NieR Collab



Debuting in the Untold Naraka patch about one year into the game's lifespan (estimated GL release June 2022), the NieR: Automata characters make up a potent Physical team. Due to their nature as collab characters, 2B, 9S, and A2 -- as well as their weapons -- are available for a limited time only. They can only be obtained during Untold Naraka or during their single re-run in one of the patches following that.

Are 2B, 9S, and A2 free?
In Untold Naraka, 9S and A2 are free to obtain. However, 2B can only be acquired through gacha.

When the re-run happens in a future patch, all characters must be obtained via gacha.

I'm F2P -- Is the NieR Team worth it at S-Rank?
In PGR, the more teams you have for Babel Tower and other content, the better. Even at base S-Rank, the NieR Team is a solid addition to anyone's roster. Because the NieR team becomes so strong at higher ranks, many believe them to be worthless at S-Rank, but don't count them out!

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What is the bare minimum requirement to make the NieR team powerful?
This will make A2 herself quite powerful, which is decent on a tight budget:
 * SSS-Rank A2 with her 6★ weapon, Type-4O Lance Kai
 * S-Rank 2B
 * S-Rank 9S

If you can spend a bit more, 2B and 9S can be used on-field as well:
 * SSS-Rank A2 with her 6★ weapon, Type-4O Lance Kai
 * SS-Rank 2B with her 6★ weapon, Virtuous Contract Kai
 * SS-Rank 9S with his 6★ weapon, Cruel Oath Kai

The most important character to invest in is A2. Ensuring she gets to SSS-Rank and gets her 6★ weapon before anything else will benefit you the most. Despite being a Tank, A2 is the main damage dealer of the NieR Team, but the others can be switched in occasionally as well if they are at least SS-Rank with their 6★ weapons.

Since I'm F2P, should I skip any characters to obtain 2B?
[LUNA KINDA SKIPPABLE I GUESS. SEEK OPINIONS. DISCUSS META VS FOMO]

Can I skip 2B and just use A2 and 9S, since those two are free?
Without 2B, both A2 and 9S are significantly weaker as their passive buffs will be halved [MENTION SPECIFICS]. The NieR team functions much better as a full set.

How do I obtain each character's weapon?

 * 5★ NieR weapons are automatically obtained once you acquire the relevant character
 * 6★ NieR weapons are obtained via gacha, but only during Untold Naraka and the re-run patch

Will Global definitely get the NieR re-run?

 * The CN version got the NieR re-run during Evernight Beat
 * The TW version got the NieR re-run during Inscription of Labyrinth

More than likely, Global will get the re-run a few months after Untold Naraka. See Patches for a list of estimated patch release dates.

How does the free Shard system work? Does it return in the re-run?
Untold Naraka:
 * When you evolve a NieR character to SS-Rank, you receive a bonus of 30 Shards for that character
 * When evolving a NieR character to SSS-Rank, you receive a bonus of 60 Shards for that character

NieR Re-run:
 * Pulling a single NieR character from gacha rewards you with 30 additional bonus Shards
 * This works up to three times for each NieR character

What is the cheapest way get A2 to SSS-Rank?
In Untold Naraka, there are some bundles in the Shop that go a long way to mitigating the cost of getting A2 to SSS-Rank.

Untold Naraka Sources of Shards:
 * Item-RainbowCard.png 328 RC Bundle: 30 A2 Shards
 * Item-RainbowCard.png 30 RC Bundle: 10 A2 Shards
 * Event Shop (Free): 50 A2 Shards
 * As a part of the event, when you evolve a NieR character to SS-Rank, you receive 30 Shards for the evolved character as a bonus

With that in mind, follow these steps to get SSS-Rank A2:


 * Spend 358 RC on the two A2 Shard bundles in the cash shop
 * Earn the 50 A2 Shards from the Untold Naraka event shop
 * Spend up to 10,500 Item-BlackCard.png acquiring an extra copy of A2 from gacha (for every 10-pull you do on a NieR banner, you receive 750 NieR-specific event Tickets)
 * Evolve A2 to SS-Rank, which will reward you with an additional 30 Shards
 * You should now have the required amount of Shards to evolve A2 to SSS-Rank

As a reminder, here are the RC prices in the Global version:



What is the cheapest way to SSS+ the NieR team?
Although it's still expensive to get the NieR team to SSS+ Rank, it is significantly cheaper than maxing out other characters due to the bundles that appear in the shop and other bonuses. The cheapest way to SSS+ Rank all three characters is to take advantage of both Untold Naraka and the re-run patch.

A2:
 * Use the SSS-Rank A2 method from the above question during Untold Naraka; you should have 60 Shards leftover and will need only 120 more Shards to get A2 to SSS+ Rank
 * During the re-run, acquire two copies of A2 via gacha to get 60 Shards, and receive an additional 60 Shards as a bonus

2B and 9S:
 * During Untold Naraka, get both of them to SSS-Rank via gacha
 * With 60 Shards leftover for both, acquire two copies of 9S and A2 via gacha to get 60 Shards, and receive an additional 60 Shards as a bonus for each

[GUYS HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST IN BC AND RC?]

Is the NieR team better than the Physical team featuring Lucia: Crimson Abyss and Rosetta: Arctic?
While they are both Physical teams, the NieR team and the Lucia: Crimson Abyss team fulfill different roles.

[ADD MORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, AND HOW BASE S-RANKS OF BOTH COMPARE WITH EACH OTHER]
 * The NieR team far surpasses the other Physical team when it comes to War Zone

How do I get each NieR character's coatings?

 * 2B's Revealing Outfit: Item-RainbowCard.png RC
 * A2's Destroyer Outfit: 3000 currency in the event shop (free)
 * 9S's Young Man Outfit: 14-Day login reward (free)

What kind of Tickets are used to pull NieR characters via gacha?
The NieR characters require special NieR Tickets; this means that Event Construct R&D Tickets will NOT work on NieR banners, but BC can still be converted into these special NieR Tickets.

What kind of Tickets are used to pull NieR weapons via gacha?
The NieR weapons require special NieR Tickets; this means that Target Weapon R&D Tickets will NOT work on NieR banners, but BC can still be converted into these special NieR Tickets.

Why does it cost less Item-BlackCard.png to pull for NieR characters than other characters?
Although each NieR character still has a pity of 60 pulls and technically costs the usual 15,000 BC when converting them directly, each 10-pull done on a NieR banner will award you with a bonus of 750 special NieR Tickets. If you have to go to pity for a character, this will mean you save 4,500 BC/NieR Tickets and technically only spend 10,500 BC/NieR Tickets.

Note: This bonus does NOT apply to NieR weapons.