Nitocris (Assassin)

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Servant Skills

Shield Up

White Imperial Garments A

Increase own DEF (3 turns).
Further increase own DEF by 30% (1 turn).
Increase own Debuff Resist by 30% (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Defense +	10%	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%	30%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Taunt

Beach Panic EX

300% Chance to apply Target Focus to self (1 turn).
Apply Damage Cut to self (3 times, 5 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Damage Taken -	1000	1100	1200	1300	1400	1500	1600	1700	1800	2000
CD	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Dmg Up

High Road of the Hot Sands A

Increase own ATK (3 turns).
Increase own NP Strength (3 turns).
Increase own NP Gain (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Attack +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
NP Damage +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
NP Rate +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

Special ATK

Extra Attack Boost

Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Extra ATK Eff +	30%	32%	34%	36%	38%	40%	42%	44%	46%	50%

Start Np

Load Magical Energy

Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Start NP +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%

Dmg Up

Anti-Ruler (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Ruler] class enemies.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Special ATK +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%

Class Skills

Presence Concealment A

Increase your Critical Star Drop Rate by 10%.

Divinity B+

Apply Damage Plus for yourself (Total Card Damage +185).

Noble Phantasm

Sneferu Iteru Nile B

Deals damage to all enemies.
Decrease DEF for all enemies by 20% (3 turns).

<Overcharge>

Chance to inflict Death for all enemies. [Activates first]

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Sneferu Iteru Nile

Cleanse the Impurities, Blue and Beautiful Nile

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B	Anti-Personnel	3

Effect	Deals damage to all enemies. Decrease DEF for all enemies by 20% (3 turns).

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	450%	600%	675%	712.5%	750%
def -	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%

Overcharge Effect	Chance to inflict Death for all enemies. [Activates first]

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Death Chance +	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	50,000	x4 Assassin Piece
3	150,000	x10 Assassin Piece x6 Ghost Lantern
4	500,000	x4 Assassin Monument x8 Shell of Reminiscence x4 Phoenix Feather
Max	1,500,000	x10 Assassin Monument x7 Phoenix Feather x4 Scarab of Wisdom

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100,000	x4 Gem of Assassin
2 → 3	200,000	x10 Gem of Assassin
3 → 4	600,000	x4 Magic Gem of Assassin
4 → 5	800,000	x10 Magic Gem of Assassin x4 Shell of Reminiscence
5 → 6	2,000,000	x4 Secret Gem of Assassin x8 Shell of Reminiscence
6 → 7	2,500,000	x10 Secret Gem of Assassin x4 Ghost Lantern
7 → 8	5,000,000	x8 Ghost Lantern x2 Spirit Root
8 → 9	6,000,000	x6 Spirit Root x12 Lamp of Evil-Sealing
9 → 10	10,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100000	x4 Gem of Assassin
2 → 3	200000	x10 Gem of Assassin
3 → 4	600000	x4 Magic Gem of Assassin
4 → 5	800000	x10 Magic Gem of Assassin x4 Phoenix Feather
5 → 6	2000000	x4 Secret Gem of Assassin x7 Phoenix Feather
6 → 7	2500000	x10 Secret Gem of Assassin x2 Scarab of Wisdom
7 → 8	5000000	x4 Scarab of Wisdom x5 Eternal Ice
8 → 9	6000000	x15 Eternal Ice x20 Ball of Rainbow Thread
9 → 10	10000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

A Gift From Ra

When equipped on Nitocris (Assassin)
Increase Arts Card effectiveness by 10% for all allies while she is on the field.
Increase NP Gain by 10% for all allies while she is on the field.

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Overview

“Its true identity was me, Nitocris! I was so embarrassed that I covered myself up in this imperial garment. Huh? You knew? From the start?”

The pharaoh Nitocris joins the summer festivities hidden under a Medjed-like appearance, certainly fooling her fellow pharaohs with her clever deception! While her NP’s instant kill pays homage to her Caster version, Nitocris (Assassin) is a vastly different Servant, taking the role of a hybrid Arts-based AoE Assassin who dives in head-on (literally) into fights both offensive and defensive.

Strikingly, Nitocris boasts a high durability resulting from the Defensive buffs from White Imperial Garments and Beach Panic, which when used together also allow her to effectively use her one-turn Taunt to soak a full turn of damage for the entire team. Furthermore, she also harbors an offensive side, owing to her damaging NP as well as the gamut of offensive buffs from High Road of the Hot Sands. Lastly, Nitocris with her buffs up can charge her NP fairly well off the back of her NP and the defensive NP Gain forced by high hit enemy attacks when her Taunt is active.

