Table of Contents
- Overview
- Normal ATK information
- Newbie/Incomplete Box Section
- Basic Information
- Skills
- Skill 1: Secure Route
- Skill 2: Explore Route
- Manual Play Importance (Bonus Hit Rate)
- Burst: The Great Thief
- Extra Notes
- Campaign
- Quency Best in Slot Team
- Arena
- Special Interception | Solo Raid | Union Raid
- Special Interception
- Anomaly (Harvester)
- Head Break Team
- Solo Raid | Union Raid
- Water Weak Solo Raid
- Element Neutral + No Parts w/ Core
- Elemental Neutral Blanc Team
- Should You Pull?
- Expected Skill Priority
- Expected Ratings
Overview
- Great Offensive DPS that has great core damage scaling (Major Damage Multiplier) but her DPS plummets when there is no core to hit.
- Quency has massive Hit rate buffs to help her consistently core hit. Has pin point accuracy with the aid of hit-rate overload rolls (4x)
- Out DPS’s Scarlet by a good margin when factoring Core hits. However, Quency benefits less from meta supporters with ATK DMG up (Tia, Crown) due to having built in ATK DMG up from her kit. Damage taken debuffers are preferred (Blanc, Novel)
- Also Out-DPS’s Ludmilla: Winter owner, who is comparable to Modernia with the right overloaded gear lines. This makes her Potentially the Second/Third Strongest Single Target Nikke (Single Target Referring to no parts), 1st being Scarlet Black Shadow, Second/Third Being Macro Alice
- Unusually fast reload speed with decent base ammo capacity, Max ammo rolls for overloaded gear can be slotted in for more offensive stats.
- Her Back Arch is INSANE
Normal ATK information
Quency is a dual SMG, which means that her basic ATK’s hit twice in one shot. Effectively doubling her normal ATK modifiers
This means her base ATK values is 10.12% per shot (5.06% x2). This makes her ATK values a bit above average when considering their fire rate (20/s) when compared to other weapon types.
Newbie/Incomplete Box Section
Quency is a great DPS for starting Commanders for both campaign and boss battles, Quency’s potential is truly unlocked when her skill 2 is fully upgraded (Hit Rate + Massive ATK bonuses) and has 3x-4x hit rate rolls for pin-point accuracy.
This synergizes well with her weapon type as SMGs have higher than normal core damage multipliers (250% vs 200%). Combine that with all her self-buffs and higher than average normal attack multipliers and you have a damage machine.
However Quency’s damage does plummet when there is no core. Luckily most bosses do have exposed cores that Quency can easily hit. Quency’s damage should be slightly below/Equal to Scarlet’s damage if there are no cores to hit outside of their Best in slot support teams, with Scarlet having the advantage due to being easier to buff if put in meta support teams (Crown/Tia Teams).
Otherwise, if there are cores to hit Quency should out-DPS Scarlet by a large margin (1.5x+ more DPS). Assuming all skills are raised, as Quency is skill book heavy
(Poor Scarlet always being the DPS benchmark to check if a Nikke is a good DPS unit)
Basic Information
- Skill 1: Secure Route
- Skill 2: Explore Route
- Burst: The Great Thief
- Cooldown: 40s
- Rarity: SSR
- Burst: III
- Weapon: SMG
- Class: Attacker
- Element: Water
- Manufacturer: MISSILIS
- Squad: Real Kindness
- Weapon Name: Secret Exit
Skills
Skill 1: Secure Route
Activates only when Explore Route Stage I is fully stacked. Affects self.
Distributed Damage ▲ 49.58% continuously.
Activates only when Explore Route Stage 2 is fully stacked. Affects self.
Damage dealt when attacking core ▲ 25.25% continuously.
Activates only when Explore Route Stage 3 is fully stacked. Affects self.
Critical Rate ▲ 16.73% continuously.
Self-explanatory skill. the only interaction to note is that Distributed Damage and ATK Damage ▲ (From Burst) are different damage brackets and are multiplicative of each other. Which means that her burst is capable of dealing a lot of damage on single-target raptures
Skill 2: Explore Route
Activates after landing 2 normal attack(s). Affects self.
Effects in each phase vary. Previous effects trigger repeatedly
Stage 1: Affects self.
Hit Rate ▲ 1.36% stacks up to 10 time(s) and lasts for 2 sec.
ATK ▲ 245%, stacks up to 10 time(s) and lasts for 2 sec.
Stage 2:Activates when Explore Route Stage I is fully stacked. Affects self.
Hit Rate ▲ 2.71%. stacks up to 10 time(s) and lasts for 1 sec.
ATK ▲ 4.9% stacks up to I0 time(s)and lasts for 1 sec
Stage 3: Activates when Explore Route Stage 2 is fully stacked. Affects self.
