Chaos Complete Build Guide: 1.1 Limited S-Rank Lakshana Main DPS, Crime + Warrant, Final Verdict Burst & Awakenings

Version 1.5 update (November 6, 2026): Chaos reruns in Version 1.5 Phase 2, from after the December 2 maintenance until December 23, 05:59 (UTC+8), on the Forsaken Path banner. His signature Arc, What’s Desired, is in the Pursuit Special Arc banner during the same period. New character Exe arrives in the same phase; see Upcoming NTE Characters.

Key Answer: Chaos is the limited S-rank from the second-half banner of 1.1 “Dreamwalk Corridor.” His element is Lakshana, his Arc type is Condensate, he is an ETD-6 member, and players regard him as the first limited male S-rank. Core loop: stack “Crime” with on-field Basic Attacks → at full Crime, hold the attack for the “Final Verdict” Settlement burst, backed by the “Warrant” damage mark and the “Dread Echo” Crime refill from his Ultimate. A Main DPS / raw-damage slot (4Gamers calls him the strongest T0), with Hathor (Remora) as his best partner. Signature Arc: What’s Desired; Gear set: Street Boxer.

✅ Already live (updated for 1.4): Chaos’s “Forsaken Path” banner ran from 6/24 to 7/8 on the global / TW servers (CN from 6/18). In October 2026 we re-checked every skill, passive and Awakening against the global client data (neverness.gg, ntebuild.com, cross-checked with ldshop and oslink) and switched to the official English names. Exact multipliers still follow the in-game text.

“Hello, I’m Chaos of E.T.D. Squad Six”: the limited Lakshana Main DPS of 1.1’s second half, fighting alongside hounds condensed from mist. This guide covers his skills, mechanics, build, teams and pull advice in one place.

1. Character Basics

Background: He works in ETD-6, a high-pressure unit, facing deadly Anomalies every day. His personality is “an elite act on the surface, a tsundere underneath” — he gets thrown off balance by the petty judgments of the workplace, and silently snarks at “the hypocritical office rules of Hytro City.” The gap-moe contrast is his selling point.

2. Banner Schedule

First-half banner for comparison: Lacrimosa (5/28-6/18). See the 1.1 Version Preview for more.

3. Skill Set

Core loop: stack “Crime” with on-field Basic Attacks → at full Crime, hold the attack for the “Final Verdict” Settlement burst, with the “Warrant” damage mark and the “Dread Echo” Crime refill state.

Basic Attack [Pursuit]

• Tap Basic Attack for up to 5 chained hits, dealing Lakshana DMG and continuously building Crime.

Charged Basic Attack [Final Verdict] ⭐

• Hold Basic Attack. Below the Crime cap only the first hit lands; at full Crime he consumes all Crime and adds a second hit for heavy Settlement DMG. This is Chaos’s main burst.

Plunging Attack [Overturn]

• Tap Basic Attack while airborne to plunge, dealing Lakshana AoE DMG on impact. Damage scales with fall height (up to 1x).

Critical Riposte [Intuition / Instinct]

• After a Critical Dodge, a follow-up Pursuit swings his hatchet for one instance of Lakshana DMG and reduces the enemy’s Break gauge.

Skill [Doubtmark]

• His hound strikes and applies “Warrant” to up to 2 enemies for 15 seconds. Chaos deals 20% more damage to Warrant targets, and the skill builds a large amount of Crime.

Ultimate [Retribution] ⭐

• Summons the hound to suppress nearby enemies, applies Warrant to everyone in range and enters “Dread Echo”, during which Crime rises quickly. The core of his burst loop.

Support Skill [Onslaught]

• Swap-in attack that deals one instance of Lakshana DMG.

Passive [Justice in Time]

• When a target’s “Remora” state ends, Chaos deals Lakshana DMG equal to 800% ATK. Every second of Remora beyond the 5-second baseline adds +45% damage, up to +300%, which is why Hathor, who extends Remora, is his best partner.

Passive [Prime Target]

• Raises the Warrant damage bonus from 20% to 30%.

Mist Hounds (open-world feature) ⭐

• He shapes hounds out of a mist of chaos (the heavier the karmic burden of the people around him, the more mist he has). You can leave hounds behind as teleport anchors and warp back to them at any time; the number of anchors grows as you level his city skill, which makes exploration much faster.

