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Jessica Orr

Neverness to Everness banners: next, current, and gacha explained

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The banners in Neverness to Everness follow most of the usual rules established by its gacha forefathers, but it has major differences in a few important areas and some changes are more welcome than others. To get you up to speed, I've explained every gacha system and currency used in NTE below, along with what the next and current banners are.

How does the gacha work in Neverness to Everness?

Is the gacha in Neverness to Everness fair or not?

Well, it's complicated. If acquiring just the character and a decent weapon is all you're after, then yes, NTE is a lot kinder than any gacha I've ever played. However, it's not as fair as it initially seems if you care about cosmetics. 200 pulls to get an exclusive banner outfit? That's expensive, even accounting for pulls carrying over into a character's next rerun. It amounts to the exact same as losing your 50/50 every time, plus an extra 20 pulls.

The bigger issue comes from the way gacha math is displayed on a cheery board game. It's fun to play, but when wallets can top up dice rolls in seconds, that's exactly the problem. It's so tempting to continue when I'm a couple lucky pulls away from an S-Class character just a few tiles ahead. Plus, there are additional pulls and currencies rewarded if you land on certain tiles, so it seems like there's always some benefit to keep going.

Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know about how gacha works in Neverness to Everness:

Gacha feature	In NTE?	How it works
Character 50/50	❌	You are guaranteed the featured character on their limited-time banner when you pull an S-Class. No dreaded 50% chance, it's a fixed 100% drop.
Character Pity	✅	Soft pity at 70 pulls (chances of pulling an S-Class character goes from 1.87% to 19.59%). Hard pity at 90 pulls (you are guaranteed to get the featured S-Class character).
Pity carry over	✅	If you pull on one limited-time banner, your pull count carries over into the next one. For example, if Hotori comes after Nanally, your 70 pulls on Nanally's banner means you're guaranteed to get Hotori after pulling 20 times for Hotori, as this makes 90 hard pity.
Banner cosmetics	✅	Similar to Infinity Nikki, you get cosmetics exclusive to each limited-time banner for doing 50, 120, and 200 pulls. Pull count for cosmetics carries over to banner reruns. The base chance of acquiring the costume and livery early is 0.33%, and the 50 pull cosmetic base chance is 1.71%.
Character copies	✅	Called "Awakenings" in NTE. Get them from pulling on banners, or buying with in-game currency (Warp Pieces) in the Warp Exchange shop (standard S-Class characters only). Awakenings don't follow a set path, and you can change them whenever you like. For example, Awakening 6 (A6) can activate before Awakening 1 (A1). However, this means that A6 might not be as powerful as A1.
Beginner's banner	✅	Is incorporated into the permanent banner (Strange Encounters). 20% discount for pulls until 50. So 10 pulls cost 8 dice. Then at 50, you choose any standard S-Class character for free. You don't have to do this right away–it sticks around until you claim them.
Weapon banner	✅	Use Tri-Keys in the Arc Research Program shop to pull for Arcs (what NTE calls weapons). A banner system in all but name, but you can only pull using 10 Tri-Keys at a time–no single pulls allowed.
Weapon 50/50	❌	Worse than a 50/50, actually, as there's only a 25% chance of getting the featured Arc weapon when you pull an S-Class, with a 3% base drop rate.
Weapon pity	✅	Get an S-Class Arc on the 60th pull, get the featured S-Class Arc on the 80th pull.
Weapon pity carry over	✅	Just like the character banner, if you pull on one limited-time weapon banner, your number of pulls carries over into the next one.
Free S-Class weapons	✅	Excluding limited-time characters' signature Arcs, S-Class weapons are obtainable by just playing the game, but you need to pull with Tri-Keys to get copies of them in the Arc Selection shop. Some are included in banners, others cost a flat 25 Tri-Keys. These flat cost Arcs are limited to one per month, so it takes four months to fully upgrade each one.

Gacha currencies

I'll stick to explaining the currencies exclusively used on banners, or for acquiring characters and Arc weapons, or else this table might never end. What is it with gachas and their billion currencies?

Currency	Used on	How to get
Solid Dice	Limited-time character banners (Limited Board)	Warp Exchange, Lost Exchange, and Annulith Processing tabs in the Fair Exchange shop. Also: login events, limited-time events, and the premium track of the battle pass.
Fabricated Dice	Standard banner (Strange Encounters Board)	Warp Exchange, Lost Exchange, and Annulith Processing tabs in the Fair Exchange shop. Also: completing beginners events, raising Hunter Level, free and premium battle pass tracks, and completing other in-game tasks and milestones.
Tri-Keys	Arc Selection shop	Warp Exchange, Lost Exchange, and Annulith Processing tabs in the Fair Exchange shop. Also obtainable from limited-time events, and the Hunter Exchange shop (unlocked via City Tycoon).
Warp Pieces	Warp Exchange shop	Pull a copy of an S-Class or A-Class character/Arc on any banner, land on a Warp Piece tile on the banner board, or pull a duplicate cosmetic on a character's limited-time banner.
Lost Pieces	Lost Exchange shop	Pull a B-Class character on any banner, or land on a Lost Piece tile on the banner board.
U00-NE	Arc Exchange shop	Defeat anomaly bosses and mini-bosses. One S-Class Arc is available in the exchange shop, the rest are A-Class.
Annulith	Limited time banners, standard banners, and the Fair Exchange shop to get Dice and Tri-Keys	Mostly by just playing the game and redeeming Neverness to Everness codes. Or you can exchange premium Riftcrystal currency into Annulith. Free methods include: completing main and side missions, doing daily tasks, unlocking achievements, and taking part in mini-games.
Riftcrystal	Exchange into Annulith	Purchase monthly Riftcrystal Permit, or bundles from the Riftcrystal Extract store that costs between $0.99 for 60 Annulith, up to $99.99 for 6480 Annulith. Annulith is doubled if it's your first time buying a specific pack.

Next banners in Neverness to Everness

Lacrimosa

Chaos

Lacrimosa and Chaos are on the next banners in Neverness to Everness, during version 1.1, which goes live on June 3—the day Hotori's banner ends. Lacrimosa is first, running from June 3 to June 24, then Chaos debuts in Phase 2 from June 24 to July 8. Their signature Arc weapons will run in the Arc Research shop at the same time.

Zero's cosmetics lineup will be revealed closer to his banner's debut. (Image credit: Hotta Studio)

Both of their banners also have exclusive cosmetics that you're guaranteed to get at the 50, 120, and 200 pull milestones.

Current banners in Neverness to Everness

Hotori is the current banner in Neverness to Everness, running until the end of Phase 2 in version 1.0 (May 13 - June 3). She's an S-Class DPS/buff character with the Cosmos Esper, and uses a Solid-type Arc.

All of the boosted A-Class characters on Hotori's banner are:

Haniel (Psyche, Solid Arc)
Aurelia (Psyche, Plasma Arc)
Skia (Lakshana, Gas Arc)

Everybody's favorite perpetually drunk time-witch has the usual three cosmetics included in her banner:

Orchid Breeze glider (50 pulls)
Autumn Haze livery, for the Blizzard-V4 (120 pulls)
Priceless Orchid outfit (200 pulls)

Current weapon banner

Hotori's signature S-Class Solid Arc, Marching Beyond Time is the current weapon banner in Neverness to Everness. You can pull for this in the Arc Research Program shop, by selecting the bit labeled "Bright Moon Special" at the top of the Arc Shop.

The other S-Class Arcs available in Hotori's weapon banner are: