Arcanist
Ramona
★★★★★★
/Plant/DPS Poison Rewrite
Introduction
Ramona is a 6-star Plant character in Reverse: 1999. Ramona's role is DPS Poison Rewrite. Damage type: Mental.
On the combined Reverse: 1999 tier list Ramona is S tier, 24th of the 129 characters ranked, from where 2 community tier lists put Ramona.
Other Plant characters in Reverse: 1999: An-an Lee, Argus, Avgust, Bkornblume, Buddy Fairchild, Diggers and 20 more.
Profile
An arcanist's work. Exhibited in the early 20th century for 17 years. Completed in spring, on April 13. Exhibited in Mexico City, Mexico. A world tour was planned but interrupted; it is currently archived at the Vigiles Bureau.
Dimensions: 66 1/8 × 33 1/16 × 31 1/8 in.
Medium: Smoke and Spark
Fragrance note: Woody Fougere - Clary Sage, Lavender, Helichrysum, Orchid, Cedar
Afflatus: Guiding Herb [Plant] Exorcist
Ramona's birthday is April 13.
Stories
6Agave Incense
Incense woven from agave leaves, sage, mugwort, and other plants, handmade by the interviewee.
Its existence defies two traditions: for those who handle ghosts, agave leaves hold no exorcism powers; for ordinary people, the value of agave lies in its fruit.
And so the leaves were left by the roadside. The passing exorcist picked them up, saving them from being swallowed up by the dust.
AM Radio
A gift from a foreign land, given by her parents out of well-meaning concern.
To coax open a path into her heart, they offered her a piece of the world's noise. She discovered on her own that the sun disrupts radio waves. To get a clear signal, she usually goes out at night, seeking open high ground to tune in to her favorite music.
When the ionosphere interferes with the signal, the music twists and warps—occasionally shrieking like a ghost. But in that distortion, she finds peace. Real peace.
Miguel Candle
A candle etched with ancient incantations, preserving the hours spent turned inward.
The interviewee shows little enthusiasm for her craft—to her, exorcism is just a job to be done. When asked whether she invests much care in her exorcism tools, she again replied "No." But when hard work doesn't feel like misery, perhaps that's a kind of love.
Faded Childhood
The family—mother, father, and daughter—all crammed inside a tiny twenty-square meter house.
Fate did not bless them with much, but they made up for it with optimism. They got by, and their days were filled with laughter.
In their free time—and time was the one thing they had plenty of—the afternoon sun would slip through the narrow window around five or six o'clock, dust drifting in the light. They would watch their daughter run from one corner of the room to the other. They didn't understand her strange behavior then and simply chalked it up to a child's game.
Outside, the world was racing forward into the future. New systems, new schools, new breakfasts, trains bound for foreign lands—everything appeared as if from a dream. They refused to stand on the sidelines, having their lives dictated by interest payments.
One day, they opened the door to find their unusually quiet daughter huddled in a corner. She told them there were ghosts in the house. In that instant, her strange behavior made sense.
What a great discovery!
Like voyagers finding a new continent, they pried open the shell of their ordinary lives and looked up to see a new sky. With a little creative reframing, their story became one of a long-forgotten bloodline regaining its power. In an age when priests had retreated behind the curtain, and sacred hymns survived only in archives, a new "psychic family" was destined to rise.
A reputable newspaper published their lies. Under the journalist's gifted pen, their daughter became a small-time "exorcist." They moved into a new home, full of light, and time grew scarce.
But why was their daughter becoming more withdrawn? Why did she keep hiding in corners and cabinets?
No matter. In horror films, the odd one out is often the greatest survivor!
Fragments of Life
May 31, 1915.
She had three hours to complete Mr. Andrew's commission at a cornfield fifteen miles away. Their car rattled along the edge of the desert before finally reaching their destination.
Mr. Andrew explained that an evil spirit was haunting the cornfield and disrupting road construction. He needed her to finish the exorcism in two hours.
