Inflicts consistent damage against all sorts of bosses (has core or not, etc).
Distributed damage is a great tool for addressing the gimmicks of certain bosses (Mother Whale, Solo Raid Material H).
Ranks as one of the strongest DPS in-game, especially for bossing.
Auto-friendly, good for boomer hands.
The only Wind DPS B3 worth investing right now.
Doesn't rely on Max Ammo OL that much.
Pulling her means your friends can't mock you for being Scarletless anymore.
Cons
Pilgrim, hard to get copies outside special banner.
Need a lot of skill investments to be fully optimal, but the breakpoint is only on Skill 2.
Has some serious counters in PvP, like Sakura.
DPS may be too scattered and unreliable when fighting against too many enemies at once.
Be careful - too much SAlt makes you unhealthy.
Ratings
SSS
Story (low deficit)
SS
Story (high deficit)
SSS
Boss (solo)
SSS
Boss (adds)
SS
PVP
Investment Tips
Cube Investment
Pre-overload
Bastion Cube
Onslaught Cube
Post-overload
Bastion Cube
Onslaught Cube
The most economical option is Bastion. While Onslaught is theoretically the best cube for SBS when it comes to pure damage, it is very niché and does not pair well with most other units. Thus, you will be better off using Bastion for the increased stats and elemental damage bonus. Besides that, when coupled with Alice, SBS will shoot faster. In order for her to last until the next Full Burst without reloading even once, you usually need to rely on Bastion (and 1 or more Max Ammo OL lines). This should result in more damage provided versus Onslaught. Regardless, you may benefit from Adjutant more if you have a low charge speed roll and want to reach a certain breakpoint (as stated in Gear Investment).
Note that the case above doesn't convert well for PvP as there she is bound to reload before entering Full Burst if she doesn't have Max Ammo OL, in which case Resilience is a better option than Bastion. Since she gains Max Ammo from Skill 2 (and reloads fully just as Full Burst begins), it is unnecessary to equip Bastion to make full use of her devastating Burst Skill. Bastion would only be a good choice if Alice were also in the team, but that's usually questionable in PvP to bring a low-regen Nikke just to boost damage slightly.
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.
