Blackbird Best Build Guide: Skills, Arcs, Modules & Teams | NTE 1.4

Long before becoming playable, Blackbird was already tied to Hethereau’s more mysterious side through the Witch’s House and her role in the city’s occult stories. In NTE Version 1.4, she finally joins the roster as an S-Rank Psyche DPS, with the update launching on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8).

Built around switching between her normal state and Witch of Deliverance, Blackbird combines off-field pressure with a powerful transformation burst. This guide covers her best build, skills, Arcs, Modules, Awakenings, and team comps for NTE 1.4.

 

Overview

Rarity: S-Rank  |  Element: Psyche  |   Arc: Gas

Blackbird is a Psyche damage dealer with strong quick-swap and team-support potential, built around switching between her base form and Witch of Deliverance. In her normal state, she applies Forsaken Feather with Netherplume Rite and enables Forsaken Bird coordinated attacks while teammates stay on-field, allowing her to contribute damage from the background. After building enough Malice, Requies Animarum transforms her into Witch of Deliverance, shifting her into a much more aggressive burst window with Pyreflame, Flames of Deliverance, and Flammae in Unum. Her kit also brings party ATK buffs, while higher Awakenings further add team DMG, RES reduction, and CRIT DMG support.

Overall, Blackbird works best in quick-swap teams that can fully use both her off-field pressure and transformation burst.

 

Skill Kit

Basic Attack: Fleeting Shadow

Redirect Skill: Netherplume Rite

Ultimate: Requies Animarum

Skill Upgrade Priority

Ultimate > Skill > Basic Attack > Support

 

Materials

Here is an overview of Blackbird’s upgrade materials.

Material	Total
Eternal Memory	35
Hesitation of the Waves	40
Suspended Whispers	42
The Second Self	65
Blurred Numeral	57
Unsolved Numeral	58
Distorted Numeral	79
Colorful Ticket Stub	86
Beetle Coin	2,783,000
Dreamless Seed	96
Fons	38,400

 

Best Arcs

Siganature Arc

Crime and Punishment	ATK: +570 CRIT Rate: +24%
Crit Rate +16%. When the wielder deals Incantation DMG, their CRIT DMG increases by 18% for 15s, stacking up to 7 times. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. Repeated triggers refresh the duration.
TBD

Alternative

Ravenous Blade	ATK: +570 CRIT Rate: +24%
Cursed Blade - Soulbound Increases Crit Rate by 16%. Grants the wearer a 9% Crit DMG bonus for 15s when they deal Incantation DMG. Stacks up to 7 times, with no more than 1 stack gained every 0.3s. Resets the duration when triggered again.
TBD
Good Boy's Grand Adventure	ATK: +474 ATK: +45%
Morphix Increases Charge Efficiency by 18%. Increases Team ATK by 10% for 20s after the wearer casts an Ultimate. Increases Team ATK by an additional 6% if enemies are controlled by the Ultimate. Effects with the same name do not stack.
TBD

 

 

Best Modules

Devil's Blood: Curse
2-piece: Psyche DMG +10%. 4-piece: Increases wearer's DMG by 18%. The bonus becomes 36% against units affected by Nova or Stain.
Main Stat: CRIT DMG > Psyche DMG Bonus% > ATK% Substat: CRIT Rate > CRIT Rate = Universal DMG Bonus% > ATK%
Coming Soon

 

Awakening Priority

Main DPS

A1 > A6 > A3 > A5 > A4 > A2

Sup

A4 > A5 > A1 > A6 > A3 > A2

 

Best Team Comps

Zankou

Blackbird

Daffodill

Sakiri

 

Blackbird

Jiuyuan

Chaos

Hathor

 

Blackbird

Chaos

Sakiri

Iroi

 

Conclusion

Blackbird is at her best when your rotation makes full use of both her off-field attacks and Witch of Deliverance burst window. Prioritize her Ultimate, build around CRIT and Psyche DMG, and choose teammates that can keep the rotation moving while she sets up her next transformation.

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