Goddess of Victory: NIKKE adds Mint, B-SIDE IDOL update and reruns EVE, Raven

If you are deciding where your gems and time go in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s B-SIDE IDOL update, SSR Mint was the headline. The new Supporter-type Nikke from Tetra Line can heal or buff allies depending on her state, which gives her real value for players watching both team performance and character appeal.

Mint’s Special Recruit banner ran from May 14 to June 4, 2026, and then she moved into the standard permanent recruitment pools. That timing made the choice straightforward: players who wanted her immediately had a limited window, while everyone else could wait and hope for a later off-banner pull. For roster builders, that is the kind of detail that changes whether a banner is a must-roll or a pass.

The update did not stop at one new unit. It also brought back collaboration characters EVE and Raven, a reminder that NIKKE’s crossover shelf still carries weight long after the original event ends. EVE already had a place in the game’s Stellar Blade collaboration history, including the Interdimensional Joint Surface Defense War event that ran from June 9 to June 16, 2025. Their rerun made the patch especially relevant for collectors who missed the crossover the first time and for completionists who track every returning limited character.

B-SIDE IDOL also arrived as a broader content package, not just a recruitment cycle. The event story ran from May 14 to May 28 and followed Mint, a popular idol in the Ark whose confidence was shaken by someone unexpectedly unmoved by her usual fan-service charm. That setup gave the event a more character-driven edge than a standard rewards grind, while fresh costumes, rhythm-game content, archives material, and co-op activities broadened the update’s appeal across different play styles.

The official NIKKE site framed the mid-May rollout as part of a larger push, with a May 14 update entry sitting alongside a May 10 Developer’s Note and the new NIKKE Spotlight electronic magazine feature. That feature highlighted update information, guides, fan art, and cosplay, with comments offering a chance to win 100 Gems through May 17, 2026. The site’s T.T. STAR cheering campaign had also crossed 1,042,062 global cheer sticks sent, a sign that the idol-themed momentum around NIKKE was not just in the event itself but across the game’s wider community pulse.

For anyone staring at the banner page, Mint was the cleanest answer, EVE and Raven were the collector play, and the rest of B-SIDE IDOL filled in the session around them.