Crimson Discord Team Guide — NTE
Crimson Discord
Neverness to Everness team guide for Crimson Discord: composition, Esper reactions, key synergies, rotation tips, pros and cons, and substitutes.
Crimson Discord
Zankou with Blackbird, Daffodill and Linko: Scorch, Nova and Discord from the Chaos slot, Hexed from Linko, and Blackbird's 20% team ATK buff on top. The strongest line-up for Zankou, with no healer.
Incantation
Psyche
Chaos
Anima
Team Composition
Holds the field. Most of her damage is direct, and Nightmare Waltz, Moonfall, Soulcross and Bloodfeast Reverie all count as Follow-up Attack DMG for Hexed and Linko.
Instant Cycle on her Skill sets up Nova on the swap to Daffodill, and her Ultimate raises the team's ATK by 20% for 15s. She swaps out quickly in this team.
Substitutes
Keeps Scorch and Discord through Daffodill and adds her own ATK buff, without Nova from Blackbird.
Scorch with Zankou, Nova with Blackbird, and Discord from both. Blade Draw lowers the Break cap while Discord is up, and Finale unlocks Phantom Step.
Substitutes
Keeps every reaction and adds Nightmare DoT, at the cost of a much busier rotation.
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 under Nova and Scorch at once. Daffodill's Blade Draw lowers the Break cap by 10% for 30s, up to 20%.
Duo Cycles
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: Zankou ↔ Daffodill swap
In this team: Applies Scorch for 15s. Zankou's Silent Sunset raises the cap to 3 stacks and re-applies a stack for every DoT an ally lands on the target.
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.
Anima
Incantation
Deals an additional instance of follow-up attack DMG to the target equal to 20% of Anima or Incantation DMG taken within 12s after triggering Esper Cycle.
Resonance
Weakness Radar
Hexed Enhancement: Increases the base DMG of additional Follow-up Attacks from Hexed to 30% while Linko is on the team. Targets affected by Hexed take 10% more Follow-up Attack DMG.
Triggered by: Zankou ↔ Linko swap
In this team: For 12s after the swap, Anima and Incantation hits on the target add a Follow-up Attack instance. Linko's Weakness Radar raises it to 30% of their damage and makes the target take 10% more Follow-up Attack DMG.
Why It Works
Daffodill completes Scorch with Zankou and Nova with Blackbird, so Discord keeps taking Break off the target while Blackbird's Ultimate buffs the whole team. Linko adds Hexed, and Zankou's kit is mostly the Follow-up Attack damage Hexed and Weakness Radar amplify.
Key Synergies
Instant Nova
Blackbird's Skill fills her Cycle gauge in one cast, so the swap to Daffodill triggers Nova on demand.
Discord with Blade Draw
Nova and Scorch both meet on Daffodill, and Blade Draw lowers the Break cap by up to 20% while Discord is up.
Hexed on Zankou
Swapping between Zankou and Linko triggers Hexed, and Weakness Radar raises its follow-up to 30% and adds 10% Follow-up Attack DMG taken.
Rotation Tips
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1
Start on Zankou and swap straight to Daffodill for Scorch
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2
Blackbird: Ultimate, Ultimate again for Flammae in Unum, then Skill (Skill first at A1)
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Daffodill: Ultimate, then Skill — the swap in triggers Nova
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4
Linko: Ultimate, then Skill, picking Daffodill's Synced Strike, then Phantom Step
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5
Zankou on field for her full combo
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6
Next loop: Blackbird, Daffodill, then a quick swap from Zankou to Linko for Hexed
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Four reactions from one rotation: Scorch, Nova, Discord and Hexed
- Blackbird's buff covers Zankou's whole field window
- Fast Break through Discord and Blade Draw
Cons
- No healer
- Hexed only lands from the second rotation in content that starts with an empty Cycle gauge
- Two limited units beside Zankou