Hotori

Hotori

R1–R3: every silhouette of one unrevealed type each round; R5: silhouettes of all collectibles with known rarity

Real pick rate 16% · 190 of 1,190 winning records since 1.4 · The biggest reveal comes in 5R.

Ability schedule

Information revealed by an ability is visible only to that player. It comes in addition to the Auctioneer's info (1R and 3R, shown to everyone) and device items.

WhenTargetReveals
Start of 1R·2R·3RAll collectibles of one type whose silhouettes are still unknownSilhouette + type — candidates narrow to the same shape and type
Start of 5REvery collectible whose rarity is knownSilhouette

Advanced Guide

Strategy articles for this character

  • Hunt for high-value collectibles with Collectible (Large) in 1R → check the color of a Gem 3×1 Hotori opened with Rarity (Large) (red = all-in on the Stringblade, 8.99M) → check 1×2·2×1 with the 2-slot average — the standard Hotori strategy

  • Quietly gather candidates with Hotori's type silhouettes → confirm with Collectible (Large) in whichever of 2R, 3R or 4R high-value candidates show up → once confirmed, snipe high that round — Hotori's mind-game strategy

  • Read board size and high-value ones first with Collectible (Medium) in 1R → in the round Hotori opens Gem, check the colors of the 3×1 and 1×1 with Gem Rarity → a red 3×1 is a sure Stringblade (8.99M) for an all-in; a red 1×1 is an Eternal Heart candidate — a Hotori strategy

  • Read board size and high-value ones first with Collectible (Medium) in 1R → in the round Hotori opens Daily Goods, check colors with Daily Goods Rarity → a red 1×1 is a sure Cloudveil Cup (500k) — a Display Case-stockpiling Hotori strategy that doesn't follow the prices others push up mistaking it for an Eternal Heart

  • When Hotori opens Daily Goods, use Collectible (Special) on the 5×5 silhouette → all-in if it's the Pendragon (20.17M), play off a 500k floor if it's the Little Oink Bank — a Pendragon-hunting Hotori strategy

  • Read board size and high-value ones first with Collectible (Mega) in 1R, and when Hotori opens Food, screen for the Luminous Goblet by the 3×3 silhouette — no 3×3 means save the 9-slot average and drop; a 3×3 means one 9-slot check, then all-in — a Hotori strategy

  • Hunt for high-value collectibles with Collectible (Large) in 1R → check for the Data Vault (5.12M) with the 2-slot average in 2R → all-in in 2R if it's there, otherwise bid up to the board value — a Data Vault-hunting strategy

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