Eibon Record
Hotori
Hotori is an S-tier Sub-DPS with Burst DPS capabilities. She records her teammates' Skill casts and recasts them with her Ultimate. She does not require energy for her Ultimate; instead, her Non-Closed Timepiece charges over time, letting her use her Ultimate roughly every 20 seconds (30 seconds if she uses her Skill). This makes her damage reliable and consistent, as her rotation timing is predictable.
Build Guide
Strengths
- Reliable, consistent burst damage with predictable Ultimate timing.
- No energy requirement; Ultimate recharges via timer.
- Records up to 3 teammate Redirect/Support Skills and recasts them, reapplying Esper Cycles.
- Time Stop can freeze enemies and timers, enabling safe damage windows.
- Strong in Blossom teams; can enable Vita Buds to attack during Time Stop.
Weaknesses
- Requires setup and timing; must record Skills within 5 seconds.
- Skill recast overwrites previous recording if used again.
- Cannot contribute to Discord application herself.
- Ultimate has a fixed recharge time and cannot be spammed.
- F2P Arc The Forgotten gives HP% substat she does not scale with.
- Needs teammates with useful Support/Redirect Skills to maximize recording.
Best Arcs
Increases ATK by 16%. When the wearer casts a Redirect Skill, enters Wastelab and clears current Wastetime. While in Wastelab, allies gain 1 stack of Wastetime each time they use a Redirect or Support Skill, up to 3 stacks. Using Ultimate in Wastelab exits it and consumes all Wastetime, increasing Ultimate CRIT DMG by 24% plus 8% per stack; consuming 3 stacks grants 12% DEF Ignore for 3s.
Deals 30% increased Cosmos DMG with the wearer's Redirect Skill and Ultimate. Increases the wearer's Cycle Intensity by 36 for 15s after casting a Redirect Skill. Resets duration when triggered again.
Increases ATK by 25% for 10s after the wearer casts an Ultimate. Effect does not stack.
Increases ATK by 20% when wearer's HP is above 50%; increases DEF by 20% when HP is below 50%.
Best Cartridge
Module Layout
Best Teams
Hotori's best team. She empowers Vita Buds to attack even when time is stopped, while Nanally and Jiuyuan provide Blossom buffs to keep Vita Pistils hitting frozen enemies.
Use Hotori's Skill to record teammates' Support/Redirect Skills.
Let Nanally/Jiuyuan enable Blossom and Vita Bud production.
Use Hotori's Ultimate during Time Stop to burst down frozen enemies.
Hotori cannot apply Discord herself, but her Ultimate burst is empowered when the enemy is Broken, which Discord teams do easily. Aurelia is the Main DPS, Sakiri supports, and Daffodill applies Nova and Scorch to activate Discord.
Use Daffodill and Sakiri to apply Discord and Break the enemy.
Once Broken, swap to Hotori and use her Ultimate for burst damage.
Skill Priority
Misty Moon Style (Basic Attack)
Although you won't be using Hotori's Basic Attack much, improving it will help increase her overall damage output.
Shopkeeper's Authority (Support Skill)
Level her Support Skill last to increase her damage whenever she enters the stage and uses it.
World's Tide (Ultimate)
Prioritize improving Hotori's Ultimate as this is her main source of damage.
Present Replay (Skill)
Improving Present Replay increases its damage output, so prioritize leveling this up second.
How to Play
Hotori's gameplay revolves around using her Skill to record teammates' Redirect/Support Skills, waiting for her Non-Closed Timepiece to charge, then swapping in to use her Ultimate. Her Ultimate recasts recorded Skills, stops time, and lets her perform a katana combo into a Finisher.
Rotations
- 1Wait for Hotori's Non-Closed Timepiece to fill up → Hotori Skill → Use Redirect or Support Skills → Wait for Non-Closed Timepiece to fill up → Apply debuffs/buffs → Swap to Hotori → Hotori Ultimate → Hotori Basic Attack Combo x2 → Hotori Finisher → Repeat.
- 2Start fights with Hotori's Skill, then quickly use your team's Redirect or Support Skills to record up to 3 Skills.
- 3Once Non-Closed Timepiece is full, apply any buffs and debuffs, swap to Hotori, use Ultimate, perform two Basic Attack combos, then Finisher.
- 4After the Finisher, swap back to your Main DPS and wait for Hotori's Non-Closed Timepiece to recharge before restarting.
Tips
- Wait for Hotori's Non-Closed Timepiece to be at least half full before starting the recording rotation.
- Use Hotori's Skill first, then immediately use up to 3 Support or Redirect Skills within 5 seconds.
- Do not recast Hotori's Skill if it already has recorded Skills, as it overwrites the previous recording.
- Continue dealing damage with your Main DPS and other Sub-DPS while the Non-Closed Timepiece charges.
- Once full, apply buffs/debuffs, swap to Hotori (ideally with Support Skill), and use Ultimate.
- During Time Stop, perform two full Basic Attack combos to fill the Finisher gauge, then use Finisher.
- Outside combat, hold Basic Attack to stop time; duration depends on Non-Closed Timepiece, up to around 12 seconds.
Skills
<Italic>"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."
<Italic>"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!"
<Italic>Observe and Witness
<Italic>Then—proceed toward the predetermined future.
Time to teach these rude guests some manners. Throws the umbrella, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area.
Passives
Blossom Enhancement: Prevents Vita Bud attacks from pausing during Time Stop.
Increases World's Tide's Finisher DMG Ratio by 100%.
Awakening
Increases Hotori's damage during Time Stop by 12% for each recorded Support Skill or Redirect Skill.
Increases Hotori's damage by 20% during Time Stop.
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.
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.
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.
Hotori ignores 30% of the target's DEF during Time Stop.
Increases the skill level of Misty Moon Style, Present Replay, and World's Tide by 1.
Grants all team members 30% ATK while Hotori is on the team and alive.
Voice Actors
CN
杜晴晴
EN
Lindsay Sheppard
JA
伊藤静
KO
이지현