Table of Contents
- Overview
- Newbie/Incomplete Box Section
- Basic Information
- Skills
- Skill 1: Precision Sniping
- Skill 2: Full Focus
- Burst: GPS Guided Missile
- Campaign
- Arena
- Special Interception | Solo Raid | Union Raid
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Notes: (Solo Raid Focused)
- Recommended Harmony Cubes
- Temporary Rating
- Should you pull?
- Skill Priority
- Doll Priority
- Overload Gear Priority
Overview
- Great solo support Nikke, second only to Crown and beating the bunny duos offensive buffs more often than not combined when paired with pierce Nikkes (Depending on Ammo Requirements of Nikkes Buffed)
- Can be used as a Sub buffer in Campaign for Pierce Teams as more than half of her buffs are not tied to her burst.
- Lack of defensive utility would led to most teams needing a healer against campaign boss battles/Solo Raids
Newbie/Incomplete Box Section
Mari is an excellent burst II buffer, providing a 82% ATK damage ▲ multiplier (Pierce damage + ATK Damage ▲) and a 31% ATK boost with half uptime. She also comes with a screen wipe which is useful in Campaign.
Despite her kit being tailored for Pierce damage Nikkes, her burst is strong enough to put all non-duo buffers to shame still, with the exception of Crown.
Her Pierce damage buff should be very easy to proc in most boss battles and stages. However, Rarely this may be an issue for bosses with limited HP core parts (Special Intercept Modernia, Solo Raid Bosses, Bosses with Hidden cores such as Alteisein). It’s recommended to play manually to get optimal damage in such cases
Basic Information
- Skill 1: Precision Sniping
- Skill 2: Full Focus
- Burst: GPS Guided Missile
- Cooldown: 20s
- Rarity: SSR
- Burst: II
- Weapon: SR
- Class: Supporter
- Element: Electric
- Manufacturer: Abnormal
- Squad: NERV
- Weapon Name: Long-range Precision Rifle
Skills
Skill 1: Precision Sniping
Activates when landing an attack with Full Charge. Affects all allies
Damage dealt to Shield ▲ 100.09% for 3 sec.
(It only affects the damage dealt to the shield. not to the Rapture itself)
Activates when hitting the target’s core, Affects all allies.
Pierce Damage ▲ 40.99% for 10 sec.
Shield Damage
There are only a few Raptures that have the ability to generate shields. with most of them being prominent in Solo raids. However there are a few shield raptures in campaign battles where this would be slightly useful
Unfortunately, this buff does NOT EFFECT hit count shields present in Elite Glasses. This is also true for all Collab characters with the same buff as well.
Target Core
A very easy buff to proc all the time. However there are rare scenarios where manual play is required to target cores/keep core part alive if it can be destroyed. Some bosses also have hidden cores where pierce Nikkes can only hit. It is optimal to hit these manually every 10s if they normally can’t be hit using normal auto-targeting to have full uptime on her pierce damage buff.
Skill 2: Full Focus
Affects self.
Gain Pierce for 5 sec.
ATK ▲ 30.78% for 5 sec.
Affects all allies.
ATK ▲ 30.78% of caster’s ATK for 5 sec.
A nifty 31%~ Caster’s ATK boost for all allies for half the match as it procs every 10s. Mari also gains pierce, which will make it easier/possible for her to hit hidden cores against some bosses. This buff also has a visual indicator to help people know when this buff is up for timing purposes, which can be helpful for Snow white teams/Timing bursts in Campaign.
Burst: GPS Guided Missile
Affects all enemies.
Deals 639.36% of final ATK as damage.
Affects all allies.
Attack damage ▲ 40.99% for 10 sec.
Screen Wipe
Her Screen wipe seemingly looks very strong at first glance, however it’s a bit weaker than it looks unfortunately. Her Attack Damage ▲ procs AFTER the burst damage has been dealt. this means that her own buff doesn’t affect her screen wipe. It’s still a great tool to help the main DPS clear the rest of the mobs though.
Attack Damage ▲
The best buff when it comes to campaign. Better than Damage taken ▲ in pretty much all cases as the buff persists in all waves, as opposed to only one enemy wave. Mari provides the second highest value in the game, only below Crown when considering her skill 2 and burst.
Campaign
A very strong Unit when it comes to Campaign and effectively kicks out the bunny team as being the second/third best option in almost all Scenarios. Which will be reflected on the tier list soon, as they will be dropped a tier. Mari Provides a lot of value when being paired with pierce Nikkes, and is still able to provide great offensive buffs even when paired on non-pierce teams.
