Paper Heron
Paper Heron 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.
Paper Heron — Review & Analysis
Paper Heron is a 6★ Plant support/sub-DPS built around her own Eureka resource. Incantation I spends Eureka to add an extra hit to Impromptu Incantation (a team-wide follow-up mechanic), Incantation II spends Eureka to boost that hit's DMG%, and her Ultimate both hits hard AoE and gains bonus Ultimate Might scaled by her banked Eureka. Her Insight passive (Bend with the Wind) raises her Eureka cap and further amplifies Impromptu Incantation's power based on Glimpse of the Dao's level, making her more of a team-mechanic amplifier than a solo damage carry.
- Both Incantations feed directly into Impromptu Incantation, the team-wide follow-up mechanic, so she scales the whole team rather than just herself.
- Ultimate Might scales with banked Eureka, giving a clean build-up-then-spend loop.
- Insight raises both the resource cap (Eureka +5) and a long-term multiplier via Glimpse of the Dao.
- Her value leans heavily on the team's Impromptu Incantation setup — without teammates that tap into it, her upside shrinks a lot.
- Needs to bank Eureka before her Incantations hit full value, so she ramps slower than a straightforward DPS.
Prioritize Insight on Incantation II first to raise Impromptu Incantation's DMG% fastest, then the Ultimate since its power scales directly with banked Eureka. Since her kit revolves around building and spending Eureka rather than her own direct damage, favor Psychube pieces that support resource generation and team-wide buffs over pure ATK/crit stats.
