Upcoming NTE Characters: Exe on December 2, Elyms on November 11
Upcoming NTE characters in 1.5: Elyms opens Nov 11, Exe arrives Dec 2. Exe's element, role, Frames and Rating, materials and voice actors, plus Elyms's guide.
Published: 2026/05/23 · Updated: 2026/11/06
The announced characters who have not opened on the global servers yet are Elyms and Exe from Version 1.5. Elyms already has a complete guide. Exe does not arrive until December 2 and is not live on the mainland China server either, so this page collects what has been announced about him. Characters without an official announcement are not listed here.
Elyms
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Release | 1.5 Phase 1, November 11 after maintenance to December 2, 05:59 (UTC+8); mainland China from November 5 |
| Rarity | S-rank |
| Element / Arc type | Cosmos / Solid |
| Role | Instant Cycle, DMG boost, burst |
| Voice actors | Chen Zhang (Chinese), Crystal Lee (English), Sora Amamiya (Japanese), Son Seong-yeong (Korean) |
Skills, awakenings, signature Arc and teams are in the Elyms Build Guide, and basic data is on her character page.
Elyms is the official English name; the Japanese, Korean and Chinese versions use their own localized names.
Exe at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Release | 1.5 Phase 2, December 2 after maintenance to December 23, 05:59 (UTC+8) |
| Rarity | S-rank |
| Element / Arc type | Chaos / Plasma |
| Role | Ranged on-field main DPS, captain of E.T.D. Squad Six |
| Signature Arc | Dotted Horizon |
| Voice actors | Yang Chaoran (Chinese), John Patneaude (English), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese), Kim Min-ju (Korean) |
Exe uses the same name in every language.
Announced mechanics
- Frames: build up when his attacks hit. When he casts a skill, the Frames he holds turn into Digital Echoes that deal extra damage.
- Rating: rises with skills, continuous attacks, counters and perfect dodges, up to SSS. The higher the Rating, the faster Frames build.
- Ultimate: enters an enhanced state and greatly raises Frames and Rating. During the state, all his attacks can spend Frames to create Digital Echoes.
- Hold Basic Attack: during the enhanced state, locks onto the non-boss enemy with the lowest HP, defeats it outright if it is below 15% HP, and extends the state.
- City ability: he can hack billboards and big screens and teleport to them.
This comes from the October 28 preview program and guide sites. Awakenings, signature Arc effects and values can only be checked once he is live on the mainland China server, so they are not listed here.
Materials you can prepare
| Use | Material | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension | Confessional Flower Seed | 86 | Serenetti at her manor (Unheard Shores) |
| Ascension and skills | Blurred / Unsolved / Distorted Numerals | With skills 57 / 58 / 79 | Common materials |
| Skills | Hesitation of the Waves → Suspended Whispers → The Second Self | 40 / 42 / 65 | Houdinii’s Schemes, stage The Art of Escape |
| Weekly boss | Hollowflower Seed | 35 | New 1.5 Anomaly Pilgrimage boss Amber Broodmother |
His signature Arc materials are not confirmed yet, so start with the character and skill materials. “Confessional Flower Seed” and “The Art of Escape” are descriptive reference names until the official English notice.
What you can prepare now
- Pulls: Elyms and Exe are 21 days apart, and limited banners share pity. Check your progress with the gacha pity guide before deciding whether to pull both.
- General materials: stock common upgrade materials with the material farming guide.
- Version schedule: banners, new modes and event dates are in the NTE 1.5 update overview.
Blackbird and Akane Rin from 1.4 are both live, and Akane Rin’s banner runs until November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8).
Sources and related guides
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