SSR Ice Warrior DPS
Nina is an Auto Skill DPS who sacrifices HP for massive damage output. Her ultimate enters [Frost Ash] state which doubles skill damage, increases attack speed by 50%, and grants 60% crit rate. She deals strong AOE damage when in Frost Ash state and scales with crit damage.
Skill Priority
Skill level recommendations for F2P non-spender:
1
Auto Skill: Blaze Burst
Level 10
Cooldown: 5.0s
Deals ice damage equal to 480% of Attack to target enemy unit and units behind it, recovering 12% of max health.
[Frost Ash] State: Each hit removes 5% of max health. Deals ice damage equal to 960% of Attack to target enemy unit and units behind it.
2
Ultimate: Frost Ash Liberation
Level 10
Energy Cost: 1
Enters the [Frost Ash] state. Basic attack speed increased by 50%. Skill base cooldown reduced to 3 seconds. Critical rate increased by 60%. Automatically exits [Frost Ash] state when health falls below 30%. Can re-cast to exit or refresh state.
3
Passive: Indestructible Frost Mark
Level 10
[Frost Ash] State: Damage taken reduced by 50%. Each attack increases own attack speed by 12%, lasting 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times (60% total attack speed bonus).
4
Normal Attack: Frost Blood Thorn
Level 10
Cooldown: 2.0s
Deals ice damage equal to 120% of Attack to target enemy unit, recovering 12% of max health.
[Frost Ash] State: Each hit removes 5% of max health. Deals ice damage equal to 240% of Attack to target enemy unit.
Recommended Memory Cards
These are the best memory cards for Nina:
Critical damage increased by 60%. When health is above 30%, equipped character recovers 2% of max health after attacking. All damage increased by 40%.
Stats: HP 6,000 / ATK 600 / DEF 600
Runes Priorities
Focus on these rune stats for Nina:
Primary Stat:
Critical Damage
Highly Recommended Stats:
CRIT DMG% CRIT Rate% ATK%
Additional Stats:
ATK
Build Note: She MUST have Gaia in her team so she can heal up to 100% and spam her skill without worrying about her health. Nina gains +60% crit rate from Frost Ash state, so focus on Critical Damage over Critical Rate. Beth 4-piece works well since her self-healing helps maintain HP above 80%. Prioritize Crit DMG% substats.
Recommended Rune Sets:
Beth 4-piece + Alpha 2-piece
2-piece (Beth): 2-piece: Critical Hit Rate +6%
4-piece (Beth): 4-piece: When HP >80%: Critical Hit Damage +24%
2-piece (Alpha): 2-piece: Attack Power +8%
Alternative Builds:
Alpha 4-piece + Beth 2-piece
2-piece (Alpha): 2-piece: Attack Power +8%
4-piece (Alpha): 4-piece: Basic Attack Damage +30%
2-piece (Beth): 2-piece: Critical Hit Rate +6%
Main Stats by Position
Recommended main stats for each rune position for Nina:
Position 1 — Fixed Main Stat
Always HP - no other options
Position 2 — Fixed Main Stat
Always Attack - no other options
Position 3 — Fixed Main Stat
Always Defense - no other options
Position 4 — Variable Main Stats
Recommended: Critical Damage (%)
Available Options:
Healing Effectiveness (%) Critical Rate (%) Critical Damage (%) Attack Penetration (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)
Position 5 — Variable Main Stats
Recommended: Ice Attribute Damage (%) / Attack (%)
Available Options:
Wind Attribute Damage (%) Fire Attribute Damage (%) Ice Attribute Damage (%) Holy Attribute Damage (%) Chaos Attribute Damage (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)
If you need more ATK so Naiya can buff Nina, going Attack % is not bad. But Ice Damage provides more damage since it has no diminishing returns.
Position 6 — Variable Main Stats
Recommended: Attack (%)
Available Options:
Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)
Awakening Priority
After killing an enemy, immediately recovers 20% of max health. Enters [Frost Ash] state immediately upon entering battle. While in [Frost Ash] state, all damage is increased by 20%.
When health drops to 35% or below, immediately recovers 50% of max health (can trigger once per battle). While in [Frost Ash] state, critical rate is additionally increased by 15%.
[Basic Attack], [Skill], [Ultimate Skill], and [Passive] level and level cap +2.
Ice damage increased by 30%.
[Basic Attack], [Skill], [Ultimate Skill], and [Passive] level and level cap +2.
While in [Frost Ash] state, all damage penetrates 20% ice resistance.
Team Synergy
Good Teammates:
Naiya - Ice buffer that provides team damage amplificationGaia - Healer to sustain HP during Frost Ash state HP drainThor - Thor provides shield to sustain Nina.
Nina can work with any team, only if Gaia is there. Gaia will help Nina keep doing damage. Thor is the 2nd option if you do not have Gaia, but no one comes close to Gaia!
