CampaignCore squad: Liter · Blanc · Maiden · Privaty · Modernia. Maiden spearheads via self ATK buff (Revenge) after 20 hits, self-taunt + massive crit dmg, AoE ulti bonus while in Revenge; Liter fuels Burst uptime, Blanc opens with AoE to clear deficit, Privaty buffs ATK at Full Burst, Modernia finishes the wave.General frame: Maiden as main DPS + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 buffer (Privaty, Admi) + 2 flex DPS (Harran, Rosanna). Swap Maiden for Isabel against a different element.Arena (PvP)Jackal-style one-shot: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Guillotine · Maiden. Maiden leans on self ATK buff (Revenge) after 20 hits, self-taunt + massive crit dmg, AoE ulti bonus while in Revenge to burst first, while Centi/Blanc push max Burst for Guillotine's finisher.Defensive variant: Noah · Maiden · Centi · Liter · Guillotine. Noah tanks the opening rush so Maiden can strike after the enemy's combo runs dry.

Maiden — Stats, Skills, Best Teams

Q: Should you pull?

Should you pull?CONSIDER IT — Maiden both absorbs hits and deals heavy wide-area damage, suited to players who like an active tank-dealer playstyle; needs a healer in the lineup to be fully safe. Pull if you lack an Electric-element taunt Attacker or need a wide-area dealer for Campaign.

Q: Skill Investment Priority

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 4/4/4 (functional) → 7/4/7 → 10/4/10 (endgame). Why: Skill 2 (Taunt + self Crit Dmg) is the core value for her tank-dealer playstyle so it's as high priority as Burst (doubled wide-area damage in Revenge); Skill 1 is just the trigger condition for Revenge so it can wait.

30-second summary of Maiden

Maiden is a Electric Nikke in the Attacker class, manufactured by Elysion. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“Leader of the NIKKE Execution Squad, Extrinsic. Her intimidating combat acumen ensures that no one crosses her. However, she is actually a couch potato.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

CONSIDER IT — Maiden both absorbs hits and deals heavy wide-area damage, suited to players who like an active tank-dealer playstyle; needs a healer in the lineup to be fully safe. Pull if you lack an Electric-element taunt Attacker or need a wide-area dealer for Campaign.

Review & Analysis

Maiden is an SSR Electric Attacker who combines a taunt-tanking role with unleashing enormous damage. Skill 2, Kotodama: Words of Assault, taunts all enemies while sharply raising her own Critical Damage, actively drawing fire to power herself up. Burst skill Kotodama: Words of Power hits all enemies, and if she's in Revenge status (triggered by Skill 1 after being attacked 20 times) it deals an equal amount of additional damage — nearly doubling her Burst output. Maiden rewards an active playstyle of tanking hits to self-buff before unleashing her Burst at full strength.

Base Stats

HP583,734

ATK25,554

DEF4,012

Max Ammo9

Reload Time2.03s

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target(s).
Deals 231.6% of ATK as damage.

Kotodama: Words of SkillSkill 1

■ Activates when attacked 20 time(s). Affects self.
Revenge: ATK ▲ 26.66% for 20 sec.

Kotodama: Words of AssaultSkill 2

■ Affects all enemies.
Taunt for 10 sec.
■ Affects self.
Critical Damage ▲ 152.84% for 10 sec.

Kotodama: Words of PowerBurst Skill

■ Affects all enemies.
Deals 457.87% of ATK as damage.
■ Affects the same target(s) when in Revenge status.
Deals 457.87% of ATK as damage.

Skill Investment Priority

Prioritize Burst Kotodama: Words of Power (main damage, doubles under Revenge) → Skill 2 Kotodama: Words of Assault (Taunt plus a huge Critical Damage buff that fuels the burst) → Skill 1 (triggers Revenge, requires being hit 20 times).

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 4/4/4 (functional) → 7/4/7 → 10/4/10 (endgame). Why: Skill 2 (Taunt + self Crit Dmg) is the core value for her tank-dealer playstyle so it's as high priority as Burst (doubled wide-area damage in Revenge); Skill 1 is just the trigger condition for Revenge so it can wait.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Burst deals 457.87% ATK wide-area damage, hitting again if in Revenge status — nearly double damage when the condition is met.
Skill 2 auto-Taunts all enemies for 10 seconds while buffing self Crit Dmg by 152.84% — protecting allies while dealing massive damage herself.
Skill 1 auto-enters Revenge (+26.66% ATK for 20 seconds) after being attacked 20 times, turning getting hit into strength.
As a Shotgun user, normal attack damage is high.

Weaknesses

Taunt from Skill 2 means Maiden absorbs nearly all enemy attacks, very risky to die without a healer or high enough DEF.
Revenge status from Skill 1 needs 20 hits taken to trigger — can't be activated on demand.
As a Shotgun user, range is short — needing to stand close to leverage Taunt while also wanting to avoid danger is a bit of a paradox.

Overload Priority

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

Sub-stat	Priority	Rolls
ATK		4x
Max Ammo		2-4x
Hit Rate		1-4x
Elemental DMG		2x

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General Info

Meta Tier

D

Class

Attacker

Element

Electric

Weapon Type

SG

Manufacturer

Elysion

Squad

Extrinsic

Voice Actors

Min-ah · Jenny Yokobori · Yui Horie

Illustrator

Mikan03_26

Release date

4 nov 2022

Recommended Build

Cubes

Resilience Cube / Wingman Cube

Overload (OL) Priority

Increase ATK › Increase Hit Rate › Increase Max Ammunition Capacity

Suggested by role & weapon. See: Gear · Cubes

Recommended Teams

Campaign

Core squad: Liter · Blanc · Maiden · Privaty · Modernia. Maiden spearheads via self ATK buff (Revenge) after 20 hits, self-taunt + massive crit dmg, AoE ulti bonus while in Revenge; Liter fuels Burst uptime, Blanc opens with AoE to clear deficit, Privaty buffs ATK at Full Burst, Modernia finishes the wave.
General frame: Maiden as main DPS + 1 CDR (Liter, Volume) + 1 buffer (Privaty, Admi) + 2 flex DPS (Harran, Rosanna). Swap Maiden for Isabel against a different element.

Arena (PvP)

Jackal-style one-shot: Centi · Blanc · Liter · Guillotine · Maiden. Maiden leans on self ATK buff (Revenge) after 20 hits, self-taunt + massive crit dmg, AoE ulti bonus while in Revenge to burst first, while Centi/Blanc push max Burst for Guillotine's finisher.
Defensive variant: Noah · Maiden · Centi · Liter · Guillotine. Noah tanks the opening rush so Maiden can strike after the enemy's combo runs dry.

Raid/Interception

Main taunt team: Noise · Liter · Mast · Maiden · Guillotine. Noise pulls hate, Mast pumps crit dmg, Maiden unloads damage via self ATK buff (Revenge) after 20 hits, self-taunt + massive crit dmg, AoE ulti bonus while in Revenge.
Sustain backup: Novel · Liter · Helm · Maiden · Modernia. Novel/Helm keep HP stable so Maiden can perform at full output.

Costumes

Under the SunCovert Nurse

Lore & Trivia

“Leader of the NIKKE Execution Squad, Extrinsic. Her intimidating combat acumen ensures that no one crosses her. However, she is actually a couch potato.”