Reverse: 1999 Best Teams

Team comps and Arcanist pairings that work together.

Each team below is built from the game's own skill data: the mechanic tags (Burn, Poison, Moxie, Crit…) are read straight out of each Arcanist's kit, so the reason a team works is something you can check yourself on the character pages. Teams marked "No Euphoria needed" contain no member whose ranking depends on an unlocked Euphoria.

Team type
Afflatus
Playstyle

Beast Burn Engine

No Euphoria needed
Burn
Brume6★
Brume
DPS Luxurious Leisure

Beast · Mental DMG · Burn — main burn carry, no Euphoria required.

Lopera6★
Lopera
DPS Substitutes and Simulacra

Beast · Reality DMG · Bullet + Burn — second burn source, layers DoT alongside Brume.

Lorentz Butterfly6★
Lorentz Butterfly
DPS Singleness of Heart

Intellect · Mental DMG · Glow + Burn + Moxie/Ult — third Burn tag, also feeds Moxie to speed up Ultimates.

Yenisei5★
Yenisei
Support Take the Hard Journey

Star · Sturdy + Heal + Shield + Moxie — keeps the three Burn dealers alive long enough for DoT to tick out.

Why this team works

Brume, Lopera and Lorentz Butterfly all carry the Burn tag — stacking Burn from three sources shortens the time-to-kill on a single target far more than one Burn dealer alone. Yenisei rounds the team out with Shield + Heal + Moxie support so the DoT window survives longer. None of the four needs a Euphoria to function.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Burn/Crit Overload

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Burn Crit
Isolde6★
Isolde
Debuffer Blasphemer of Night

Spirit · Reality DMG · Burn + Crit — ignites and debuffs, Euphoria required.

J6★
J
Sub-DPS Knock on the Door

Beast · Reality DMG · Burn + Shield + Riposte — second Burn stack, frontline durability, Euphoria required.

Spathodea6★
Spathodea
DPS Tomorrow Also

Beast · Reality DMG · Crit + Burn — main carry that converts the Burn window into crit damage, Euphoria required.

Yenisei5★
Yenisei
Support Melodies Old and New

Star · Sturdy + Heal + Shield + Moxie — sustain so the Burn/Crit combo keeps firing.

Why this team works

Isolde and Spathodea both pair Burn with Crit — igniting a target then critting the burning DoT window multiplies total damage. J adds a second Burn tag plus Shield/Riposte for frontline durability. Yenisei sustains. Isolde, J and Spathodea all require their Euphoria to reach this ceiling.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Poison Tide

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Poison
Jessica6★
Jessica
DPS Her Mournful Face

Plant · Reality DMG · Poison — main Poison carry, Euphoria (E2) required for full value.

Willow6★
Willow
Sub-DPS Blasphemer of Night

Plant · Mental DMG · Poison — second Poison stack, Euphoria (E1) required.

Sotheby6★
Sotheby
Sub-DPS Melodies Old and New

Plant · Mixed DMG · Poison — third Poison stack, Euphoria (E1) required.

Fatutu6★
Fatutu
Healer That Inquisitive Dear

Mineral · no listed damage type — team-wide healer keeping the three Poison stacks alive to tick out.

Why this team works

Jessica, Willow and Sotheby all carry the Poison tag — three independent Poison stacks compound into a DoT that keeps ticking through a fight without needing to re-cast skills every turn. Fatutu keeps the team topped up so the Poison window is never cut short by a death.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Moxie/Ultimate Chain

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Moxie Ultimate
Melania6★
Melania
DPS One with the Flow

Beast · Mental DMG · Moxie + Ult — main Ultimate spammer, Euphoria required.

Vila6★
Vila
Buffer Her Second Life

Plant · no fixed DMG type · Moxie + Ult + Heal + Sturdy — feeds the chain and sustains it, Euphoria required.

Regulus6★
Regulus
DPS Belt It Out

Star · Mental DMG · Moxie + Crit — second Ultimate carry, Euphoria required.

Rubuska6★
Rubuska
Healer Faded Epitaphs

Mineral · no fixed DMG type · Heal + Crit + Moxie + Bloodtithe — Moxie-tagged healer, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Melania and Regulus both key off Moxie and Ultimate — the faster Moxie fills, the more often their Ultimates fire. Vila carries the same Moxie/Ultimate tag and adds Heal + Sturdy so the chain never stalls. Rubuska closes the loop with a Moxie-tagged heal that keeps everyone topped up between Ults.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Crit/Riposte Vanguard

No Euphoria needed
Crit Riposte
Ezio Auditore6★
Ezio Auditore
DPS Falling for a Sweet Phenomenon

Star · Reality DMG · Riposte — counter-attack carry, no Euphoria required.

