S Ether Anomaly

Aria

Lead Vocalist of the Angels of Delusion

TierSS
RolesMain DPS · Anomaly
Release2.6

Aria is an Ether Anomaly Agent who stores Fandom Power, then spends it on fully charged Perfect Pitch stomps. Each one triggers an Abloom that scales with her Anomaly Mastery, and hits even harder during Stun. Her Ultimate also supplies an Ether Veil. Prydwen ranks her T0 (Game8 Tier 1+), and she's one of Remielle's best partners.

Aria

Abloom Anomaly DPS

W-Engines

Angel in the Shell BiS
S · Anomaly Mastery
Best in slot: Anomaly Mastery main stat for her Abloom scaling, +90 Anomaly Proficiency, and DMG and Anomaly DMG bonuses. The buff needs some active upkeep.
Anomaly Proficiency +90; Ether wielders deal +20% DMG to Anomaly-afflicted enemies and +10% Anomaly and Disorder DMG while on-field.
Flight of Fancy
S · Anomaly Proficiency
Vivian's signature: lots of Anomaly Proficiency, always active for an Ether Agent. It can even beat her signature in Wind (Vortex) teams.
Anomaly Buildup Rate +40%; dealing Ether DMG stacks Anomaly Proficiency +20 for 5s, up to 6 times.
Electro-Lip Gloss
A · Anomaly Proficiency
A-Rank option with permanent uptime: her Ultimate and Chain Attack keep enemies under Corruption.
While an enemy suffers an Attribute Anomaly, ATK +10% and +15% DMG against those targets.
Weeping Gemini
A · ATK%
Craftable. Its Anomaly Proficiency stacks can get very high, but they reset when the enemy recovers from Stun.
Each Attribute Anomaly inflicted by the squad grants +30 Anomaly Proficiency (up to 4 stacks) until the target recovers from Stun or is defeated.
Fusion Compiler
S · PEN Ratio
Standard S-Rank that works, but its 8s stacks are hard to keep up without adjusting your rotation.
ATK +12%; Special and EX Special Attacks grant +25 Anomaly Proficiency for 8s, up to 3 stacks.

Drive Discs

Phaethon's Melody ×4
Freedom Blues ×2
Highest ceiling (Prydwen): more Anomaly Proficiency and a DMG bonus that doesn't depend on Stun. Needs teammates' EX Specials every 8s, so only if you manage it well. Chaos Jazz works as the 2-pc too.
Set effects
2pAnomaly Mastery +8%.
4pWhen any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper's Ether DMG is increased by 25%.
2pAnomaly Proficiency +30
Shining Aria ×4
Phaethon's Melody ×2
Game8's main set and the easy choice: the DMG bonus is up whenever an enemy is Stunned, which is when she bursts anyway.
Set effects
2pEther DMG +10%
4pWhen the equipper's Basic Attack hits an enemy, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 36, lasting 8s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When any enemy on the field is Stunned, the equipper's DMG increases by 25% for 18s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
2pAnomaly Mastery +8%.
Shining Aria ×4
Freedom Blues ×2
Same 4-pc with an Anomaly Proficiency 2-pc (Chaos Jazz works too).
Set effects
2pEther DMG +10%
4pWhen the equipper's Basic Attack hits an enemy, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 36, lasting 8s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When any enemy on the field is Stunned, the equipper's DMG increases by 25% for 18s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
2pAnomaly Proficiency +30

Main stats

Disc 4
Anomaly Proficiency
Disc 5
Ether DMG Bonus / ATK% / PEN Ratio
Disc 6
Anomaly Mastery

Substat priority

1Anomaly Proficiency 2ATK% 3PEN 4ATK

Stat targets

  • Anomaly Mastery 184–244 (initial, drives her Abloom ratio)
  • Anomaly Proficiency 330–420+
  • ATK 2,600–2,900+

Talent priority

Core Skill
Basic Attack
Special Attack
Chain Attack
Assist
Dodge

Avoid triggering Abloom on a weak Anomaly applied by an unbuilt teammate: it copies that Anomaly's damage.

