A IMG Fire

Midnight Absinthe

Natasha Cioara

TierC
RolesSupport
Release5.2

Midnight Absinthe is Natasha "Raven" Cioara's A-rank Fire bow user and the very first IMG-type battlesuit (v5.2). Her Ultimate covers the battlefield in smoke that makes enemies take more Fire DMG and explodes when teammates hit them, while her gear hands the team large Fire DMG buffs from the bench. She was once a key Fire support, but she is not protected by an Astral Ring and has been replaced by Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo! and Chrono Navi, so today she is only worth raising for the Elysian Realm and collection rewards.

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Midnight Absinthe

Fire support

Weapons

Obscuring Wing BiS
A
Best in slot (BBS and Marisa Impact): +20% team Fire DMG and bonus Fire hits for every teammate after its aimed shot. In the Exchange House since v8.2.
Midnight Absinthe's signature Fire bow: +25% Total DMG for the wielder and +20% team Fire DMG, and its aimed shot gives every teammate charges of bonus Fire DMG.
Call of Crescent
A
BBS alternative: its aimed shot turns into Fire DMG on her.
Generic bow whose aimed shot adapts to the wielder's damage type (Fire > Ice > Lightning > Physical): +15% Total DMG and lightning orbs on hit.
Cerulean Flare
A
Utility pick: weak-spot hits drop SP packs for the team.
Budget support bow: +6% team Total DMG, 30 SP on entry (CD: 60s), and weak-spot hits drop an SP pack that restores 15 SP to the team.
Light String
BBS transitional placeholder.
Basic bow: an aimed shot that deals Physical DMG and explodes when it hits a weak spot.

Stigmata

Poem of Raven T Top
Poem of Raven M Middle
Poem of Raven B Bottom
Aslaug (T/M/B), her signature set: team Total DMG, Elemental DMG taken on marked enemies and +30% team Fire DMG while she is on standby. In the Exchange House since v8.2.
Set effects
2pAslaug set. Total DMG +15% and team Total DMG +12%; enemies in Feathered state take 30% more Elemental DMG.
3pCharged ATK hits give +20% Total DMG for 15s; while the wearer is on standby, the team deals 30% more Fire DMG.
Critic T Top
Critic M Middle
Isaac Newton B Bottom
Jin Shengtan T/M + Isaac Newton B: the BBS budget option; the Blue Phoenix field boosts the team's Elemental DMG.
Set effects
2pJin Shengtan set. Attacks create a Blue Phoenix field (6s, CD: 9s): allies inside deal 30% more Elemental DMG and enemies inside take 10% more Elemental DMG.
3pThe field lasts 3s longer and protects allies against Ice; weak hits no longer interrupt the wearer.
2pLaws of Motion set. Total DMG +10%; Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs have a 10% chance to slow, impair or weaken enemies for 10s, or to inflict 3 Trauma (CD: 2s).
3pEvery second, Basic ATKs (Combo and Charged ATKs included) gain a 20% Total DMG Multiplier (5 stacks max); attacking consumes the buff and starts a 7s cooldown.

Stat targets

  • Reach S rank first: it unlocks the smoke's +35% Fire DMG taken and the +30% team Fire DMG
  • Stigmata affixes: ATK on every piece
  • Collect feathers with Charged ATK before swapping out to keep Night Roamer stacked

Talent priority

Ultimate
Basic ATK
Passive
Special ATK
Leader
Evasion

Only invest in her if you want her for the Elysian Realm or already own her gear: for Part 1 Fire teams, Marisa Impact recommends Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo! or Chrono Navi in her slot, and new players should farm Valkyrie Blastmetal from the Asterite Shop first.

Teams

Recommended teams

Legacy Part 1 Fire team

Herrscher of Flamescion
Herrscher of Truth
Midnight Absinthe

Herrscher of Truth provides Elemental Breach; Midnight Absinthe only fills the third slot on a budget. Marisa Impact's current version of this team uses Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo! (best) or Chrono Navi instead.

Budget Fire support (Dea Anchora)

Dea Anchora
Herrscher of Truth
Midnight Absinthe

Any Part 1 Fire DPS benefits from her smoke and bench buffs; none of these teams is protected by an Astral Ring, so keep them for older content and the Elysian Realm.

Guide

How to play

Core loop

  • Her Basic ATK shoots Feather Arrows that stay on the field (up to 20). While feathers are present, the team deals 25% more Fire DMG.
  • Charged ATK (hold ATK) fires feather blades in all directions, pulls enemies in and gathers every feather on the field, granting one Night Roamer stack per feather (20 max: up to +20% Fire DMG, plus much lower DMG taken from S rank). Tap ATK right after it to continue into Basic ATK SEQ 5.
  • Her Ultimate (100 SP) is a flurry of crows followed by an exploding arrow. It clears Night Roamer and leaves an 18s smoke cloud: enemies inside take 35% more Fire DMG (S rank), the team gains 30% Fire DMG (S rank), and hits from teammates or her Weapon Skill on enemies in the smoke trigger extra Fire explosions.
  • QTE (enemies Time-Slowed): 800% ATK of Fire DMG and 6 feather blades on the field.

As a support

  • Swap in, cast the Ultimate to lay the smoke, use a Charged ATK to collect feathers, then swap back to your DPS. With Poem of Raven equipped, keep her on the bench as much as possible: the 3-piece bonus gives the team +30% Fire DMG while she is on standby.

Marisa Impact's Elysian Realm loop: evade forward to get close, hold ATK, then tap ATK three times to fire the arrow; repeat. She is slow and easily staggered, so play a lower difficulty.

Strengths

  • Easy to get: Asterite Shop and Open World tasks; she was also a featured pick of the v8.6 Returnee Valkyrie Reinforcements.
  • Her signature bow Obscuring Wing and her Poem of Raven (Aslaug) set are in the Exchange House since v8.2.
  • Strong team-wide Fire buffs from the bench, with a smoke debuff that also works for her teammates.
  • As a bow user she can hit weak spots, like the MHT-3B tank.

Weaknesses

  • Obsolete: replaced by Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo! and Chrono Navi in Part 1 Fire teams, with no current use in the Abyss or the Memorial Arena (Marisa Impact).
  • Not protected by an Astral Ring: she adds nothing to Part 2 teams built around Stellar Outburst.
  • Slow, clunky and easily staggered; her key buffs need S rank.

Notable dupes · Rank

S
Big upgrade

Unlocks Paradise (enemies in the smoke take 35% more Fire DMG) and Last Word (the Ultimate gives the team +30% Fire DMG for 18s), plus damage reduction and +15% Fire DMG at full Night Roamer: her support kit really starts here.

SS
Optional

Collecting 15+ feathers with a Charged ATK restores 12 SP.

SSS
Solid upgrade

Sea Breeze: while she is on standby, teammates' Charged, Combo and Ultimate hits give the team +30% Fire DMG for 5s; her Ultimate and Weapon Skill also deal 30% more Total DMG.

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 9.0
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