Karim Nidia

Unique Passive🔗

Privilege of Abundance Passive

• First acquired: When another ally ends their action, gain a coin. At character turn end, bet held coins to multiply up to 3x. After betting, if coins reach 10 or more, gain 1 random effect from Coin Burst / Ether Barrier / Cycling / Arcane, and consume all coins.
• Coin Burst: On gain, stack equal to held coin count. Spell power +2% per stack. Lasts 1 turn.
• Ether Barrier: On gain, stack equal to held coin count. Shield equal to 4% of spell power per stack. Immune to skill-control effects while shield holds. Lasts 2 turns.
• Cycling: On skill use, cooldown of the used skill -1. Removed on trigger. Lasts 2 turns.
• Arcane: On skill use, recover the TP consumed. Removed on trigger. Lasts 2 turns.
• Max Awakening: bet multiplies up to 4x. Candidate pool adds Double Cast.
• Double Cast: On using a Fire/Ice/Lightning skill, the skill effect triggers once more. Removed on trigger. Lasts 2 turns.
• Max Manifestation: bet multiplies up to 4x, pool includes Double Cast. Additionally crit chance / max HP +20%.

Classes🔗

Tier	Class
Tier 1	Mage
Tier 2	Magician, Spark Mage
Tier 3	Archmage, Sorcerer, Storm Caller

Common Classes

• Mage (Tier 1): Basic job that casts elemental magic to damage enemies.
• Composure 1: When attacking or using a skill, if an adjacent ally exists, spell power +5%.
• Composure 2: same, +10%.
• Magician (Tier 2): Mage job that empowers spell power for strong damage.
• Magic Stack 1: Attacking 2+ enemies at once grants Magic Stack 1. Magic Stack 1 (stack 2): spell power +10%. At 2 stacks, gain 1 TP and replace with Magic Spiral 1. Magic Spiral 1 (lasts 2): spell power 25%.
• Magic Stack 2: same trigger. Magic Stack 2 (stack 2): spell power +10%. At 2 stacks, gain 1 TP and replace with Magic Spiral 2. Magic Spiral 2 (lasts 2): spell power 30%.
• Archmage (Tier 3): Powerful, versatile grand mage.
• Erosion 1: At turn end, if you damaged an enemy this turn, gain Erosion 1. After a combat attack, if the enemy did not die, steal 1 TP. Erosion 1 (lasts 2): spell power +40%.
• Erosion 2: same. Erosion 2 (lasts 2): spell power +50%.
• Sorcerer (Tier 3): Advanced mage with explosive magic damage.
• Ultimate Aspiration 1: Attacking 2+ enemies at once grants Ultimate Aspiration 1 (stack 3): spell power +15%. At 3 stacks, gain 3 TP and replace with Magic Essence 1. Magic Essence 1 (lasts 2): spell power +50%.
• Ultimate Aspiration 2: same. Ultimate Aspiration 2 (stack 3): spell power +15%. At 3 stacks, gain 3 TP and replace with Magic Essence 2. Magic Essence 2: spell power +60%. Lasts 2 turns.

Unique Classes

• Spark Mage (Tier 2): Mage specialized in lightning magic, gathering and releasing power.
• Overcharge 1: On casting a lightning spell, gain Overcharge 1: spell power +5%, crit chance +5%.
• Overcharge 2: same. Overcharge 2: spell power +10%, crit chance +10%.
• Storm Caller (Tier 3): Master of lightning magic.
• Energy Overload 1: Basic attack changes to Call Lightning. On basic attack or lightning cast, gain Energy Overload 1: spell power +15%, crit chance +15%.
• Call Lightning LightningCannot Remove: strike enemy for +130% lightning damage; on crit hit, additionally apply Shock. Shock Shock (stack 3/lasts 2): lightning resistance -10%. Cannot stack with other Shock effects.
• Energy Overload 2: same. Energy Overload 2: spell power +20%, crit chance +20%.

