Nefer Weapon Guide: From F2P to Whales - Which Catalyst to Choose?

The new Lunar-Bloom DPS in Version 6.1’Luna II’—Nefer—who scales primarily with Elemental Mastery, any catalyst that increases her EM and CRIT stats will be an excellent choice.

This guide consolidates fragmented data, rotation calculations, and probability analysis into one place, showing you which weapons are viable below her signature, how much of a difference they make, and how to play her comfortably as an F2P player. Here are some recommended options.

Understanding Nefer Needs

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Element: Dendro | Weapon: Catalyst

❤ Nefer Best Build ❤ Nefer Team Guide ❤

High-Value Stats	Low-Value Stats
CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG	ATK%
Elemental Mastery	Energy Recharge (self-sufficient in proper teams)
Lunar-Bloom DMG Bonus (rare multiplier)	Dendro DMG Bonus (heavy diminishing returns)

Nefer Best Choice

Best Choice
Signature Weapon	Reliquary of Truth (5★)	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG +88.2%

This weapon is essentially tailor-made for Nefer, seamlessly supporting every stage of her damage output:

• High CRIT Value: The sub-stat provides a substantial amount of CRIT DMG, while the passive directly boosts CRIT Rate, significantly lowering the artifact burden for building these stats.
• Comprehensive Stat Coverage: Using an Elemental Skill increases Elemental Mastery, and dealing Lunar-Bloom DMG further enhances CRIT DMG. When both effects are active simultaneously, all bonuses are amplified by an additional 50%, fully covering Nefer's core damage sources.
• Maximized Efficiency: It optimizes her two most critical stats while providing a rare CRIT DMG boost specifically for Lunar-Bloom reactions.

Using C0 Nefer with R1 signature as the 100% benchmark, all performance gaps mentioned below are measured relative to this baseline.

 

Nefer 5-star Alternatives

5-star Alternatives
Option 1	A Thousand Floating Dreams (5★)	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery +264.6

For A Thousand Floating Dreams: This weapon is an exceptionally powerful and versatile option for reaction-based teams, particularly excelling in multi-element party compositions:

• High Elemental Mastery: Its sub-stat provides a substantial amount of Elemental Mastery, directly increasing the damage of her Lunar-Bloom reactions.
• Team Utility: Its passive provides the wielder with either Elemental Mastery or an Elemental DMG Bonus based on teammates' elements. Additionally, it boosts the Elemental Mastery of all other party members, resulting in very high overall value.

5-star Alternatives
Option 2	Nightweaver's Looking Glass (5★)	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery +264.6
Option 3	Starcaller's Watch (5★)	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery +264.6

Both Nightweaver's Looking Glass and Starcaller's Watch can provide a substantial amount of Elemental Mastery, but they do not offer the CRIT stats that Nefer urgently needs. As a result, they cannot fully utilize their passive value when wielded by Nefer, and she will still require heavy investment in CRIT substats through artifacts. However, they can serve as alternative options when her signature weapon is unavailable.

 

Nefer 4-star Alternatives

4-star Alternatives
Option 1	Dawning Frost (4★)	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG +55.1%
Option 2	Blackmarrow Lantern (4★)	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery +220.5
Option 3	Sacrificial Jade (4★)	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate +36.8%

Among 4-star weapons, Dawning Frost is one of the most suitable options for Nefer!

• Advantages: The sub-stat, CRIT DMG, is one of Nefer's core effective stats, directly enhancing the critical hit of her Lunar-Bloom reactions and alleviating artifact pressure.
• Disadvantages: The ATK bonus from the weapon passive provides minimal benefit to Nefer, as her damage primarily comes from Bloom reactions, which do not scale with ATK.

For Blackmarrow Lantern: This 4-star weapon performs remarkably well and is an excellent choice outside of her signature weapon, especially as it focuses on enhancing reaction damage:

• Mastery & Reaction Buff: Its sub-stat provides Elemental Mastery, while its passive directly increases both Bloom DMG and Lunar-Bloom DMG.
• Significant Refinement Benefits: According to calculations, at Refinement 5, its performance is second only to her signature weapon, reaching about 88% of the signature's strength.

 

Weapons Performance Gap

Signature Reliquary of Truth 100% (Benchmark)

(Testing conditions: C0, triple Dendro/Hydro team, 12 rotation cycles, Lv. 90 Perpetual Mechanical Array)

Weapon	Refinement	Gap vs Signature	Notes
Nightweaver's Looking Glass (Lauma's Sig)	R1	–11%	Inconsistent EM/Lunar-Bloom uptime, better on Lauma
Dawning Frost	R5	–12%	480 EM, easy trigger, low base ATK, ~95% passive uptime
A Thousand Floating Dreams (Nahida's Sig)	R1	–14%	High EM but no Lunar-Bloom bonus

So now you should know how to choose the best weapon for Nefer!

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