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Portrait of Nefer

★★★★★DendroCatalyst

Nefer

Secret Beneath the Sands

The remarkably resourceful owner of the Curatorium of Secrets.

Region
Nod-Krai
Released
Version 6.1
GenGuru tier
SS DPS

Overview

  • On-field Lunar-Bloom damage dealer
  • Moonsign enabler

Nefer is a Dendro catalyst who turns Bloom into Lunar-Bloom and then deals that damage herself. Her Elemental Skill puts her into the Shadow Dance state. While she has Verdant Dew, which the party builds by triggering Lunar-Bloom, her Charged Attack becomes Phantasm Performance: a Stamina-free attack that deals large Lunar-Bloom damage. With the party at Ascendant Gleam, her skill also turns Dendro Cores into Seeds of Deceit, and absorbing those with her Charged Attacks gives Veil of Falsehood stacks that raise her Elemental Mastery and power up her burst.

Lunar-Bloom damage scales mainly with Elemental Mastery and can land critical hits, so use Elemental Mastery on the sands and goblet and crits on the circlet, then chase crit and Elemental Mastery substats. She also raises the party's Moonsign by one level, so pairing her with one more Moonsign character reaches Ascendant Gleam and unlocks the strongest parts of her kit.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

  1. Reliquary of Truth ★★★★★

    Her signature catalyst. CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, Elemental Mastery after her skill and more CRIT DMG after Lunar-Bloom hits, with both bonuses growing when active together.

  2. Nightweaver's Looking Glass ★★★★★

    A large Elemental Mastery stat, and with both of its effects active it raises the whole party's Lunar-Bloom damage.

  3. A Thousand Floating Dreams ★★★★★

    Elemental Mastery stat and more Elemental Mastery from same-element teammates, plus a little for the rest of the party.

  4. Blackmarrow Lantern ★★★★

    The best 4-star choice. Elemental Mastery plus a direct Lunar-Bloom damage bonus that grows at Ascendant Gleam.

  5. Sacrificial Fragments ★★★★

    A 4-star with a high Elemental Mastery stat. The passive matters little, but the stat alone makes it a fair budget pick.

Artifact sets

  1. Night of the Sky's Unveiling 4-piece

    The best set. She stays on the field, so she keeps its CRIT Rate bonus up, and it also raises the party's Lunar reaction damage.

  2. Night of the Sky's Unveiling + Gilded Dreams 2-piece each

    Two Elemental Mastery two-pieces. A good stopgap while you farm four matching pieces with crit substats.

Main stats and substats

Sands
Elemental Mastery
Goblet
Elemental Mastery
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG or Elemental Mastery
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Skill Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights
  2. Elemental Burst Sacred Vow: True Eye's Phantasm
  3. Normal Attack Striking Serpent

Teams

  • Lunar-Bloom with Columbina

    Columbina supplies Hydro and a second Moonsign character. Lauma and Nahida add off-field Dendro and support, keeping Lunar-Bloom going for her Verdant Dew.

  • Nod-Krai Lunar-Bloom

    Swaps Nahida for Jahoda, who heals and adds to the party's Moonsign.

  • Lunar-Bloom with Aino

    Aino brings Hydro and Moonsign as a 4-star, Lauma supports Lunar-Bloom, and Yaoyao heals and adds more Dendro.

Tips

  • Cast her skill first, then let teammates trigger Lunar-Bloom to fill her Verdant Dew before you start Phantasm Performance.
  • At Ascendant Gleam, use Charged Attacks to absorb Seeds of Deceit. Three Veil of Falsehood stacks raise her Elemental Mastery, and her burst consumes the stacks for extra damage.
  • Keep at least one other Moonsign character in the team. Without Ascendant Gleam she loses the Seeds of Deceit and the Elemental Mastery bonus that comes with them.
  • Her passive gives more Verdant Dew for Elemental Mastery above 500, so keep adding Elemental Mastery even after her crit ratio looks balanced.

