Hotatsu

Epic · Magic · Defence · Shadowkin

Hotatsu is an Epic Magic Defence champion from the Shadowkin faction, a demonized Oni whose kit makes him one of the strongest versatile Clan Boss options among Epics. His value comes from pairing Leech-based self-sustain with reliable defensive support.

Core Strengths & Abilities

Leech-Powered Sustain: His A1, Red River, has a 40% (60% booked) chance to apply Leech for 2 turns, letting allies heal for 18% of damage dealt — scaling especially well with mastery hits like Warmaster and Giant Slayer, making him ideal in Counter Attack, Ally Attack, or 2:1 Clan Boss compositions.

Wave & Boss Control: His A2, Rushing Death, is an AoE attack with a 50% (80% booked) chance to apply a 50% Decrease ATK debuff for 2 turns on a 4-turn cooldown (3 booked), softening incoming damage from bosses or Faction Wars waves.

Reliable Defensive Reset: His A3, Oni Icon, places a 60% Increase DEF buff and a 15% Continuous Heal buff on all allies for 2 and 1 turns respectively, on a brisk 4-turn cooldown (3 booked) — a strong, speed-tune-friendly protection skill. His passive, Spirit Touched, also self-cleanses 1 random debuff each turn, prioritizing control effects like Stun and Sleep.

Key Weaknesses

Inconsistent Decrease ATK: Even booked, Rushing Death's Decrease ATK lands at 80%, not guaranteed, so it's best paired with another champion applying the same debuff for full uptime.

Hotatsu's strong ratings across Ice Golem (9), Clan Boss and Hydra (8) mark him as a premier pick for traditional Clan Boss teams and general Doom Tower progression.

A1Red RiverBasic · Single target · 1 hit · 3.45× DEF⚠▾

Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 40% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 4: Damage +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 6: Damage +5% Level 7: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 8: Damage +5% Level 9: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%

Effect	Kind	Action	Value	Chance	Booked	Turns	Target
Leech	debuff	place		40%	60%	2

L2 Damage +5%L3 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%L4 Damage +5%L5 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%L6 Damage +5%L7 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%L8 Damage +5%L9 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%

A2Rushing DeathActive · AoE · 1 hit · 3.95× DEF▾ · CD 4 → 3

AOE

Attacks all enemies. Has a 50% chance of placing a 50% [Decrease ATK] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 7: Cooldown -1

Effect	Kind	Action	Value	Chance	Booked	Turns	Target
Decrease ATK	debuff	place	50%	50%	80%	2

L2 Damage +5%L3 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%L4 Buff/Debuff Chance +5%L5 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%L6 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%L7 Cooldown -1

A3Oni IconActive · 6.20× DEF · CD 4 → 3

Places a 60% [Increase DEF] buff on all allies for 2 turns and a 15% [Continuous Heal] buff on all allies for 1 turn Level 2: Cooldown -1

Effect	Kind	Action	Value	Chance	Booked	Turns	Target
Increase DEF	buff	place	60%	100%	100%	2	all allies
Continuous Heal	buff	place	15%	100%	100%	1	all allies

L2 Cooldown -1

PSpirit Touched [P]Passive · CD 3

Removes 1 random debuff from this Champion at the start of each turn. Will remove [Stun], [Sleep], [Freeze], [Fear], [True Fear], [Petrification] and [Provoke] debuffs before other debuffs.

Effect	Kind	Action
Stun	debuff	remove
Sleep	debuff	remove
Freeze	debuff	remove
Fear	debuff	remove
True Fear	debuff	remove
Petrification	debuff	remove
Provoke	debuff	remove

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