Hit Rate ▲ 4.08% stacks up to 5 time(s) and lasts for 0.5 sec.
ATK ▲ 7.36%, stacks up to 5 time(s)and lasts for 0.5 sec
An very potent skill with massive offensive buffs. All the attack buffs will net a total of 110% with pretty much full uptime. Her stage 3 buffs will disappear every reload but are gained in less than a second.
Quency’s massive hit rate buffs will allow her to consistently core hit raptures in any range with the help of 4x Hit rate rolls from overloaded gear or the aid of Hit rate buffers in the team. without the overloaded gear/outside hit rate buffs, Quency will have trouble hitting cores in mid-long range
Manual Play Importance (Bonus Hit Rate)
Manually playing a character gives bonus hit rate (for reasons) and will help Quency core hit if her accuracy is below 100%, reducing the requirement from 4x hit rate needed to 3x hit rate.
Note: Manual playing refers to being on the character AND manually aiming with your mouse (Hit rate bonus is still applied if aim assist is enabled in the settings). Non-manual gameplay is either being outside of said character or having auto-aim on.
Quency’s Buffs fully stack after firing for 2.5s, which isn’t long but expect her stacks to drop often when using her in Campaign due to the short durations of her buff and constant re-targeting. Using Quency to deal with Elite Raptures/Bosses shouldn’t be an issue though.
Burst: The Great Thief
Affects self.
Attack Damage ▲ 57.08% for 10 sec.
Reloading Speed ▲ 25.87% for 10 sec.
Affects all enemies.
Deals 1736.31% of final ATK as Distributed Damage.
Quency’s burst can hit very hard, even harder than Dorothy’s burst (8.8k%) under the right teams. This is due to her being in the burst III slot (Previous Burst slots can buff her) and that her own buffs are multiplicative (ATK Damage up ▲ x Distribute Damage ▲).
Her Burst can also Crit and benefit from Elemental damage+ while Dorothy’s burst can’t. Quency’s burst hits twice, which doesn’t increase her burst damage overall, but can increase Crit Consistency
Extra Notes
Hit Rate is EXTREMELY Important when it comes to Quency’s DPS.
It can make the difference between dealing more damage when compared to Ludmilla Winter Owner and outright losing. For Commanders who don’t have her, Ludmilla Winter does Similar Damage to Modernia, both of which out DPS Scarlet by a fair margin.
This is especially important when using with Naga Teams and distance from boss (Close, Mid, Far)
Case 1 (Firing Range Boss, Elem+)
OL Stats:
Ludmilla: 60% ElementalDamage, no ATK
Quency: 85.83% ED, 15.17% ATK, no Hit rate
Case 2 (Firing Range Boss, Elem+)
OL Stats:
Quency: 22% Hit rate, 7% ATK, 1x Max AMMO, 1x Crit Rate, 1x Crit Damage, 22% Elem + cube | 128k ATK
Ludmilla: 60% Elem + Cube , 2x high roll max ammo, 1x Crit rate | 140k ATK : Xlud
Case 3 (Firing Range Boss, Elem+)
OL Stats:
Ludmilla: Elem Damage 59%, ATK 33%
Quency: Elem Damage 87%, ATK 9%, 1x Hit Rate
(More Images Cases vs Harvester to be inputted here soon, Harvester has Close/mid Range Core which should help the DPS loss of not having high hit rate rolls on Overload Gear)
Campaign
Quency is expected to perform in Campaign pretty well and can benefit from Naga’s buff because of her ability to hit cores with ease with the right gear rolls (3-4x Hit rate).
Quency could’ve been a top pick in element-neutral content if she had AoE capabilities/Pierce. But she can still do well as a boss killer/Elite Rapture killer, just pair her with a burst generator when needed (Centi, Red Hood, Alice, Anis, Emilia, Etc). Quency is also a very nice addition to Missilis Tribe Tower.
Quency Best in Slot Team
Arena
Quency can wipe out teams with her burst despite Quency’s burst being distributed, but suffers from very low burst generation and being Water element, which Scarlet and Anis: Sparkling Summer are strong against.
Quency also needs a bit more investment/CP compared to Scarlet to one shot teams. She’s more than usable in PvP, but not expected to be top pick.
Special Interception | Solo Raid | Union Raid
Special Interception
Quency can be used against any special interception boss. However she shines and is best in slot against Chatterbox and Blacksmith (Water weak) outside of pierce Nikkes. She works great with people who have incomplete Nikke boxes/Missing top-tier Supports as all the buffs she needs are already contained in her kit.