Corvus6★
Corvus
DPS Balance, Please

Intellect · Mental DMG · Crit + Dynamo — second carry, no Euphoria required.

Sentinel6★
Sentinel
Buffer Beyond Wonderland

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet + Crit + Bloodtithe — converts crits into a team resource, no Euphoria required.

Loggerhead5★
Loggerhead
Healer Take the Hard Journey

Plant · Mental DMG · Riposte + Heal — keeps the counter-attack chain alive, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Ezio Auditore leans on Riposte, Corvus stacks Crit with Dynamo, and Sentinel converts Crit hits into Bloodtithe — three different resources feeding off the same Crit-focused rotation. Loggerhead pairs Riposte with Heal to keep the counter-attack loop alive. All four run without any Euphoria.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Dynamo Overdrive

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Dynamo Ultimate
Ulrich6★
Ulrich
DPS Balance, Please

Intellect · Reality DMG · Dynamo + Ult — main Dynamo carry, no Euphoria required.

Charon6★
Charon
DPS Long Night Talk

Spirit · Mental DMG · Moxie + Dynamo — second Dynamo source, no Euphoria required.

Lucy6★
Lucy
DPS Blasphemer of Night

Intellect · Reality DMG · Dynamo — A+-tier third Dynamo carry, Euphoria required.

Ms. NewBabel6★
Ms. NewBabel
Survival Remaining Absurdity

Mineral · Reality DMG · Riposte + Shield + Moxie — frontline survival while the Dynamo cycle builds, Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Ulrich and Charon both carry the Dynamo tag and pair it with Ultimate/Moxie respectively — Dynamo resource generated by one feeds the other's payoff. Lucy adds a third Dynamo source at A+-tier damage but needs her Euphoria. Ms. NewBabel survives on the front line with Riposte/Shield/Moxie while the Dynamo cycle spins up.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Confusion Chaos

No Euphoria needed
Confusion
Windsong6★
Windsong
DPS Blasphemer of Night

Star · Mental DMG · Crit + Confusion + Ult — main Confusion carry, no Euphoria required.

Blonney5★
Blonney
DPS Spinning Yarns

Star · Reality DMG · Crit + Confusion + Ult — second Confusion stack, no Euphoria required.

Kanjira5★
Kanjira
DPS Your Friendly Exorcist

Plant · Mixed DMG · Ult + Poison + Confusion — third Confusion stack, also adds Poison chip damage, no Euphoria required.

La Source3★
La Source
Healer Take the Hard Journey

Plant · Mental DMG · Moxie + Heal — keeps the team alive while three Confusion stacks resolve, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Windsong, Blonney and Kanjira all carry the Confusion tag — stacking Confusion on the same enemy makes it more likely to attack its own side, effectively removing it from the fight without needing to burst it down. La Source keeps everyone alive with Moxie + Heal while the debuff resolves. None of the four needs a Euphoria.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Array Bloodtithe

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Array
Semmelweis6★
Semmelweis
Buffer In the Shadow

Mineral · Reality DMG · Array + Moxie — offensive Array anchor, Euphoria required.

Getian6★
Getian
Debuffer Same Old Story

Beast · Reality DMG · Array + Crit + Moxie — second Array anchor, Euphoria required.

Sentinel6★
Sentinel
Buffer The Fighter's Best Wishes

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet + Crit + Bloodtithe — converts Crit hits into Bloodtithe, no Euphoria required.

Rubuska6★
Rubuska
Healer The Wandering Improviser

Mineral · no fixed DMG type · Heal + Crit + Moxie + Bloodtithe — second Bloodtithe source through healing, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Sturdy Vanguard Wall

No Euphoria needed
Sturdy Shield
376★
37
DPS Falling for a Sweet Phenomenon

Star · Mixed DMG · Sturdy — main Sturdy carry.

Oliver Fog4★
Oliver Fog
Sub-DPS Luxurious Leisure

Star · Reality DMG · Shield + Sturdy — second Sturdy source.

