Folkwang
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Folkwang

Water Defender Tetra Nepenthe
Meta TierD
HP711,171
ATK17,059
DEF5,015
30-second summary of Folkwang

Folkwang is a Water Nikke in the Defender class, manufactured by Tetra. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“Folkwang is a sports player. She has a bright and energetic personality, but is also careless and clumsy, so often result in being nagged by others.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

Should you pull?

CONSIDER IT — useful if you want to specifically protect 1-2 high-DPS Attackers who are prone to getting one-shot; not urgent if you already have a solid Defender or Healer.

Review & Analysis

Folkwang is a Water Defender who protects her team's top damage dealers rather than just soaking hits. Her Burst, Splint, shields the 2 highest-ATK allies for 32.9% of her own max HP and heals them 65.81% of ATK over 10 seconds. Harder, Better, Faster taunts the highest-ATK enemy for 5 seconds while boosting her own Max HP by 44.96% for 10 seconds. Starting Whistle is a smaller opener: a shield worth 13.71% of max HP plus HP Potency +45.7% for the 2 highest-ATK allies, both for 10 seconds. Currently tier D.

Base Stats

HP711,171
ATK17,059
DEF5,015
Max Ammo60
Reload Time1.3s

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target enemy.
Deals 14.29% of ATK as damage.

Starting WhistleSkill 1

■ Affects 2 allies with the highest ATK.
Gain a shield equal to 13.71% of the caster's Max HP for 10 sec.
HP Potency ▲ 45.7% for 10 sec.

Harder, Better, FasterSkill 2

■ Affects the target with the highest ATK.
Taunt for 5 sec.
■ Affects self.
Max HP ▲ 44.96% for 10 sec.

SplintBurst Skill

■ Affects 2 allies with the highest ATK.
Gain a shield equal to 32.9% of the caster's Max HP for 10 sec.
Restore HP equal to 65.81% of ATK for 10 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Burst first — her biggest shield-plus-heal for the team's carries. Skill 2 next for the taunt and self Max HP buff that let her actually tank. Skill 1 last, as a smaller opening shield.

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 1/1/14/4/47/7/710/10/10. Why: All three skills contribute equally to her shield/heal/taunt combo for protecting the carry, so invest evenly.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Shield and healing focus on the 2 highest-ATK allies, directly protecting your main carry rather than spreading thin across the squad.
  • Skill 2 self-taunts while boosting her own Max HP, tanking damage and increasing survivability at once.

Weaknesses

  • Shield/healing only covers the 2 highest-ATK allies — the rest of the squad gets no protection.
  • Very low normal-attack multiplier (14.29% ATK) — a pure support/tank role.

Overload Priority

Overload priority by weapon type — applies to every Nikke using this weapon.

Sub-statPriorityRolls
ATK 4x
Hit Rate 2-4x
Elemental DMG 2x
Max Ammo 1-2x

Gear →

General Info

Meta Tier
Class
Defender
Element
Water
Weapon Type
AR
Manufacturer
Tetra
Squad
Nepenthe
Voice Actors
Yoon Ah-yeong · Risa Mei · Haruka Shiraishi
Illustrator
RUHEE
Release date
4 nov 2022

Recommended Build

Cubes
Vigor Cube / Bastion Cube
Overload (OL) Priority
Increase ATK › Increase Max Ammunition Capacity › Increase Element Damage Dealt

Suggested by role & weapon. See: Gear · Cubes

Recommended Teams

Campaign

  • Double Shield Team: Liter · Folkwang · Modernia · Noir · 1 flex Attacker. Folkwang's Burst "Splint" shields the 2 highest-ATK allies for 32.9% Max HP and heals 65.81% ATK, keeping Modernia and Noir alive through counterattacks; Skill 2 taunts for 5s and boosts her own Max HP to buy time before Full Burst. Swap Noir for Drake if unowned; Liter can be replaced with Volume.

Arena/PvP

  • Opening Survival Team: Folkwang · Quency · 1 flex Supporter · Drake · Power. Starting Whistle shields and boosts HP potency for the 2 highest-ATK carries, letting them survive the enemy's opening burst; Quency stacks extra Critical Damage on the same two targets.

Raid & Interception

  • Long-Fight Stall Team: Rei · Biscuit · Folkwang · Guilty · 1 flex Attacker. Harder, Better, Faster taunts fully for 5s to pull aggro off carries; combined with Rei's healing decoy and Biscuit's recovery, the squad can endure long Raid/Interception fights.

Costumes

Moist Rabbit

Lore & Trivia

“Folkwang is a sports player. She has a bright and energetic personality, but is also careless and clumsy, so often result in being nagged by others.”

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