Shinku (沁红) is the horned fighter who keeps showing up in Neverness to Everness trailers and beta footage, and a lot of players have already decided they want her on their account. She's a member of the Bureau of Anomaly Control, specifically Containment Unit 2, where she works alongside Mint and Iroi. What people actually want to know is simpler than the hype: what does she do, what element is she, and can you pull her right now.
Quick answer: Shinku is an A-Rank Anima Attack character who fights up close with dual blades. She is not playable in the current version and has no officially confirmed release date.
Shinku's role, element, and rarity
Despite early guesses from trailer footage, where her red effects led some players to assume she was an Incantation unit, beta data points to a melee Anima attacker. She uses a Plasma weapon type and is built as a main damage dealer rather than a summoner or support.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Shinku (沁红) |
| Role | Attack |
| Element | Anima |
| Rarity | A-Rank |
| Weapon Type | Plasma |
| Faction | Bureau of Anomaly Control (Containment Unit 2) |
| Teammates | Mint, Iroi |
Shinku's skills and passives
Her fighting style is hands-on. The basic combo strings together dual-blade hits, while her bigger buttons lean into Anima damage. The named abilities seen so far are listed below.
| Type | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Attack | Shinku's Anima Claws | Up to 4 consecutive dual-blade strikes that deal Anima damage. |
| Skill | Anima Pulse | Anima-attribute ability (full values pending launch). |
| Ultimate | Revival of All Things | Ultimate ability (full values pending launch). |
| Passive 1 | Blade of Dawn | Passive effect. |
| Passive 2 | Elemental Resonance | Passive effect. |
Recommended build for Shinku
As a crit-focused Anima attacker, her stat priorities follow the standard DPS template. The disk set and main stats below match how she's being built in pre-launch testing.
| Build Slot | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Best Disk Set | Berserker's Fury |
| Alternative Weapons | Construct, Fangs and Claws |
| Sands | ATK% |
| Goblet | Elemental DMG Bonus |
| Circlet | CRIT Rate |
| Sub Stat Priority | CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > Elemental Mastery |
A signature weapon hasn't been finalized, so the strongest option is currently a placeholder until launch confirms her best-in-slot.
Best team for Shinku
The most cited setup runs Shinku as the main damage dealer with support and reaction enablers around her. A core lineup pairs her with Nanally, Jiuyuan, and Mint, where the supports handle buffs and elemental reactions while Shinku does the killing up close.
How to get Shinku and current availability
Right now, you cannot recruit Shinku. She appears on the upcoming-character list and has shown up in official media, but she is not in the live roster yet. No banner, no confirmed release date, and no official launch time have been announced for her.
You'll know she's actually available when she shows up as a pullable unit on a gacha banner inside the game. Until that happens, any "how to get her" claim with a specific date is speculation. If you're planning ahead, the practical move is saving pulls rather than committing them, since her exact arrival window isn't locked in.
For now, Shinku is a known quantity in design and kit but a question mark in scheduling. She's a close-range Anima Attack character with claw-style normals and an Anima-heavy ultimate, slotted into the Bureau of Anomaly Control with Mint and Iroi. When the next batch of character announcements lands, that's where her release window and banner details will finally be nailed down.