Best Nanally Build in NTE (Neverness to Everness): Arc, Cartridge, Modules, and Teams

Nanally is the first limited S-Rank character in Neverness to Everness, and she stands out as one of the strongest Main DPS units in the game. The Eibon Antique Shop employee deals relentless Anima damage through a combination of Basic Attacks, follow-up attacks, and her summoned Underboss companion. Pulling her from the banner is only the first step. To get every point of damage out of her kit, you need the right Arc, Cartridge, Modules, and team setup.

This guide covers the complete Nanally build in NTE, including her best Arc, Cartridge, Modules, Awakening order, team compositions, and rotation.

Nanally Build NTE: Character Overview

Nanally is a pure damage dealer who contributes 60 to 75 percent of her team’s total damage output in most compositions. Her kit revolves around the Ichi-daime’s Authority state, which she activates through her Redirect Skill. While active, she gains a 30 percent Crit DMG boost and triggers follow-up attacks whenever her team deals Esper Cycle damage. Her Ultimate summons Underboss, which coordinates with every attack Nanally lands, adding a second wave of Anima damage to every hit.

Her Esper Ability, Genius Ichi-daime: Earth Flip, also lets her change the direction of gravity while her Skill is active. This makes her one of the best exploration characters in the game outside of combat.

Quick Build Summary

Best Arc for Nanally

Ready-Ready (Best in Slot)

Ready-Ready is Nanally’s signature Arc and her clear best-in-slot choice for most situations.

What it does:

Ready-Ready provides three layered effects that all feed into Nanally’s standard rotation.

First, it increases her ATK by 15 percent permanently. Second, casting her Redirect Skill or Ultimate grants a 15 percent Basic Attack and Critical Riposte damage boost for 15 seconds, stacking up to twice. Since Nanally’s rotation uses both her Skill and Ultimate in quick succession, she reliably hits the full 30 percent bonus every rotation. Third, using the Skill grants a Left Tiger Talisman and using the Ultimate grants a Right Tiger Talisman. Collecting both within 15 seconds unlocks Commander Tiger Talisman, which adds a 10 percent damage bonus against bosses for 10 seconds.

The Crit Rate substat fills an important gap in Nanally’s build, since her damage profile leans heavily on Crit DMG stacking. The boss damage bonus activates automatically through her standard rotation, making it one of the strongest boss-fight weapons in the current roster.

Alternative Arcs

Song of the Whale

Song of the Whale is a strong second option that gives a flat 12 percent ATK increase and a 12 percent damage boost against Broken enemies. It also heals Nanally for 30 percent of her HP when she defeats a Broken enemy, which gives some passive sustain in longer fights. This Arc works well if you do not have Ready-Ready but still want consistent damage output. You can find more F2P weapon options in the full All Free S-Rank Arcs in NTE guide.

Oraora!

Oraora! is the best A-Rank Arc option for Nanally. It stacks Basic Attack damage by 2 percent per hit for up to 10 stacks, with each stack tracked independently. Nanally’s high Basic Attack frequency lets her maintain near-maximum stacks throughout her damage window, making this a competitive option if you lack S-Rank alternatives.

Fluff of Fortitude

Fluff of Fortitude is an S-Rank Arc available through the Battle Pass. It gives ATK as its substat instead of Crit Rate and provides a flat 22 percent damage increase that jumps to 28 percent against enemies below 50 percent HP. No rotation adjustments are needed to maintain this buff. Because it does not provide Crit Rate, you need to compensate through Cartridge and Module substats.

Raging Flames

Raging Flames gives Crit DMG as its substat and boosts Redirect Skill damage after using the Ultimate. If you already have strong Crit Rate from modules, this Arc can stack additional Crit DMG effectively alongside the Fireflies and the Forest Cartridge.

Best Cartridge for Nanally

Fireflies and the Forest (Best in Slot)

Fireflies and the Forest is Nanally’s best-in-slot Cartridge and the only set you should use unless you do not have it yet.

