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Poker-Face Play (Hotori)

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Quietly gather candidates in 1–3R with Hotori's type silhouettes + Rarity and the 2-slot average, then confirm with Collectible (Large) in whichever of 2R, 3R or 4R high-value candidates show up, and bid high

By Spec · 10/5/26

Character

Hotori
Hotori

Device

Advanced All-round Max cost 50,000

Rarity (Large)Size (Large)Collectible (Large)Gold totalGold slots2-slot average

Round plan

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1R
2R
3R
4R
5R
No high-value candidatesFold

Details

The standard line is to pin down high-value collectibles first with Collectible (Large) in 1R. This route pushes that back — the round log shows which devices you used, so a Hotori who hasn't used Collectible gets read as someone looking only at silhouettes. That is the poker-face play (눈치작전): hiding how much you know and bidding low until the right moment.

In each of 1R–3R, Hotori opens every silhouette of one type. Gather colors with Rarity (Large) in 1R, ambiguous silhouettes and the board value with the 2-slot average or the Gold total in 2R, and the remaining silhouettes with Size (Large) in 3R. Keep your bids low meanwhile.

Use Collectible (Large) in the round where a high-value candidate silhouette shows up: 2R if the 1R type silhouettes include a high-value candidate and its rarity is red, 3R if two or more candidates have gathered by the 2R type, and 4R if you save it to the end. Collectible (Large) reveals 5 collectibles at random, so it won't necessarily hit your candidate — once one is confirmed as high-value, bid high in that round to snipe it (take the board with a well-timed jump), and in 5R add Hotori's ability (silhouettes of collectibles whose rarity you know) and commit.

Terms

눈치작전
Poker-face play — literally a "reading-the-room operation": hiding how much you know and bidding low until the right moment.
1라 · 2라 …
1R, 2R … — short for round 1, round 2 (라 = 라운드).
정석
The standard line — the textbook play.
쇼부
All-in — deciding the board early with one big bid.
저격
Snipe — jumping in with a well-timed bid to take the board out from under the others.
심리전
Mind game — playing on what your opponents think you know.
시드
Funds — literally "seed", the money you bring into the hall.
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