Skia Skills, Kit and Awakenings
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 his best builds, including skills, Awakenings, weapons, gear, team compositions, and more. To learn more about Skia, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for him or his team compositions guide.
Skia's Strengths & Weaknesses
Good damage with Fang Thrusts.
Strong Suppression with ultimate able to knock down minor enemies hit.
able to generate more Remora helping keep the effect on enemies.
weaker damage than alternative DPS options.
Lack of good personal damage Arc options.
Skia's Character Upgrade Materials
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Skia's Skill Upgrade Materials
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| Base Attack Redirect Skill Ultimate Support Skill |
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Skia's Skills
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.
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 100%.
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.
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.
Skill Multipliers
1st Instance Ratio: 60.8%
2nd Instance Ratio: 7.4%*2+37.8%
3rd Instance Ratio: 64.2%+91.8%
4th Instance Ratio: 78.2%
5th Instance Ratio: 58.8%+110.7%
Plunge DMG Ratio: 199.9%
Fang Thrust DMG Ratio: 20%
Cycle Energy: 36
Critical Riposte Ratio: 415.8%
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.
Skill Multipliers
Quad Strike DMG Ratio: 60% *4
Dive DMG Ratio: 9.2%+50.8%
Tailed Duration: 6s
Fang Thrust Extra DMG Ratio: 109.9%
Fang Thrust Extra DMG Interval: 0.35s
Shadow Hound Gnaw Duration: 5s
Shadow Hound Gnaw Outro DMG Ratio: 100%
Cycle Energy: 9
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.
Skill Multipliers
Spread DMG Ratio: 580.1%
Converge DMG Ratio: 139.7%*3
Fang Thrust DMG Up: 10%
DMG Increase Duration: 15s
Fang Thrust Control Duration: 0.75s
Skill Multipliers
DMG Ratio: 399.8%
Skia's 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.
Increses the auto-attack DMG Ratio for Fang Thrust by 60%.
Increases Skia's Crit Chance by 10% and Resistance to Interruptions by 50% for 15s after casting Shadow Hound Chase.
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%.
Extends the duration of Tailed to 12s. Increases Attachment DMG by 2% per second a target is attached, up to 40%.
Increases the target's mass by 50 and reduces its Movement Speed by 20% for each Fang Thrust locked onto it.
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
Increases the skill level of Arresting Art, Shadow Hound Chase, and The Pack by 1.
Reduces the locked-on target's Lakshana Resistance by 2% per Fang Thrust, up to 6%.
Skia Voice Actors
Skia Guide & Best Builds
To learn all about Skia's best weapons, gear and builds, check our dedicated Skia build guide below:
Changelog
- 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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