Cristallo4★
Cristallo
Debuffer Take the Hard Journey

Mineral · Mixed DMG · Sturdy + Heal — support core, feeds Sturdy to the team.

Barbara5★
Barbara
Survival Melodies Old and New

Spirit · Mental DMG · Shield + Heal — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

37, Oliver Fog and Cristallo all tap into Sturdy together with Shield — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Barbara keeps the line-up alive with Sturdy so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Daze Lockdown

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Daze
An-an Lee6★
An-an Lee
DPS Your Friendly Exorcist

Plant · Reality DMG · Daze — main Daze carry.

Kassandra6★
Kassandra
DPS An Epic's End

Mineral · Reality DMG · Daze — second Daze source.

Sweetheart5★
Sweetheart
DPS Brave New World

Beast · Reality DMG · Daze + Crit — third Daze stack.

Medicine Pocket6★
Medicine Pocket
Healer You Deserve It

Beast · Mental DMG · Daze + Moxie + Sturdy + Ultimate — team healer, keeps the Daze carries alive.

Why this team works

An-an Lee, Kassandra and Sweetheart all tap into Daze — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Medicine Pocket keeps the line-up alive with Sturdy so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Glow Momentum

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Glow Crit
Lorentz Butterfly6★
Lorentz Butterfly
DPS The Fluttering Moment

Intellect · Mental DMG · Glow + Burn + Moxie + Ultimate — main Glow carry, no Euphoria required.

Beryl6★
Beryl
DPS

Intellect · Mental DMG · Moxie + Glow + Crit — second Glow source.

Marsha6★
Marsha
DPS

Beast · Reality DMG · Shield + Burn + Crit + Glow — third Glow stack.

Yenisei5★
Yenisei
Support Take the Hard Journey

Star · Mental DMG · Sturdy + Heal + Shield + Moxie — support core, feeds Heal to the team, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Lorentz Butterfly, Beryl and Marsha all tap into Glow together with Crit — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Yenisei keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Impromptu Surge

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Impromptu
Barcarola6★
Barcarola
DPS Addio Coda

Star · Mental DMG · Impromptu + Moxie — main Impromptu carry.

Aleph6★
Aleph
Mental Cage

Intellect · no fixed DMG type · Impromptu — second Impromptu source.

Kiperina6★
Kiperina
Buffer Aurora After Winter

Star · Mental DMG · Shield + Impromptu + Crit + Cleanse — support core, feeds Impromptu to the team.

Name Day5★
Name Day
Buffer Off the Scene

Mineral · Mental DMG · Ultimate + Heal + Riposte — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Bullet Barrage

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Bullet Crit
Lopera6★
Lopera
DPS The Third Commitment

Beast · Reality DMG · Bullet + Burn — main Bullet carry, no Euphoria required.

Mondlicht4★
Mondlicht
Sub-DPS Yearning Desire

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet — second Bullet source.

Igor6★
Igor
DPS

Beast · Reality DMG · Bullet + Moxie + Ultimate — third Bullet stack.

Sentinel6★
Sentinel
Buffer Homecoming Lament

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet + Crit + Bloodtithe — converts Crit into Bloodtithe, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Lopera, Mondlicht and Igor all tap into Bullet together with Crit — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Sentinel keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Confusion Crit Echo

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Confusion Crit
Tooth Fairy6★
Tooth Fairy
Healer Beyond Wonderland

Star · Mental DMG · Crit + Confusion — main Confusion carry.

Matilda5★
Matilda
DPS Belt It Out

Star · Mental DMG · Crit + Confusion — second Confusion source.

Voyager6★
Voyager
Debuffer Belt It Out

Star · Mental DMG · Confusion + Moxie + Riposte + Sturdy — support core, feeds Confusion to the team.

Name Day5★
Name Day
Buffer Off the Scene

Mineral · Mental DMG · Ultimate + Heal + Riposte — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

Tooth Fairy, Matilda and Voyager all tap into Confusion together with Crit — 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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Array Crit Lattice

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Array Poison
Tuesday6★
Tuesday
And the Maid Says

Spirit · no fixed DMG type · Poison + Crit + Array — main Array carry.

Semmelweis6★
Semmelweis
Buffer From the Depths

Mineral · Reality DMG · Array + Moxie — second Array source, Euphoria required.

Getian6★
Getian
Debuffer Same Old Story

Beast · Reality DMG · Array + Crit + Moxie — third Array stack, Euphoria required.