"Efficiency! That's what matters!"
She spotted a villager hiding behind a pile of construction materials. She was clever enough to know the truth—that was the real "ghost."
June 4, 1915.
An urgent commission: an evil spirit had appeared in Captain Miguel's house. His family suspected it was his dead colleague. Her parents claimed this job was a rush order, so they charged double.
By then, she could sense spirits using exorcism herbs and her arcane skill. The ghost hiding in the wardrobe wasn't trying to hurt the captain. It was weeping from fear and loneliness.
She performed the standard exorcism. The captain offered no word of thanks.
February 3, 1916.
New magazines and newspapers arrived in town. A publication called Portrait requested an interview with her. At her parents' urging, the feature was slated for the cover.
She ran outside and hid in the shadows where no one would notice her. She whispered to the world, "Quiet. Please be quiet."
After that, she decided to tell everyone she couldn't hear the ghosts' voices.
Be Quiet, Would You Kindly?
Pandora Wilson: Hmm? Ms. Ramona, are you preparing a ritual?
Pandora Wilson: Didn't the Vigiles Bureau explain that this mouth is an arcane skill, not a ghost?
Ramona: Of course, I can see and hear you.
Ramona: I guess the Vigiles Bureau didn't tell you I enjoy a little practical joke every now and then.
Pandora Wilson: I was briefed on that, but seeing it in person is different. Your humor is all about the delivery and timing, it seems.
Pandora Wilson: Like just now. Dropping a joke right at the start of an interview certainly catches a person off guard.
Ramona: I never thought "humor" could be analyzed.
Pandora Wilson: Of course it can. It's just a social tool. People use it to soothe their nerves and ease the tension. It seems you don't enjoy interviews.
Ramona: I wouldn't say I like them much.
Pandora Wilson: Then is it safe to say you are quite comfortable with yourself and don't see anxiety as a weakness you need to hide?
Ramona: Hmm ... You've got a real talent for analysis. Still, calling it out like that is a little ...
Pandora Wilson: Embarrassing?
Ramona: Humorless.
Stats
- HP45th of 1326,468
- ATK6th of 1321,209
- Reality DEF44th of 132533
- Mental DEF46th of 132533
- Technique17th of 132535
- Crit Rate17th of 13217.8%
- Crit DMG17th of 132156.8%
At Insight III level 60, before Psychube, Resonance and Euphoria. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Reverse: 1999 roster, and the place is out of every character with that stat.
At each Insight's level cap
- Insight 0, level 30HP: 2,199ATK: 411Reality DEF: 181Mental DEF: 181Technique: 382Crit Rate: 12.7%Crit DMG: 149.1%
- Insight I, level 40HP: 3,687ATK: 689Reality DEF: 304Mental DEF: 304Technique: 433Crit Rate: 14.4%Crit DMG: 151.6%
- Insight II, level 50HP: 5,498ATK: 1,028Reality DEF: 453Mental DEF: 453Technique: 484Crit Rate: 16.1%Crit DMG: 154.2%
- Insight III, level 60HP: 6,468ATK: 1,209Reality DEF: 533Mental DEF: 533Technique: 535Crit Rate: 17.8%Crit DMG: 156.8%
Base values before Psychube, Resonance and Euphoria. Each Insight also adds a share of the level 1 stats, which is counted here.
Recommended by the game
Teams
Psychubes
The game's goals for Ramona: Insight I level 40, then Insight II level 50, then Insight III level 60, then Resonance 5, 10, 13 and 15.
Skills
3Purifying Incense
Incantation 1Mass attack. Deals 450% Mental DMG to 2 enemies and inflicts 1 instance of [Poison] on the targets for 2 rounds: at the end of the round, deals (the user's ATK x40%) Genesis DMG. After attacking, gains 1 stack of [Exorcist-for-Hire].
The dead linger and cause trouble for the living, but they have to move on eventually.
