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Caithness

12 emblems · 11 with exact values

Create chains of glass shards that ricochet from enemy to enemy.

Core emblems

Chain AllySlot

Tier 0Ally command
Chain AllySlot values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Chain number13567
Chain range2020202020

Refracted Block

Tier 0Block

Block creates a 5-hit Chain. Perfectblock also applies Refracted to surrounding enemies. Increase all Chain damage by +5.

Refracted Block values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Chain number55555
Chain damage (flat)59121415
Chain range1010101010

Refracted Dodge

Tier 0Dodge
Refracted Dodge values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Chain range35.47.28.49

Chaining Heavy

Tier 0Heavy attack

Heavy creates a 3-hit Chain. Secondary attack finisher creates a 6-hit Chain. Increase all Chain damage by +5.

Chaining Heavy values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Chain number66666
Small chain number33333
Chain damage (flat)59121415
Chain range2020202020

Refracted Strike

Tier 0Attack

Strike applies Refracted. Attack finisher creates a 2-hit Chain. Increase all Chain damage by +5.

Refracted Strike values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Chain number22222
Chain damage (flat)59121415
Chain range2020202020

Enhanced Enamel

Tier 0Passive

When you Dodge an attack, the attacker takes +35% damage from all sources for 4 seconds.

Enhanced Enamel values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Debuff value0.350.60.850.951
Duration44444

Delicate Dyes

Tier 0Passive

Perfectblock and Finisher increase your Special Charge by 5%.

Delicate Dyes values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Special gain percent0.050.060.0750.0870.1

Tier 1 upgrades

Aberration

Tier 1Passive

Chain hits on Refracted enemies have a 10% chance to create a new Chain.

Requires Chain&&Chain Refracted

Aberration values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Bonus chain (flat)0.10.180.240.280.3

Halation

Tier 1Passive

Refracted has 20% chance of not being removed when hit by a Chain.

Requires Chain&&Chain Refracted

Halation values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Free refracted chance (flat)0.20.360.480.560.6

ChainT2 ChainLength

Tier 1Passive

Requires Chain

ChainT2 ChainLength values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Additional chain number (flat)12334

Enchanting Etchings

Tier 1Passive

Enemies receive #+DebuffPerStack%# damage from a Finisher for each attack leading to it that hits them.

Requires Chain Minor

Tier 2 upgrades

Unstable Formation

Tier 2Passive

When any Chain expires, it creates a Breakable that periodically create a 1-hit Chain that deals 50% of the regular damage. When destroyed, it creates up to 5 1-hit Chain.

Requires ChainT2

Unstable Formation values by level
StatLv1Lv2Lv3Lv4Lv5
Max breakable chain targets (flat)55555

Verified from game files · EA 1.0 (2026-07-22)