Kiperina6★
Kiperina
Buffer Aurora After Winter

Star · Mental DMG · Shield + Impromptu + Crit + Cleanse — support core, feeds Crit to the team.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Dynamo Second Wave

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Dynamo Ultimate
Enigma6★
Enigma
DPS

Intellect · Reality DMG · Dynamo + Ultimate — main Dynamo carry.

Corvus6★
Corvus
DPS Bitter March of the Living

Intellect · Mental DMG · Crit + Dynamo — second Dynamo source, no Euphoria required.

Lucy6★
Lucy
DPS Steps Forward

Intellect · Reality DMG · Dynamo — third Dynamo stack, Euphoria required.

Ms. NewBabel6★
Ms. NewBabel
Survival Remaining Absurdity

Mineral · Reality DMG · Riposte + Shield + Moxie — frontline survival while Dynamo builds up, Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Enigma, Corvus and Lucy all tap into Dynamo together with Ultimate — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Ms. NewBabel keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Riposte Counter Corps

No Euphoria needed
Riposte
X5★
X
Debuffer Beyond the Gears

Intellect · Reality DMG · Moxie + Riposte + Ultimate — main Riposte carry.

aliEn T3★
aliEn T
Survival Her Second Life

Star · Reality DMG · Riposte + Shield — second Riposte source.

The Fool3★
The Fool
Survival Her Second Life

Star · Mental DMG · Riposte + Moxie — third Riposte stack.

John Titor3★
John Titor
Survival Take the Hard Journey

Intellect · Reality DMG · Heal + Shield + Riposte — frontline survival while Riposte builds up.

Why this team works

X, aliEn T and The Fool all tap into Riposte — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. John Titor keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Crit Buffer Chorus

No Euphoria needed
Crit
Lorelei5★
Lorelei
Buffer Spinning Yarns

Star · Mental DMG · Crit — main Crit carry.

Mercuria6★
Mercuria
Sub-DPS Starlight Wellspring

Spirit · Mental DMG · Crit — second Crit source.

Shamane6★
Shamane
Sub-DPS The Carat of a Heart

Beast · Reality DMG · Crit — third Crit stack.

Sonetto5★
Sonetto
Buffer Brave New World

Mineral · Reality DMG · Crit — support core, feeds Crit to the team.

Why this team works

Lorelei, Mercuria and Shamane all tap into Crit — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Sonetto keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Moxie Support Engine

No Euphoria needed
Moxie
Centurion6★
Centurion
DPS Brave New World

Beast · Reality DMG · Moxie + Crit — main Moxie carry.

Flutterpage6★
Flutterpage
DPS On the Hand of Time

Star · Reality DMG · Moxie — second Moxie source.

Marcus6★
Marcus
DPS Another Story

Plant · Mental DMG · Moxie — third Moxie stack.

Door2★
Door
Support Her Second Life

Intellect · Reality DMG · Moxie + Shield — support core, feeds Moxie to the team.

Why this team works

Centurion, Flutterpage and Marcus all tap into Moxie — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Door keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Ultimate Detonation

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Ultimate Moxie
Anjo Nala6★
Anjo Nala
DPS Transcendent Love

Beast · Mental DMG · Ultimate — main Ultimate carry.

Recoleta6★
Recoleta
DPS The Final Roll

Mineral · Reality DMG · Moxie + Ultimate + Crit — second Ultimate source.

Cornerstone6★
Cornerstone
DPS

Mineral · Reality DMG · Moxie + Riposte + Ultimate — third Ultimate stack.

Ezra Theodore6★
Ezra Theodore
Debuffer Beyond Wonderland

Star · Mixed DMG · Moxie + Ultimate + Shield — support core, feeds Moxie to the team.

Why this team works

Anjo Nala, Recoleta and Cornerstone all tap into Ultimate together with Moxie — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Ezra Theodore keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Poison Decay Line

No Euphoria needed
Poison
Rabies4★
Rabies
DPS Yearning Desire

Plant · Reality DMG · Poison — main Poison carry.

Eternity6★
Eternity
DPS Night After Night

Mineral · Reality DMG · Poison + Bleed + Heal — second Poison source.

Kanjira5★
Kanjira
DPS Your Friendly Exorcist

Plant · Mixed DMG · Ultimate + Poison + Confusion — third Poison stack, no Euphoria required.

