Skia Guide and Best Builds

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Last updated on Sep 28, 2026 at 18:08 by ChAkira

Skia Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Skia build guide for Neverness to Everness. Skia is an A-Rank Gas Character available in Neverness to Everness who utilises the Lakshana element.

In our Skia guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to get the most out of him, from building the best gear and weapons, to important skill priorities and combos.

Skia's Best Arcs

Good Boy's Grand Adventure (M1) 111%
ATK - 570
CRIT Rate - 24%

Cursed Blade - Soulbound

Increases Crit Rate by X.
Grants the wearer a X Crit DMG bonus for Xs when they deal Incantation DMG. Stacks up to 7 times, with no more than 1 stack gained every 0.3s. Resets the duration when triggered again.
Ravenous Blade is a great CRIT Rate Arc for Skia. With its extremely high CRIT Rate, provided Skia is on a team capable of triggering Stain or Remora, it is very easy to reach 100% CRIT Rate in fights. Unfortunately, as Skia is not an Incantation Esper, he can not use the increased CRIT DMG in the second half of the Arc Effect, but it is still a great choice.
Good Boy's Grand Adventure (M1) 101%
ATK - 474
ATK - 45%

Morphix

Increases Charge Efficiency by X.
Increases Team ATK by X for Xs after the wearer casts an Ultimate. Increases Team ATK by an additional X if enemies are controlled by the Ultimate. Effects with the same name do not stack.
Good Boy's Grand Adventure is a fantastic Arc choice for Skia, providing a significant amount of Ultimate charge efficiency, as well as increasing team ATK by a fair amount for the next 20 seconds after he uses his Ultimate. This effect is further enhanced by the control effect that his Ultimate causes. Combined with the attack multipliers from his console, this ends up being a very potent Arc.
Watch Your Heads! (M5) 100%
ATK - 475
CRIT DMG - 40%

Ghostly Kite

Increases ATK by X and Lakshana DMG to targets affected by Remora and Stain by X for Xs after the wearer casts a Redirect Skill. Effect does not stack.
Watch Your Heads! is a great A rank Arc for Skia. It gives a nice amount of Crit DMG, as well as increasing both ATK and Lakshana DMG DMG to targets affected by Remora and Stain. This synergizes well with his Suppression support skill, which inflicts an additional Remora onto a target whenever Fang Thrust hits an enemy affected by Remora. When using Street Boxer, his critical rate is also increased, with the bonus getting doubled after the team has triggered Remora or Stain.

Best Console Setups for Skia

Skia's console bonus is a 10% ATK bonus for every type III Module.

Street Boxer
Street Boxer cartridge icon+2-cell horizontal shape3-cell horizontal shapeL-shape (variant 3)Z-shape (horizontal)
2-piece: Epic (2): Lakshana DMG +10%.
4-piece: Legendary (4): Increases Crit Chance by 14%. After the team triggers Remora or Stain, increases Crit Chance by an extra 14% for 20s.
Street Boxer is the best Cartridge for Skia. It provides an increase to his Lakshana DMG and also increases his CRIT rate, with a doubled effect for 20 seconds after the team has inflicted Remora or Stain. Additionally, the qualifying modules for this set include two Type III Modules, and you will be able to place two more, for a total of 40% increased Lakshana DMG. Below is a full 4-piece setup for Skia.
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Skia Module Bonus

+40% ATK (4 x Type III equipped)

Street Boxer
Street Boxer cartridge icon+2-cell horizontal shape3-cell horizontal shapeL-shape (variant 3)Z-shape (horizontal)
Qualifying Modules: 4
2-piece: Epic (2): Lakshana DMG +10%.
4-piece: Legendary (4): Increases Crit Chance by 14%. After the team triggers Remora or Stain, increases Crit Chance by an extra 14% for 20s.

Skia's Stat Priority

Cartridge Mainstat Priority: CRIT Damage = CRIT Rate > ATK% > Lakshana DMG
Substat Priority: CRIT Damage = CRIT Rate > ATK% > Universal Damage > ATK+

Skia is an attack esper scaling well off of CRIT and ATK stats. CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG should be his first priority especially if you are using the Arc Good Boy's Grand Adventure, which has no built-in CRIT stats. When using the Ravenous Blade Arc, it is recommend that you get the CRIT Rate from substats while running CRIT DMG as the mainstat.

