Collection Items - Priority

"Who should I equip my dolls on? Which Nikke's doll should I upgrade first? Should I equip R dolls first or SR dolls first on this Nikke?"

This guide aims to answer the above questions as best as possible! We will be dividing these answers into two simple parts. The first part will cover which Nikke should get the Doll first, The second part will cover which Nikke you should spend your Maintenance Kits to upgrade it to the top level! So, without further ado, let's get into it!

This section will cover which Nikkes you should equip your Weapon Based Dolls on first. We will be taking both PvE and PvP into consideration, and will have a separate priority tier for PvP Nikkes for each Weapon Type!

Sniper Rifle

Machine Gun

Assault Rifle

Shotgun

Rocket Launchers

Sub-Machine Guns

After you have equipped dolls on all the Nikkes you want in a certain weapon type with R/SR dolls, you may start using that weapon type's doll into Combine for more materials to upgrade your dolls, or for a chance to get more SR dolls.In Combine, you can give 4 R dolls for a chance to get an SR doll. But most probably, you will receive Purple or Gold Maintenance Kits.

Upgrading Dolls isn't the same as Equipping Dolls. It imposes different priorities because the buffs that they give vary in usefulness across weapon types. You may also consider upgrading Dolls solely for CP padding, albeit that one might be too resource-intensive for the average player. CP padding will improve your Campaign and PvP performance, but if you factor in the cost, it isn't really worth the hassle and investment.

Back to the topic, Dolls offer significantly more potent buffs for SR, RL, and SG as they increase the Total Damage Multiplier. AR can also benefit from the Core Damage Multiplier, but not all enemies have an exposed core. On the other hand, MG has it worse with just a tiny bit of Max Ammo increase, which is heavily diluted by Max Ammo OL. Thus, for MG, the buff is insubstantial, and upgrading it will not amplify damage output as much as upgrading an SG or SR Doll.

For more info about these weapon-specific buffs, visit the homepage of this guide series.

Collection Items - Intro

Therefore, we can conclude that there are 3 upgrading paths, depending on your goal:

• Are you aiming to maximize your damage output in Raids and other PvE content?
• Are you aiming to pad your CP for Campaign and PvP advantage?
• Are you planning to utilize a Treasure/Favorite Item?

The answer for No. 2 is relatively simple, so we'll answer that first. Basically, what you want to do is equip and upgrade Dolls on Nikkes you normally use for Campaign and PvP. We are not going to suggest any Nikkes here because everyone prefers to use different Nikkes for different content. However, since Dolls give stat boost, damage reduction, as well as cover HP increase, you may want to prioritize DPS first and units who need to absorb tons of damage, such as Noah, Noise, or Rapunzel.

Now, for maximizing damage output, it is honestly a little complicated because it also depends on the type of content, but for most people it would be Raids. Here are some tips to help you decide whose Doll to upgrade first:

• Some DPS may perform significantly better than other DPS in a Raid. Prioritize them first. For example, against Gravedigger, upgrading Red Hood's and Soda: Twinking Bunny's Dolls was a great idea.
• What we are saying here is that upgrade Dolls only after you know who you will use when a Raid is active. Do NOT upgrade them without knowing who is going to excel. Also prioritize DPS that has consistent performance across Raids or has shown a record of doing so. This includes SBS and Alice.
• Now, for weapon types, prioritize SR/RL/SG > AR > SMG/MG. Currently, we do not really have any powerful SMG DPS, so there is no reason to upgrade.

What if I wanted to maximize my damage output AND do CP padding at the same time? Well, you should then prioritize units that are used in all content. For example, we use Red Hood in Raids, Campaign, and even PvP. Upgrading her Doll is an economically wise choice.

Finally, the last question is in-arguably the most important. Why is that? Well, if you are planning to get Treasure for someone, do NOT even think about CP padding or upgrading Dolls for stat/damage boost beyond R 15 / SR 5. Your income of Maintenance Kits is very low. You should save them for upgrading your SR Doll to Level 15 for that Treasure Nikke instead.

PvE

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  Red Hood : Hands down the best unit to upgrade in our opinion. The best unit in the game, period.
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  Alice : Alice is simply the best DPS, and also benefits the most from Dolls compared to other SRs due to her higher base Charge Multiplier (350%). For us, she fits in right in the Priority #2 spot!
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  Scarlet: Black Shadow : Simply insane DPS output. Cannot have a raid without her, and with the recent CP changes she shines even brighter in Campaign as well! Even in PvP she is one of the better options to use as main B3! SBS sits comfortably in the top 3 units to upgrade your commander dolls on!

PvE Tier List

Explaining the other Tiers

Favorite Items: If you just want to focus on unlocking the newer version of the units, the order of priority is given from left to right.

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  Exia [Treasure] is very important for doing better in electric weak raids and also against Mirror Container, in both Campaign and in A.I.
• 
  Laplace [Treasure] is an overall decent unit for campaign, will shine in Iron Weak Raids, and is the top PvP pick, above all other treasure units. However, her Campaign and Raid use is more or less restricted for Iron Weak stages in the overall meta.
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  Viper [Treasure] is a unit for Water Weak Raids.
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  Diesel [Treasure] will help you progress in Elysion Tower, or will help incomplete rosters do better in Raids.
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  Frima [Treasure] is a unit for the future. The True Damage team has not come along quite yet.

Top DPS Picks

The top pick here for raids specifically are the SG team DPS. Investing in Maid Privaty and B.Soda can allow you to run healer-less SG teams in Raids!

All of the remaining DPS units are paired with each other according to their element. Left to Right in priority in their elements. e.g. Fire has Asuka > Mod, while Iron has SW > Maxwell.

Top Supports

If you are trying to focus it all into one team - to perhaps get stage 9 for an Anomaly Interception, or to increase your combat power in Campaign - these are the top picks for Supports.

PvP Tier List

This is for those PvP hyper fans who are waiting for Champions Arena details.

• Priority of this Tier List is: Left to Right, Top to Bottom.
• Exception: Rapunzel, xAnne, Nero and Bay can be done after some of the good DPS are brought up.