NieR Collab

Debuting in the Untold Naraka patch about one year into the game's lifespan, 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.

NieR: Automata Characters

Question #01

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.

Question #02

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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Question #03

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 - Mod
• 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 - Mod
• SS-Rank 2B with her 6★ weapon, Virtuous Contract - Mod
• SS-Rank 9S with his 6★ weapon, Cruel Oath - Mod

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.

Question #04

Since I'm F2P, should I skip any characters to obtain 2B?

[LUNA KINDA SKIPPABLE I GUESS. SEEK OPINIONS. DISCUSS META VS FOMO]

Question #05

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.

Question #06

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

Question #07

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.

Question #08

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

Question #09

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:

• 328 RC Bundle: 30 A2 Shards
• 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 15,000 BC acquiring an extra copy of A2 from gacha [IS IT 15K FOR NIER CHARACTERS?]
• 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:

Question #10

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