Black Tome

Black Tome is an Anomaly Hunt encounter in Neverness to Everness. The fight takes place in Hethereau and is part of the game's weekly combat loop. Black Tome is weak to Chaos damage.

Lore and Description

A mysterious tome that conjures chains to restrain unwary hunters. The book is bound in shifting ink and floats above the ground at its anomaly site, opening to summon black chains whenever a target draws close.

Quick Facts

Strategy and Mechanics

Mechanics

Black Tome summons chains to attack. You will be Restrained if you touch the chains, so dodge through gaps and parry the swing rather than running into the tether.

Recommended Team

The team picks below are aligned to the Chaos weakness. Pulling any of these into the active rotation is the highest single-stat increase you can apply to Black Tome's clear time.

General Combat Guidance

Fill the boss's break meter with consistent attacks and reward-heavy defensive inputs. Successful parries and dodges contribute significantly more to the break bar than a hit, and a clean parry also fills the Esper Cycle Meter instantly. Save ultimates and heaviest skills for the stagger window that follows a full break. Black Tome takes greatly increased damage while staggered, so burst output during this phase largely determines whether the encounter clears quickly. Build the team around the Chaos weakness. Characters aligned with Chaos will see the largest damage multiplier, and team compositions that can enable elemental reactions on top of that attribute will apply additional pressure to the break bar between stagger windows.

Weakness and Resistances

The table below lists the boss's raw resistance value for each of the six elements. A lower number marks the element the boss is most vulnerable to. For Black Tome, that element is Chaos.

Challenge Level Stats

The table below lists Black Tome's HP, attack, and defense at each of the encounter's difficulty levels. Higher levels yield better drop rates and progression materials at the cost of a tougher fight.

Drops

Black Tome drops the following materials when defeated. Higher challenge levels increase the drop rate. Each item links to its own wiki page for details on rarity, usage, and acquisition notes.

Encounter Notes

Black Tome shares the Chaos-weak slot in the Hethereau Anomaly Hunt rotation with Imaginadough on the story side. Daffodil and Lacrimosa cover both fights cleanly and let the same team rotate between weekly Hunt and story replay without retraining.

Combat Statistics

Element Weakness and Resistances

This boss is weak to Chaos damage at 16% resistance, the lowest of the six elements. All other elements resist damage at 20%. Players should center their team around Chaos damage to clear faster and at higher challenge levels.

Recommended Espers

Chaos-element Espers are the strongest picks for this fight. The recommended 2-character roster below covers the bulk of community team builds and clears the fight efficiently at high challenge levels:

Mechanics

Black Tome conjures chains that restrain unwary hunters during combat. The chains apply a Restrained status effect on contact; players should avoid the chain volleys and stay mobile to keep their action options open.

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