The 2-piece bonus applies a flat 10 percent Anima damage increase to all of Nanally’s attacks, since her entire kit deals Anima damage.

The 4-piece bonus is where this set becomes exceptional. Whenever any nearby enemy takes Anima damage, Nanally gains 8 percent Crit DMG for 10 seconds, stacking up to seven times. At full stacks, that is 56 percent additional Crit DMG.

Three factors make this set particularly strong on Nanally:

• Off-field stacking: The effect works even when Nanally is not on the field. If your support characters deal Anima damage before you swap in, stacks are already building. You typically enter the field with two or three stacks ready.
• Rapid stack buildup: Nanally attacks constantly once active. Every Basic Attack, every Underboss coordinated strike, and every follow-up attack deals Anima damage and adds a stack. She reaches full stacks within two to three seconds.
• Stack persistence: Each stack lasts 10 seconds independently. As long as you keep landing hits, you maintain maximum stacks throughout the entire fight.

When you combine the 56 percent Crit DMG from Fireflies with the 30 percent Crit DMG from Ichi-daime’s Authority, Nanally has 86 percent bonus Crit DMG before any substat contributions. That is why she hits as hard as she does.

Shadow Creed (Alternative)

Shadow Creed is a solid alternative if you are still farming Fireflies. The 4-piece bonus gives a significant ATK boost that activates every time Nanally uses her Redirect Skill. Combined with the Crit DMG she gains from Ichi-daime’s Authority, it still pushes meaningful damage numbers. It is not as strong as Fireflies and the Forest, but it performs well enough to use until you build the preferred set.

Module Layout and Best Stats

Required Modules for Fireflies and the Forest

To activate the full 4-piece Cartridge effect, equip the following:

Module Bonus

Nanally’s specialization is Type II modules. Each Type II module equipped grants her 6 percent Crit Rate. With the full layout above, you get a total of 30 percent Crit Rate from module bonuses alone. This works directly alongside the Fireflies and the Forest set, which stacks Crit DMG, giving you a healthy balance between the two stats.

Best Main Stats

Anima DMG Bonus or Crit DMG

Crit DMG is the more consistent main stat since Nanally already generates Crit Rate from her Type II module bonus. If your substats can cover the Crit Rate difference, Anima DMG Bonus on the main stat can outscale Crit DMG in a fully optimized build.

Best Sub Stats

Priority order: Crit DMG > Crit Rate > DMG > ATK% > Cycle Intensity

Crit DMG is the top priority because Nanally’s kit naturally pushes her Crit DMG ceiling extremely high. Stack as much as possible before capping Crit Rate at the standard threshold.

Awakening Priority

Awakening unlocks additional passive effects for Nanally. Prioritize them in this order:

Best Teams for Nanally

Nanally functions as the Main DPS in every team composition. She should enter the field last in each rotation, after supports and sub-DPS characters have applied their buffs and triggered Esper Cycles.

Best Team: Blossom/Follow-Up Team

This is Nanally’s strongest general team. Esper Zero serves as Burst Sub-DPS and enables Blossom triggers for Nanally through Instant Cycle mechanics. Sakiri buffs the entire team’s ATK while grouping enemies together, making Nanally’s area attacks hit more targets. Haniel provides large ATK buffs from her Skill and Ultimate and can run alongside Sakiri for extra support layering.

Esper Zero is one of the best teammates for Nanally specifically because his Esper Cycle damage triggers her Fair Duel passive, stacking follow-up attacks during Ichi-daime’s Authority. For gear ideas on supporting characters, the Day Off Arc is Esper Zero’s best free weapon and worth grabbing before building out this team.

Full Rotation: Adler Skill > Sakiri Hold Skill > Sakiri Ultimate > Esper Zero Skill > Esper Zero Ultimate > Swap to Nanally (Esper Cycle triggers) > Nanally Skill > Nanally Ultimate > Spam Basic Attacks

Jiuyuan Team

Replacing Sakiri with Jiuyuan shifts the team toward maximizing Blossom output. Jiuyuan’s Pact Settlement mechanic enhances Blossom damage, and when combined with Nanally’s Blossom Enhancement passive that fires 10 Vita Pistils, the team layers rapid hit instances for extremely high damage. This team has no dedicated shielder, so it trades some survivability for higher raw damage output.

