How to Clear Campaign Chapter 26 in GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE

To clear Campaign Chapter 26 in GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE, take manual control of your targeting to eliminate kamikaze Raptures and charging airborne snipers before they fire, time Full Burst activations to match incoming waves, and pull your entire squad into cover during stage-wide artillery attacks. Pushing through Chapter 26 at a Combat Power (CP) deficit requires coordinating burst generation with high-multiplier damage dealers rather than relying on auto-combat.

Squad Composition for Chapter 26

A standard 1-1-3 or 1-2-2 squad formation provides the balance of cooldown reduction, sustain, and concentrated burst damage required to handle Chapter 26 wave compositions.

Your frontline Burst I slot requires a 20-second cooldown unit to maintain rapid Burst cycling. Your Burst II slot needs defensive mitigation, barrier maintenance, or damage amplification to protect your attackers. For Burst III, run one wide-area sustained damage dealer to wipe out swarms and one single-target or piercing attacker to eliminate tanky elites.

Target Prioritization in Wave Encounters

Failing to prioritize incoming burst threats is the most common cause of sudden squad wipes in Chapter 26. Dense stages place suicide Raptures behind shielded ground tanks, while airborne snipers charge lethal shots from the backline.

1. Backline Suicide Bombers: Switch off auto-aim immediately when a wave appears. Manually direct squad fire toward charging suicide units before they reach your defensive line.
2. Airborne Snipers: Watch for glowing red targeting lasers. Focus primary fire on charging snipers to destroy them before their high-damage rail shots release.
3. Bulky Shield Tanks: Leave shielded frontline Raptures for last. Their high durability and defensive barriers are designed to absorb ammunition while backline threats charge.

Burst Gauge Management and Cover Discipline

Auto-burst frequently triggers during the transition between waves, leaving your squad without damage multipliers when new threats spawn. Managing activations manually prevents this downtime.

Accelerating the Burst Gauge

Fire rocket launchers or shotguns into packed enemy clusters to generate Burst energy rapidly. Clustered hits build gauge significantly faster than single-target sustained fire. When only a single non-threatening mob remains at the end of a wave, slow your rate of fire to let skill cooldowns reset before initiating the next phase.

Mitigating Screen-Wide Bombardments

Elite units in Chapter 26 periodically trigger full-screen artillery sweeps that penetrate basic armor. When the boss or elite charges an unavoidable bombardment, toggle your active Nikke into cover stance. This command pulls all five squad members behind their physical barriers. Keep the squad in cover until the barrage finishes, then return to firing stance immediately to intercept incoming disruption rings.

Handling Boss Interruption Rings

Mid-chapter gatekeepers feature tight phase checks marked by red circular interruption rings. Missing these checks triggers squad-wide debuffs or lethal wipe attacks.

• Select High-Accuracy Units: Switch control to an assault rifle, sniper rifle, or machine gun Nikke when rings appear. Shotguns and rocket launchers spread damage too widely to reliably break tight ring sequences.
• Break Rings in Order: Target the rings methodically in clockwise or appearance order rather than spreading damage across the boss's main body.
• Clear Overlapping Adds: If the boss summons minion swarms during an interruption check, activate a piercing Burst III skill to strike the weak point and clear the swarm simultaneously.

Overcoming Combat Power Deficits

Operating below the stage's recommended CP imposes severe hidden stat penalties on your squad. If your team cannot pass a DPS check, allocate your progression materials into core offensive upgrades:

• Overload Gear: Upgrade head and glove equipment on your primary Burst III carries first. Prioritize bonus rolls for Max Ammunition Capacity and ATK to minimize reload downtime during Full Burst.
• Skill Levels: Focus offensive skill books entirely on your two main Burst III units to bring their primary damage skills to Level 10 before upgrading secondary support abilities.
• Harmony Cubes: Equip the Resilience Cube to boost reload speed or the Bastion Cube to refund ammunition on hit, maximizing active firing windows.
• Synchro Device Checkpoints: If a stage presents an impassable damage check despite clean manual play, collect daily Outpost Defense rewards until level gains raise your base CP bracket.