Cristallo4★
Cristallo
Debuffer Take the Hard Journey

Mineral · Mixed DMG · Sturdy + Heal — support core, feeds Heal to the team.

Why this team works

Rabies, Eternity and Kanjira all tap into Poison — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Cristallo keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Heal Sturdy Bastion

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Heal Sturdy
Vila6★
Vila
Buffer Dawn Is Coming

Plant · no fixed DMG type · Moxie + Ultimate + Heal + Sturdy — main Heal carry, Euphoria required.

Avgust5★
Avgust
Buffer Your Friendly Exorcist

Plant · Mental DMG · Heal + Sturdy — second Heal source.

ONiON3★
ONiON
DPS Brave New World

Mineral · Reality DMG · Sturdy + Ultimate + Heal — third Sturdy stack.

Barbara5★
Barbara
Survival Melodies Old and New

Spirit · Mental DMG · Shield + Heal — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

Vila, Avgust and ONiON all tap into Heal together with Sturdy — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Barbara keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Shield Riposte Frontline

No Euphoria needed
Shield Riposte
Ms. Moissan4★
Ms. Moissan
DPS In the Shadow

Mineral · Reality DMG · Shield + Riposte — main Shield carry.

Jiu Niangzi6★
Jiu Niangzi
DPS Outside the City

Mineral · Reality DMG · Shield + Riposte — second Shield source.

Tennant5★
Tennant
Survival Off the Scene

Beast · Reality DMG · Shield + Bullet — third Shield stack.

Bette3★
Bette
Survival In the Shadow

Mineral · Reality DMG · Shield + Moxie + Ultimate — frontline survival while Shield builds up.

Why this team works

Ms. Moissan, Jiu Niangzi and Tennant all tap into Shield together with Riposte — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Bette keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Seal Riposte Duo

No Euphoria needed
Debuff Riposte
Bkornblume5★
Bkornblume
Debuffer Going Along Alone

Plant · Reality DMG · Debuff + Moxie — main Debuff carry.

Зима4★
Зима
Buffer Yearning Desire

Plant · Mental DMG · Debuff + Ultimate + Riposte — second Debuff source.

Erick4★
Erick
Debuffer Let's Set Sail

Star · Reality DMG · Crit + Riposte — third Riposte stack.

Loggerhead5★
Loggerhead
Healer Take the Hard Journey

Plant · Mental DMG · Riposte + Heal — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

Bkornblume, Зима and Erick all tap into Debuff together with Riposte — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Loggerhead keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Crit Moxie Recital

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Crit Moxie
Liang Yue6★
Liang Yue
DPS Ready on Call

Star · Reality DMG · Moxie + Crit — main Crit carry.

Desert Flannel5★
Desert Flannel
DPS Her Second Life

Beast · Reality DMG · Crit + Riposte + Moxie — second Crit source.

Buddy Fairchild5★
Buddy Fairchild
DPS Substitutes and Simulacra

Plant · Reality DMG · Moxie + Crit + Ultimate — third Moxie stack.

Name Day5★
Name Day
Buffer Off the Scene

Mineral · Mental DMG · Ultimate + Heal + Riposte — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Bloodtithe Crit Duo

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Bloodtithe Crit
Sentinel6★
Sentinel
Buffer Homecoming Lament

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet + Crit + Bloodtithe — main Bloodtithe carry, no Euphoria required.

Rubuska6★
Rubuska
Healer The Wandering Improviser

Mineral · no fixed DMG type · Heal + Crit + Moxie + Bloodtithe — second Bloodtithe source, no Euphoria required.

Moldir6★
Moldir
Buffer Family Mentor

Beast · Reality DMG · Riposte + Crit + Moxie + Ultimate — third Crit stack.

Kiperina6★
Kiperina
Buffer Aurora After Winter

Star · Mental DMG · Shield + Impromptu + Crit + Cleanse — support core, feeds Crit to the team.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Moxie Daze Skirmish

No Euphoria needed
Moxie Daze
White Rum4★
White Rum
Sub-DPS Her Second Life

Intellect · Reality DMG · Daze + Moxie — main Daze carry.

Leilani3★
Leilani
DPS Yearning Desire

Beast · Reality DMG · Moxie — second Moxie source.

Ms. Radio2★
Ms. Radio
Debuffer Her Second Life

Spirit · Mental DMG · Moxie — third Moxie stack.

