Tess – Phantasia
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STANDARD SKILL
Tess taps her Standard Skill to switch Assistant Apple’s color. This action does not consume S-Energy and does not trigger cooldown.
⚠️ Note: YOU NEED TO HOLD HER STANDARD SKILL TO ACTIVATE THE ASSISTANT APPLE
Green Apple Assistant
Increases Tess and nearby ally operatives' Movement SPD and restores S-Energy.
This doesn't consume S-Energy.
Red Apple Assistant
Grants Frost shot aptitude, adding Frost DMG to Tess’s shots for a short time.
Gold Apple Assistant
Deals AoE Frost DMG and marks enemies with Golden Cores.
When Tess shoots a marked enemy, it triggers marks on other targets, dealing Frost DMG to them.
This effect has a cooldown. Only one Apple Assistant effect can be active at once.
Neural Skills
• After holding Standard Skill, increases Tess' Standard Skill DMG for a short time.
• Increases duration of all Apple Assistant effects.
Only one Assistant Apple effect can be active at a time.
SUPPORT SKILL
Tess throws her magic top hat into the air, providing deployed operatives with the Glimmerburst effect:
Glimmerburst
• Grants Frost DMG aptitude to shots
Miracle Freeze-Frame
While Glimmerburst is active, Tess gains Miracle Freeze-Frame:
• After dealing a number of aptitude DMG instances during Glimmerburst, Tess inflicts Frostbite on the enemy target.
• Frostbite deals continuous Frost DMG for a short time.
This effect can only trigger once per Support Skill duration.
Neural Skills
• While Glimmerburst is active, increases Tess’ ATK.
• After using Support Skill while Realm of Wonder is active, decreases the Support Skill’s next cooldown.
ULTIMATE SKILL
Tess waves her wand and creates a Realm of Wonder:
Tess floats in the air, increasing her provided aptitude DMG and increasing Ballistic DMG of ally operatives within the realm.
While the realm is active, each time Tess inflicts a target with Frostbite, she gains Wondrous Gift:
She casts magic to increase the duration of deployed operative’s Glimmerburst(HER SUPPORT SKILL EFFECT).
⚠️ Note: TESS CAN BE ON FIELD WHILE HER ULT IS ACTIVE
Neural skills
• Realm of Wonder has an unlimited duration.
• Realm of Wonder will slowly move to follow the deployed operative.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Deiwos Alignment
When Tess is equipped with a Frost-type weapon:
• All teammates gain +10% All-Type DMG
• For every 100 Alignment Index, this increases by +1%
• For Frost damage teammates, the bonus is doubled
Support Role
Tess excels at enhancing the performance of operatives that have high fire-rate weapons.
Her kit enables consistent damage amplification by interacting efficiently with frequent hit instances, allowing Ballistic DPS characters to make the most of her buffs.
Synergy with Katya – Rhapsody
Tess is particularly effective when paired with Katya – Rhapsody.
Katya’s gatling gun rapidly triggers Tess’s Aptitude effects, allowing the team to deal significantly increased Ballistic and Frost DMG over sustained engagements.
LOGISTICS
For logistics, Tess wants the Arcane Squad, which can be obtained for free through the invitation event or at a later date in the Elite Logistic shop via the operation "Mind Refinement"
Squad Skills
2 Officers
Increases Frost DMG by 24%.
3 Officers
If equipped by Tess - Phantasia, increases her Ballistic DMG by 20%.
When she deals Aptitude DMG, she gains 1 stack of Incantation:
• Increases the full squad's Ballistic DMG by 1% for 5 sec, up to 20 stacks.
• Duration resets upon gaining new stacks.
While her Realm of Wonder is active, increases ATK of Tess and allied operatives within the realm by 35%.
Talent Recommendations
Basic Talents
Tess prioritizes ATK% and Alignment Index
Special Talents
Frost DMG is her preferred special talent.
How Do I Get The Right Talents
Here's a Guide on how to min-max your logistics