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Reroll methods
Salted emails
Important!
Google email accounts are highly recommended for rerolling. This is because Gmail accounts can abuse the salt system, which basically allows you to use the same e-mail multiple times for registration.
To use a salted email, you add a +anything between the name and the @gmail portion of your e-mail address. For example, if your gmail account name is [email protected], a salted e-mail would be [email protected].
The string behind the + symbol can be any letters or numbers of any length. Still, to easily keep track of rerolled accounts, we recommend using numbers. Any e-mails sent to a salted e-mail will be redirected to the email without the salt used.
If you're super serious about rerolling, we suggest to create a sheet or a txt file where you will track what salted account got what pulls.
Show the Detailed Salting Process
When you first install the game, press the Create Account button.
Then, enter your email and password (to clarify: not the password you use for your email, but one you want to use for the game), but at the end of the email add +1. This will be your first rerolled account and let's hope the number never goes into 3 digits and the RNG will be on your side.
Here's how the salted email should look like on your second run.
Once you're done with the reroll (the process itself is described below), navigate the Menu screen and press the Account button.
The next screen will have a Log Out button that will take you back to the lobby and you will be able to create another account - just change the number at the end of the email.
With this method, not only you're keeping all the accounts you've rolled and can come back to them at any time (when you for example have enough of rolling), but also it's the best method for those with limited internet transfer, as it means you just have to download the game once.
File manager abuse
Sadly after the recent ban on emulators, the File manager abuse no longer works.
Reroll process
One reroll in NIKKE takes around 10-12 minutes so it can be said it's average compared to other games. Sadly, you are forced to play through the tutorial without the ability to skip any parts - also auto-skill and auto-aim features unlock after you finish the tutorial and gain freedom of movement, forcing you to manually play the few battles in Chapter 1 every time.
Basically, just do what the game tells you to do till you reach the point around the 10 minute mark when you finish Chapter 1 and the game will ask you to do your first 10-pull. The tutorial 10-pull guarantees that you will receive one SSR rarity character (You can only get one SSR on tutorial pull. No more, no less.).
What's great is that the tutorial pool isn't limited and you can obtain ANY SSR Rarity character from the three main factions - only Pilgrims and event-limited characters can't be pulled.
Once you do the tutorial pull, it's time to gather whatever rewards are currently available in your mail if you haven't already - sadly, compared to the early days, most likely you won't be able to get enough Gems to do another 10-pull. You will have to play a bit more and reach and clear Stage 2-1 in Chapter 2 to get enough Gems to do another 10-pull (and this is where you can get a Pilgrim Nikke). For reference, you need 3000 gems for a 10-pull in Nikke.
Hence, the reroll process will be to keep an account till you do 2 10-pulls (total 20 pulls), in which the first is the tutorial 10-pull, and the second 10-pull is after you beat Stage 2-1 in Chapter 2, where we aim for a Pilgrim nikke.
Our aim is to get 1-2 Meta Nikkes till this point. One Meta Nikke is enough. If you don't get one of the Meta Nikkes, you repeat the process with a new salted account till you get one. Once you get the Nikke you want, you are now done with rerolling!
Extended Reroll
These rerolls are focused on improving the quality of each reroll, but require more time to execute than the process described above (usually 30 minutes per reroll). We will be trying to maximise the chance of getting a Meta Pilgrim specifically, since all of our pulls will have a chance of dropping a Pilgrim.
We will repeat the same reroll process as described in the previous section, but our pull management will be different. After finishing Stage 2-1, the tutorial ends. Now, we will go to the recruitment area and completely SKIP and NOT PULL ON the tutorial banner. This is important for several reasons. The tutorial 10-pull can only gives 1 SSR, and has no chance of dropping a Pilgrim. Instead, we will be unlocking Ordinary Banner (process on how to unlock this Banner is in the next paragraph) and spend our 10-pulls there, since on this banner we can get possibly get multiple SSR AND Pilgrims! Both Tutorial Banner and Ordinary Banner use the same resources! So don't get tricked into pulling on Tutorial Banner!
To continue, after finishing Stage 2-1, we will go to the recruitment tab and use 3000 gems we have accumulated to 10-pull on the Special Recruit Banner! This is an exploit which will allow you to unlock the Ordinary Recruit banner and spend the Tickets you were supposed to use on the tutorial 10-pull on the Ordinary Banner! Thanks to Discord user tessa7883 for sharing this with us!
Now, after doing all of this comes the extension of the old reroll process. We urge you to push campaign and finish chapter 2, and also enter Active CD-Keys that are present.
This will give you a bunch of extra gems, roughly 10-15 more pulls, and will take roughly 15 minutes to execute. The gems you now have can be spent on Special Recruitment Banner or Ordinary Recruitment Banner, whichever one you like! The chances of getting a pilgrim are equal on both banners. You can check the rates of getting each Nikke in the info box they provide.
This in total will give you 35-40 pulls per reroll in 30-35 minutes, and will greatly improve the chance of you getting your favourite nikke, especially pilgrims!
Make sure to check for any active CD-KEYS. Try these:
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Who to aim for?
Pay attention to this guide’s last updated date!