StarsGhost-Be-Gone
Incantation 21-target attack. Deals 500% Mental DMG and inflicts 1 instance of [Poison] on the target for 2 rounds: at the end of the round, deals (the user's ATK x40%) Genesis DMG. Immediately resolves 1 round of [Poison] effects on the target, dealing 160% of their original DMG; the remaining rounds of Poison do not decrease when resolved this way.
Stubborn fellas refuse to listen, so it's time to do things the hard way.
StarsFor the Peace of Both Worlds
UltimateMass attack. Deals 500% Mental DMG to all enemies and transforms up to 6 instances of Poison on each target into 1 instance of [Expellant], which lasts 2 rounds. After attacking, gains [Efficient Exorcist] for 2 rounds.
In a world full of ghosts clamoring for attention, she's the one keeping the peace.
Insight passives
4Precognition
PassiveAt the start of the round, Ramona removes all of her [Exorcist-for-Hire] stacks and rewrites an allied basic incantation with the [Possessed] effect for each stack removed (prioritizing Ramona's incantations). When an incantation rewritten with [Possessed] is actively cast, Ramona casts [Marigold Method] 1 time.
Clear Shadow
Insight IAt the start of the round, Ramona gains 1 stack of [Exorcist-for-Hire]. When entering battle/when an enemy enters battle, inflicts 2 instances of [Poison] on all enemies/the enemy for 2 rounds: at the end of the round, deals (the user's ATK x40%) Genesis DMG.
Clear Shadow II
Insight IIATK +5% when entering battle.
Clear Shadow III
Insight IIIWhen entering battle, Ramona gains Moxie +2. After Ramona casts [Marigold Method] for the first time each round, she gains Moxie +1. For each enemy target defeated within a single round, at the start of the next round, Ramona inflicts 1 stack of [Spirit Repellent] on all enemies for 2 rounds.
Portraits
5- P1Precognition: Ramona now gains Moxie +3 when entering battle. [Marigold Method] now deals 400% Mental DMG and inflicts 2 instances of [Poison] and 2 stacks of [Spirit Repellent].
- P2For the Peace of Both Worlds: [Expellant] now deals (number of transformed [Poison] instances x the user's ATK x75%) Genesis DMG. [Expellant] now gains resolve DMG +35% for each round it has lasted, and it now deals (number of rounds lasted x the user's ATK x550%) Genesis DMG at the end of its duration. [Efficient Exorcist] now lasts 3 rounds.
- P3Purifying Incense and Ghost-Be-Gone now inflict 2 instances of [Poison]. All [Poison] inflicted by Ramona now deals (the user's ATK x50%) Genesis DMG.
- P4When Ghost-Be-Gone resolves [Poison] at rank 1/2/3, each instance now deals 140%/165%/200% of its original DMG. For the Peace of Both Worlds: [Expellant] now deals (number of rounds lasted x the user's ATK x750%) Genesis DMG at the end of its duration.
- P5For the Peace of Both Worlds: [Expellant] now deals (number of transformed [Poison] instances x the user's ATK x100%) Genesis DMG. [Expellant] now gains resolve DMG +45% for each round it has lasted. Precognition: At the start of the round, Ramona now gains 2 stacks of [Exorcist-for-Hire]. [Spirit Repellent] stack limit increased to 8.
Each duplicate of Ramona gives one Artifice, and each Artifice unlocks the next Portrait, up to five.
Resonance patterns
6- Placidity
- From the start · Default
- Elucidation
- Resonance 10 · Ultimate Might, Critical Rate, ATK
- Genuinity
- Resonance 10 · Incantation Might, Critical Rate, ATK
- Stupefaction
- Resonance 10 · HP, Critical Rate, ATK
- Aspirational
- Resonance 10 · Critical DMG, ATK
- Hyperphrenia
- Resonance 10 · Generalized
Resonance goes up to level 15. Each pattern swaps some Ideas for tuned ones that favour the stats listed beside it. Lay out Ramona's board in the Resonance builder.
