Reverse: 1999 Guide | Kakania

Kakania has both defense and offense roles, as her kit revolves around a resource called Empathy.

Game Guide by Ornstein on Oct 31, 2024

Kakania, also known as “Kakia”, is a great support character with abilities similar to a paladin. She significantly boosts her team’s endurance by absorbing half of the damage directed at her teammates and providing passive healing, which makes her an essential part during the high-difficulty encounters.

She has both defense and offense roles, as her kit revolves around a resource called Empathy.

Reverse: 1999, Guide, Kakania, Female character, Anime

Kakania's Key Abilities and Mechanics

Empathy Resource Mechanic:

Every time Kakania is dealt damage, she is able to store 10% of that damage as Empathy.
Her Empathy caps at 20% of her Max HP, and once it's full, Kakania stops absorbing damage on behalf of her teammates.
Kakania’s performance also relies on various healing and damage functions which utilize Empathy

Passive Damage Absorption and Healing

Kakania absorbs 50% of the damage taken by her teammates, except for certain debuff damages.
For every 3% of her Max HP stored as Empathy, she is able to heal her entire team for 10% of her Max HP.
This translates into substantial passive healing in combat, especially when Kakania is dealt with heavy damage.

Empathy-triggered Damage

Whenever Kakania is healed, she is able to deal damage equal to 100% of her current Empathy to all enemies.
This mechanic works with most active healing, including her passive healing. Characters who are capable of multiple heals in a single action can trigger this effect repeatedly.

Ultimate Ability: High Burst Potential

Kakania’s ultimate is able to deal 400% of her attack as mental damage and additionally unleashes Genesis damage equal to ten times her current Empathy.
The Ultimate also records enemy damage taken and then deals 30% of that as Genesis damage at the end of the turn.

Skills Breakdown

Skill One: Basic Attack

Deals 180% of her attack as mental damage in addition to her Genesis damage, which is equal to 180% of her current Empathy.
It is primarily used to generate action points, especially in high-difficulty content.

Skill Two: Buff and Self-Heal Mechanic

If it’s cast on an ally, Kakania grants a two-turn buff, adding attack and enabling Solus.
When cast on herself, she heals for 20% of her Max HP, making it a strategic option in harder content.

Portraits and Resonance

Portrait Recommendations

Portrait 1: Boosts team attack, amplifying overall team damage.
Portrait 2: Reduces damage needed to trigger healing, increasing her utility in team healing.
Portrait 3: Enhances Empathy cap and conversion efficiency, significantly boosting her healing frequency.
Portrait 5: Enhances Genesis damage in her Ultimate, ideal for maximizing high-damage potential with burst allies.

Optimal Resonance Focus

HP resonance is ideal for increasing Kakania’s Max HP, which in turn boosts her Empathy capacity and overall supportive strength.

Team Synergy and Strategy

Burst Damage Dealers

Characters with very high single-turn burst damage, like Wison, complement her Ultimate, which amplifies the total damage dealt.

Healers

Vira and Tooth Fairy are the optimal healers as their concentrated healing is able to keep Kakania’s HP topped off, allowing her to tank continuously. If you’re looking for budget options, Yena and Bloom's Party can provide effective support.