Phantom is an SSR rarity Water B3 DPS from Elysion who uses cards to debuff enemies while buffing herself in Nikke Goddess of Victory. This guide covers a general overview of the character and whether or not you should pull her.
Nikke Goddess of Victory – Phantom Overview
Here is what you need to know about Phantom and her kit in Nikke.
Skills
| Skill | Mode | Ammo | Reload | Effect |
| Normal Attack (Assault Rifle) | Charge | 60 | 2 Seconds | Deals 15.78% of ATK as damage and 200% damage when attacking core. |
| Skills | Activation | Effect |
| Thief’s Calling Card | Activates when hitting a Rapture with a normal attack if the Rapture is not in Calling Card status. Affects the target. | Calling Card: DEF decreased 32.19% for 5 sec. |
| Activates when hitting a Rapture with a normal attack if the Rapture is not in Calling Card status. Affects self. | Thief’s Dagger: Hit Rate buff 25.75%. Stacks up to 3 times and lasts for 5 sec. | |
| Activates when hitting a target with a normal attack if the target is in Calling Card status. Effects self. | Attack damage buffed 75.17% for 1 round. | |
| Thief’s Vision | Activates when Thief’s Dagger is fully stacked. Affects the target(s) in Calling Card status after the stacks are removed. | Deals 84.33% of final ATK as additional damage. Calling Card status is removed after the effect is triggered. |
| Activates when Thief’s Dagger is fully stacked. Affects self after the stacks are removed | Distributed Damage buffed 12.86% continuously, stacks up to 3 times. Stacks are removed after Burst Skill is cast. | |
| Activates after landing 10 normal attack(s). Effects self. | ATK buffed 85.12% for 5 sec. Distributed Damage buffed 31.92% for 10 sec. |
| Burst Skill | Cooldown | Effect |
| Rampages of Thieves | 40 seconds | Deals 1457.28% of final ATK as Distributed Damage. |
Phantom Review
Phantom is not a character that I can easily recommend. While at first glance you might think that her kit is decent it has plenty of problems and Phantom is overall pretty weak. Some of the major problems include long reload times, skills requiring more than one target to be optimal, mediocre burst skill, and a low basic attack ratio.
While fighting bosses, Phantom requires multiple Raptures to be most effective. She is weaker against bosses compared to Ludmilla: Winter Owner and Quency: Escape Queen. This is because she is not particularly effective when there is a single target.
While Phantom is a decent DPS and can be used in the campaign during the Water-Weak Stages, she can be annoying to use since she requires a lot of manual play to make her useful. This can interfere with other manual-intensive characters such as Alice. This is why it is recommended not to use manual-intensive units alongside Phantom.
I do not recommend pulling for Phantom since her role in the meta is not major and you can skip her to get her once she is in the default pool.
Pros:
- Rare good Elysion DPS
- Does not rely on burst to deal damage
- Better core-hit rate than ordinary AR
- Variety of buffs
- Decent Water DPS
Cons:
- Burst Skill is not powerful
- Needs to be played manually
- Requires enemies to take full advantage of buffs
- Damage drops against single targets
- Not useful outside Elysion Tower and Water-Weak Raid
This is what you need to know about Phantom in Nikke. To learn more check out our Tribute Tower and Memory of Goddess guides.