Skills🔗

Common Skills

Skill	TP	Range	CD	Effect
Flame Ball Magic Fire Ranged Directional	2	1-3	3 turns	Throw a flame ball dealing 100% spell power fire damage; adjacent enemies take 60% spell power fire damage. Applies Burn for 2 turns. Burn DoT (lasts 2): at character turn end, fixed fire magic damage = 15% spell power. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Ice Missile Magic Ice Ranged Directional Combat	1	1-3	2 turns	Throw an ice missile dealing 130% spell power damage; apply Frost Slow for 2 turns. Frost Slow IceAction ControlMove Control (stack 2/lasts 2): move -1. On stack, replaced with Freeze. Freeze IceAction Control (lasts 1): cannot act. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Mana Blade Magic Ranged	2	1-3	3 turns	Deal 80% spell power damage to enemies within 2 tiles around self; gain a shield equal to 40% spell power per enemy hit for 2 turns. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Magic Spear Magic Ranged Directional Combat	2	1-3	2 turns	Throw a magic spear dealing 150% spell power damage; Silence for 1 turn. On kill, gain a shield blocking 60% spell power for 2 turns. Silence Skill ControlSilence (lasts 1): cannot use skills. Lasts 1 turn. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Thunderbolt Magic Lightning Ranged Directional	3	1-1	2 turns	Deal 60% spell power lightning damage to enemies in a chosen direction; Electrocute for 1 turn. 50% chance to deal additional 50% spell power fixed lightning damage to enemies adjacent to the hit enemy and Electrocute them for 1 turn. Electrocute LightningAction Control (lasts 1): cannot counterattack. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Explosion Magic Fire Ranged	5	1-3	3 turns	Throw explosion dealing 100% spell power fire damage; cause a blast within 3 tiles around target for additional 60% spell power fire damage. 30% chance to Stun hit enemies for 1 turn. Stun Action Control (lasts 1): cannot act. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod Unique Skills
Thunderer Magic Lightning Ranged	2	1-1	3 turns	Deal 70% spell power lightning damage to enemies in a fan-shaped area in a chosen direction; Electrocute for 1 turn. Electrocute LightningAction Control (lasts 1): cannot counterattack. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod
Energy Storm Magic Lightning Ranged	3	3	3 turns	Target an ally to remove all action-control and skill-control effects and grant Energy Storm for 2 turns. Deal 80% spell power lightning damage to enemies within 3 tiles around the target; on crit hit, additionally apply Shock/Slowed. Energy Storm Lightning (lasts 2): immune to action-control and skill-control; when an enemy within 3 tiles ends its turn, take 70% caster spell power lightning damage. Shock Shock (stack 3/lasts 2): lightning resistance -10%; cannot stack with other Shock. Slowed Action ControlMove Control (lasts 2): move -1. • Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod

Ultimate🔗

Eld Empire UltimateMagic - "The golden age, begins!"

• Max Awakening: Grant Eld Empire to all allies. Eld Empire Shield (lasts 2): shield preventing 110% spell power damage. While shield holds, attack/spell power +20%; when attacked, defense increases by +5% of caster spell power. Applies Luck. On skill use, that skill's cooldown -1 turn. Luck: crit chance checked twice; counts as crit if even one succeeds.
• Max Manifestation: Grant Eld Empire to all allies. Immediately after use, may additionally attack or use a skill. Eld Empire Shield (lasts 2): shield preventing 140% spell power damage. While shield holds, attack/spell power +30%; when attacked, defense increases by +10% of caster spell power. Applies Luck. On skill use, that skill's cooldown -1 turn.
• Cost TP 5, Range Self, AoE, Cooldown 5 turns. Allowed weapons: Staff, Rod.

Exclusive Weapon🔗

Weapon Skill

Effect

Granada Staff - Legendary staff that grants a spell-power-increase buff for 2 turns on skill cast; bonus stat is spell power. On awakening, increase amount and stack count rise, up to 4%, 4 stacks. Among Legendary weapons, its spell power increase is excellent. When Karim equips it, the effect changes to "Coin Magic": when the wearer casts a skill, 75100% chance to gain a coin, supporting the passive. 1 coin up to 5-star, 2 coins at 6-star. Also increase amount rises to 35%.

Awakening🔗

Stage	Manifestation	Inner Cube
Stage 1	Ultimate Enhance 1	Stat Enhance 1
Stage 2	Unique Passive Enhance 1	Stat Enhance 2
Stage 3	Ultimate Enhance 2	Artifact Acquired
Stage 4	Unique Passive Enhance 2	Artifact Enhance 1
Stage 5	Ultimate Enhance 3	Artifact Enhance 2
Stage 6	Unique Passive Enhance 3	Artifact Enhance 3

Artifacts🔗

Meticulous Preparation - "Victory comes to the prepared, but people call it luck."

Lv	Effect
1	At game start, recover 1 TP, gain Meticulous Preparation 1. Meticulous Preparation 1: attack/spell power +15%. Removed after attacking an enemy.
2	At game start, recover 1 TP, gain effect. +20%. Removed after attacking.
3	At game start, recover 1 TP, gain effect. +25%. Removed after attacking.
4	At game start, recover 1 TP, gain effect. +30%. Removed after attacking.

Heart of the Storm - "The sea's fury and the sky's rage dwell in this heart. Whenever the wearer rages, lightning dances fiercely and wind sweeps the battlefield."

Lv	Effect
1	After using a lightning-attribute skill, gain Thunder Step 1 for 2 turns. Cooldown 3 turns. Thunder Step 1: spell power/crit chance +8%; incoming crit chance -8%; move +1 (non-stacking); after attacking gain Withdraw; immune to move-control. Withdraw: extra move before turn end.
2	same, Thunder Step 2 (2 turns), cooldown 3. Thunder Step 2: spell power/crit chance +12%; incoming crit chance -12%; move +1 (non-stacking); Withdraw after attacking; immune to move-control.
3	same, Thunder Step 3. spell power/crit chance +16%; incoming crit chance -16%; move +1; Withdraw; immune to move-control.
4	same, Thunder Step 4. spell power/crit chance +20%; incoming crit chance -20%; move +1; Withdraw; immune to move-control.

Wall of Imagination - "An invisible wall. The stronger the user's mind, the thicker it grows. The shield built by imagination has no substance, yet it deflects even real blades."

