October 16 Patch Notes

Exciting news for Phantom Thief Delta! Rapi is getting a special Red Hood costume, and there’s a mini-event happening with a unique song as a reward. This is all in celebration of an upcoming anniversary!

TL;DR

New SSR: Delta: Ninja Thief
- Water Defender MG that can buff other defenders and distributed damage.
New Costume: Rapi: Red Hood – Cherised Red
- The costume that won the popularity poll is finally being given out for FREE.
- Even if you don’t have Rapi: Red Hood, you will receive the costume and be able to use it once you have Rapi: Red Hood in your account.
Rapi: Red Hood Special – The free costume for Rapi: Red Hood, theme song celebrating Rapi: Red Hood, and the border frame based on the top 5 winners of the Doki Doki poll will be given out.
- Claim period from October 16 after maintenance ends until December 4 maintenance.
  - If not claimed within the event period, it will all remain unobtainable for the foreseeable future.
Costume Rerun: Miranda: Thief of Justice
New Event: GO! NINJA THIEF!
- Will focus on the Phantom Thief crew of Phanton, Quency: Escape Queen, Miranda and their new recruit, Delta: Ninja Thief
UNBREAKABLE SPHERE added to Archives.
- Its corresponding mini-game, BUBBLE MARCH, will be added to the Arcade.
New Side Story: EDEN SPEAR
- Eden Spear will pick up from when Dorothy sends out Inherit and Johan to recover Nihilister’s body (Chapter 24+ spoilers)
Special Event: YES, MY COMMANDER!
- A mini-event story giving background story to Rapi’s new skin.

Maintenance Start
October 16, 2025

Maintenance End
October 16, 2025

Read in finer detail below!!

Commanders,

Our game server will be temporarily unavailable on October 16, 2025, while we perform essential maintenance and updates. You won’t be able to play during this time, and we appreciate your understanding.

Expected maintenance duration: October 16, 2025, 11:00:00 – 15:00:00 (UTC +9)

The actual maintenance duration may vary.

Major Updates:

1. New Nikke

1.1 SSR Delta: Ninja Thief

SSR Delta, also known as Ninja Thief, is a skilled and honorable ninja operating in secret, and has now joined the Special Recruit team.

Delta: Ninja Thief can change her actions if Defender allies are close by.

She strengthens her teammates’ attacks that spread damage, and her special ability increases both their attack power and her ability to withstand damage.

– Class: Defender

– Weapon: Ninja Force (MG)

– Code: Water

– Manufacturer: Elysion

The Special Recruit event will be available from after maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

* How to obtain: Lobby → Recruit → Special Recruit

* Recruit Rules:

You can use Gems (both free and purchased) or Advanced Recruit Vouchers to recruit in the Special Recruit. Regular Recruit Vouchers won’t work for this type of recruitment.

You have a 4% chance of getting an SSR Nikke through Special Recruit, and a 2% chance of specifically getting SSR Delta: Ninja Thief.

③ You can get Gold Mileage Tickets when recruiting in Special Recruit.

④ You can exchange 200 Gold Mileage Tickets for Delta: Ninja Thief in the Mileage Shop.

⑤ When Special Recruit ends, unused Gold Mileage Tickets will not disappear.

Once the Special Recruit event is over, you’ll be able to get Delta: Ninja Thief through the regular Recruit options, using Social Points, and by crafting with Mold. She won’t be available in the New Commander Special Recruit, the tutorial Recruit, or the Mileage Shop.

1.2 Temporary Participation Nikkes

While recruiting, you can temporarily let Nikkes who are part of the Pick Up event join the Union Shooting Range.

* Temporary participation duration:

The ‘Delta: Ninja Thief’ event will run from after maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 23:59:59 on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

2. New Costume

2.1 Special Costume: Rapi: Red Hood – Cherished Red

The good girl who’s devoted only to you.

Rapi: Red Hood Special lets you unlock Cherished Red, a complete costume for Rapi: Red Hood, who won the 2025 Nikke popularity vote. This costume features full voice acting, a unique Burst Skill animation, a special standing pose, and a custom SD model.

2.2 Special Costume Rerun: Miranda – Thief of Justice

The phantom thief police will also continue to work hard for the sake of justice today.

Miranda – Thief of Justice will be available in the Cash Shop again for a limited time.

Just a heads-up, the sale starts right after maintenance on October 16th, 2025, and runs until almost midnight on October 29th, 2025 – that’s according to Korean Standard Time, by the way!

3. New Events

3.1 New Story Event: GO! NINJA THIEF!

Delta has joined the Phantom Thieves of Justice as a trainee.

To become a true Phantom Thief, she must pass the trials of Phantom, Quency, and Miranda.

