Neverness to Everness
Temporal Nuke Team Guide
Temporal Nuke
Neverness to Everness team guide for Temporal Nuke: composition, Esper reactions, key synergies, rotation tips, pros and cons, and substitutes.
Temporal Nuke
The highest single-window damage team in 1.0. Hotori compresses the full team's offensive output into a single 5-second Time Stop, where Vita Buds continue attacking uninterrupted and all recorded skills replay simultaneously. Zero's Insta-Cycle is mandatory to maintain the strict 20-second rotation clock.
Cosmos
Anima
Incantation
Team Composition
Compresses full-team burst into a single Time Stop via World's Tide. Blossom Enhancement keeps Vita Buds firing through frozen time. Present Replay records up to 3 teammate skills for simultaneous replay. Requires 120 Non-Closed Timepiece energy — charges at 6 units/s on or off-field.
Insta-Cycle instantly restores the Esper Cycle meter, enabling ultra-fast 20-second Recording rotations. The mandatory clock-keeper for Hotori's strict rotation window. Appraiser doubles Blossom flower count for extra Vita Bud output.
Triggers Blossom via Anima Support Skill. Seize the Moment raises the Vita Bud field cap to 6 — all 6 Buds continue attacking through Time Stop, maximising the frozen-time damage window. Intel Hunter clusters enemies for AoE coverage.
Feast of Gluttony provides team-wide ATK buff recorded by Hotori's Present Replay. Devour Whole groups enemies to maximise AoE nuke coverage during Time Stop. Her Support Skill counts as a recordable skill for the 3-stack Wastelab on Hotori's Signature Arc.
Substitutes
Boss variant. Delay Warning boosts team Crit Rate on Remora targets and the Lakshana element enables the Charge triple-cycle for energy refunds on every rotation.
Esper Reactions
Duo Cycles
Blossom Duo Cycle Cosmos Anima
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
More Than Passionate
Blossom Enhancement: Fires 10 Vita Pistils with Vita Bud, reducing the interval between each shot to 1s.
Ghost Orchid Crest
Blossom Enhancement: Prevents Vita Bud attacks from pausing during Time Stop.
Seize the Moment
Blossom Enhancement: Spawns 1 additional Vita Bud and increases Vita Bud limit on field to 6.
Triggered by: Hotori/Zero → Jiuyuan swap
In this team: Spawns Vita Buds that keep firing during Hotori's Time Stop — the core of the team's burst window.
Why It Works
Hotori's Non-Closed Timepiece charges passively at 6 units/s whether she is on-field or not, creating a fixed 20-second rotation clock. Zero's Insta-Cycle fills the Esper Meter on demand, so the sub-rotation never stalls waiting for natural energy build. When Hotori uses Present Replay, she records Sakiri's ATK buff, Jiuyuan's Blossom trigger, and Zero's cycling skill — then World's Tide replays all three simultaneously at amplified ratios during Time Stop. Jiuyuan's 6-Bud cap means up to 6 Vita Buds are attacking continuously through the frozen window, and Hotori's Blossom Enhancement passive prevents them from pausing. At A6 + Signature Arc + Lost Radiance, Hotori shreds 79% of enemy defense during Time Stop.
Key Synergies
Blossom Enhancement + Time Stop
Hotori's passive prevents Vita Buds from pausing during World's Tide. With Jiuyuan raising the cap to 6 Buds each firing Pistils, the frozen window is simultaneously Hotori's nukes AND Blossom's sustained follow-up — a damage overlap unique to this team.
79% Defense Shred Stack
A6 grants 30% DEF Ignore during Time Stop. Lost Radiance 4-piece adds 25% post-Ultimate. Signature Arc Wastelab adds 24% when consuming 3 stacks. Combined: 79% cumulative Defense Shred — hard counters endgame boss resistances.
Zero Insta-Cycle Clock
Zero's Support Skill fills 100 pts of Esper Meter instantly. In Hotori's team this isn't just a reaction tool — it's the mandatory clock reset that ensures the 20-second Recording window is always primed before Hotori's energy caps at 120.
Sakiri Wastelab Stack
Hotori's Signature Arc (Marching Beyond Time) enters Wastelab when she casts Present Replay. Every Redirect or Support Skill by a teammate adds 1 Wastetime stack (max 3). Sakiri's Ultimate and Jiuyuan's Support Skill together guarantee 3 stacks before World's Tide fires — unlocking the full 24% DEF Ignore.
Rotation Tips
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1
Hotori: Skill (Enter Recording, 60 energy consumed) → Sakiri: Skill + Ultimate (ATK buff recorded) → Zero: Skill (Insta-Cycle) → Jiuyuan: Support Skill + Ultimate (Blossom triggered, Buds deployed) → Zero: Ultimate (Esper Cycle meter reset) → Hotori: Ultimate (World's Tide — Stage 1 Replay then Stage 2 Basics to 10 stacks)
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Ensure all 3 Wastelab stacks are built before Hotori's Ultimate: Sakiri and Jiuyuan's skills each count as one stack
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3
In the boss variant with Hathor, replace Zero's Insta-Cycle with Hathor's Delay Warning for +10% Crit Rate on Remora targets — adjust rotation to open with Hathor Skill → Zero Skill before entering Recording
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Highest single-window damage output in 1.0 — the entire team's burst lands in one frozen instant
- 79% cumulative Defense Shred at full investment — strongest anti-boss setup in the game
- Blossom Buds continue through Time Stop, stacking sustained follow-up on top of the nuke
- Passive energy charge means Hotori contributes even off-field, never wasting rotation time
Cons
- Signature Arc near-mandatory; F2P options lack DEF Ignore and fall off hard against endgame bosses
- Rigid 20-second clock demands precise sub-rotations — mistimed swaps waste the entire DPS window
- High investment floor: requires Hotori + Jiuyuan (both limited S-rank) at meaningful Awakening levels