Click5★
Click
Sub-DPS His Tail

Spirit · Mental DMG · Moxie — support core, feeds Moxie to the team.

Why this team works

White Rum, Leilani and Ms. Radio all tap into Moxie together with Daze — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Click keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Survival Shield Corps

No Euphoria needed
Shield
Nick Bottom4★
Nick Bottom
Survival Long Night Talk

Beast · Mental DMG · Shield + Moxie — main Shield carry.

Pioneer3★
Pioneer
Survival His Bounden Duty

Spirit · Mental DMG · Shield + Riposte — second Shield source.

Diggers5★
Diggers
Debuffer Yearning Desire

Plant · Mental DMG · Shield — third Shield stack.

Poltergeist4★
Poltergeist
Debuffer His Bounden Duty

Spirit · Mental DMG · Heal + Riposte — team healer, keeps the Heal carries alive.

Why this team works

Nick Bottom, Pioneer and Diggers all tap into Shield — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Poltergeist keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Moxie Heal Relief

No Euphoria needed
Moxie Heal
Darley Clatter3★
Darley Clatter
Buffer Take the Hard Journey

Beast · Mental DMG · Moxie + Heal — main Moxie carry.

La Source3★
La Source
Healer Take the Hard Journey

Plant · Mental DMG · Moxie + Heal — second Heal source, no Euphoria required.

Sputnik3★
Sputnik
Sub-DPS Belt It Out

Star · Mental DMG · Moxie + Riposte — third Moxie stack.

Marcus6★
Marcus
DPS Another Story

Plant · Mental DMG · Moxie — support core, feeds Moxie to the team.

Why this team works

Darley Clatter, La Source and Sputnik all tap into Moxie together with Heal — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Marcus keeps the line-up alive with Heal so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Crit Early Strikers

No Euphoria needed
Crit
Baby Blue5★
Baby Blue
Debuffer Yearning Desire

Star · Mental DMG · Crit — main Crit carry.

Pavia4★
Pavia
DPS A Satisfied Eater

Beast · Mental DMG · Crit — second Crit source.

Bunny Bunny4★
Bunny Bunny
Healer Yearning Desire

Beast · Reality DMG · Crit — third Crit stack.

Charlie5★
Charlie
DPS A Satisfied Eater

Star · Mental DMG · Riposte + Crit — team healer, keeps the Crit carries alive.

Why this team works

Baby Blue, Pavia and Bunny Bunny all tap into Crit — combining it across three kits at once outperforms any single carry doing it alone. Charlie keeps the line-up alive with Shield so that payoff has time to land.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Riposte Moxie Guard

No Euphoria needed
Riposte Moxie
Pickles6★
Pickles
DPS Luxurious Leisure

Mineral · Mental DMG · Riposte + Moxie — main Riposte carry.

Mr. Duncan5★
Mr. Duncan
DPS Substitutes and Simulacra

Beast · Reality DMG · Riposte + Crit + Bullet — second Riposte source.

Desert Flannel5★
Desert Flannel
DPS Her Second Life

Beast · Reality DMG · Crit + Riposte + Moxie — third Moxie stack.

Moldir6★
Moldir
Buffer Family Mentor

Beast · Reality DMG · Riposte + Crit + Moxie + Ultimate — support core, feeds Moxie to the team.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Impromptu Eureka Stack

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Impromptu
Paper Heron6★
Paper Heron
Buffer Wayfarer of the Dao

Plant · Reality DMG · Eureka/Impromptu amplifier — spends Eureka to add hits/DMG% to Impromptu Incantation and scale her Ultimate off banked Eureka, no Euphoria required.

Barcarola6★
Barcarola
DPS Addio Coda

Star · Mental DMG · Impromptu + Moxie — main direct-damage payoff for the shared Impromptu Incantation counter, no Euphoria required.

Aleph6★
Aleph
Mental Cage

Intellect · no fixed DMG type · Impromptu — second Impromptu feed into the shared counter, no Euphoria required.

Kiperina6★
Kiperina
Buffer Aurora After Winter

Star · Mental DMG · Shield + Impromptu + Crit + Cleanse — third Impromptu feed plus the team's only Shield/Cleanse survivability tool, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Rank Up Crit Burst

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Rank Up Crit
Mercuria6★
Mercuria
Buffer One with the Flow

Spirit · Mental DMG · Rank Up + Crit — Ultimate dispels enemy buffs, grants party Crit Rate and 【Rank Up】 to the whole team, Euphoria (E1) required.

