Building a Nuker in Etheria Restart

This guide explores the full early-to-endgame journey in Etheria: Restart, offering practical strategies for both free-to-play (F2P) and pay-to-win (P2W) players. It covers character progression, team building, resource management, and endgame optimization, including how to properly build a six-star character using efficient methods

After six days of gameplay without spending, a player can realistically achieve the following:

• Two characters promoted to six-star status
• Five additional characters at level 45, close to reaching five-star
• A fully geared carry (e.g., Tiamat), with optimized prowess upgrades.
• Additional high-level units such as Freya

This progression assumes efficient use of stamina, event rewards, and no wasted investment in non-core characters.

During the early-to-midgame, it’s essential to focus on a tight core team of 5–7 units. Spreading resources across too many characters slows progression significantly. Teams should be built around synergy—pairing characters that amplify each other’s strengths—and should include at least one high-value carry, one support, and one debuffer. Freya, for example, is a strong early carry due to her mix of buffs and debuffs.

This section outlines how to build a fully optimized endgame character using Massiah as an example. The process involves:

Massiah’s Skill Breakdown

• Skill 3: Divine Descent – AoE damage, ignores defense, grants [Invincibility]
• Skill 2: Dual Judgment – Triple-hit single-target, with bonus damage based on enemy HP lost
• Skill 1: Defiant Cross – Two-hit single-target, applies [Vulnerable], grants [Invincibility] on kill

These skills scale with Attack and Crit stats, making Massiah a strong candidate for burst damage builds

To maximize Massiah’s damage output and survivability:

• Attack % – Primary damage scaling
• Crit Rate – Essential for consistent burst
• Crit Damage – Amplifies damage from crits
• Speed – Optional but useful for skill cycling

Once a shell is selected, modules must be built to activate the shell’s passives. For Revelation, the following module tags and stats are recommended:

Recommended Module Tags

• Swift Raid – Increases Attack and Speed
  
• Fury Edge – Increases Crit Rate and Crit Damage
  
• Onslaught – Used for enhancing offensive stats further

Desired Module Stats

Aim for the following stats on modules:

• Attack 
  
• Crit Rate
  
• Crit Damage

Avoid flat stats and non-offensive substats unless necessary. High-end rolls can be acquired from the highest difficulty shell bosses (e.g., Rengokutsu, Shadow Flame Hoyan).

Shells play a larger role than modules in early and mid-endgame power. For Massiah and other damage-focused units, the shell should enhance offensive stats and synergize with their kit.

Best Shells for Massiah

• Revelation – Adds true damage on crits; synergizes with Massiah’s defense-piercing mechanics
  
• White Fang – Boosts crit damage and provides follow-up attacks
  
• Count – Provides flat Attack increase and life leech
  
• Law of Silence – Scales attack over turns; less immediate but usable

Avoid support-focused shells (e.g., Supernova, Alicorn, Lighthouse) unless building off-meta setups.

Using the recommended shell (Revelation) and modules with well-rolled stats, a fully built Massiah might reach:

Crit Rate: 90%+

Crit Damage: 262%+

Attack: High (based on gear, shells, and modules)

Even without perfect gear rolls, Massiah can clear content reliably using his invincibility uptime and high burst potential.

To complete top-end builds, players should prioritize farming the following:

• Rengokutsu, Shadow Flame Hoyan – Drop top-tier shells
  
• Aurora and DokiDoki – Essential for acquiring red gear
  
• GP Outpost – Anima imprints for skill upgrades; caps at level 12

These sources allow for consistent gear and stat upgrades needed to push into late-game content.

Players should focus on a single strong carry early and overstack resources (EXP, gear, shell modules) into that unit. From there, support units can be added strategically. Farming for crit sets, shell synergy, and module balance will push progression faster than evenly leveling many characters.

P2W players will have faster access to endgame builds via battle passes and stamina purchases. A spender can potentially max four to five six-stars within the first week. However, with smart planning, F2P players can achieve similar results over time. In PvE content, power gaps narrow significantly.

PvP, however, will always favor spenders due to access to duplicate units, meta picks, and full six-star builds sooner.

Through targeted farming, efficient resource use, and a clear understanding of shell and module systems, players can reliably build competitive teams. Whether spending or not, Etheria offers scalable progression and rewarding depth in character customization.