Nicole

Ether

Support

Cunning Hares

An Ether Support specialist from Cunning Hares. Nicole utilizes ranged attacks and energy fields to control the battlefield while providing energy regeneration and team support. She excels at crowd control with her energy field mechanics and enhances team performance through reload-based attack enhancements.

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Recommended Equipment & Build

Best W-Engines

Weeping Cradle

While off-field, the equipper's Energy Regen increases by 1.05/s. Attacks from the equipper enhance the squad's DMG against a struck target by 17.5% for 3 seconds.

Full Effect:

Punishment - While off-field, the equipper's Energy Regen increases by 1.05/s. Attacks from the equipper enhance the squad's DMG against a struck target by 17.5% for 3 seconds. During this period, this effect is further increased by 3% every 0.5s, up to a maximum additional increase of 18%. Repeated triggers only refresh its duration without refreshing the DMG increase effect. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

The Vault

Dealing Ether DMG using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG against the target by 24%.

Full Effect:

Money-Lover - Dealing Ether DMG using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG against the target by 24% and increases the equipper's Energy Regen by 0.8/s for 2s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

[Reverb] Mark II

Launching an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack increases all squad members' Anomaly Mastery and Anomaly Proficiency by 16 for 10s.

Full Effect:

Roaring Waves - Launching an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack increases all squad members' Anomaly Mastery and Anomaly Proficiency by 16 for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

[Reverb] Mark III

Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' ATK by 12% for 10s.

Full Effect:

Booming Sound - Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' ATK by 12% for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Best Disk Drives

Build 1

Swing Jazz 4pc

Freedom Blues 2pc

Swing Jazz

2-Piece:

Energy Regen +20%

4-Piece:

Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG by 15% for 12s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Freedom Blues

2-Piece:

Increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30.

Build 2

Swing Jazz 4pc

Hormone Punk 2pc

Swing Jazz

2-Piece:

Energy Regen +20%

4-Piece:

Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG by 15% for 12s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Hormone Punk

2-Piece:

Increases ATK by 10%.

Build Notes

Main Stats: Disk 4 - Anomaly Proficiency, Disk 5 - PEN Ratio, Disk 6 - Energy Regen. Substats: Anomaly Proficiency, ATK%, PEN Ratio. Nicole excels as a support character who provides crowd control through energy fields, team energy regeneration, and enhanced attacks through her unique reload mechanic.

Team Composition

Skills & Abilities

Cunning Combo

basic

Unleashes up to 3 strikes, dealing Physical DMG.

Do As I Please

basic

After using a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, and her Basic Attack and Dash Attack are enhanced, increasing the power of her bullets.

Speed Demon

dodge

A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Drag the Joystick to dodge, then hold to reload while dodging, enhancing Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks up to 8 times.

Jack in the Box

dash-attack

Dashes in the target direction and strikes nearby enemies, dealing Physical DMG. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance her Basic Attack and Dash Attack, up to 8 times.

Diverted Bombard

dodge-counter

Dodge backwards and send a ranged strike at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Sugarcoated Bullet

special

Unleashes a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Stuffed Sugarcoated Bullet

special

A powerful ranged strike, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Hold to charge up this attack, during which a small energy field is generated at the muzzle as Energy is consumed, dealing bonus DMG to enemies nearby. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Ether Shellacking

chain

Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Ether Grenade

ultimate

Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. When using this skill, other squad members recover 10 Energy. The next character to switch in gains an additional 20 Energy. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Emergency Bombard

quick-assist

Lucky Rabbit's Foot

evasive-assist

Dodge the enemy's attack and trigger Vital View. Character is Invulnerable while using this skill.

Window of Opportunity

assist-follow-up

Charge forward and bombard enemies, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

The Hare Strikes Back!

defensive-assist

Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Mechanical Case

core

When using a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole reloads, enhancing her Basic Attack and Dash Attack, increasing the damage of her bullets by 8%, and generating 0.04 additional Energy whenever an enemy is struck.

Hare of Many Burrows

additional-ability

When there are at least 2 Ether Agents in your squad: When Nicole's Chain Attack hits a Stunned enemy, the target's Stun DMG Multiplier increases by 22%. When there are at least 1 Strike and 1 Pierce Agent in your squad: Nicole's Assist Follow-Ups inflict 20% more Daze.

Mindscape Cinema (Talents)

Supercharged Bomb

The DMG and the Anomaly Buildup inflicted by Nicole's EX Special Attack increases by 16%. For each additional 0.1s of charging when Nicole activates her EX Special Attack, the duration of the energy field created at the target location increases by 0.15s

Charging Device

Nicole recovers 5 Energy when Core Passive: Mechanical Case's debuff is triggered. This effect can trigger once every 15s.

A Hare's Cunning

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Field Expansion

When Nicole uses her EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, the diameter of the energy field generated at the target location is increased by 3m.

Industry Star

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Corrupting Energy Field

When Nicole's energy fields deal DMG to an enemy, all squad member's CRIT Rate against that enemy increases by 1.5%, stacking up to 10 times, and lasting 12s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.