Hour of Deliverance Team Guide — NTE
Hour of Deliverance
Neverness to Everness team guide for Hour of Deliverance: composition, Esper reactions, key synergies, rotation tips, pros and cons, and substitutes.
Hour of Deliverance
Blackbird's Nova line-up: a Chaos unit to trigger it, Sakiri to add Scorch so the two make Discord, and a second Psyche unit to carry the durability. It held up at A0 in testing, and the Daffodill version came out ahead of the same team with Lacrimosa.
Psyche
Chaos
Incantation
Team Composition
Skill into Ultimate raises the team's ATK by 20% for 15s, marks the target with a Forsaken Feather and triggers Nova. Thrushsong makes Nova pay out a second time when it ends.
Completes Nova with Blackbird and Scorch with Sakiri. Blade Draw cuts the Break cap while Discord is live.
Substitutes
Works, but was behind Daffodill at A0. Better spent in the Zankou team, and stronger with A1 or A2. Pair her with Haniel rather than Fadia.
The Incantation half of Scorch, and the second half of Discord. Her Ultimate raises team ATK on top of Blackbird's.
Substitutes
Costs about five seconds of clear time in her place. Worth it when Sakiri is needed in another team.
Adds 10% team Max HP, and her Nova enhancement drains up to 50% of her base Max HP from the target for the whole team when Nova ends.
Substitutes
Within a second or two of Fadia. Her Nova enhancement drains ATK from the target for the team instead, and she buffs more each time Nova ends.
Esper Reactions
Triple Cycle
Chaos
Psyche
Incantation
Deducts a percentage of the target's Break when they are simultaneously affected by Nova and Scorch.
Resonance
Tomato Banquet
Discord Enhancement: Deals additional DMG equal to 400% of ATK to the target when Discord is triggered, if the target is already Broken.
Blade Draw
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 20% of the target's initial Break cap.
In this team: Deducts a percentage of the target's Break while it is affected by Nova and Scorch at once. Daffodill's Blade Draw cuts the Break cap a further 10% for 30s.
Duo Cycles
Chaos
Psyche
Inflicts Nova on the target for 5s after triggering Esper Cycle. When the effect ends, the target takes massive Mental Damage.
Resonance
Furnace of Guilt
Nova Enhancement: Allows all allies to drain Max HP from the target when Nova ends. The target loses Max HP equal to 200% of Fadia's base Max HP, and each ally gains Max HP equal to 10% of Fadia's base Max HP. Total drained cannot exceed 50% of Fadia's base Max HP. Restores both parties' stats upon exiting combat.
It's Friendship!
Nova Enhancement: Allows all allies to drain ATK from the target when Nova ends. The target loses ATK equal to 4% of Haniel's Base ATK, and each ally gains ATK equal to 8% of Haniel's Base ATK. The total drain is capped at 16% of Haniel's Base ATK, and the target cannot lose more than 20% of their initial ATK. Restores both parties' stats upon exiting combat.
Harmonics
Nova Enhancement: Deals 3 instances of Psyche DMG to the target after their Nova status ends, each equal to 50% of ATK.
Thrushsong
Stain Enhancement: Increases Stain's base DMG Bonus to 30% and extends its duration to 20s. Nova Enhancement: When Nova ends, deals additional Mental DMG equal to 20% of the actual total DMG taken by the target while Nova was active (excluding DMG dealt by the Support Skill that triggered Nova and by Nova itself), up to 1,000× Blackbird's Base ATK. This additional DMG is not affected by any other DMG Buffs or Debuffs. Inflicts Nova on the target once afterward. Prevents Nova inflicted by this effect from triggering the Nova reapplication effect again.
Triggered by: Blackbird → Daffodill swap
In this team: Inflicts Nova for 5s. When it ends Thrushsong adds Mental DMG equal to 20% of the damage the target took meanwhile, and Nova is applied once more.
Incantation
Chaos
Upon triggering Esper Cycle, inflicts Scorch on the target for 15s, dealing DoT.
Resonance
Moderate Mischief
Scorch Enhancement: Inflicts another instance of Scorch with the same effect as the existing one when a Power Word is generated on a target affected by Scorch.
Can I Eat This?
Scorch Enhancement: Increases DoT taken by the target by 25% for each type of DoT effect while in Scorch state, up to 100%.
Temperance
Scorch Enhancement: Applies one of three random debuffs whenever Scorch is inflicted on a target: -20% ATK, -10% Esper Resistance, or +10% Break Efficiency, lasting for 15s. The same effect cannot stack.
Silent Sunset
Scorch Enhancement: Scorch can be stacked up to 3 times. For each DoT effect allies inflict on a target afflicted with Scorch, Zankou inflicts 1 stack of Scorch on them, replacing the DMG, type, and duration of existing Scorch on the target with those of the newly inflicted effect. Scorch inflicted by this effect cannot trigger it again.
Triggered by: Daffodill → Sakiri swap
In this team: Applies Scorch for 15s. Sakiri's Can I Eat This? raises DoT taken by 25% per DoT type while it is live.
Why It Works
Blackbird triggers Nova with the Chaos unit and then spends her Ultimate on a 20% ATK buff, so the damage window is buffed as it opens. Sakiri brings Scorch on the next swap, and Nova and Scorch together are Discord, which takes Break off the target. Daffodill keeps that Break cap low while it runs. Fadia's Max HP and the Witch's hitstun immunity let the team stand in the fight instead of dodging out of it.
Key Synergies
Thrushsong on Nova
When Nova ends she adds Mental DMG equal to 20% of the damage the target took during it, then inflicts Nova again. The buffed window and the Nova window are the same one.
Discord with a Chaos anchor
Nova from Blackbird and Scorch from Sakiri meet on Daffodill, so the trio is live whenever both are up.
Forsaken Bird off the field
While the Feather is on the target, every other active ally's hit can call a Forsaken Bird strike, up to 5 times. Blackbird keeps dealing damage on the swaps.
Rotation Tips
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1
Open on Blackbird: Skill, then Ultimate, so the ATK buff and the Feather are up before anyone else acts
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2
Swap to Daffodill to trigger Nova, then to Sakiri for Scorch and her kit
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3
Swap to the second Psyche unit and run its kit, then back to Blackbird
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4
When the Feather runs out, recast the Ultimate for Flammae in Unum, then Skill and Ultimate again
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5
Go back to Daffodill to keep the Break cap down and start the loop again
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Holds up at A0, and it gains steeply from Blackbird's first Awakening and her signature Arc
- Fadia or Haniel covers durability and adds Nova damage on top
- Full Nova without Sakiri is only slightly behind, so the team bends to whoever is free
Cons
- Wants 150 to 220 Cycle Intensity on Blackbird
- Sakiri is usually also wanted in the Zankou team, which forces the Haniel swap
- Stain with a Lakshana unit tested no better than this line-up