Barbara
Barbara is a 5★ Spirit Arcanist in Reverse: 1999. Below are the exact Insight materials needed to ascend them, plus other Spirit Arcanists to build alongside.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Barbara — Review & Analysis
Barbara is a 5-star, B-tier Spirit survival support. Her core job is blanketing the team in [Shield]: skill 2 grants a shield worth 120–300% ATK, while her Ultimate enters the Dreamwalk state and layers on another 250% ATK shield for 3 rounds, letting her keep two protective layers running. What sets her apart is the Counting Sheep passive that manipulates Incantation card tiers — raising the card in front by +1 and lowering the one behind by -1 — turning her into a tempo controller for the card queue. Skill 1 still deals AoE Mental DMG and applies Dread, so she is never purely passive.
- Two team-wide [Shield] sources (skill 2 + Ultimate), both scaling with ATK, let her stack protection lasting up to 3 rounds.
- The Counting Sheep passive raises the tier of the Incantation card in front, able to power up an ally's key spell.
- Skill 1 hits 2 enemies with AoE Mental DMG and applies Dread, adding chip damage and a debuff.
- As a Spirit unit she restrains Intellect enemies (+30% DMG), useful in Intellect-heavy stages.
- As a Spirit unit she is restrained by Mineral enemies, taking +30% DMG, so she struggles in Mineral-heavy fights.
- Her [Shield] value scales purely off ATK and needs ATK investment to feel thick; the card passive also lowers the card behind by -1 tier, so the queue must be ordered carefully.
Since both skill 2 and the Ultimate derive their [Shield] value from ATK, prioritize leveling skill 2 (Lawn Conversation) and the Ultimate first to maximize shield thickness, with skill 1 later. For Psychubes, favor ATK-boosting pieces so the shields grow thicker rather than pure healing; if you want to lean into her AoE Mental damage you may consider a damage-boost piece, but the main direction remains ATK to feed her shields.
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 | 1,326 | 2,013 | 3,374 | 5,031 | 5,919 |
| ATK | 230 | 349 | 584 | 871 | 1,024 |
| Reality DEF | 114 | 173 | 289 | 431 | 507 |
| Mental DEF | 138 | 209 | 351 | 523 | 615 |
| Crit Rate | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Crit DMG | 140.2% | 140.2% | 141.5% | 142.8% | 144.2% |
Barbara — Skills & Incantations
A Good Dream Is Hard to Come By
Incantation “Insight II: Mass attack. Deals 400% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. After attacking, inflicts 1 stack of 【Scared】 on the targets.”
Lawn Conversation
Incantation “Insight II: Mass buff. Grants a Shield with (own ATK x300%) HP to all allies for 2 rounds.”
To Here, To Here
Ultimate “Insight I: Self buff. Enter the 【Dream Visit】 status, grant a 【Shield】 with (own ATK x250%) HP to all allies for 4 rounds.”
Counting Sheep
Incantation “Insight III: At the start of the round, if in the 【Dream Visit】 status, recover (Max HP x20%) HP for self; then if own HP is above 90%, recover (own Max HP x15%) HP for adjacent allies.”
Skill Quotes
“Unhealed scars haunt you every moment.”
“Unhealed scars haunt you every moment, even in your dreams.”
“Unhealed scars haunt you every moment, even in your dreams, as if constantly being gnawed by unseen teeth.”
“Doing an interview is easier than you think.”
“Doing an interview is easier than you think—just open your heart.”
“Doing an interview is easier than you think—just open your heart and share your voice with the readers.”
“Dream serves as a boundary, separating reality from imagination.”
Insight Materials
Insight 1
Insight 2
Insight 3
Resonance Materials
All 14 Resonance levels
Recommended Psychubes
Where to Get
Teams with Barbara
37, Oliver Fog and Cristallo all tap into Sturdy together with Shield — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Barbara keeps the line-up alive with Sturdy so that payoff has time to land.
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Vila, Avgust and ONiON all tap into Heal together with Sturdy — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Barbara keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.
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