Blue Archive Pity System Explained

Understanding the pity system is the single most important thing for spending your Pyroxene wisely. This guide breaks down exactly how Blue Archive pity works — soft pity, hard pity, and the no 50/50 (200-pull spark) guarantee — with the real numbers.

What is pity in Blue Archive?

Pity is a hidden counter that guarantees you a 5★ after a certain number of pulls. Every pull on a Recruitment banner without a 5★ increases your chances. The counter resets to zero the moment you pull a 5★.

The base rate

Every pull has a 3% base chance of dropping a 5★. That's the flat rate from pull 1 up to the soft pity threshold.

Soft pity starts at pull 1

From pull 1 onward, your chance rises by no soft pity each pull. This is why most 5★ characters drop in the 1-200 range — the odds climb fast and the curve is steep.

Hard pity at 200

Pull 200 is a guaranteed 5★ — a 100% rate. You can never go past 200 pulls without a 5★ on a Recruitment banner.

The no 50/50 (200-pull spark) guarantee

When you pull a 5★, there's a 50% chance it's the featured character. If you lose the no 50/50 (200-pull spark), your next 5★ is guaranteed to be the featured one — this guarantee carries over between banners of the same type.

What carries over between banners?

Use the calculator

Want exact odds for your situation? Use the Blue Archive Pity Calculator — it runs the full probability model including soft pity, hard pity and the no 50/50 (200-pull spark), so you can see your exact chance of pulling the featured character in any number of pulls.

Summary

Check the live Blue Archive banner countdown to see how long you have to decide — and use the Income Calculator to plan how many pulls you'll have by then.