Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner is live from the 11 November 2026 maintenance until the maintenance on 2 December. Blazebell is the new Justice-attribute Controller Combatant, while Vivian has a separate Partner rate-up. Both arrived in the same update, but they’re not interchangeable Rescue targets.
The pity rule is the bit worth understanding before you spend. Blazebell’s Combatant banner shares its five-star guarantee count with Rossweisse’s Combatant banner. Vivian has a separate Partner counter, shared with Sig. Switching between those two categories doesn’t transfer your progress.
Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner dates and featured characters
The Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner started after maintenance on Wednesday 11 November. The rate-up closes before maintenance on Wednesday 2 December, so the exact remaining time depends on the maintenance schedule shown on your game’s notice and banner countdown.
Blazebell is the new Justice Controller Combatant. Vivian is a Partner, recruited from her own rate-up. They arrived together, but you need to choose the right Rescue category for the character you want.
Rita and Ivy’s Normal Rate-Ups run from 24 November at 18:00 UTC to 15 December at 18:00 UTC. Those normal banners do not share the seasonal Blazebell/Vivian guarantee counts. Don’t mistake their dates or pity counters for an extension of this event.
Does the Blazebell banner share pity with Rossweisse?
Yes. The 11 November patch notes explicitly confirm a shared guaranteed acquisition count for the Blazebell Combatant and Rossweisse Combatant rate-ups. That means progress towards the stated Combatant guarantee can carry between those two featured Combatant Rescue options.
It does not mean you can move the same guarantee across all banners. Vivian belongs to a Partner rate-up. The later Rita and Ivy Normal Rate-Ups are described separately, with their own category rules. A Combatant counter should not be treated as a universal pity system.
Check the Rescue Details for the Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner before spending. All Combatant Rate-Up events share a five-star pity counter within that category, and the published rate rules guarantee at least one four-star-or-higher target every ten Rescues. That doesn’t guarantee the featured five-star every ten pulls. The exact five-star odds and featured guarantees are shown in the current banner details.
Does Vivian share pity with Sig?
Yes. The same official update says Vivian’s Partner rate-up shares its guaranteed acquisition count with Sig’s seasonal Partner rate-up. That’s a separate counter from the Blazebell and Rossweisse Combatant pair. If you’re considering both a Combatant and a Partner, check the guarantee on each category rather than adding the two counts together.
Smilegate also says Vivian will enter the Normal Partner Rescue pool when the next Partner Rate-Up begins. That’s a different timing rule from Blazebell, who is added to the Normal Combatant pool after her own rate-up ends. Neither statement means a pull on one category advances the other category’s pity.
Is Blazebell a limited character?
The rate-up is temporary, but Smilegate has confirmed that Blazebell will be added to the Normal Combatant Rescue pool after her featured period ends. So the 2 December deadline is for the promoted chance of obtaining her, not a claim that she becomes permanently unobtainable.
If you’re short on resources, that distinction is worth knowing. Normal-pool inclusion gives another future route to obtaining her, but the rate and timing of any particular pull will differ from the featured guarantee. You shouldn’t assume future odds stay the same.
Blazebell also receives a Prism Module and Unigram Messenger Stories at Affinity levels 3, 13 and 15. These are progression features, not extra items awarded automatically for spending on her Rescue banner.
What does Blazebell do in combat?
Blazebell supports Justice teams with Bind cards and Melting. Blue Flame heals and stacks Bind; when four stacks combine it changes to Fluttering Embers, a zero-cost card that grants one Action Point. Its Purity effect draws a card when the condition is met.
Her Flametouch card applies Melting, increasing damage taken from Justice Cards by 15% for one turn. After three Justice-attribute attacks, the effect can add Hypermelting once per turn, increasing that damage further. Freyjaen Blessing heals and can create Blue Flame cards, while Resonating Flame creates more Blue Flames over time. She is a Controller built to help the rest of the team act, not just to deal damage herself.
If you already use Justice allies, those effects are worth comparing against what your current Controller provides. But the Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner isn’t a universal must-pull: you’ll get more value from it when the rest of your roster can take advantage of her buffs and card generation.
What should you check before pulling?
First, make sure you’re on Blazebell’s Combatant rate-up rather than Vivian’s Partner banner. Next, check the displayed counter, individual five-star probabilities and the period remaining. Finally, look at the character’s skills and your current team’s Justice damage before committing more resources.
The key confirmed points for the Chaos Zero Nightmare Blazebell banner are its 2 December end, the shared Combatant guarantee with Rossweisse and normal-pool availability afterwards. A current in-game Rescue Details screen is still the final authority on the odds for a particular pull.
Official publisher source: Smilegate’s official 11 November 2026 Season 5 update press release.
