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This is a guide for Nine, a 5 star combatant in Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN). See Nine's overview, cards, Potential, and Manifest Ego!
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List of Contents
Nine Character Overview
Basic Information
 Nine |
Tier |
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| Type |
 Vanguard |
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| Faction |
 Wanderer |
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| Rarity | ★★★★★ | |
| Attribute |
 Order |
Character Stats
| Attack | 135 |
|---|---|
| Defense | 50 |
| Health | 90 |
| Critical Chance | 3% |
| Critical Damage | 125% |
The stats displayed represent the character's base level
Character Profile
| Gender | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Faction | Wanderer | |
| Race | Human | |
| Birthday | September 3rd | |
| Gift | None | |
| Voice Actors |
JP: Noriko Shibasaki
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| Description | ||
| A mercenary who stands firm and fearless on the battlefield. A legendary figure who once held the number 1 spot on the galactic mercenary ranking board, having achieved a 100% survival rate while exclusively taking on assignments with 100% mortality rates. Currently searching for a huge energy source for undisclosed reasons. | ||
Nine Cards
Basic Cards
 Slash
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Effect: 100% Defense-Based Damage
 Attack
Tags: N/A |
|---|---|
 Back-Edge Parry
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Effect: 100% Shield
 Skill
Tags: N/A |
Epiphany Cards
 Hew
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Effect: 350% Defense-Based Damage Attack
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew Lv. 1 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Initiation Initiation Place this card on top of the Draw Pile at the start of battle ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique AP Cost: 3 Type:
Effect: 420% Defense-Based Damage Attack
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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 Experienced Strike
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Effect: 140% Defense-Based Damage Attack
20% DMG-Based Shield Increase Damage Amount of Exhaust cards by 20% for 1 turn Tags: N/A |
 Fatal Strike
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Effect: 140% Defense-Based Damage Attack
Increase Damage Amount by 20% for each Cost of the highest-Cost Exhaust card in hand, then Exhaust this card Tags: N/A |
 Counterblade
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AP Cost: 0
Type:
Effect: When Shield is gained through an ability, 1 Honed Edge
 Upgrade
Tags: ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
 Fighting Spirit
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Effect: Activate 1 highest-Cost Attack Card(s) of this unit in hand, then Exhaust those cards
Skill
Tags: N/A |
All Card Epiphany Effects
| Hew |
Experienced Strike |
Fatal Strike |
Counterblade |
Hew Epiphanies
| I | II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation, Exhaust, Ephermeral
Attack
・400% Defense-Based Damage ・ 200% Shield ・ Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 1 |
AP Cost: 3
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation, Exhaust, Ephermeral
Attack
・300% Defense-Based Damage ・ Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Extreme) Lv. 1 |
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| III | IV | V | |||
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation, Exhaust, Retain, Ignition
Attack
・400% Defense-Based Damage ・ Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Flash) Lv. 1 |
AP Cost: 3
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation, Exhaust, Ephermeral
Attack
・400% Defense-Based Damage to all enemies ・ Decrease Damage Amount by 10% for each target ・ Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Massacre) Lv. 1 |
AP Cost: 3
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation, Exhaust, Retain
Attack
・400% Defense-Based Damage ・ On ally Counterattack, activate this card ・ Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ambush) Lv. 1 |
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Experienced Strike Epiphanies
| I | II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ 20% DMG-Based Shield ・ Increase Damage Amount of Exhaust cards by 30% for 1 turn |
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ 20% DMG-Based Shield ・ If a card was Exhausted this turn, increase Damage Amount of this card by 30% for 1 turn until used |
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| III | IV | V | |||
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AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ 20% DMG-Based Shield ・ Increase Shield Gain Amount of Skill Cards by 30% for 1 turn |
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・140% Defense-Based Damage ・ 20% DMG-Based Shield +60% Damage Amount for each Exhaust card in hand |
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ 20% DMG-Based Shield ・ For 1 turn, when an Exhaust card is activated, 1 Counterattack |
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Fatal Strike Epiphanies
