Reverse 1999 Mr. Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Reverse 1999 Mr.Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Mr. Duncan is a 5-star Beast Afflatus DPS in Reverse: 1999 version 2.2, excelling in counter and riposte mechanics through his unique Bullet system. This build guide optimizes his crit synergy, Reality DMG output, and team bullet sharing for current PvE meta like LP/MA stages as of February 2026. Focus on Psychubes that amplify ripostes, ultimate bursts, and Insight upgrades for team viability.

Skill Overview

Reverse 1999 Mr.Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Mr. Duncan's kit revolves around Reality DMG with DPS, Reaper, and Riposte tags; his core is generating Acidic/Fragmented Bullets via Makeshift Inventions (S2: gain 2 Bullets + 2 Quick Draw rounds for preemptive counters).

Deadly Ditty (S1): Deals 105-175% Mass Reality DMG + Genesis burst (ATK x90-150%) if enemy HP <50%.

A Veteran's Regards (Ultimate): 500% single-target Reality DMG, gaining +10% Crit Rate per Bullet type consumed.

Swift Riposte from Quick Draw triggers 200-300% preemptive Reality DMG before enemy attacks land.

Best Psychubes

Reverse 1999 Mr.Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Prioritize 6-star options boosting post-riposte Crit DMG, ultimate potency, or Bullet stacks for peak DPS cycles.

Psychube

Key Benefits

Priority Stats

Outside the City

+5% Crit DMG stacks (max 10x/50%) after Swift Riposte; +8% Crit Rate at max

Crit Rate/DMG, Reality DMG

Luxurious Leisure

+9% DMG Dealt stacks (max 3x) post-Ultimate for burst phases

ATK%, Crit DMG

Vesperal Silence

Reality DMG amp + crit on low-HP foes; pairs with Genesis finishers

Reality DMG, Crit Rate


Aim for Lv.60+ with >25% Crit Rate and >150% Crit DMG substats.

Insight & Inheritance

Reverse 1999 Mr.Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Use Military Experience inheritance to enhance ultimate might and enable team-wide bullet sharing on crits/kills. Push to Insight III for meta relevance.

Insight Level

Main Effects

Key Materials

Insight I

+1 Ceremonious (3% Ult Might, max 100 stacks) per 2x ally Bullet triggers.

12K Sharpodonty, 6 Page of Beastly Thirst, 4 Spell of Banishing, 4 Milled Magnesia

Insight II

+10% Crit Rate on battle start.

30K Sharpodonty, 8 Scroll of Beastly Thirst, 4 Perpetual Cog, 3 Biting Box

Insight III

Crit/kill grants 1 Bullet type to allies; +1 Moxie every 3 crits

120K Sharpodonty, 12 Tome of Beastly Thirst, 4 Wyrmling Skeleton, 2 Mistilteinn

Farm Sharpodonty via Beast events; Insight III unlocks strong team support.

Meta Teams

Reverse 1999 Mr.Duncan Build: Best Psychubes, Insights & Meta Teams

Mr. Duncan thrives in Beast comps with crit buffers/debuffers, holding strong against 6-star DPS in counter-focused content. Rotation: Build counters > Ultimate nuke > Riposte chain.

Team Type

Core Members

Synergy Highlights sportskeeda+1

F2P Beast

Mr. Duncan (DPS), Centurion (Buffer), Dikke (Heal/Debuffer)

Centurion amps crit/bullet procs; Dikke ensures riposte uptime.

Premium DPS

Mr. Duncan, Tooth Fairy (Sub-DPS), Lucy (Crit Buffer)

Tooth Fairy bullet shares + burst; Lucy fuels Insight III Moxie.

PvP Reaper

Mr. Duncan, Ezra (Debuffer), Spathodea (Support)

Ezra shreds Reality DEF; Spathodea heals + generates bullets.

Recommended Resonances: Hexous (Crit DMG) or Phaethon (Reality boost). Fine-tune in Limbo for optimal performance.


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