If a new character is ranked high in our Tier List but is not mentioned here, they are likely released AFTER the guide’s last updated date. They may be an ideal reroll target. If you want to make your own choice, check our Tier List - click on any character you fancy and check her review. Otherwise, continue reading.
NIKKEs have a faction system similar to olden gacha games. Pilgrims/Over-specs are the strongest manufacturer (not all their units are strong, however) and have a non-rate-up drop rate of only 0.5% as opposed to standard units' 3.5%. This makes rerolling for them more cost-effective in the long run. Plus, the head start in early progression will drive advantages in both PvE and PvP, earning you more gems to pull more units, and the cycle repeats. In other words, a snowballing effect.
Therefore, the general consensus is to obtain at least 1 Pilgrim/Over-spec unit, preferably from the Priority 1-2 below.
If the current rate-up banner is strong, we recommend getting them on top of the above unit. For example, if the current rate-up banner is a strong Pilgrim/Over-spec, the ideal start would be your reroll target + that rate-up unit. Every new banner may not be strong, and that's why some people prefer starting in Anniversaries/Half-Anniversaries because the banners will always be strong Pilgrims/Over-specs. However, if you don’t get both, it’s fine.
If the rate-up banner is weak, pull on Ordinary Recruit instead. This will avoid the issue of the weak new unit diluting the pool and unlock Wishlist much sooner. However, this is less ideal because you will accumulate Silver Mileage instead of Gold Mileage, our main spark currency. If the loss of Gold Mileage is a bother, we recommend going for rate-up despite worse odds, hopefully getting a good off-rate—or waiting for stronger rate-ups.
Priority 3-4 units can be considered as bonuses. If you get them in reroll, each increases the account's value. Their brilliance will start to show mid game to late game, however, so there needs to be more efficient hypercarries for you at the start.
Note that units are not shown in any particular order. Units on the left are more valuable than or as valuable as units to their right.
We exclude units with little late-game relevance because your resources are precious. We don't recommend investing in units that only work for starters.
Priority 1 - “Must Have”
These units literally carry you. They set you back drastically if you don’t have them.
Pilgrims/Over-specs
Anis: Star and Snow White: Heavy Arms are the most beginner-friendly here and have the highest snowballing potential. This is because of their competence in both PvE and PvP. Crown remains the best B2 in game, unsurpassed, and is a critical must-have. Rapi: Red Hood is also one of the best B3 in game, but her higher investment floor (requires Max Ammo OL, which beginners don’t have access to) makes her seemingly weak at the beginning.
Priority 2 - “Big Boost”
These units are viable alternatives that surpass Priority 1 occasionally.
Pilgrims/Over-specs
The only unit in this list, Nayuta , is usually regarded as inferior to Crown , but there are situations where she beats Crown. Nayuta is also an excellent asset for PvP as she has Indomitability, making early-game PvP a joke.
Priority 3 - “Good Get”
These units are viable alternatives, but their coverage is smaller, shining only in their niches/elements.
Pilgrims/Over-specs
Regular Units
Vesti: Tactical Upgrade (TVesti) is technically the best mobber and one of the best PvP units, but she is very weak at Bossing. Since Bosses are the majority of early-game wall, TVesti is not as valuable as hypercarries in Priority 1-2.
For beginners, you will use Mint + Prika only as a duo. This means that if you decide to use them for a long time, you will need to commit a lot of resources, which can be cost-inefficient. Once you get Crown or Nayuta , you might have to drop them and wait until skill reset to recover resources. The same goes to Mast: Romantic Maid and Anchor: Innocent Maid , but they’re more long-term friendly as MMast is one of the best partners for Crown and MAnchor has an irreplaceable niche in late-game Campaign.
Priority 4 - “OK Start”
These units have isolated niches or higher investment costs, making them less cost-efficient for beginners. However, they can be stepping blocks because they're better than random picks. Units that are only meta in PvP are in this Priority because PvE is more important for early progression. That said, PvP is a lucrative gem source.
Pilgrims/Over-specs (PvE)
Pilgrims/Over-specs (PvP)
Regular Units (PvE)
Regular Units (PvP)
Grave , Mihara: Bonding Chain , Ade: Agent Bunny , Ein , and Blanc (with 
Rouge /
Noir ) are the PvE experts here. The rest, including Blanc, are PvP elites, the most important of whom are Biscuit , Noah, Jackal and Scarlet. Getting them early means easier holding top positions unless your rivals possess the same units or spend money to progress faster. To clarify, Scarlet can also be used for PvE, but she doesn’t scale toward late game.
Honorable Mentions & Treasure (Favorite Items)
Honorable Mentions
These three units are usable alternatives, but aside from Liter who still has niche usage in Solo Raid, they are not end-game meta outside Missilis Tower. They can help early on, but you will eventually replace them. This is why we don’t recommend rerolling for them. Besides, they are obtainable from Bonus Recruit.
Treasure (Favorite Items)
These three units are end-game meta, but they need to be in their Treasure (Favorite Items) versions first, which are not accessible to beginners. You will need 2 extra dupes on top of the initial pull, max their Bond level, give and upgrade their Doll to SR 15, and feed them with up to 160 Favorite Item materials. Getting them as an additional starter, regardless of whether you use them, will allow you to farm their Favorite Item materials and work toward unlocking their enhanced kits earlier.