Campaign Wide Burn Team: Liter · Quency · Nihilister · Guillotine · 1 flex Attacker. Burst "Burning Scourge" deals 158.59% ATK AoE plus a 13.19% ATK/sec burn for 10s, excellent on multi-target stages; Skill 1 pierces when a Full Charge shot hits 2+ enemies. Liter can be swapped for Volume for faster burst regen. Arena/PvP DoT Attrition Team: Nihilister · Naga · 1 flex Supporter · Drake · Power. Nihilister's burn is hard to shield away, great against low-healer enemy teams; Naga adds ATK buffs. Raid & Interception Sustained Single-Target Team: Rei · Biscuit · Nihilister · Drake · 1 flex Attacker. Megiddo Flame (Skill 2) stacks 112.64% ATK per cast alongside the Burst's burn for steady DPS over long fights; Biscuit's healing keeps the squad alive.

Nihilister — Stats, Skills, Best Teams

Q: Should you pull?

Should you pull?CONSIDER IT — good if you need a Fire Attacker that mixes AoE and DoT for stages with lined-up enemies; not urgent if you already have a stronger Fire Attacker.

Q: Skill Investment Priority

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 1/1/1 → 4/1/4 → 7/1/7 → 10/1/10. Why: Skill 1 (Pierce) and Burst (wide Burn) are her two main damage sources; Skill 2 only adds a small, narrow-range extra hit, so it's lowest priority.

30-second summary of Nihilister

Nihilister is a Fire Nikke in the Attacker class, manufactured by Pilgrim. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“A member of the Heretics who serves the Rapture Queen. She loves to rile Nikkes up as she takes pleasure in battling and destroying.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

CONSIDER IT — good if you need a Fire Attacker that mixes AoE and DoT for stages with lined-up enemies; not urgent if you already have a stronger Fire Attacker.

Review & Analysis

Nihilister is a Fire Sniper Rifle (SR) Attacker from Pilgrim with Burst II, fitting the Fire mono-element team. Her Burst, Burning Scourge, deals AoE damage to enemies within range with a Burn effect that ticks damage over time, while also boosting her own Max Ammunition Capacity to keep firing longer. Megiddo Flame adds further direct AoE damage, contributing to overall damage each rotation. Burning Shot gives her expanded Pierce when firing during Full Charge, plus bonus damage whenever a normal attack hits more than one enemy at once, useful against groups of enemies.

Base Stats

HP583,734

ATK25,554

DEF3,552

Max Ammo6

Reload Time2s

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target(s).
Deals 69.04% of ATK as damage.
Charge Time: 1 sec.
Full Charge Damage: 250% of damage.

Burning ShotSkill 1

■ Activates when attacking with Full Charge. Affects self.
Gain Pierce for 1 round(s).
Piercing Radius ▲ 50% for 1 round(s).
■ Activates when a normal attack hits 2 or more enemies concurrently. Affects all ennemies hit.
Deals 50.33% of ATK as additional damage.

Megiddo FlameSkill 2

■ Affects enemy unit(s) within attack range.
Deals 112.64% of ATK as damage.

Burning ScourgeBurst Skill

■ Affects enemies within the attack range.
Deals 158.59% of ATK as damage.
Burn: Deals 13.19% of ATK as sustained damage every 1 sec for 10 sec.
■ Affects self
Max Ammunition Capacity ▲ 6 round(s) for 15 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Prioritize Burst Burning Scourge (AoE damage plus sustained Burn and self ammo) → Megiddo Flame (direct AoE damage) → Burning Shot (expanded Pierce plus bonus damage on multi-enemy hits).

Skill investment roadmap (Skill 1/Skill 2/Burst): 1/1/1 → 4/1/4 → 7/1/7 → 10/1/10. Why: Skill 1 (Pierce) and Burst (wide Burn) are her two main damage sources; Skill 2 only adds a small, narrow-range extra hit, so it's lowest priority.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Her burst deals instant damage plus a 10-second Burn, adding up to strong sustained total damage.
Skill 1 grants Pierce plus increased piercing radius on full charge, letting one shot hit multiple targets.

Weaknesses

Needs a full-charge shot to trigger Pierce, slower than rapid-fire weapons.
Burn's per-second damage isn't huge despite its long duration, needing time to reach full value.

Overload Priority

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

Sub-stat	Priority	Rolls
Max Ammo		2-3x
ATK		2-4x
Charge Speed		2-4x
Charge DMG		2x
Elemental DMG		2x

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General Info

Meta Tier

D

Class

Attacker

Element

Fire

Weapon Type

SR

Manufacturer

Pilgrim

Squad

Heretic

Voice Actors

Kim Hyeon-sim · Marissa Lenti · Hitomi Nabatame

Illustrator

D.ramz

Release date

30 mar 2023

Recommended Build

Cubes

Resilience Cube / Bastion Cube

Overload (OL) Priority

Increase Max Ammunition Capacity › Increase ATK › Increase Charge Speed

Suggested by role & weapon. See: Gear · Cubes

Recommended Teams

Campaign

Wide Burn Team: Liter · Quency · Nihilister · Guillotine · 1 flex Attacker. Burst "Burning Scourge" deals 158.59% ATK AoE plus a 13.19% ATK/sec burn for 10s, excellent on multi-target stages; Skill 1 pierces when a Full Charge shot hits 2+ enemies. Liter can be swapped for Volume for faster burst regen.

Arena/PvP

DoT Attrition Team: Nihilister · Naga · 1 flex Supporter · Drake · Power. Nihilister's burn is hard to shield away, great against low-healer enemy teams; Naga adds ATK buffs.

Raid & Interception

Sustained Single-Target Team: Rei · Biscuit · Nihilister · Drake · 1 flex Attacker. Megiddo Flame (Skill 2) stacks 112.64% ATK per cast alongside the Burst's burn for steady DPS over long fights; Biscuit's healing keeps the squad alive.