Neverness to Everness — Sterry Express
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JiuyuanBuild Guide — NTE
S-rank
Anima
SolidCombat Skills
Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks dealing Anima DMG, grants 2 Rose Pact Bullets and establishes a Lethal Rose Pact on the final hit.
Plunging AoE attack dealing Anima DMG, increased based on fall height up to 200%.
Auto-targeting branch attack dealing Anima DMG, consumes Rose Pact Bullets in continuous fire and prioritizes targets under Lethal Rose Pact.
Aim mode that fires a bullet dealing 1 instance of Anima DMG to the enemy in the crosshair.
Passive 1
Blossom Enhancement: Spawns 1 additional Lebenstamm and increases the Lebenstamm limit on the field to 6.
Passive 2
Binds targets not affected by Fatal Rose Pact when hit by Lebenblumes. Triggers an additional settlement on already-bound targets, causing them to take an extra 15% Anima DMG.
Passive 3
Triggers after a critical dodge. Fires in a cross pattern on targets, binds with Lethal Rose Pact, deals Anima DMG, reduces Break and grants 2 Rose Pact Bullets.
Awakenings
To Know, To Balance
Increases Jiuyuan's ATK by 5% for each target on the field bound by Lethal Rose Pact, up to 15%.
Best Jiuyuan Arcs
100%
Team DPS · M1
Fluff of Fearlessness
This is a great secondary option for her, and you should swap to a Crit DMG main stat Cartridge if using it. CDMG Mainstat.
Details96.30%
Team DPS · M1
Hethereau's Keeper
Provides Jiuyuan with more attack and increased damage dealt to bosses.
Details95.22%
Team DPS · M1
Best Jiuyuan Modules
Console Grid
+6% CRIT Rate per Type II Module equipped
Recommended Sets
Type 2
Type 3
Type 3
Type 4
Main Stats
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMGSub Stats Priority
CRIT RateBestCRIT DMG
ATK%DMG%Best Jiuyuan Teams — NTE
Jiuyuan Skill Priority
Resonance
Doubled Capacity
Unhindered Passage
Skill Order
Ultimate
Skill
Basic
QTE
Best Jiuyuan Awakening Nodes
To Know, To Balance
Increases Jiuyuan's ATK by 5% for each target on the field bound by Lethal Rose Pact, up to 15%.
Jiuyuan Build Summary — NTE S-rank Anima Damage
Best Jiuyuan build for NTE v1.3. S-rank Anima Sub-DPS — Reality Refuge arc, Fireflies and the Forest modules. Team comps, skill priority and control guide.
The best arc for Jiuyuan in Neverness to Everness is Reality Refuge — This is her Signature and performs the best out of anything for her. If you don't have it, Fluff of Fearlessness, Hethereau's Keeper, Day Off are solid alternatives. For modules, run Fireflies and the Forest with CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG as main stats and prioritize CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG substats.
The best Jiuyuan team (Jiuyuan Hypercarry) pairs Jiuyuan with Zero (Support), Nanally (Main DPS), Hathor (Support).
- Role
- S-rank Anima Damage / Burst DPS / Control / Sub-DPS / Sustain
- Best Arc
- Reality Refuge
- Alternative Arcs
- Fluff of Fearlessness, Hethereau's Keeper, Day Off
- Best Modules
- Fireflies and the Forest
- Main Stats
- CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
- Substats Priority
- CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > DMG%
- Skill Priority
- Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attack > QTE
- Best Awakenings
- A6, A2, A5
- Best Team — Jiuyuan Hypercarry
- Jiuyuan + Zero (Support), Nanally (Main DPS), Hathor (Support)
- Key Ascension Material
- 86× Tear of the Sea
- Full Build Cost
- 2,693,000 Beetle Coins
Jiuyuan Build FAQ
What is the best arc for Jiuyuan in NTE?
The best arc for Jiuyuan in Neverness to Everness is Reality Refuge. This is her Signature and performs the best out of anything for her. Strong alternative: Fluff of Fearlessness — This is a great secondary option for her, and you should swap to a Crit DMG main stat Cartridge if using it. CDMG Mainstat.
What are the best teams for Jiuyuan in NTE?
Jiuyuan Hypercarry for Jiuyuan in NTE: Jiuyuan + Zero (Support), Nanally (Main DPS), Hathor (Support).
What is the skill priority for Jiuyuan in NTE?
Recommended skill upgrade order for Jiuyuan in NTE: Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attack > QTE.
What materials does Jiuyuan need to ascend in NTE?
Ascending Jiuyuan from Lv.20 to Lv.80 in Neverness to Everness costs 525,000 Beetle Coins plus 17× Fading Silhouette, 86× Tear of the Sea, 18× Blurred Silhouette, 15× Chaos Silhouette. The full breakpoint-by-breakpoint breakdown is in the Materials tab above.
