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 Poltergeist

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Team type

Afflatus

Playstyle

Shield Riposte Frontline

No Euphoria needed

Shield Riposte

4★

Ms. Moissan DPS

In the Shadow

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

6★

Jiu Niangzi DPS

Outside the City

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

5★

Tennant Survival

Off the Scene

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

3★

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

Diggers

Poltergeist

Seal Riposte Duo

No Euphoria needed

Debuff Riposte

5★

Bkornblume Debuffer

Going Along Alone

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

4★

Зима Buffer

Yearning Desire

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

4★

Erick Debuffer

Let's Set Sail

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

5★

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

Horropedia

Poltergeist

Survival Shield Corps

No Euphoria needed

Shield

4★

Nick Bottom Survival

Long Night Talk

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

3★

Pioneer Survival

His Bounden Duty

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

5★

Diggers Debuffer

Yearning Desire

Plant · Mental DMG · Shield — third Shield stack.

4★

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

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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

Shield Riposte Frontline

Seal Riposte Duo

Survival Shield Corps

Team building — quick answers

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How many Arcanists does a team need?

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