NTE Iroi Banner Guide: Pity, Pull Cost, Free Rolls and the Best Annulith Plan

About to pull for Iroi? Top up your Annulith fast through the Neverness to Everness top-up page on Topuplist, using the official Topuplist storefront for quick delivery, so you can hit the banner the moment it opens.

Latest status: Iroi's The Lifeline board is live and runs until August 19, 2026 (05:59 UTC+8). The banner has a 90-pull hard pity, no 50/50 system, and the pity count carries over from Shinku's Before the Dawn board. A guaranteed copy costs 14,400 Annulith at worst case.

Iroi is the second limited S-Class Esper of Neverness to Everness (NTE) Version 1.2 and the game's first dedicated limited healer. Before you spend a single Riftcrystal, you need the numbers: how the pity works, what a guarantee really costs, how many free rolls the August event slate hands out, and which Annulith plan fits your budget. This guide answers all of it with confirmed values from the Version 1.2 preview program and the official banner pages.

Iroi Banner: The Basics

Iroi is an S-Rank Anima support from the Bureau of Anomaly Control's CSU-2 division — the same unit as Shinku and Mint. Her kit heals the team, buffs ATK, groups enemies with her lamb summons, and can revive a fallen ally. She is pulled from The Lifeline limited board, which also features the A-Class characters Haniel, Skia and Aurelia, plus three cosmetic Wayfarer Perk milestones (glider at 50 rolls, B100 livery at 120, Archmage outfit at 200).

The banner runs on the Scarborough Fair system: you spend dice and move around a board, and the tile you land on determines your reward. The important part for budgeting is that one roll equals one die, one die costs 160 Annulith, and pity is tracked in rolls.

Banner Schedule and How Pity Carries Over

The Lifeline Board Dates

The board opens immediately after Shinku's Before the Dawn board closes during the July 29 maintenance. Everyone who logged in before maintenance also gets 300 Annulith compensation by mail.

Shared Pity and the Missing 50/50

NTE does not use the standard 50/50 mechanic. There are no off-banner losses on limited character boards: the featured S-Class is guaranteed to show up, and the worst case is the 90th pull. Even better, all limited character boards share one pity pool, so every pull you made on Shinku's board carries directly into Iroi's. If you stopped at 60 pulls on Shinku without getting her, you are already 60 pulls into Iroi's guarantee.

Iroi Banner Pity System Explained

Soft Pity, Hard Pity and A-Rank Guarantees

The official rates and guarantee thresholds, as compiled by GameWith's NTE gacha page:

• Base S-Rank rate: 0.99%

• Soft pity: from the 71st pull, the S-Rank rate increases every pull

• Hard pity: the 90th pull guarantees the featured Iroi

• A-Rank guarantee: an A-Rank character or Arc every 10 pulls

• Pity carry-over: yes, between all limited boards

Because there is no 50/50, your worst case is fixed: 90 pulls = 14,400 Annulith = one guaranteed Iroi. There is no scenario in which you spend more than that and walk away empty-handed, which makes budgeting trivial compared to gacha games with a coin-flip system.

Pull Cost: What One Iroi Actually Costs

Annulith and Riftcrystal: The Two Currencies

NTE runs on two premium currencies. Riftcrystal is what you buy with real money; Annulith is what you actually spend. They convert 1:1 in-game, so there is no value lost between them. One pull on any banner costs 160 Annulith, whether you are using Solid Dice (limited board), Fabricated Dice (standard board) or Tri-Keys (Arc banner).

Official Riftcrystal pack denominations are: 60 (0.99), 300 (4.99), 980 (14.99), 1,980 (29.99), 3,280 (49.99) and 6,480 (99.99), and each tier carries a first-purchase double bonus on a given account.

Cost of One Copy of Iroi

Worst-case guarantee math:

A realistic puller who did not touch Shinku's banner should budget 14,400 Annulith and treat anything below that as a pleasant surprise. On a first-purchase-double account, the 6,480 pack doubled (12,960 Annulith) plus a 980 pack (980 Annulith) covers the full guarantee for roughly $115, before counting the monthly pass.

Cost of a Second Copy (C1)

Iroi's C1 territory is where the cosmetic milestones start overlapping. 120 pulls (19,200 Annulith) also claims the Three's Company B100 livery, and 200 pulls (32,000 Annulith) claims the Archmage outfit plus a second guaranteed copy. If you are pulling for awakenings anyway, the Wayfarer Perks become free side rewards rather than separate purchases.

Free Rolls During Iroi's Banner

Confirmed Free Pull Sources

The August event slate pays out confirmed free resources toward The Lifeline:

• 300 Annulith maintenance compensation (all pre-July 29 accounts)

• 10 Solid Dice from the Circle Gifts 7-day login event (worth 1,600 Annulith of limited pulls)

• Annulith from Going, Going, Gone!, Fishing Frenzy and Warren Lucky Flip

• Up to 640 Annulith + Fabricated Dice from the Eibon Partner Program (returning players)

• Annulith and Fabricated Dice from 999 Nights progression and daily/weekly missions

Combined, the confirmed handouts cover roughly 2,000+ Annulith of limited-board pulls before you spend anything — about two to four rolls short of 20 pulls. Players who save through the phase's daily and weekly missions on top of that realistically bank 25-40 free rolls toward Iroi's pity.

A few extra sources worth banking while the banner is up:

• Beyond the Rails refreshes. The permanent train-station mode refreshes its rewards three times during Version 1.2, and each refresh pays out Annulith and upgrade materials. Because it is permanent content, the only cost is your time.

• 999 Nights progression. The patch-long story and roguelike mode hands out Annulith and Fabricated Dice as you clear chapters. You need to reach Chapter 6: Fighting with a Dragon to unlock the full event set, so push the story early in the phase rather than at the last minute.

