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Hathor

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Hathor Build Guide

Lakshana Sterry Express View Character

Hathor is a Lakshana Burst DPS who deals huge Lakshana damage through her Ultimate and empowered Skill. Her damage scales with Express Delivery Power stacks: build and spend stacks to enable frequent high-damage windows. She charges Ultimate quickly when generating stacks.

Strengths

  • Extremely high Lakshana burst damage when used with full Express Delivery Power stacks.
  • Can charge Ultimate rapidly by stacking Express Delivery Power.
  • Empowered Skill gains increased Crit chance from Awakening and passive synergies.

Weaknesses

  • Damage depends heavily on how many Express Delivery Power stacks she has.
  • Requires precise timing (getting hit while holding Skill or correct swaps) to maximize stacks and Ultimate uptime.
  • Less consistent than sustained DPS characters—relies on proper team support to set up Stain/Remora/Break windows.

Best Arcs

Raging Flames
Raging Flames BEST #1

Increases Lakshana DMG and boosts Redirect Skill & Ultimate DMG after Ultimate; Redirect Skill DMG grows per cast (stacks up to 2).

 Song of the Whale
Song of the Whale #2

Increases ATK and increases damage to Broken enemies; grants an on-kill HP restore when defeating a Broken enemy (30%, 30s cooldown).

 Drawn Blade
Drawn Blade #2

Deals extra Incantation DMG equal to 200% ATK when the wearer triggers a Parry Attack.

Best Cartridge

Street Boxer
Street Boxer BEST

Epic (2): Lakshana DMG +10%. Legendary (4): Crit Chance +14% (increases when team triggers Remora or Stain).
Shadow Creed
Shadow Creed #2

Best Main Stat: CRIT DMG or Lakshana DMG Bonus

  • Prefer CRIT DMG as main stat to maximize crit damage because Hathor's passive and Engine Resonance increase Crit Rate for empowered casts.
  • If you already have plenty of Crit DMG from substats, choose Lakshana DMG to avoid diminishing returns.

Module Layout

Street Boxer Cartridge

Required Modules

Type IIType IIIType IIIType IV

Bonus: Type III (+10% ATK)

Total Bonus: +40% Attack

Substat Priority

1 CRIT Rate 2 CRIT DMG 3 ATK 4 DMG 5 Cycle Intensity
  • Layout activates the 4-piece Street Boxer set and the bonus Module for maximum ATK.
  • Prioritize CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG substats; ATK% substat is less necessary because the Module bonus already provides large ATK gains.

Best Teams

Hathor Burst Team

Hathor is the Main DPS. Build the team to apply Remora or Stain before swapping to Hathor so she benefits from Lakshana damage boosts and increased Crit Rate from Remora.

Hathor

Hathor

Main DPS

Primary burst dealer; stack Express Delivery Power and use Ultimate at full stacks.

 Zero

Zero

Sub-DPS (Remora)

Applies Remora so the team gets increased Crit Rate vs affected enemies (synergy with Hathor passive).

 Jiuyuan

Jiuyuan

Sub-DPS (Blossom / DOT)

Provides Lethal Rose Pact and Blossom cycle increases to raise team DPS.

 Haniel

Haniel

Support

Provides damage buff and extra attacks; can help trigger Stain to boost Psyche/Lakshana damage.

Set up Remora or Stain before sending in Hathor so she benefits from Lakshana/crit synergies.

Use Zero to refresh Remora between Hathor rotations to keep the Crit Rate bonus active.

Jiuyuan (or Mint) supports Blossom cycles and adds sustained DOT DPS to complement Hathor's bursts.

  • This composition maximizes Hathor's burst windows by providing Remora/Stain and additional team damage.
  • Swap timing is critical—enter Hathor only when stacks and Ultimate energy are ready.

Skill Priority

3

Rapid Delivery (Basic Attack)

Strong basic attacks useful when Skill is on cooldown and to help charge Ultimate; upgrade if resources remain.

3

Impact Point Designation (Support Skill)

Support Skill deals solid damage; improve after core offensive skills if you have spare resources.

4

Rider Express (Ultimate)

Upgrade next to increase burst damage and enable the Emergency Delivery state that allows empowered Skill casts.

5

Aerial Command (Skill)

Primary source of Hathor's damage and main method to gain Express Delivery Power stacks—upgrade first.

Awakening Priority

1

Elite Courier

Grants 6 Express Delivery Power stacks the first time Hathor holds her Redirect Skill each fight—unlock first.

2

Engine Resonance

Increases Crit Chance of Hathor's empowered Skill on each cast—prioritize second.

3

Regular Sandwich

Grants up to 15% additional damage per Express Delivery Power stack.

4

Thorn Dominion

Grants an extra Express Delivery Power stack when the Excellent Rating Lock and Five-Star Tracking effects expire.

5

Daily Life Walkthrough

Increases Hathor's Crit DMG when entering Emergency Delivery after using her Ultimate.

6

Lost Wings

Increases damage to non-Boss targets.

How to Play

Stack Express Delivery Power using Skill (hold to charge and be hit for more stacks), charge Ultimate via stacks and Basic Attacks, then use Ultimate at full stacks to enter Emergency Delivery and cast the empowered Skill up to three times for massive burst damage.

Rotations

  1. 1 jiuyuan → haniel (skill) → haniel (ultimate) → swap to hathor (trigger Stain) → swap to zero → zero (skill) → zero (ultimate) → swap to hathor (trigger Remora) → hathor (skill, hold when appropriate) → hathor (ultimate) → hathor (empowered Skill cast x3) → swap to zero (refresh Remora) → zero (skill) → swap to jiuyuan (Blossom trigger) → jiuyuan (ultimate)
  2. 2 General: Power up team (Stain/Remora/Blossom) → swap to hathor with full stacks and enough Ultimate energy → execute Ultimate + 3x empowered Skill casts quickly for full burst.

Tips

  • Start a fight by using a Psyche or Cosmos ally at full Cycle Energy, then swap to apply Stain or Remora before bringing in Hathor.
  • When using Hathor's Skill, time the Hold so enemies hit you while charging to gain 3 stacks per hit.
  • Don't use Ultimate until you have full stacks—empowered Skill consumes stacks and has 3 progressive casts (1, 2, 3 stacks).
  • Keep Remora active (e.g., with zero) to maintain team Crit Rate bonus from Hathor's passive.