Teams

Recommended teams

Lumiflux: Remielle & Velina

Her most used team: the fifth most used in the current Deadly Assault. Aria's huge Anomaly Buildup produces plenty of Voidflares for Remielle and Vortexes with Velina, and both teammates are Anomaly Agents, so her Additional Ability is active. Recommended Bangboo: Biggest Fan.

Angels of Delusion: Nangong Yu & Sunna

The faction team. Sunna refreshes Ether Veils (Fandom Power), buffs her with Cat's Gaze and raises the Stun DMG Multiplier, and Nangong brings Daze and buffs. Yuzuha is a strong alternative to Sunna. Recommended Bangboo: Biggest Fan.

F2P: Anby & Nicole

Game8's free team: Anby provides the Stuns she needs and Nicole shares her Ether attribute and shreds DEF. Lycaon is Prydwen's best non-limited Stunner for her if you have him. Recommended Bangboo: Booressure.

Guide

How to play

Fandom Power and Perfect Pitch

  • Fandom Power (max 8): +1 from the 4th hit of Sweet Melody or from Full-Sugar Electronica - No Ice, +3 per EX Special hit, +4 from her Chain Attack, and +4 whenever any Ether Veil is activated (Additional Ability).
  • Hold Basic Attack to charge Perfect Pitch (3 levels). Each Fandom Power absorbed skips a charge level. After most of her skills (4th Basic hit, No Ice, EX Special, Quick Assist, Chain Attack, Ultimate, or another level-3 Perfect Pitch), holding Basic spends 2 Fandom Power for an instant level-3 Perfect Pitch.
  • A level-3 Perfect Pitch on an enemy suffering any Attribute Anomaly triggers Abloom: an extra instance of that Anomaly's DMG, scaling with every 10 points of initial Anomaly Mastery (27.5% per 10 for Corruption). The ratio is 50% higher on Stunned enemies.

Ultimate: 100% Energy

  • She enters Moment of Delusion for 15s (upgraded level-3 Perfect Pitch) and gains 3 All-Out Cheering stacks, each a free level-3 Perfect Pitch. Unused stacks turn back into Fandom Power.
  • It also activates Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise (+50 ATK for the squad).
  • Additional Ability (Stun, Support, Anomaly or same-faction teammate): 4 Fandom Power whenever an Ether Veil activates, and Corruption lasts 3s longer.

Rotation

  1. Out of Stun: stay on-field, build Fandom Power with the 4th Basic hit, No Ice and EX Specials, and keep Corruption on the enemy. Only spend Perfect Pitch on enemies that already have an Anomaly.
  2. Before Stun: save at least 4 Fandom Power, Energy for one EX Special and a full Decibel bar.
  3. In Stun (Prydwen): Ultimate, cancel the Chain Attack, chain level-3 Perfect Pitches, swap to a teammate for an Ether Veil (Sunna's second EX, Zhao), Quick Assist back, more Perfect Pitches, EX Special, then her Chain Attack and more Perfect Pitches. Aim for 10–12 level-3 Perfect Pitches per Stun.

Without an Ether Veil teammate, use her Ultimate just before the Stun so she can take two Chain Attacks for extra Fandom Power.

Strengths

  • Huge damage on Ether, an attribute few enemies resist.
  • Low skill floor and many viable gear options.
  • Less affected by Anomaly and Disorder cooldown issues than other Anomaly Agents.
  • Fits Remielle, Velina and Angels of Delusion teams alike.

Weaknesses

  • A burst Anomaly DPS who relies on Stuns, which limits her team options.
  • Buff management can get tricky depending on your and your team's Drive Discs.
  • Performs best with Ether Veil teammates (the other Angels, Zhao).

Notable dupes · Mindscape Cinema

M1
Big upgrade

Her Ablooms can CRIT (25% base, more above 100 initial Anomaly Mastery) and her attacks ignore 10% Ether Anomaly Buildup RES. Game8's top Mindscape.

M2
Solid upgrade

Her attacks and Ablooms ignore 16% DEF, 24% during Moment of Delusion.

M6
Big upgrade

Moment of Delusion never ends, Perfect Pitch and her Ultimate deal 40% more Ether DMG, and she starts with 1,200 Decibels.

Community

Player builds for Aria

No shared builds yet. Be the first!

No screenshot? Create a gorgeous build card with our tool.

Related articles