Pickles
Pickles is a 6★ Mineral Arcanist in Reverse: 1999. Below are the exact Insight materials needed to ascend them, plus other Mineral Arcanists to build alongside.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Pickles — Review & Analysis
Pickles is a Mineral single-target damage carry who doubles as a team buffer. Both of his offensive incantations deal bursty single-target Mental DMG (Nihilistic Frame-up and the 500%+ Ultimate), while his Ultimate then grants the whole team a 30% (up to 40% at Insight) damage-dealt boost for 2 rounds. His core is the [Clarification of the Proposition] status: skip a turn to bank stacks, each trigger gives +1 Moxie and enhances his next cast, so he self-fuels energy while amplifying his own damage.
- High single-target burst: both Nihilistic Frame-up and the Ultimate hit one target and scale higher while [Clarification of the Proposition] is held.
- The Ultimate both deals 500% Mental DMG and grants the whole team a 30-40% damage boost for 2 rounds (3 with Clarification) — carry and buffer in one.
- The Ball's Scrutiny hits 2 enemies, dispels their [Attribute Boost][Status Buff][Counter] and adds penetration — useful against heavily buffed foes.
- Self-fueling engine: skipping a turn banks stacks, each trigger gives +1 Moxie, and he enters battle with 2 stacks ready, so he ramps fast.
- His Mineral afflatus is countered by Star (Star > Mineral), cutting damage against Star enemies; he only dominates against Beast.
- His enhanced damage and extended buff both hinge on holding [Clarification of the Proposition] stacks, yet banking stacks means skipping turns — friction with a constant-attack rhythm.
Level the Ultimate Thus Spoke Pickles first, since it is both his main burst and a team-wide buff and its multiplier and damage-boost value climb directly through his Insights. Next raise Nihilistic Frame-up to thicken single-target damage; leave The Ball's Scrutiny for later as your dispel tool. For Psychubes, prioritize ATK / crit or damage-dealt options to amplify his single-target Mental hits; a healing-oriented Psychube is unnecessary since he is offense-focused.
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 | 1,449 | 2,199 | 3,687 | 5,498 | 6,468 |
| ATK | 251 | 381 | 639 | 952 | 1,120 |
| Reality DEF | 118 | 180 | 300 | 447 | 525 |
| Mental DEF | 133 | 202 | 338 | 503 | 592 |
| Crit Rate | 7.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| Crit DMG | 140.9% | 140.9% | 142.4% | 143.8% | 145.3% |
Pickles — Skills & Incantations
Nihilistic Frame-up
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 500% Mental DMG. If the caster is in 【Clarified Topic】 status, deals 125% more Mental DMG.”
The Ball's Scrutiny
Incantation “Insight II: Mass attack. Deals 300% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. Dispels all 【Stats Up】, 【Pos Status】, and 【Counter】. If the caster is in 【Clarified Topic】 state, this attack has +25% Penetration Rate.”
Ritual Till The End — Thus Spoke Pickles
Ultimate “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 575% Mental DMG. After that, DMG Dealt +40% for all allies for 2 rounds. If the caster is in 【Clarified Topic】 status, the duration of this DMG Dealt buff +1 round.”
Insight Legacy
Incantation “Insight III: Gains 2 stacks of 【Clarified Topic】 immediately upon entering battle.”
Skill Quotes
“Nihilism ends here.”
“Nihilism ends here. No one is running away from the ultimate question this time.”
“Nihilism ends here. Get your bag packed, even though we own nothing but countless questions.”
“A smooth, spherical thing.”
“A smooth, spherical thing. He once questioned himself.”
“A smooth, spherical thing. He struggled his way out of the swamp of tricky thoughts and let his five senses lead his way.”
“At least I have never wasted one day in this life.”
Insight Materials
Insight 1
Insight 2
Insight 3
Resonance Materials
All 14 Resonance levels
Euphoria
Branch 1
At the start of the round, gain 1 stack of [Clarified Topic].
Recommended Psychubes
Where to Get
Teams with Pickles
Liang Yue, Desert Flannel and Buddy Fairchild all tap into Crit together with Moxie — 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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Pickles, Mr. Duncan and Desert Flannel all tap into Riposte together with Moxie — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Moldir keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.
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Flutterpage's second Incantation grants herself an actual bonus turn — 【Continuous Action I】 — every time it lands, and 37's passive banks Eureka both from her own casts and whenever any ally takes an extra action, cashing 5 Eureka in for a free 【Supplementary Formula】 follow-up hit. Fatutu's mass dispel and 【Spirit Shell】 stacks keep the front line clean enough to keep re-casting, and Pickles' Ultimate hands the whole team a DMG Dealt +30% buff that cashes in on every extra swing the other two generate.
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