Case File #hathor
A TierHathor Build Guide
Hathor is a Burst DPS who deals large amounts of Lakshana DMG with her Ultimate and empowered Skill. Stacking Express Delivery Power charges her Ultimate quickly, letting her deal bursts of damage in relatively quick intervals. Her damage depends heavily on having enough Express Delivery Power stacks, so proper Skill usage is essential.
Strengths
- Burst DPS with high Lakshana damage from her Ultimate and empowered Skill.
- Can charge her Ultimate quickly by gaining Express Delivery Power stacks.
- Empowered Skill can be cast up to three times in a row with full stacks, dealing increasing damage.
- Synergizes with Psyche and Cosmos characters to trigger Stain or Remora for extra team utility.
Weaknesses
- Damage relies heavily on Express Delivery Power stacks, so poor Skill usage lowers her output.
- Empowered Skill requires timing and quick consecutive casts to maximize damage.
- Needs supports such as Zero to apply Remora or Stain and unlock her full potential.
- Some Arc alternatives like Drawn Blade demand frequent Parry Attacks.
Best Arcs
Headless Rider: Increases Lakshana DMG by 15%. After casting Ultimate, increases Redirect Skill and Ultimate DMG by 10% for 10s. While active, each cast of Redirect Skill increases its DMG by 5%, up to 2 stacks.
Deep Blue Sorrow: Increases ATK by 12%. Increases damage to Broken enemies by 12%. Restores 30% HP when a Broken enemy is defeated, once every 30s.
Crimson Hexblade: When the wearer triggers a Parry Attack, deals additional Incantation DMG equal to 200% of ATK.
Best Cartridge
Epic (2): Lakshana DMG +10%. Legendary (4): Increases Crit Chance by 14%. Team triggering Remora or Stain increases the bonus to 14% for 20s.
Best Main Stat: CRIT DMG or Lakshana DMG Bonus
- CRIT DMG is preferred to maximize crit damage, since Hathor's Passive and Engine Resonance Awakening increase her CRIT Rate.
- If you already have high Crit DMG from Module substats, use Lakshana DMG Bonus to spread damage bonuses and avoid diminishing returns.
Module Layout
Required Modules
Bonus: Type III (+10% ATK)
Total Bonus: +40% Attack
Substat Priority
- Best layout when using Street Boxer; activates its 4-piece effect while maximizing the bonus Module.
- Prioritize Modules with the listed substats to improve Hathor's damage output.
- No need to chase ATK% substats because the Module bonus already provides a sizable amount.
Best Teams
Hathor serves as Main DPS, dealing huge burst damage with her Skill and Ultimate. Zero applies Remora, which Hathor exploits with Delay Warning. Jiuyuan or Mint improve Blossom Cycles and team damage. Haniel or Fadia support with buffs or survivability.
Hathor
Main DPS
Deals burst Lakshana DMG with empowered Skill and Ultimate.
Zero
Sub-DPS
Applies Remora for Hathor's Delay Warning passive, increasing duration and team Crit Rate against affected enemies.
Jiuyuan
Sub-DPS (Flex)
Increases team damage via Lethal Rose Pact, Pact Settlement, and more Vita Buds from Blossom Cycles. Mint is the F2P alternative.
Haniel
Support (Flex)
Provides damage buffs and supplemental damage. Fadia is an alternative for damage mitigation.
Alternatives
Start with a Psyche or Cosmos character with full Cycle Energy so you can swap to Hathor and immediately trigger Stain or Remora.
Use Hathor's Skill to gain Express Delivery Power stacks; hold it if possible to gain more when attacked while charging.
Use Basic Attacks to charge Ultimate Energy and knock up enemies.
Once at full stacks and enough Ultimate Energy, use Ultimate and enter Emergency Delivery.
Cast empowered Skill up to three times in a row while in Emergency Delivery.
Use Zero to refresh Remora; use Jiuyuan to apply Lethal Rose Pact and trigger Blossom.
- Haniel's Skill and Ultimate provide a damage buff and additional attacks to the active character, and can help trigger Stain, increasing Lakshana damage taken.
- Zero helps trigger Remora, debuffing enemies and increasing team CRIT Rate against them via Hathor's passive.
- Jiuyuan applies Lethal Rose Pact for team damage via its DOT effect.
