Willow
Willow 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.
Data updated: 2026-07-11
Willow — Review & Analysis
Willow is a Plant-Afflatus 6★ single-target Mental DPS built around a Poisoned → Hag's Bane conversion loop. Her first incantation turns the target's existing Poisoned stacks into Hag's Bane, while her second consumes Poisoned to resolve (detonate) Hag's Bane repeatedly without shortening its duration — making her a burst-detonation engine for a poison lineup. Her ultimate is a self-incantation that enters the Ancient Ritual state to buff herself, cementing her as a specialist sub-DPS/DoT finisher against a single target.
- High single-target Mental DMG (scaling up with skill level), further multiplied by a conversion–detonation loop that squeezes extra value out of the team's existing poison.
- Skill 2 resolves Hag's Bane WITHOUT reducing its remaining rounds, enabling repeated detonation and sustained single-target burst.
- Plant Afflatus counters Star (+30% DMG to Star enemies); solid Tier-S reliability.
- Fully dependent on the target already being Poisoned — she needs a poison-applier ally, ramps up slowly and is weak solo.
- Single-target only, poor against multiple enemies/AoE; as a Plant unit she is countered by Beast enemies (takes +30% DMG).
Prioritize leveling both incantations: Skill 1 to seed enough Hag's Bane on the target, and Skill 2 as the main detonation damage — that's her damage core, so raise it first. The ultimate provides the self-buff Ancient Ritual state. For Psychube, pick one oriented toward ATK / crit / single-target DMG amplification to maximize each resolution; pair her with a poison support that keeps the target Poisoned.
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 | 1,700 | 2,581 | 4,326 | 6,450 | 7,588 |
| ATK | 222 | 337 | 564 | 840 | 988 |
| Reality DEF | 136 | 206 | 345 | 514 | 605 |
| Mental DEF | 136 | 206 | 345 | 514 | 605 |
| Crit Rate | 10.9% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 15.2% |
| Crit DMG | 146.4% | 146.4% | 148.5% | 150.6% | 152.8% |
Willow — Skills & Incantations
The Crone's Counsel
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 175% Mental DMG; if the target hit already has an instance of 【Poison】, convert 1 instance of 【Poison】 into 1 stack of 【Hag's Bane】 that lasts 2 rounds; up to 5 instances of Poison can be converted by this effect.”
Witch's "Gratitude"
Incantation “Insight II: 1-target attack. Deals 175% Mental DMG; if the target hit already has both an instance of 【Poison】 and the 【Hag's Bane】 status, consume up to 4 instances of 【Poison】, each instance of 【Poison】 resolves the 【Hag's Bane】 status on the target once, and the remaining rounds of Hag's Bane do not decrease when resolved this way.”
In Fire, In Shadow
Ultimate “Insight II: Self channel. Enters the 【Ancient Ritual】 status.”
Skill Quotes
“May you be the embodiment of elegance and beauty.”
“May you be the embodiment of elegance and beauty. May you be cherished by the stars.”
“May you be the embodiment of elegance and beauty. May you be cherished by the stars. May you avoid a fate like mine.”
“It's just a little cold.”
“It's just a little cold, bestowed by the witch.”
“It's just a little cold, bestowed by the witch. May your suffering come to an end soon.”
“She now has the one spectator that truly matters; no other witness is necessary.”
Insight Materials
Insight 1
Insight 2
Insight 3
Resonance Materials
All 14 Resonance levels
Euphoria
Branch 1
[Hag's Bane] New Effects: [Poison] DMG Taken +5% (stackable); when exceeding stack limit, stacks with fewer rounds left are removed first.
[Ancient Ritual] New Effects: At the end of the round, for every 2 stacks of [Hag's Bane] on the enemy with the most [Hag's Bane] stacks, Willow gains Moxie +1.
[Hag's Bane] deals an additional (original Genesis DMG x100%) Genesis DMG.
Recommended Psychubes
Where to Get
Teams with Willow
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.
Teams →
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.
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