Limited-time events are the bane of many late players’ existences. There’s nothing more painful than starting a game and discovering that you missed out on an excellent limited-time collaboration event with another game you love. While most of these events usually don’t return, that isn’t the case with the GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE and NieR Automata collaboration, since that’s confirmed to return soon.
When will the NIKKE x NieR Automata collaboration return?
During a special livestream hosted by Shift Up that also included NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro, fans were informed that the NIKKE x NieR Automata collaboration, which took place in September 2023, would return. The return date is slated to be July 3, and while fans don’t know when the event will conclude, it’s safe to assume it will be similar to the last time.
Previously, the NIKKE x NieR Automata collaboration event started on September 1, 2023, and concluded on the 28th of the same month. Therefore, if this rerun follows the same rules, it will likely conclude on July 31, 2025. Additionally, getting the two main event characters will be up to luck since they’ll be available through the event banner, though LootBar can help significantly increase your chances of acquiring them.
What’s in the NIKKE x NieR Automata collaboration event?
Considering this year’s NIKKE x NieR Automata collaboration event is simply a rerun of the 2023 one, things will likely be identical. Thanks to this, it’s easy to predict everything players can expect from it, including new characters, costumes, and events.
►NIKKE x NieR Automata SSR characters 2B and A2
While the NIKKE and NieR Automata collaboration will include a handful of goodies for players to enjoy, the highlights are easily 2B and A2. 2B is one of the protagonists of NieR Automata and arguably the most popular character in the series. Being affiliated with YoRHa, she uses the Assault Rifle called Virtuous Rifle to deal damage to enemies.
2B is a character who acts as a bruiser thanks to her high health and decent attack capabilities. While her attack pales in comparison to most other SSR attack characters, her longevity is what ensures she’s still useful. Additionally, 2B’s skills let her increase her health even more and deal AoE damage. Her Burst Skill, Series of Attacks, is excellent for missions where boss enemies are surrounded by multiple minor enemies.
Then, there’s A2. Also being a protagonist of NieR Automata, she uses the Type-40 Blade to cut down any enemy in her way. This SSR character can temporarily increase her charge damage significantly, especially when hitting a target with full charge. Thanks to this, players can deal high damage to enemies who are preparing to use devastating charged attacks.
However, the reason so many love using A2 is her Burst Skill, which is a high risk and high reward ability. Using it prompts A2 to lose her health every second, though her attack and charge speed increase significantly. While the ability deactivates when her health falls under 40% to ensure she doesn’t die because of it, the ability has the potential to quickly decimate enemies as soon as a battle starts.
Both of these characters will be obtainable through the limited-time special recruit banner. While this means that getting this character is up to chance, it also means that those who look toward LootBar will have a higher chance of acquiring both 2B and A2 before the event goes away.
►NIKKE’s free SR character Pascal
Those who don’t want to risk it all on the limited-time banners have the free SR character Pascal to look forward to. There will be multiple ways to acquire this character, including challenges and login rewards, and players can comfortably acquire multiple copies.
This SR Nikke is part of the Machine Lifeform squad and utilizes the Modified Gun weapon. This support-type character excels in ensuring longevity for every ally on the battlefield through actions like increasing health potency and recovering final max health. As for Pascal’s Burst Skill, the character recovers the health of three ally units with the lowest HP, making Pascal an invaluable healer.
►All NIKKE X NieR Automata special costumes
New characters aren’t all that players can expect, since the collaboration with NieR Automata will also bring a slew of costumes for players to obtain. Below is a list of all the exclusive costumes for 2B and A2:
- 2B - YoRHa Uniform 1
- 2B - Metamorphic Damage
- A2 - YoRHa Uniform Prototype
- A2 - Metamorphic Damage
These costumes will be obtainable through multiple means, including the challenge missions, costume gacha, and the mission pass that will likely also drop around the same time as the event.
All NIKKE x NieR Automata events
The NIKKE and NieR Automata collaboration will also introduce multiple events to the game. While it’s unknown whether all of them will make it in the rerun, some that will likely be included include the event boss, minigame, and login bonus. Of course, the actual story event will be playable, where players will navigate the event map to acquire Lost Relics as they play through the two story parts.
First up is the event boss. The Coordinated Operation has players team up to take on the event boss, Gatekeeper. Players who score high here can get multiple rewards by trading in the acquired Broken Cores.
Then, there’s the login bonus where players can get multiple in-game goodies for logging in for up to 21 days. These rewards include Recruit Vouchers and even a copy of the free SR character Pascal.
Finally, there’s the event minigame where players accept hacking missions. This mission is the same as the hacking minigame in NieR Automata, where players must eliminate all targets in a top-down shooter minigame before the time runs out or they get hit three times. It’s unknown whether the YoRHa Pass will also be included in this rerun, though if it is, then players can expect multiple rewards, including the YoRHa Uniform Prototype costume for A2.
Conclusion
All in all, it was surely a pleasant surprise for countless NIKKE and NieR Automata fans that the collaboration will get a rerun, giving those who missed out on the event or some rewards a chance to get them. Considering it took almost two years for the collaboration to return, it’s recommended that players buy a NIKKE top up or two in advance to ensure they don’t miss out on anything, lest they have to wait two years again.
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