Hathor acts as Sub-DPS, supporting Chaos. She deals additional damage during Chaos's downtime and empowers Chaos's Remora Enhancement. Chaos's Remora Enhancement deals an extra burst when Remora expires, scaling with total Remora duration; Hathor extends Remora to 12s, maximizing it. Zero applies Remora often; Haniel buffs or Fadia provides survivability.
Hathor
Sub-DPS
Deals additional damage during Chaos's downtime and extends Remora duration to 12s, empowering Chaos's Remora Enhancement.
Chaos
Main DPS
Main DPS; Remora Enhancement deals extra burst when Remora expires, scaling on total Remora duration.
Zero
Sub-DPS
Helps apply Remora often using his Skill.
Haniel
Support (Flex)
Provides team buffs. Fadia can be used instead for survivability.
Alternatives
Use Hathor as Sub-DPS to deal damage during Chaos's downtime.
Extend Remora duration with Hathor to maximize Chaos's Remora Enhancement burst damage.
Use Zero's Skill to apply Remora often.
Use Haniel for buffs, or Fadia for survivability.
- Chaos's Remora Enhancement deals additional burst damage whenever Remora expires, scaling with total Remora duration.
- Hathor's Remora extension to 12 seconds helps this effect reach max value.
Skill Priority
Rapid Delivery (Basic Attack)
Basic Attacks are strong and can be used when Skill is on cooldown or when charging Cycle Energy. Improve this next if you have the resources.
Impact Point Designation (Support Skill)
Support Skill deals a good amount of damage, so improve it when you have extra resources.
Rider Express (Ultimate)
Hathor can quickly charge her Ultimate, so upgrade it next to increase her damage output.
Aerial Command (Skill)
A bulk of Hathor's damage comes from her Skill. Prioritize improving this first.
Awakening Priority
Elite Courier
Prioritize getting this Awakening, as it instantly grants Hathor 6 stacks of Express Delivery Power when she holds her Redirect Skill for the first time each fight.
Engine Resonance
Get this Awakening second to increase the Crit Chance of Hathor's empowered Skill whenever she uses it.
Regular Sandwich
Provides Hathor with up to 15% additional damage whenever she gets an Express Delivery Power stack.
Thorn Dominion
Provides Hathor with an additional Express Delivery Power stack whenever the Excellent Rating Lock and Five-Star Tracking effects expire.
Daily Life Walkthrough
Increases Hathor's Crit DMG when she enters the Emergency Delivery state after using her Ultimate.
Lost Wings
Increases the damage that Hathor deals to non-Boss targets.
How to Play
Hathor is a Burst DPS who builds Express Delivery Power with her Skill, charges her Ultimate, then enters Emergency Delivery to cast an empowered Skill up to three times. Manage stacks, use Basic Attacks to charge Ultimate, and team with Cosmos or Psyche characters to trigger Remora or Stain.
Rotations
- 1Jiuyuan Skill → Haniel Skill → Haniel Ultimate → Swap to Hathor (Stain Trigger) → Swap to Zero → Zero Skill → Zero Ultimate → Swap to Hathor (Remora Trigger) → Hathor Skill (Hold if possible) → Hathor Ultimate → Hathor Empowered Skill 3x → Swap to Zero (Refresh Remora) → Zero Skill → Swap to Jiuyuan (Blossom Trigger) → Jiuyuan Ultimate
Tips
- Combo Basic Attack and knockup: hold Basic Attack at the end of the combo to launch the nearest enemy Airborne, or perform a drop attack if not possible. Use while Skill is on cooldown.
- Use Skill to get Express Delivery Power stacks: each Skill use grants 2 stacks; three uses are needed for max. Holding Skill grants 3 stacks per hit taken while charging.
- At Ascension 4, Passive Skill Efficiency Boost grants 1 stack whenever Hathor defeats an enemy.
- Getting Express Delivery Power stacks also charges Hathor's Ultimate.
- Use Ultimate at full stacks; empowered Skill Cyclone Strike has three casts consuming 1, 2, and 3 stacks, with increasing damage.
- Cast empowered Skill quickly; pausing between casts only performs the initial empowered Skill.
- Team up with Cosmos or Psyche characters: Stain increases Psyche and Lakshana damage taken; Remora lowers enemy movement and attack speed, and with Delay Warning extends duration and gives +10% CRIT Rate to teammates attacking affected enemies.