Core Rotation

Stack Crime with Basic Attacks → apply Warrant with Doubtmark / Retribution
→ at full Crime, hold for Final Verdict → Dread Echo refills Crime → repeat

Multipliers can change between patches; the in-game text is authoritative.

4. Awakenings

• Resonance at 3 Awakenings, “Justice / Truth”: +1 level to Pursuit, Doubtmark and Retribution.
• Resonance at 6 Awakenings, “Light / Daybreak”: lowers the Lakshana RES of Warrant targets.

Names and values cross-checked between neverness.gg, ntebuild.com and ldshop. He works as a Main DPS at A0, so F2P players only need the character; with resources to spare, add the signature Arc first, then Awakenings in the order A1 → A5 → A6.

5. Best Build

⭐ Signature Arc: What’s Desired (S-rank Condensate Arc)

• Featured on the “Pursuit Special” Arc banner that ran alongside his character banner; his best-in-slot choice.
• Max-level base ATK 570, substat CRIT Rate 24%.
• Effect: Lakshana DMG +25%; after casting a Redirect Skill or Ultimate, CRIT DMG +40% for 20 seconds (refreshes on retrigger). Some databases list the Lakshana bonus as 20%; the in-game text is authoritative.

Alternative Arcs

• Ferocious Cotton, Camellia Society / Time Will Tell and other general ATK / CRIT S/A Arcs (weaker than the signature).

Gear Set: Street Boxer

• 2-piece: Lakshana DMG +10%; 4-piece: CRIT Rate +14%. A good fit for Chaos’s crit-heavy direct damage.

Main / Sub Stats

6. Recommended Teams

⭐ Remora Core Team (theoretical best)

Chaos (Main DPS) + Hathor (Remora) + Esper Zero (reaction trigger) + Haniel (support buffer)

• Hathor applies and extends “Remora” → Chaos’s Justice in Time deals heavy damage when it ends (his best partner)
• Esper Zero provides on-demand reaction triggers
• Haniel buffs the whole team’s damage

Chaos’s rotation is self-contained with low teammate reliance. Hathor is the highest-payoff partner but not strictly required; without her, other buffers / supports can fill in.

7. Should You Pull?

1. Clear role: a Lakshana Main DPS (raw-damage slot); 4Gamers calls him the “strongest T0 raw-damage carry,” with simple play and a self-contained rotation — ideal for players who want a low-maintenance Main DPS
2. Friendly gacha mechanics: NTE’s 90-pull hard pity guarantees the current featured limited S, with no 50/50; soft pity ramps up from around pull 70, and pity progress carries over between banners — relatively friendly to F2P
3. Recommended for: new players, anyone lacking a second-team Main DPS, and fans of the Lakshana element or his mechanics — he works as a Main DPS at E0, with 0+1 (signature Arc) as a stretch goal
4. Can wait if: you already have two complete teams and need supports more — prioritize utility slots; Hathor is his best partner but not required
5. Verdict: his strength earns the “T0 raw-damage carry” label, and the safest play is to lock E0 as F2P and save 90-120 pulls before opening

8. Name Origin / Story

• Chaos (Χάος) is the primordial deity “Chaos” of Greek myth — in Hesiod’s Theogony, the primal void and dark abyss before the cosmos formed
• The word literally means “chasm / gaping void” (the stem kha = hollow); from it came Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Nyx, Erebus, and the other first-generation deities
• It symbolizes “the chaos before order, the beginning of all things”
• Echoing the character: he “shapes hounds from a mist of chaos,” echoing Chaos’s mythic motif of “bringing order out of the void”; set against his persona of “being a misfit / silently rebelling within the rule-bound ETD workplace”

9. Related Guides

• 1.1 Version Preview — the full contents of Dreamwalk Corridor
• Lacrimosa Complete Build Guide — the 1.1 first-half limited S
• Hathor Complete Build Guide — Chaos’s best Remora partner
• Esper Zero Complete Build Guide — a universal reaction-trigger partner
• Elemental Reaction System — Lakshana reaction mechanics
• Gacha Pity System Explained — planning around the 90-pull hard pity

FAQ

Information compiled and cross-checked from neverness.gg, ntebuild.com, ldshop, oslink, enjoygm (zh-TW), 4Gamers and Bahamut (updated October 2026). Skill, passive and Awakening names use the official English text of the global client; values that still differ between sources (such as the Lakshana bonus on What’s Desired) follow the in-game text.