Neverness to Everness — Bureau of Anomaly Control, ETD-4
January 10
SkiaBuild Guide — NTE
A-rank
Lakshana
GasCombat Skills
Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks using steady martial arts techniques, dealing Lakshana DMG. Splits 1 Fang Thrust from his shadow to pursue each target hit. Locks each target with up to 3 Fang Thrusts simultaneously.
Strikes in the air and plunges, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area upon impact. Increases DMG based on fall height, up to 200%.
Triggers when using Arresting Art after a Critical Dodge. Strikes enemies with ink-splash shadows, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area and reducing Break.
Passive 1
Remora Enhancement: Inflicts an additional Remora on a target when Fang Thrust locks onto them in Remora state.
Passive 2
Increases Fang Thrust damage by 10% for 15s after casting The Pack, including collision damage in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode.
Awakenings
Process of Elimination
★ PriorityIncreases the auto-attack DMG Ratio for Fang Thrust by 60%.
Best Skia Arcs
Good Boy's Grand Adventure
Best-in-slot for Skia. Maximizes his Lakshana DMG output and pairs perfectly with his Fang Thrust lock-on uptime.
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Watch Your Heads!
Strong alternative that amplifies sustained Lakshana DMG and fits his on-field rotation well.
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Failing You, Heavy in My Heart
Budget option. Solid Gas-type offensive stats that cover his needs until better arcs are available.
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Cosmos Daze, Wild Reverie
F2P-friendly A-rank option. Reliable free pick while saving for higher-ranked arcs.
DetailsBest Skia Modules
Console Grid
+10% ATK per Type III Module equipped
Recommended Sets
Type 2
Type 3
Type 3
Type 4
Main Stats
Lakshana DMG
CRIT DMG
CRIT Rate
ATK%Sub Stats Priority
CRIT RateBestCRIT DMGDMG%ATK%Best Skia Teams — NTE
Skia Skill Priority
Resonance
Cubical Survival Manual
Employee of the Month
Skill Order
Skill
Ultimate
Basic
QTE
Best Skia Awakening Nodes
Process of Elimination
★ PriorityIncreases the auto-attack DMG Ratio for Fang Thrust by 60%.
Skia Build Summary — NTE A-rank Lakshana Damage
Best Skia build for NTE (Neverness to Everness). A-rank Lakshana Damage — best Arcs, Modules, teams and Awakenings. Updated for Version 1.3.
The best arc for Skia in Neverness to Everness is Good Boy's Grand Adventure — Best-in-slot for Skia. Maximizes his Lakshana DMG output and pairs perfectly with his Fang Thrust lock-on uptime. If you don't have it, Watch Your Heads!, Failing You, Heavy in My Heart, Cosmos Daze, Wild Reverie are solid alternatives. For modules, run Street Boxer with Lakshana DMG, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK% as main stats and prioritize CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG substats.
The best Skia team (Skia Hypercarry) pairs Skia with Haniel (Buffer), Zero (Support), Jiuyuan (Sub-DPS).
- Role
- A-rank Lakshana Damage / Main DPS
- Best Arc
- Good Boy's Grand Adventure
- Alternative Arcs
- Watch Your Heads!, Failing You, Heavy in My Heart, Cosmos Daze, Wild Reverie
- Best Modules
- Street Boxer
- Main Stats
- Lakshana DMG, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%
- Substats Priority
- CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > DMG% > ATK%
- Skill Priority
- Skill > Ultimate > Basic Attack > QTE
- Best Awakenings
- A4, A1, A6
- Best Team — Skia Hypercarry
- Skia + Haniel (Buffer), Zero (Support), Jiuyuan (Sub-DPS)
- Key Ascension Material
- 86× Confessional Flower Seed
- Full Build Cost
- 2,693,000 Beetle Coins
Skia Build FAQ
What is the best arc for Skia in NTE?
The best arc for Skia in Neverness to Everness is Good Boy's Grand Adventure. Best-in-slot for Skia. Maximizes his Lakshana DMG output and pairs perfectly with his Fang Thrust lock-on uptime. Strong alternative: Watch Your Heads! — Strong alternative that amplifies sustained Lakshana DMG and fits his on-field rotation well.
What are the best teams for Skia in NTE?
Skia Hypercarry for Skia in NTE: Skia + Haniel (Buffer), Zero (Support), Jiuyuan (Sub-DPS). Alternative: Skia Cosmos.
What is the skill priority for Skia in NTE?