Mari can also be used as a sub-buffer in Campaign due to her Pierce Damage up ▲ buff requirement not being tied to her burst. Her temporary self pierce buff also makes her a capable burst generator if needed.
Her only “Downside” is that Mari can’t be paired with Naga. Mari does not Proc shields, which means Naga is unable to give core damage buffs, which is a extremely powerful buff for all the current Meta Nikkes in campaign as of now. This Unit synergy not being available to her keeps her in SS tier.
Pierce Damage Team
Sub-Buffer Role
Red Hood Solo B1 Variant
Snow White Team
Generalist Team
Classic Campaign team. Commander can just slot in any of their preferred DPS’s and Mari will do her work as she’s a rather “universal” buffer outside pierce teams. Since Pierce DPS Nikkes are rather rare, it’s hard to make teams that doesn’t include Alice, Asuka or Red hood. Any teams outside of that would basically just revolve around just using any of your best DPS’s. This would include characters such as Scarlet: Black Shadow, Maxwell, Snow white, Emilia, Christmas Ludmilla, Ein, Rei, Privaty:Unkind Maid, Harran and etc
Arena
As a sniper rifle, she has low burst generation. However she does have a nice damage AoE skill, this won’t be enough to destroy opponent Nikkes but should soften their cover or HP by quite a bit.
She’s also able to buff the next wave of damage via Burst III, wiping most stall teams that don’t rely on invulnerability.
This isn’t a unique interaction with her as other Nikkes (Blanc) are able to do the same and offer much more, such as healing and invulnerability for 10s, which is extremely powerful.
Special Interception | Solo Raid | Union Raid
Special Interception
Mari does extremely well in Special Interception bosses since 3/5 Special Interception bosses (EX) don’t really need healing. With offensive capabilities similar to Crown, every special intercept boss should be a cake walk.
Anomaly
Anomaly is a different story however. Any type of sustain or defensive utility is very important and unfortunately Mari has none. This can be somewhat ignored until stage 5 if the player can play around cover efficiently as cover seems unnaturally tanky when compared to Nikke HP (At level 400). The only boss where the Commander can fully ignore survivability is luckily Kraken, our main source of guaranteed custom Modules (Rocks).
Solo Raid | Union Raid
Mari could’ve been a broken unit if she had any sort of defensive utility similar to Crown. However she does not, which locks her out of many teams or bosses when healing is needed
Pierce Team (No Healer)
Team that focuses on buffing Red hood, while also having a nifty damage taken up from Ludmilla. Replace Ludmilla if healing is needed
Pierce Team 2
Team that focuses on buffing Alice. However Scarlet doesn’t receive pierce damage buffs from Mari. Use this team if Crown is unavailable and healing is not needed. Healers such as Rapunzel or Alice: Wonderland Bunny would great healers for this team if needed.
Use the Staple Liter/Volume,Crown,Alice,Scarlet: Black Shadow, Naga/Privaty if you have Crown and a full roster as they all synergize better together.
Collab Trio
Team that pits all the Collab characters together. Not a bad team as Asuka and Rei have some survivability tools. However their defensive utility won’t be enough for most solo raid bosses.
Snow White Team (No Healer)
Our strongest Snow white team to date. Although Snow white teams are rather niche, they can dish out huge damage if the boss favors this team.
Replace Miranda with Volume/Liter and Dolla with Helm/Yulha if healing is needed.
Generalist Team
Since Mari is a buffer, just shove in your best DPS’s and passive healer if needed. Preferably she’d want to be with Pierce Nikkes, but still can buff well outside of that team archetype.
Strengths
- Very strong offensive Solo Burst II Nikke, second only to Crown. Can even be equal to Crown in some cases.
- Easy to Proc Skill one passive, Which allows her to be a sub-buffer for pierce teams
- Can be a strong burst generator in campaign due to pierce properties and relatively low reload time for a sniper rifle
- Leona Costume Inspiration
Weaknesses
- Mari Has no defensive utility, which can dampen DPS by a bit due to needing a healer more often than not in boss battles.
Notes: (Solo Raid Focused)
Not really a weakness but Mari feels like a slight discount Crown in most cases. Which puts her at a awkward spot. She’s a very powerful buffer but the lack of defensive utility/compatibility with Naga does hurt her. Crown and Tia/Naga already steal most of the Pierce Nikkes. This means that she has to go in teams that don’t have pierce, which effectively locks her out of almost half her buffs. More Powerful Pierce Nikkes can fix this issue in the future.
