Black Beacon: Ming Character Introduction

Ming is a 4-star character in Black Beacon. She is a Fire Breaker unit specializing in AoE damage. Her strengths lie in her ability to dish out decent off-field damage to multiple enemies. She does this with the help of her passive, which grants the on-field character a damaging aura. Below, you can find more details about Ming’s skills, talents, and potentials (dupe system) to get a better understanding of the character.

Ming Overview
Ming Skills
Ming Talents
Ming Potential
Ming Breakthrough Materials

Ming Overview

	Name	Ming
	Rarity	4-stars
	Element	Fire
	Class	Breaker
	Type	AoE

Ming Skills

Below is a list of all Ming’s skills.

Skills
Type	Name
Basic	Message
Effect
Performs a three-hit basic attack, dealing Basic Attack Damage. Each hit grants 10 points of Candle Shadow.
Use
Hold the Basic Attack button to perform a heavy strike, dealing Regular Attack Damage. Hitting an enemy with this attack grants 10 points of Candle Shadow. After a perfect dodge, press the basic attack button to chase, dealing Regular Attack Damage.
Passive	Continuous Woe
Effect
When one of the enemies linked by Soul Thread takes damage, the target at the other end of the thread also suffers the same type of damage.
Skill 1	Tideweave
Effect
Launches a staff strike in the targeted direction, dealing Basic Attack Damage and linking the Soul Thread Cathode to the target. Hitting an enemy with this attack generates 30 Candle Shadow points.
Use
If the Soul Thread Cathode is already linked to an enemy, Ming teleports to the target area and launches a palm strike, dealing Regular Attack Damage. Hitting an enemy with this attack generates 30 Candle Shadow points, and if the target is not linked to the Soul Thread, link the Soul Thread Anode to the target.
Skill 2	Gleaming Light
Effect
This skill is available when Ming has 100 Candle Shadow points.
Use
Consumes all Candle Shadow points and strikes the target, dealing Regular Attack Damage. In addition, Mings summons flames around herself for 10 seconds, dealing Chase Damage to nearby enemies every 0.5 seconds.
Ultimate	Luminous Travel
Effect
Summons a Lamp Ghost that deals Ultimate Damage to enemies in the area directly in front.
Combo	Scout
Effect
When switched in, strikes the enemy in the front using the lamp staff, dealing Regular Attack DMG.
Use
When Ming's Combo Burst meter is charged, tap the Combo Burst button to immediately cast the second palm strike of Skill 1, Tideweave (Combo). While Ming is in Combo Burst mode, her Skill 1, Tideweave, can directly launch the second palm strike, and her Skill 2, Gleaming Light, can be instantly released to dispel the flames previously summoned around her.

Ming Talents

Below is a list of all Ming’s talents.

Talents
Talent	Effect
Talent 1	After the duration of Skill 2: Gleaming Light ends, the gathered flames deal 290% area-of-effect Chase Damage.
Talent 2	The flames produced by Skill 2: Gleaming Light extend in duration slightly each time they hit enemies linked by Soul Thread, up to a maximum of 15 seconds.
Talent 3	ATK +5%
Talent 4	Soul Thread shrinks after Cathode Soul Thread links to a target, reducing the distance between the two linked targets.
Talent 5	Critical Hit Rate +6%

Ming Potential

Below is a list of all of Ming’s potentials and their effects.

Potentials
Potential	Name	Effect
P1	Umbra	Soul Thread's damage-sharing effect is doubled.
P2	Dusk	Provides 20% damage resistance to characters surrounded by the flames of Skill 2: Gleaming Light.
P3	Veil	Reduces the enemy's damage resistance by 15% for 2 seconds when Skill 2: Gleaming Lights deals damage.
P4	Glimmer	Skill level +2
P5	Dawn	Skill 1: Tideweave delivers a palm strike, increasing damage by 60%.
P6	Lumina	Talent 1 effect deals damage that increases by up to 90% based on the duration the flames are present.

Ming Breakthrough Materials

Below is a list of the materials needed for Ming’s breakthroughs.

Breakthrough Materials
Icon	Name	Quantity
	Moonlit Red Stone	24
	Dispersed Dark Object	12
	Carnelian Marrow	30
	Polymeric Dark Object	15
	Imprint of Red Marrow	8
	Liminal Dark Object	4
	Orelium	90,000