Slash
Normal Attack, up to 4 hits.
// Timehacker · Melee · Assassin
Nyx
An assassin walking between light and shadow, bound to no timeline and born solely to fight. A dual blade wielder who excels at close-quarters combat while possessing ranged options in the form of throwing knives.
// 22 skills
Moveset
Base moves are available from the start; the rest are unlocked by Nyx's Upgrade Chips.
Normal Attacks
Slashing Wave
EN (Full Charge) 15Supports Phase 1 charging.
Release before fully charged to perform a slash. At full charge, fires a [Blade Wave].
Rising Slash
Press to launch enemies in front into the air.
Hold to launch them higher and leap up after them.
Rising Spin
Spins to strike nearby enemies while moving a short distance diagonally upward.
Low Sweep
Drops into a low stance and slashes enemies.
Downward Strike
Slashes downward, dragging nearby enemies to the ground with Timehacker.
Dash Normal Attack
Uses the momentum from a Dash to perform a sliding slash.
Backstep Normal Attack
Leaps forward with a flying kick. Enemies kicked into a wall will bounce back.
Swift Slashes
Slashes while moving. Hold to keep the attack going longer.
Momentum Burst
EN 15Immediately fires a [Blade Wave].
Shadow String
EN 15Fires reinforced fibers from the wrist device to strike and pull in enemies.
Use the movement controls to aim the attack.
Special Attacks
Spinning Blades
Throws [Spinning Blades].
Use the movement controls to aim the attack.
High-Frequency Blade
EN 15Makes [Spinning Blades] orbit around Timehacker, dealing multiple hits of DMG to nearby enemies.
Ultimate
Blast Fist
ULT 1Unleashes the strange power hidden within the arm.
Use the movement controls to aim the attack.
Mutation
ULT 0.75Unleashes [Ultimate] more quickly.
Use the movement controls to aim the attack.
Vector Compression
Parry returning [Spinning Blades] to immediately send them back out. Can trigger up to 3 times.
Defense & Evasion
Backstep
Moves backward to evade attacks and create distance.
Grants invincibility frames.
Dash
Moves forward to evade attacks while quickly closing in.
Grants invincibility frames.
Perfect Dodge
Briefly freezes nearby enemies in time.
Grants invincibility frames.
Block
Enters a blocking stance that guards against standard attacks and reduces incoming DMG.
Parry
Knocks back nearby enemies and deflects bullets, interrupting most enemy attacks.
Grants invincibility frames.
Counter
Quickly repositions and slashes through enemies in front twice.
Grants invincibility frames.
// Training Room commands
How to perform every move
Inputs as listed in the Training Room, shown with default action names (all keys can be rebound).
Normal Attack
- Press Normal Attack to cast Normal Attack.
- Press ↑/ ↓+ Normal Attack to perform Normal Attack variants.
Special Attack
- Press Special Attack to cast Special Attack. Use ↑ ← ↓ → to change direction
- Hold Special Attack to cast a special attack where spinning blades begin to orbit around Timehacker.
Normal Attack combos
- Press Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack to perform Normal Attacks.
- Press ↑+ Normal Attack to perform an Upward Thrust, or hold to alter the attack.
- Press ↓+ Normal Attack to perform a Downward Sweep.
- Hold Normal Attack to cast Charged Normal Attack; the charge duration alters its performance.
- During sprint, hold Normal Attack to perform Sprint Combo, then release to perform a Sprint Heavy Strike.
- Hold Normal Attack to cast Shadow String.
- While retrieving the spinning blade, press Normal Attack to quickly fire sword energy.
Airborne Normal Attack combos
- While airborne, press Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack to perform Normal Attacks.
- While airborne, press ↑+ Normal Attack to perform an Upward Spin.
- While airborne, press ↓+ Normal Attack to perform a Downward Strike.
Ultimate
- Press Ultimate to cast Ultimate.
- Press ↑+ Ultimate to cast upward Ultimate.
- Press ↓+ Ultimate to cast downward Ultimate.
Block & Parry
- Hold Parry to Block.
