Ultimate X Build Guide: Best Debuff Intellect Setup for Reverse: 1999
X stands as a premier 5-star Intellect Arcanist, dominating as a debuff powerhouse and Reality DPS tailored for Spirit enemy matchups.
Role and Strengths
X excels in dispelling enemy buffs, counters, heals, and statuses while outputting strong Reality damage at 30% bonus against Spirits. His Silence (from Insight I) blocks all enemy utility, and Insight III's Disconcert halts Moxie generation post-Ultimate, crippling boss rotations. This setup thrives in Limbo floors, content farms, and PvE where control trumps raw burst.
Skill Priority
Focus merges on 2-cost and 3-cost cards for dispel reliability before basic attacks.
Coffee or Tea (1★): Dispels [Counter] + single Reality DMG.
Anode and Cathode (2★): Dispels [Stat Up] and [Pos Status] + Reality DMG.
Minimalism and Maximalism (Ultimate, 3★): AoE 250% Reality DMG + 2 Moxie drain per foe.
Max 2★ first for consistent control, aiming for 3★ merges via card draws.
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Psychube |
Type/Stats |
Best For |
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Blasphemer of Night |
6★ ATK, DMG% on debuffed (24%) + 18% Incant Might |
Core debuff amp |
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Hopscotch |
6★ ATK, +8% Ult per kill (x4) |
Clear speed |
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The Footloose |
5★ ATK, 15% Ult +16% DMG over 50% HP |
Sustain DPS |
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Balance |
6★ Support Intellect DMG |
Budget Reality |
Refine to 60 on signature for full passive unlock.
Insight Path
Prioritize Insight I for Silence, then III for Disconcert—essential for meta viability.
Farm Binders in Mineral stages; craft rares in Wilderness.
Team Synergies
Pair X with DoT appliers and sustain to chain debuffs into team melts.
✅️ Boss Shred: X (debuff), Sotheby (DoT), APPLe (heal/dispel strip) – Dispel into DoT ramps.
✅️ Spirit Hunter: X, Centurion (tank), Druvis III (revive/heal) – Full control lockdown.
✅️ Intellect Core: X, Jessica (DMG share), Kanania (crit down) – Debuff stack bursts.
Adapt for afflatus: Mineral allies enhance Moxie denial. Test in simulator for resonance tweaks.