Goddess of Victory: Nikke - Character Tier List & Team Formation Guide

As Goddess of Victory: Nikke reaches its third anniversary, the game's environment and character landscape have quietly shifted. To help Commanders accurately position their characters amidst this complexity, LDShop has compiled this character tier list based on the latest version and combat data from numerous top players. This list will provide an in-depth analysis of core characters from T0 to T2 tiers, offering the clearest guidance for your pulling planning and team composition.

Tier Overview

Burst I

Tier
T0: Core Must-Haves	Liter	Little Mermaid	Rapi: Red Hood
T0.5: Meta	Dorothy
T1: Strong Choices	Pepper	Rapunzel
T2: Transitional/Niche	Miranda	N102	Volume

Burst II

Tier
T0: Core Must-Haves	Crown	Nayuta
T0.5: Meta	Centi	Mast: Romantic Maid
T1: Strong Choices	Dolla	Admi
T2: Transitional/Niche	Novel

Burst III

Tier
T0: Core Must-Haves	Scarlet: Black Shadow	Modernia	Red Hood
T0.5: Meta	Alice	Cinderella
T1: Strong Choices	Harran	Privaty	Drake
T2: Transitional/Niche	Snow White	Maxwell

 

Detailed Tier Explanation

T0: Core Must-Haves

These characters possess nearly irreplaceable mechanics in their respective fields. They are the foundation of powerful teams and should be prioritized if obtained.

• Burst I - Little Mermaid & Rapi: Red Hood: Little Mermaid is acclaimed as having the best mechanics for the Burst I slot, offering strong functionality and considerable personal damage output. Rapi (Red Hood)'s uniqueness lies in her role as a top-tier Burst III damage dealer who can flexibly cover the Burst I slot when needed. This cross-phase flexibility makes her incredibly future-proof.

• Burst I - Liter: The pinnacle of versatile support since launch. Her skills provide team damage amplification, full-party Cooldown Reduction (CDR), and can restore cover durability. She is the best enabler for all mainstream DPS cores (like Scarlet and Modernia).

• Burst II - Crown: Provides the crucial 5-second invincibility effect, the most important survival tool in high-difficulty campaign pushing. Her supportive capabilities make her a foundational, core level character.

• Burst II - Nayuta: The newest "must-have" card from the third anniversary. As a Burst II character, she combines massive healing, damage amplification, and add-clearing capabilities into one package, balancing survival and output, reaching EX-tier strength.

• Burst III - Scarlet: Black Shadow: The guarantee of campaign efficiency. Possesses a full-screen AoE burst skill, dealing more damage at lower health. A top choice for core DPS when re-rolling.

• Burst III - Modernia: A high-multiplier Machine Gun main DPS. Capable of dealing astounding damage in single-target Boss fights and Solo Raid, she is a top-tier damage engine.

• Burst III - Red Hood: A godsend for newcomers. Her excellent skill mechanics create vastly different experiences depending on whether you have her or not. She performs exceptionally well in campaign progression.

 

T0.5: Meta

These characters can perform close to T0 strength under specific conditions or in proper team compositions.

• Burst I - Dorothy: A specialist support for Boss fights. Manual reload control can trigger party-wide CDR and part damage amplification, making her almost essential for multi-parts Boss battles.

• Burst II - Centi: An essential tool for early game progression. She can quickly provide shields for the entire team, ensuring survival and having a huge impact on the early-game experience.

• Burst II - Mast (Maid): Typically paired with Anchor (Maid) to form the "Maid Team." When used together, they exhibit extremely strong synergistic potential and well-rounded capabilities.

• Burst III - Alice: A charged-shot burst DPS. When fully built, she possesses extreme single-target damage, but requires high investment and some skill to operate, making her a late-game hyper-carry.

• Burst III - Cinderella: A top-tier Boss specialist. Boasts extremely high True Damage multipliers and is nearly irreplaceable in Union Raids and single-target Boss encounters.

 

T1: Strong Choices

These are solid, versatile characters that serve as excellent substitutes or complements to T0 characters.

• Burst I - Pepper, Rapunzel: Both are excellent healing supports. Rapunzel also possesses a revival mechanic, providing high error tolerance in the early game.
• Burst II - Dolla: A survival-focused support who provides shields and party-wide Defense Down, excelling in high-pressure environments.
• Burst II - Admi: Increases the entire team's reload speed and provides sustained healing. She is the best partner for high-frequency DPS characters like Scarlet and Alice.
• Burst III - Harran: A well-rounded sub-DPS. Offers sniper armor-breaking and high single-target burst, performing well in both PvP and PvE.
• Burst III - Privaty: A functional sub-DPS/support. Provides stun control and area-of-effect damage, suitable for interrupting key Boss skills.
• Burst III - Drake: After obtaining her Pilgrim relic, her strength reaches S+ tier, making her a powerful damage dealer.

 

T2: Transitional/Specific Counter

These characters are very useful in the early game when roles are lacking, or only see play in specific game modes. They are typically replaced by higher-tier options later on.

• Burst I - Miranda, N102: N102 is an SR character given at the start. She provides Attack and Max Ammo buffs, making her one of the best transitional choices for new players early on.
• Burst II - Novel: A specialized support primarily providing armor-breaking. Used only in specific scenarios where armor-breaking is required.
• Burst III - Snow White, Maxwell: Both are high-investment, high-reward manual-control characters. They have high ceilings but require practice, suiting high-end players chasing top scores.
• Burst I - Volume: An outstanding logistics core, capable of providing strong support for the team.

 

Beginner Team Formation & Development Guide

Understanding individual character strength is key, but proper synergy unlocks maximum potential.

Classic Early Game Team Formations

All-Purpose Campaign Team: Liter (Burst I) + Centi / Any Strong Burst II (e.g., Nayuta) + Scarlet / Modernia / Red Hood (Burst III)
This is the standard and robust 1-2-3-3-3 formation. Liter enables and buffs, Centi ensures survival, and the core DPS (Scarlet/Modernia/etc.) clears the field.

Maid Team: Mast (Burst II) + Anchor (Burst I)
The Maid duo needs to be used together. They synergize, enabling high burst damage, and are one of the classic combinations in the game.

Budget "National" Team Variant: If you lack all the core units above, you can follow the "Burst I Support + Burst II Support + Burst III DPS" framework, filling slots with T1/T2 characters. For example, use a Pepper + N102 + Harran combination to transition.

Resource Investment Principles

• Prioritize T0 Characters: They are the long-term foundation of your team. Investing in them is never a waste.
• Invest in T1 Characters Judiciously: Based on the T0 characters you obtain, choose T1 characters that synergize well with them to develop.
• Invest Moderately in T2 Characters: They can be used for transition in the early game, but avoid spending too many precious resources (like Skill Reset Tickets) on them, as they will be phased out later.
• Focus on Skill Upgrades: Prioritize leveling the core skills of supports (e.g., Liter's CDR) and the main damage skills of your DPS cores.

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