Before you chase damage numbers, you must understand her Corruption Meter. This is the key differentiator between a good Lucia player and a Top-Tier one.
Top-Tier Insight: The best players do not stay in one stance. The "Top Fallen Princess" playstyle involves oscillating between stances—using her Purifying Light skill (Stance 1) to apply debuffs, then flipping to Blood Moon Slash (Stance 2) to execute. fallen princess lucia guide top
This is the secret knowledge separating top players from the rest. Before you chase damage numbers, you must understand
Lucia’s Blood Leech Strike (Skill 1) has a long recovery animation where she kneels. A "Top" player cancels this. Top-Tier Insight: The best players do not stay
Warning: If you mistime this, you will dodge into an AoE and die. It’s high risk, top reward.
In my experience watching the top 50 players, even they mess these up: