Blushing Mirage is an S-Rank Condensate Arc in Neverness to Everness, built as Shinku’s signature weapon. It stacks a flat attack boost with a Cosmos damage buff and a defense-ignore window that both fire off after you use her Ultimate, which makes it the clearest best-in-slot choice for a Cosmos DPS build.
Quick answer: Pull Blushing Mirage from the limited Arc Research banner running during the first half of Version 1.2. Each pull costs 10 Tri-Keys or 1,600 Annuliths, and the Arc is guaranteed by your 8th pull (80 Tri-Keys).
How to get Blushing Mirage in NTE
Blushing Mirage is a limited-time Arc, so it only appears in the Arc Research banner tied to Shinku’s run. That banner is live during the Version 1.2 first phase and shares the same window as her character banner.
| Server | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/SEA | July 8, 2026 | July 29, 2026 |
| US | July 7, 2026 | July 28, 2026 |
| EU | July 8, 2026 | July 28, 2026 |
Note: Because this is a limited banner rather than a permanent one, Blushing Mirage leaves the shop when the phase closes. If you skip it now, there is no confirmed rerun date.
Blushing Mirage stats and effect
Blushing Mirage carries CRIT Rate as its substat and scales up to a 570 base ATK at Level 80. The Arc’s skill is called Moonphase Shift, and its payoff is tied entirely to using the wearer’s Ultimate.
| Level | ATK | CRIT Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 9.6% |
| 20 | 154 | 12% |
| 40 | 301 | 16.8% |
| 60 | 448 | 21.6% |
| 80 | 570 | 24% |
At its base refinement, Moonphase Shift raises ATK by 20%. After the wearer casts their Ultimate, their Cosmos DMG goes up by 32%, and all their damage ignores 12% of the enemy’s DEF for 20 seconds. Casting the Ultimate again refreshes that duration rather than stacking it.
Those numbers reflect a buff applied at the CN server launch, which raised the ATK bonus from 16% to 20% and the Cosmos DMG bonus from 30% to 32%.
Refining the Arc scales every part of the effect. The ATK bonus climbs from 20% at R1 to 32% at R5, with the Cosmos DMG buff and DEF-ignore rising alongside it.
| Refinement | ATK | Cosmos DMG | DEF Ignore |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 20% | 32% | 12% |
| R2 | 23% | 36.8% | 13.8% |
| R3 | 26% | 41.6% | 15.6% |
| R4 | 29% | 46.4% | 17.4% |
| R5 | 32% | 51.2% | 19.2% |
Equipping the Arc also adds a cosmetic touch. Shinku’s steps leave a fire trail behind her, and that trail shows up whether or not she is in her second form from the Ultimate.
Is Blushing Mirage worth pulling?
If your goal is to push Shinku to her ceiling as a Cosmos DPS, Blushing Mirage is the strongest option. The ATK boost, Cosmos DMG buff, and DEF penetration all line up with how she plays around her Ultimate, so nothing else matches it one-for-one.
You can still skip it without losing Shinku entirely. Fluff of Ferocity and Raging Flames both function on her, though your damage totals land noticeably lower than they would with her signature Arc. Raging Flames is the budget pick, since you can get it for free by clearing the Headless Rider boss for the first time.
There’s also a resource question worth weighing. Iroi arrives as the game’s first premium Healer/Buffer and is one of Shinku’s most valuable teammates, so saving pulls for her is a reasonable trade if you can’t afford both.
Put simply, Blushing Mirage is a straightforward pull for dedicated Shinku mains chasing peak numbers, and a fair skip for anyone rationing Tri-Keys toward the wider Version 1.2 lineup.
