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.

Teams featuring Lopera

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Team type

Afflatus

Playstyle

Beast Burn Engine

No Euphoria needed

Burn

6★

Brume DPS

Luxurious Leisure

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

6★

Lopera DPS

Substitutes and Simulacra

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

6★

Lorentz Butterfly DPS

Singleness of Heart

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

5★

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

Ulu

Moldir

Burn/Crit Overload

Meta (needs Euphoria)

Burn Crit

6★

Isolde Debuffer

Blasphemer of Night

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

6★

J Sub-DPS

Knock on the Door

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

6★

Spathodea DPS

Tomorrow Also

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

5★

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

Lopera

Brume

Bullet Barrage

Meta (needs Euphoria)

Bullet Crit

6★

Lopera DPS

The Third Commitment

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

4★

Mondlicht Sub-DPS

Yearning Desire

Mineral · Reality DMG · Bullet — second Bullet source.

6★

Igor DPS

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

6★

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

Mr. Duncan

Tennant

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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Reverse: 1999 Best Teams

Beast Burn Engine

Burn/Crit Overload

Bullet Barrage

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