Balloon Party
Balloon Party is a 5★ Mineral Arcanist in Reverse: 1999. Below are the exact Insight materials needed to ascend them, plus other Mineral Arcanists to build alongside.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Balloon Party — Review & Analysis
Balloon Party is a sustain-and-survival support: her core Incantation is an AoE heal that restores a share of lost HP, while her Ultimate blankets the whole team with Balloon of Innocence(damage reduction plus self-heal when hit) and Party Balloon(reflects Origin DMG based on Reality DEF onto attackers). Her signature is a self-running reflection engine — she gains a permanent Party Balloon at the start of every round, so simply staying alive already shields the team and chips at enemies. She is not a main DPS; her value lies in outlasting long, attrition-heavy fights.
- Strong AoE sustain: Coughing Weirdoheals a % of lost HP (up to 45% with Shaping), and the Ultimate tops off the lowest ally — keeps the whole team standing through attrition.
- Team-wide mitigation: the Ultimate grants Balloon of Innocence, cutting incoming damage by 25% and self-healing on hit — perfect for long, high-difficulty content.
- Self-running reflection engine: she gains a permanent Party Balloonevery round, dealing Origin DMG scaled off Reality DEF to attackers — passive chip damage that needs no offensive investment.
- Not a real carry: her single-target Piñata and 250–300% AoE Ultimate deal only modest damage, so she can't shoulder the DPS role (her C tier reflects a niche fit).
- The Party Balloonreflection is reactive — it scales off DEF and only fires when enemies attack her, so in fast clears or against foes that ignore her it contributes little.
- Her Mineral Afflatus is countered by Star (taking +30% damage), a survivability risk in Star-heavy stages.
Level her Ultimate first — it is the survival core, unlocking the team-wide Balloon of Innocence+Party Balloonpackage along with the Shaping tiers that scale her healing and reflection; next raise the Coughing WeirdoIncantation for stronger AoE healing. For Psychubes, favor healing / HP / defense options that suit her team-anchor role and DEF-based reflection over crit or ATK; an ATK Psychube is only a secondary pick if you lean on her Piñata poke.
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 | 1,520 | 2,307 | 3,866 | 5,765 | 6,783 |
| ATK | 218 | 332 | 556 | 829 | 975 |
| Reality DEF | 144 | 218 | 366 | 545 | 641 |
| Mental DEF | 106 | 161 | 269 | 401 | 472 |
| Crit Rate | 5.7% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| Crit DMG | 138.5% | 138.5% | 139.6% | 140.7% | 141.8% |
Balloon Party — Skills & Incantations
Incantation I — Piñata
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 400% Reality DMG. If the caster has 【Party Balloon】 or 【Balloon of Innocence】, this attack enjoys Penetration Rate +50%.”
Incantation II — Coughing Weirdo
Incantation “Insight II: Mass counter. Recovers (Missing HP x40%) HP for all allies. Gains 2 【Party Balloon】s.”
Ultimate — The Final Rite: Good Kids, Bad Grown-ups
Ultimate “Insight II: Mass attack. Deals 300% Reality DMG to all enemies. Grants 1 【Balloon of Innocence】 and 1 【Party Balloon】 to all allies. Recovers (Missing HP x20%) HP for the ally with the lowest HP percentage.”
Insight Legacy & Shaping
Incantation “Insight III: The 【Party Balloon】 acquired when a round begins becomes permanent.”
Skill Quotes
“The pinata is the best party present.”
“The pinata is the best party present. Our next step is to...”
“The pinata is the best party present. Smash it open!”
“*Cough*...”
“*Cough hard*...”
“*Cough hard*... BURRRP—”
“There're balloons for rewarding well-behaved children, and balloons for punishing bad adults.”
