Introduction — Hotori
Hotori is an S-Rank Cosmos Solid character in Neverness to Everness. Our Hotori guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about her, including skills, Awakenings, weapons, gear, team compositions, and more. To learn more about Hotori, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for her, or her team compositions guide.
Hotori's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Excellent damage during ultimate via armor penetration- Doesn't require energy for her ultimate
- Damage is consistent
Weaknesses
Cannot switch to other characters during Time Stop- Setup requires careful timing with team burst
Hotori's Skills
Wields her weapon and performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Cosmos DMG.
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.
Hold Basic Attack in combat to trigger. Gracefully dashes forward and attacks, dealing 4 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area.
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%.
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.
Skill Multipliers
1st Instance Ratio: 40%
2nd Instance Ratio: 70.6%+8.8%*2+144.3%
3rd Instance Ratio: 22.6%*5
4th Instance Ratio: 28.4%*2+133.1%
5th Instance Ratio: 48.6%+90.2%
Cycle Energy: 37
Energy Cap: 120
Energy Recovery Per Second: 6
Branch DMG Ratio: 48% *4
Plunge DMG Ratio: 96%
Critical Riposte Ratio: 315.8%
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.
Skill Multipliers
DMG Ratio: 80%*6+120.1%
Cycle Energy: 12
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.
Skill Multipliers
DMG Ratio: 34%*6+260.5%+88.6%+522.9%*2
Time Stop Duration: 10s
1st Katana Instance Ratio: 76.2%
2nd Katana Instance Ratio: 46.8%+127.3%
3rd Katana Instance Ratio: 18.4%*3+89%
4th Katana Instance Ratio: 51%+59.4%+50.8%+84.8%
5th Katana Instance Ratio: 17%+442%
Finisher DMG Ratio: 599.7%
Skill Multipliers
DMG Ratio: 399.8%
Rewinds the Non-Closed Timepiece pointer continuously during Time Stop. Prevents Hotori from using other time-affecting skills. Ends Time Stop when the pointer fully rewinds, holding Basic Attack, entering battle, switching scenes, or performing other actions.
Hotori's Life Skills
Lv.1 - Increases auction items by 1 extra per auction.
Lv.2 - Grants 1 additional attempt to refresh unpurchased auction items per auction.
Lv.3 - Increases auction items by 2 extra per auction.
Lv.4 - Sets the number of attempts to refresh unpurchased auction items to 2.
Lv.5 - Increases auction items by 3 extra per auction.
Hotori's Awakenings
These are simply listed in order of appearance inside the game. You can pick any one of these when you acquire dupes, and can freely switch between them at any time.
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.
Hotori's Resonances
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.
Hotori Voice Actors
Hotori Guide & Best Builds
To learn all about Hotori's best weapons, gear and builds, check our dedicated Hotori build guide below:
Changelog
- 10 Jun. 2026: Updated guide for 1.1.
- 14 May 2026: Changed skill priority.
- 28 Apr. 2026: Added skill, stat, and Awakening priorities.
- 27 Apr. 2026: Added build info for Hotori.
- 24 Mar. 2026: Initial guide for Hotori added.
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