Nautika
6★

Nautika

Spirit 6★ Arcanist
About Nautika

Nautika is a 6★ 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

Nautika — Review & Analysis

Nautika

Nautika is a 6★ Spirit character built around a rare Max-HP damage engine: her incantations swap ATK for a percentage of Max HP, so a single HP investment fuels both her survivability and her Reality damage. She plays as a durable off-DPS and team buffer — 'Circling of Anguish' hits two enemies as an AoE while stacking Warmth, 'Devotion to the Rift' grants the whole team Adversity I and unleashes a single-target strike that ignores Evasion and Damage Share, and her Ultimate Earth Mother's Blessing keeps her on the field by cutting the damage she takes.

Strengths
  • Max-HP scaling (uses a percentage of Max HP in place of ATK) — one HP stat drives both her damage and her bulk, ignoring ATK entirely.
  • Flexible offense: 'Circling of Anguish' is an AoE on two targets, while 'Devotion to the Rift' is a single-target strike that scales with the number of units on the field.
  • Reliable damage: her Reality DMG ignores Evasion and doesn't trigger Damage Share, cutting through many defensive gimmicks, while she also grants all allies Adversity I and self-heals through Warmth.
Weaknesses
  • Self-inflicted HP loss: every cast drains her (and the team's) current HP, so she leans on healing support and careful HP management to avoid overextending.
  • As a Spirit unit she is weak to Mineral enemies (+30% DMG taken), and 'Devotion to the Rift' scales with units on the field, tying its payoff to the team's state.
Build Priority

Prioritize 'Circling of Anguish' (skill 1) as her main damage source, then raise her Ultimate to keep the survival state up as much as possible; her passive already grants an extra chant action, so her early ramp is smooth. Since both her damage and her bulk come from Max HP, favor HP-focused / survival Psychubes over ATK or crit options (her healing can't crit anyway), and pair her with a dedicated healer to offset the constant HP cost.

Overview

Rarity
6★
Afflatus
Spirit
Birthday
February 16
Official Names
JA: ノーティカKO: 노티카ZH-TW: 諾諦卡
Afflatus Matchups
↑ Strong against
No Afflatus advantage
↓ Weak to
No Afflatus advantage

Base Stats (max level)

Stats at Insight III, max level — from datamined values.
HP9,309
ATK1,081
Reality DEF330
Mental DEF330
Stats across Insight milestones
Base Stats (max level) Lv.1Lv.30Insight 1 · Lv.40Insight 2 · Lv.50Insight 3 · Lv.60
HP 2,2923,4785,5248,0829,309
ATK 2664046429391,081
Reality DEF 81123196287330
Mental DEF 81123196287330

Nautika — Skills & Incantations

Full skill kit with values per upgrade tier.
Circling of Anguish Incantation

“Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 500% Reality DMG.”

Insight 0: 1-target attack. Deals 200% Reality DMG.
Insight I: 1-target attack. Deals 300% Reality DMG.
Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 500% Reality DMG.
Devotion to the Rift Incantation

“Insight II: Mass buff. DMG Dealt +25% and DMG Taken -25% for all allies for 3 rounds.”

Insight 0: Mass buff. DMG Dealt +15% and DMG Taken -15% for all allies for 2 rounds.
Insight I: Mass buff. DMG Dealt +20% and DMG Taken -20% for all allies for 2 rounds.
Insight II: Mass buff. DMG Dealt +25% and DMG Taken -25% for all allies for 3 rounds.
Woven in Light Ultimate

“That is the hearth fire of a distant home... where people weave fairy tales beneath the light, and sleep amid sweet dreams.”

Self-Counter. Enters Earth Mother's Blessing state for 3 rounds; reduces DMG taken by self by 10% for 3 rounds.
Self-Counter. Enters Earth Mother's Blessing state for 3 rounds; reduces DMG taken by self by 15% for 3 rounds.
Self-Counter. Enters Earth Mother's Blessing state for 3 rounds; reduces DMG taken by self by 25% for 3 rounds.
Sacred Yuik Incantation

“Incantation supplement: 【Ten Thousand Scars】 counts as a single action only; the Reality DMG dealt ignores Evasion and does not trigger Damage Share; the attack does not trigger additional DMG; healing effects cannot Crit.”

Self-Chant. Enters Living Sacrifice state for 1 round (does not count toward the party's Incantation acquisition limit).
Incantation supplement: Ten Thousand Scars counts as a single action only; the Reality DMG dealt ignores Evasion and does not trigger Damage Share; the attack does not trigger additional DMG; healing effects cannot Crit.

Skill Quotes

Official flavor quotes tied to each of Nautika's skill ranks, sourced directly from the game.

“Piercing the unyielding strata ...”

— Ice Core Drilling

“Piercing the unyielding strata, researchers carry fervor in their chests.”

— Ice Core Drilling

“Piercing the unyielding strata, researchers carry fervor in their chests. They tap at the boundary where legend becomes history.”

— Ice Core Drilling

“With coiled ropes ready.”

— Whiteout Warning

“With coiled ropes ready. Explorers march through biting frost.”

— Whiteout Warning

“With coiled ropes ready. Explorers march through biting frost into the unspoiled wilderness.”

— Whiteout Warning

Insight Materials

Exact materials to raise this Arcanist's Insight level.
Insight 1
Sharpodonty × 18,000
Page of Plantal Vimen · +38 other characters also need this × 3
Page of Beastly Thirst · +36 other characters also need this × 3
Silver Ore · +66 other characters also need this × 6
Esoteric Bones · +92 other characters also need this × 5
Insight 2
Sharpodonty × 40,000
Scroll of Plantal Vimen · +38 other characters also need this × 5
Scroll of Beastly Thirst · +36 other characters also need this × 5
Spell of Fortune · +85 other characters also need this × 6
Winged Key · +54 other characters also need this × 6
Insight 3
Sharpodonty × 200,000
Tome of Plantal Vimen · +28 other characters also need this × 8
Tome of Beastly Thirst · +27 other characters also need this × 8
Bogeyman · +75 other characters also need this × 5
Fruit of Good and Evil · +63 other characters also need this × 3

Recommended Psychubes

Psychubes recommended to equip on Nautika, based on community builds.

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Teams with Nautika

Bloodtithe Sacrifice Loop · Bloodtithe

Nautika and Semmelweis both spend HP as a resource instead of hoarding it — Nautika's Incantations trade her own Current HP for extra Reality DMG, and Semmelweis's Ultimate costs every ally 20% Current HP to drop the 【Blood Domain】 Array. Sentinel and Rubuska both carry the same passive that turns any ally's HP loss into shared 【Bloodtithe】, so every point the front two spend feeds the Bloodtithe that Sentinel cashes in on 【Dread Bullet】 bursts and Rubuska turns back into team healing.

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