Recommended Harmony Cubes
Resilience = Any team with reload speed buffs prefer Reload speed. otherwise, use highest level cube between Resilience and Bastion
Temporary Rating
| Category | Rating |
| Overall (PvE) | 9.35 |
| Story | 9.3 |
| Bosses | 9.4 |
| Arena | 8.1 |
Note: Dropped Blanc/Noir and Summer Rosanna a tier in story mode. Will be dropping other burst II buffers if needed to accommodate the changes.
Mari will always be used over those 3, with the rare exception of going against fart Raptures. Even then, the DPS gains should outweigh the healing most of the time.
Should you pull?
If the player lacks Crown for Campaign, Definitely. Mari is a very strong campaign unit. For bossing it’s a bit situational. She can be the top 3 best bossing team if healing isn’t needed, with Crown being first and Tia/Naga being second.
Her solo raid spot is a bit awkward with points mentioned above, but she is in paper pretty broken. Just hindered by the lack of any defensive utility which may be addressed in the future via new Nikkes. Pulling one copy is strongly recommended.
In order of priority, I’d prioritize Asuka => Mari -> Rei Ayanami (Optional)
Skill Priority
| Nikke | Budget Skill Investments | Recommended Skill Investments | Skill Priority | Notes | Investment Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mari | Skill 1: 7 Skill 2 : 7 Burst : 7 | Skill 1: 10 Skill 2 : 7 Burst : 10 | S1 => S2 | Skill 1 and Burst have the same damage brackets. This means that they “dilute” each other in value. This makes leveling skill 2 almost of equal value despite the higher scaling of skill 1. However, The Commander will most likely be running an ATK buffer/Self ATK buff DPS, which means that skill 1 will be more valuable in most cases anyways. | High |
Doll Priority
Mari is not a priority when picking out which dolls to get. She can be considered once all DPS’s have their own respective SR dolls.
Overload Gear Priority
Usually Supports don’t need overload, but since Mari is a very good Campaign Unit, she can be overloaded if the player doesn’t have Crown and has plans to use her for Campaign for the CP boost
| Attribute (Sub-Stat) | Priority | Recommended | Notes |
| Increase Element Damage Dealt | ★★★★★ | 4x | CP PADDING ✨ (Gives 1.2x~ more CP than other rolls) |
| Increase Hit Rate | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
| Increase Max Ammunition Capacity | ★★★★★ | 4x | More bullets for burst generation/Bullet Spamming |
| Increase ATK | ★★★★★ | 4x | More ATK is always good. (Doesn’t affect her Skill 2) |
| Increase Charge Damage | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
| Increase Charge Speed | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
| Increase Critical Rate | ★☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
| Increase Critical Damage | ★☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
| Increase DEF | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 0x | — |
Unless I’m missing something, she seems useless if you need a defensive support (solo raid and anomaly interception) and/or have Crown. She isn’t bad at all – very good even – but I don’t see a use for her outside of campaign so I wouldn’t get more than one copy if you have Crown.
She is great. You just need to put a healer on your team for solo raid. Run something like Doro, Mari, Asuka, Helm, Privaty.
This review is so fucking late, what are guys doing???!
Supposed to be released sooner. There was a typhoon that covered a large portion of my country
Since i’m the sole writer of guides here, no one could’ve picked it up for me during those times.
Better late than not at all! Thank you for the guide and I’m glad you’re safe from the typhoon
Hope you and your family are safe with what’s been happening 🙁 Too often some replies to your articles are completely fucking unhinged lmao, and all over entirely free content that you work to provide us too. Thanks for still providing us the guides despite that
I knew something was up. I’m happy that you’re fine
Cut them some fucking slack and shut the fuck up loser damn
Among the 3 collab banner, who is the best to get duplicates?
I’ll come to your place next, better be punctual or you’ll lose your job.
Dawg… go touch grass tf.
It’s a F2P game with a small playerbase and the guy is giving out free guides. Pay him a salary if you want him working on your schedule or shut up.
Bro read his name, its a joke lol
is she worth pulling though?
Considering she is from a collab that you may NEVER see it again, i suggest you pull her sure, and unlike the other collabs we got, she is in fact useful.
Well-made, detailed guide, I liked it. However, I wanted to know if she’s worth it for a free-to-play player with gems that can’t be wasted?
In short:
You just missed the ‘worth pulling’ part.
Thanks for the guide =D
Added
Thank you for adding. I always count on your guides for my pulls, and I’ll follow your recommendation. Again, thank you for the guide; it’s VERY useful, especially for me as a free player. <3