 | Exclusive Weapon |
 |  |
| Base stats (Lv 100) | Max stats (after engraving and awakening) |
Overview
| PVE Story / Challenge | PVP | Fiend Hunt |
| S | S | S |
| Last Night | Tower of Pride | Tower of Salvation |
| B | B | S |
＋ A year after her release, she's still great in all game modes, including PVP
＋ Excellent kit that drains SP, reduces M.RES and reaches far for only 3 SP
＋ All of Eclipse's costumes are good, but Nightmare Bunny is arguably the best
－ Although she was unmatched at the time of her release, there are now other costumes that deal better damage and/or have better range
－ Eclipse's base M.ATK stat is on the low side, which limits her damage output
－ Relatively low improvements from potential upgrades
－ Limited costume: Can't be upgraded after banner ends
Eclipse for PVE
Nightmare Bunny Eclipse was first released in December 2023 as a limited costume. When she was released, she was unquestionably one of the best costumes in the game. Nightmare Bunny has now received a limited re-release in December 2024. The question is, is it still worth investing in Nightmare Bunny her a year after her release?
Damage
When Nightmare Bunny Eclipse was first released, her 600% damage multiplier (at +5 costume level) was tied with Bright Moon Dalvi for the highest damage multiplier on any magic costume.
A year later, 600% is still considered pretty good, but there are now other costumes that can hit a lot harder. There are already a number of costumes that can already deal over 1000% damage, such as the recently released New Hire Nebris and Queen of Signatures Michaela. Another example is Eclipse's own Beach Vacation costume, which deals 800% damage at +5 costume level.
Note that Eclipse's base ATK is on the low side. The "average" base M.ATK stat is 352 at Lv100. Eclipse's base M.ATK is only 308, which in turn impacts her total damage output.
For now, Eclipse still remains the best dark-element magic attacker, and your best choice for a lot of PVE content against light enemies. There are very few 5-star dark magic attackers in the game right now: the only other options are Celia (mainly a supporter role) and Nartas (very niche skillset).
With the current level of powercreep though, there is a risk that the next dark magic costume that is released will outclass Nightmare Bunny Eclipse (of course, it's impossible to say if or when that will happen).
Range
In terms of range, when Nightmare Bunny was first released she was the only costume that had the "long plus" AOE range, which made her extremely unique (not to mention highly disruptive in the PVP meta). At the time, there were also very few attackers that could hit a 3x3 AOE, so Nightmare Bunny was one of the best for clearing mobs and difficult enemy formations in PVE.
Of course, there are now many costumes that good AOE, including many 3x3 AOE attackers and many attackers that can hit a whole row or column. There are even some attackers now that can hit 12 tiles, such as Sacred Justia and Roxy. Again, this means that Eclipse is still good, but no longer "the best".
Utility
Nightmare Bunny Eclipse still remains unique for the bonus utility effects on her skill.
First of all, Eclipse drains 1 SP per hit. She only needs to hit a single enemy for her skill to pay for itself. Against large mobs, she can completely refill your team's SP bar. This is really useful in longer battles, especially where SP regen is scarce. It is especially useful in the higher levels of Tower of Salvation, where you get no SP regen and are often out of SP after Turn 1.
Secondly, Eclipse shreds 20% M.RES. There are very few other 5-star costumes that can shred M.RES (others include DJ.Venaka and Lovely Lady Elise). Although Eclipse's M.RES shred is lower than others, the fact that she can shred M.RES, drain SP and deal high damage all in one package makes her a great all rounder. You'll therefore be able to find a lot of use for her across all different kinds of PVE game modes.
Costume cycle
Finally, if you're invested in playing Eclipse, then Nightmare Bunny is a must have. Since Dimension Witch has a 3 turn cooldown and Beach Vacation has a giant 11 turn cooldown, you need Nightmare Bunny to complete the costume cycle without downtime, e.g.:
Turn 1: DW > Turn 3: NB > Turn 5: DW > Turn 7: BV > Turn 9: DW > Turn 11: NB > Turn 13: DW
Eclipse for PVP
When NB.Eclipse was first released, she instantly became the most popular costume in PVP. No other attacker at that time could reach so far both horizontally (full row) and vertically (full column) with such strong damage. What's more, her SP drain could be extremely disruptive, and basically forced all defense teams to assume that they would start with only 6 SP instead of 12. Her existence basically changed the entire meta overnight, and every formation had to be built to play around her existence. In fact, she was so prevalent that many players would (and still do) gear their units to 105%/110% M.RES for the sole purpose of mitigating the effects of her M.RES shred effect.
Now, NB.Eclipse is still very strong and still frequently seen in the competitive meta scene, but there have been a few important changes to the meta since the time of her launch that have reduced her from being "overwhelmingly dominant" to just "very good".
Firstly, pre-emptive defenders like Comeback Idol Granhildr and Beach Morphea now exist. Defense teams start with 6 SP and gain another 6 SP at the end of turn 1 / start of turn 2. Granhildr and Morphea both pre-emptively cost 5 SP (after potential upgrades). This means that Eclipse's SP drain is usually no longer so punishing, as she burns off at most 1 SP after a pre-emptive skill is used.
Secondly, Comeback Idol Granhildr's existence has made all 3 SP attackers less attractive for attack teams on Turn 1. Because Granhildr is so good at absorbing enemy AOE attacks, you can no longer rely on a 3 SP attacker like NB.Eclipse to be your main attacker in a Turn 1 opening formation. For example, even though B.Helena + NB.Eclipse can reliably dispose of Granhildr, this combo costs 4 SP, which would leave you with only 1 SP remaining to deal with the rest of the defending team.
Thirdly, Venaka has recently overtaken Eclipse as the queen of Magic DPS in PVP. DJ.Venaka has a comparable AOE and damage multiplier (700% compared to Eclipse's 3x220%) but higher M.ATK (363 compared to Eclipse's 308). Most importantly for PVP, DJ.Venaka shreds 50% M.RES instead of Eclipse's 20%, so Venaka is much more reliable at dealing lethal magic damage, even against 90% M.RES geared enemies.
What's more, Venaka's elemental typing is great for the current meta: there no fire tanks and very few popular fire units in PVP. On the other hand, there are 2 popular water tanks (Glacia and Morphea) who both suffer against Venaka's wind damage.
Until recently, Eclipse still had the upper hand in PVP due to her better arsenal of costumes. However with the recent release of the Wind Dancer Venaka costume, Venaka now has a strong and complete costume cycle with no downtime.
Despite all the drawbacks mentioned above, NB.Eclipse is still very good in PVP. Even though Venaka currently has the edge in today's meta, Eclipse remains one of the best value 3 SP costumes for PVP. It's a true testament to her staying power that, even 1 year after her initial release, Eclipse still sees regular play in competitive PVP matches.
Conclusion
Should you pull on a 1 year old costume? NB.Eclipse is still great value for investment, but as an older costume, it's at risk of being overtaken by powercreep.
If you already have Nightmare Bunny but missed getting her to +5 last time, now is your chance to max her out. Or if you've already invested in Eclipse's other costumes but don't have Nightmare Bunny yet, having Nightmare Bunny will be very useful to complete her costume arsenal. Given how popular Eclipse is with the player fan base, it's a fairly safe bet that Eclipse will continue to stay relevant and will keep getting new costumes.
On the other hand, there are some exciting new banners coming up for the 1.5 year anniversary event, and unless you are a whale, you won't be able to afford pulling on them all. If you are not yet invested in Eclipse, it may not be worthwhile to start a new investment in Eclipse just to chase last year's meta.
