Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list for January 2025

This Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list guide will help you create a robust team in the current meta. It ranks over 60 Nikkes from the best to worst, helping you identify the most robust ones to include in your team. The title’s meta is ever-changing, with Shift Up introducing new units in monthly updates. In March, fans had the opportunity to get four new units.

One SSR, D: Killer Wife, debuted on March 7, whereas two new SSRs, Emilia and Rem, and one SR, Ram, were introduced in the March 21 collaboration update with the Re: Zero anime series.

That said, the complete Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list for January 2025 is below.

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Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list: Choose the best Nikkes for your team (January 2025)

Liter ranks at the SS-tier in this Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list. (Image via Shift Up)

There are a lot of different heroes available in Goddess of Victory: Nikke. There are attack heroes, support characters, and defense characters to help the players assemble a sustainable team and win more. This list focuses on categorizing all the characters into seven tiers.

These are the SSS tier, SS tier, S tier, A tier, B tier, B tier, C tier, and D tier. Like other gachas’ tier lists, the SSS tier offers the most robust units in the current Goddess of Victory Nikke meta, and the weak performers are in the D-tier.

SSS tier

Scarlet is considered among the best characters in SS tier (Image via Shift Up)

The SSS tier characters are definitely the best ones in the game and it is recommended players go for them when they get the chance. Having these units with you will allow you to breeze past the content.

D: Killer Wife (Burst I)
Litter (Burst I)
Red Hood (Burst I and Burst III)
Tia (Burst I)
Blanc (Burst II)
Crown (Burst II)
Naga (Burst II)
Asuka Shikinami Langley (Burst III)
Modernia (Burst III)
Noir (Burst III)
Scarlett (Burst III)
Rei Ayanami (Burst III)
Scarlett: Black Shadow (Burst III)

SS tier

Centi is an amazing unit worthy of the S tier (Image via Shift Up)

The characters on this list are among the most overpowered units in Goddess of Victory: Nikke. They are perfect for dishing out massive damage from enemies and clearing the content quickly. Players are advised to upgrade them whenever possible to get guaranteed wins in this RPG title.

Alice: Wonderland Bunny (Burst I)
Dorothy (Burst I)
Rapuzel (Burst I)
Centi (Burst II)
Rem (Burst II)
Rosanna: Chic Ocean (Bust II)
A2 (Burst III)
Alice ((Burst III)
Ein (Burst III)
Emilia (Burst III)
Lapels (Burst III)
Maxwell (Burst III)
Privaty (Burst III)
Anis: Sparkling Summer (Burst III)

S Tier

The S-tier characters are also very powerful. They overpower every other unit in this Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list except those in the SS tier. Upgrade them whenever possible and give them the best gears to make them as robust as SS-tier units.

Mary: Bay Goddess (Burst I)
Mica: Snow Buddy (Burst I)
Noise (Burst I)
Volume (Burst I)
Helm: Aquamarine (Burst II)
Diesel (Burst II)
Dola (Burst II)
Marciana (Burst II)
Harran (Burst III)
Snowhite: Innocent Days (Burst III)
Ludmilla: Winter Owner (Burst III)
Ludmilla: Winter Owner ((Burst III)
Privaty: Unkind Maid (Burst III)
Snow White (Burst III)
Soda: Twinkling Bunny ((Burst III)

A tier

There are some amazing Super Rare (SR) and Super-super Rare (SSR) characters in Goddess of Victory: Nikke. Thus, if you want to count on rerolling, opting for at least one SR or SSR character from this tier will be helpful.

Exia (Burst I)
Miranda (Burst I)
M102 (Burst I)
Sakura (Burst I)
Pepper (Burst I)
Zwei (Burst I)
Anis (Burst II)
Poli (Burst II)
Quency (Burst II)
Eleg (Burst II)
Rupee (Burst II)
2B (Bust III)
Helm (Bust III)
Laplace (Bust III)
Drake (Bust III)
Kilo (Bust III)
Sakura: Bloom in Summer (Bust III)

B tier

Exia in Goddess of Victory Nikke. (Image via Shift Up)

There are some incredibly interesting units in this tier as well. Even though these characters come nowhere close to the other tier units mentioned in the Goddess of Victory: Nikke tier list, they are pretty good for enhancing your chances of winning.

Exia (Burst I)
Jackal (Burst I)
Ludmilla (Burst I)
Milk (Burst I)
Moran (Burst I)
Pascal (Burst I)
Ram (Burst I)
Tove (Burst I)
Yan (Burst I)
Rupee: Winter Shopper (Burst I)
Admi (Burst II)
Bay (Burst II)
Biscuit (Burst II)
Diesel (Burst II)
Guilty (Burst II)
Makima (Burst II)
Noah (Burst II)
Viper (Burst II)
Epinel (Burst III)
Guillotine (Burst III)
Power (Burst III)
Maiden (Burst III)

C tier

Rapi in Goddess of Victory Nikke. (Image via Shift Up)

The units ranked in the C-tier of this Goddess of Victory Nikke tier list are below average. They don’t provide much utility after you clear the early-game content. Use them only if you lack the SS, S, A, or B-tier units.

Anchor (Burst I)
Cocoa (Burst I)
Emma (Burst I)
Frima (Burst I)
Mary (Burst I)
Soda (Burst I)
Rei (Burst I)
Ade (Burst II)
Clay (Burst II)
Folkwang (Burst II)
Mast (Burst II)
Anne: Miracle Fairy (Burst II)
Nero (Burst II)
Nihilister (Burst II)
Sin (Burst II)
Viper (Burst II)
Yuni (Burst II)
D (Burst III)
Quiry (Burst III)
Rapi (Burst III)
Julia (Burst III)
Soline (Burst III)
Sugar (Burst III)
Vesti (Burst III)
Trony (Burst III)
Yulha (Burst III)

D tier

Mica is a support unit who uses Rocket Launcher. (Image via Shift Up)

These are the lowest-ranked units under the current meta of Goddess of Victory Nikke. These beginner-friendly characters are mostly fillers used to occupy the blank spaces in the team.

However, as the players unlock more characters, these units will be replaced quickly, especially if there is a push for ranks. You can find the tier list of Disney Mirrorverse, another RPG game like this, here.

Ether (Burst I)
Mica (Burst I)
Rosanna (Burst I)
Neon (Burst I)
iDoll Flower (Burst I)
iDoll Ocean (Burst I)
Product 08 (Bust I)
Soldier OW (Burst I)
Aria (Burst II)
Belorta (Burst II)
Delta (Burst II)
Eunhwa (Burst II)
Himeno (Burst II)
Leona (Burst II)
Novel (Burst II)
Red Hood (Burst II)
Signal (Burst II)
Product 23 (Burst II)
Soldier FA (Burst II)
Neon: Blue Ocean (Burst III)
Brid (Burst III)
Crow (Burst III)
Isabel (Burst III)
Mihara (Burst III)
Neve (Burst III)
iDoll Sun (Burst III)
Product 12 (Burst III)
Soldier EG (Burst III)

That concludes the tier list for Goddess of Victory Nikke's currently available characters based on their performances under the current meta. You can check out the other tier list of other RPG games, like Marvel Contest of Champions, here.

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Edited by Sijo Samuel Paul