The pick-up banner for Jill Valentine ('Jill'), the second limited-time character from the Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Resident Evil collaboration, has arrived. Much like Ada, who debuted earlier, she sports the Electric code and deals damage that ignores defense. However, don't mistake her for a support unit; Jill is a pure DPS machine focused entirely on boosting her own output. Unlike your typical Nikke, you'll need to keep a sharp eye on her magazine capacity. KookminTree has broken down her performance for this final collaboration banner.

Q. What is the core mechanism behind Jill?
A. She boosts her basic attack multipliers and scales up her defense-ignoring damage.

To reiterate, Jill is an Electric code, Burst III, Attacker type. She wields a rifle, but with a rather peculiar maximum magazine capacity of just 9 rounds. She trades capacity for higher attack coefficients. Her Skill 1 and Skill 2 are also unique, triggering specifically at the start of battle and upon completing a full reload.

Her Skill 1, 'Magnum Round', increases the damage multiplier of her basic attacks—but only for those 9 rounds. When you pop her Burst skill, her defense-ignoring damage spikes for 10 seconds. At level 10, that’s a 30% boost to damage multipliers and a 34.99% boost to defense-ignoring damage.

Skill 2, 'Acid Round', applies a damage-over-time effect to the target on the very first shot, lasting a generous 30 seconds. Additionally, when a Full Burst time begins, she grants herself an attack buff for 10 seconds. At level 10, this nets a 40.03% increase in attack power.

The Burst skill, 'Super Cop', is all about self-buffing. It clears 100% of her ammo to force a reload, locks her reload speed increase for 10 seconds, and grants massive boosts to accuracy and attack damage, while ensuring basic attacks ignore enemy defense. At level 10, the accuracy buff sits at 80.78% with a 75% increase in attack damage.

Q. What Overload options should I aim for on Jill?
A. We recommend prioritizing Elemental Code damage and Attack stats, but steer clear of 'Max Ammo' increases.

Let’s get into the nitty-gritty testing. We ran a 3-minute simulation in the Union Shooting Range against an Electric-weak boss. Our Jill was at base copy, skill levels 7/7/7, with 34.5% Elemental Code damage and 17.28% Attack increase.

Because Jill’s skills are hard-coded to trigger on a 9-round magazine, expanding that capacity actually neuters her performance. In our tests, she dealt 2.5 billion damage at 9 rounds, which dropped to 2.3 billion when we pushed it to 15 rounds. Keep that 'Max Ammo' stat off your gear. Stick to Elemental Code damage and Attack power, then round it out with Critical Hit Rate or Critical Damage.

We also took her for a spin in the Interception 'Mirror Container'. We pitted her against Ein—Core 3, skill levels 10/10/10, with 84.42% Elemental Code damage. Jill hit 780 million, while Ein pulled 1 billion. Given the 49.92% point gap in elemental gear, the performance difference isn't as catastrophic as you might think. Both reached Tier 7, so if you lack an Ein, Jill is a solid alternative for reaching those top rewards.

Q. Is she a 'must-pull'?
A. If you’re chasing high scores in Solo Raid, grab a copy; otherwise, think it over.

Should you dump your gems and recruitment tickets here? It depends on your account. New or returning players should at least snag a copy, but veterans might want to pause. If you're gunning for a top-tier Solo Raid finish, she’s worth the investment, but otherwise, she isn't strictly necessary.

Unlike Ada, who brings unique utility, Jill is a pure DPS. She struggles to displace existing Electric code staples. Since Ein already exists as a reliable, defense-ignoring DPS—and is much easier to core-up as a permanent unit—veterans will likely find Ein more efficient to run. Jill requires a fresh investment of resources.

While we might see high-defense bosses in future raids, that's just speculation. More importantly, the 3rd-anniversary event is looming at the end of October. These milestones usually bring powerful Pilgrim units, so keeping your gems and tickets under lock and key might be the smarter play. Think carefully before you commit your resources to Jill's banner.