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Hotori Build Guide

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Hotori

S-Rank

Cosmos Solid Buff Healing

Tier Position

Tier

Analysis

The Temporal Sovereign and undisputed highest-damage ceiling in the game. Her "Support-DPS" paradox lets her compress an entire team's offensive output into a single frozen window — achieving 79% cumulative Defense Shred at full investment.

Pros

Highest damage ceiling of any character — compresses full-team burst into a single Time Stop window

Blossom Enhancement allows Vita Buds and deployables to keep firing during frozen time, enabling uncontested Blossom damage

79% cumulative Defense Shred at A6 + Signature Arc + Lost Radiance — hard counters endgame boss resistances

Cons

Signature Arc is near-mandatory for endgame DEF Ignore uptime; F2P options fall off sharply against high-level bosses

Rigid 20-second rotation clock demands precise team coordination — mistimed sub-rotations waste her entire DPS window

Recommended Build

Role: Main DPS / Sub DPS

Marching Beyond Time is mathematically non-negotiable: its Wastelab mechanic converts 3 Wastetime stacks (built passively by teammates during Recording) into 24% DEF Ignore on Ultimate use — an effect with near-permanent uptime in optimized rotations. Combined with Lost Radiance's 25% DEF Ignore post-Ultimate and A6's 30% DEF Ignore during Time Stop, Hotori achieves 79% cumulative Defense Shred at full investment. Lost Radiance further amplifies her Cosmos DMG with its 2-piece bonus. Jiuyuan's Seize the Moment raises the Vita Bud cap to 6, and Hotori's Blossom Enhancement passive keeps those Buds attacking through the full Time Stop window — this is the team's primary damage source.

Recommended Team

Hotori

Main DPS / Sub DPS

Temporal nuke anchor; compresses full-team offensive output into a single Time Stop window via World's Tide. Blossom Enhancement keeps Vita Buds firing through frozen time.

Zero

Battery / Quick Swap

Insta-Cycle instantly restores the Esper Cycle meter, enabling ultra-fast 20-second Recording rotations. Essential for maintaining Hotori's tight rotation clock.

Jiuyuan

Sub DPS / Blossom Enabler

Triggers Blossom reaction via Anima Support Skill; Seize the Moment raises the Vita Bud field cap to 6 for maximum deployable damage during Time Stop.

Sakiri

Buffer / Sub DPS

Feast of Gluttony provides team-wide ATK buff; Devour Whole groups enemies to maximise Hotori's AoE nuke coverage during the Recording window.

Featured In

Hotori

Temporal Nuke

Blossom

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Skill Priority

World's Tide

Present Replay

Shopkeeper's Authority

Misty Moon Style

Equipment

Arc (Weapon)

Best Marching Beyond Time

Time Beyond Time

5★

Increases ATK by 16%. Enters Wastelab and clears current Wastetime when the wearer casts a Redirect Skill. While in Wastelab, allies gain 1 stack of Wastetime each time they use a Redirect or Support Skill, up to 3 stacks. When the wearer uses their Ultimate in Wastelab, they exit Wastelab and consume all Wastetime, increasing Ultimate Crit DMG by 24%, plus an additional 8% per Wastetime consumed. Consuming 3 Wastetime stacks at once grants an extra 12% DEF Ignore for 3s.

Alt The Rain That Shook the World

5★

Cartridge (Armor)

Best Lost Radiance

5★

Epic (2): Cosmos DMG +10%.

Legendary (4): Ignores 25% of enemies' DEF for 20s after the wearer casts Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

Alt Shadow Creed

5★

Epic (2): ATK +10%.

Legendary (4): Increases wearer's ATK by 25% for 20s after casting a Skill.

Key Esper Reactions

Remora Duo Cycle

Lakshana

Cosmos

The target enters Remora for 5s after triggering Esper Cycle, slowing their movement and attack speed. The effect decays over time, and will have a shorter duration if repeatedly applied.

Resonance

Skia

Suppression

Remora Enhancement: Inflicts an additional Remora on a target when Fang Thrust locks onto them in Remora state.

