Version 143.10 is NIKKE's 3.5th Anniversary patch — and it's not a light one. Crown (T0 Pilgrim Burst II) and Rapi: Red Hood (SSS-tier boss killer) land on the Anniversary Special Recruit banner around March 19, running through April 2026. Add a Main Story update, Side Story content, SR Treasure upgrades for six units, and an Anomaly Interception reward boost, and you've got one of the most consequential patches in recent memory.
One upfront note: this guide separates officially confirmed content from community-sourced findings. Pull decisions made on speculation carry real risk — the distinction matters.
Version 143.10 Quick Reference
New Characters in April 2026
Crown — Pilgrim Burst II, Machine Gun, Iron Defender
Crown is an SSR Pilgrim B2 Machine Gun unit. Her kit delivers multiplicative ATK buffs, a personal shield, taunt mechanics, and self-invulnerability. That multiplicative component is the key detail — she doesn't add flat ATK to your B3 carry, she multiplies their output in a way that stacks on top of additive buffs from units like Liter.
Community consensus rates her T0 for both boss content and campaign. Pilgrim units are rare, reruns are unpredictable (sometimes 12+ months apart), and no current non-Pilgrim B2 unit replicates what she does. A Crown at 10/10/10 skills with T10 Iron gear outperforms duplicated A-tier units in PvE — that's community math, not hype.
Positioning: Place Crown leftmost and have her Burst first. Her shield needs to land on Naga before Naga's S2 activates. Miss that window and you're bleeding buff DPS in every sustained fight.
Rapi: Red Hood — Elysion Burst III, Fire Machine Gun, Attacker
SSR Elysion B3 Fire Machine Gun built for single-target DPS. Community testing rates her SSS for bossing across Interception, Solo Raid, Union Raid, and Co-op — SS for campaign. That's unusually consistent across content modes.
She's the B3 carry Crown was designed to amplify. The synergy isn't coincidental.
E.H. — Elysion Burst III, Wind Attacker, SMG/Rocket Launcher
SSR Elysion B3 Wind Attacker. Her SMG switches to a Rocket Launcher on Burst activation. Banner runs March 5–19 before the Anniversary banner launches.
Community verdict: skip for all players. She's D-tier in Arena, B-tier in boss and story content. Her 4-stack ammo mechanic forces reload cycles that cap sustained DPS at roughly 70% efficiency. Pulling her also drains 15,000–25,000 gems from your soft pity budget and resets Anniversary banner pity — a double penalty when Crown is two weeks away.
The only scenario where E.H. makes sense: you're sitting on 30,000+ gems and Anniversary soft pity is already secured. For most players, that's not the situation.
April 2026 Banner Schedule
Banner 1: E.H. Special Recruit (March 5–19, 2026)
Featured unit: E.H. (SSR Elysion B3 Wind)
Verdict: Skip unless 30,000+ gems banked
Banner 2: 3.5th Anniversary Special Recruit (~March 19 through April 2026)
Featured units: Crown + Rapi: Red Hood
Base SSR rate: 4%
Featured rate-up: 2% per unit
Soft pity: 60–100 pulls
Hard pity: 200 pulls (60,000 gems)
Step-Up option: 31 pulls for 6,600 gems (one-time)
Verdict: Must-pull. Crown is Pilgrim rarity with no guaranteed rerun.
Gold Mileage — Pity That Carries Over
Every Special Recruit pull generates 1 Gold Mileage ticket. At 200 tickets, you exchange directly for the featured SSR. Mileage carries over indefinitely between banners — it doesn't reset. Pulls on E.H.'s banner do advance your counter, but they drain gems that would otherwise go toward Crown's soft pity window. Unless you're deep into mileage accumulation already, save for the Anniversary banner.
Banner overlap warning: E.H.'s banner ends exactly when the Anniversary banner begins. No grace period, no overlap. Every gem spent after March 5 on E.H. is a gem not available for Crown on March 19.