On the other hand, Nitocris’ marriage between offense and defense also serves as her weak spot, as it results in a lack of a distinctive niche. For example in terms of team protection, while Nitocris is able to utilize her Taunt very well, she is unable to use it very frequently given its 7-turn cooldown at max. Similarly, despite having a strong steroid, her offensive side suffers from a middling Attack stat, the Assassins’ 0.9x damage modifier, decently long cooldown on her main steroid, and weak base NP Gain from her Quick and Arts cards. 

Overall, Nitocris (Assassin) can be seen as an Arts-based hybrid damage dealer who makes up for her lack of raw damage with decent off tank potential from her defensive buffs and a sweet Taunt. Yet, while her performance with High Road of the Hot Sands active is pretty good, her lack of a true niche limits a wider usage.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
White Imperial Garments A Increase own DEF (3 turns). Further increase own DEF by 30% (1 turn). Increase own Debuff Resist by 30% (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Defense + 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 30% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Beach Panic EX 300% Chance to apply Target Focus to self (1 turn). Apply Damage Cut to self (3 times, 5 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Damage Taken - 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 2000 CD 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
High Road of the Hot Sands A Increase own ATK (3 turns). Increase own NP Strength (3 turns). Increase own NP Gain (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Attack + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% NP Damage + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% NP Rate + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

Generally, despite some defensive benefits, Nitocris core purpose is still mainly offensive. Given Nitocris’ defensive skills are already pretty good at their base level, leveling them is generally done after improving High Road of the Hot Sands. As High Road of the Hot Sands acts as both her Noble Phantasm steroid and her main NP gain buff leveling it is crucial to Nitocris’ performance.

• The extra Defense buff gained from maxing White Imperial Garments A allows Nitocris to survive harder hitting attacks more reliably, increases her long-term survivability, and allows her to utilize defense stacking tactics more effectively. In addition, it packs a small static Debuff Resistance buff. Thanks to its low base cooldown, it is recommended to level this skill second.

• Beach Panic EX’s Taunt is a notably strong tool. However, its primary benefit doesn’t scale with levels, while the increase in damage reduction by itself does not warrant maxing the skill. Furthermore, due to its long base cooldown(9 turns!) and 1-turn duration, the cooldown reduction gained from leveling it would only come to play in rare situations. Level it last.

• Nitocris’ main offensive tool, High Road of the Hot Sands’ various benefits last for three turns, potentially allowing two of her NPs to benefit from a single usage. Due to her aforementioned offensive problems, leveling this skill is imperative for her to be able to reliably clear enemy Rider or Berserker mobs. This skill should be leveled first.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Formal Craft

Kaleid Sapphire

Projection

Dive to Blue

Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament

Holy Night Supper

The Black Grail

Heaven's Feel

A Fragment of 2030

Chocolatier

GUDAGUDA Poster Girl

As Nitocris ultimately leans towards the offensive side, Arts Performance Up CEs serve as her primary choice in longer fights as they also stack multiplicatively with her NP Gain buff. NP Damage Up ones can also be picked if she is going against higher-HP mobs. As she lacks an instant NP battery, Starting NP Gauge CEs are recommended for farming situations. Lastly, Nitocris can support the team well with Passive Critical Stars per Turn in her hybrid capacity, or stack further Taunts for more defensive support.

• Dive to Blue: The Event CE from the event she debuts in is a solid hybrid CE choice for general farming. Still, it's split Attack/HP stat budget is less than ideal at higher level. 
• Golden Sumo / Holy Night Supper: Alternative hybrid CEs, of which Golden Sumo scales especially well.
• Formal Craft / Kaleid Sapphire / Projection: In situations where multiple NPs are required, Arts Performance tends to work best. Charging her first NP might take a while though. 
• The Black Grail / Heaven’s Feel: To make up for her lack of high damage potential, Masters can run her with pure NP Damage. Her own defenses should keep her alive long alive to make use of them.
• Fragment of 2030 / Chocolatier: Nitocris does not generate Critical Stars very well, but with some additional help, it's passable.
• GUDAGUDA Poster Girl: Any Taunt CE is fair game to extend her protective capabilities, but Poster Girl stands out for its duration.

Gameplay Tips

Nitocris (Assassin) is one of the few Servants that can inflict Instant Death through her Noble Phantasm. 

However, Instant Death has always been a highly inconsistent feature, and misleading in nature. It triggers too randomly and the percentages show a far rosier picture than what happens in practice as all enemies have some measure of Instant Death Resistance. The Average death resistance on powerful enemies typically renders it useless in practice against strong enemies.

Annoyingly for Nitocris (Assassin), it may even interrupt an attack sequence meant for generating NP gauge, as any affected target will not be hit by the hits on her NP. Thus, refunding a good portion of Nitocris's NP bar is often unreliable against very weak and/or Undead enemies (that tend to have weak Instant Death Resistance).

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