Recommended skill upgrade order for Skia in NTE: Skill > Ultimate > Basic Attack > QTE.
What materials does Skia need to ascend in NTE?
Ascending Skia from Lv.20 to Lv.80 in Neverness to Everness costs 525,000 Beetle Coins plus 17× Suspended Delusions, 86× Confessional Flower Seed, 18× Yearning Delusions, 15× Transcendent Delusions. The full breakpoint-by-breakpoint breakdown is in the Materials tab above.
What materials do Skia's abilities need in NTE?
Maxing all four of Skia's combat abilities (Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate and QTE, each to Lv.10) costs 1,748,000 Beetle Coins plus 40× Synchronicity of Thought, 40× Suspended Delusions, 40× Resonance of Faith, 40× Yearning Delusions, 32× Dress Sleeves of Vanity, 64× Heart-Racing Night, 64× Transcendent Delusions in total.
What is the best Bond gift for Skia in NTE?
Bob's Tea Garden is the cheapest way to raise Skia's Bond in Neverness to Everness: 100 Affection for 300 Fons each. It is sold at 2-Four Convenience Store in Miguel District. Feeding 560 of them takes Skia from Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 for 168,000 Fons.
How much does it cost to max Skia's Bond in NTE?
Bond Lv.1 to Lv.10 needs 56,000 Affection. For Skia the cheapest route costs 168,000 Fons (560× Bob's Tea Garden), while the fastest route costs 2,800,000 Fons but only takes 140 gifts (White Jade Lamp, +400 Affection each).
What do you get from Skia's Bond levels in NTE?
Taking Skia 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. Skia's own rewards on that track are Acquainted: Skia, I Am Me, Working Like a Dog, aikS, All but Flesh and Form, Business Template.
Where Skia Fits
Related NTE Builds
Skia Full Build Total
The complete shopping list: leveling and ascending to Lv.80, all four combat abilities at Lv.10, and Good Boy's Grand Adventure leveled and ascended to Lv.80 — every material summed. Values marked ~ are estimated.
Plan Skia 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
Confessional Flower Seed
×86
Yearning Delusions
×18
Suspended Delusions
×17
Transcendent Delusions
×15
Abilities— 4 abilities · Lv.10 ·1,748,000
Heart-Racing Night
×64
Transcendent Delusions
×64
Synchronicity of Thought
×40
Suspended Delusions
×40
Resonance of Faith
×40
Yearning Delusions
×40
Dress Sleeves of Vanity
×32
Good Boy's Grand Adventure — Ascension— arc · Lv.20 → 80 ·420,000
Plain Cold Dessert
×18
Unsolved Numeral
×18
Special Cold Dessert
×18
Distorted Numeral
×18
Flavorless Cold Dessert
×14
Blurred Numeral
×14
Skia Level-Up Cost (EXP)
Hunter Guides and Beetle Coins needed to level Skia 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
Skia Ascension Materials
Materials needed to raise Skia'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
Skia 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
×2Synchronicity of Thought
×2Suspended Delusions
Total to reach Lv.2 from Lv.1 — 2,000 Beetle Coins
Good Boy's Grand Adventure — Signature Arc Materials
Everything needed to take Skia's best-in-slot arc, Good Boy's Grand Adventure, from Lv.20 to Lv.80.
20,000Beetle Coin
×4Flavorless Cold Dessert
×4Blurred Numeral
Total to reach Lv.30 from Lv.20 — 20,000 Beetle Coins
Skia Bond Gifts
Bond runs Lv.1 → Lv.10 and needs 56,000 Affection in total. The cheapest way to get there for Skia is Bob's Tea Garden — 100 Affection for 300 Fons each, so 560 gifts and 168,000 Fons in total. Each row below is the best-value gift Skia 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
4,000To max
×2801,120,000
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 |
Skia 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 Skia's own.
Annulith×10
Senior Hunter Guide×3Annulith×10
Chaotic Dye×2
Acquainted: SkiaAnnulith×10
Elite Hunter Guide×2Annulith×10Elite Hunter Guide×3Annulith×20
Dreamless Seed×5
I Am MeAnnulith×20
Beetle Coin×20,000Beetle Coin×20,000
Working Like a DogBeetle Coin×30,000
aikSBeetle Coin×40,000
All but Flesh and FormBeetle Coin×50,000
Business TemplateTaking Skia 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.
Skia Skins & Outfits
1Working Hours
A-RankA practical outfit inspired by a suit design, modified for easier movement. Although Skia has left his former company, he's still accustomed to dressing this way.