| I | II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ Increase Damage Amount by 30% for each Cost of the highest-Cost Exhaust card in hand, then Exhaust this card |
AP Cost: 2
Type:
Attack
・260% Defense-Based Damage ・ Increase Damage Amount by 20% for each Cost of the highest-Cost Exhaust card in hand |
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| III | IV | V | |||
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AP Cost: 5
Type:
Tags: Unique, Ignition, Retain
Skill
・Change Hew in hand to its final level |
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Skill
・Exhaust 2 random Exhaust cards of other Combatants in hand ・ For each card Exhausted through this ability, increase Damage Amount of the next used Attack Card of this unit by 30% until used |
AP Cost: 1
Type:
Tags: Retain
Attack
・210% Defense-Based Damage ・ Increase Damage Amount by 80% for each ally owning Counterattack |
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Counterblade Epiphanies
| I | II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AP Cost: 0
Type:
Tags: Unique
Upgrade
・When a card is Exhausted, 1 Honed Edge |
AP Cost: 0
Type:
Tags: Unique
Upgrade
・Increase Shield Gain Amount by 15%, and when Shield is gained through an ability, 1 Honed Edge |
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| III | IV | V | |||
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AP Cost: 0
Type:
Tags: Unique, Initiation
Upgrade
・When Shield is gained through an ability, 1 Honed Edge |
AP Cost: 0
Type:
Tags: Unique
Upgrade
・When Counterattack is gained, 1 Honed Edge+ |
AP Cost: 0
Type:
Tags: Unique
Upgrade
・At the start of the turn, activate Hew in hand 1 time |
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Nine Construct Cards
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Hew Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 420% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 500% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 2
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 600% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: At the start of the turn, create 1 Hew in hand Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 480% Defense-Based Damage Order
200% Shield Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 580% Defense-Based Damage Order
200% Shield Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ironclad) Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 2
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 700% Defense-Based Damage Order
200% Shield Incinerate: At the start of the turn, create 1 Hew (Ironclad) in hand Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Extreme) Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 360% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Extreme) Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Extreme) Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 420% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Extreme) Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Extreme) Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 550% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Extreme) Lv. 4 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Extreme) Lv. 4
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 680% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Extreme) Lv. 5 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Extreme) Lv. 5
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AP Cost: 2
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 1000% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: At the start of the turn, create 1 Hew (Extreme) in hand Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Flash) Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 480% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Flash) Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique ・ Ignition Ignition If this card is in hand, when a card is Exhausted, decrease Cost of this card by 1 until used |
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Hew (Flash) Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 580% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Flash) Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique ・ Ignition Ignition If this card is in hand, when a card is Exhausted, decrease Cost of this card by 1 until used |
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Hew (Flash) Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 700% Defense-Based Damage Order
Incinerate: At the start of the turn, create 1 Hew (Flash) in hand Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique ・ Ignition Ignition If this card is in hand, when a card is Exhausted, decrease Cost of this card by 1 until used |
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Hew (Massacre) Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 480% Defense-Based Damage to all enemies Order
Decrease Damage Amount by 10% for each target Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Massacre) Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Massacre) Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 580% Defense-Based Damage to all enemies Order
Decrease Damage Amount by 10% for each target Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Massacre) Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Ephermeral Ephermeral If this card is in hand at the end of the turn, Exhaust it ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Massacre) Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 700% Defense-Based Damage to all enemies Order