Anomaly (Harvester)
Quency is BiS when going against Anomaly Harvester if the Commander can break through its head, which will reveal its core after. Quency is able to Out-DPS Ludmilla: Winter by a decent margin, assuming all core hits and equal investment.
Head Break Team
If the Commander can’t break core head early via lack of DPS. Pierce Options can be considered instead, pierce Nikkes can hit twice, which also damages its head.
Pierce Nikkes
Solo Raid | Union Raid
Without much competition, Quency: Escape Queen is the BiS Water DPS when it comes to water-weak solo raids, and is a competitor to hog Tia/Naga teams from Red hood IF THERE ARE NO PARTS PRESENT, Core can be hit with almost full uptime
Water Weak Solo Raid
Usually Crown teams are reserved for Alice/SBS teams, but if the player has enough elemental damage rolls on their gear against water weak bosses, it is expected that Quency and Ludmilla: Winter Owner will be able to dish out more damage than Alice/SBS team, Netting more Damage overall.
Alice/SBS can be slotted into Blanc/Rogue Team or Tia/Naga Teams. Liter can be replaced by any CDR if needed if there are survivability issues for other teams (Cover Repair)
If the Commander Lacks Ludmilla: Winter Owner and has Alice/SBS fully raised, Quency can be slotted into a Tia/Naga Team or Blanc Team instead.
Element Neutral + No Parts w/ Core
Tia/Naga is usually slotted for Red hood teams, but since Quency can deal more single-target damage than Red hood (AGAIN, NO PARTS, AND WITH CORE PRESENT), Quency can be slotted here instead as she greatly benefits from core hitting. Liter can be substituted with any CDR if other teams have survivability issues (Cover Repair).
Elemental Neutral Blanc Team
Bunny team is most likely going to be reserved by the Collab Duo (Rogue,Blanc,Asuka,Rei Ayanami,Modernia). Despite Quency being able to deal the most single-target damage out of all the DPS’s Listed, the whole team synergizes very well with each other and should out-DPS any slot Quency replaces.
But if the Commander lacks these Nikkes, 2 being Collabs, and 1 a Pilgrim. Quency can comfortably be in Blanc teams instead. Simply pair her with your next best available DPS’s.
Should You Pull?
We haven’t exactly had any non-limited, non-pilgrim, or seasonal event Nikke as strong as Quency: Escape Queen (Except Alice). As much as I would love to say save for Anniversary, I’d go over a checklist to see if you should pull for her
- Focused on Solo Raid Rankings? (Especially this Season)
- Very Incomplete Nikke boxes for boss battles (No Top tier DPS’s in their Nikke Roster, or at most 1) Top Tier being SS+
- (if one and two applies) Have enough resources to Overload gear and raise her skills to 10/10/10?
- Weak to insane Back Archs?
If you check most of these boxes, I’d consider pulling a copy of her, and get dupes from wishlist system. Otherwise, if you’re patient and non of these matter to you, the Commander can wait to see what’s in store for Anniversary.
If the reader is questioning why Quency simply isn’t SSS tier in bossing (as of my thoughts for now), she certainly has the potential to be but can be too conditional as in the past few solo raids there wasn’t full uptime on cores and DPS does suffer if there isn’t one. Meanwhile, SSS bossing Nikkes as of now don’t get punished as heavily if they’re not in their ideal fight and/or their ceiling of DPS potential is higher if these ideal fights do happen.
Expected Skill Priority
| Nikke | Budget Skill Investments | Recommended Skill Investments | Skill Priority | Notes | Investment Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quency: Escape Queen | Skill 1: 5 Skill 2 : 7 Burst : 7 | Skill 1: 7 Skill 2 : 10 Burst : 10 | S2 > S1 | Her skill 1 isn’t too important for her overall DPS. However, her skill 2 Provides much more value and is recommended to raise ASAP as it provides a lot of ATK up and Hit rate. Her burst is also important as it provides her with ATK Damage up and a hard-hitting burst. | High |
Expected Ratings
| Category | Rating |
| Overall (PvE) | SS~ |
| Story | S |
| Bosses | SS~ |
| Arena | S-SS~ |
I tested my 1 star Quency on harvester vs my ridiculously well rolled and full upgraded core 3 red hood. She isn’t fully upgraded yet (maybe around 70-80% with meh rolls, she just came out), mind you. She hit pretty close to as much damage as red hood. 270k Vs. 300kShe’s def meta against fire bosses, that’s for sure.

I actually did I bit more testing, she out DPS’s my red hood after the core is exposed, which is insane. The reason she didn’t pass red hood before was because my team got wiped by the skill check that came after the core broke
Typical for “WOW THIS UNIT IS OP” overhypers, starting with comparing unit on elemental advantage to neutral Red Hood. And we dont even know how much you upgraded them. She barely outdps Red Hood on elemental advantage? Wow, then it means she deals half of Red Hood damage probably. Hmm thanks for information
THIS DUDE CONFIRMS IT, WE ARE SKIPPING BOIS.