Hathor

Delay Warning

Remora Enhancement: Extends the target's Remora duration to 12s and increases Crit Rate by 10% when allies attacking a target affected by Remora.

Chaos

Justice in Time

Remora Enhancement: Deals Lakshana DMG equal to 800% of ATK to the target when Remora ends, based on Remora's duration. Each second beyond the base 5s duration increases total DMG by 45%, up to 300%. Resets Remora's duration when reapplied.

Blossom Duo Cycle

Cosmos

Anima

Generates 1 Vita Bud near the target after triggering Esper Cycle, which blossoms 5 Vita Pistils.
Vita Pistils then fly toward targets within range, exploding every 2s and dealing DMG to an area.
Up to 3 Vita Buds can exist on the field at once.

Resonance

Nanally

More Than Passionate

Blossom Enhancement: Fires 10 Vita Pistils with Vita Bud, reducing the interval between each shot to 1s.

Mint

Transform! Super Mint!

Blossom Enhancement: Expands Vita Pistils' damage area on hit.

Hotori

Ghost Orchid Crest

Blossom Enhancement: Prevents Vita Bud attacks from pausing during Time Stop.

Jiuyuan

Seize the Moment

Blossom Enhancement: Spawns 1 additional Vita Bud and increases Vita Bud limit on field to 6.

Iroi

Mirror Image

Blossom Enhancement: Generates a Vita Bud copy when the current Vita Bud disappears. This copy cannot generate another copy.

Charge Triple Cycle

Cosmos

Anima

Lakshana

Grants the active character 10 additional Ultimate Energy when Vita Pistils hit targets affected by Remora.

Resonance

Zero

Appraiser

Creation Enhancement: Each "Creation Flower" will split into 2 flowers that fly together towards the target within range and explode.

Chiz

Hanahaki Disease

Charge Enhancement: Grants active characters 4 additional Ultimate Energy.

Edgar

Gentle Edge

Charge Enhancement: Grants 120 Ultimate Energy instantly when a character triggers Charge using a Support Skill. Disables Ultimate Energy gain from Vita Pistils when hitting Slowed targets afterward. Cooldown: 30s.

Shinku

Lone Stride

Charge Enhancement: Grants off-field characters the same amount of Charge when the active character gains Ultimate Energy. While Shinku is active and in Charge state, each trigger deals AoE DMG equal to 400% of ATK (scales with Basic Attack level, reaching 863.6% at level 11), and increases her ATK by 5% for 30s, up to 10 stacks. Cooldown: 1s.

Character Info

Rarity: S-Rank
Element: Cosmos
Esper Type: Solid
Role: Buff Healing

Stats

Lv. 1

HP 1,064

ATK 41

DEF 56

Awakening

Flourish A1

Increases Hotori's damage during Time Stop by 12% for each recorded Support Skill or Redirect Skill.

Distant Memories A2

Increases Hotori's damage by 20% during Time Stop.

Momentary Gaze A3

Recovers the energy spent on Present Replay after using it and completing the recording. Triggers at most once every 60s. Interrupts energy restoration if energy is spent during the recovery process.

Scattered Relics A4

Grants an additional 10 energy to the Non-Closed Timepiece for every 1 target defeated by the Team while the pointer is not rewinding, up to 3 times. Resets the count when casting World's Tide.

All-Seeing A5

When Hotori is deployed, if there is only 1 enemy on the field, the entire team's damage against that target is increased by 15%. This effect is lost when Hotori is down.

Time Takes Away A6

Hotori ignores 30% of the target's DEF during Time Stop.

Eternity Shattered A7

Increases the skill level of Misty Moon Style, Present Replay, and World's Tide by 1.

The Ultimate Treasure of Clear Understanding A8

Grants all team members 30% ATK while Hotori is on the team and alive.

