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Master Hotori's single-target boss build in Neverness to Everness with the best Arc, Cartridge, stats, team, and Awakening priority.
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Most Hotori builds push her toward AoE Blossom teams, but her kit leans just as hard into single-target boss damage if built the right way. This guide skips straight to the loadout, then explains the reasoning below for anyone who wants it.
| Character | Role |
|---|---|
| Hotori | Ultimate burst + team buff |
| Esper Zero | Fills Esper Cycle fast, feeds Present Replay |
| Hathor | Single-target Lakshana burst |
| Daffodil | Discord/Break setup before Ultimate |
This swaps out the standard Blossom trio (Zero, Nanally, Jiuyuan) for a team built around deleting one tough target instead of spamming AoE reactions. Esper Zero tops off their Esper Cycle with minimal field time. Hathor's kit already leans into concentrated single-target burst, which pairs cleanly with the All-Seeing Awakening. Daffodil softens enemies with Break before Hotori's Ultimate lands, making her Finisher hit harder once Break vulnerability is factored in.
Best Hotori Build in Neverness to Everness
Marching Beyond Time is Hotori's signature Arc and the correct pick , not a place to get creative. It boosts Attack and Crit Rate, and its Wastelab mechanic ties directly into her kit: allies build Wastetime stacks from Redirect and Support Skills, and consuming them during her Ultimate boosts Crit Damage significantly, with bonus Defense Ignore if all three stacks are consumed at once.
| Choice | Recommendation | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cartridge | Speedy Hedgehog | 4-piece gives the whole team +15% ATK for 20s after Hotori's Ultimate, right when the team is dealing the most damage |
| Stat 1 | Crit Rate | Feeds Ultimate hits and Finisher |
| Stat 2 | Crit Damage | Same as above |
| Stat 3 | Cycle Intensity | Boosts single-target reaction damage instead of AoE Blossom procs |
| Modules | Type III (fill remaining slots) | +10% Cosmos damage each |
| Priority | Awakening | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All-Seeing | +15% team damage vs. a single enemy while Hotori is on the field |
| 2 | Flourish | Up to +36% damage during Time Stop, scales with recorded skills |
| 3 | Time Takes Away | Ignores 30% target Defense during Time Stop |
| 4 | Distant Memories | Flat +20% damage during Time Stop |
| 5 | Scattered Relics | Extra energy per kill , weaker in single-target fights |
| 6 | Momentary Gaze | Long cooldown, lowest priority with this build |
Hotori runs on a unique energy bar called the Non-Closed Timepiece, capped at 120 and filling passively while she's on the field. Her basic combo, Misty Moon Style, deals standard Cosmos damage, but her Skill and Ultimate carry the real value.
Best Hotori Build in Neverness to Everness
Present Replay deals 7 hits of Cosmos damage and records up to 3 teammates' Support and Redirect Skills over the next 5 seconds. Switching fast between allies during that window matters, since each character records only once.
World's Tide deals 10 hits of Cosmos damage, pulls her katana, and stops time. She replays every recorded skill, cannot be switched out, and builds combo stacks , hit 10 stacks for a Finisher.
Her Support Skill, Shopkeeper's Authority, throws her umbrella for a quick Cosmos hit and later enhances Blossom uptime and Finisher damage. Her Life Skill, Treasure Hunt, boosts auction slots and refreshes , useful for farming, irrelevant in combat.
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