Near Astraea EsterosaInformation and Guide

Character
Introduction

Near Astraea Esterosa is a SSR Rarity character from the
Striker
Striker class and
Counter
Counter
type. They are part of the Near Astraea faction.

They are a Rearmed Character - if you're looking for the base version of that character please check this profile.

To learn more about Near Astraea Esterosa check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.

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Profile

Review and ratings

Other information

Profile

Combat information
Rarity
SSR
Deployment Cost
4 cost
Movement Type
Ground
Attack type
Ground
Specialties
Barrier
Buffer
Dispeller
Immortality
Offtank
True Damage
Skills
Basic

Basic Attack

Valid hits: 2

Cooldown: -

Swings her sword and moves forward, inflicting AoE damage.

Level 2: Basic Attack DMG +3%

Level 3: Basic Attack DMG +3%

Level 4: Basic Attack DMG +3%

Level 5: Basic Attack DMG +3%

Level 6: Basic Attack DMG +2%

Level 7: Basic Attack DMG +2%

Level 8: Basic Attack DMG +2%

Level 9: Basic Attack DMG +2%

Level 10: Basic Attack DMG +5%

Passive

Persephone's Protection

Valid hits: -

Cooldown: -

The Sword of Light casts a blessing on her. Casts a barrier equal to 25% of Max HP when deployed, and inflicts True DMG with all attacks for this barrier's duration.

Level 2: HP +3%

Level 3: HP +3%

Level 4: HP +6%

Level 5: Passive effect is activated again if HP drops to 50% or below, all allies' DMG RES +30% for 8 s when deployed

Level 6: HP +3%

Level 7: HP +3%

Level 8: HP +3%

Level 9: HP +9%

Level 10: ATK +10% added to Passive buff for 10 s

Special

Porrima's Light

Valid hits: 2

Cooldown: 20 seconds

Discharges the power of her sword, inflicting AoE damage around her. Increases DMG RES by 15% for 10 seconds when cast.

Level 2: DMG +3%

Level 3: DMG +3%

Level 4: DMG +9%

Level 5: Buff also increases ATK by 15%

Level 6: DMG +3%

Level 7: DMG +3%

Level 8: DMG +3%

Level 9: DMG +6%

Level 10: Skill inflict True damage without her barrier.

Ultimate

Gloria Virgo

Valid hits: 3

Cooldown: 55 seconds

Discharges her sword's energy at once, inflicting AoE damage. Also cancels barriers around enemies to inflict damage.

Level 2: DMG +3%

Level 3: DMG +3%

Level 4: DMG +9%

Level 5: Cooldown -10 s

Level 6: DMG +3%

Level 7: DMG +3%

Level 8: DMG +3%

Level 9: DMG +6%

Level 10: Resets her existing barrier HP upon casting.

Leader

The Zodiac Knight

Valid hits: -

Cooldown: -

Her loss means the Knights'. Becomes Immortal for 6 seconds when her HP drops to 1% or lower.

Level 2: ATK+5%

Level 3: +1 second to Immortality duration

Level 4: ATK+5%

Level 5: +1 second to Immortality duration

Stats
Availability
KR Release Date
December 28th, 2021
SEA Release Date
April 19th, 2022
GLOBAL Release Date
December 8th, 2022

Review

Ratings
B

PVE (Early)

C

PVE (Late)

B

PVP

Review

Near Astrea Esterosa is one of the better PVE rearms in the game; with her high amounts of damage and the immortality she gains from her leader skill, she is similar to Veronica but with better overall damage and bulk.

Overall, she's a beast of a tank who can survive for a long time while dealing insane amounts of damage, despite lacking MDL. Even if her HP gets down to 0, she will still keep tanking for 8 seconds thanks to the immortality. As a result, she can be used for specific playstyles in PVE, such as the immortality cheese strat for Dives 48-50.

As for PVP, while she was initially very strong, she has started to fall off due to newer units who are more tanky, and sometimes cheaper, than her.

Overall, she's a great character to have rearmed.

Pros & Cons
Pros

- Immortality! You can easily cheese a lot of content with it, including Dive 50 and Relic Dungeons,

- she can deal massive damage even if you build her full tank due to True Damage on her passive,

- conversely, she's strangely tanky even with full offense gear, being able to tank some endgame PVE stages.

Cons

- buff removers are her bane in PVP.

Other information

Gear recommendation
PVE gear

Set: Full Tank, CDR Tank or CDR DPS

PVP gear

Set: Full Tank or CDR Tank

The gear recommendations have been simplified and you should use them in combination with this guide (for PVP) and this guide (for PVE).

Skins
Gatekeeper of the Hour
Gatekeeper of the Hour
Off-duty Knight
Off-duty Knight