Ascension

P1 → Lv.30 WL1

25000

P2 → Lv.40 WL2

50000

P3 → Lv.50 WL3

75000

P4 → Lv.60 WL4

100000

P5 → Lv.70 WL5

125000

P6 → Lv.80 WL6

150000

Compatible Arcs

Blow up the Crowd

Beat King

5★

Increases the active character's ATK by 10% while the wearer is off-field, and increases the active character's ATK by 2% when the wearer deals damage, up to 4 stacks and triggering at most once every 2s. Resets the effect when the wearer becomes the active character.
Increases Psyche DMG by 12% while the wearer is the active character, and increases Psyche DMG by 2% when dealing Psyche DMG with a Basic Attack, up to 10 stacks. Triggers at most once every 0.3s. Resets the effect when switching characters.

Day Off

Eclipse

5★

Increases wearer's ATK by 30%. Unlocks Arc: Eclipse.
Arc: Eclipse — The wearer creates a 40s Eclipse. During the Eclipse, each enemy defeated restores 6 Ultimate Energy, up to 5 times. (cooldown: 300s).

Fluff of Fearlessness

Popping Candy

5★

Increases ATK by 25% for 10s after the wearer casts an Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

Hethereau's Keeper

Justice Executioner

5★

Increases ATK by 15%.
Increases damage dealt to Bosses by 15%.
Unlocks Arc: Officer Whisker.
Arc: Officer Whisker — Summons Officer Whisker to assist in combat. Officer Whisker continuously attacks enemies, dealing 100% of the wearer's ATK as damage per hit. Lasts 30s. Cooldown: 60s.

Marching Beyond Time

Time Beyond Time

5★

Increases ATK by 16%.
Enters Wastelab and clears current Wastetime when the wearer casts a Redirect Skill. While in Wastelab, allies gain 1 stack of Wastetime each time they use a Redirect or Support Skill, up to 3 stacks. When the wearer uses their Ultimate in Wastelab, they exit Wastelab and consume all Wastetime, increasing Ultimate Crit DMG by 24%, plus an additional 8% per Wastetime consumed. Consuming 3 Wastetime stacks at once grants an extra 12% DEF Ignore for 70s.

Reality Refuge

Swallowtail

5★

Increases Anima DMG by 15%.
Increases the wearer's Attachment DMG by 10%. Increases the Attachment DMG bonus to 20% for 6s when the wearer casts an Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

The Rain That Shook the World

5★

Your Happiness is Priceless

Nacupeda

5★

Increases HP by 24%.
Grants one of the following random effects when the wearer casts an Ultimate:
1. Recovers 20% of Max HP for the team member with the lowest HP percentage.
2. Grants a Shield equal to 20% of the wearer's Max HP for 15s.
3. Recovers 10% HP for all team members.
Triggers once every 30s.

The Forgotten

Picture Frame

4★

Increases ATK by 20% when the wearer’s HP is above 50%; increases DEF by 20% when HP is below 50%.

Time Bandit

Picky

4★

Increases Break Intensity by 90 for 50s after the wearer uses a Redirect Skill. Effect does not stack.
Allows use of Arc - Picky. (Cooldown: 50s).
Arc - Picky: Summons Picky to pry open all nearby lockable objects.

First Step to Success

Noros

3★

Increases wearer's ATK by 12% for 10s when casting a Redirect Skill. Triggers up to once every 20s.

Skills

Misty Moon Style Normal Attack Cosmos

Cosmos

Deals Cosmos DMG.

Basic Attack: Misty Moon Style

Wields her weapon and performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Cosmos DMG.

Basic Attack: Non-Closed Timepiece

Displays a Non-Closed Timepiece when Hotori is switched in. Rotates its pointer slowly clockwise over time, accumulating energy. Caps the energy the Non-Closed Timepiece can accumulate at 120.

Basic Attack: Rippling Waves

Hold Basic Attack in combat to trigger. Gracefully dashes forward and attacks, dealing 4 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Basic Attack: Crescent

Wields the weapon mid-air and plunges, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area upon impact. Increases DMG based on fall height, up to 100%.

Critical Riposte: Half Moment

Triggers when using Misty Moon Style after a Critical Dodge. Raises the umbrella to counterattack opponents instantly, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG and reducing Break.

