Mimicry Armor
Arete can only use White Signal Orbs. Basic Attacks in Forest Guard Mimic and Nessos Mimic only generate White Signal Orbs.
- When Arete is in Forest Guard Mimic or Nessos Mimic, tap Red Orb to switch to Crusher Module or press and hold Red Orb to directly cast the 2nd hit and switch to Crusher Module; tap Yellow Orb to switch to Breacher Module or press and hold Yellow Orb to directly cast the 2nd hit and switch to Breacher Module; tap Blue Orb to switch to Piercer Module or press and hold Blue Orb to directly cast the 2nd hit and switch to Piercer Module.
- When Arete is in Forest Guard Mimic, pinging White Signal Orbs grants up to 60 Light Links, and consuming Light Links grants up to 2 Grayscale Links.
- When Arete switches to Nessos Mimic, consuming Grayscale Link grants up to 60 Overridden Blessing.
- When Arete is in Nessos Mimic, has Super Armor for the whole duration.
- When switching forms, unconsumed Light Link, Overridden Blessing, and White Signal Orbs are retained.
Dark Imbue
When Arete deals DMG in Nessos Mimic, she also weakens the enemy.
- Applies Chain Fusion that reduces the enemy's Dark Resistance by 25% for 2s.
Potential Energy Unit
When Arete is in Nessos Mimic, Signature Energy can only be gained by consuming Overridden Blessing.
- Each 1 Overridden Blessing consumed increases Signature - Omniversal Step's Base DMG by 0.75%, up to 45%. This effect resets after she casts Signature Move.
Momentum Execution
When the team carries Ultima Slash effect, Arete gains 5 Sharp Reserve per 2 Light Links consumed in Forest Guard Mimic, and triggers Ultima Slash per 6 Overridden Blessing consumed in Nessos Mimic.
Twin Rotation: Tap/Press and Hold Morph Orb
When Arete switches to Nessos Mimic, every 1 Grayscale Link held grants 30 Overridden Blessing and removes both current Grayscale Links. Switching forms when having 2 Grayscale Links triggers active Matrix.
- When switching to Nessos Mimic with 1/2 Grayscale Links held, deals 5000%/10000% Dark DMG. When the team carries Ultima Slash effect, deals 2400%/4800% Ultima Slash DMG instead.
- During the first form switch in each battle, the camera focuses on Arete triggering the Ephemeral Flash animation. Subsequently, press and hold Morph Orb to trigger the Ephemeral Flash animation; tap Morph Orb to trigger the Shadow Reversion animation. Modules can be switched during form switch animations.
- When having 2 Grayscale Links and triggering Shadow Reversion animation for quick switch to Nessos Mimic, triggers Time Lag Calculation. When having 2 Grayscale Links for the first time in the battle and triggering Ephemeral Flash animation for quick switch to Nessos Mimic, triggers Time Lag Calculation.
- When having 2 same-colored Grayscale Links, can consume 30 Signature Energy to gain Sin Engraving that increases Dark DMG by 20%. Sin Engraving is removed after casting Signature - Omniversal Step or exiting Nessos Mimic. When the team carries Ultima Slash effect, Sin Engraving increases Ultima Slash DMG by 20% instead.
- When the team carries Ultima Slash effect, switching forms without Grayscale Link allows consuming 5 Signature Energy to deal 200% Ultima Slash DMG. On hit, can trigger Ultima Slash. When having 2 same-colored Grayscale Links and switching to Nessos Mimic, gains Field Mark. Field Mark is removed after casting Signature - Omniversal Step or exiting Nessos Mimic.
Chaotic Protocol: Forest Guard Mimic + Tap Special Orb
When Arete is in Forest Guard Mimic, the combo sequences of Crusher Module, Breacher Module, and Piercer Module are changed.
Amalgam Dodge
When Arete is in Forest Guard Mimic or Nessos Mimic, Dodge prioritizes consuming Amalgam Dodge Gauge. Amalgam Dodge Gauge naturally regenerates while in Forest Guard Mimic or Nessos Mimic, and consuming Overridden Blessing grants a large amount of Amalgam Dodge Gauge.
- When Amalgam Dodge Gauge reaches maximum, taking DMG during skills consumes all Amalgam Dodge Gauge to negate that instance of DMG and grants Super Armor and 100% DMG Reduction for 1s.
Effect: Ultima Slash
Certain skills build up Sharp Reserve. Sharp Reserve can be passed on to the next character affected by Ultima Slash effect, up to 999 points.
- When Sharp Reserve reaches 100 points, the next skill with Ultima Slash effect that hits an enemy will consume 100 points of Sharp Reserve to trigger a Ultima Slash, dealing 400% Ultima Slash DMG.
- Gains 1 point of Truewill each time it triggers, up to 90 points.