Skia Skills, Kit and Awakenings

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Introduction — Skia

Skia is an A-Rank Lakshana Gas Character in Neverness to Everness. Our Skia guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Skia's best builds, including skills, potentials, weapons, gear, team compositions and more. To learn more about Skia, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Skia or their team compositions guide.

Skia's Stats

More information about Skia's stats will be added as we learn more about Skia.

Skia's Skills

Arresting Art
Basic Attack

Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks using steady martial arts techniques, dealing Lakshana DMG.
Splits 1 Fang Thrust from his shadow to pursue each target hit. Locks each target with up to 3 Fang Thrusts simultaneously.

Territory Control
Basic Attack

Strikes in the air and plunges, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area upon impact. Increases DMG based on fall height, up to 200%.

Fang Thrust
Basic Attack

Splitting from Skia's shadow, these shattered shadows resemble the fangs of a giant beast. They automatically track and attach to targets, disappearing after dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG.

Pen to Paper
Critical Riposte

Triggers when using Arresting Art after a Critical Dodge. Strikes enemies with ink-splash shadows, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area and reducing Break.

Shadow Hound Chase
Skill

A workflow designed for pursuit. Enters the Tailed state, leaps into own shadow, and deals 6 instances of Lakshana DMG to an area. Splits 3 Fang Thrusts from shadow for each target hit, then enters Shadow Hound Gnaw mode.

Tailed
Prevents Fang Thrusts from disappearing after dealing damage to targets during the state.

Shadow Hound Gnaw
Allows movement on ground or wall surfaces, similar to Shadow Hound mode.
Remains undetected when approaching enemy targets.
Grants immunity to certain attacks, but cancels the mode when hit by ground damage.
Triggers additional attacks from Fang Thrusts whenever touching an enemy already marked by them.
Press Basic Attack or switch characters to exit this mode during its duration.
Moves forward at the edge of a high place to end this mode.
Deals 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area upon exiting the mode.

The Pack
Ultimate

A workflow designed for Suppression. Throws a spinning lighter, causing his shadow to spread across the ground in all directions, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area.
Converges multiple shadows on a single location like well-trained canines, dealing 3 instances of Lakshana DMG to an area.
Increases Fang Thrust's damage after casting The Pack (including collision damage in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode) and inflicts a control effect on targets with each attack.

Arrest Warrant
Support Skill

The relentless shadows cannot be shaken off. Commands the shadow like a police canine to bite the target, dealing 1 instance of Lakshana DMG to an area.

Suppression
Support Skill

Remora Enhancement: Inflicts an additional Remora on a target when Fang Thrust locks onto them in Remora state.

Apprehension
Support Skill

Increases Fang Thrust damage by 10% for 15s after casting The Pack, including collision damage in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode.

Skia's Life Skills

Middle Manager
Life Skills

Lv.1 - Skia increases traffic by 18.
Lv.2 - Skia reduces ingredient consumption rate by 1%.
Lv.3 - In Owner's Selection, customer patience is boosted by 50%.
Lv.4 - Skia reduces ingredient consumption rate by 1%.
Lv.5 - Skia increases traffic by 27.

Skia's Awakenings

These are simply listed in order of appearance inside the game. You can pick any one of these when you acquire dupes, and can freely switch between them at any time.

Process of Elimination
A1

Increses the auto-attack DMG Ratio for Fang Thrust by 60%.

Law and Order
A2

Increases Skia's Crit Chance by 10% and Resistance to Interruptions by 50% for 15s after casting Shadow Hound Chase.

Solution
A3

Skia's damage to targets locked by Fang Thrust is increased by 4%.
If only one target is locked onto by Fang Thrust on the field, Skia's damage to it is further increased by 4%.

Resolution
A4

Extends the duration of Tailed to 12s. Increases Attachment DMG by 2% per second a target is attached, up to 40%.

Social Contract
A5

Increases the target's mass by 50 and reduces its Movement Speed by 20% for each Fang Thrust locked onto it.

Unbothered Appearance
A6

Increases the Extra DMG Ratio of Fang Thrust by 20% while in Shadow Hound Gnaw mode when touching an enemy locked onto by Fang Thrust.

Skia's Resonances

Cubical Survival Manual
3 Awakenings

Increases the skill level of Arresting Art, Shadow Hound Chase, and The Pack by 1.

Employee of the Month
6 Awakenings

Reduces the locked-on target's Lakshana RES by 2% per Fang Thrust, up to 6%.

Skia Voice Actors

More information about Skia's VAs will be added soon!

Skia Guide & Best Builds

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This guide has been written by I'nanghal Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu). He is a Crafting & Gathering theorycrafter, mentor for The Balance and also a guide maker for Teamcraft alongside Icy Veins. He also managed to obtain 10 top 12's on the leaderboard during the Ishgard Restoration rankings.

Changelog

  • 24 Mar. 2026: Initial guide for Skia added.
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