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#. 'Cannot operate alone!' Naga-Tia duo completed with Tia's implementation

On October 12th, Goddess of Victory: Nikke released the new character 'Tia'. Tia is a 1-Burst Defender Nikke from Missilis. She can generate various effects, including an ATK buff when recovering cover, and acts as a shield for the party with taunts and shields.

Tia was designed with the intention of being used with 'Naga', the Nikke released last week. In Naga's case, she can unleash her full potential when combined with Tia, but she wasn't unusable on her own. However, Tia is different. She needs to recover cover HP to apply the ATK buff and reduce Burst cooldown, but Tia's own recovery power alone is limited, so using Naga is mandatory.

Using Naga and Tia together provides top-tier buffs that enhance both attack and defense. You can greatly increase ATK/Core ATK, and increase combat sustainability with HP recovery/cover HP recovery. Both attack and defense are strengthened, and the amount of buffs you can obtain is significant, leading many users to say that it's on par with the current strongest support combo, Noir+Blanc.

#. G.O.A.T itself, with core-limited attack power buffs that no one can match!

Among Naga's abilities released last week, the most notable was 'Increased Core Damage ATK'. Naga has a high ATK buff and an ATK buff when hitting the core, so she was expected to perform well in boss battles where you can hit the core for a long time, such as 'Blacksmith'.

Now that we have the Naga, Tia combo with Tia's implementation, Naga's powerful ATK buff is combined with Tia's ATK buff, establishing them as the highest-level ATK buffer combo in the game. If limited to core hits, they show such powerful performance that they even surpass the Blanc-Noir combo, which has been the best buffer until now.

Of course, this is limited to the condition of 'core hit', so its versatility is lower than Blanc-Noir. However, the fact that the Naga-Tia combo can have a higher ATK buff than the strongest supporter combo, Blanc-Noir, is a major advantage. In particular, it is evaluated to work well with 'Snow White' or 'Maxwell', which are advantageous for core hits and have high damage multipliers to make good use of the buffs.

#. Not as worrying as expected, but not satisfactory stability and combat sustainability, and restrictions on party composition accordingly

In fact, many people expected that Naga-Tia's attack performance would be strong. However, there were some doubts about stability. Naga has healing, and Tia has a barrier, but the stability is lower than Blanc-Noir, which can be said to be a rival.

The falling stability must be filled with cover recovery and Tia's taunt, but these means of survival are inevitably limited. Since you have to utilize cover, it is also necessary to accurately grasp the enemy's patterns, and a certain level of control is also required.

Because stability is low, there is also a limitation that it is difficult to operate self-harm dealers. Because Naga-Tia's buff power is so strong, combinations with Nikkes such as Scarlet or Guillotine have also attracted attention, but if the battle becomes longer, it was not easy to manage the HP of self-harm dealers. It is also difficult to maintain A2's Burst because HP recovery is low.

#. Still more disadvantages than advantages 'Burst Re-entry' option, but the future may be bright?

Tia has a very unique Burst effect. It is the 'Burst Re-entry' option. It is an effect that Christmas Rupee had, and when Tia's Burst is activated, the party's 1-Burst is activated continuously. You can get two effects with one full burst activation.

The problem is that re-entry is mandatory, not optional. If you do not add a 1-Burst Nikke, the next Burst will not be activated. Therefore, the combination of Nikkes is inevitably forced to be Burst '11233', and the freedom of party composition is also reduced.

The Naga-Tia combo has been attracting attention since before its release for its combination with 'Modernia', which has high firepower and is easy to hit the core, but if you use the '11233' combo, you have no choice but to use Modernia's Burst. Modernia's boss battle DPS drops when using Burst skills, so there are regrets such as damage loss during the Burst time.

The Burst re-entry option has more disadvantages than advantages right now. However, due to the characteristic of being able to see one more Burst effect, it may be re-evaluated depending on the skills of Nikkes that will be released in the future.

#. Recommended for users aiming for the highest score and users with insufficient Nikke pool

Naga-Tia combo completed with the appearance of Tia. To summarize, it can be summarized as 'It provides the strongest buff for core bosses, but it is a combo that has some shortcomings in terms of sustainability compared to Blanc-Noir'.

Therefore, the Naga-Tia combo is a Nikke that top-tier users aiming for the highest score can never miss. Raids are ultimately a battle of how much damage you can deal in a limited time, and even though there are several restrictions, the fact that the damage high point exceeds that of 'Blanc-Noir' is so attractive. Top-tier users are familiar with enemy pattern breaking, control, and cover management, so they can operate it easily.

It is also recommended for users with insufficient Nikke pool. If you have the Blanc-Noir combo, the priority will be lower, but if you don't have Blanc-Noir, the Naga-Tia combo is a good combo with high versatility. In particular, it is being evaluated as very good for pushing the story, so if you lack supporter Nikkes, it is recommended to take it.

However, I do not recommend investing a lot of resources in this Tia pickup. Naga-Tia can perform well with just one copy. And a powerful Pilgrim is expected to appear on the upcoming Nikke service 1st anniversary, and there is a high probability that limited Nikkes such as Christmas and New Year will be released after that, so careful Jewel management is required.

승리의 여신: 니케 인벤양예찬 기자
2023-10-12