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DaffodillBuild Guide — NTE
Combat Skills
Wields her twin blades to perform up to 5 consecutive attacks dealing Chaos DMG.
Hold Basic Attack to trigger. Dashes forward performing a whirlwind slash and leaving behind marks, dealing Chaos DMG.
Wields her weapon while airborne and plunges, dealing 1 instance of Chaos DMG to an area. DMG increases based on fall height, up to 200%.
Press dodge to trigger the special dodge action Displaced Edge during Still Waters. Grants invincibility during the action and does not interrupt the current combo.
Press dodge at the right moment during an enemy attack to trigger the special counterattack Critical Riposte: Close Call, dealing Chaos DMG.
Daffodill Break Damage contribution is increased by 20%.
Passive 1
Discord Enhancement: Further reduces the target's Break cap by 10% for 30s while affected by Discord and restores it to normal upon leaving combat. Stacks Discord Enhancement effects up to a maximum reduction of 30% of the target's initial Break cap.
Passive 2
Increases Daffodill DEF by 50% for 5s when casting Phantom Step.
Awakenings

Eye
Increases Resonance's DMG by 100% and Break by 250% per Support Skill cast.
Mechanical March
Deals high damage to the target, generates Break, and fully charges Witness This Finale with the final attack if Phantom Step fails to successfully counter the target.
Assembly of Creations
★ PriorityPrevents Insight from being removed once applied, except when the target is neutralized or disengages from combat. Allows repeated applications to stack, up to 3 stacks.
In Concealment
If a target enters Break while under the Insight effect, Daffodill's Break DMG increases by 15% for each stack of Insight.
Perfect Truth
★ PriorityDeals 1 additional instance of Break Damage per stack of Insight if the target enters Break while affected by Insight.
Bloom in the Lake
★ PriorityAll damage dealt by Daffodill increases by 15%.
Best Daffodill Arcs


Fluff of Fleetness
One of the Battlepass Arcs. It is a good secondary option for Daffodill.
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Shiny Days
Gains value in more break focused teams, or after Daffodill has more Awakenings, but still falls behind her Signature.
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Mind Royale
Can allow for more frequent Ultimates, but Daffodill already gains Ultimate Energy when parrying enemies.
DetailsBest Daffodill Modules
Console Grid
+10% Chaos DMG Bonus per Type III Module equipped
Recommended Sets

Type 2

Type 3

Type 3

Type 4
Main Stats
Sub Stats Priority
Best Daffodill Teams — NTE
Daffodill Skill Priority
Resonance