Scaling

Lv. 1

1st Instance Ratio 20%

2nd Instance Ratio 35.3%+4.4%*2+72.2%

3rd Instance Ratio 11.3%*5

4th Instance Ratio 14.2%*2+66.6%

5th Instance Ratio 24.3%+45.1%

Cycle Energy 37

Energy Cap 120

Energy Recovery Per Second 6

Branch DMG Ratio 24% *4

Plunge DMG Ratio 48%

Critical Riposte Ratio 158%

Upgrade Costs

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

437,000

Lv.2 Asc.2+

2000

Lv.3 Asc.3+

5000

Lv.4 Asc.3+

10000

Lv.5 Asc.4+

20000

Lv.6 Asc.4+

40000

Lv.7 Asc.5+

60000

Lv.8 Asc.5+

80000

Lv.9 Asc.6+

100000

Lv.10 Asc.6+

120000

"Finally, someone clueless comes along who actually wants to buy something from the shop, but if it wasn't for Hotori refusing to budge, hmph… this month's sales wouldn't be a big fat zero."
"That little brat, didn't you see what kind of price he was trying to haggle? He's treating our Eibon like we're some charity case! I was being nice not calling Daff over to rough him up!"

Present Replay Skill Cosmos

Cosmos

Casts Present Replay when Non-Closed Timepiece energy is greater than 60, dealing Cosmos DMG and recording Support Skills and Redirect Skills used by allies for the next 5s.

Requires no cooldown for Present Replay.
Allows Hotori to spend 60 Non-Closed Timepiece energy to cast Present Replay when energy is greater than 60. Deals 7 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area. Records Support Skills and Redirect Skills used by allies for the next 5s, appreciating up to 3 timings per use, with each character recorded at most once.
Rewinds the Non-Closed Timepiece pointer continuously during use. Stops recording after the pointer rewinds a certain amount, and continues rewinding a fixed amount if recording completes early. Clears records when entering or leaving battle. Overwrites existing records when using Present Replay again.

Scaling

Lv. 1

DMG Ratio 40%*6+60.1%

Cycle Energy 12

Upgrade Costs

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

437,000

Lv.2 Asc.2+

2000

Lv.3 Asc.3+

5000

Lv.4 Asc.3+

10000

Lv.5 Asc.4+

20000

Lv.6 Asc.4+

40000

Lv.7 Asc.5+

60000

Lv.8 Asc.5+

80000

Lv.9 Asc.6+

100000

Lv.10 Asc.6+

120000

Observe and Witness

World's Tide Ultimate Cosmos

Cosmos

Casts World's Tide when Non-Closed Timepiece energy is fully charged, dealing Cosmos DMG, drawing the katana, and slowing surrounding time to near standstill. Builds combo stacks with katana attacks, and triggers Cosmos DMG to end Time Stop when reaching 10 stacks.

Has no cooldown or Ultimate Energy cost for World's Tide.
Allows Hotori to unleash World's Tide when Non-Closed Timepiece energy is fully charged, dealing 10 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area. Draws a katana from the umbrella handle and changes attack mode. Slows surrounding time to near standstill for a period, disabling character switching. Cleanses any received time control debuffs and grants immunity to time control debuffs during Time Stop. Replays all attacks recorded by Present Replay 1 time and clears the records if any exist.
Rewinds the Non-Closed Timepiece pointer continuously during Time Stop. Builds combo stacks with Hotori's katana attacks, increasing damage per hit. Deals Finisher DMG when combo stacks reach 10. Ends time stop when the pointer rewinds completely or when Finisher DMG is dealt.

Scaling

Lv. 1

DMG Ratio 17%*6+130.3%+44.3%+261.6%*2

Time Stop Duration 10s

1st Katana Instance Ratio 38.1%

2nd Katana Instance Ratio 23.4%+63.7%

3rd Katana Instance Ratio 9.2%*3+44.5%

4th Katana Instance Ratio 25.5%+29.7%+25.4%+42.4%

5th Katana Instance Ratio 8.5%+221.1%

Finisher DMG Ratio 300%

Upgrade Costs

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

437,000

Lv.2 Asc.2+

2000

Lv.3 Asc.3+

5000

Lv.4 Asc.3+

10000

Lv.5 Asc.4+

20000

Lv.6 Asc.4+

40000

Lv.7 Asc.5+

60000

Lv.8 Asc.5+

80000

Lv.9 Asc.6+

100000

Lv.10 Asc.6+

120000

Then—proceed toward the predetermined future.

