Lucy vs Nicole
Lucy vs Nicole — two Support agents competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Lucy if…
- You need a Fire Support agent and Lucy's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Support gameplay over Nicole's Support identity.
- Lucy is a premier support unit who provides significant team-wide ATK buffs through her guard boars.
Pick Nicole if…
- You need a Ether Support agent and Nicole's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Support gameplay over Lucy's Support identity.
- Nicole is an essential A-rank support who provides invaluable utility through heavy DEF shred and Ether DMG amplification.
Lucy and Nicole are both Support investments that answer different account needs. Lucy (Fire, Support) shines when Lucy is a premier support unit who provides significant team-wide ATK buffs through her guard boars. Nicole (Ether, Support) is the better commit when Nicole is an essential A-rank support who provides invaluable utility through heavy DEF shred and Ether DMG amplification. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Lucy
- Provides significant flat and percentage ATK buffs to the team.
- Guard boars inherit stats for meaningful off-field damage contribution.
- Easy activation of Cheer On! status via EX Special.
- Buff effectiveness is capped, limiting hyper-investment returns.
- Relies heavily on energy regeneration to maintain buff uptime.
- Requires specific team compositions to maximize Additional Ability passives.
Nicole
- High DEF shred debuff
- Effective crowd control pulling enemies
- Strong Ether damage amplification
- Requires active reloading to maintain peak utility
- Defensive capabilities rely on perfect dodge timing
- Energy management is critical for field uptime
Shared Team Members
With Lucy
Secondary Anomaly / Disorder partner that amplifies Lucy's damage windows.
With Nicole
Secondary Anomaly / Disorder partner that amplifies Nicole's damage windows.
Best Builds (Signature)
W-Engine
Kaboom the Cannon
Disk Set
Moonlight Lullaby
Disk 4
ATK% > CRIT Rate%
Disk 5
ATK%
Disk 6
Energy Regen = ATK%
Substats
ATK% (top priority until ability cap) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > PEN = ATK
W-Engine
The Vault(S5)
Disk Set
Moonlight Lullaby(4-PC)
Disk 4
ATK% = Anomaly Proficiency
Disk 5
Ether DMG% > ATK%
Disk 6
Energy Regen = ATK%
Substats
Anomaly Proficiency = ATK% > PEN = FLAT ATK
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Fire Support agent and Lucy's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Support gameplay over Nicole's Support identity.
- Lucy is a premier support unit who provides significant team-wide ATK buffs through her guard boars.
- Her ability to maintain high uptime on offensive support makes her an essential asset for any Fire or faction-synergized composition.
- Lucy is a stronger general pull priority (YES) for your roster.
- You need a Ether Support agent and Nicole's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Support gameplay over Lucy's Support identity.
- Nicole is an essential A-rank support who provides invaluable utility through heavy DEF shred and Ether DMG amplification.
- Her ability to group enemies while enabling massive team damage makes her a staple for any account running Ether-based squads.
- Nicole is a stronger general pull priority (YES) for your roster.