Gray Animus Spotlight

Thunderbolt Gray is the first character many players receive in Etheria: Restart—and he’s far more than just a starter unit. Built with a strong mix of AoE damage, crit support, and defense break, Gray is a versatile support-DPS who remains relevant well into endgame. If you’re looking for someone who can jumpstart your team’s offensive momentum, Gray delivers consistency, utility, and solid damage output all in one.

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

Electro Surge (Skill 1)

A single-target hit for 250% damage. On a critical hit, Gray gains 25% strike prep, helping him cycle his turns faster. This encourages building high crit rate and plays directly into his self-sustaining rotation.

Thunderous Roar (Skill 2)

Grants 2 turns of Crit Rate Up to all allies and immediately gives Gray an extra turn. Since his AI always opens with this, it’s an automatic way to set your team up for early damage. It also ensures his next moves, especially his ultimate, have a high crit chance.

Lightning Speed (Skill 3)

A powerful AoE strike that deals 220% damage. On crit, it adds 120% bonus damage and applies a 2-turn Defense Break. With the built-in crit synergy from Skill 2, you’ll be triggering the full value of this skill often.

Priority Order: Skill 3 → Skill 1 → Skill 2

Skill 3 (Top Priority)

• • Level 2: Bonus damage +120%
  • Level 3: Damage +220%
  • Level 4: Defense Break chance +100%
  • Level 5: Cooldown -1 turn Maximizes Gray’s nuke potential and teamwide damage support.

Skill 1 (Second Priority)

• • Level 2: Damage +230%
  • Level 3: Strike prep gain +15%
  • Level 4: Damage +250%
  • Level 5: Strike prep gain +25% Improves his turn cycling and reliability in long fights.

Skill 2 (Last Priority)

• • Levels 2–4: Attack buff +3% each node
  • Level 5: Cooldown -1 turn Provides minor personal scaling, but the core value is the crit rate and extra turn (which is already available baseline).

Early Game Module Sets:

• Swift Rush: +35% speed (rotation and burst setup)
• Bramble: +10% defense and chance to counter with basic
• Onslaught: +45% attack

Mid-to-Late Game Sets:

• Harvest: Ignore 30% DEF vs. high HP targets
• Keeneye: Bonus crit damage and ramping damage each hit
• Fury: Crits deal +12% bonus damage
• Swift Raid: +15% speed and +20% attack

ATK% / Crit Dmg% / Effect Accuracy% (DoTs deal damage based on HP of opponent, we just need to survive)

Crit Rate (only needs 70% due to his buff)

DEF% (Secondary stat to add durability)

Substats to aim for:

• Speed
• Crit Rate
• Attack %
• Effect Accuracy

Early Game Shells:

• Agent Lizard
• Budo Panda
• Twilight Knight

Mid-to-Late Game Shells:

• Golden Lion
• Codex of Magic
• White Fang

Pros:

• Free unit with long-term usability
• Teamwide Crit Rate buff reduces early game gear needs
• Self-buffing into high AoE damage and Defense Break
• Gains Strike Prep through crits to cycle fast
• Enables both setup and damage in one turn

Cons:

• Squishy – requires protection to stay alive
• Scaling can fall off compared to top-tier single-target nukers
• Relies on Crits to function fully