Novel (Defender · Iron) — Stats & Skills | NIKKE

30-second summary of Novel

Novel is a Iron Nikke in the Defender class, manufactured by Tetra. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

Review & Analysis

Novel is an Iron SMG Defender from Tetra with Burst II, blending enemy DEF shred with self-defense stacking. Something's Fishy Here targets the three enemies with the highest DEF, dealing damage while also lowering their DEF — opening the door for the rest of the team to deal more effective damage. Detective's Intuition (Cornuscopia) stacks DEF for herself every 100 normal attacks, a durable defense layer that builds up over the course of a fight. Her Burst, Case Closed, lands a heavy hit on the highest-ATK enemy, and if Cornuscopia is fully stacked, that same target also takes sharply increased damage from the whole team.

Base Stats

HP711,171

ATK17,059

DEF4,364

Max Ammo120

Reload Time1s

Burst II

Skills

Normal Attack

■ Affects target enemy.
Deals 8.1% of ATK as damage.

Something's Fishy HereSkill 1

■ Affects 3 enemy unit(s) with the highest DEF.
Deals 52.36% of ATK as damage.
DEF ▼ 7.05% for sec.

Detective's IntuitionSkill 2

■ Activates after landing 100 normal attack(s). Affects self.
Cornuscopia: DEF ▲ 13.5%, stacks up to 5 time(s) and last for 15 sec.

Case ClosedBurst Skill

■ Affects 1 enemy unit(s) with the highest ATK.
Deals 330.61% of ATK as damage.
■ Activates when Cornuscopia is fully stacked. Affects 1 enemy unit(s).
Damage Taken ▲ 67.5% for 5 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Prioritize Burst Case Closed (big damage plus amplified damage taken when Cornuscopia is maxed) → Something's Fishy Here (enemy DEF shred supporting team damage) → Detective's Intuition (self DEF stacking, requires normal-attack accumulation).

General Info

Class

Defender

Element

Iron

Weapon Type

SMG

Manufacturer

Tetra

Squad

Protocol

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