Other character guides recommend Nefer as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
12704
Base ATK
344
Base DEF
799
CRIT DMG
88.4%

Talents

Normal Attack Striking Serpent
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 kicks that deal Dendro DMG with the ferocity and grace of a striking serpent. Charged Attack Nefer enters the Slither state, consuming Stamina to move rapidly forward for up to 2.5s. When the skill button is released, the duration ends, or Stamina runs out, Nefer will exit the Slither state and consume a certain amount of additional Stamina to deal Dendro DMG to opponents. When in the **Shadow Dance** state, additional Stamina consumption is decreased. Additionally, unleashing the Elemental Skill **Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights** or sprinting while Nefer is in the Slither state will not cause her to exit the state. Plunging Attack Calling upon the might of Dendro, Nefer plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path and dealing AoE Dendro DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights
A dance that dissolved dynasties, as chilling as a winter's night on the great sea of sand, yet lingering with the tenderness of moonlit gauze. Nefer charges forward, dealing AoE Dendro DMG and entering the **Shadow Dance** state. While in the Shadow Dance state, if you have at least 1 **Verdant Dew**, Nefer's Charged Attacks will be replaced with the special Charged Attack **Phantasm Performance**, which will not consume Stamina. When in the Shadow Dance state, Nefer's resistance to interruption is increased. Two initial charges.
Elemental Burst Sacred Vow: True Eye's Phantasm
Grant "revelation" to the mysteries of the false through Thoth's true sight, dealing AoE Dendro DMG to opponents ahead. When unleashed, Nefer will consume all **Veils of Falsehood** to increase the DMG dealt by the current Elemental Burst.
Passive talent A Wager of Moonlight
Nefer will be granted the corresponding buff effects based on the party's Moonsign. Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam: When she unleashes her Elemental Skill **Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights**, any Dendro Cores on the field will be converted to Seeds of Deceit, and any Lunar-Bloom reactions triggered by nearby characters in the following 15s that would create Dendro Cores or Bountiful Cores will instead create Seeds of Deceit. Seeds of Deceit cannot trigger Hyperbloom or Burgeon reactions and will not burst. When Nefer unleashes a Charged Attack or **Phantasm Performance**, she can absorb Seeds of Deceit within a certain range, gaining 1 stack of **Veil of Falsehood** for every seed absorbed. When this effect reaches 3 stacks, or when the third stack's duration is refreshed, Nefer's Elemental Mastery will be increased by 100 for 8s.
Passive talent Daughter of the Dust and Sand
When Nefer is in the **Shadow Dance** state, for 5s after a party member triggers a Lunar-Bloom reaction, Nefer's **Slither** state will provide additional **Verdant Dew**. Every 100 points of Nefer's Elemental Mastery beyond 500 will strengthen this additional provision effect by 10%. The maximum increase that can be achieved this way is 50%.
Passive talent Moonsign Benediction: Dusklit Eaves
When a party member triggers a Bloom reaction, it will be converted into the Lunar-Bloom reaction, with every point of Elemental Mastery that Nefer has increasing Lunar-Bloom's Base DMG by 0.0175%, up to a maximum of 14%. Additionally, when Nefer is in the party, the party's Moonsign will increase by 1 level.
Passive talent Conspiracy of the Golden Vault
Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Nod-Krai Expedition for 20 hours.

Constellations

C1 Planning Breeds Success
The Base DMG for Lunar-Bloom reactions caused by Nefer's **Phantasm Performance** is increased by 60% of her Elemental Mastery. This effect is also boosted by **Veil of Falsehood**.
C2 Observation Feeds Strategy
Enhances the effects of the Ascension Talent **A Wager of Moonlight**: Extends **Veil of Falsehood**'s duration by 5s, and increases its stack limit to 5, as well as causing **Phantasm Performance** to deal up to 140% of its original DMG. When Nefer unleashes her Elemental Skill **Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights**, she will instantly gain 2 stacks of Veil of Falsehood. Additionally, when Veil of Falsehood reaches 5 stacks, or when the fifth stack's duration is refreshed, Nefer's Elemental Mastery will be increased by 200 for 8s instead. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "A Wager of Moonlight."
C3 Deceit Cloaks the Truth
Increases the Level of **Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Delusion Ensnares Reason
When Nefer is on the field and in the **Shadow Dance** state, you will gain Verdant Dew 25% faster. Additionally, while Nefer is in the Shadow Dance state, nearby opponents will have their Dendro RES decreased by 20%. When Nefer exits the Shadow Dance state or after she strays a certain distance away from the opponents, this effect will be removed after 4.5s.
C5 Opportunity Hides in the Margins
Increases the Level of **Sacred Vow: True Eye's Phantasm** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Victory Flows from the Turning of Tides
When Nefer unleashes **Phantasm Performance**, the second stage of DMG dealt by herself will be converted to deal AoE Dendro DMG equal to 85% of her Elemental Mastery. Additionally, when the attacks from Phantasm Performance end, an extra instance of AoE Dendro DMG equal to 120% of Nefer's Elemental Mastery will be dealt. All of the aforementioned DMG is considered Lunar-Bloom DMG dealt by Phantasm Performance. Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam Nefer's Lunar-Bloom DMG is **elevated** by 15%.