NIKKE Gacha Explained: 4% SSR Rate, the 200-Pull Mileage System & Recruitment Wishlist

4% SSR, no soft pity, the 200-pull Mileage system, and the Wishlist

TL;DR

NIKKE's gacha (called Recruit) hits SSR at a 4% rate (SR 43%, R 53%). On Special/Limited banners, that 4% SSR splits into: 2% for the exact rate-up character, 1.5% for other standard SSRs, and 0.5% for the separate Pilgrim SSR pool. NIKKE has NO hidden/soft pity like HoYo games — instead it uses a Mileage system: every pull on a Special/Limited banner adds 1 Gold Mileage Ticket, and once you've collected 200 you can trade them directly for that banner's rate-up SSR at the Mileage Shop (a guaranteed, non-random exchange), and Mileage never resets on an SSR pull — it just keeps accumulating until you choose to spend it. On the Standard (permanent) banner, there's also a Recruitment Wishlist: once you've pulled 40 times and selected a full 20 characters, every other SSR is removed from that pool — only your 20 chosen characters can appear.

SSR/SR/R rates

Every Recruit pull has these odds: SSR 4%, SR 43%, R 53%. This figure is confirmed by 2 independent sources (the NIKKE community and the official June 11, 2026 patch notes).

On Special/Limited banners (limited banners featuring a rate-up character), that 4% SSR splits further:

2% — the exact character currently rate-up on that banner
1.5% — other standard SSRs (non-Pilgrim) in the base pool
0.5% — Pilgrim-line SSRs, drawn from a separate pool

No soft pity — the 200-pull Mileage system instead

This is the point most likely to confuse players coming from HoYo games: according to the NIKKE community, there is NO official wording anywhere in the game's Rate Info/Recruit Info screens suggesting SSR odds climb with pull count — there's no hidden "soft pity" like in Genshin/HSR.

Instead, NIKKE uses a Mileage (Spark) system: every pull on a Special/Limited Recruit banner adds 1 Gold Mileage Ticket. Once you've collected 200 tickets, you can trade them directly for that banner's rate-up SSR at the Mileage Shop — a guaranteed, non-random exchange, unlike the probability-based pity systems in other games. Mileage does NOT reset if you happen to pull an SSR along the way; it just keeps accumulating until you choose to spend it.

Source note: the 200-pull figure is repeated consistently across multiple the NIKKE community articles (a mechanics explainer plus a patch-notes writeup), but both come from the same site — treat it as internally consistent rather than confirmed by two fully independent sources.

The Recruitment Wishlist on the Standard banner

Wishlist ONLY applies to the Standard/Ordinary Recruit banner (the permanent standard pool) — it does NOT affect Special/Limited banners.

Unlock condition: you must pull 40 times on the Standard Banner, and select a FULL 20 characters into your wishlist — pick fewer than 20 and the wishlist won't activate. Once both conditions are met, EVERY other SSR is removed from the Standard Banner pool: only the 20 characters in your wishlist can appear when you hit SSR. This effectively raises your odds by eliminating competing characters from the pool, rather than by raising the base SSR percentage.

Common mistake (a real case reported by the community): selecting the SAME character twice in the wishlist — double-check your list before confirming it.

Recent 2026 banners for reference

A few recent banners (source: the NIKKE community notes, cross-referenced with 2–3 independent sources for most summer 2026 banners): the Special Recruit banner for Ark Ranger Black (new SSR, 2% rate-up) ran from June 11 to July 2, 2026 (UTC+9), alongside a set of summer rerun Limited Select Recruit banners for Anis: Sparkling Summer, Helm: Aquamarine, Mary: Bay Goddess, Neon: Blue Ocean, Sakura: Bloom in Summer, and Rosanna: Chic Ocean in the same window.

Frequently asked questions

Does NIKKE have pity?

No hidden soft pity like HoYo games. Instead there's Mileage: reach 200 pulls on a Special/Limited banner and you can trade directly for that banner's rate-up SSR at the Mileage Shop, guaranteed.

Which banner does the Recruitment Wishlist apply to?

Only the Standard/Ordinary Recruit banner. It does NOT apply to Special/Limited Recruit.

How many pulls and characters are needed to unlock the Wishlist?

40 pulls on the Standard Banner, plus a full 20 characters selected. Missing either condition means the wishlist won't activate.

How many SSR rate groups exist on a Limited banner?

3 groups: 2% for the exact rate-up character, 1.5% for other standard SSRs, 0.5% for the separate Pilgrim SSR pool — together still totaling the 4% SSR rate.

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