Code reports read October 18 — source test dates and conflicts shownBlackbird playable · Akane Rin announced for October 21Limited-character budget: count the remaining 90-roll guaranteeEndgame tiers: preserve the original A0 / A6 assumptionsDiscord requires Nova and Scorch togetherCode reports read October 18 — source test dates and conflicts shownBlackbird playable · Akane Rin announced for October 21Limited-character budget: count the remaining 90-roll guaranteeEndgame tiers: preserve the original A0 / A6 assumptionsDiscord requires Nova and Scorch together
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Nanally vs Hotori: Choose an Attacker or Replay Support

Compare Nanally’s field-time needs with Hotori’s Timepiece and replay plan, then check actual board availability and the role missing from your roster.

They solve different problems

Nanally is an Anima attacker built around an uninterrupted Authority window. Hotori is a Cosmos support / burst character whose Timepiece and replay mechanic reward planned teammate actions. Choosing between them is not a universal “which rarity is higher” question: both are S-Class characters.

On October 18, neither is the current featured character in the official September 29 notice. Blackbird and Lacrimosa are current, with Akane Rin announced next. Do not use an old comparison article as evidence that either comparison character is available today. Check board history and current windows.

Choose Nanally when field time is available

Her default sequence uses Skill, Ultimate, then the enhanced normal and charged chain. Prepare buffs and protection first, because switching out ends Authority. Raging Flames changes the opener to Ultimate before Skill. If your team can protect one attacker for that window, Nanally has a clear operating plan.

Original Nanally theorycrafting profile, updated June 23 with Patch 1 calculations, supplies the kit and Arc context. Its stationary damage calculation is not a guaranteed margin over Hotori in a moving encounter.

Choose Hotori when the team can feed replay

Present Replay records short Support / Redirect actions from up to three different teammates in a five-second window. Time Stop replays that setup. Her resource charges differently from ordinary attack-generated Ultimate energy. The useful question is whether your roster supplies three worthwhile actions without consuming the whole recording window in movement or long animations.

Original Hotori profile, updated July 2 with Patch 1 review/calculations, describes those interactions. Try the replay operating plan before investing in a speculative duplicate route.

A decision using the roster you own

  • Already have a reliable attacker, but weak support sequencing? Compare what Hotori adds to that team’s short actions.
  • Have support effects and protection, but no attacker you enjoy keeping on field? Nanally may fit that vacancy.
  • Die during either setup? Solve survival first; another damage purchase may not allow the sequence to complete.
  • Neither is on a live board, or both would consume the whole reserve? Save and use the free progression core. There is no need to spend only because an old article calls a character mandatory.

Compare equipment at your actual merge level in Arc Compare, then use the guarantee budget for a real future board rather than an invented success probability.