Overview
Marching Beyond Time is an S-Class Solid Arc built around a Skill-to-Ultimate combo loop. The passive sends the wearer into Wastelab on every Redirect Skill cast. While in Wastelab, every Redirect or Support Skill from any team member feeds the wearer one stack of Wastetime up to a 3-stack cap, and the wearer's next Ultimate consumes the full Wastetime stack pile to land a large Ultimate CRIT DMG window plus a DEF Ignore window when the cap is full.
Marching Beyond Time is a 5★ S-Class Solid-type Arc in Neverness to Everness. It rolls a base 570 ATK at Level 80 with a 24% CRIT Rate substat. The primary skill, Time Beyond Time, defines its role across rotations and team compositions.
Lore
"We press on, lest we rust away to nothing."
The flavor text sets the Arc's tone and gives designers a quick lens on how the Time Beyond Time passive is meant to feel in play.
Passive Effect
The Time Beyond Time passive provides the following effect at Refinement Rank 1:
Increases the wearer's ATK by 16%. When the wearer casts a Redirect Skill, the wearer enters Wastelab and any current Wastetime stacks are cleared. While the wearer is in Wastelab, every Redirect Skill or Support Skill cast by any party member grants the wearer one stack of Wastetime, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. When the wearer casts an Ultimate while in Wastelab, the wearer exits Wastelab and consumes all current Wastetime stacks. Consuming Wastetime increases the wearer's Ultimate CRIT DMG by 24%, plus an additional 8% per Wastetime stack consumed. If 3 Wastetime stacks are consumed at once, the wearer also gains 12% additional DEF Ignore for 3 seconds.
Refinement ranks raise the ATK bonus, the base Ultimate CRIT DMG bonus, the per-stack Ultimate CRIT DMG bonus, and the 3-stack DEF Ignore window without changing any of the trigger conditions or the 3-stack ceiling. The table below lists the per-rank scaling.
Refinement | ATK | Base Ultimate CRIT DMG | Per-Wastetime Stack | 3-Stack DEF Ignore (3s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | +16% | +24% | +8% | +12% |
R2 | +20% | +30% | +10% | +15% |
R3 | +24% | +36% | +12% | +18% |
R4 | +28% | +42% | +14% | +21% |
R5 | +32% | +48% | +16% | +24% |
Maximum Ultimate burst at R5 with all 3 Wastetime stacks consumed: +32% ATK (always on), +96% Ultimate CRIT DMG for the Ultimate hit (48% base + 16% × 3 stacks), and +24% DEF Ignore for 3 seconds. The mechanic rewards a rotation that opens with a Redirect Skill, spends 3 ally Redirect or Support skill casts inside the Wastelab window, then fires the wearer's Ultimate to cash in the full bonus. The 3-stack ceiling is reachable inside one normal team rotation, so the practical R5 ceiling is the cap on most Ultimate cycles.
Ascension Materials
Reaching Level 80 with full access to the Time Beyond Time passive requires six ascension breakthroughs. Each phase raises the level cap and unlocks the next refinement condition. The costs are fixed per Arc and do not scale with refinement rank.
Phase | Level Cap | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
Phase 1 | Lv.30 | 20,000 | Beginner Drama Core x4, Lost Whispers x4 |
Phase 2 | Lv.40 | 40,000 | Beginner Drama Core x10, Lost Whispers x10 |
Phase 3 | Lv.50 | 60,000 | |
Phase 4 | Lv.60 | 80,000 | Master Drama Core x12, Obscure Whispers x12 |
Phase 5 | Lv.70 | 100,000 | |
Phase 6 | Lv.80 | 120,000 |
Compatible Characters
The listed compatible characters share the Arc's core synergy. Any character can equip any Arc regardless of element or skill fit, but these characters gain the full value of the Time Beyond Time passive thanks to their kits and scaling.
Character | Element | Rarity | Why It Fits |
|---|---|---|---|
5★ | S-Class Cosmos DPS whose Ultimate-heavy rotation rewards buffs that fire on Ultimate cast; a natural fit for the Time Beyond Time payoff. | ||
5★ | S-Class Anima Caster whose ranged kit benefits from both ATK and healing scaling; a natural fit for the Time Beyond Time payoff. | ||
5★ | S-Class Cosmos DPS whose adaptable kit scales with raw offensive multipliers and Ultimate windows; a natural fit for the Time Beyond Time payoff. | ||
4★ | A-Class Psyche Bureau agent whose support utility extends any team-wide damage or sustain buff; a natural fit for the Time Beyond Time payoff. |
How to Obtain
Marching Beyond Time is acquired through the standard Arc acquisition methods in Neverness to Everness. S-Class Arcs can appear in the gacha system and its pity guarantees, in specific shop rotations, and in limited event reward tracks.
Method | Details |
|---|---|
Miracle Box 5★ tiles | S-Class Arcs appear as guaranteed 5★ tile payouts on the Arc gacha board. |
Arc banner pity | Soft pity at 60 pulls, hard pity at 80 pulls. The featured S-Class Arc has a 25% chance at soft pity. |
Long-term currency shops | Select S-Class Arcs rotate through the Tri-Keys shop and limited event storefronts. |
Strategy Tips
Confirm your chosen character's rotation lines up with the Time Beyond Time trigger before investing refinement materials. An Arc whose condition you cannot reliably fire is worth less than a B-Class Arc you activate every rotation.
At Refinement Rank 1 the values in the passive table are baseline. Early ranks give the biggest jumps; the last couple of ranks are smaller gains and usually not worth duplicating a 5★ Arc unless the character is a dedicated main DPS.
Pair Marching Beyond Time with Solid-aligned Drive Blocks and KongMu Gear. Matching element on support gear stacks multiplicatively with the Arc's passive.
Keep the ascension materials in mind when planning farming routes. The final two phases jump from a 6x to a 12x requirement, which is often the real blocker for hitting Level 80.
Review the Compatible Characters table before equipping. Element mismatch still works, but the biggest multipliers assume the passive's trigger and your character's rotation are synchronized.