- Press Parry right before the hit lands to perform a Parry.
- After a Parry, press Normal Attack to Counter.
Airborne Special Attack
- While airborne, press Special Attack to cast Special Attack. Use ↑ ← ↓ → to change direction
- While airborne, hold Special Attack to cast a special attack where spinning blades begin to orbit around Timehacker.
Airborne Block & Parry
- While airborne, press Parry to Block.
- Press Parry right before the hit lands to perform a Parry.
- After a Parry, press Normal Attack to Counter.
Movement & evasion
- Press ←/ →+ Dash to Dash.
- During a Dash, press Normal Attack to perform a Dash Attack.
- Press Dash to perform a Backstep.
- During a Backstep, press Normal Attack to perform a Backstep Counter.
- After dashing, keep holding Dash to start and maintain Sprint.
// 18 exclusive chips
Nyx's Upgrade Chips
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Airborne Energy Accumulation
After staying airborne for 3s, Nyx will charge his weapon, increasing the base power of…
Stat chip · Cost 3
Swift Slashes
During Sprint, hold Normal Attack to activate Swift Slashes. Swift Slashes can deflect…
Move chip · Cost 3
Shadow String
Charged Normal Attack is replaced with Shadow String. Nyx fires dense fibers from his…
Move chip · Cost 3
Momentum Burst
When retrieving Spinning Blades launched by Special Attack, press Normal Attack on the…
Move chip · Cost 3
Vector Compression
While Spinning Blades thrown by tapping Special Attack are flying back, a Parry can send…
Move chip · Cost 5
High-Frequency Blade
Holding Special Attack no longer throws Spinning Blades. The Spinning Blades now orbit…
Move chip · Cost 5
Mutation
Ultimate Charge cost is reduced by 25%, but base power is reduced by 10%.
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Phantom Pulse
Hitting an enemy with Charged Normal Attack channels unstable energy into them, which…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Double Shadow
Special Attack now throws two additional Spinning Blades, but their base power decreases…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Shadow Flow
Spinning Blades thrown by Special Attack travel 50% farther. If they hit an enemy…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Shadow Falcon
Performing a Normal Attack variant from a dash now throws a Spinning Blade, which counts…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Slashing Wave
While on the ground, the final hit of Normal Attack also fires Blade Wave, which counts…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Diffusive Wave
Blade Wave hits a wider area, travels much more slowly, and can hit multiple times.
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Overclocked Blade
Increases Normal Attack melee range by 30% and CRIT by 30%.
Stat chip · Cost 5
Shadow Strike
Normal Attack deals 50% more DMG on backstabs.
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Sawblade Cut
Spinning Blades hit 50% more often. Spinning Blades launched by tapping remain in place…
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Armor Break
All Normal Attack variants deal 100% more DMG to shields.
Imprint chip · Cost 0
Hand of Radiance
Increases Ultimate base power by 20% and grants additional 1 charges.
// Cosmetics
Outfits
| Outfit | Rarity | How to get | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Normal | Default | — |
| Snowfield | Rare | Purchase (3) | — |
| Viper | Rare | Purchase (5) | — |
// Lore unlocked in the Archive
Personal intel
Number
Nyx, Timehacker No. 008. He appeared in the Null Void without warning shortly after the attack. Even Silver has no idea where he came from. He bears no temporal trace whatsoever, meaning his very existence should be impossible...
Weapon
Nyx wields a pair of high-frequency blades. They were not part of his original equipment; Ansel later calibrated them for his use. Once activated, their rapid micro-vibrations disrupt the structural integrity of any material they touch, leaving it extremely brittle.
Chit-Chat
Fina avoids conversation. Nyx does not—he just has trouble finding something to say. When he first became a combat Timehacker, he tried several times to chat with her, but the conversation quickly died each time. After that, he mostly stopped trying.
Habit
Believe it or not, Nyx is a bit of a neat freak. For a while, he was the one cleaning the Fortune Chip. That is how things work there: whoever gets sick of the mess first has to clean it up.
// Official
Nyx videos
Nyx | Upgrade Chip - Shadow Flow
