Kiperina
Kiperina is a 6★ Star Arcanist in Reverse: 1999. Below are the exact Insight materials needed to ascend them, plus other Star Arcanists to build alongside.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Kiperina — Review & Analysis
Kiperina is an offensive Star support (6★) built around Shields: All That Surrounds blankets the team with a Shield scaled off her ATK, then converts that very Shield value into Crit Rate and DMG Bonus for everyone — survivability and damage in one package. Her passive self-generates Moxie and auto-casts the Shield on entry, while her Ultimate mass-cleanses debuffs and Control, making her a frontline buffer-support with a side of AoE Mental damage.
- Two-in-one Shield: armors the whole team while converting every 600 Shield into Crit Rate and DMG Bonus — defense and offense at once.
- Elite anti-control: her Ultimate and Insight III passive keep dispelling Stat Down / Status Ailment / Control from all allies every round.
- Low-maintenance engine: enters with +4 Moxie, feeds on allied Crits to regenerate Moxie and auto-cast the Shield, sparing turns.
- Star Afflatus counters Mineral (+30% DMG), giving her a clear matchup niche.
- Star Afflatus is countered by Plant (takes +30% DMG), leaving her fragile against Plant-heavy enemy lineups.
- Her buff value hinges on Shield amount and stacking thresholds (per 600, capped at 650% ATK), so she leans heavily on ATK and investment — an under-built Kiperina buffs poorly.
Level All That Surrounds (Skill 2) first — it is the Shield axis that carries both the armor and the Crit/DMG buff; then the Ultimate for its cleanse and Revelation build-up, and Skill 1 last. Because the Shield and her entire buff value scale off her ATK, favor an ATK-oriented Psychube to raise the Shield cap and hit the stacking thresholds faster; failing that, a support / healing-survival Psychube also suits her backline support 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 | 1,360 | 2,064 | 3,279 | 4,797 | 5,526 |
| ATK | 256 | 389 | 618 | 904 | 1,041 |
| Reality DEF | 123 | 187 | 297 | 435 | 501 |
| Mental DEF | 123 | 187 | 297 | 435 | 501 |
Kiperina — Skills & Incantations
The Vast Everything
Incantation “Insight II: Mass attack. Deals 375% Mental DMG to 2 enemies; after the attack, consumes 2 Eureka to grant attack instance +1 to 【Impromptu Incantation】 for the round.”
All That Surrounds
Incantation “Insight II: Mass buff. Grants a Shield with (Kiperina's ATK x375%) HP to all allies for 2 rounds; when actively cast, the Shield gains an additional 75% Shield Multiplier; and if a target is already holding a Shield, the value of this Shield is stacked on top of that target's existing Shield, up to a maximum Shield value of (Kiperina's ATK x650%) HP; for an ally holding this Shield, every 600 Shield HP value held grants Critical Rate +1.5% and DMG Bonus +1.2% to that ally.”
Perhaps the Stars Are Within Reach
Ultimate “Insight 0: Mass Debuff. Inflicts 【Cosmic Radiation】 on all enemies for 3 rounds. Dispels 【Stats Down】, 【Neg Status】, and 【Control】 statuses from all allies. Grants an additional 6 points of 【Inspiration】 to 【Impromptu Incantation】 for the round.”
Legacy - Child of Dawn
Incantation “Insight III: When entering battle, gain Eureka +4 for self. At the start of the round, dispel 1 type of 【Control】 status from all allies and consume as many points of Eureka as possible, and for every 2 points of Eureka consumed, cast a rank 1 【For Everyone】.”
Skill Quotes
“A cascade of iridescent light.”
“A cascade of iridescent light spills from the boundless sky.”
“A cascade of iridescent light spills from the boundless sky, brief as breath, bright as memory.”
“Beneath the same starry sky.”
“Beneath the same starry sky, let's share the memories we still carry.”
“Beneath the same starry sky, let's share the memories we still carry and toast to a future lit by starlight.”
“A childish yet sincere resolve to keep the stars company.”
Insight Materials
Insight 1
Insight 2
Insight 3
Resonance Materials
All 14 Resonance levels
Recommended Psychubes
Where to Get
Teams with Kiperina
Semmelweis and Getian both drop an Array and tag Moxie — placing them together means their Array effects and Moxie generation overlap on the field instead of competing for the same square. Sentinel and Rubuska both carry Bloodtithe, converting the extra Crit/Heal actions the Array encourages into a shared resource pool.
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Barcarola, Aleph and Kiperina all tap into Impromptu — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Name Day keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.
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Tuesday, Semmelweis and Getian all tap into Array together with Poison — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Kiperina keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.
Teams →Sentinel, Rubuska and Moldir all tap into Bloodtithe together with Crit — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Kiperina keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.
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Paper Heron spends her own Eureka to add extra hits and bonus DMG% onto Impromptu Incantation, the shared follow-up counter that Barcarola, Aleph and Kiperina each feed independently through their own kits — stacking all four Impromptu carries at once compounds the same counter instead of splitting the mechanic across two separate teams. Kiperina's Shield and Cleanse cover the survivability a dedicated healer would otherwise provide.
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