Decrease Damage Amount by 10% for each target Incinerate: At the start if the turn, create 1 Hew (Massacre) in hand Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ambush) Lv. 1
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 480% Defense-Based Damage Order
On ally Counterattack, activate this card Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ambush) Lv. 2 Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ambush) Lv. 2
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 580% Defense-Based Damage Order
On ally Counterattack, activate this card Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ambush) Lv. 3 Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
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Hew (Ambush) Lv. 3
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AP Cost: 3
Type:
Attack
Attribute:
Effect: 700% Defense-Based Damage Order
On ally Counterattack, activate this card Incinerate: Create 1 Hew (Ambush) Lv. 4 Tags: ・ Exhaust Exhaust When used, this card moves to the Exhaust pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Unique Unique Cannot hold more than 1 card with Unique |
 Exploit Opening
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AP Cost: 0
Type:
Skill
Attribute:
Effect: 1 Vulnerable Order
1 Tenacity Damage Tags: ・ Exhaust 2 Exhaust 2 When used 2 times, this card moves to the Exhausted pile ・ Retain Retain This card is not discarded at the end of the turn ・ Retrieve Retrieve When this card moves to the Graveyard, return it to hand. Remove recovery upon activation |
Nine Ego Skill
| Ego Skill | Effects | EP Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Reflection: Zero
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250% Defense-Based Damage to all enemies +50% Damage Amount for each point of the combined Cost of the 2 highest-Cost cards, then Exhaust those cards |
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Nine Potential
Potential Effects and Cost
| # | Upgrade | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epiphany Bonus | When entering Chaos, obtain 1 random Rare Card with an activated Epiphany. | ・8x Common Growth Stone of Order ・10000 Units |
| 2 | Upgrade Basic Cards | Increase Damage, Shield Gain, and Heal Amounts of Basic Cards by 2% | ・4x Common Growth Stone of Order ・3000 Units |
| 3 | Upgrade Neutral Cards | Increase Damage, Shield Gain, and Heal Amounts of Common Cards by 2% | ・5x Great Growth Stone of Order ・16000 Units |
| 3-1 | Basic Card Proficiency | `+30% Damage Amount to Slash cards, and adds the following effect: Increase Damage Amount of Exhaust cards by 15% for 1 turn (max 2 stacks) | ・16x Great Growth Stone of Order ・24000 Units |
| 4 | Upgrade Unique Cards | Increase Damage, Shield Gain, and Heal Amounts of Unique Cards by 2% | ・8x Great Growth Stone of Order ・20000 Units |
| 5 | Critical Chance Proficiency | +2% Critical Chance | ・16x Premium Growth Stone of Order ・28000 Units |
| 5-1 | Basic Card Proficiency | `+5% Damage Amount to Nine's Slash, and if Nine's Defense is greater than 250, add an additional +5% to the modifier | ・16x Premium Growth Stone of Order ・2x Shards of Condemnation ・60000 Units |
| 6 | Health Proficiency | +2.4% Critical Damage | ・120x Premium Growth Stone of Order ・42000 Units |
| 7 | Upgrade Unique Stats | If Nine's Defense is greater than 300, +5% Order Attribute Damage Amount, and for every 10 Defense exceeding 300, add an additional +2% to the modifier (up to an additional +10%) | ・36x Premium Growth Stone of Order ・2x Shards of Condemnation ・80000 Units |
Nine Manifest Ego
Ego Manifestation Effects
| # | Manifest Ego | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleeping Memory | Targets may be selected for an attack with the Fighting Spirit card. |
| 2 | Awakening Memory | At the start of battle, create 1 Exploit Opening card. Exploit Opening: 1 Vulnerable, 1 Tenacity Damage |
| 3 | Vivid Memory | +150 Damage Amount to Reflection: Zero, and +50% Damage Amount to the modifier for the combined Cost of the 2 highest-Cost cards effect. |
| 4 | Inner Memory | +150 Damage Amount to Reflection: Zero, and +50% Damage Amount to the modifier for the combined Cost of the 2 highest-Cost cards effect. |
| 5 | Complete Memory | Increase the level of Potential by +3 for Upgrade Basic Cards, Upgrade Neutral Cards, Upgrade Unique Cards |
| 6 | Liberated Memory | When Hew cards are activated, inflict 15% of the Damage dealt to the target as Fixed Damage. |
Each Manifest Ego will require one Memory Code - Nine and the Ego Manifestation from the previous stage.
Nine Release Date
February 4, 2026
| Time Until Nine's Banner Release |
|---|
Nine was announced that she will release on February 04, 2026. She will be part of the Second Season of Galactic Disaster in the second phase right after Narja's banner.
Nine Information and Mentions
Mentioned in the 2026 Roadmap Showcase For Season 2
Nine was shown in the 2026 roadmap showcase on December 20, 2025. She is the galaxy's top mercenary with no fear against jumping into danger.
2026 First-Half Roadmap Details
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This char is def worth pulling for. Awesome and strong unit.