Hotori Skills, Kit and Awakenings

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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 Hotori's best builds, including skills, potentials, weapons, gear, team compositions and more. To learn more about Hotori, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Hotori or their team compositions guide.

Hotori's Stats

More information about Hotori's stats will be added as we learn more about Hotori.

Hotori's Skills

Misty Moon Style
Basic Attack

Wields her weapon and performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Cosmos DMG.

Non-Closed Timepiece
Basic Attack

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.

Rippling Waves
Basic Attack

Hold Basic Attack in combat to trigger. Gracefully dashes forward and attacks, dealing 4 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Crescent
Basic Attack

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 200%.

Half Moment
Critical Riposte

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.

Present Replay
Skill

Requires no cooldown for Present Replay.
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.

World's Tide
Ultimate

Has no cooldown or Ultimate Energy cost for World's Tide.
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.

Shopkeeper's Authority
Support Skill

Time to teach these rude guests some manners. Throws the umbrella, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Frozen Snow Ritual
Support Skill

Let the snow fall slower still. Activates time manipulation when Hotori is outside of battle and the Non-Closed Timepiece has accumulated energy greater than 0. Slows the flow of time while holding Basic Attack, causing the surrounding time to approach a standstill. Removes any received time control debuffs and grants immunity to time control debuffs during Time Stop.
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.

Ghost Orchid Crest
Support Skill

Blossom Enhancement: Prevents Lebenstamm attacks from pausing during Time Stop.

All Treasures Under Heaven
Support Skill

Increases World's Tide's Finisher DMG Ratio by 100%.

Hotori's Life Skills

Current available data does not list any Life Skills for Hotori.

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.

Flourish
A1

Increases Hotori's damage during Time Stop by 12% for each recorded Support Skill or Redirect Skill.

Distant Memories
A2

Increases Hotori's damage by 20% during Time Stop.

Momentary Gaze
A3

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.

Scattered Relics
A4

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.

All-Seeing
A5

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.

Time Takes Away
A6

Hotori ignores 30% of the target's DEF during Time Stop.

Hotori's Resonances

Eternity Shattered
3 Awakenings

Increases the skill level of Misty Moon Style, Present Replay, and World's Tide by 1.

The Ultimate Treasure of Clear Understanding
6 Awakenings

Grants the team 10% ATK while Hotori is on the team and alive.

Hotori Voice Actors

More information about Hotori's VAs will be added soon!

Hotori Guide & Best Builds

To learn all about Hotori's best weapons, gear and builds, check our dedicated Hotori build guide below:

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This guide has been written by I'nanghal Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu). He is a Crafting & Gathering theorycrafter, mentor for The Balance and also a guide maker for Teamcraft alongside Icy Veins. He also managed to obtain 10 top 12's on the leaderboard during the Ishgard Restoration rankings.

Changelog

  • 24 Mar. 2026: Initial guide for Hotori added.
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