Argus
Argus is a 6★ Plant Arcanist in Reverse: 1999. Below are the exact Insight materials needed to ascend them, plus other Plant Arcanists to build alongside.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Argus — Review & Analysis
Argus is a single-target Plant DPS (6★) built around bursting Reality DMG onto one enemy. Her kit is remarkably self-sufficient: her Ultimate deals 500% DMG while granting herself +30% Crit Rate and +30% penetration on the same hit, and her passive locks in a guaranteed Crit. The standout is her second skill, which dispels all of the target's buffs and applies Discernment for the Ultimate to exploit — making her both a hard-hitting single-target nuker and a counter to buff-reliant bosses.
- Very strong single-target burst: her Ultimate hits for 500% Reality DMG while self-granting +30% Crit Rate and +30% penetration on the same strike.
- High counter-utility: her second skill dispels all of the target's Stat BuffStatus Buff, hugely valuable against self-buffing bosses.
- Self-buffing DPS: the guaranteed Crit passive plus the Incantation Boost from her first skill let her lean less on dedicated supports.
- Single-target only — she has virtually no AoE, so she struggles in mob-clearing stages.
- Her Plant Afflatus is countered by Beast, so she takes a damage disadvantage against Beast enemies.
- Combo-dependent: to get full value from her Ultimate you must pre-apply Discernment with her second skill, so she needs proper setup timing.
Prioritize leveling her Ultimate first, since it's her main damage source and the payoff that exploits Discernment; her first skill comes next to raise her single-target baseline. For Psychubes, pick attack- and crit-oriented options (ATK, Crit Rate/Crit DMG, penetration) to synergize with her self-buffed crit package; avoid healing or support Psychubes, which don't fit her DPS role.
Overview
Base Stats (max level)
| Base Stats (max level) | Lv.1 | Lv.30 | Insight 1 · Lv.40 | Insight 2 · Lv.50 | Insight 3 · Lv.60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 1,508 | 2,289 | 3,837 | 5,722 | 6,732 |
| ATK | 241 | 367 | 614 | 916 | 1,077 |
| Reality DEF | 121 | 183 | 307 | 458 | 538 |
| Mental DEF | 117 | 178 | 297 | 466 | 520 |
| Crit Rate | 12.3% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 17.2% |
| Crit DMG | 148.4% | 148.4% | 150.9% | 153.3% | 155.8% |
Argus — Skills & Incantations
Buckshot Fireworks
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 450% Reality DMG, then grants 【Empower Incantation II】 to self for 2 rounds.”
Where the Gaze Points
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target debuff. Dispels all 【Stats Up】 and 【Pos Status】 on the target, then inflicts 10 stacks of 【Pinpointed】 on the target for 3 rounds. Only 1 【Pinpointed】 debuff can exist on the field at a time.”
Clue-Guided Crosshair
Ultimate “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 500% Reality DMG to the target. Right before attacking, if the target is in the 【Pinpointed】 status, increase the 【Pinpointed】 status by 5 stacks, refresh the duration of the entire stack, and grant Penetration Rate +30% and Critical Rate +30% to this attack.”
Burial Gunshot
Incantation “Insight I: After Argus casts a rank 1/2/3 incantation, grant DMG Dealt +10%/15%/25% to all allies for 2 rounds.”
Skill Quotes
“She seldom cares about the size of the commission.”
“She seldom cares about the size of the commission, and her pricing is always fair.”
“She seldom cares about the size of the commission, and her pricing is always fair—however, the rewards she seeks are not limited to that.”
“Covered by dust.”
“Covered by dust, undiscovered by anyone.”
“Covered by dust, waiting for her arrival.”
“Your fear confirms it: you are fully aware of what you've done.”
Insight Materials
Insight 1
Insight 2
Insight 3
Resonance Materials
All 14 Resonance levels
Euphoria
Branch 1
After actively taking an action, gains 5 stacks of [Incantation Bullet].
[Grave Digger] New Effect: After attacking, grants rank +1 to a random own incantation. At rank 3, [Grave Digger] grants rank +1 to an additional random own incantation.
[Grave Digger] New Effect: For every rank in the AP Area (up to 10 counted), [Grave Digger] deals 50% additional Reality DMG, grants 1 stack of [Ceremonious: Ultimate Might] to self, and has a 10% chance to cast [Grave Digger] an extra time.
Recommended Psychubes
Where to Get
Teams with Argus
Ulrich and Charon both carry the Dynamo tag and pair it with Ultimate/Moxie respectively — Dynamo resource generated by one feeds the other's payoff. Lucy adds a third Dynamo source at A+-tier damage but needs her Euphoria. Ms. NewBabel survives on the front line with Riposte/Shield/Moxie while the Dynamo cycle spins up.
Teams →
Mercuria's Ultimate is the only kit in the roster confirmed to grant 【Rank Up】 to the whole team, and the same cast dispels enemy buffs while stacking party-wide Crit Rate — both feed straight into Argus, whose passive already locks in a guaranteed Crit and whose own second skill dispels the target's buffs independently, so the two dispels rarely whiff. Hissabeth adds a second wide Mental nuke that runs almost entirely off her own card engine, needing nothing from the other three to keep firing. Yenisei keeps all three offense-first kits alive long enough to land their bursts.
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