In Chaos Zero Nightmare, most supports keep your team alive. And the newly introduced Tiphera does something far more challenging — she turns survival into inevitability.
This guide breaks down exactly how to build Tiphera for maximum value, from her core Skills and Archetype Cards to optimal Gear, Stat Priorities and the strongest Team Comps. Whether you want consistent stabilization or perfectly timed one-shot burst turns, this article will show you how to unlock her full potential.
Tiphera Overview
Tiphera is a 5★ Order attribute Controller officially released on February 25, 2026, as Season 2 update. Unlike traditional healers or shield supports, Tiphera fundamentally changes how defensive support works in Chaos Zero Nightmare.
Her combat philosophy revolves around generating and cycling 0-cost [Archetype] cards that provide healing, shields, AP recovery and massive damage amplification.
In general, her strategy is to quietly accumulate resources, stabilize the battle situation for free, and then suddenly unleash a powerful attack.
Tiphera Skills & Cards Breakdown
Archetype Cards
Tiphera's entire kit centers on three types of 0-cost Archetype cards she generates during battle. These cards all have the Exile property, ensuring your deck stays clean and consistent.
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Card |
Effect |
Primary Use |
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Archetype: ○ |
50% Heal, +1 AP |
Extend turns, prevent AP starvation during setup |
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Archetype: △ |
50% Shield, next Attack Card's first hit +30% (stacks to 300%) |
Core damage amplification while sustaining |
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Archetype: □ |
50% Heal, draw 1 [Archetype] card |
Sustain the card chain, maintain momentum |
Starting Cards
Matter Disintegration (1 Cost, Attack)
Effect: 102% Defense-Based Damage.
Barrier Deployment (1 Cost, Skill)
Effect: Healing 71% HP and Having a 71% Shield.
Quantum Seed (0 Cost, Skill)
Effect: 114% Heal, generate 2 [Archetype] cards into draw pile, then draw 1 card .
This is the engine starter. It kickstarts Tiphera's entire cycle and should be your priority for upgrading and duplicating.
Recommended Epiphany Branches: 2 and 5 (focus on generation and draw efficiency).
Epiphany Cards
Form Convergence (1 Cost, Skill)
Effect: [Retain]. Draw 2 [Archetype] cards. For 1 turn, their random effects are doubled .
Use this right before your burst turn to maximize healing, shielding, and especially the △ card's damage buff.
Recommended Epiphany Branches: 3 and 5.
Creation and Destruction (1 Cost, Attack)
Effect: Deal 120% DEF damage, grant 80% Shield and 80% Heal. If conditions align, all effects double .
An excellent hybrid card that stabilizes the team instantly while contributing damage.
Recommended Epiphany Branches: 3 and 4.
Dual Creation (1 Cost, Upgrade)
Effect: [Unique]. When generating 2 [Archetype] cards, generate 1 copy into discard pile .
Ensures you never run out of 0-cost fuel in longer fights.
Recommended Epiphany Branches: 2 and 5.
Event Horizon (2 Cost, Skil)
Effect: +1 AP, draw 1 card, next Attack Card's first hit damage +40%.
This is your burst turn starter. Play it immediately before your main DPS unleashes their finisher. Its Form Upgrade keyword strengthens its effect when Archetype cards are activated.
Ego Skill
Archetype Resonance (5 Cost)
Effect: Select and generate 1 [Archetype] card. Next 2 times Ego Skill is used, generate an additional [Archetype] card and reduce next Ego Skill cost by 2.
Primarily used for long-term stabilization, ensuring you have access to the right tool cards in extended encounters.
Card Removal & Stat Priority
In Chaos Zero Nightmare's roguelite mode, it is crucial for consistent performance. Tiphera desperately needs to draw her core cards every turn.
Cards to Remove (Delete Priority)
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Card |
Why |
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Barrier Deployment (1-Cost) |
Provides only basic 100% heal; does NOT advance Archetype mechanics. Becomes dead weight. |
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Matter Disintegration (1-Cost) |
Deals DEF-based damage but doesn't cycle cards or stack buffs. Removing it increases core draw rate. |
Duplication Priority
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Quantum Seed (increases engine consistency)
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Creation and Destruction (increases team survivability)
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Form Convergence (maximizes burst potential)
Stat Priority
Tiphera's skill scalings are tied to Defense, making it her most important stat—both for survival and effectiveness.
