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Nefaria

Character Tier

2

About
A beautiful woman clad in foreign garb. Though young, her speech and manners take one back to the days of old. Little is known about her background, but her vast knowledge of mana helped her recognize the prince's dragonpact.
CV Info - English	CV Info - Japanese
Julie Muise	Yukana

Shadow

Bow

Support

Queen of the Sands
Obtainable as a 5

Character Stats

MAX HP 801

MAX STR 472

Overview

Nefaria, Queen of the Sands is a 5* Shadow bow user who excels at dealing damage which combined with her support abilities, make her a sought-after teammate. Her capacity to Blind enemies can make battles much easier while increasing her damage at the same time.

Her main weakness lies in her Force Strike, which comes out slowly and can be tricky to execute. This is a problem for Nefaria, since she relies on inflicting Blind on foes to maximise her damage and support capability. Overall, she is an exceptional adventurer who boasts high damage, a great weapon type, and useful team support abilities.

Strengths

Inflicts heavy damage

Nefaria’s primary role in fights is to provide high damage. She has a strong Skill in Night of Antiquity, and can also use Twilight Oblivion to deal extra damage with Force Strikes. Nefaria deals bonus damage to blinded enemies and when upgraded, her Night of Antiquity skill will also deal extra damage to blinded foes.

Packs useful support skills

Nefaria can reliably inflict the Blind status which makes enemy attacks miss at a high rate and allows her to support all teammates from afar. She also has a fantastic co-ability in Skill Haste, which accelerates the SP gain of all allies by a considerable amount. This translates into more damage and healing from teammates.

Uses a great ranged weapon

Being a Bow user, Nefaria can output damage from a significant distance. Her Night of Antiquity Skill also has a long range. Although she has no real defensive merits (aside from Blind), clever positioning will let Nefaria survive for a long time.

Weaknesses

Very reliant on foes being blinded

With a few of her Skills only relevant to blinded enemies, Nefaria finds herself always needing to keep Blind up on her foes. The first problem with this is that her Focus Strike can be unwieldy and hard to use in fights. To get Blinds off, she’ll need to have an intimate knowledge of boss patterns. Nefaria’s second problem is that Night of Antiquity’s upgrade makes it remove Blind from enemies. On bosses that jump around erratically or have a lot of movement, it can be hard to re-apply Blind. Finally, some bosses are immune to Blind. Nefaria players will need a certain measure of skill to reach her full potential.

Dragon Recommendations

Nidhogg

Juggernaut

Zodiark

Nidhogg: Nidhogg is generally the best choice for Nefaria thanks to the significant boost he provides to her HP and Attack. This allows her to survive for longer in tough battles. His ability to inflict Blindness is something Nefaria can take advantage off once her shapeshift has worn off.

Juggernaut: Provides Nefaria with the biggest raw attack boost, but lacks the Blind that Nidhogg provides. It is a great choice if there are multiple Nefarias or a healer on the team.

Zodiark: The weakest choice, but thanks to his status as a story dragon, it is easy for any player to obtain multiple copies of in order to fully unbind. He provides the same offensive boost as Silke, but is directly inferior to her.

Weapon Recommendations

Macabre Malediction

Cimmerian Bow

Necro Arcus

Necro Arcus (5* Dark Bow): Easily the strongest bow Nefaria can wield, it also comes with a offensive Skill to raise her damage output.

Macabre Malediction (4* Dark Bow): The healing effect is useful when playing without a healer, and it gives her a substantial boost to her max HP. It’s better than the 3* Bow due to its increased Strength.

Cimmerian Bow (3* Dark Bow): This Bow gives a large but brief Strength boost, which is perfect for abusing Break phases during boss fights. With proper healing available this Bow is superior to the Macabre Malediction.

Wyrmprint Recommendations

Damage Boosters: Levin’s Champion, Valiant Crown, Lord of the Skies, Flower in the Fray, and Howling Predator are some of the best for Nefaria, giving her a nice damage boost.

Burst Damage: Worthy Rivals, Luca’s Prank, Sniper’s Allure, One with The Shadows and Scorn the Destrier are great for Burst damage setups.

Skills

Skill 1

Night of Antiquity
Lvl 1	Deals 16% STR (x7) shadow damage to the target and nearby enemies.	100
Lvl 2	Deals 16% STR (x7) shadow damage to the target and nearby enemies. Blinded foes take 6.48x damage; but their blindness is removed.	200
Lvl 3	Deals 17% STR (x7) shadow damage to the target and nearby enemies. Blinded foes take 6.92x damage; but their blindness is removed.	300

SP Cost	2713	Iframe	Long

Skill 2

Twilight Oblivion
Lvl 1	Activates 'Twilight Arrows.' For the next three force strikes; the user will shoot special arrows that deal 10% extra damage and inflict blindness without fail.	100
Lvl 2	Activates 'Twilight Arrows.' For the next three force strikes; the user will shoot special arrows that deal 20% extra damage and inflict blindness without fail.	200

SP Cost	5599	Iframe	Medium

Abilities

Ability 1

Upgrades To
Full HP = Blindness +50% Increases the chances of inflicting blindness by 50% when HP is full.	80
Full HP = Blindness +60% Increases the chances of inflicting blindness by 60% when HP is full.	100