Lv	Effect
1	At game start, gain effect; gain defense = 15% spell power. Effect: when attacked by an enemy, damage taken -15%. Removed after being attacked. Cannot be removed (dispelled).
2	defense = 20% spell power. Damage taken -20%. Removed after being attacked.
3	defense = 25% spell power. Damage taken -25%. Removed after being attacked.
4	defense = 30% spell power. Damage taken -30%. Removed after being attacked.

Release Date🔗

Original Korean release: 2024-04-16 (from version-by-version new character list: Karim Nidia at 1.8, 2024/4/16).

Global status: Live now.

Guide🔗

Performance overview: Base job is Mage. Tier 3 classes are Archmage / Sorcerer / Storm Caller. Ultimate is Eld Empire. Unique passive is Privilege of Abundance: gain coins when other allies act, and at turn end "bet" held coins to multiply up to 3x. If the bet result is 10+ coins, randomly gain one of Coin Burst / Ether Barrier / Cycling / Arcane and lose all coins. From 5th awakening, max multiplier rises to 4x and Double Cast is added to the pool.

• Coin Burst: spell power +2~4% per stack. Stacks equal to held coins. 1 turn.
• Ether Barrier: shield = 4~7% spell power per stack. Stacks equal to held coins. Immune to skill-control while shield holds. 2 turns.
• Cycling: on skill use, used skill cooldown -3. Removed after triggering. 2 turns.
• Arcane: on skill use, recover consumed TP. Removed on trigger. 2 turns.
• Double Cast: on Fire/Ice/Lightning skill use, effect triggers once more. Removed on trigger. 2 turns.

Classes (community): Archmage learns Thunderbolt; passive steals 1 TP if enemy survives a "combat attack" and gives +50% spell power for 1 turn; TP steal applies to basic attacks too, so TP is fairly plentiful. Sorcerer learns Explosion; gets Ultimate Aspiration (up to +15% spell power) when hitting 2+ enemies, replaced at 3 stacks by Magic Essence (+60% spell power, 2 turns). Storm Caller learns Energy Storm on the Spark Mage-Storm Caller exclusive tree; basic attack becomes Call Lightning (130% lightning damage, applies Shock -lightning resist, up to 3 stacks, on crit), and using basic/lightning gives +20% spell power and crit. Originally a swingy stacking class that lost stacks on skill use, but after the Inner Break update it was fully reworked into a top-tier lightning-specialized spell-power dealer class.

Key skills and ultimate (community): Energy Storm, the core unique skill, deals AoE lightning damage and gives a chosen ally 2-turn immunity to action-control and skill-control, which is a hard counter to Este Dode. It can immunize nearly all of Este Dode's strongest skills and even remove ones already applied. The ultimate Eld Empire is a support-type: grants all allies a spell-power-based shield for 2 turns; while it holds, attack/spell power +5% and it applies the "Luck" buff (crit chance checked twice, counts as crit if one succeeds); skill use also reduces that skill's cooldown by 1 turn. Notably a damage-dealing mage whose ultimate is a buff type.

Evaluation: A lightning-magic-specialized area dealer whose performance swings with the "coin lottery." As of mid-2025 Karim is the only lightning-specialized mage. Her lightning skills are Thunderbolt, Thunderer, Energy Storm (3 total). Hitting the jackpot Double Cast is very strong, but like any RNG-reliant character you must first gather 10 coins then beat a 1/5 chance; factoring in betting, roughly 1 trigger per turn at best, and with stages usually capped at 8~15 turns (3-star condition often 10 turns), you can expect about 1 activation per game. In exchange, stacking Sorcerer and exclusive-weapon passives yields enormous spell-power inflation, but Sorcerer needs to hit 2 enemies first, so warmup is long. Hoping Double Cast triggers at high stacks used to be "prayer meta"... but the June 2025 Inner Break update reworked the swingy Storm Caller into a class that gains flat stats just from basic attacks or lightning casts, greatly reducing instability. The ceiling may be lower but stability is secured, a sufficient buff. Also, the new character Iskenderun of the Sea (added before Inner Break) brought the "Ionization" debuff cutting lightning resistance by 80%, indirectly buffing lightning-specialist Karim.

• Beyond lightning, the staple 3 from Mage and Explosion from Sorcerer give a decent AoE dealer kit; after the Iskenderun addition and Inner Break update she has risen to genuinely usable. Worth running in Garius Magitek raids etc., and a lightning-specialized party is a viable comp. Note that Iskenderun and Karim are different attributes.
• In April 2026, the collab character Altair brought a skill that copies removable buffs to all allies in an area, making it possible to copy Double Cast to the whole team, giving her potential as a broken-tier supporter. Since Double Cast triggers Fire/Ice/Lightning skills twice and ultimates count as skills in this game, Fire/Ice/Lightning ultimates also trigger twice. This lets you fire two Snowfall Slashes or two Satellite Attacks to devastate the enemy line (and stun survivors), or cross the map instantly with two Flying Swallow Slashes.
• (No explicit S/A/B tier letter rating present in this section.)