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Drake

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Drake
RaritySSR
BurstBurst 3
ClassAttacker
ElementFire
WeaponSG
ManufacturerMissilis
SquadMatis
Release date2022-11-04

Tiers by mode

Campaign
D
Boss
C
PvP
A

Source: prydwen.gg tier list

Skills

Overcharge

Passive

Activates at the beginning of Full Burst. Affects all allies. Hit Rate ▲ 11.85% for 10 sec. ATK ▲ 11.85% for 10 sec.

Thunder Bolt

Passive

Activates after 10 hits. Affects 3 enemy unit(s) with the lowest remaining HP. Deals 98.55% of final ATK as damage.

Drake Special

Active · Cooldown 40s

Affects enemies within the attack range. [Target] Deals 1254% of final ATK as damage. Affects self. Max Ammunition Capacity ▲ 72.18% for 10 sec.

Skill descriptions are the official in-game text (global server).

Investment & usage

Treasure: She has a dedicated Treasure, counted among the higher-priority ones on the recent community raising sheet. Final target stage for Collection Item / Treasure: stage 3.

Investment profile: A character whose skill build-up and Overload priority are laid out on the community raising sheet (updated 2026.7). Use cases: PvE, shotgun decks.

Skill priority: Skill 1 = Burst Skill > Skill 2 (at endgame, Skill 2 at around 7 is enough)

Overload priority: Elemental Damage > ATK > Max Ammo (useful extra option: Hit Rate)

Totem usage: Burst 3, 40s cooldown. [Based on the skill text] Skill 1 "Overcharge" grants all allies hit rate ▲ 7% and ATK ▲ 7% for 10 sec **at the start of Full Burst**. It applies automatically with no conditions. ⚠️ Note that Drake is used as a damage dealer in shotgun decks — totemRole means "she can also be used as a totem", not "she is only used as a totem" (HANDOFF §4-5). In teams where Drake drives Burst 3 this label does not apply at all. (Basis: scripts/findTotems.mjs tier-2 detection — repeatedly fielded while losing the burst rotation in 3 or more guide-recommended teams. Approved in user review on 2026-08-09.)

Recommended cube: Relic Bear. Use cases: PvE, shotgun decks.

Appears in 20 teams

Showing 6 representative teams.

Isabel Operates a Shotgun, Remember?

Boss

Isabel· Tove· Arcana· Drake· Dolla

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] Isabel operates a Shotgun, so by law we are obliged to introduce this team. Tove increases Isabel's ATK and ATK SPD and supplies her with Max Ammo, allowing her to shoot more and harder. Dolla also grants small offensive buffs, but most importantly she is here for CDR. DrakeTr provides ATK buff to Isabel and herself. If you have ever thought about it, do NOT use BSoda here. We have also asked people to try with Leona and MastM instead of Dolla, and both reduce the team's damage against Electric-weak monsters at least. Unlike the other two teams featured in this guide, this team lacks healing, which can be a problem in some Raids. Substitutions: Dolla can be replaced with Helm: Aqua Marine or Leona. (Element: Electric)

Bunny with a fortunate mate

Boss

Tove· Arcana: Fortune Mate· Soda: Twinkling Bunny· Dorothy: Serendipity· Drake

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] Soda seems to have found a comfortable spot alongside Arcana in Iron-Weak. This matchup does not have survivability, but offers to deal more damage than this team would do with other currently available B2s. However, Nayuta may find use over Altcana if healing is needed. (Element: Iron)

Demolish Unprotected P1 Wind Unit

PvP

Noah· Biscuit· Asuka Shikinami Langley· Drake· Rapunzel

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] A sample setup to quickly kill an unprotected Blanc, Noah, or Scarlet Black Shadow in the first spot. Only Asuka and Rapunzel are essential in the team. The rest are replaceable. Needs Elemental DMG OL to work.

XBrid Punching a Hole in Alteisen's Body

Boss

Tove· Brid: Silent Track· Dorothy: Serendipity· Drake· Soline: Frost Ticket

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] XBrid deals good personal damage with invested gear and when paired with Tove (Treasure version, especially) and DrakeTr. She shines best against Fire-weak due to elemental advantage. Substitutions: SolineFT can be replaced by other off-burst CDR, such as DWife or Volume.HelmTr can be replaced by any B3. (Element: Fire)

Shotgun Team 3 - Drowning in Water

Boss

Tove· Leona· Dorothy: Serendipity· Soda: Twinkling Bunny· Drake

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] If heals are not an issue, put Leona and Drake in. You will run this setup against Water weak, Iron weak and Wind weak. For Fire Weak and Electric weak, Doro won't be able to match high Ele Drake/Privaty though, but if you invest your Doro well, just accept the loss rather than using a mid Drake/Priv. Substitutions: Drake (Treasure) or Bunny Soda can be replaced with Viper (Treasure). (Element: Water)

3 RL 3 SG

PvP

Soda: Twinkling Bunny· Bay· Tove· Dorothy: Serendipity· Drake

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] To run this team reliably, you must treasure both Tove and Bay (phase 1 is okay). It gives 3 SG an insane amount of ATK at 3 RL, which allows Soda to wipe most of Nikkes, then they will mow down whatever left with fast AS from Doro, Drake and Soda. Bay will help them heal and protect them from long nuke and prolong team's life by taking most of the damage. Pretty solid team in CA.

Real usage data

Source: enikk.app · as of 2026-09-13 — transcribed from the site and tallied by us.

Appears in 5 of the 214 real-usage teams we transcribed. (Solo Raid 5 · Tower 0 · Campaign 0 · PvP 0)

Usage-based rating

Overall B · 28.8%Solo Raid A · 64.5%Arena A · 39.5%

Ratings enikk derives from tracked usage. Its scale tops out at S over 6 steps, unlike the tier table above (prydwen, 9 steps topping out at SSS).

Representative real teams

Solo Raid 37 · Ultra · Weak to Water

1281 samples

Tove· Dorothy: Serendipity· Arcana: Fortune Mate· Drake· Soline: Frost Ticket

Solo Raid sample counts are per-server, so they cannot be added up across teams.

Frequent sub-groups in PvP

4-member33.3% win rate · 16.2% adoption

Drake· Rosanna· Noir· Soda: Twinkling Bunny

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