Argus6★
Argus
DPS Blasphemer of Night

Plant · Reality DMG · Crit + self-dispel — Ultimate self-buffs +30% Crit Rate/+30% penetration on the same hit, second skill dispels the target's buffs first, Euphoria (E1) required.

Hissabeth6★
Hissabeth
DPS Brave New World

Plant · Mental DMG · Moxie + self-sustaining AoE — 500% board-wide Ultimate fed by her own 【Hiss!】 card engine, Euphoria (E1) required.

Yenisei5★
Yenisei
Support Take the Hard Journey

Star · Sturdy + Heal + Shield + Moxie — keeps the three offense-first kits alive long enough for the Rank Up/Crit burst to land.

Why this team works

Mercuria's Ultimate is the only kit in the roster confirmed to grant 【Rank Up】 to the whole team, and the same cast dispels enemy buffs while stacking party-wide Crit Rate — both feed straight into Argus, whose passive already locks in a guaranteed Crit and whose own second skill dispels the target's buffs independently, so the two dispels rarely whiff. Hissabeth adds a second wide Mental nuke that runs almost entirely off her own card engine, needing nothing from the other three to keep firing. Yenisei keeps all three offense-first kits alive long enough to land their bursts.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Bloodtithe Sacrifice Loop

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Bloodtithe
Nautika6★
Nautika
DPS Embrace the Past

Spirit · Reality DMG · Riposte + self-HP-cost — trades her own Current HP for AoE Reality DMG plus a bonus HP-cost follow-up hit, Euphoria (E1) required.

Semmelweis6★
Semmelweis
Buffer From the Depths

Mineral · Reality DMG · Array + Moxie + team-HP-cost — Ultimate costs all allies 20% Current HP to place 【Blood Domain】, Euphoria (E1) required.

Sentinel6★
Sentinel
Buffer Homecoming Lament

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet + Crit + Bloodtithe — passive converts any ally's HP loss into shared Bloodtithe, then spends it on 【Dread Bullet】 bursts, no Euphoria required.

Rubuska6★
Rubuska
Healer The Wandering Improviser

Mineral · no fixed DMG type · Heal + Crit + Moxie + Bloodtithe — same ally-HP-loss-to-Bloodtithe passive as Sentinel, and her heals offset the HP the other three spend, no Euphoria required.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Extra Action Chain

Meta (needs Euphoria)
Extra Action
Flutterpage6★
Flutterpage
DPS On the Hand of Time

Star · Reality DMG · self-Continuous Action — second Incantation grants herself an actual extra turn (【Continuous Action I】) on landing, no Euphoria required.

376★
37
Sub-DPS Falling for a Sweet Phenomenon

Star · Mixed DMG · Eureka payoff — passive banks Eureka from her own casts and from any ally's extra action, then spends 5 Eureka on a free 【Supplementary Formula】 follow-up, no Euphoria required.

Fatutu6★
Fatutu
Support That Inquisitive Dear

Mineral · Mental DMG · Shield + Dispel — 【Spirit Shell】 stacks plus a mass dispel of Stats Down/Neg Status/Control keep the front line able to keep re-casting, no Euphoria required.

Pickles6★
Pickles
DPS Luxurious Leisure

Mineral · Mental DMG · Riposte + Moxie — Ultimate grants the whole team DMG Dealt +30% for 2 rounds, cashing in on every extra swing Flutterpage and 37 generate, Euphoria (E1) required.

Why this team works

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.

Flex slot — swap in any of these

Team building — quick answers

What is the best team in Reverse: 1999?

There is no single best team — the game rewards matching your damage dealer to the stage. In practice the strongest builds stack one mechanic (Burn, Poison, Crit) from several Arcanists at once, then add one Survival unit so the damage-over-time has time to land. Pick the team above whose damage dealer you already own.

Can I clear the game without Euphoria?

Yes. Every team marked "No Euphoria needed" on this page is fielded entirely by Arcanists whose ranking does not assume an unlocked Euphoria, so a free-to-play account can build it as-is at Insight III.

How many Arcanists does a team need?

Four slots, but only three do the work in most fights: a damage dealer, a support that amplifies them, and a Survival or second support. The fourth slot is a substitute — use it to raise bond, or swap in one of the flex picks listed under each team.

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