Goddess of Victory NIKKE

April 2026 stacks two major events back-to-back: **Union Raid (April 10–16, UTC+9)** targeting Stormbringer and Modernia, and **Anomaly Interception Phase 7 Kraken boost** running all month with 161 Custom Module Shards per day. Arcana reshapes the shotgun meta, Moran slots into survivability-first boss teams, and the Regroup feature changes how you recover from failed rotations. Here's everything confirmed — community theory labeled where it applies.

The NIKKE 3.5th Anniversary runs March–April 2026 with two confirmed T0 units: **Crown** (Pilgrim Burst II buffer) and **Rapi: Red Hood** (Elysion Fire Burst III machine gun DPS). The community verdict is unanimous — skip the E.H. banner entirely and save **15,000–25,000 Gems** (50–83 pulls) before March 5. Hard pity is 200 pulls (60,000 Gems); soft pity kicks in somewhere around pulls 60–100. Crown has no functional replacement in the current meta.

The Over Zone Event Rerun runs **March 5–19, 2026**, with E.H. (SSR Wind Burst III Attacker) on a Special Recruit banner. Community consensus is blunt: **most players should run one Step-Up (6,600 Gems) and bank the rest for the 3.5 Anniversary** in late March–April 2026, where Crown and Rapi: Red Hood offer dramatically better value.

The March 2026 meta has settled around seven units that community testing consistently puts at the top of PVE, bossing, and campaign: **Crown, Helm (Treasure), Little Mermaid, Nayuta, Rapi: Red Hood, Snow White: Heavy Arms, and Cinderella/Liberalio**. The 3.5th Anniversary event hits March–April 2026, and your gem reserve needs to survive it. Here's who to pull, who to skip, and exactly how many gems to hold back.

**Quick Summary:** The E.H. Special Recruit banner runs **March 5–19, 2026** (closes 4:59:59 UTC+9), featuring E.H. — an SSR Attacker from Elysion wielding a Submachine Gun with Wind Code. Base SSR rate: 4%, with 2% rate-up for E.H. Hard pity: 200 pulls (60,000 Gems). F2P target: 15,000–25,000 Gems saved by March 5. This guide covers every gem source, recharge tier, pity mechanic, and team decision you need.

**Quick Answer:** Chapter 43 confirms Neon's over-spec status and reveals Princess Seong-ha's identity. The March 2026 update adds the E.H. Special Recruit banner (March 5–19, 2026, 4% SSR rate, 200 Gold Mileage exchange). Top-priority characters: Liter, Naga, Crown, Red Hood, and Tia — all Wish List Rating 10. Union Raid runs March 6–12; Coordinated Operation March 13–15.