Covert Operation

Sunlight and Sanctuary
Skill Order

Ultimate

Skill

Basic

QTE
Best Daffodill Awakening Nodes

Eye
Increases Resonance's DMG by 100% and Break by 250% per Support Skill cast.
Mechanical March
Deals high damage to the target, generates Break, and fully charges Witness This Finale with the final attack if Phantom Step fails to successfully counter the target.
Assembly of Creations
★ PriorityPrevents Insight from being removed once applied, except when the target is neutralized or disengages from combat. Allows repeated applications to stack, up to 3 stacks.
In Concealment
If a target enters Break while under the Insight effect, Daffodill's Break DMG increases by 15% for each stack of Insight.
Perfect Truth
★ PriorityDeals 1 additional instance of Break Damage per stack of Insight if the target enters Break while affected by Insight.
Bloom in the Lake
★ PriorityAll damage dealt by Daffodill increases by 15%.
Daffodill Build Summary — NTE S-rank Chaos Damage
Best Daffodil build for NTE v1.3. S-rank Chaos Break DPS — Youthful Fantasy is BiS arc, Diabolos modules. Best team comps and Break Boost skill priority guide.
The best arc for Daffodill in Neverness to Everness is Youthful Fantasy — Daffodill's signature Arc, providing her with all of her necessary stats. If you don't have it, Fluff of Fleetness, Shiny Days, Mind Royale are solid alternatives. For modules, run Diabolos with CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate as main stats and prioritize CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG substats.
The best Daffodill team (Daffodil Scorch Team) pairs Daffodill with Sakiri (Support), Baicang (Sub-DPS), Haniel (Buffer).
- Role
- S-rank Chaos Damage / Burst DPS / Break Boost
- Best Arc
- Youthful Fantasy
- Alternative Arcs
- Fluff of Fleetness, Shiny Days, Mind Royale
- Best Modules
- Diabolos
- Main Stats
- CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate
- Substats Priority
- CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > DMG%
- Skill Priority
- Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attack > QTE
- Best Awakenings
- A3, A5, A6
- Best Team — Daffodil Scorch Team
- Daffodill + Sakiri (Support), Baicang (Sub-DPS), Haniel (Buffer)
- Key Ascension Material
- 86× Charging Knight Spark Plug
- Full Build Cost
- 2,693,000 Beetle Coins
Daffodill Build FAQ
What is the best arc for Daffodill in NTE?
The best arc for Daffodill in Neverness to Everness is Youthful Fantasy. Daffodill's signature Arc, providing her with all of her necessary stats. Strong alternative: Fluff of Fleetness — One of the Battlepass Arcs. It is a good secondary option for Daffodill.
What are the best teams for Daffodill in NTE?
Daffodil Scorch Team for Daffodill in NTE: Daffodill + Sakiri (Support), Baicang (Sub-DPS), Haniel (Buffer). Alternative: Daffodill Scorch.
What is the skill priority for Daffodill in NTE?
Recommended skill upgrade order for Daffodill in NTE: Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attack > QTE.
What materials does Daffodill need to ascend in NTE?
Ascending Daffodill from Lv.20 to Lv.80 in Neverness to Everness costs 525,000 Beetle Coins plus 17× Suspended Delusions, 86× Charging Knight Spark Plug, 18× Yearning Delusions, 15× Transcendent Delusions. The full breakpoint-by-breakpoint breakdown is in the Materials tab above.
What materials do Daffodill's abilities need in NTE?
Maxing all four of Daffodill's combat abilities (Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate and QTE, each to Lv.10) costs 1,748,000 Beetle Coins plus 40× Hesitation of the Waves, 40× Suspended Delusions, 40× Suspended Whispers, 40× Yearning Delusions, 32× Dress Sleeves of Vanity, 64× The Second Self, 64× Transcendent Delusions in total.
What is the best Bond gift for Daffodill in NTE?
Nyanko Cozy Uji Matcha is the cheapest way to raise Daffodill's Bond in Neverness to Everness: 100 Affection for 450 Fons each. It is sold at Crazy Cat in Bridge Crossings. Feeding 560 of them takes Daffodill from Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 for 252,000 Fons.
How much does it cost to max Daffodill's Bond in NTE?
Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 needs 56,000 Affection. For Daffodill the cheapest route costs 252,000 Fons (560× Nyanko Cozy Uji Matcha), while the fastest route costs 1,400,000 Fons but only takes 140 gifts (Promise, +400 Affection each).
