Chiaki Animus Spotlight

Chiaki, the Illusions Reality Animus, brings a rare and valuable mix of healing and damage reduction to Etheria: Restart.

She’s more than just a healer—she creates massive windows of safety with Origami Guardian, offering both recovery and mitigation that scale with her HP. Players looking to bolster their team’s survivability while keeping up pressure will find Chiaki an essential pick.

In this Article, we are going to be breaking down the best ways to utilize Chiaki, and how to gear her for the best possible results.

Skill 1 – Swift Swallow

Deals 240% damage to a single enemy and heals two lowest-HP allies for 20% of their max HP.

A simple but effective mix of damage and spot healing, helping to stabilize low-HP allies each turn.

Skill 2 – Origami Puppet

Heals a single ally for 40% max HP and applies three stacks of Origami Guardian (five-turn duration).

Origami Guardian: When hit by an attack skill, consumes one stack to reduce damage taken by 35%, stacking up to five times.

A powerful single-target safety net that helps fragile allies survive burst damage, especially important in PvP or boss fights.

Skill 3 – Origami Hymn

Heals all allies for 24% max HP, scaling +1% healing per 2% HP missing, and applies two stacks of Origami Guardian to everyone.

Incredible emergency button. The lower your team’s health, the stronger the heal becomes—ideal for clutch survival moments.

Chiaki doesn’t need heavy damage scaling; her real value lies in utility. Skill 3 is her best investment priority.

Skill 3 – Origami Hymn

• Level 2: Healing increased to 22% max HP
• Level 3: +1% bonus healing per 2% HP missing
• Level 4: Healing increased to 24% max HP
• Level 5: Grants 2 Origami Guardian stacks to all allies

Skill 2 – Origami Puppet

• Level 2: Healing increased to 35%
• Level 3: Applies 3 stacks of Origami Guardian
• Level 4: Healing increased to 40%
• Level 5: Reduces cooldown by 1 turn

Skill 1 – Swift Swallow

• Level 2: Damage increased to 220%
• Level 3: Healing increased to 20%
• Level 4: Damage increased to 240%
• Level 5: Heals 2 allies instead of 1

Chiaki thrives in teams that need a defensive core. Her healing becomes more potent the lower her HP is, but don’t let that fool you—she still needs bulk to survive.

Ideal Sets:

• Swift Rush: +35% Speed (12-piece set) – Keep her fast and cycling turns.
• Wellspring: +45% HP – More HP = more healing + better scaling on her skill 3.
• Blood Bath: +18% Effect RES, plus 60% damage reduction on large hits.
• Colossguard (late game): +25% DEF, +20% Effect RES – full defensive utility.

Main Stats (by slot):

• HP% / HP% / Effect RES% (or Speed%)

Substats:

• HP%, Speed, Defense%, Effect RES
• Avoid Crit/ATK unless you’re looking for meme builds—Chiaki is pure support.

There are many viable Shell options for Chiaki, depending on what you are using her for. Below is a list of the most effective options for her. Pick one that fits your use for her.

• Unbridled Science: +30% strike prep after action
• Star: Reduces the next skill cooldown by 1
• Mermaid Princess: Cleanses 2 debuffs before action
• Diamond Heart: Grants shields + defense to self and the lowest-HP ally
• Shang Hai Jing: +20% strike prep after enemy actions
• Blizzard: 50% chance to reduce a random skill cooldown
• Gigabyte: +30% strike prep after 3 enemy actions
• Alicorn: Dispels debuffs + heals 8% HP per debuff
• Codex of Magic: Next skill has no cooldown
• Lighthouse: Emergency 20% heal + 35% strike prep after taking 25% damage

Pros:

• Strong team-wide healing that scales with lost HP
• Origami Guardian provides stackable damage reduction (35% per hit)
• Effective at mitigating burst damage
• Works in both PvE and PvP
• Very flexible build options: HP tank, speed healer, or even cleanse support

Cons:

• Healing effectiveness scales with lost HP, which can be risky
• Requires high HP and bulk to function optimally
• Offers no offensive value, purely a support role
• Some value is gated behind skill investment and good gear