Hotatsu — guide

In short

Hotatsu is an Epic Defense champion of the Shadowkin with Magic affinity: a flat 25% DEF aura in all battles, a team-wide 60% DEF Up plus 15% Regen that drops to a 3-turn cooldown once booked, and a passive that strips a random debuff every turn. The kit shines in Clan Boss and Hydra, where that mitigation package keeps the whole team alive. Build speed and defence first, accuracy second.

Strengths

• A3 gives the whole team 60% DEF Up and 15% Regen, and one book brings the cooldown to 3 turns — close to permanent uptime.
• A2 is an AoE 50% Decrease ATK with a chance up to 80% — the main reason to bring Hotatsu into Hydra and mob waves.
• The passive removes one random debuff at the start of every turn, prioritising Stun, Sleep, Freeze, Fear, True Fear and Provoke, so locking this champion down is very hard.
• 25% DEF aura in all battles — a free buff for any team, and a big one for Faction Wars.
• High base DEF (1,376) makes the 4K+ threshold easy to hit without gutting other stats.

Weaknesses

• No heal and no revive: 15% Regen for one turn is all the sustain there is, and it will not save a team from burst.
• The passive cleanses only Hotatsu — there is no team cleanse.
• Low base SPD (96) and ACC (15): without gear the debuffs simply do not land.
• Weak in Hard mode and Doom Tower (2.0) — short, burst-heavy fights leave no room for a slow support.

Where to use

Clan Boss and Hydra (4.0) come first: constant DEF Up, Regen and reliable debuffs matter there, and the AoE Decrease ATK genuinely cuts Hydra head damage. Faction Wars (4.0) is a natural home thanks to the aura and the team buff. Chimera (3.5) is fine as a secondary support. Arena and dungeons (3.0) — in Arena only as a second support, in dungeons dedicated tanks do the job better. Hard mode and Doom Tower (2.0) are not Hotatsu territory.

Stats and gear

Priority: DEF → SPD → ACC. Rough targets: DEF 3,500–4,500 (all damage and the buff scale off defence), SPD 200–240 (220+ for Clan Boss and Hydra), ACC 200–250 so debuffs land in Clan Boss and Hydra, RES 150–200 if the build allows. C.RATE and C.DMG are not a priority — only chase them last. Sets: Speed, Lifesteal, Regeneration, Immortal, Divine Speed. Speed plus Immortal or Regeneration is the most universal pairing; Lifesteal is the pick for solo-survival Hydra builds.

Masteries and blessings

Main tree is Support: Blessed Heal, Invigorated, Targetfinder, Heal 'N' Go. Take Defense as the second tree for raw survivability and damage reduction. Relics: Orb of Transfixion or Perched Shadow. For blessings, pick a defensive or cleansing one aimed at keeping the support alive, not at damage.

Tombs

Book A3 first: a single tome cuts the cooldown by 1 turn and turns the team DEF Up + Regen into a 3-turn skill. Then A2 — max the debuff chance levels (+10% each on levels 5 and 6) to reach 80%, and only finish the cooldown reduction on level 7 if you have spare tomes, as it is expensive. Leave A1 unbooked.

Verdict

A solid Epic support for Clan Boss, Hydra and Faction Wars: the aura, team DEF Up and Decrease ATK fully justify gearing for speed and defence. Skip it for Hard mode and Doom Tower.