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Nero

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Nero
RaritySSR
BurstBurst 2
ClassDefender
ElementFire
WeaponSMG
ManufacturerTetra
SquadHappy Zoo
Release date2023-07-06

Tiers by mode

Campaign
E
Boss
E
PvP
S

Source: prydwen.gg tier list

Skills

Cat's Repayment

Passive

Activates when recovery takes effect. Affects the target who applied the recovery effect. Damage Taken ▼ 14.14% for 5 sec. Activates when recovery takes effect. Affects self. Cat's Repayment: Damage Taken ▼ 8.43%, stacks up to 5 time(s) and lasts for 5 sec.

Lil' Paw

Passive

There is a 30% chance of activating when attacked. Affects the target. Damage Taken ▲ 8.26% for 5 sec. There is a 30% chance of activating when in Grumpy Cat status. Affects the target. Deals 158.05% of final ATK as damage. Activates when entering battle. Affects self. Max HP ▲ 60.28% continuously.

Grumpy Cat

Active · Cooldown 20s

Affects 1 enemy unit(s) with the highest HP. Deals 1104.91% of final ATK as damage. Affects self. Attract: Taunt all enemies for 15 sec. Activates when Cat's Repayment is fully stacked. Affects self. Grumpy Cat: HP Potency ▲ 60.08% for 15 sec.

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

Investment & usage

Treasure: No dedicated Treasure. Collection Item (weapon collection level) target: SR5 (SR15).

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

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

Overload priority: DEF > ATK > Max Ammo

Recommended cubes: Relic Tempering, Relic Vigor. Use cases: PvP, zombie deck.

Appears in 6 teams

Best Anis PvP Team 2

PvP

Nero· Bay· Anis: Star· Helm· Moran

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] This team features incredible oppressive stalling experience. It beats many teams (including Variant 1) and is one of the best teams for CA. High Charge Speed OL is recommended to prevent MoranTr from getting sniped by opposing HelmTr. Substitutions: BayTr can be replaced by Mana.

Best Anis PvP Team 3

PvP

Anis: Star· Nero· Helm· Biscuit· Moran

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] This team is the best of the three but is very expensive (uses Biscuit). Usable for Rookie and SpA but may reduce viability of other comps in CA.

The ultimate stall

PvP

Moran· Nero· Quiry· Helm· Rapunzel

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] The popular Nero stall is now immensely strengthened with Helm, especially if you have charge speed on your RL units.

The Ultimate Stall

PvP

Moran· Nero· Helm· Rapunzel· Mana

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] This team utilizes Damage Reduction to its maximum potential by combining units who can trigger Nero's passive and benefit from her "payback". In this 3 RL comp, Helm (Treasure), Rapunzel, and Mana continually heal the team while enjoying up to about 75% damage reduction buffs (dependent on investments, doll, and cube), whereas Moran and Nero tank for them. Nero can also gain at least 100% damage reduction here at maximum investments, meaning she will not take any damage at all for 10s after Full Burst! Not to mention, you are well-equipped with double revives, two Full Burst possibilities, charge speed bonus, and 10s lifesteal. That is some insane defense right there. Counterable by Scarlet stall teams or swift 2 RL teams involving Blanc + Rosanna to dispel Mana and counteract Damage Taken. Variants of this team include repositioning some units to let Rapunzel be the first B1 or to let Nero be the main tanker. Do note that Moran's Attract activates first, so she will be the one taunting primary attacks and Nero the secondary attacks as decoy (for Anis: Sparkling Summer's Ray, etc).

Stall the Hell Out of the Enemies

PvP

Nero· Moran· Helm· Rapunzel· Mihara: Bonding Chain

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] In this team, the main focus is to kill Mihara: Bonding Chain early on and just surviving/stalling until her debuff slowly kills the enemies. You can choose to revive her so she can benefit from offensive buffs, either immediately with Mana or with Rapunzel in the second rotation. Remember, her off-burst damage is plenty good already! But, you can also remove Helm Treasure/Quiry/Mana and avoid placing B3 to her left if you want Mihara: Bonding Chain to Burst for more damage. Finally, you can place Mihara: Bonding Chain in P1 or P5 depending on whether you're attacking/defending and the team setups (read more: PvP targeting - https://www.prydwen.gg/nikke/guides/pvp-mechanics/) and flip this team accordingly. Substitutions: Helm Treasure can be replaced by Quiry, Rapunzel can be replaced by Mana.

Heal More, Stall Longer

PvP

Nero· Milk· Quiry· Rapunzel· Biscuit

[Source: prydwen.gg character page] This team uses Milk's lifesteal plus HP potency to allow the team to survive longer. She synergizes well with B2 and B3 who fortify the team. Make sure to use Helm (Treasure)'s B3 for insane lifesteal capabilities. Other stall ideas where more healers such as Maid Anchor, Trina are used may also net positive results.

Real usage data

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

Appears in 1 of the 214 real-usage teams we transcribed. (Solo Raid 0 · Tower 0 · Campaign 0 · PvP 1)

Usage-based rating

Arena C · 11.6%

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).

Most frequent teammates

Bay · Helm · Mana · Moran

Representative real teams

PvP

6.7% win rate · 2.4% adoption

Nero· Bay· Helm· Mana· Moran

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