NIKKE x Lycoris Recoil: Everything You Need to Know – Banners, New Units, Free Costumes, Events & Release Date

NIKKE has made a mind-blowing collaboration with Lycoris Recoil. The characters from Lycoris Recoil that have been taken into the world of NIKKE are: Chisato Nishikigi, Takina Inoue, and Kurumi. We can get Chisato and Takina from their banners and Kurumi from the login activity. This collab introduces a variety of activities for players to take part in.

Along with the new character, the event also brings their themed costumes and other exclusive rewards. To experience this unique event, players must first know everything about the event and what it offers. In this guide, we will get to know about the new NIKKE x Lycoris Recoil Collab Event, the new characters introduced, their banners, costumes, rewards of the event, and the timeline of the event.

Release Date and Event Schedule

This Collab event will start from February 12 and end on March 12. The banners, special events, character costumes, missions, and rewards will be available for one month for all players. The login event, missions, and Chisato banner will be available when the event starts, that is, from February 12, but Takina’s Banner will be available to everyone from February 19, and all the activities will end together on March 12. Chisato and Takina will be available as the SSR banner, and Kurumi will be a part of the login reward. Considering that players need to spend their gems and resources wisely, so that they can get maximum pulls on the banners.

New Characters and Banners in the NIKKE Lycoris Recoil Collab

In this event, we get three playable characters. Two characters have their banner and one is available from the login event.

Chisato Nishikigi

Chisato is an SSR Character and a DPS. She stays in the front to build pressure on the enemies. She is an attacker-type character; players can get her from the new banner. She uses a Submachine Gun as her main weapon. This gun carries 120 ammo, and it takes 1 second to reload. The damage done by her gun is 10.125 of the attack. Her skills are:

Skill 1: Extrasensory is her first passive skill. This skill activates at the start of the battle and charges Extrasensory to 100%. With different charge levels of Extrasensory, different effects are provided by the skill. At 70% charge, the attack increases by 53.69%.

Skill 2: AP Rounds is her second passive skill. When this skill is activated, the normal attacks deal true damage for 10 seconds. After Chisato hits 48 normal attacks, this skill allows her to deal 472% of her attack as true damage.

Burst Skill: Emergency Charge is her burst skill. This skill remains active for 40 seconds. This skill charges Extrasensory to 100%.

Chisato Nihikigi Banner

Chisato is introduced as a limited-time SSR banner. Players can get her only during her banner period by pulling on her banner. Her banner starts from February 12 and ends on March 12. To pull on her banner, players need to use resources like gems or advanced recruit vouchers. To increase their chances of getting her and other banner exclusive character, players should go for Goddess of Victory: Nikke top-up to get the necessary amount of resources for pulling on the banner. The best platform to make the top-up is LDShop, it lets players top up for less and it is a great way to save money.

Takina Inoue

Takina Inoue is an SSR and a supporter-type character. Players can get her from the limited-time banner. Takina uses a Sniper Rifle to support from a long distance. The ammo capacity of the sniper is 6, and it takes 2 seconds to reload. It does damage equal to 69.04% of the attack. Her skills are:

Burst Skill: Suppression Initiated is her burst skill, which stays active for 20 seconds. It changes the weapon in use and deals damage equal to 200.64% of the final attack for 10 seconds.

Skill 1: Combat Support is her passive skill. When the full burst ends, this skill activates and increases the attack by 80.04% for 5 seconds. And when entering full burst, the true damage is increased by 35.05% for 15 seconds.

Skill 2: Battlefield Control is her active skill. From this skill, 10.09% increased damage is taken by the enemies, and the true damage of all the allies is increased by 140.49%.

Takina Inoue Banner

Takina is introduced as a limited-time SSR banner. Her banner duration is February 9 to March 12. We can get her by pulling on her banner during the banner period.

Kurumi

Kurumi is a brand-new SR character introduced in this collab. No banner has been introduced for her; she is a free character. Players can get her by completing the 14-day login event. No gems are required to get her.

Kurumi is also a support character like Takina. Her weapon is an assault rifle. It can hold 60 ammo and takes 1 second to reload. Her skills are:

Burst Skill: Defense Protocol Breakdown is her burst skill. From this skill, 18.06% increased damage is taken by the enemies for 10 seconds. The skill duration is 20 seconds.

Skill 1: Her Passive Skill is Malicious Code Injection. It deals 52.34% of attack damage to the target after 36 normal attacks are hit.

Skill 2: Payload Diffusion is the second passive skill. When the target is in hacked status, it deals 86.17% of the attack as additional damage.

Collab Skins and Costumes

The collab brings some exclusive costumes for the newly introduced characters. These themed costumes can be obtained through event passes during the collab period. The costumes introduced are:

• DA Training Wear: This Costume is introduced for both Chisato and Takina. We can get this costume for free from the event after getting the characters.
• Red Spark Guitar: This skin is exclusive to Chisato, and players can get this skin from Lycoris Pass rewards after 12th February.
• Blue Pulse Bass: This skin is exclusive to Takina, and players can get this skin from Lycoris Pass rewards after 19th February.

Various Events in the Collab and Rewards

This collab brings some small events, modes, and mini games for players to enjoy and earn rewards from. The rewards which players can get in this collab event are: the new character Kurumi from the login event, Recruit Vouchers, development materials, and cosmetic items like the free costumes. Completing the daily login, daily missions, and events will help players unlock the rewards faster. Some of the available events during the collab are:

• Lie Cause Recoil: It is the main story event during the collab. It includes various stages and missions, including battle and story. The rewards are Recruit Vouchers, event-exclusive currency, and upgrade materials for completing this event.
• LycoReco Beat: It is a mini game introduced in the collab. It has a gameplay that involves Rhythms to earn scores and rewards, and other side contents.
• The seven-day login event provides a daily bonus and other rewards like free pulls and cosmetic items.
• Secret Garden: These are some extra story content in the form of archives that players can complete to earn additional rewards.

Conclusion

The collaboration of NIKKE with Lycoris Recoil brings an amazing experience for the players to enjoy. The collaboration is full of exciting things, ranging from new characters to small login rewards. This collaboration event is full of events and rewards, which elevate the gameplay and help in better progression. Players must manage their resources to efficiently pull on the new banners, and they must understand the collab timeline so that they can make the most out of this collab without missing out on anything.