Nezha is a Buster-critical oriented Servant, something which instantly gives her an edge compared to other Servants. Compared to other similar Servants, such as Raikou (Lancer) and Altria Pendragon (Alter Lancer), Nezha has fewer buffs and thus lower damage potential, but she makes up for it by having a wider range of defensive (Guts) and utility (debuff removal, NP charge) functions. A thing of note is that Nezha’s first skill buffs her Quick cards as well, thereby somewhat increasing her damage consistency.
Unfortunately, Nezha will experience rather tough competition in regards to NP damage, both due to her NP being unupgraded, as well as her uncommon buff spread. That, and her aforementioned lower damage potential, means that her alternatives are arguably better choices in more specialized teams, but this does not mean that she is not a good Servant still.
Pros
Buffs and critical absorption make her a solid damage dealer choice.
Fairly flexible.
Her buff affects both Buster and Quick cards, increasing her overall damage.
Low, uniform skill cooldowns.
Cons
Low NP damage.
Lower damage potential compared to alternatives.
Starategies & Tips
Nezha is best used in buff-heavy parties capable of critical star generation to make the most of her kit. Her first and third skills are best used when she is meant to perform a critical Brave chain. Her second skill is usually used to fill her NP gauge, but it is possible to save them for the Guts effect in more threatening situations.
Noble Phantasm
Flying Quiet Spirit・Fire-Tipped Spear increases her NP damage, the amount of which scales with Overcharge. It also applies a burn on all enemies. Being unupgraded and with her lower-percentage Buster buff, this NP’s damage is rather disappointing, although it is possible to have higher damage levels via NP chains.
Providing much-needed damage buffs as well as extra survivability aid, Merlin is likely her best support choice. He is also able to generate stars via his NP, which increases her critical consistency.
Nezha benefits greatly from the buffs provided by Zhuge Liang, granting her a more diverse range of offensive buffs. His defense buff and NP also helps the team’s defensive aspects.
Provides a Buster buff for Nezha. Shakespeare is also able to increase her NP gauge, and the critical generation buff that comes with it allows her Quick cards to generate a lot more stars.
The main benefit provided by Nightingale is her Buster buff, which lasts for three turns. Her healing abilities and her NP’s damage reduction also adds to Nezha’s survivability. Additionally, as Nezha’s own critical absorption only lasts for one turn, Nightingale’s low critical weight is welcomed.
Increases her Buster cards’ damage and star generation. This CE type is a good choice for Nezha as Buster cards are the cards commonly relied upon to perform critical damage, and her NP also benefits from the buff.
In the absence of Buster performance CEs, choosing a critical damage buff one also an acceptable choice, although its scaling is worse compared to Buster buffs.
These CEs aim to make using Nezha’s NP more worthwhile; while the damage still won’t be top notch, it is at least acceptable.
Stats
Lvl
ATK
HP
Base
1,547
1,938
40
5,361
6,953
50
6,343
8,245
60
7,318
9,527
70
8,301
10,819
80
9,284
12,112
90
10,258
13,393
100
11,241
14,686
Hidden Stats
NP Charge (ATK)
0.72%
NP Charge (DEF)
4%
C. Star Gather Rate
91
C.Star Drop Rate
12.2%
Death Resist
28%
Alignment
Neutral Good
Attribute
Sky
Traits
Humanoid, Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish
Noble Phantasm
Fire Spear (Rank B)
[Overcharge] Increase your NP Strength Deal damage to all enemies Inflict Burn to them (-1000 HP each turn, 5 turns)
Rank
A
Classification
Anti-Army
Type
Buster
Hit-Count
3
Lvl
Damage +
Charge
NP Damage +
1
300%
100%
20%
2
400%
200%
30%
3
450%
300%
40%
4
475%
400%
50%
5
500%
500%
60%
Skills
Skill Upgrade Priority
Priority: 1/3/2
Taoism Arts A
Buffing Nezha’s Buster and Quick cards as well as her critical hits, this skill is her foremost priority for leveling. On non-criticals, this skill’s damage increase is limited, but in exchange, it lasts for three turns.
Numinous Pearl A
Applies a Guts effect and charges Nezha’s NP gauge. Overall a good skill; however, with the abundance of NP charging and survival supports, it is of less priority for her.
Divine Protection of Tathagata B
As critical absorption is vital for her to perform critical brave chains, this skill benefits a lot from the cooldown reduction gained via leveling. On the other hand, the skill’s effects are already sufficient even at lower levels, meaning that said cooldown reduction will be the primary reason for leveling.
Taoism A
Availalbe from the start
Increase your Quick & Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns) Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns)
Lvl
Quick +
Buster +
Crit Damage +
Cooldown
1
10%
10%
20%
7
2
11%
11%
21%
3
12%
12%
22%
4
13%
13%
23%
5
14%
14%
24%
6
15%
15%
25%
6
7
16%
16%
26%
8
17%
17%
27%
9
18%
18%
28%
10
20%
20%
30%
5
Numinous Pearl A
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
Apply Guts for yourself (1 time, 5 turns) Increase your NP Gauge
Lvl
HP with Revive
NP Gauge +
Cooldown
1
1000
10%
7
2
1100
11%
3
1200
12%
4
1300
13%
5
1400
14%
6
1500
15%
6
7
1600
16%
8
1700
17%
9
1800
18%
10
2000
20%
5
Tathagata's Blessing B
Unlocks after 3rd Ascension
Increase C. Star Gather Rate (1 turn) Remove all your Debuffs
Lvl
C. Star Gather +
Cooldown
1
300%
7
2
320%
3
340%
4
360%
5
380%
6
400%
6
7
420%
8
440%
9
460%
10
500%
5
Class Skills
Magic Resistance A Increase your Debuff Resist by 20%
Command Cards
Card
Quick
Arts
Buster
Extra
Hit-Count
4
3
3
4
Command Cards Rating
Nezha’s possession of two Quick cards allow her to generate some stars in combination with her first skill. Her two Buster cards grant her access to high damage brave chains, including possibly a Buster brave chain when her NP is involved.