Shape of Dreams Meta Nachia Build: Broken Healing

Nachia stands as one of the most unique characters in Shape of Dreams, transforming healing into devastating damage through clever build synergy. While she may seem like a pure support character at first glance, her Heart of the Pack passive and summoning abilities create opportunities for incredible scaling that can carry you through Nightmare difficulty with remarkable safety.

What Makes Nachia Special?

Nachia operates as a Ranged Support who summons leaf hounds that scale with every level you invest. Her kit revolves around three core abilities: summoning spirits, buffing them with attack speed, and gaining personal buffs when healing allies or granting barriers. This foundation creates the perfect storm for a healing-to-damage conversion build.

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Her base stats include 190 maximum health, 33 attack damage, and 46 ability power, with solid scaling that emphasizes her magical prowess. What sets her apart is how her healing mechanics can be weaponized through specific essence combinations.

Core Build Foundation

Essential Memory Setup

The Chipped Glacial Core serves as your build's cornerstone. Every 5 seconds, this essence deals damage and restores 3% of your maximum health. When it triggers cold damage, the effect doubles to 6%. Most importantly, 250% of all health restored converts into cold damage, firing ice shards at nearby enemies.

Constellation Priority

Focus your constellation points on enhancing your summons and healing efficiency:

Primary Stars:

• Death Waltz - Boosts your summoned creatures
• Pact of Destiny - Enhances summon survivability
• Immortal Protection - Additional summon buffs
• Steadfast Bond - Reduces memory cooldowns

Secondary Stars:

• Valiant Challenger - Increases overall damage
• Regenerative Skin - Amplifies healing effects
• Threat Detection - Improves survivability

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Advanced Essence Combinations

Traveler Memory Essences

For your Sylvan Call (main summoning ability), prioritize:

1. Chipped Essence of Clemency - Your primary healing engine
2. Chipped Glacial Core - Converts healing to damage
3. Chipped Essence of Guidance - Enhances summon effectiveness

Your Nature's Whisper should focus on cooldown reduction:

1. Chipped Essence of Efficiency - Reduces ability cooldowns
2. Chipped Essence of Momentum - Further cooldown benefits
3. Chipped Essence of Snow - Adds cold synergy

Déjà Vu Selection

Choose either Chipped Glacial Core or Chipped Essence of Clemency for your Déjà Vu. The Glacial Core provides more damage scaling, while Clemency offers consistent healing throughout your run.

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Passive Skill Tree Optimization

Destruction Tree

• Mature Mind - Enhances mental resistance
• Night Time - Provides additional damage in darker areas

Life Tree

• Unconditional Love - Boosts healing effectiveness
• Second Wind - Grants recovery opportunities
• Waltz Practice - Improves movement and positioning
• Regenerative Skin - Amplifies all healing received

Imagination Tree

• Efficient Extraction - Resource management
• Primordial Chaos - Unpredictable benefits
• Intersecting Memories - Memory synergy
• Monstrous Charm - Enemy manipulation
• Dismantle and Analyze - Combat analysis
• Black Market - Economic advantages

Combat Strategy and Positioning

Early Game Approach

Start each run by focusing on summoning your leaf hounds and keeping them alive. Your healing abilities should target both yourself and your summons, triggering the Chipped Glacial Core conversion. Position yourself behind your summons while they engage enemies directly.

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Mid Game Scaling

As your healing amounts increase, the ice shard damage from Chipped Glacial Core becomes substantial. Focus on upgrading your Clemency and Guidance essences to maximize both healing output and summon effectiveness. Your Nature's Whisper should be used frequently to maintain buffs.

Late Game Dominance

In the final realms, your healing-to-damage conversion reaches incredible heights. Each heal triggers multiple ice shards that can clear entire enemy groups. Your summons become tanky enough to handle most threats while you provide consistent damage and healing support.

Alternative Memory Options

If you can't access the core memories, consider these substitutes:

Defensive Alternatives:

• Mass Protection - Provides shields for team survival
• Ice Shield - Personal protection with cold synergy
• Purgatory - Early game damage and sustain

Utility Options:

• Moonlight Pact - Alternative summoning option
• Serpent's Blessing - Buff enhancement with Virtue essence

Unlocking Nachia

To unlock Nachia for play, you must defeat the Demon of the Forest 20 times. This boss appears in various realm configurations, so focus on consistent runs rather than rushing through content.

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Build Variations and Flexibility

Team Play Modifications

When playing with others, consider adding Mass Protection memories to shield allies. Your healing becomes even more valuable in group scenarios, and the Chipped Glacial Core damage scales with increased healing opportunities.

Solo Optimization

For solo runs, prioritize personal survivability with additional Life Tree investments. The Second Wind and Regenerative Skin combinations create incredible sustain when combined with your core healing build.

This Nachia build excels at providing consistent, safe progression through Nightmare difficulty while scaling to impressive damage levels. The healing-to-damage conversion creates a unique playstyle that rewards careful positioning and smart essence management, making every successful heal feel like a tactical victory.

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