Spending Tips
My personal advice on planning your spending, covering skins and cosmetics, pulls and gems, and synchro progression goals. I don’t spend money on the game, so this advice is based on calculations rather than personal spending experience. I hope it helps you get what you want from Nikke! Also, all prices on this page are in USD.
Spending for skins & cosmetics
- Mission Pass: Runs once a month, with a new skin, recruit vouchers, and other rewards.
- Event Pass: Runs alongside some events, with a new skin, recruit vouchers, and other rewards.
- Costume Gacha: Comes roughly once a month. You buy tickets to gamble for a skin basically and get other rewards/materials along the way. These skins will have a new Burst animation you can put as a lobby wallpaper. Costume gachas also sometimes rerun.
Some Mission Pass and Event Pass skins later return to the shop. Buying the skin does not unlock the character.
- Estimated monthly average
- $106.52
- Estimated annual spending
- $1,278.20
Spending for pulls & gems
- 1 advanced ticket
- 1 pull equivalent
- 300 gems
- 1 pull equivalent
- 1 ordinary ticket
- 0.5 pull equivalents
Pack efficiency ranking
| Rank | Pack & rewards | Price | Pulls | Pulls/$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Commander Pack IOne-time · 1 per account0 gems · 0 advanced · 10 ordinary | $0.99 | 10 | 10.1 |
| 2 | 30-Day SupplyMonthly · 1 active cycle at a time3,330 gems · 0 advanced · 0 ordinaryFull rewards require 30 daily claims. | $4.99 | 11.1 | 2.22 |
| 3 | New Commander Pack IIOne-time · 1 per account0 gems · 10 advanced · 0 ordinary | $4.99 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Campaign Package IOne-time · 1 per account10,000 gems · 0 advanced · 0 ordinaryRequires campaign progress. | $19.99 | 33.33 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Campaign Package IIOne-time · 1 per account10,000 gems · 0 advanced · 0 ordinaryRequires campaign progress. | $19.99 | 33.33 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Flash Sale, campaign level 1One-time · 1 per milestone offer60 gems · 0 advanced · 2 ordinaryPersonal milestone offer. | $0.99 | 2.2 | 2.22 |
| 6 | Flash Sale, tower 1One-time · 1 per milestone offer60 gems · 0 advanced · 2 ordinaryPersonal milestone offer. | $0.99 | 2.2 | 2.22 |
| 8 | Step-Up, Steps 1-3Event · Each step once per event100 gems · 0 advanced · 10 ordinaryCumulative chain total; overlaps other Step-Up rows. | $4.99 | 10.33 | 2.07 |
| 9 | Step-Up, Steps 1-5Event · Each step once per event1,700 gems · 15 advanced · 10 ordinaryCumulative chain total; overlaps other Step-Up rows. | $24.99 | 30.67 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Special Recruit Pack IEvent · 1 per rotation1,500 gems · 15 advanced · 0 ordinary | $19.99 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Recruit Pack IMonthly · 1 per month1,200 gems · 0 advanced · 20 ordinary | $14.99 | 24 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Step-Up, Steps 1-8Event · Each step once per event3,300 gems · 26 advanced · 10 ordinaryCumulative chain total; overlaps other Step-Up rows. | $44.99 | 47 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Event PassEvent · 1 per event0 gems · 10 advanced · 15 ordinaryIncludes a costume; full reward completion assumed. | $19.99 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Step-Up, Steps 1-11Event · Each step once per event5,700 gems · 37 advanced · 10 ordinaryCumulative chain total; overlaps other Step-Up rows. | $74.99 | 66 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Step-Up, Steps 1-13Event · Each step once per event9,900 gems · 67 advanced · 10 ordinaryCumulative chain total; overlaps other Step-Up rows. | $129.99 | 110 | 0.85 |
Spending for progression
Again, I do not spend money on the game. These synchro progression plans come from numbers I've mathed out, not my own experience buying packs.