April 2026 Events
Event Shop Priority
Don't underestimate Skill Manuals. Crown at 10/10/10 is meaningfully stronger than Crown at 7/7/7 — her ATK buff multipliers scale with skill level, and that gap compounds across every boss fight.
Union Raid — March 6–12
Runs March 6 5:00 through March 12 4:59 UTC+9. Bosses: Obelisk, Doctor, Halo, Modernia, Stormbringer. Requires Union Level 3. Coordinate team compositions with your union before the window opens — this overlaps with the E.H. banner period.
Active CDK Codes
Redeem these now. No guaranteed expiry dates are posted, and codes deactivate without notice:
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That's 35 free vouchers. Redeem immediately via Menu → Settings → Coupon/CDK entry.
Version 143.10 Patch Notes
SR Treasure Upgrades
Six SR units get Treasure in this patch: Helm, Drake, Laplace, Tove, Miranda, Sakura. Unlock requirements: SR Doll Phase 15, Bond Level 30, 2 duplicates (3 total copies).
The Helm result is the most counterintuitive finding this patch. At less than 25% CP deficit in campaign, Helm with Treasure active outperforms Crown as a campaign unit. That doesn't mean skip Crown — Crown's value spans all content modes and Helm Treasure has steep unlock requirements — but if you're hitting a CP wall in campaign right now, Helm Treasure may be the more immediate solution.
For F2P players: pick one Treasure unit and focus dispatch on your strongest doll's weapon category before Phase 3. Spreading resources across multiple Treasure units simultaneously is the most common mistake with this system.
Anomaly Interception Reward Boost
Phases 1–9 get a reward increase in April 2026. The standout number: Phase 7 Kraken awards +50 Custom Module Shards minimum per run, translating to 161+ shards per day across 3 attempts. Phase 1 remains the target for Custom Modules and T9 gear farming. If you've been ignoring Anomaly Interception, this is the patch to re-engage.
Regroup Feature
New QoL system allowing squad reorganization and retry without a full restart in Interception, Solo Raid, Union Raid, and Museum. Genuinely useful for Anomaly Interception where phase-specific team adjustments matter.
April 2026 Meta — Team Compositions
Campaign
**Liter (B1) → Crown (B2) → Rapi: Red Hood or Modernia (B3) → Naga
**
Liter builds the B1 ATK buff foundation. Crown multiplies it. Rapi: Red Hood or Modernia closes as B3 carry depending on enemy composition. Naga handles healing and additional buffs. Community-validated as the current campaign ceiling.
Boss / Raid
Little Mermaid (B1) → Crown (B2) → Cinderella or Rapi: Red Hood (B3) → Naga
Little Mermaid replaces Liter in boss contexts for her superior single-target buff profile. Rapi: Red Hood is the preferred B3 when her Fire element isn't resisted; Cinderella covers specific boss types where it is.
PvP (Arena)
Neither new unit reshapes the Arena meta. E.H. is D-tier. Crown has some defensive utility via taunt and self-invulnerability, but she's not a primary Arena unit. Rapi: Red Hood's Arena impact is moderate. Existing Arena-specific compositions still dominate.
Pull Priority — Who to Target
Crown first. Rapi: Red Hood second. E.H. skip.
Must-pull: Crown. Pilgrim rarity with no predictable rerun schedule — some Pilgrims have gone 12+ months without one. Her T0 campaign and boss rating, combined with a multiplicative B2 buff no current unit replicates, makes her the highest-priority pull in recent NIKKE history. This applies to veterans and new players equally.
Strong pull: Rapi: Red Hood. SSS bossing is a legitimate rating. If you're active in Interception, Solo Raid, and Union Raid — which you should be — she delivers consistent value. She's Elysion faction, so reruns are more predictable than Pilgrim. Veterans with deep rosters can weigh her against existing B3 options; for most players, she's worth targeting after Crown.
