Kloss Animus Spotlight

Kloss, the Phantom Hacker, is one of the fastest and most disruptive openers in Etheria: Restart.

As a turn-manipulating debuffer, she excels in both PvP and PvE content by controlling the pace of battle. Her Hacking Progress and Hackin’ debuffs offer a powerful blend of turn denial, damage mitigation, and damage amplification, making her one of the most impactful control characters when properly geared.

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

Skill 1: Data Merge

Kloss deals 2 hits of 120% damage to a single target. Final hit has an 80% chance to apply Hacking Progress.

Hacking Progress (Debuff):

• +6% Damage Taken
• 12% Damage Dealt
• 5% Speed
• Stacks up to 3
• At 3 stacks, it converts into Hackin’

Hackin’ (Transformative Debuff):

• +25% Damage Taken
• 45% Damage Dealt
• 20% Speed
• Cannot be purified

Skill 2: Tech Upgrade

• Deals 220% AoE damage, with:
• 75% chance to inflict 1 stack of Hacking Progress
• 80% chance to steal Strike Prep from enemies and redistribute it to allies
• Each Hacking Progress increases steal by 10% (Hackin’ counts as 4 stacks)

Skill 3: Formatting

• Deals 260% AoE damage with:
• 100% chance to inflict 2 stacks of Hacking Progress to the main target, 1 stack to others
• 100% chance to inflict a 2-turn Defense Break (-60%)

Skill 2: Top Priority

• Improves damage and hacking chance
• Boosts Strike Prep steal and redistribution
• Key for opener role and controlling turn order

Skill 3: Second Priority

• Boosts AoE damage and ensures Defense Break + Hacking lands
• Reduces cooldown by 1 turn
• Enables ally damage combos and softens enemies for cleaves

Skill 1: Last Priority

• Boosts Hacking Progress proc rate to 80%
• Helps you reach Hackin’ status more consistently
• Still useful as a single-target control tool

Kloss is a speed-tuned support-debuffer. She scales best with Effect Accuracy, Speed, and HP% to survive and disrupt efficiently.

Early Game Sets:

• Swift Rush: +35 Speed – essential for getting the first move
• Time Weave: +18% Effect Accuracy and chance to reduce cooldowns
• Bulwark: +10% HP and 1-turn Immunity at wave start

Late Game Sets:

• Swift Raid: +15% Speed and +20% ATK
• Swift Smite: +Speed and +Effect Accuracy – perfect for high-end PvP
• Effect Res-focused sets optional for tankier builds

Main Stats:

• Effect Accuracy / HP% / HP%

Substats:

• Speed (top priority)
• Effect Accuracy
• HP% or DEF% for survivability
• Optional: Effect RES or ATK% for hybrid builds

Kloss doesn’t need heavy damage stats—her power lies in controlling the flow of battle and enabling your DPS units.

Early Game:

• Unbridled Science (Shadowrunner) – Strike Prep boost after acting
• Star (Kururu) – Reduces skill cooldown by 1
• Black Flag (Phoebe) – Basic utility buff

Mid to Late Game:

• Shan Hying (Whitney) – Boosts Strike Prep from enemy actions
• Gigabyte (Niconana) – Reliable Strike Prep gain
• Codex of Magic (Astarte) – Solid utility and sustain

These enhance her turn cycling, speed, and buff control, further elevating her role as a lead disruptor.

Pros:

• One of the fastest units in the game – perfect opener
• Turn meter steal and redistribution is unique and powerful
• Hackin’ is a non-purifiable debuff that severely cripples enemies
• AoE Defense Break enables team-wide cleave setups
• Strong synergy with any burst DPS comp

Cons:

• Heavily reliant on Effect Accuracy – no value if debuffs miss
• No fallback utility if facing cleanse-heavy or immune comps
• Turn steal fails against unstealable or shielded targets
• Can feel weak in content where debuffs don’t stick