Duet Night Abyss scrapped the typical gacha system for characters and weapons, making them entirely free to obtain by playing the main story and completing quests. The gacha pulls are now dedicated to cosmetics such as skins and outfits for characters and weapons. This makes rerolling less about getting powerful characters and more about securing desired cosmetic items early.

What the cosmetic gacha system offers

The Myriad Banner system represents the only gacha element remaining in the game.

Two banner types operate simultaneously: Starlight Rondo (permanent standard banner) and limited-time event banners.

Truffle and Filbert: Sunlit Gristmill (Via X)

The cosmetic pool includes character outfit sets, weapon skins, headgear accessories, face accessories, waist accessories, backpieces, fallen effects (death indicators), teleport effects, footprint effects, and character auras.

Drop rate and rarity tiers

Rarity tiers follow a three-level system. Blue-tier items have a 94.6% drop rate and represent common cosmetics. Purple-tier accessories drop at 5.1% with a guaranteed purple-tier item every 10 pulls. Golden-tier items, the premium cosmetics, have just a 0.3% base probability.

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The pity system guarantees a golden-tier item within 90 pulls on both standard and limited banners. Pity counts track separately between banner types and don't carry over to new limited banners, resetting with each new event banner.

Currency for pulling includes Phoxene (premium currency), Pristine Hourglass (standard banner currency), and Prismatic Hourglass (limited banner currency). Each single pull costs 160 Phoxene or one hourglass of the appropriate type, while 10-pulls cost 1,600.

How to reroll for cosmetics in Duel Night Abyss

The reroll method involves these key steps:

  • Create a new account.
  • Play through the game until the mail unlocks (usually around 30 minutes).
  • Claim all rewards given by events or login bonuses.
  • Use these rewards to do your cosmetic pulls.
  • If the cosmetics aren't desirable, reset or start over to reroll and try again.

How to unlock characters in duet night abyss

Characters are unlocked through a Secret Letter system obtained by progressing through the story and farming Covert Operations.

Step Currency Source Conversion Rate
1. Collect Clues Secret Letter Clues Daily commissions (15/day), quests, drops 10 Clues = 1 Secret Letter
2. Exchange for Letters Character-Specific Secret Letters Shop exchange 1 Letter = 1 Commission run
3. Run Commissions Character Thoughts Covert Commission rewards (10% drop) 30 Thoughts = Character unlock

The Scarlet Letter system explained

Secret Letter Clues represent the base currency, obtained from daily commissions (15 clues per day), main story quests, side quests, enemy drops, and achievements. Ten clues exchange for one character-specific Secret Letter in the shop.

Covert Commissions represent repeatable dungeon content where Secret Letters are consumed. Before starting a commission, players select which Secret Letter to activate, determining the possible reward pool. Completing the commission presents three random rewards from a pool of six, with players choosing one reward.

Collecting Character Thoughts

Character Thoughts represent the final unlock currency. The highest-tier reward from Covert Commissions provides 10 Thoughts for the selected character, with a 10% drop rate per run. Accumulating 30 Thoughts unlocks that character permanently through the Reminiscence system.

Characters come with shards that have a 10% drop chance and a pity system that generally takes about an hour to fully unlock a single character. New characters cycle through theaters and eventually enter a permanent pool after 28 days.

Alternative methods to unlock characters

Nocturnal Echoes for permanent characters

Nocturnal Echoes provides direct Secret Letter drops for all characters in the permanent pool, bypassing the clue-to-letter exchange step. This mode resets weekly and offers a viable alternative farming method.

Immersive Theater for new character releases

Immersive Theatre focuses on newly released characters during their launch period, providing the fastest way to unlock new units before they transition to Nocturnal Echoes after approximately 28 days.

Direct purchase options

Direct purchase options exist for players who prefer to skip farming entirely. The shop allows purchasing character Secret Letters with premium currency, though this represents the least efficient use of paid resources.

Launch event characters require no farming

Seven characters join the roster automatically through story progression during the first several chapters. These guaranteed additions provide a solid foundation without any grinding required.

Character Element Role Acquisition Method Strengths
Berenica Umbro DPS Pre-registration reward Excellent early DPS
Rebecca Varies Summoner/AoE Early Chapter 1 Area damage, summoning mechanics
Outsider Anemo Stealth DPS Mid-story Stealth mechanics
Daphne Varies Healer/Support Story progression AoE heals, crit rate buffs
Margie Varies Beginner-friendly Story progression Easy to learn
Truffle & Filbert Varies Support Story progression Healing, damage buffs, summons
Lisbell Lumino DPS Story progression Wide AoE, ramping damage

For the subset of players where character appearance dramatically impacts enjoyment, limited rerolling attempts for launch event-exclusive cosmetics might provide value. Most players, however, will find significantly better returns from immediately diving into the progression systems that unlock actual playable content.