character from the Defender class, who wields a SMG
weapon and belongs to the Iron
element. She's part of the Tetra
faction.
A detective who is a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Her intense curiosity inevitably draws her towards any nearby crime scene. Although she is in Protocol, she has great difficulty operating machines.
To learn more about Novel check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
To learn more about Novel check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Profile
Review
Investment tips
Profile
Skills
Max level
Normal Attack
Normal Attack
SMG
Mode: Normal
Ammo: 120
Reload: 1s
■ Affects target enemy.
Deals 8.1% ATK as damage.
Deals 200% damage when attacking core.
Skill 1
Something's Fishy Here
Active
Cooldown: 10s
■ Affects 3 enemy unit(s) with the highest DEF.
Deals 52.36% of final ATK as damage.
DEF ▼ 7.05% for 5 sec.
Skill 2
Detective's Intuition
Passive
Cooldown: -
■ Activates after landing 100 normal attack(s). Affects self.
Cornucopia: DEF ▲ 13.5%, stacks up to 5 time(s) and lasts for 15 sec.
Burst
Case Closed
Active
Cooldown: 20s
■ Affects 1 enemy unit(s) with the highest ATK.
Deals 330.61% of final ATK as damage.
■ Activates when "Cornucopia" is fully stacked. Affects 1 enemy unit(s).
Damage Taken ▲ 67.5% for 5 sec.
Specialties
Debuffer
Voice Actors
ENG
Kira Buckland
JPN
Kaede Hondo
KR
Kim Chae-ha
Gallery
Review
Review
As it has been a long time since the initial analysis of Novel and in light of the ever-evolving meta, the dedicated review has been hidden. However, Novel still displays remarkable performance in Story and/or Bosses. For more information, visit our Meta teams guide.
Ratings
D
Story (low deficit)
D
Story (high deficit)
S
Boss (solo)
A
Boss (adds)
D
PVP
Investment Tips
Cube Investment
Pre-overload
Bastion Cube
Resilience Cube
Post-overload
Bastion Cube
Resilience Cube
Bastion Cube will give her a higher uptime on her S2 buff while Resilience Cube will be a general improvement to her performance.
Skill Investment
Here's the explanation for all the numbers and colors used in the guide:
10/5/7 means upgrading Skill 1 to lvl 10, Skill 2 to lvl 5, and Burst Skill to lvl 7,
Yellow means the immediate investment when u get the unit. There are 3 reasons for this:
If the unit is Meta or High Priority, it will have a starting investment of more than 1/1/1 (such as 4/4/4) depending on what the unit provides.
If the unit is Medium or Low Priority, 1/1/1 will be mentioned, meaning no immediate investment is required, and you can invest in this character if you need to use it according to the priority listed.
If we deem that a unit does not have usable skills to be meta for any gamemode, no investment will be mentioned.
Blue means minimum investment to take advantage of the Nikke's skills. There are 2 reasons for this:
Sometimes, minimum investments are breakpoints such as for Noir or SAnis.
Sometimes, minimum investments are just the ideal way to progress to upgrade that unit, before moving on to Recommended and High.
Red means recommended investment for F2P players,
Purple means maximum recommended investment, in order to get the best out of the unit. You should only try to reach these investments if you have a surplus of Skill Books leftover.
More info:
The skill investment list below features a lot of Level 4 and 7 because they are easier to understand. Any higher levels will cost a new type of resource.
However, you may choose to upgrade to Level 5 if you need a stronger effect instead of 4, as the increase in Blue Manual cost from Level 4 to 5 is still low. The leap only starts from Level 6 onward.
There is also a leap from Level 3 to 4, so if you want to save a tiny bit of Blue Manuals, then leave at 3 instead of 4.
Priority explained:
Meta: Most Important Nikkes.
High: Good in various PvE content.
Medium: Good in at least one PvE content.
Low: Can perform well but not as good as other units / Situationally Meta / Old Meta
Very Low: Niche usage / Tribe Tower Units
Late Game: These nikkes need investments to reach their potential but are expensive to build. They should be invested after clearing Ch 23 Normal with mentioned priority.