Terms in this kit
6- Expellant
- Counts as a type of Poison. At the end of the round, takes (number of transformed [Poison] instances x the user's ATK x100%) Genesis DMG. For each round this instance of [Expellant] has lasted, resolve DMG +45%. At the end of its duration, deals an additional (number of rounds lasted x the user's ATK x750%) Genesis DMG (counts as Poison DMG).
- Possessed
- Rewrites the incantation's surface. When an ally actively casts an incantation rewritten with [Possessed], Ramona casts [Marigold Method] 1 time. [Possessed] lasts 1 round. (Does not stack with other effects that rewrite the incantation's surface.)
- Marigold Method
- Mass attack. Deals 400% Mental DMG to all enemies and inflicts 2 instances of [Poison] on the targets for 2 rounds: at the end of the round, deals (the user's ATK x50%) Genesis DMG. After attacking, inflicts 2 stacks of [Spirit Repellent] on the targets hit for 2 rounds. This attack counts as 1 follow-up attack.
- Spirit Repellent
- At the end of the round, each stack of [Spirit Repellent] resolves the target's [Poison] effects 1 additional time (the remaining rounds do not decrease when resolved this way; stackable up to 8 times, each stack timed independently).
- Exorcist-for-Hire
- Removed at the start of the round to trigger special effects (stackable up to 6 times).
- Efficient Exorcist
- At the start of the round, generates 1 rank 3 Precast Incantation - Ghost-Be-Gone rewritten with [Possessed] (undispellable, reapplying this status extends its duration).
Upgrade costs
Open in the plannerInsight
- Insight I
Sharpodonty ×18,000
Page of Plantal Vimen ×6
Silver Ore ×6
Liquefied Terror ×5 - Insight IISharpodonty ×40,000
Scroll of Plantal Vimen ×10
Esoteric Bones ×6
Jeweled Egg ×6 - Insight IIISharpodonty ×200,000
Tome of Plantal Vimen ×16
Goldbell Spirit Bottle ×6
Serpent Scepter ×3
Levels
- Insight 0, level 1 to 30Sharpodonty ×15,080
Dust ×27,700 - Insight I, level 1 to 40Sharpodonty ×53,250Dust ×100,500
- Insight II, level 1 to 50Sharpodonty ×137,500Dust ×407,500
- Insight III, level 1 to 60Sharpodonty ×403,000Dust ×816,400
Resonance
- Level 2
Moment of Dissonance ×5 - Level 3Moment of Dissonance ×5
Shattered Bones ×4 - Level 4Moment of Dissonance ×5
Trembling Tooth ×4
Solidus ×3 - Level 5
Brief Cacophony ×5
Fox Tail ×3
Cicada Wings ×4 - Level 6Sharpodonty ×30,000Brief Cacophony ×5
Golden Beetle ×3 - Level 7Brief Cacophony ×6Jeweled Egg ×4
- Level 8Brief Cacophony ×6
Holy Silver ×4
Perpetual Cog ×4 - Level 9Brief Cacophony ×8
Winged Key ×6
Luminite Ore ×6 - Level 10
Interlaced Shudder ×1
Sonorous Knell ×5
Biting Box ×6
Bifurcated Skeleton ×8 - Level 11Interlaced Shudder ×1Sharpodonty ×120,000Sonorous Knell ×5
Golden Compass ×4 - Level 12Interlaced Shudder ×1Sonorous Knell ×6
Emerald Slate ×4
Goose Neck ×5 - Level 13Interlaced Shudder ×1Sonorous Knell ×6
Bogeyman ×5
Golden Grass Incense ×5 - Level 14Interlaced Shudder ×1Sonorous Knell ×8
Golden Fleece ×2
Rhizobox Rabbit ×4 - Level 15Interlaced Shudder ×1Sonorous Knell ×8Serpent Scepter ×3
Watch Core ×4
Costumes
2Ramona
She never lets her work grow stale.
Ramona
The unheard and the unseen all find their way to her.
