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Skia Build Guide

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Updated on May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026

Character Profile

Skia is an A-Class Lakshana character with a Gas Arc. He is neither guaranteed nor a Rate-Up character at launch, but as A-Class, he’s easy to get eventually from pulling, including several of his dupes.

He’s a Sub-DPS and a Debuffer archetype, who synergizes with teams on the top and left of Esper Circle, as a F2P Lakshana option. Therefore, he enables Remora, Charged, and Stain, or doubles as support for other Lakshana Main Carry characters. 

His kit applies several slow effects on enemies, which stacks with the slow from Remora to severely control enemies. His DPS comes from ticks of “Fang Thrust”, which works similar to DoT, but classifies as “Attachment” damage, not DoT. So he doesn’t take much field time.


A-ClassRarity
LakshanaElement
GasArc

Build Overview

Weapon
Best-in-SlotGood Boy's Grand Adventure
F2PWatch Your Heads!
Cartridge
RecommendedSpeedy Hedgehog (S)
Main statLakshana DMG%
Recommended Stats
StatCRIT Rate
StatCRIT DMG
StatATK%
StatUniversal DMG%

Console

Increases ATK by 10% for each Type III Module equipped

Skill Overview

Skills
Basic AttackArresting Art
SkillShadow Hound Chase
UltimateThe Pack
Support SkillArrest Warrant
Passives
Passive 1Suppression
Passive 2Apprehension
Life SkillMiddle Manager

Best Teams

Skia works in any team that requires Lakshana and doesn’t have access to Hathor. As well as teams that need a F2P defensive option, without sacrificing DPS.

Hathor Hyper Carry Budget Team

Hathor, Skia, Zero, Haniel

A version of Hathor Hyper teams, that focus on applying several instances of Remora, to slow enemies to a crawl. Hathor can deal extra instances of damage when applying Remora to an enemy already inflicted with Remora. Then Skia adds some DPS, so he’s an upgrade over a pure defensive character.

Zero’s instant Esper Meter refill works best for this team to trigger more Remora. Haniel is a general ATK buffer, and her Psyche element enables Stain to shred enemies Psyche and Lakshana resistance.

Nanally Budget Charged Team

Nanally, Jiuyuan, Zero, Skia

Nanally doesn’t require Charged, but since her core team has 2/3 of elements required for Charged, it’s an easy option to go for. Skia replaces Hathor if she’s unavailable, while taking less field time and dealing less damage, but adding strong CC to help the team survive.

Nanally and Jiuyuan trigger Blossom with Zero, while Skia is there to trigger Remora and complete the Charged requirement. He can also hold the “Speedy Hedgehog” support set for the team, to free both Jiuyuan and Zero to use a DPS set.

Aurelia F2P Stain Team

Aurelia, Skia, Zero, Jiuyuan

As a Psyche Main carry, Aurelia's best team requires Stain (Psyche + Lakshana) to maximize her DPS. If Hathor is unavailable or used on the other side in Beyond the Rail, Skia can slot in as a backup.

His very short field time works in Aurelia’s favor, as she takes a long time on the field. And with Zero’s instant Esper Meter filling, Skia can proc Remora and Charged.

Chiz Hyper Carry Budget Team

Chiz, Zero, Jiuyuan, Skia

Chiz is another character that can play Hyper Carry and utilize Skia short cooldown and Lakshana element for reactions. More than Nanally’s team, Chiz prefers a Charged team, as her passive greatly enhances Charged. Without Hathor, Skia is your only Lakshana option.


Best Weapons

  • BiS: Good Boy's Grand Adventure (F2P, Sakiri’s signature)
  • Defense Alternative: Tears Beneath the Mask (F2P)
  • Early F2P: Watch Your Heads!

All Standard characters’ signature weapons are free to acquire from the overworld bosses or certain Anomaly Hunt. Sakiri's signature comes from defeating the Story Boss “Morphix”. It fits Skia perfectly, but comes at the cost of stripping Sakiri of her weapon. But if you don’t have Sakiri, or manage to get an extra copy of the weapon, it’s best-in-slot for Skia. It provides:

  • 474 ATK
  • 45% ATK
  • 18% Charge Efficiency 
  • 10% team-wide ATK buff after Casting Ultimate. Extra 6% team-wide ATK buff if said Ultimate Control enemy

Skia benefits from all the stats, and team benefits from the first buff. 

If Good Boy's Grand Adventure is used by Sakiri, use another S-Class, Tears Beneath the Mask. It drops from Nestbound Bird Boss. This one adds active debuff ability that reduces enemy damage dealt, for a more defensive option.

In the early game, before getting any S-Class weapon, use something like Watch Your Heads!


Best Cartridges & Modules

  • Cartridge: Speedy Hedgehog (S) (Support) / Street Boxer (S) (DPS)
  • Cartridge Main Stat: Lakshana DMG%
  • Substats: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / ATK% / Universal DMG%

In general, Skia is most suited to equip Speedy Hedgehog to charge Ultimate faster and provide a team-wide ATK buff. However, if a pure support holds it in the team (such as Haniel), Skia is free to use the DPS set “Street Boxer” which grants Lakshana DMG% and Crit Rate.

Console bonus gives Skia 10% ATK with every Type III module, and Speedy Hedgehog set requires 4x Type III modules. So you can stack a total of six Type III modules, for 60% ATK. That’s a good bonus to help Skia’s DPS even while playing support.

Lakshana DMG% is the most suitable Main Stat for Skia, unless you are using “Watch Your Heads!” in the endgame, which gives a huge Crit Damage bonus. In that niche case, a Crit Rate Main Stat is justified.

The ideal substats are Crit Rate, Crit Damage, ATK%, and DMG%


Skill Priority

Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attacks > Support Skill

Skia prefers to use Ultimate and Skill then switch out, so they come in top priority. Basic is not as strong, even if he stays on the field for longer.


Awakenings & Resonance

Awakenings
A1A1: Process of Elimination
A2A2: Law and Order
A3A3: Solution
A4A4: Resolution
A5A5: Social Contract
A6A6: Unbothered Appearance
ResonanceResonance: Cubical Survival Manual
ResonanceResonance: Employee of the Month

How to Play

Coming Soon

Release Date

Skia will release alongside the official release of Neverness to Everness, which will be April 29th, 2026 for global players, with China releasing the game slightly earlier on April 23rd, 2026.

Portrait

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