Shopkeeper's Authority Chain Skill Cosmos

Cosmos

Deals Cosmos DMG.

Time to teach these rude guests some manners. Throws the umbrella, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Scaling

Lv. 1

DMG Ratio 200%

Upgrade Costs

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

437,000

Lv.2 Asc.2+

2000

Lv.3 Asc.3+

5000

Lv.4 Asc.3+

10000

Lv.5 Asc.4+

20000

Lv.6 Asc.4+

40000

Lv.7 Asc.5+

60000

Lv.8 Asc.5+

80000

Lv.9 Asc.6+

100000

Lv.10 Asc.6+

120000

For Hotori, this is merely a small display of her abilities, but difficult customers who threaten to complain will learn exactly why this humble little shop dares to impose such strict terms.

Ghost Orchid Crest Passive

Blossom Enhancement: Prevents Vita Bud attacks from pausing during Time Stop.

At least when this proprietress, who can usually chatter on endlessly about every penny, finally quiets down and sits peacefully sipping wine while admiring the moon, you can still notice… she is an elegant and graceful person.

All Treasures Under Heaven Passive

Increases World's Tide's Finisher DMG Ratio by 100%.

Cheers! Celebrate! Let's… let's celebrate again! My treasures… my precious treasures… they're all mine now! Deal… deal! Hehehe… hic… guard them all… for me… zzZ…

Console

Slot Layout

20 total slots

Specialization

Type III

Increases Cosmos DMG Bonus by 10% for each Type III Module equipped.

Best Modules

Other Modules

Compatible Cartridges

Lost Radiance

Epic (2): Cosmos DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Ignores 25% of enemies' DEF for 20s after the wearer casts Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

Fireflies and the Forest

Epic (2): Anima DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's CRIT DMG by 8% when a nearby enemy takes Anima DMG from the Team, up to 7 stacks. Each stack lasts 10s. Effect remains active when the character is off-field.

Crimson: Twin Butterflies

Epic (2): Incantation DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's ATK by 6% when a nearby enemy takes Incantation DMG from the Team, up to 6 stacks. Each stack lasts 10s. Effect remains active when the character is off-field.

Diabolos

Epic (2): Chaos DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Ignores 12% of enemies' Chaos Resistance. Ignores 24% of enemies' Chaos Resistance for 20s after the wearer participates in Nova or Scorch reactions.

Devil's Blood: Curse

Epic (2): Psyche DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's DMG by 18%. The bonus becomes 36% against units affected by Nova or Stain.

Street Boxer

Epic (2): Lakshana DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases Crit Chance by 14%. Team triggering Remora or Stain increases the bonus to 14% for 20s.

Kingdom's Guard

Epic (2): DEF +15%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's shields by 20%.

Shadow Creed

Epic (2): ATK +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's ATK by 25% for 20s after casting a Skill.

Thea's Night Tavern

Epic (2): HP +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's Healing Bonus by 20%.

Tiny Big Adventure

Epic (2): HP +10%.
Legendary (4): Increases wearer's Max HP by 4% when taking damage, up to 10 stacks. Each stack lasts 10s. Casting Ultimate instantly grants 10 stacks.

Speedy Hedgehog

Epic (2): Charge Efficiency +12%.
Legendary (4): Increases all allies' ATK by 15% for 20s after the wearer casts Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

Quiet Manor

Epic (2): Mental DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Grants wearer a 12% Mental DMG Bonus per Basic Attack, up to 3 stacks. Each stack lasts 6s.

Lost Radiance

Epic (2): Cosmos DMG +10%.
Legendary (4): Ignores 25% of enemies' DEF for 20s after the wearer casts Ultimate. Effect does not stack.

Hotori Build Guide

Hotori

Tier Position

Analysis

Pros

Cons

Recommended Team

Featured In

Skill Priority

Equipment

Key Esper Reactions

Character Info

Stats

Awakening

Ascension

Compatible Arcs

Skills

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

Total (Lv.1 → Lv.10)

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