Noire
Noire 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
Noire — Review & Analysis
Noire is an AoE Mental DPS (Plant, 6★) built to punish enemies loaded with debuffs. Her ultimate Dramatic Moment gains extra Mental DMG and Penetration for every type/stack of debuff the target carries, while her Skill 1 Cutaway pulls the whole field's debuffs onto a single target to push that scaling to the cap. With Genius Idea and its recast mechanic, she can fire the ultimate several times in one turn, turning a debuff-focused team into a single detonation.
- Powerful debuff scaling on the ultimate: every type/stack of debuff on the target adds Mental DMG and Penetration, up to +600% DMG / +40% Penetration at higher ranks.
- Skill 1 consolidates all other enemies' debuffs onto a single target, making it easy to hit the ultimate's maximum scaling.
- The Genius Idea mechanic lets her recast the ultimate, and her passive auto-generates stacks and Moxie whenever Spotlight is applied — real potential for multiple ultimates in one turn.
- Heavily reliant on a debuff-applying team: without allies stacking debuffs, the ultimate's scaling collapses and she loses most of her power.
- The recast mechanic is chance-based (6% per stack), so her burst is inconsistent; the Plant afflatus is also countered by Beast, taking extra damage in that matchup.
Prioritize the ultimate Dramatic Moment first — it's her main damage source and where the debuff-scaling and recast mechanics converge; then Skill 2 Stunt Shot, since it generates Genius Idea and triggers Spotlight. As a Mental DPS, pick an ATK / Crit / bonus-damage-against-debuffed-targets Psychube; healing Psychubes aren't needed. Pair her with characters that pile on debuffs to push the ultimate's stacking bonus to its maximum.
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 | 1,478 | 2,244 | 3,762 | 5,610 | 6,600 |
| ATK | 259 | 393 | 658 | 980 | 1,153 |
| Reality DEF | 113 | 172 | 288 | 430 | 505 |
| Mental DEF | 116 | 176 | 294 | 438 | 515 |
Noire — Skills & Incantations
Cutaway
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 500% Mental DMG. Right before attacking, transfers all 【Neg Status】 effects from other enemies onto the attack target.”
Stunt Shot
Incantation “Insight II: Mass attack. Deals 300% Mental DMG to 2 enemies; after attacking, gains 6 stacks of 【Genius Idea】 for self; this attack triggers the added status effects from 【Spotlight】 an additional 3 times.”
Dramatic Moment
Ultimate “Insight I: Mass attack. Deals 450% Mental DMG to all enemies. For every 1 type/stack of 【Neg Status】 effect on a target, this attack gains Mental DMG +100%/Penetration Rate +3% against that target, up to a maximum of Mental DMG +500%/Penetration Rate +30%. For every 1 stack of 【Genius Idea】 on Noire, she has a 6% chance to automatically recast this skill, with an additional +40% chance at 8 stacks of 【Genius Idea】; whenever this skill is recasted in this way, 5 stacks of 【Genius Idea】 are consumed.”
Legacy: Miniature Set
Incantation “Insight III: Whenever another unit is inflicted with 【Spotlight】, gain Moxie +1 for self, and gain 2 stacks of 【Genius Idea】 (stacks up to 10 times).”
Skill Quotes
“The audience always expects a masterpiece from her.”
“The audience always expects a masterpiece from her, and she always delivers.”
“The audience always expects a masterpiece from her, and she always delivers something beyond that.”
“Reshoots are an indispensable part of art.”
“Reshoots are an indispensable part of art—she'd do as many as 48 takes if needed.”
“Reshoots are an indispensable part of art—she'd do as many as 48 takes if needed, and you'd better not question her.”
“A shot of immeasurable worth, captured in a fleeting minute.”
