NTE | Daffodill Build Guide: Best Arcs, Team & Cartridge

Daffodill build guide: best Arcs, Console Cartridges, Scorch team comp, skill rotation, and ascension materials for this S-Class Incantation DPS.

Table of Contents

Daffodill Overview
How To Play & Rotations
Life Skill & Exploration Passive
Best Team
Best Arc / Weapon
Best Gear / Build
Recommended Awakening
Leveling Priority
Life Skill Details
Ascension Materials
Favored Gift
How To Get?
Voice Actor & Profile

Daffodill Overview & Review

	Rarity	S Rank
	Esper Type	Chaos
	Arc	Liquid
	Role	Damage

Daffodill is a technical Chaos DPS specialized in Parry Attacks and Breaks. Her biggest appeal is the explosive opening burst from countering enemies the moment she swaps in, and she excels at Burst DPS that drives enemies to Break through team coordination.

Rating

Best Tier	Reroll Tier	Life Skills	Exploration
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How To Play & Rotation for Daffodill

Basic Playstyle

Empower herself in reserve through allies' Support Skills
Switch in to counter the enemy's big attacks
Apply Insight to set up Breaks

Empower Herself in Reserve through Allies' Support Skills

Every time an ally on the team activates a Support Skill, Daffodill's own Redirect Skill is enhanced. The basic strategy is to have the active character build up Esper Cycle while Daffodill stacks buffs from the back line.

Point!	The Redirect Skill can be enhanced up to 2 stacks.

Switch In to Counter the Enemy's Big Attacks

Switching to Daffodill in time with a Parry Attack-eligible enemy attack triggers "Phantom Step." Successfully landing this Parry Attack fully charges her Ultimate gauge, which would otherwise take significant effort to build up, allowing her to unleash high Burst DPS.

Apply Insight to Set Up Breaks

Activating her Ultimate applies Insight to the enemy. If the enemy enters a Break state while this effect is active, bonus Break damage is dealt, taking a significant chunk out of the enemy's HP.

Daffodill Life Skill & Exploration Passive

Increases traffic and reduces ingredient consumption rate

Daffodill has Life Skills related to shop management. By assigning her to a shop, you can boost traffic and reduce the ingredient consumption rate, allowing you to earn Fons efficiently.

9°C Coffee Management Guide

Higher-priced dishes are more likely to be selected during Owner's Selection

Upgrading her Life Skill to Level 3 makes the most expensive dish more likely to be selected during Owner's Selection. This raises the order's dish prices, letting you grow sales efficiently.

Daffodill Best Team Composition

Discord Comp

DPS	Chaos	Psyche	Anima
Sakiri	Daffodill	Fadia	Jiuyuan

This comp leverages Daffodill's Discord. It requires some pre-setup and technical play, but when executed correctly it unleashes incredible damage.

Basic Rotation

Order	Rotation
	After using Daffodill's Ultimate, attack until Esper Cycle becomes available, then switch to Jiuyuan
	Fight with Jiuyuan and trigger an Esper Cycle with Sakiri
	Fight with Sakiri and switch to Daffodill on a Parry Attack
	Use Daffodill's Parry Attack to trigger Phantom Step, then immediately fire Ultimate
	After triggering an Esper Cycle, immediately switch to Fadia using the stored Esper Cycle to trigger Discord

Substitute Options

Character	Notes
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Best Ark / Weapon for Daffodill

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Best Gear for Daffodill

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Daffodill Recommended Awakening

All Awakening

Awakening	Effect
Eye	【Recommended】：★★・ Increases Resonance's DMG by 100% and Break by 250% per Support Skill cast.
Mechanical March	【Recommended】：★★★ Deals high damage to the target, generates Break, and fully charges Finale with the final attack if Phantom Step fails to Parry Attack the target.
Assembly of Creations	【Recommended】：★★・ Prevents Insight from being removed once applied, except when the target is neutralized or disengages from combat. Allows repeated applications to stack, up to 3 stacks.
In Concealment	【Recommended】：★★・ If a target enters Break while under the Insight effect, Daffodill's Break DMG increases by 15% for each stack of Insight.
Perfect Truth	【Recommended】：★・・ Deals 1 additional instance of Break Damage per stack of Insight if the target enters Break while affected by Insight.
Bloom in the Lake	【Recommended】：★★・ All damage dealt by Daffodill ignores 15% of the target's DEF.

Resonance

Resomance	Effect
Covert Operation	Increases the skill level of Basic Attack: Still Waters, Redirect Skill: Resonance, and Ultimate: Witness This Finale by 1.
Sunlight and Sanctuary	When the target enters Break, the target's Chaos RES is reduced by 15%.

March of Machines greatly improves usability

The most recommended is "March of Machines," which maxes out Ultimate charge even when a Phantom Shift parry fails. Just by setting this, you can "fire your Ultimate simply by swapping in and using Phantom Shift," dramatically lowering the operational difficulty.