Skip: E.H. The opportunity cost is the deciding factor. Even if she were B+ tier, spending 15,000–25,000 gems two weeks before Crown's banner is poor allocation. Her 70% DPS efficiency cap in sustained teams makes it worse. Hard pass.
New commanders (under 6 months): Crown above everything. You may not see her again for a year. Rapi: Red Hood is secondary. Don't touch E.H.
Veterans with established rosters: Crown is still the priority. If you already have a strong B3 carry like Modernia, Rapi: Red Hood becomes more situational — but her SSS bossing rating still justifies the pull for raid-focused players.
Gem Planning for April 2026
How Many Gems Do You Need?
F2P target: 18,000–24,000 gems for Anniversary soft pity on Crown. Hard pity is 60,000 gems (200 pulls), but soft pity activates between 60–100 pulls — most players hit Crown in the 18,000–30,000 range. Entering the Anniversary banner with under 10,000 gems risks missing soft pity entirely.
Monthly F2P Gem Income
F2P players who haven't been saving will need 2–3 months of stockpiling to reach 18,000–24,000 comfortably. If you're reading this before March 19, stop spending now.
Step-Up Value
The one-time Step-Up at 31 pulls for 6,600 gems works out to ~213 gems per pull versus 300 for standard singles — a 29% discount. Always use Step-Up first before doing standard 10-pulls.
For players looking to supplement gem reserves before the banner closes, Goddess of Victory NIKKE top up discount April 2026 via BitTopup offers competitive pricing for exactly these high-stakes windows.
What Most April 2026 Guides Miss
Two things worth flagging that don't get enough coverage:
Collections dispatch timing. SR Treasure requires Phase 15 + Bond 30 + 2 duplicates — a significant grind. But while you're working toward those requirements, your Collections dispatch should already be running on your strongest doll's weapon category. Community data shows passive DPS gains from optimized dispatch accumulate meaningfully over weeks. Players who start before Phase 3 are measurably ahead by the time Treasure unlocks.
Helm Treasure's campaign edge. If you're pushing campaign stages near a CP wall, Helm Treasure at sub-25% CP deficit may move you forward faster than Crown will. Crown is the better long-term investment across all content — but Helm Treasure is the better immediate campaign tool in that specific scenario. Know which situation you're actually in before committing resources.
FAQ — NIKKE April 2026 Update
When does the Anniversary banner go live? Approximately March 19, 2026 (UTC+9), immediately after E.H.'s banner ends. Runs through April 2026. Exact end date not officially confirmed at time of writing.
What are the Anniversary banner pity numbers? 4% base SSR rate, 2% featured rate-up per unit, soft pity at 60–100 pulls, hard pity at 200 pulls (60,000 gems). One-time Step-Up: 31 pulls for 6,600 gems.
Should I pull E.H. before the Anniversary? Only if you have 30,000+ gems saved. She's B-tier in boss/story, D-tier in Arena, and pulling her resets your banner pity two weeks before Crown. For most players: no.
Will Crown get a rerun? No confirmed rerun timeline. Pilgrim units have gone 12+ months without reruns before. Treat this as your primary opportunity.
What are the SR Treasure unlock requirements? SR Doll Phase 15, Bond Level 30, 2 duplicates (3 total copies). April 2026 Treasure units: Helm, Drake, Laplace, Tove, Miranda, Sakura.
How do I redeem CDK codes? Menu → Settings → Coupon/CDK entry. Active codes:PUNYQUEEN,NIKKECHRISTMASPARTY,NIKKESTELLARBLADE,3YEARSWITHNIKKE — 35 free Recruit Vouchers total.
The single highest-impact decision you can make this patch is locking in your gem plan before March 19. Crown's Pilgrim rarity makes this one of the most important pull windows in NIKKE's 2026 calendar. Save hard, use Step-Up first, and place Crown leftmost when she arrives.
If you want to top up before the banner closes, Goddess of Victory NIKKE cheap gem recharge for anniversary banners via BitTopup is worth checking — especially if you're targeting both Crown and Rapi: Red Hood in the same window.