[Strict Shopper] Narita Taishin
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SSR
Intelligence
Analysis
Section titled “Analysis”Tier B. A solid-enough Wit SSR worth pulling only if you run End Closers and want Sleeping Lion off Taishin’s own kit, since thin Specialty Priority keeps it out of the top bracket.
Wit cards earn their slot by farming hints, topping up energy, and padding Wit while you finish the deck. This one does the chores fine. Friendship Bonus lands at 35% by Lv50, Training Effectiveness gets to 10% at Lv45, and Wit Friendship Recovery maxes at +5 energy, which is the recovery that actually matters here. Initial Friendship Gauge climbs to 25 by Lv45, a flat head start on bonding.
The hint list is the real reason to look. It teaches Sleeping Lion, a mid-race recovery that End Closer runners used to only get from Taishin herself as a potential skill. Pull it onto a card and any End Closer deck suddenly wants it. Lone Wolf, Masterful Gambit, and End Closer Corners ○ fill out a backliner-flavored pool.
Now the problem. The unique effect hands you Speed Bonus +1 and a stingy Specialty Priority +20. Spec prio is how Wit cards bully training into Wit-flagged sessions, and +20 won’t reliably push her into rainbow Wit turns. Raw stat gains are forgettable once you step outside the 10% race and 20% fan bonuses.
- Pros: off-character Sleeping Lion hint, 35% friendship plus +5 energy, healthy race and fan bonuses
- Cons: low spec prio means soft Wit appoint rate; mediocre raw stats; breakpoints reward heavier uncaps
For everyone else, this is a clean F2P skip.
Card details
Section titled “Card details”| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Character | Narita Taishin |
| Rarity | SSR |
| Type | Intelligence |
| Obtain | Gacha |
| Global release | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Hint skills | Lay Low, Calm in a Crowd, Standing By, Masterful Gambit, End Closer Corners ○, Intense Gaze, Lone Wolf |
| Event skills | Soft Step, Passing Pro, Sleeping Lion, Standing By, Pressure |
Support effects
Section titled “Support effects”| Effect | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship Bonus | Increases the effectiveness of Friendship Training | Lv1: 10%, Lv30: 25%, Lv50: 35% |
| Wit Bonus | Increases Wit gain when training together | Lv35: 1 |
| Training Effectiveness | Increases the effectiveness of training performed together | Lv10: 1%, Lv25: 5%, Lv45: 10% |
| Initial Friendship Gauge | Increases initial Friendship Gauge when beginning a Career playthrough | Lv10: 10, Lv25: 20, Lv45: 25 |
| Race Bonus | Increases stat gain from races | Lv1: 1%, Lv30: 5%, Lv50: 10% |
| Fan Bonus | Increases fan gain from races | Lv1: 1%, Lv30: 15%, Lv50: 20% |
| Wit Friendship Recovery | Increases Energy recovery from Wit Friendship Training | Lv1: 1, Lv30: 3, Lv50: 5 |
Unique effect
Section titled “Unique effect”Unlocks at Lv 30. Speed Bonus: +1, Specialty Priority: +20
Training events
Section titled “Training events”Taishin’s Debt of Gratitude
Section titled “Taishin’s Debt of Gratitude”- Option 1: Stamina +10, Wit +10, Energy -5, Bond +5
Learning to Mean It!
Section titled “Learning to Mean It!”- Option 1: Power +10, Bond +5, Skill Soft Step (hint Lv1)
- Option 2: Stamina +10, Bond +5, Skill Passing Pro (hint Lv1)
Yours Sincerely!
Section titled “Yours Sincerely!”- Option 1: random — Stamina +10, Wit +10, Skill Sleeping Lion (hint Lv3) / Stamina +5, Wit +5, Skill Standing By (hint Lv3)
Taishin’s Debt of Gratitude
Section titled “Taishin’s Debt of Gratitude”- Option 1: Stamina +10, Wit +10, Energy -5, Bond +5
Learning to Mean It!
Section titled “Learning to Mean It!”- Option 1: Power +10, Bond +5, Skill Soft Step (hint Lv1)
- Option 2: Stamina +10, Bond +5, Skill Passing Pro (hint Lv1)
Yours Sincerely!
Section titled “Yours Sincerely!”- Option 1: random — Stamina +10, Wit +10, Skill Sleeping Lion (hint Lv3) / Stamina +5, Wit +5, Skill Standing By (hint Lv3)