NTE Esper Cycle Reaction Guide

All Esper Cycle reactions explained with team-building recommendations. Select your characters to see which reactions your team can trigger.

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The Esper Wheel

Adjacent elements on the wheel react with each other. The wheel is split into two trios: Top Trio (Lakshana → Cosmos → Anima) and Bottom Trio (Incantation → Chaos → Psyche). Triggering both reactions in a trio unlocks a powerful Triple Cycle.

Lakshana Gold / Order Cosmos Silver / Light Anima Green / Life Incantation Red / Force Chaos Purple / Dark Psyche Azure / Mind Remora Blossom Hexed Nova Scorch Stain
Top Trio (Lakshana · Cosmos · Anima)
Bottom Trio (Incantation · Chaos · Psyche)

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All Esper Cycle Reactions

Duo Reactions (2 Elements)

Remora Lakshana + Cosmos

Slows enemy movement and attack speed for 5 seconds. Effect decays over time.

Best for: Buying time, dodging heavy attacks, setting up combos. Part of the Charge Triple Cycle.
Blossom Cosmos + Anima

Spawns a Vita Bud near the target, firing 5 Vita Pistils every 2s in AoE. Up to 3 Vita Buds active at once.

Best for: Sustained AoE damage, multi-target fights. Synergizes with Remora (Charge Triple Cycle).
Hexed Anima + Incantation

Deals follow-up damage equal to 20% of all Anima + Incantation damage taken in the past 12 seconds.

Best for: Burst windows. Pre-load damage before triggering for maximum follow-up hit.
Nova Chaos + Psyche

Attaches to enemy for 5 seconds, then detonates for massive Mental Damage.

Best for: Single-target burst. Time detonation with your DPS burst window. Part of Discord Triple Cycle.
Scorch Incantation + Chaos

Inflicts a DoT (Damage over Time) effect lasting 15 seconds.

Best for: Sustained damage, boss fights. Lacrimosa's signature reaction. Part of Discord Triple Cycle.
Stain Psyche + Lakshana

Target takes +20% Psyche and Lakshana damage for 12 seconds.

Best for: Amplifying Psyche/Lakshana DPS. Apply at the start of a fight to maximize uptime.

Triple Reactions (3 Elements)

Charge Top Trio
Anima · Cosmos · Lakshana

When Vita Pistils (from Blossom) hit enemies affected by Remora, the active character gains +10 Ultimate Energy per hit.

Setup: Trigger Remora first (Lakshana → Cosmos swap), then Blossom (Cosmos → Anima swap). Keep Remora active while Vita Pistils fire.
Discord Bottom Trio
Incantation · Chaos · Psyche

Enemies affected by both Nova and Scorch take massive Break damage when Broken or Staggered.

Setup: Apply Scorch first (Incantation → Chaos swap), then Nova (Chaos → Psyche swap). Break the enemy while both debuffs are active for the Discord explosion.

Character Element Reference

COSMOS
Lacrimosa, Hotori, Mint, Jiuyuan
LAKSHANA
Baicang, Adler, Zero
ANIMA
Edgar, Haniel, Aurelia, Iroi (V1.2)
INCANTATION
Chiz, Esper Zero, Sakiri
CHAOS
Chaos, Daffodill, Skia
PSYCHE
Nanally, Fadia, Hathor, Shinku (V1.2)
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