Synchro range
Rank 0 · $0.00 / month · 13.5 levels / month
| Rank | Price / month | Pack and resources | Levels / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0.00 | No paid packs. | 13.5 |
| 1 | $14.99 | 15.7(+2.2) | |
| 2 | $32.12 | 16.7(+1.0) | |
| 3 | $66.39 | 17.6(+1.0) | |
| 4 | $71.38 | 18.0(+0.3) | |
| 5 | $76.37 | 18.2(+0.2) | |
| 6 | $96.36 | Resource choices also change. Open the full plan. | 18.5(+0.3) |
| 7 | $111.35 | 18.8(+0.3) | |
| 8 | $116.34 | 19.0(+0.2) | |
| 9 | $121.33 | 19.2(+0.2) | |
| 10 | $136.32 | 19.4(+0.2) | |
| 11 | $141.31 | 19.7(+0.3) | |
| 12 | $161.30 | 20.1(+0.4) | |
| 13 | $181.29 | 20.4(+0.3) | |
| 14 | $191.27 | 20.6(+0.2) | |
| 15 | $211.26 | 21.3(+0.7) | |
| 16 | $251.24 | 21.9(+0.6) | |
| 17 | $261.22 | 22.1(+0.2) | |
| 18 | $281.21 | 22.6(+0.5) | |
| 19 | $301.20 | 23.1(+0.5) | |
| 20 | $321.19 | 23.5(+0.5) | |
| 21 | $341.18 | 24.0(+0.5) | |
| 22 | $346.17 | 24.1(+0.1) | |
| 23 | $366.16 | 24.4(+0.3) | |
| 24 | $386.15 | 24.7(+0.3) | |
| 25 | $406.14 | 24.8(+0.1) | |
| 26 | $411.13 | 24.9(+0.1) | |
| 27 | $431.12 | 25.1(+0.2) | |
| 28 | $436.11 | 25.4(+0.3) | |
| 29 | $456.10 | 26.2(+0.8) | |
| 30 | $461.09 | 26.3(+0.1) | |
| 31 | $466.08 | 26.7(+0.4) | |
| 32 | $486.07 | 26.9(+0.2) | |
| 33 | $506.06 | 27.1(+0.2) | |
| 34 | $516.04 | 27.3(+0.1) | |
| 35 | $536.03 | 27.5(+0.3) | |
| 36 | $541.02 | 27.6(+0.1) | |
| 37 | $561.01 | 27.9(+0.3) | |
| 38 | $566.00 | 28.2(+0.3) | |
| 39 | $585.99 | 28.3(+0.1) | |
| 40 | $590.98 | 28.4(+0.1) | |
| 41 | $610.97 | 29.1(+0.7) | |
| 42 | $625.96 | 29.3(+0.1) | |
| 43 | $645.95 | 30.0(+0.7) | |
| 44 | $657.36 | 30.2(+0.2) | |
| 45 | $681.62 | Resource choices also change. Open the full plan. | 30.9(+0.8) |
| 46 | $701.61 | 31.3(+0.3) | |
| 47 | $711.59 | 31.6(+0.3) | |
| 48 | $736.57 | 31.7(+0.2) | |
| 49 | $756.56 | 32.1(+0.3) | |
| 50 | $776.55 | 32.3(+0.2) | |
| 51 | $786.53 | Resource choices also change. Open the full plan. | 32.6(+0.4) |
| 52 | $806.52 | 33.0(+0.4) | |
| 53 | $826.51 | 33.3(+0.4) | |
| 54 | $846.50 | 33.9(+0.6) | |
| 55 | $901.49 | 34.7(+0.8) | |
| 56 | $916.46 | Resource choices also change. Open the full plan. | 35.1(+0.4) |
| 57 | $971.45 | 35.9(+0.8) | |
| 58 | $976.44 | 36.1(+0.2) |