Nuke Theory

The strongest damagers of each element, and their utilities.

Created because updating everyone each time powercrept nuker appears is not ideal. Power is ranked from left to right, APPROXIMATELY. Some girls are better in some situations than others. The principle of these are simple: buff hierarchy is dexterity > effective element damage > act > critical. However, the utility and unit skill of girls also matters quite a bit.

This does not apply just for CR, but also ranking events.

The list will be organised by role type. Self buffers are those that want to use their own acts as much as possible, hence belonging in smaller teams. Team buffers, well, buff the whole team, providing support to buffless damagers. They are ranked from left to right solely based on their impact on damage output.

Universals

Girls that can be used everywhere.

Lt. Mei Fan - generalist US and buffs can be widely applicable.

Stormy Ace Misora - see left.

Izanagi Nana - massive team buffs on climax with 20kira/turn passive and a versatile unit skill. Can be slotted into most large teams for firing of multiple climaxes.

Pajama Karen - a free dream character with high base ACT, a versatile AP down and a good AP:multiplier ratio and climax. Bring buffers with her.

Flower

Self Buffers

They wouldn't powercreep Ichie so qui- oh... A 50/50 US, AP down, much higher base act make her the premier flower chopper.

Best used in duos, with a tank and unit skill support. Lacks defensive abilities and thus needs more protection than the two next to her.

Best used in duos, with a tank and unit skill support, especially Stage Girl Nana/Hikari.

Low base ACT, but self-buff is still strong. Built-in dispel can be useful against the right bosses.

Team Buffers

She has a powerful buff act and enmity damage on climax, but her other two acts are weak.

A decent buff act and 30/30 unit skill, but AP-costly. The stage effect is useful, however.

Buffless Damagers

Wind

Team Buffers

Provides the much-needed AP down that allows Honda to use all of her buffs, along with additional dexterity and a 50/50 US.

Essentially a slightly worse version of Fool, provides the same buffs and AP down with lower multipliers and no NER.

An incredible amount of effective element damage to her name, plus a powerful climax. Needs AP down.

Despite her mark, typeAmp, and 50/50 US, the lack of any buffs severely wounds her viability. Needs dexterity support.

She's free (!), has a 50/50 (albeit to self) US, and high multiplier/AP ratio. Needs dexterity support.

Nothing but dexterity and brute force. Her AP-costly mark and low multipliers on other acts make her less than ideal, though the very accessible 50/50 US helps.

Buffless Damagers

Snow

Team buffers

50/50 snow US, AP down, team dexterity - works incredibly well in a duo with the one on her right.

50/50 snow US (as well!), crit rate, mark, plus NER for additional utility.

Lack of buffs beyond her autoskill and climax aren't the best, but her stage effect and strong base ACT + multipliers makes her work. Needs AP down.

While her base ACT and US are rather low, her multipliers make her alright. Needs dexterity support.

More of a PVP choice, the awkward countable buff and AP costs make her clunky to use.

Buffless Damagers

Space

Self buffers

Seisho, the full suite of pre-attack buffs, mark and type-amplification damage on climax. The unparalled queen of solo damagers, exceeding even Kondo.

The poor man's version, her self-buffing is AP-costly and takes effect after the attack, on top of a lacklustre base attack and an autoskill that makes it hard for fodders to die.

Team buffers

50/50 offensive unit skill, a good team buff and decent multipliers of her own. Pairs very well with AP down unit.

Another 50/50 offensive unit skill, paired with the highest base act in the game and a 2AP whole-team AP down and ACT Up.

Good base act, AP:multiplier ratio and a huge team buff on climax. Very versatile offensive unit skill and 20kira/turn auto makes charging easy. AP down autoskill allows for huge damage spike on T1.

Weaker options

Little Prince Misora - high dex value but AP costly and only one useful act
Cheerleader Yachiyo - poor AP: multiplier ratio and mediocre buff values
Nutcracker Claudine - poor buff values and low base ACT

Buffless Damagers

Moon

Self buffers

Needs AP down. Low base act and weak buffs makes her very outdated. Avoid.

Team buffers

With AP down, Eff. element, dex, and act buffs, she brings the full buff package to the team along with high personal damage.

The only viable non-baby 50/50 inclusion so far, she brings extra buffs but needs AP down.

Low buffs, base act, and needs AP down. Even with AP down, her acts are AP-costly.

Has 50/50 and AP down, but nothing else. Best off as a baby support, use only when lacking Lt. Mei Fan.

The one buff she has is decent, but it is effectively only a 30% dexterity up when considering the opportunity cost of bringing her over a high US girl.

Buffless Damagers

Cloud

Team buffers

A carbon copy of Lt. Mei Fan, but cloud - with all the benefits that come with it.

Her 50/50, mark, and buffs are nice, but needs AP down - naturally, the one on her left.

All 198% basic multipliers are very strong, but no sustainable AP down and only one buff move is not ideal. Needs AP down.

Has 50/50, AP down, a dex buff, and strong brilliance charging. Can be quite strong for CX spam with BS Kuro, but somewhat more awkward due to her AP costs.

Has 50/50, mark, and AP down, but low multipliers make her less than ideal.

Weaker options

Awakened Ichie - horribly low base ACT, weak buffs by currents standards.
Kung Fu Mei Fan - low base ACT, only buff is self dex.

Buffless Damagers

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