/Controller/Instinct

Cassius

★★★★

Peltion

Introduction

Cassius is a 4-star Instinct combatant in Chaos Zero Nightmare. Cassius's class is Controller. Faction: Peltion.

On the combined Chaos Zero Nightmare tier list Cassius is B tier, 21st of the 37 combatants ranked, from where 4 community tier lists put Cassius.

Other Instinct combatants in Chaos Zero Nightmare: Arabella, Hilde, Khalipe, Narja, Nia, Olga and 2 more.

What Cassius does

An Instinct Controller built around deck control. Cards and Wild Card each have a 30% chance to draw, Shuffle dumps the whole hand, Joker pulls any card from the Draw or Discard Pile into hand, and the Ego Skill creates 2 Quest Cards and drops all enemies' Morale by 3 for a turn.

Best build for Cassius

From 3 guides

Partner

2 options

1
Nyx
3 of 3
2
Arwen
3 of 3

Equipment

Weapon

Tentacles of Chaos2 of 2

Armor

Psionic Combat Suit1 of 2

Trinket

Clover of the Forest2 of 2

4-piece fragments

Glory's Reign(4)
2 of 2

2-piece fragments

2 options

1
Tetra's Authority(2)
2 of 2
2
Healer's Journey(2)
1 of 2

Main stats

Substats: HP% >HP >DEF >DEF%

Profile

Cassius is a male Cyborg. Cassius's birthday is July 7th. Cassius is voiced by Zhao Yang in Chinese, Kohsuke Toriumi in Japanese, and Juho Kim in Korean. He's good at blink.

Stories

Background

Magician seeking to deceive the world.

After experiencing death once, Cassius carries the motto, "The world is all an illusion." He roams the universe in search of a way for lifeforms to achieve immortality, treating the death and resurrection experienced in Chaos as a form of immortality.

Joker Draw Rate

0.666666

Stats

Attack35th of 39392
Defense4th of 39186
HP34th of 39313
Critical Chance3%
Critical Damage125%

At level 60 with every ascension, before Memory Fragments and partners. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Chaos Zero Nightmare roster, and the place is out of every combatant with that stat.