Will Delta finish her training and become a full-fledged Phantom Thief?

The event will run from after our maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

Join the GO! NINJA THIEF! event and earn items by completing stages. You can then trade these items in the Event Shop for rewards like Recruit Vouchers and materials to improve your skills.

* Item exchange in Event Shop will end on October 29, 2025 at 23:59:59 (UTC+9).

① Challenge Stage

The event will run from the end of maintenance on October 16, 2025, and will continue until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

The new Challenge Stage is here in GO! NINJA THIEF! Test your skills against tough bosses to earn valuable items to help you grow stronger!

3.2 Archives – UNBREAKABLE SPHERE

Story Event UNBREAKABLE SPHERE is now available in Archives.

Participate in GO! NINJA THIEF! to obtain Memory Films for unlocking story events in Archives.

* Gameplay begins: After the maintenance on October 16, 2025

* How to enter: Lobby → Outpost → Command Center → Recollection → Archives

3.3 7-Day Login Event – Ninja Thief Steps

The event will run from after our maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

Check in anytime during the event for daily rewards! If you log in for seven days in a row, you’ll also receive Recruit Vouchers and items to help develop your team.

3.4 Rapi: Red Hood Special

The event will run from after maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 4:59 PM on December 4, 2025 (UTC+9 time).

– To all Commanders, we sincerely thank you for your support.

Log in during the event to get exclusive rewards! You’ll receive Cherished Red, a limited costume for Rapi: Red Hood (the winner of the popularity poll), the theme song “Yes, My Commander!”, and special avatar frames featuring the top 5 most popular characters: Rapi: Red Hood, Cinderella, Crown, Dorothy, and Scarlet.

3.5 Special Event: YES, MY COMMANDER

The event will run from after our maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

At the end of a magical day, Rapi receives a small gift.

4. Side Story – EDEN SPEAR

When Dorothy reached out, the Inherit team went to the specified place and found Nihilister waiting for them.

To obtain information from her, Johan and Cecil begin thinking of ways to awaken her.

* Condition to join: Complete Campaign stage 6-15

* How to enter: Lobby → Outpost → Command Center

5. Coordinated Operation

Team up with five Commanders to take on the Modernia Boss! You can play with friends, union members, or let the game automatically find a team for you. If you defeat the Boss, you’ll earn Broken Cores that you can trade for Gems and items to improve your characters at the Recycling Shop. You can also earn Rusted Bones based on your performance, and use those to get even more development materials at the Recycling Shop!

* Event duration: From 12:00:00, October 24, 2025 to 23:59:59, October 26, 2025 (UTC+9)

* How to join: Lobby → Event → Coordinated Operation

6. Champion Arena (Beta Season)

Champion Arena (Beta Season 15) will open on October 23, 2025.

Champion Arena is a competitive mode for players who finish in the top 4 of the SP Arena. It features automated battles organized according to a league schedule, promotion tournaments, and a champions’ duel. During tournaments and the duel, players can predict the winners and earn rewards. Players will also receive special profile frames based on their performance and ranking achievements.

7. Reshuffling of Arena Groups

Rookie Arena and SP Arena groups will undergo periodical reshuffling.

* Reshuffle Time:

① Rookie Arena: From 5:00:00, October 29, 2025 to 4:59:59, October 30, 2025 (UTC+9)

② SP Arena: From 5:00:00, November 5, 2025 to 4:59:59, November 6, 2025 (UTC+9)

8. Simulation Room – Overclock Mode (Season 6)

Season 6 introduces Overclock Mode in the Simulation Room, letting you choose extra options and tackle harder challenges. Completing Overclock Mode will reward you with Skill and Burst Manuals, based on your highest Core Ratio. If you haven’t already earned the rewards from the toughest difficulty (Sector C) in the regular Simulation Room, you’ll get those too! These rewards reset every two weeks, so you can earn them again after the reset period.

* Condition to participate: Clear Simulation Room Difficulty 5 Sector C

* Duration: From 5:00:00, October 21, 2025 to 4:59:59, January 13, 2026 (UTC+9)

* How to join: Lobby → Ark → Simulation Room

9. New Gameplay and Features

9.1 Added the mini game BUBBLE MARCH to the Arcade.

9.2 Added new profile card objects to Profile Decoration.

9.3 Added new titles.

10. New Commodities

10.1 New character packages will be available after the October 16, 2025 maintenance.

The sale will run from after maintenance on October 16, 2025, until 11:59 PM on October 29, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

Please check the details out in Lobby → Cash Shop → Limited-Time Package.

11. Optimizations & Misc. Updates

We’ll share a full list of the optimizations and bug fixes once the maintenance is finished.

Thank you.

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE Team

2025-10-13 18:08

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