Jiuyuan Rotation: Jiuyuan Skill > Sakiri Hold Skill > Sakiri Ultimate > Esper Zero Skill > Esper Zero Ultimate > Swap to Nanally (Esper Cycle triggers) > Nanally Skill > Nanally Ultimate > Spam Basic Attacks > Jiuyuan Ultimate

Budget Team (Low-Rarity Option)

Adler fills the shielder role here and also contributes to Esper Cycles. This team works well if you are still building up your roster and do not have Jiuyuan or Sakiri. Shields from Adler help Nanally stay in the field longer without interruption. For help coordinating any of these team compositions with other players, see the guide on how to add and invite friends in NTE.

Nanally Skills

Skill Descriptions

Skill Upgrade Priority

Upgrade both passives first. They directly increase Nanally’s follow-up attack frequency and Blossom output, which are the core drivers of her damage. Basic Attack and Ultimate are tied for second priority. The Ultimate powers up Underboss’s damage while the Basic Attack increases the output of Nanally’s primary on-field actions. The Support Skill can wait until the rest of her kit is leveled up.

How to Play Nanally: Rotation Guide

Nanally is a field-intensive Main DPS who needs 10 to 15 seconds of continuous on-field time per rotation. Do not swap her out early, since leaving the field ends Ichi-daime’s Authority and wastes remaining buff time.

Standard Rotation:

1. Run support characters first and trigger their Esper Cycles, buffs, and shields.
2. Swap to Nanally once the setup is complete.
3. Immediately use her Redirect Skill (Colucci Howling Technique) to activate Ichi-daime’s Authority and gain 30 percent Crit DMG.
4. Follow immediately with her Ultimate to summon Underboss and deal burst Anima damage.
5. Spam Basic Attacks for the duration of Ichi-daime’s Authority. Use the 5-hit combo for maximum total damage. The hold-attack 3-hit variant is slightly faster but deals modestly less total output.
6. The optimal combo inside the Ichi-daime’s Authority window is three standard Basic Attacks followed by three Hold Basic Attacks.
7. Once Underboss disappears or Ichi-daime’s Authority expires, restart the rotation with supports.

Key Tips:

• Nanally enters the field last every rotation. This means her supports should always go first to layer their buffs before she takes the field.
• The Blossom Enhancement fires up to 10 Vita Pistils at 1-second intervals. Combine this with Underboss’s follow-up attacks to stack as many hit instances as possible within each rotation window.
• Avoid using her Redirect Skill early or out of rotation. It ends Ichi-daime’s Authority when recast, which cuts her buff window short.
• During boss fights, prioritize activating both the Redirect Skill and Ultimate quickly. This triggers Commander Tiger Talisman from Ready-Ready and stacks the Fireflies Cartridge to full within seconds.
• Her Redirect Skill changes gravity direction during exploration, letting her run up vertical surfaces. The skill duration applies here too, so plan traversal routes before the timer runs out.

For broader advice on fighting different enemy types in Hethereau, the Neverness to Everness combat tips guide covers mechanics that apply across your entire roster.

Nanally Skins

Nanally has four skins available in NTE:

Fluffy Flying Tiger is the only free skin and unlocks automatically when you hit Bond Level 10 with Nanally. The Popular Kid and Reverse Fairy Tale both cost in-game currency. For tips on earning Fons faster, the Neverness to Everness currencies guide breaks down every currency type and the best ways to accumulate them.

Phoenix Kick was tied to the Scarborough Fair limited gacha event and is no longer obtainable through regular means.

How to Get Nanally

Nanally is available through the featured limited banner. She does not appear on the permanent pool, so you can only pull her during her limited run. Spend Annulith on the featured banner when she is active. Check the currencies breakdown to understand how Annulith works and the most efficient ways to farm it before her banner ends. Play Now!

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