NIKKE Current Banners (November 2026): Marian, Scarlet and Pilgrim Select Pull Guide

NIKKE's 4th Anniversary has several recruit decisions running on different clocks. Marian: Queen is live now, Scarlet: Goddeath opens on November 5, and the Pilgrim Select Recruit lets players focus Cinderella, Grave or Nayuta. Each featured route has a 1% selected-unit rate inside a 4% total SSR rate in the detailed Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau update notice.

Regional timing: exact rules and times below come from the official Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau October 29 notice and use UTC+9. Confirm the timer in the client attached to your own account before spending.

Marian: QueenScarlet: GoddeathRapunzel: Sanctuary

Current and upcoming banner schedule

Source: NIKKE character database visuals. These images distinguish the two anniversary pickup targets discussed in the schedule.

Next banner change

The next scheduled change is November 5 at 05:00 UTC+9, when Scarlet: Goddeath opens and MARIA-n Story II becomes available. That is the first clean comparison point for players deciding where to use Gems, Advanced Recruit Vouchers or 200 Gold Mileage.

Marian: Queen banner — who should pull?

Marian: Queen is a Fire-code, Burst III, Machine Gun Attacker from Pilgrim. The official notice describes her as a damage dealer who periodically attacks multiple enemies and strengthens her own offense during Burst.

Pull Marian if…

• your account needs a high-investment Burst III carry for campaign and boss content;
• you have supports and gear ready for another Machine Gun attacker;
• your Fire raid roster lacks a primary damage source;
• you can secure one copy without destroying the reserve for the November 5 comparison.

Wait or stop if…

• you already have one copy and duplicates would cost the only reserve you have for Scarlet;
• you cannot build another Burst III without delaying a working team;
• you are relying on free daily recruits and have not reached the final days of the banner;
• your actual shortage is Burst I/II cooldown, sustain or campaign CP rather than another attacker.

One copy unlocks the unit. Additional copies increase stats and progress toward Limit Break milestones, but they do not replace skill manuals, manufacturer gear, a Machine Gun collection item or a complete team.

For the full investment plan, use a dedicated Marian: Queen build guide after it is published instead of turning this banner page into a duplicate character guide.

Scarlet: Goddeath — why November 5 matters

Scarlet: Goddeath is a Fire-code Pilgrim Attacker with an Assault Rifle and a Burst III role. The official notice says she specializes in Pierce attacks and becomes more powerful during Burst.

The exact comparison with Marian should be made after Scarlet is live because both compete for the same scarce resources: Pilgrim manufacturer gear, skill materials, Burst III team slots and anniversary pull currency.

Use this decision order on November 5:

1. Claim both daily free recruits.
2. Read the final Scarlet skill values in your client.
3. Check which unit fills a roster gap rather than which reveal is newer.
4. Test the trial feature if available in your region.
5. Spend Gold Mileage only after deciding which banner needs the deterministic copy.

Pilgrim Select Recruit — Cinderella, Grave or Nayuta?

The Select Recruit is not a generic “best Pilgrim” button. You choose one focus unit, and the selected character receives the featured 1% rate in the official notice. The selected target can be changed during the event.

Before locking a target, open your roster and answer three questions:

• Which Burst stage is missing from the team you are actually building?
• Does the target improve one team or merely duplicate a role already finished?
• Can the account equip and skill the unit during this event cycle?

Free Rapunzel: Sanctuary — do not spend around a free unit incorrectly

Source: NIKKE character database visual. Rapunzel: Sanctuary is shown here because she is an event reward, not a banner target.

Rapunzel: Sanctuary is a Fire-code Burst II Supporter with a Rocket Launcher. The official notice says she heals allies and strengthens their attack, with additional team offense from Burst.

The anniversary notice lists three acquisition routes:

1. MARIA-n story event
2. 14-day login event
3. 4th Anniversary event

Treat these as checklist items. The notice also states that Rapunzel: Sanctuary will not enter Ordinary Recruit, New Commander Special Recruit, tutorial recruit, Social Point Recruit, molds or the standard Mileage Shop after the anniversary. Spare Bodies are added to the Mileage Shop, but the base character still needs to be claimed during the event.

Pull currency and guarantee math

At a 1% featured rate, 100 independent recruits produce roughly a 63.4% chance of at least one featured copy. That still leaves about a 36.6% chance of missing. The 200-ticket exchange is the deterministic route; do not describe 100 pulls as a guarantee.

Pull plans by account state

New or returning account

Claim every free attempt and the free Rapunzel routes. Do not freeze campaign progress to save every material for a unit you cannot yet equip. One functional 1-2-3 Burst chain is more valuable than several unfinished anniversary pulls.

Free-to-play account below 200 Mileage

Set a hard Gem floor. Use free recruits until both damage dealers are visible, then concentrate paid pulls on one target instead of scattering 20–30 attempts across three routes.

Account with 200+ Gold Mileage

Keep the exchange unused until Scarlet is live unless Marian immediately fills a critical gap. Mileage does not expire when these banners end, so waiting preserves the option.

Developed raid account

Compare elements, support ownership, gear burden and team competition. The best first copy can differ from the best duplicate target.

Set the pull cap before adding GemsUse free recruits first. If the remaining gap still fits your budget, compare the current NIKKE options without changing your chosen banner plan.

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Expired and permanent-pool notes

The October 29 update moved Guilty: Mighty Bunny, Sin: Swift Bunny and Belorta: Pumpkin Witch into Ordinary Recruit, Social Point Recruit and molds, with exclusions listed in the notice. Do not treat their finished pickups as current banners.

After Marian and Scarlet's Special Recruits end, the notice says each will be added to Ordinary Recruit and molds in a later version update, but not to New Commander Special Recruit, Social Point Recruit, tutorial recruit or the Mileage Shop. “Later ordinary pool” does not mean “easy to target later,” because ordinary-pool odds are spread across many SSR units.

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