Neverness to Everness Exe Build Guide: Best NTE Exe Kit, Arcs, Cartridges, Teams & Pre-Farm

Who Is Exe and Why NTE Exe Build Matters?

Exe is an S-Rank Chaos Esper who wields a Plasma Arc and fills the ranged Main DPS + Summoner role. As the mysterious squad captain of ETD-6, he digitizes the battlefield through the Hand of Y, building Frames on hits and raising his Combat Rating from B all the way to SSS.

Higher ratings accelerate Frame generation, which he spends to export Digital Echoes that attack in sync for extra Chaos damage. Exe’s Ultimate flips the field into Shader Compile, turning every attack into a Frame-spending Echo machine while also offering an execute on low-HP targets.

In short, Exe is a high-skill, on-field hypercarry who rewards players who master dodge timing and resource management. If your account needs a dedicated Chaos main DPS that pairs cleanly with Nova or Scorch setups, this NTE Exe build guide shows exactly how to maximize him.

Exe’s Core Kit and How the Frame System Works?

Exe’s combat loop centers on two interlocking resources: Frames and Combat Rating.

• Basic Attack – Brute-Force Hacking: A 5-hit combo with the Hand of Y. The final hit can spend 10 Frames to export 1 Digital Echo.
• Redirect Skill – Data Exfiltration: Deals damage and can export up to 5 Digital Echoes depending on current Frames.
• Ultimate – Mesh Collision: Reconstructs reality, enters Shader Compile, and unleashes heavy area damage while exporting multiple Echoes based on held Frames. While in this state, all attacks can spend Frames for Echoes. Holding the charged Basic Attack (Network Penetration) can execute non-boss targets below 15% HP and extend the duration.

Critical dodges, parries, and consistent pressure raise the Rating, which in turn speeds up Frame generation. The higher the Rating, the faster the snowball. Early community consensus places skill priority at Ultimate ≈ Basic Attack > Redirect Skill > Support Skill, since the Ultimate and basic combo drive both resource generation and the bulk of personal damage.

Best Arcs for the Neverness to Everness Exe Build

The signature Arc is the clear priority for NTE Exe build. So the prioritizations here should be as:

Arc	Priority	Notes
Dotted Horizon	Best-in-Slot	Signature. Strongly recommended for full investment.
Ready Ready	Strong Alternative	Excellent for Basic Attack and boss-focused damage.
Fluff of Fortitude	Strong Alternative	Universal damage bonuses that work across many teams.
Song of the Whale	Solid F2P/Free S-Rank	ATK and bonus damage against Broken enemies. Free from Deep Blue Sorrow.
Oraora!	Budget A-Rank	Stacks Basic Attack damage; good early option.

Dotted Horizon remains the strongest choice if you commit to the character. If your Riftcrystal budget is tight, Ready Ready or Fluff of Fortitude still deliver strong results while you wait for a later copy. For a free high-quality option right now, Song of the Whale is the easiest S-Rank Plasma Arc to slot in.

Best Cartridges, Stats, and Module Priorities

Diabolos is the primary Cartridge recommendation for Exe because of its direct Chaos damage and resistance-ignore effects, which scale especially well in Nova or Scorch teams.

Cartridge	Priority	Key Bonuses
Diabolos	Primary	2pc: Chaos DMG +10%. 4pc: Ignore 12% Chaos RES (24% for 20s after Nova or Scorch).
Shadow Creed	Strong Alternative	2pc: ATK +10%. 4pc: ATK +25% for 20s after casting a Skill.

Stat Priority

• Main Stats: Chaos DMG > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG
• Substats: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > Universal DMG > ATK%

Build Exe as a pure on-field ranged DPS who thrives on critical hits and Chaos amplification. Once you have a strong 4-piece Diabolos set, focus remaining Module rolls on the substat order above.

Pre-Farm Materials for a Day-1 Exe

You can level Exe to 80 and max Exe’s key skills on day one if you start farming Exe’s materials now.  And for day 1, following are what we recommend to you:

Ascension Totals (To Lv.80)

• Beetle Coin × 525,000
• Confessional Flower Seed × 86 (Serenetti – Anomaly Hunt)
• Blurred Numeral × 17
• Unsolved Numeral × 18
• Distorted Numeral × 15

Esper Ability (Skill) Totals

• Hollowflower Seeds × 35 (Amber Broodmother – new weekly boss available after November 11)
• Hesitation of the Waves × 40
• Suspended Whispers × 42
• The Second Self × 65
• Dreamless Seed × 96
• Fons × 96,000
• Additional Numerals and Beetle Coins (roughly 1.8 million more)

Prioritize Serenetti weekly runs for the Flower Seeds and start collecting Hollowflower Seeds the moment the 1.5 weekly boss opens. Numerals can be farmed daily in the open world and converted via synthesis.

Recommended Team Compositions

Exe works best as the on-field hypercarry. Here are the strongest early options you can go for NTE Exe teams:

Team	Notes
Aggressive Hypercarry Exe + Blackbird + Sakiri + Linko	Blackbird supplies ATK and Nova synergy, Sakiri brings Scorch and grouping, and Linko adds synced attacks. High personal damage ceiling but lighter on healing.
Balanced / Comfortable Exe + Blackbird + Fadia + Iroi	Keeps the offensive support from Blackbird while adding Fadia’s protection and Iroi’s healing. Ideal for longer fights or players who prefer safety.
Burst / Break Pressure Exe + Daffodil + Sakiri + Iroi	Daffodil’s Break pressure, Sakiri’s Scorch, and Iroi’s sustain create strong damage windows for Exe’s Ultimate.

Please remember that these lineups can be adjusted based on what you already own. Blackbird remains one of the most consistent partners across multiple variants.

Playstyle Tips and Rotation Basics

• Stay at range and read the field. Use critical dodges and parries aggressively to climb Rating quickly as this is the fastest way to accelerate Frame generation.
• Weave basic attack combos to cash in single Echoes, then spend larger Frame pools with the Redirect Skill or Ultimate for big spikes.
• Once Shader Compile is active, spam attacks and look for the execute on low-HP targets to extend the window.
• Exe’s kit rewards high Rating, so make sure to prioritize perfect defensive plays over pure button-mashing. Early testing suggests the highest damage comes from entering the Ultimate at SS or SSS Rating.

Should You Pull for Exe?

Pull Exe if you need a strong on-field Chaos main DPS, enjoy summoner and resource-management playstyles, or want to invest in Nova/Scorch or ETD-6 themed teams. His signature Arc is highly recommended for full investment.

You can skip or low-invest if your current main DPS already clear all content comfortably and you are saving for a later character. Elyms (Phase 1) offers broader team-upgrade value for Charge/Remora accounts, while Exe is the more specialized DPS investment. Shared pity means Phase 1 rolls still count toward him.

Note: When you are ready to convert real-money purchases into Solid Dice for the Offline Equations banner or the Encryption Special Arc program, remember, topping up through Enjoygm remains one of the more convenient options you can use to stay competitive without the friction of regional pricing or slower delivery.

Conclusion

So, that is how your NTE Exe build should go. Exe brings a distinctive, high-ceiling Chaos playstyle that rewards mastery of Frames, Rating, and Echo management. Prioritize Dotted Horizon, a Diabolos 4-piece with CRIT and Chaos DMG focus, and the pre-farm materials listed above. With the right team around him, he should deliver strong personal damage from the moment Version 1.5 Phase 2 begins on December 2, 2026. Start farming now, lock in your pull plan, and you will be ready to put the captain of ETD-6 to work the day he arrives.