NTE hands you a lot of free power — a default protagonist, story-reward characters and generous launch pulls. The trick isn't hitting hard; it's picking characters whose elements react. The best free core runs Blossom (Cosmos + Anima) and centres on the strongest free unit at launch: Chiz.
The free team: Chiz · Zero · Mint · Haniel
- Chiz (S-Class · Cosmos) — Main DPS. The best free character in the game: an on-field carry you unlock a day or two in through the City Tycoon questline. Free dupes make him stronger over time.
- Esper Zero (S-Class · Cosmos) — your protagonist and swap battery. Shares Chiz's Cosmos element to keep the Cosmos half of Blossom topped up.
- Mint (A-Class · Anima) — sub-DPS. Her Anima pairs with the team's Cosmos to fire Blossom, spawning Vita Buds that burst for AoE.
- Haniel (A-Class · Psyche) — support and the best free support in the game: a team-wide attack buff on skill and ultimate. Prefer survivability? Swap in Adler (A-Class shield tank) instead.
Every one of these is free — no banner luck required.
The core loop
Cosmos (Chiz / Zero) + Anima (Mint) = Blossom. Keep that reaction firing, hold Haniel's buff up, and let Chiz spend the Vita Buds. Learn this one rotation before you chase anything fancier.
Nanally (S-Class, limited banner) is arguably the strongest Main DPS at launch — automatic follow-up attacks that snowball into a huge ultimate. Slot her over Chiz and the same free support shell becomes a top-tier team. The endgame "Blossom Standard" comp is Nanally + Zero + Sakiri + Jiuyuan — gacha-heavy, but the free team clears early and mid content fine.
How to build them
Lock the Cosmos core first
Level Chiz and Zero to your account cap before anyone else — everything keys off the Cosmos half of Blossom.
Level Mint for the reaction
She's your Anima trigger. A modest investment keeps Blossom online.
Give your support just enough
Haniel's buff (or Adler's shield) doesn't scale off raw attack — don't overfeed it.
Save your Annulith
Hold premium currency for Nanally or a future limited DPS. One built five-star beats three half-built ones.
NTE is a live gacha — tier lists shift with every patch and banner. Treat this as a launch-window starting point: build the free core, keep resources flexible, and re-evaluate as the roster grows.
The one-line version: run Chiz + Zero for Cosmos, Mint for the Anima half of Blossom, Haniel to buff. Swap Chiz for Nanally if you pull her. Save your Annulith.