emphasis on carries whose weapons offer bigger personal boosts in damage.
The 8-piece Burning Curse set is the best for Choi, offering the biggest damage bonus of a base 30%, increasing up to 50% after 100 seconds. Other gear sets to consider include the 4-piece Armed or 4-piece One-Hit Kill sets, especially if Choi is A1/A3. Armed will increase his entire kit’s damage, while One-Hit Kill will help him get his Ultimate much quicker. Due to Choi not being able to Crit, he doesn’t have many options in either non-Curse gear or jewelry.
The jewelry sets to consider are Executioner and Berserker mainly. Executioner has guaranteed usage once you get the enemy below 70% HP, giving a 20% damage increase, whereas Berserker requires you to fall below 70% HP to get a 30% damage increase. If you consistently fall below this 70% HP threshold, you can run Berserker.
Choi fits very well into the mono Fire team. Do not hesitate to pair him with Yoo Soohyun and Emma, as each of these Hunters offers some form of teamwide buffs to the Fire team. You could also run him with an extra, dedicated supporter instead of Yoo if her damage is underwhelming for any reason, although you would lose out on a potential 20% extra Fire damage from her [Magic Reaction]. However, Choi has limited use outside of elemental advantaged content, so prioritize other characters in those situations.
Should You Pull?
Currently, there is a strong roster of fire SSRs, so there's no urgent need for Choi. If you don’t have any fire SSRs, going for Choi is not a bad idea, but it's not essential either. If you have a slot for him in the Custom Draw, putting him there is a good idea if you want to focus on your Fire team. However, if you've invested well in Yoo Soohyun, there may be little need for Choi in non-scoring content.
You don’t need to rush the process of getting Choi, as he can be pulled from the standard banner at any time. However, if you want a Fire DPS as a backup, and you don’t feel like summoning on Yoo Soohyun’s rate-up banner or waiting for her to be in the Custom Banner, then featuring Choi in the Custom Draw is advisable.
Investment
Choi Jong-In needs his A1 to function properly. For starters, it changes the [Rain of Flames] attack to [Mega Crater], providing much greater range and tripling its skill damage. This is when you see the true power of his buffs and debuffs combine, allowing his [Rain of Flames] to do incredible damage after reaching A1. The only other standout dupe is his A5, which allows him to get his ultimate much quicker.
Overall, stopping at A1 is a fine option for Choi Jong-In unless you aim to compete, in which case A5 will be the goal.
Ratings
Choi Jong-In rating takes into account their performance in all matter of PVE content.
Build info
Burning Series Sets
Burning Curse
Choi Jong-In can be equipped with the Burning Curse set that you can obtain from the Workshop of Brilliant Light. As a Damage Dealer, Choi Jong-In can make use of the set and in most cases, it will perform better than the normal sets (2 piece is minimum, but you want all 8).
Artifact Sets
Armor Set
(2)
Increase the user's Attack by 5%.
(4)
When attacking, ignores 15% of the target's Defense and attacks.
(2)
Increases Ultimate Skill damage by 25%.
(4)
Decreases the Ultimate Skill cooldown by 40%.
Jewelry Set
(2)
Increases Skill MP Consumption Rate by 20%, but increases damage dealt by 5% and decreases Basic Skill Cooldown by 5%.
(4)
Increases Damage Increase effect to 18% and Cooldown Reduction effect of Basic Skills to 18%.
(2)
When the user uses their QTE Skills, Support Skills, or Ultimate Skill, it increases the user and their team's elemental weakness damage dealt by 5% (duration: 30 seconds).
(4)
Increases the skill's duration to 60 seconds and increases the Elemental Weakness Damage Increase effect stack maximum to 3 instances.
(2)
When attacking enemies with 40% or less HP, increases damage dealt by 8%.
(4)
HP condition has been changed to 70% and Damage Increase effect increases to 20%.
Artifact Main Stats
Important! The other 4 equipment pieces aren't listed here as they always come with the same main stats. Also, early on Flat main pieces may perform better, but long-term you want to focus on percentage stats.
Stat focus
Those are the stats you should focus on when building Choi Jong-In. So search for them on your sub-stats as a priority.
Attack
Defense Penetration
Damage Increase
Fire Damage
Best Weapons
For SSR characters, you always want to use their Signature/EX Weapon - they are simply the best for them. Until you obtain the signature weapon, just use the options listed below. The priority is set from left to right. Also, If you have a Signature/EX weapon for a Hunter that is not in your team you can consider using it for the raw stats alone - as long as it matches the character.
Video guides
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