Pure Support Build:
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Main Stats: DEF% > HP% (prioritize HP% only if getting one-shot in high-difficulty modes)
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Sub Stats: Flat DEF > Flat HP > DEF% > HP%
DEF Hybrid DPS Build:
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Main Stats: CRIT Rate% > Order DMG% > DEF%
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Sub Stats: CRIT Rate% ≈ CRIT DMG% > Flat DEF > DEF%
Gear & Equipment Builds
Memory Fragment Set
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Set |
Bonus |
Effect |
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Glory's Reign (4-Piece)
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When generating or using an Exile skill card, ally damage +5% (max 15%). |
All of Tiphera's [Archetype] cards have innate Exile. This means permanent 15% team damage buff, practically unconditional. |
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Tetra's Authority (2-Piece)
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DEF +12% |
Perfectly complements her stat requirements. |
Equipment
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Slot |
Recommended Gear |
Core Effect |
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Weapon |
Tentacles of Chaos
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+8% ally ATK When the enemy is defeated, the combatant with the highest stress level has their stress level reduced by 2. |
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Armor |
Psionic Combat Suit
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When a card is depleted, gain a 30% fixed shield (max 5 times per turn). Free survivability while playing 0-cost cards. |
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Accessory |
Shining World Tree Stem
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Increase HP by 25% |
Best Partners & Team Compositions
Recommended Parters
Tiana
Tiana is Tiphera’s optimized long-term partner, specifically designed around her Order shield/heal engine.
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3-Star Trait: Grants DEF increase and boosts healing. When the assigned combatant activates Shield or Heal through Order cards, the team gains up to 6% Crit Chance.
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Tiphera constantly generates shields and heals via Archetype cards, making this Crit buff highly consistent and effectively permanent.
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Provides up to 30% damage multiplier after creating six Exhaust cards — extremely easy for Tiphera to trigger.
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Face Alignment: Draws an Exhaust card and reduces the next Ego Skill cost by 2, enabling powerful Ego combo chains and additional Archetype generation.
Nyx
Nyx has phenomenal synergy with Tiphera.
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3-Star Trait: Increases wearer's DEF, HP, and Heal by 8%. When wearer uses an ability to draw cards for the first time each turn, ally damage +8%.
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Tiphera's entire gameplay loop involves constant drawing and cycling, making this damage buff effectively permanent.
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Her active skill (discard up to 3 cards, draw discarded amount +1) provides excellent filtering.
Recommended Teams
1: Extreme One-Shot Execution Team
Orlea + Nine + Tiphera
How It Works:
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Nine's damage output relies on DEF-scaled attacks.
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Orlea uses her [Retain] mechanics to ensure all key buff cards and Nine's high-tier attack cards align in the same turn.
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Tiphera spends the first part of the turn stacking first-hit damage to the cap using Event Horizon and Archetype: △.
This transforms the inherently random card game into a highly controlled, timed burst composition.
2: Anchor Harvester Team
Haru + Beryl + Tiphera
How It Works:
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Haru's "Anchor Shot" skill deals massive single-hit damage.
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Tiphera opens with Quantum Seed to start the draw engine, stabilizing HP and AP.
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Beryl assists with deck shuffling and supplementary shields, accelerating key card draws.
When the first-hit bonus is fully stacked, Haru clears the field with one Anchor Shot. Simple logic, high consistency—excellent for story progression and farming.
3: High-Frequency Follow-Up Attack Team
Hugo + Amir + Tiphera
How It Works:
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Hugo's passive stacks Commence the Hunt states when teammates play specific cards.
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Tiphera playing multiple 0-cost Archetype cards in a single turn causes Hugo's damage stacks to escalate at an alarming rate.
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Amir converts damage taken into shields and resources.
This team grinds down enemies with high-frequency follow-up damage while operating in an extremely safe state.
Conclusion
Tiphera isn’t just another support — she creates value every time she draws and exhausts cards, turning defensive tools into tempo and then into damage. With the right cards, gear and team comps, she becomes a linchpin in any sustainable, punchy Chaos Zero Nightmare build.
