NevetteBuild and Guide

Nevette is a Hollow Affinity Debuffer/DPS hybrid, whose gimmick revolves around trading off Crit stats in order to profit off her Effect ACC, both to apply her Debuffs and to amp her damage output.

Skill 1

Nevette’s Skill 1 has both an active and a passive effect, and her damage is entirely reliant on the passive aspect of the skill, but more on that a bit later.

The active part is a simple but fairly powerful 2-hit ST attack, dealing 150% of attack as damage, and with each hit having up to a 15% chance to inflict [Petrify].

The passive, Soulshroud, fully prevents Nevette from performing critical hits; however, the trade-off is more than worth it. In exchange, for each 1% of Eff ACC that she has at the time of attacking, with the cap reached at 200% ACC, her damage against Odd Affinity Bosses increases by up to 0.75% per stack, to a maximum of 150%! On top of that, she passively ignores part of her target(s)’ DEF, at a rate of 0.25% per 1% ACC, or 0.45% per ACC if the target is either an Odd Affinity Boss or they are Crowd-Controlled (this includes but is not limited to Petrify, Freeze, Stun, Slumber, etc.). This gives her very easy access to 50% DEF ignore, all the way up to 90% ignore if the conditions are met.

It’s good to keep in mind that Shells do not benefit from her passive in any way, so damage-dealing Shells lose out on a lot of potential DPS.

With the huge downside of not critting, Nevette strongly relies on her passive DEF ignore and DMG increase to deal decent damage, and even then, the impact is mostly felt in PVE and not PVP. If you do not use Nevette as a Damage Dealer, this Skill is not a priority to level up.

Skill 2

Samsara, Nevette’s S2, is another ST attack, this time hitting the target 3 times for up to 160% Damage with up to 60% chance of Stealing a Buff from them with each hit.

As a bonus, every hit that lands on a Buff-less target deals an extra 60% damage.

Depending on the way you plan to use Nevette, the Skill either requires a high investment or fairly little. As a Buff Stealing tool, lvl3 is more than enough; however, if you plan to use Nevette as a dedicated Damage dealer against unbuffed enemies, then lvl5 can make quite a difference.

In any case, the Skill has a relatively low priority.

Skill 3

Nevette’s S3 is her AoE and also her main Control tool, inflicting damage to the enemy team over 3 hits of up to 160% damage per hit, with each instance of damage having a 50% and 25% chance to apply [Block] for 2 turns and [Petrify] for 1 turn, respectively.

Leveling this Skill is a no-brainer if you plan to use Nevette as a Control Animus, as levels 3 and 4 both improve the Debuffing aspects of the ability, while level 5 brings its CD down to 4 turns, giving you a much better uptime on those CCs. The priority is high, but not as high as S1, since Nevette naturally builds Eff ACC, which improves the odds of landing both Debuffs.

PVE

In PVE, Nevette takes on the role of a Debuffer specialized in CCs with some extra Dispel from her S2 and decent personal damage for a Debuffer. Speaking of her damage output, while it’s decent enough as a sub-DPS when facing Odd Affinity enemies, it simply doesn’t pack much of a punch anywhere else, making it quite difficult to exploit the hybrid nature of her kit in PVE.

Even when it comes to Controls, Nevette struggles to set herself apart from the other well-established specialists, such as Nahor, Kazuyo, or Mio, to name a few.

PVP

In PVP, Nevette can more easily realize her DPS potential; however, the output remains lower than any dedicated DPS, and she acts more like an actual sub-DPS who specializes in dealing with controlled units.

Still, having access to Block, Petrify, and abundant Buff Stealing gives her the tools to perform decently in her niche, even though she’ll require more careful drafting than her direct competitors.

Her biggest flaw is her inability to bypass immunity by herself, unless she spends a turn to S2 a single target before going with S3, which makes her more reliant on her teammates. With that in mind, it’s not hard to imagine her as a second threat in a CC heavy team comp, although it remains debatable if she’s the best option even in that scenario.

Conclusion

In general, Nevette is an interesting take on a Debuff/DPS hybrid who fails to excel at either role, landing somewhere in the middle. That makes her an okay option in many scenarios, but also means that she’s rarely the best option in any given situation.