What materials do Jiuyuan's abilities need in NTE?
Maxing all four of Jiuyuan's combat abilities (Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate and QTE, each to Lv.10) costs 1,748,000 Beetle Coins plus 40× FNG, 40× Fading Silhouette, 40× CO, 40× Blurred Silhouette, 32× Dress Sleeves of Vanity, 64× White Rose, 64× Chaos Silhouette in total.
What is the best Bond gift for Jiuyuan in NTE?
Magi-Puff Whole Wheat Bread is the cheapest way to raise Jiuyuan's Bond in Neverness to Everness: 100 Affection for 360 Fons each. It is sold at 2-Four Convenience Store in Bridge Crossings. Feeding 560 of them takes Jiuyuan from Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 for 201,600 Fons.
How much does it cost to max Jiuyuan's Bond in NTE?
Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 needs 56,000 Affection. For Jiuyuan the cheapest route costs 201,600 Fons (560× Magi-Puff Whole Wheat Bread), while the fastest route costs 2,800,000 Fons but only takes 140 gifts (On Track, +400 Affection each).
What do you get from Jiuyuan's Bond levels in NTE?
Taking Jiuyuan 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. Jiuyuan's own rewards on that track are Acquainted: Jiuyuan, Familiar: Jiuyuan, Close Friends: Jiuyuan, A Gift, a Test, nauyuiJ, To Nightingale, Rose Pact Takes Precedence, Self-Discipline Time.
Where Jiuyuan Fits
- NTE tier list
Jiuyuan is T0.5
See the one-line reason and every other placement for Version 1.3.
- Team tier list
Best Jiuyuan teams
Every top team ranked by tier, with each member's role.
- Ascension planner
Plan Jiuyuan's materials
Level, skill and arc costs against your inventory, with farm locations on the map.
Related NTE Builds
Jiuyuan Full Build Total
The complete shopping list: leveling and ascending to Lv.80, all four combat abilities at Lv.10, and Reality Refuge leveled and ascended to Lv.80 — every material summed. Values marked ~ are estimated.
Plan Jiuyuan 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
Tear of the Sea
×86
Blurred Silhouette
×18
Fading Silhouette
×17
Chaos Silhouette
×15
Abilities— 4 abilities · Lv.10 ·1,748,000
White Rose
×64
Chaos Silhouette
×64
FNG
×40
Fading Silhouette
×40
CO
×40
Blurred Silhouette
×40
Dress Sleeves of Vanity
×32
Reality Refuge — Ascension— arc · Lv.20 → 80 ·420,000
Master Drama Core
×18
Blurred Silhouette
×18
Collector's Drama Core
×18
Chaos Silhouette
×18
Beginner Drama Core
×14
Fading Silhouette
×14
Jiuyuan Level-Up Cost (EXP)
Hunter Guides and Beetle Coins needed to level Jiuyuan 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
Jiuyuan Ascension Materials
Materials needed to raise Jiuyuan's level cap at each breakpoint, from Lv.20 up to Lv.80.
25,000Beetle Coin
×5Fading Silhouette
Total to reach Lv.30 from Lv.20 — 25,000 Beetle Coins
Jiuyuan 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
×2FNG
×2Fading Silhouette
Total to reach Lv.2 from Lv.1 — 2,000 Beetle Coins
Reality Refuge — Signature Arc Materials
Everything needed to take Jiuyuan's best-in-slot arc, Reality Refuge, from Lv.20 to Lv.80.
20,000Beetle Coin
×4Beginner Drama Core
×4Fading Silhouette
Total to reach Lv.30 from Lv.20 — 20,000 Beetle Coins
Jiuyuan Bond Gifts
Bond runs Lv.1 → Lv.10 and needs 56,000 Affection in total. The cheapest way to get there for Jiuyuan is Magi-Puff Whole Wheat Bread — 100 Affection for 360 Fons each, so 560 gifts and 201,600 Fons in total. Each row below is the best-value gift Jiuyuan 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.
Each
360To max
×560201,600
Total to Lv.10
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 |
Jiuyuan 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 Jiuyuan's own.
Annulith×10
Senior Hunter Guide×3Annulith×10
Chaotic Dye×2
Acquainted: JiuyuanAnnulith×10
Elite Hunter Guide×2Annulith×10Elite Hunter Guide×3
Familiar: JiuyuanAnnulith×20
Dreamless Seed×5Annulith×20
Beetle Coin×20,000
Close Friends: JiuyuanBeetle Coin×20,000
A Gift, a TestBeetle Coin×30,000
nauyuiJBeetle Coin×40,000
To NightingaleBeetle Coin×50,000
Rose Pact Takes Precedence
Self-Discipline TimeTaking Jiuyuan 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.
Jiuyuan Skins & Outfits
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Default
Default outfit for Jiuyuan in Neverness to Everness (NTE).