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Headless Rider - Version 5 vs Version 8
Apr 28, 2026, 03:17 AM
Comprehensive update with verified launch stats, lore, drops, recommended Espers, and mechanics
Apr 29, 2026, 02:13 PM
Added combat statistics, weakness, mechanics, and recommended team
1+Headless Rider 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. Headless Rider is weak to Psyche damage.24Lore and Description46A supernatural entity that appears only in the dead of night, roaming the city streets on a black motorcycle. The legend describes it as targeting high-speed street racers, challenging them to races and harvesting their reckless psyches with a terrifying scythe after victory. Bone-chilling blue flames will burn away all passion.68Quick Facts810AttributeValueCategoryAnomaly Hunt EncounterSubtitleOpen-world weekly encounterLocationHethereauWeaknessPsycheStamina Cost per Attempt60 StaminaChallenge Levels8ResetWeeklyWorld Boss IDBoss_13_BP_WorldBossMap Markermonsters:boss_13:01012Strategy and Mechanics1113Recommended Team1315The team picks below are aligned to the Psyche weakness. Pulling any of these into the active rotation is the highest single-stat increase you can apply to Headless Rider's clear time.1517EsperRarityElementFadia5-StarPsycheHaniel4-StarPsyche1719General Combat Guidance1820Fill 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. Headless Rider takes greatly increased damage while staggered, so burst output during this phase largely determines whether the encounter clears quickly. Build the team around the Psyche weakness. Characters aligned with Psyche 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.2022Weakness and Resistances2224The 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 Headless Rider, that element is Psyche.2426ElementResistanceNoteCosmos0.20StandardAnima0.20StandardIncantation0.20StandardChaos0.20StandardPsyche0.16WeaknessLakshana0.20Standard2628Challenge Level Stats2729The table below lists Headless Rider'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.2931LevelHPATKDEF121,014170750239,590284810386,9204548704138,7516819305415,6331,0229906973,3041,4771,02071,460,0912,0451,05081,985,8192,7271,0803133Drops3234Headless Rider 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.3436ItemRarityCharging Knight Spark PlugPurple3638Encounter Notes3739Headless Rider shares its Psyche-weak slot with Beat King in the same Hethereau cluster. Pairing Fadia with Haniel covers both encounters and keeps Charging Knight Spark Plug stockpiled for Psyche Esper progression.3941Combat Statistics43+FieldValueBoss TypeAnomaly HuntLocationUnheard ShoresStamina Cost60 per attemptChallenge Levels1-8Reset CadenceWeeklyHP (Level 8)1,985,819ATK (Level 8)2,727DEF (Level 8)1,08045+Element Weakness and Resistances46+This boss is weak to Psyche damage at 16% resistance, the lowest of the six elements. All other elements resist damage at 20%. Players should center their team around Psyche damage to clear faster and at higher challenge levels.48+ElementResistancePsyche16% (weakness)Cosmos20%Anima20%Incantation20%Chaos20%Lakshana20%50+Recommended Espers51+Psyche-element Espers are the strongest picks for this fight. The recommended 3-character roster below covers the bulk of community team builds and clears the fight efficiently at high challenge levels:53+EsperRarityElementFadiaS-ClassPsycheAureliaA-ClassPsycheHanielA-ClassPsyche55+Lore Description56+A headless rider that appears only in the dead of night, roaming the city streets on a black motorcycle. The boss legend frames the encounter as a challenge to street racers; the rider wields a scythe and surrounds itself with bone-chilling blue flames.58+Drops60+Defeating this boss yields the following materials:62+Charging Knight Spark Plug64+Related Pages4166PageDescriptionBossesFull overview of NTE's boss combat systems, stagger loop, team composition, and encounter types.Anomaly HuntWeekly open-world world-boss system that spawns this fight.Anomaly EnemiesLore and classification of NTE's hostile anomalies.Parry SystemTiming windows and reward table for clean parries.Esper Cycle SystemHow parry and attack inputs fill the Esper Cycle Meter.