Elemental advantage is +10% damage. My red hood has about +30-40% damage with her overload gear bonuses. You mind telling me how that’s overhype?
bro using redhood i the wrong content.
Yes, red hood is still better in fights with part bosses. That was already stated in this post, I assumed you morons already knew that but apparently not
Short version:
Scarlet black shadow-> no core, no parts
Quency-> no parts but a core exists
Red hood-> any boss with parts (as long as she doesn’t evaporate them)
They do fine damage in any situation but Quency has the hardest falloff if there’s no core.
Red Hood was a perfectly fine character to compare her to because even without parts she is still one of the highest damage dealers in the game
Thank you for your guide again. Imma get a copy for staring respectfully at places.
calm down the sub-title Valkkin 😂
Thanks for quick and helpful analysis, got 1 copy for myself.
what about me?
Considering the pull just for that ARCH
ridiculous back arch indeed and she poses like this for the entire event… your early review kinda make me wants to pull for her but i’m saving gems for the anniversary (evangelion event sucked up all of them, mari didn’t attend to my calls and i just pulled for the free skin)
Wait, can someone explain why Leona is put with Doro? I thought she was a shotgun buffer and useless outside that comp.
I was testing hit rate interactions, Leona gives quite a lot of hit rate during Full burst. But yes, Don’t use Leona outside of Shotgun comps
Miss clicked and replied on the wrong reply. I thank you for your service again Valkkin.
I pulled her,and using her ti build second team against raid bosses and other activites where you need more than 1 team.i still have no bunny team.For me she good pairing with asuka because both of them have good self buffs and not really deppend from outer buffs,so good for second team,i using them with privaty+Admi comb.I makes less damage than with tia+naga comb (around 15-20%) but more damage than rouge+noir comb (araound 5-10%) also i have no liter,so using volume for t1 (Just because of CDR).For first team i use red scarlet+alice+naga+tia+D:killer wife.
Not sure if Valkkin mentioned it somewhere in the review, but Quency ALT its the only decent Water Type DPS that isn’t a Pilgrim, Limited or Event Nikke. Just for that, IMHO deserved to get at least a copy.
Its a tough decision though, with the Anniversary close, with a possible Ludmilla Winter rerun in Christmas and Quency ALT being possible to simply wishlist.
that’s been all mentioned in the (should you pull section)~
Big shiny ass and great performance.
Nothing to say.
Who is Macro alice mentioned in the guide?
“Manually playing a character gives bonus hit rate (for reasons)”
Can we get some more information on this? I have not heard of this mechanic before.
Maybe manual locks into cores better? Yeah this needs to be elaborated
Ah, I actually know this. For whatever asinine reason, having that ‘auto-fire’ option (top left) turned on actually REDUCES your hit rate. It has for a long while, but hit rate has rarely been key so it’s been low-key forgotten, because it doesn’t matter in 95% of the cases.
But yes, if that tab is clicked on, even if you’re using your mouse/finger to aim, you actually have reduced hit rate.
Prydwen removed their different boss tiers to try and copy you guys, and cover up quency’s horrible review. stand proud, you guys are now the known best testers for nikke.
Just imagine thinking Prydwen has good tierlists.
they’re about ok for star rail cuz im lazy to listen to 25min guides on every char
Thanks for the guide Valkkin.
For the Solo Raid, and probably other areas, has anyone considered Mary: BG? One of the biggest downsides for her, other than DPS over Healing, was a lack of strong water-coded DPS’s for utilizing her S2 and Burst. With Alt-Quency being a heavy hitter, would M:BG be a supplement or detriment? I’m just spitballing for spreading out my water Nikkes on my raid teams.
After 3 bursts her Skill 2 provides 43.09% elemental for 3s, going down to 22.24% for 2 more seconds and ending at 8.36% for the remaining 5s. You already get more damage overall by having a “Increases damage taken by x%” debuffer or “x% Attack Damage up” buffer.
Her burst provides 23.23% ATK for 3s which is also nothing. If Quency was similar to Maxwell where short buffs and 1 high damage attack are the case there might be a usecase but she needs full uptime, during and off-burst. Quency already provides more ATK than Summer Mary can give with her own Skill 2.
Nice thought tho!
Thanks for the info! I’m trying to make use of other Nikkes that have obviously been sidelined, but the buff stacks and varying language throughout the ability descriptions makes it difficult to track what may work, and what won’t.
Begun, the powercrept banner has