Skills

Devil Dice
Unique card · Cost 1 · Attack
160% Damage Draw 1
Epiphany options
Epiphany 1
200% Damage · Create 1 Quest card(s)
Epiphany 2
160% Damage · Draw 1
Epiphany 3
160% Damage to all enemies · Draw for each target hit
Epiphany 4
240% Damage · Draw 2 · Discard 2
Epiphany 5
Cost 0: Draw 1 · 80% Damage to all enemies equal to that card's Cost
Shuffle
Unique card · Cost 1 · Skill
Discard all cards in hand Draw for each Discarded
Epiphany options
Epiphany 1
Discard all cards in hand · Draw for each Discarded
Epiphany 2
Discard any number of cards in hand · Draw for each Discarded
Epiphany 3
Move all cards in hand and Discard Pile to Draw Pile · Draw 5
Epiphany 4
Cost 0: Select up to 5 cards in Discard Pile and move to top of Draw Pile
Epiphany 5
Cost 0: Draw 3 · If the total Cost of those cards is 4 or less, Discard all
Dice Trick
Unique card · Cost 2 · Attack
240% Damage Decrease Morale by 1 for 1 turn Decrease Cost by the number of completed Quests
Epiphany options
Epiphany 1
360% Damage · Decrease Morale by 1 for 1 turn · Decrease Cost by the number of completed Quests
Epiphany 2
300% Damage to all enemies · Decrease Morale by 1 for 1 turn · Decrease Cost by the number of completed Quests
Epiphany 3
Cost 0: 80% Damage · +80% base Damage Amount for each Quest completed · (max 5 times)
Epiphany 4
When a Quest card is activated, Heal 100%, then 100% Fixed Damage to a random enemy
Epiphany 5
At the start of the turn, create 1 empowered Quest card(s)
Joker
Unique card · Cost 1 · Skill
Select and Draw 1 card(s) from Draw Pile
Epiphany options
After limit break
Select 1 card(s) from Draw Pile or Discard Pile, then move those cards to hand
Death Trick
Ego skill · Cost 4 · Skill
Create 1 Quest card(s) Decrease Morale of all enemies by 3 for 1 turn
Quest: Triple 0
Created card · Cost 0 · Upgrade
When 3 0-Cost cards are activated, create Triple 0
Triple 0
Created card · Cost 0 · Attack
200% Damage +40% base Damage Amount for each 40 Attack Card activated this turn (max 4 times)
Quest: Triple 1
Created card · Cost 0 · Upgrade
When 3 1-Cost cards are activated, create Triple 1
Triple 1
Created card · Cost 0 · Attack
Draw 1 150% Damage Heal 150%
Quest: Straight
Created card · Cost 0 · Upgrade
When 1 of each 0-Cost, 1-Cost, and 2-Cost cards are activated, create Straight
Straight
Created card · Cost 0 · Skill
Draw 1 2 Morale, Resolve, and Fortitude for 1 turn
Quest: Full House
Created card · Cost 0 · Upgrade
When a card of each Combatant has been activated, create Full House
Full House
Created card · Cost 0 · Skill
Draw 1 Decrease Stress of a random ally by 2
Cards
Starting card · Cost 1 · Attack
100% Damage
Epiphany options
With potential
100% Damage · 30% chance to Draw 1
Wild Card
Starting card · Cost 2 · Attack
220% Damage
Epiphany options
With potential
220% Damage · 30% chance to Draw 1
Mana Field
Starting card · Cost 1 · Skill
Heal 100%
Pop Eyed Popper
Starting card · Cost 1 · Upgrade
Start a random 1 out of 4 Quests
Epiphany options
Epiphany 1
Cost 0: Start a random 1 out of 4 Quests
Epiphany 2
Cost 0: Start a random 1 out of 4 Quests · Create a Quest card, remove Ephemeral, and apply Retain
Epiphany 3
Cost 0: Start a random 1 out of 4 Quests · When the Quest is completed, create a stronger Quest card
Epiphany 4
Cost 0: Choose 1 out of 4 Quests to start
Epiphany 5
Cost 0: Start a random 1 out of 4 Quests · When the Quest is completed, replace it with another random Quest
Unique potential
Potential
Upon completing a Quest, gain 1 Morale for 1 turn If Cassius's Health is 700 or higher, when a Quest is completed, 1 Fortitude for 1 turn
Sleeping Memory
Limit break 1 · Mythic Card Upgrade
Add the Discard Pile as a targeted area for the Joker card's effect.
Awakening Memory
Limit break 2 · Battle Passive Upgrade
Each time Cassius draws through an ability, Fixed Heal equal to 40%.
Vivid Memory
Limit break 3 · Stat Upgrade
Increase the level of [Basic Card Upgrade], [Signature Card Upgrade], and [Common Card Upgrade] in Potentials by 3.
Inner Memory
Limit break 4 · Ego Skill Upgrade
Increase Morale Reduction by 2 of Death Trick to all enemies
Complete Memory
Limit break 5 · Stat Upgrade
Increase the level of [Basic Card Upgrade], [Signature Card Upgrade], and [Common Card Upgrade] in Potentials by 3.
Liberated Memory
Limit break 6 · Battle Passive Upgrade
Whenever Cassius completes a Quest, apply 1 Morale Reduction to all enemies for 1 turn.
Trance
Stress collapse
Among the cards of this character in your hand, only the 1 set card can be played.

Upgrade costs

Ascension

Ascension 1Unit ×30,000Common Controller Manual ×8
Ascension 2Unit ×70,000Advanced Controller Manual ×15
Ascension 3Unit ×150,000Advanced Controller Manual ×32
Ascension 4Unit ×250,000Premium Controller Manual ×16
Ascension 5Unit ×500,000Premium Controller Manual ×36

Potential nodes, each from level 1 to its cap

First EpiphanyUnit ×10,000Common Growth Stone of Instinct ×8
Basic cardsUnit ×75,000Common Growth Stone of Instinct ×14Great Growth Stone of Instinct ×24
Common cardsUnit ×224,000Great Growth Stone of Instinct ×33Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×24Eye of Wailing Prodigal ×4
EpiphanyUnit ×24,000Great Growth Stone of Instinct ×16
Signature cardsUnit ×248,000Great Growth Stone of Instinct ×52Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×48Eye of Wailing Prodigal ×4
5_0Unit ×170,000Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×84Shards of Condemnation ×2Undetermined Ego Crystal ×1
EpiphanyUnit ×60,000Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×26Shards of Condemnation ×2
Divine EpiphanyUnit ×75,000Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×30Eye of Wailing Prodigal ×4Shards of Condemnation ×2
6_0Unit ×210,000Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×116Shards of Condemnation ×2Undetermined Ego Crystal ×1
UniqueUnit ×80,000Premium Growth Stone of Instinct ×36Shards of Condemnation ×2