• New-account login gifts. If you started recently, the 14-day login track pays out dice and Annulith every day, and those land squarely inside Iroi's window.

• Circle Bounty free track. The battle pass's free side pays Annulith at several ranks; check your current level before the phase ends, because unclaimed ranks from the free track are easy to forget.

None of these require spending, and together they typically move the needle from "partial pity" to "guaranteed Iroi" for a player who started the phase with an empty pity counter.

The Best Annulith Plan for Iroi

Free-to-Play Plan

1. Save everything from July 29 through mid-August: claim the 300 compensation, do the Circle Gifts login, run Going, Going, Gone! and Fishing Frenzy for their Annulith.

1. Pull on The Lifeline until Iroi arrives. Because pity carries over, there is zero waste — even a partial pity carries into the next limited banner.

1. Do not touch the Dreamgate Special Arc banner unless Iroi is home and you still hold 12,800 Annulith. The Wrong Gate is a damage buff, not a requirement.

1. Never spend Annulith on the Standard Board; its pool is permanent and strictly weaker than limited options.

Light Spender Plan

Add the Riftcrystal Permit (4.99)** — 300 Riftcrystal up front plus 90 Annulith per day for 30 days (2,700 total) — and the **Circle Bounty Elite tier (9.99) with its 680 Annulith, 4 Solid Dice and 2 Fabricated Dice. That injects roughly 4,000-4,500 Annulith on top of free income, which turns a typical 75-80 pull pity into a comfortable guaranteed Iroi with change left over. Keep the $29.99 first-purchase double as an emergency reserve for Version 1.3.

Whales: How Far to Go

The efficient whale order is: Iroi C0 → Wrong Gate Arc (8-pull hard guarantee) → C1/C2 → Wayfarer Perks as a byproduct. If the Archmage outfit is the goal, 200 pulls deliver the skin plus two guaranteed Iroi copies, making it the cheapest way to collect both. Always take first-purchase doubles on the 6,480 pack before smaller packs — it is the best Riftcrystal-per-dollar deal in the store.

Pulling Iroi's Signature Arc: Wrong Gate Cost

Tri-Keys and the 8-Pull Arc Guarantee

The Dreamgate Special Arc Research Program runs July 29 to August 19 alongside The Lifeline. It costs 10 Tri-Keys per multi (1,600 Annulith), with no single pulls. The guarantee structure is different from the character board:

• An S-Rank Arc is guaranteed every 6 pulls (60 Tri-Keys)

• Any S-Rank pulled has a 25% chance to be The Wrong Gate

• The hard guarantee delivers The Wrong Gate at 8 pulls (80 Tri-Keys = 12,800 Annulith)

The Wrong Gate's Reverie Gate passive raises ATK by 16% and, whenever Iroi heals, boosts her Anima DMG by 30% and all allies' damage by 15% for 20 seconds. It is the largest single damage upgrade in her kit, but it is strictly optional: free A-Rank alternatives like Clear Skies still let her fulfill her support role.

Packs to Buy for the Banner: Value Ranking

If you are topping up for Iroi, buy in this order. The first two packs below are the community's universal recommendations; everything after them is situational. And when you are ready to buy, a Neverness to Everness top-up on Topuplist through the official Topuplist storefront delivers Riftcrystal quickly, with the same pack denominations and first-purchase bonuses as the in-game store.

The value logic is simple: the monthly pass's 2,700 Annulith costs less than half of what the same currency costs as raw packs, and the Elite tier's dice plus materials pay back its own price. The first-purchase double on the 6,480 pack is the whale's best friend — 12,960 Annulith for the price of one pack — but only once per tier per account, so save it for the final stretch if you are going deep.

Common Mistakes Players Make

• Spending on the Standard Board. The pool never changes; limited boards are the only place your Annulith earns long-term value.

• Building pity "for fun" on the Arc banner. Arc pity does not share the character board's pool, and 1,600 Annulith multis disappear fast without a guarantee.

• Ignoring the 50/50-free guarantee. Because there are no spooks, there is no reason to over-budget: 90 pulls is the absolute ceiling.

• Claiming Fabricated Dice thinking they work on The Lifeline. Fabricated Dice only roll the Standard Board. Limited boards need Solid Dice or raw Annulith.

• Letting Wayfarer Perks expire. Cosmetic milestones vanish when the banner ends; redeem anything you earn before August 19.

FAQ

What is the pity for Iroi's banner?
Hard pity is 90 pulls on The Lifeline board. From pull 71 the S-Rank rate rises, and the 90th pull guarantees Iroi. There is no 50/50, so no off-banner losses exist.

How much does Iroi cost in Annulith?
One pull costs 160 Annulith. A worst-case guarantee is 90 pulls = 14,400 Annulith, roughly $115-120 on an account with first-purchase double bonuses, less if the monthly pass and events are counted.

Does my pity carry over to Iroi's banner?
Yes. All limited character boards share one pity pool, so any progress built on Shinku's Before the Dawn board carries into The Lifeline.

How many free rolls can I get during Iroi's banner?
Confirmed free sources include 300 Annulith compensation, 10 Solid Dice from Circle Gifts, event Annulith from Going, Going, Gone!, Fishing Frenzy and Warren Lucky Flip, and up to 640 Annulith from the Eibon Partner Program for returning players.

Should I pull Iroi's Arc too?
The Wrong Gate is her best-in-slot but optional. It costs up to 8 multis (12,800 Annulith) and is a damage amplifier; budget for the character first and only then consider the Arc.

Where can I top up Annulith for Iroi's banner?
Use the Neverness to Everness top-up page on Topuplist through the official Topuplist storefront for fast, secure Riftcrystal delivery, which converts 1:1 into Annulith for The Lifeline board.