What do you get from Daffodill's Bond levels in NTE?
Taking Daffodill from Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 in Neverness to Everness pays out 80 Annulith, 160,000 Beetle Coins, 5 Elite Hunter Guides, 3 Senior Hunter Guides, 2 Chaotic Dye and 5 Dreamless Seed — the same for every character. Daffodill's own rewards on that track are Acquainted: Daffodill, Kaleidoscope Reflections, llidoffaD, In the Middle of the Lake, The One Certainty.
Where Daffodill Fits
- NTE tier list
Daffodill is T1
See the one-line reason and every other placement for Version 1.3.
- Team tier list
Best Daffodill teams
Every top team ranked by tier, with each member's role.
- Ascension planner
Plan Daffodill's materials
Level, skill and arc costs against your inventory, with farm locations on the map.
Related NTE Builds
Daffodill Full Build Total
The complete shopping list: leveling and ascending to Lv.80, all four combat abilities at Lv.10, and Youthful Fantasy leveled and ascended to Lv.80 — every material summed. Values marked ~ are estimated.
Plan Daffodill in the Ascension Planner →~5,407,990
Beetle Coins
~325
Elite Guides
~1,622,891
~365
Chaotic Dye
~1,092,099
Ascension— Lv.20 → 80 ·
525,000
Charging Knight Spark Plug
×86
Yearning Delusions
×18
Suspended Delusions
×17
Transcendent Delusions
×15
Abilities— 4 abilities · Lv.10 ·
1,748,000
The Second Self
×64
Transcendent Delusions
×64
Hesitation of the Waves
×40
Suspended Delusions
×40
Suspended Whispers
×40
Yearning Delusions
×40
Dress Sleeves of Vanity
×32
Youthful Fantasy — Ascension— arc · Lv.20 → 80 ·
420,000
Liquid Dream Travel Kit
×18
Yearning Delusions
×18
Liquid Dream Can
×18
Transcendent Delusions
×18
Liquid Dream Trial Kit
×14
Suspended Delusions
×14
Daffodill Level-Up Cost (EXP)
Hunter Guides and Beetle Coins needed to level Daffodill at each bracket — identical for every character. Values marked ~ are estimated pending in-game confirmation.
25,198Beetle Coin
×5Elite Hunter Guide
×1Rising Hunter Guide
Total to reach Lv.20 from Lv.1 — 25,198 Beetle Coins · ≈6 Elite Hunter Guides
Daffodill Ascension Materials
Materials needed to raise Daffodill's level cap at each breakpoint, from Lv.20 up to Lv.80.
25,000Beetle Coin
×5Suspended Delusions
Total to reach Lv.30 from Lv.20 — 25,000 Beetle Coins
Daffodill Ability Materials
Upgrade cost per level for one combat ability — Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate and QTE all share the same table, so budget ×4 to max the full kit.
2,000Beetle Coin
×2Hesitation of the Waves
×2Suspended Delusions
Total to reach Lv.2 from Lv.1 — 2,000 Beetle Coins
Youthful Fantasy — Signature Arc Materials
Everything needed to take Daffodill's best-in-slot arc, Youthful Fantasy, from Lv.20 to Lv.80.
20,000Beetle Coin
×4Liquid Dream Trial Kit
×4Suspended Delusions
Total to reach Lv.30 from Lv.20 — 20,000 Beetle Coins
Daffodill Bond Gifts
Bond runs Lv.1 → Lv.10 and needs 56,000 Affection in total. The cheapest way to get there for Daffodill is Nyanko Cozy Uji Matcha — 100 Affection for 450 Fons each, so 560 gifts and 252,000 Fons in total. Each row below is the best-value gift Daffodill likes at that Affection bracket, so the choice is Fons against time: the budget route costs the least but takes hundreds of feeds, the fastest route maxes Bond in far fewer.
Affection per Bond level
| Bond level | Affection for this level | Total from Lv.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Lv.1 | — | 0 |
| Lv.2 | +500 | 500 |
| Lv.3 | +1,000 | 1,500 |
| Lv.4 | +2,000 | 3,500 |
| Lv.5 | +3,500 | 7,000 |
| Lv.6 | +5,000 | 12,000 |
| Lv.7 | +7,000 | 19,000 |
| Lv.8 | +9,000 | 28,000 |
| Lv.9 | +12,000 | 40,000 |
| Lv.10 | +16,000 | 56,000 |
Daffodill Bond Level Rewards
What each Bond level pays out. The currency and upgrade materials are the same for every character; the titles, stickers, avatars, name frames and business cards are Daffodill's own.
Taking Daffodill to Bond Lv.10 pays out 80 Annulith, 160,000 Beetle Coins, 5 Elite Hunter Guides, 3 Senior Hunter Guides, 2 Chaotic Dye and 5 Dreamless Seed in total, on top of the cosmetics above.
Daffodill Skins & Outfits
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Default
Default outfit for Daffodill in Neverness to Everness (NTE).
Hotori personally purchased this outfit to brighten up Daff's rather dull wardrobe. In response, Daffodill bought five different eye patches just to match it.