The more Awakening Slots, the more they specialize as a Break character

With more Awakening Slots, you can simultaneously equip "Pupil," which further enhances the Redirect Skill, and "Creator's Congregation," which strengthens and stacks Insight effects. They transform into an overwhelming Break specialist who can flip the battlefield in an instant with a single swap.

Daffodill Stats & Leveling Priority

Stats

ATK	81
DEF	72
HP	1335
CRIT Rate	5％
CRIT DMG	50％
DMG Up	0％

Esper Ability Leveling Priority

Basic	Redirect	Ultimate	Support
★★★・・	★★★★・	★★★★★	★★・・・

Basic Attack: Still Waters

Still Waters

Cycle Rate: Her heart is as calm as still waters, long accustomed to battle. Daffodill wields her twin blades to perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Chaos DMG.

Light Prism

Light and shadow exist in separate realms. Daffodill's Break Damage contribution is increased by 20%.

Mirror on Water

I am here. Hold Basic Attack to trigger. Dashes forward, performing a whirlwind slash and leaving behind marks, dealing Chaos DMG.

Displaced Edge

Press dodge to trigger the special dodge action Displaced Edge during Still Waters. Grants invincibility during the action and does not interrupt the current combo.

Close Call

Triggers when using Still Waters after performing a Critical Dodge. Instantly lifts her foot, pulling the rope to swing her blade toward the target, dealing 1 instance of Chaos DMG and reducing Break.

Status

1st Instance Ratio: 16.7%
2nd Instance Ratio: 15.3%+15.3%
3rd Instance Ratio: 13.2%+6.2%×2+14.1%+26.3%
4th Instance Ratio: 52.4%+19.3%+12.7%
5th Instance Ratio: 10.1%×4+10.1%×2+47.3%
Cycle Rate: 33
Plunge DMG Ratio: 42.4%
Branch Attack Ratio: 15.8%+11.3%+11.6%+9.6%×5+38.9%
Cycle Rate: 13
Critical Riposte Ratio: 104%
Phantom Step Ratio: 136.2%+55.3%×4+110.5%

Redirect Skill: Resonance

Resonance

Cooldown: 16 Sec.

Resonating with the blade. Deals damage to the target. Grants Resonance stacks and increases damage when any team member casts a Support Skill. Increases Resonance's DMG and Break per Support Skill cast, up to 2 stacks. Enhances Resonance and replaces it with Echoes when stacks reach the maximum.

Echoes

Cooldown: 16 Sec.

Resonance carries sound, echo responds in kind. Swiftly shifts her stance, swinging her blade with the rope to deal Chaos DMG to the target.

Stats

Skill Ratio: 40.9%×2+33.7%×5+49.8%
Cycle Rate: 10
DMG Increase per Stack: 50%
Break Intensity Increase per Stack: 125%
Enhanced Skill Ratio: 34.8%×6+91.1%
Cycle Rate: 10

Ultimate

Finale

Energy Cost: 120

Cooldown: 20 Sec.

Casts Finale, dealing Chaos DMG to enemies in an area. Unseals her left eye, increasing damage and inflicting Insight on nearby enemies for the duration. Unlocks the skill Phantom Step, which can be used up to 2 times. Casting Finale resets Phantom Step charges.

Ultimate Status

DMG Ratio: 49.3%×3+25.3%×3+51.1%×7+218.3%
DMG Increase: 10%
Parry Attack Bonus DMG Ratio: 300%
Parry Attack Bonus Break Intensity: 3

Support Skill

Crossed Blades

Leave the rest to me. Swings her blade in a slashing motion, dealing 1 instance of Chaos DMG to the target.

Blade Draw

Discord Enhancement: Further reduces the target's Break Threshold by 10% for 30s while affected by Discord, restoring it to normal upon leaving combat. Multiple Discord Enhancement triggers stack the reduction effect, up to a maximum reduction of 30% of the target's initial Break Threshold.

Cicada Shell

When Daffodill triggers Phantom Step, her DEF is increased by 50% for 5s.

Support Skill

DMG Ratio: 200%

Daffodill Life Skill

The Art of Hospitality

Lv1	Daffodill increases traffic by 18.
Lv2	Daffodill reduces ingredient consumption rate by 1%.
Lv3	In Owner's Selection, customers are more likely to choose the highest-priced dishes.
Lv4	Daffodill reduces ingredient consumption rate by 1%.
Lv5	Daffodill increases traffic by 27.

Daffodill Ascension Materials & Number Needed

Ascension Materials

Ascension1	TBA
Ascension2	TBA
Ascension3	TBA
Ascension4	TBA
Ascension5	TBA
Ascension6	TBA

Esper Ability Enhancement Materials

Lv.2	TBA
Lv.3	TBA
Lv.4	TBA
Lv.5	TBA
Lv.6	TBA
Lv.7	TBA
Lv.8	TBA
Lv.9	TBA
Lv.10	TBA

Life Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv.1	Dreamless Seed×2 Fons×100
Lv.2	Dreamless Seed×6 Fons×300
Lv.3	Dreamless Seed×10 Fons×720
Lv.4	Dreamless Seed×16 Fons×1400
Lv.5	Dreamless Seed×24 Fons×10000