Reverse 1999 Semmelweis build guide: Skills, best Psychubes, Insight Materials, and teams

Semmelweis is a 6-star character that players can get as one of the free rewards in the Reverse 1999 version 1.9 update. Timekeepers can get her for free by participating in the login event called An Invitation at Dusk. The unit is a Support Arcanist with DPS and Blood Burn tags belonging to the Mineral Afflatus. Her ability includes buffing allies’ Critical Rate and damage.

Semmelweis can reduce the damage her allies take from enemies. The Arcanist can also cast an extra incantation, Truth Revealed, when she enters the Feral status. Additionally, she can gain Moxie at Insight I and Insight III.

Let's take a look at one of the best Semmelweis builds in the game.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the opinions of the writer

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Reverse 1999 Semmelweis build guide: Skills

Here are the skills of Semmelweis in Reverse 1999:

• Iron Nameplate (Basic SKill 1): Semmelweis loses 10% of her current HP and deals 220%/330%/550% Reality damage to a single target.
• Proper Means (Basic Skill 2): Semmelweis buffs one target, granting them the Fresh Blood status effect for two rounds. She then buffs all allies’ damage-dealing ability by 15%. Additionally, she increases the damage-dealing ability of an ally with the Fresh Blood effect by an extra 10%.
• As The Moon Rises (Ultimate Skill): Semmelweis buffs all allies in her team, but they lose 20% of their Current HP. The Arcanist creates a special array, Blood Domain, and she enters the Feral for three rounds.

Explanation of the Arcanist's status effects

• Blood Domain special array: All allies receive 20% less damage from enemies. Whenever the allies attack, they gain a 5% Damage Bonus (up to 40%) for every 10% of their lost HP.
• Feral: Semmelweis casts Truth Revealed at the round’s end. Truth Revealed deals 80% Reality damage to all enemies.

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Reverse 1999 Semmelweis build guide: Best Psychubes

Best Psychubes for the Arcanist (Image via Bluepoch)

Below is a list of recommended Reverse 1999 Psychubes for Semmelweis in Reverse 1999:

• Long Night Talk (6-star): If Semmelweis has two or more Pos. Status, her damage-dealing ability increases by 8% while attacking at Amplification level 5. Additionally, she gains a 2.5% buff in her attack when she buffs allies or herself (can stack up to 5 times).
• Blasphemer of Night (6-star): If Semmelweis has two or more Neg. Status, she gains a 24% buff in her damage-dealing ability at Amplification level 5.
• In the Shadow (5-star): Semmelweis takes 5% less damage from enemies. After she uses a card that buffs, their attack increases by 2% at Amplification Level 5. If the card buffs a single target, the attack increase effect doubles. The attack increase buff can stack up to 10%. At 10%, the Arcanist takes 7% less damage.

The best Psychubes for the 6-star Reverse 1999 Arcanist are Long Night Talk and In the Shadow. Timekeepers can use the Blasphemer of Night as the best alternative.

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Reverse 1999 Semmelweis build guide: Insight Materials

Semmelweis at Insight II (Image via Bluepoch)

This Reverse 1999 Arcanist's Inheritance, Blood Thirst, unlocks at Insight I and can be upgraded to level III. Here are the effects of her Inheritance at all levels and the materials required to upgrade it:

Insight I: Semmelweis loses 20% of her Current HP and gains three Moxies while entering the battle.

Required Materials

• Sharpodonty ✕ 18000
• Page of Mineral Wealth ✕ 6
• Trembling Tooth ✕ 5
• Rough Silver Ingot ✕ 5

Insight II: Semmelweis' damage-dealing ability increases by 8% while entering the battle.

Required Materials

• Sharpodonty ✕ 40000
• Scroll of Mineral Wealth ✕ 10
• Cicada Wings ✕ 6
• Bifurcated Skeleton ✕ 6

Insight III: Semmelweis loses 10% of her Current HP and gains one Moxie after casting her Ultimate Skill. If she is in the Feral status, the Truth Revealed attack deals an additional 30% Reality damage (up to 20 stacks for each attack). The buff for the Truth Revealed attack takes effect whenever an ally loses their HP while casting a skill.

Required Materials

• Sharpodonty ✕ 200000
• Tome of Mineral Wealth ✕ 16
• Murmur of Insanity ✕ 6
• Fruit of Good and Evil ✕ 3

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Reverse 1999 Semmelweis build guide: Best teams

Windsong is one of the best teammates for Semmelweis (Image via Bluepoch)

Semmelweis synergizes excellently with Arcanists who lose HP while casting their incantations. However, Timekeepers must have healers on their teams to compensate for their HP loss.

Players can use Eternity of Mineral Afflatus, Lucy of Intelligence Afflatus, and Windsong of Star Afflatus for DPS. Timekeepers can also place Semmelweis in a DPS role and have Kakania of Plant Afflatus support her.

Players can use Vila of Plant Afflatus, Balloon Party of Mineral Afflatus, and Ezra Theodore of Star Afflatus (at Insight III) for healers. They can also pair Semmelweis with Bkornblume, Isolde, A Knight, and 6 for the fourth slot options in the Mane’s Bulletin.