Skia's Skill Priority

Ultimate = Passive Skills > Skill = Basic Attack > Support Skill

His Ultimate should be his first priority as it provides his main source of damage. Unlocking the passive skills is also very important, as they greatly help his Ultimate damage and his Remora generation in teams with a Cosmos Esper. Following that, his Skill and Basic Attack are of equal priority as they both provide solid damage and Fang Thrust generation.

Skia's Awakening Priority

If you have one or multiple copies of a character, you will be able to select Awakenings of your choosing. The following is a recommendation for Skia's Awakening unlock order. Remember that you can switch them at any time to try out different ones, or tailor your choices for a specific fight or situation.

Awakening Unlock Order Explanation
Unbothered Appearance
(A6)
The first recommended Awakening for Skia is his A6. This will make his Fang Thrusts, which are his main gimmick, stronger.
Resolution
(A4)
This Awakening doubles the duration of the Tailed debuff, allowing you to benefit from the maximum stack damage bonuses for longer, before they disappear from enemies. Against tougher enemies, this could end up becoming his best Awakening.
Process of Elimination
(A1)
The third recommended Awakening is his A1. This increases the auto-attack DMG ratio of Fang Thrust by a significant amount, which is a main part of his gameplay.
Social Contract
(A5)
His A5 is another good option which increases a target's mass by 50, which lets certain abilities do more damage to airborne targets. The additional slow also works great with the double-stack application of Remora, which also slows down enemies.
Law and Order
(A2)
This Awakening simply increases his CRIT Chance and resistance to interruptions for 15 seconds after using his skill. Perfect to get the maximum benefit out of the Tailed state, that now lasts 12 seconds thanks to his A4.
Solution
(A3)
The last Awakening is his A3. The most attractive part of this is the doubled bonus on single targets, which will improve boss damage, but the numbers seem a little low relative to all the other Awakenings.

How to Play Skia

Skia is a Main-DPS focused on attaching his unique Fang Thrust on enemies while using his different attacks.

His Basic Attacks and his Redirect Skill both apply Fang Thrust to enemies, which after a short period of time deals damage and disappears. His Ultimate, in addition to its own damage, also buffs the damage of Fang Thrust for a short time after its use.

When Skia uses his Redirect Skill, it applies Fang Thrust on up to 3 enemies and puts Skia into a Tailed state, preventing Fang Thrusts from disappearing for its duration, even after dealing damage. In addition, he enters Shadow Hound Gnaw going into his shadow and allowing him to deal damage to enemies with Fang Thrust attached by touching them. This mode also grants him immunity to some types of enemy attacks.

An important note is that, while in this state, you can not use dodge to avoid attacks that would still hit you.

Skia's rotation is very straightforward, you want to use his basic attack to apply Fang Thrust and deal damage. When it is available, you should use his Redirect Skill to apply Fang Thrust and enter the Gnaw State to then move around and deal that contact damage to the enemies. If his Ultimate is ready, this should always be used before his Skill so that he has that damage buff that the ultimate provides.

Skia's Best Teams

To learn all about Skia's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Skia team page below:

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This guide is written by Written by ChAkira, an avid gamer having spent countless hours playing colony and factory simulator games, as well as having a love for gacha games. He particularly enjoys team building and clearing endgame content.

Changelog

  • 28 Sep. 2026: Reviewed for version 1.4
  • 24 Sep. 2026: Updated with detailed playstyle
  • 08 Sep. 2026: Reviewed for Linko release
  • 16 Aug. 2026: Reviewed for Version 1.3
  • 04 Aug. 2026: Updated with Arc Calculations.
  • 28 Jul. 2026: Updated for Iroi release
  • 07 Jul. 2026: Reviewed for Version 1.2
  • 24 Jun. 2026: updated for Chaos release.
  • 08 Jun. 2026: Updated for version 1.1
  • 28 Apr. 2026: Added skill, stat, and Awakening priorities.
  • 27 Apr. 2026: Added build info for Skia.
  • 24 Mar. 2026: Initial guide for Skia added.
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