CampaignFrontline squad: Liter · Jackal · Blanc · Privaty · Modernia. Jackal anchors the formation via damage-share + single-target Burst dmg buff for the team; Liter fuels Burst, Blanc opens with AoE, Privaty buffs ATK, Modernia finishes.General frame: Jackal as main shield + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 burst-gen + 2 flex DPS (Julia, Sugar). Prioritize Jackal on stages with dangerous AoE damage.Arena (PvP)Jackal-style one-shot: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Guillotine · Jackal. Jackal soaks the opening counter via damage-share + single-target Burst dmg buff for the team, letting Centi/Blanc push max Burst for Guillotine's finisher.Anti one-shot variant: Noise · Jackal · Centi · Jackal · Naga. Jackal and Jackal share the damage so the team survives the enemy's opening burst.Raid/InterceptionMain taunt team: Jackal · Liter · Mast · Modernia · Guillotine. Jackal pulls all hate via damage-share + s

Jackal — Stats, Skills, Best Teams

Q: Should you pull?

Should you pull?CONSIDER IT — Jackal is a damage-sharing Defender specialized in protecting your dealers, well worth pulling if your team lacks a shield or an Iron-element Exotic Defender; if you already have another damage-sharing Defender, there's no rush.

Q: Skill Investment Priority

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 4/4/4 (functional) → 7/4/7 → 10/7/10 (endgame). Why: Skill 2 (damage-sharing protection) is Jackal's core value, so raise it early alongside Burst (squad-wide damage amplification); Skill 1 is a minor debuff and can wait.

30-second summary of Jackal

Jackal is a Iron Nikke in the Defender class, manufactured by Missilis. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“She is somewhat wide-eyed in her overly simplistic view of life. Rather than overthinking things, she prefers to go with the flow and live in the moment.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

CONSIDER IT — Jackal is a damage-sharing Defender specialized in protecting your dealers, well worth pulling if your team lacks a shield or an Iron-element Exotic Defender; if you already have another damage-sharing Defender, there's no rush.

Review & Analysis

Jackal is an SSR Iron Defender who tanks damage on behalf of her team. Skill 2, Jumpin' Jackal Flash, triggers on battle entry, making herself and the 2 highest-ATK allies share incoming damage for a full 120 seconds while gaining DEF — her core protective mechanic for shielding the team's main damage dealers. Burst skill Crazy Jackal boosts the whole team's Burst Skill damage to a single enemy and raises DEF, amplifying firepower during Full Burst. Skill 1, Happy Jackal, procs after she's been hit 10 times, increasing damage taken and lowering ATK on a target enemy. Jackal suits teams that need a reliable damage-sharing tank.

Base Stats

HP711,171

ATK17,059

DEF4,900

Max Ammo6

Reload Time2.03s

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target(s).
Deals 65.02% of ATK as damage.
Charge Time: 1 sec.
Full Charge Damage: 250% of damage.

Happy JackalSkill 1

■ Activates when attacked 10 time(s). Affects 1 enemy unit(s) with the highest Max HP
Damage Taken ▲ 9.09% for 10 sec.
ATK ▼ 9.09% for 10 sec.

Jumpin' Jackal FlashSkill 2

■ Activates when entering battle. Affects self and 2 ally unit(s) with the highest ATK.
Shares damage taken for 120 sec.
DEF ▲ 8.27% for 120 sec.

Crazy JackalBurst Skill

■ Affects all allies.
Burst Skill Damage to a single enemy ▲ 38.91% for 15 sec.
DEF ▲ 14.69% for 10 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Prioritize Skill 2 Jumpin' Jackal Flash (core damage-share mechanic active from the start) → Burst Crazy Jackal (team-wide Burst damage and DEF buff) → Skill 1 (passive enemy debuff).

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 4/4/4 (functional) → 7/4/7 → 10/7/10 (endgame). Why: Skill 2 (damage-sharing protection) is Jackal's core value, so raise it early alongside Burst (squad-wide damage amplification); Skill 1 is a minor debuff and can wait.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Skill 2 shares damage taken with the top-2 ATK allies right at battle start, directly shielding your dealers.
Burst boosts Burst Skill damage to one enemy by 38.91% for the whole squad, amplifying an ally's follow-up burst.
Skill 1 automatically lowers ATK and increases damage taken on the highest-HP enemy, helping control the pace of the fight.
High base HP and DEF, true to Defender form, holds the front line well.

Weaknesses

Sharing damage in Skill 2 means Jackal takes extra hits for the team, risking a fast HP drain without a healer.
RL normal attack charges slowly, so her own damage output is unremarkable.
Burst's Burst Skill buff only targets one enemy, less effective in fights with many scattered targets.

Overload Priority

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

Sub-stat	Priority	Rolls
Max Ammo		2-4x
ATK		2x
Charge DMG		2-4x
Charge Speed		2-4x
Elemental DMG		1-2x

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General Info

Meta Tier

D

Class

Defender

Element

Iron

Weapon Type

RL

Manufacturer

Missilis

Squad

Exotic

Voice Actors

Kang Eun-ae · Lindsay Sheppard · Aya Suzaki

Illustrator

DDUCK KONG

Release date

12 jan 2023

Recommended Build

Cubes

Resilience Cube / Bastion Cube

Overload (OL) Priority

Increase ATK › Increase Max Ammunition Capacity › Increase Element Damage Dealt

Suggested by role & weapon. See: Gear · Cubes

Collection Item (Doll) Priority

PvE

1/10

PvP

10/10

Exercising Commander Doll Ltd.

Gaze of Courage: ■ Activates at the start of the battle. Charge Damage Multiplier ▲ 9.47%. DEF ▲ 37%. | Grounding Pillar: ■ Activates at the start of the battle. Damage Taken ▼ 17%. Cover's Max HP ▲ 30%.

“Exercising is the best way to achieve a healthy body and mind. Take the towel and wipe off Commander's sweat for him.”

Recommended Teams

Campaign

Frontline squad: Liter · Jackal · Blanc · Privaty · Modernia. Jackal anchors the formation via damage-share + single-target Burst dmg buff for the team; Liter fuels Burst, Blanc opens with AoE, Privaty buffs ATK, Modernia finishes.
General frame: Jackal as main shield + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 burst-gen + 2 flex DPS (Julia, Sugar). Prioritize Jackal on stages with dangerous AoE damage.

Arena (PvP)

Jackal-style one-shot: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Guillotine · Jackal. Jackal soaks the opening counter via damage-share + single-target Burst dmg buff for the team, letting Centi/Blanc push max Burst for Guillotine's finisher.
Anti one-shot variant: Noise · Jackal · Centi · Jackal · Naga. Jackal and Jackal share the damage so the team survives the enemy's opening burst.

Raid/Interception

Main taunt team: Jackal · Liter · Mast · Modernia · Guillotine. Jackal pulls all hate via damage-share + single-target Burst dmg buff for the team, keeping the team alive long enough for Modernia/Guillotine to burst.
Sustain backup: Noise · Liter · Novel · Helm · Jackal. Pairing Jackal with Noise/Helm forms a double defensive layer for tough Solo Raids.

Costumes

Class Troublemaker

Lore & Trivia

“She is somewhat wide-eyed in her overly simplistic view of life. Rather than overthinking things, she prefers to go with the flow and live in the moment.”