Overview
Quick Build
Weapon
ATK is increased by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. After the equipping character creates a Shield, they gain "Pathfinder's
Artifacts
Celestial Gift
If the equipping character has completed Witch's Homework, after they use an Elemental Skill, they gain "Light's Guidanc
Sands
ATK % or Energy Recharge
Main stat
Goblet
ATK %
Main stat
Circlet
ATK % or CRIT Rate
Substats
ATK % > Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate
Strengths
- Provides a powerful Shield with full uptime.
- Universal buffing gives her a huge variety of team options.
- Team-wide buffing allows her to work great on teams with high amounts of damage from Sub DPS.
- No off-field Pyro application prevents her from disrupting reactions such as forward Melt.
Weaknesses
- Part of her Attack buff takes 3 seconds to activate for non-Hexerei characters on field, and doesn't apply to off-field characters.
- Elemental Burst is often a DPS-loss for non-Hexerei DPS.
- No off-field Pyro Application prevents her from enabling reactions, requiring some teams to bring a second Pyro unit.
- Loses value without a second Hexerei unit on the team.
Talent Priority
Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.
Important for damage or support value. Level second.
Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.
Substat Priority
Nicole's playstyle is focused on supporting her team with a long-lasting Shield and Attack buffs, both provided by her Elemental Skill, while also providing DMG % buffing via Celestial Gift. Her gameplay will usually consist of simply casting her Elemental Skill and Burst, then swapping to the next
Nicole's playstyle is focused on supporting her team with a long-lasting Shield and Attack buffs, both provided by her Elemental Skill, while also providing DMG % buffing via Celestial Gift.
Weapons
5-star Weapons
ATK 16.5% · Base ATK 741
Elemental Mastery 265 · Base ATK 542
4-star Weapons
Artifact Sets
Sands
ATK % or Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK %
Circlet
ATK % or CRIT Rate
Sands
ATK % or Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK %
Circlet
ATK % or CRIT Rate
Sands
ATK % or Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK %
Circlet
ATK % or CRIT Rate
Team Compositions
Nicole
Support
Varka
Support
Durin
Support
Prune
Sustain
Anemo DPS composition. Pairing Durin and Nicole together creates a fantastic double Pyro core.
Provides the team's primary shielding and ATK buff, with her Celestial Gift set amplifying party-wide damage.
Serves as a Hexerei-type character to activate Nicole's enhanced Burst damage bonus while functioning as the main Anemo DPS infusion driver.
Pairing Durin and Nicole together creates a fantastic double Pyro core. Together they provide strong buffs, and since Nicole's Attack buff and Celestial Gift are teamwide, Durin will deal great damage alongside your main DPS.
Provides a flat ATK increase to boost Nicole's base damage and applies Viridescent Venerer RES shred to maximize the impact of the Pyro-Anemo swirl reactions.
Talents & Constellations
Talents
Proclaims a decree in the primordial tongue and performs up to 3 attacks that deal Pyro DMG.
Recreates a fleeting glimpse of an age long past, when the angels acted on the authority of the heavens, bestowing the Grace of Kenosis effect on nearby party members. This increases their ATK and deals AoE Pyro DMG, as well as creates a Shield of Blazing Light. The Shield of Blazing Light's DMG Absorption is based on Nicole's ATK, and it will absorb Pyro DMG at 250% effectiveness.
As Nicole weaves the path of anchored fate with golden threads of light, she deals AoE Pyro DMG and switches to Silent Contemplation mode. In this mode, when nearby active party members hit an opponent, an Arcane Projection is summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack against the opponent, dealing AoE Elemental DMG of the character's corresponding Elemental Type. This DMG scales based on the corresponding character's ATK and will be considered as having been dealt by them. This effect can occur once every 3s, and can be triggered up to 4 times each time Nicole switches to Silent Contemplation mode. It is worth noting that Hexerei characters' Arcane Projections appear to differ somehow in appearance from the others...
For 20s after unleashing the Elemental Skill Revelation: Uncreated Light, Nicole will continuously "observe" the other current active party members. After the observed character has remained on the field for 3s, their Grace of Kenosis is upgraded to Guidance of Theosis, increasing their ATK by an additional 300. If the observed character is a Hexerei character, Grace of Kenosis is upgraded to Guidance of Theosis straight away. When characters other than Nicole who have Guidance of Theosis leave the field, their effect reverts to Grace of Kenosis.
When Elemental DMG from nearby active party members hits an opponent, Nicole's own Grace of Kenosis effect is upgraded to Guidance of Theosis for 8s.
After completing Witch's Homework: The Role of a Guide...?, Nicole becomes a Hexerei character. When the party includes at least 2 Hexerei characters, you gain the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect, which enhances Hexerei characters. Hexerei: Secret Rite Increases the DMG dealt by Hexerei characters' Arcane Projections by 300% of Nicole's ATK.
Constellations
When the current active character of your own in the party hits an opponent, an additional special "Arcane Projection: Unity" will be summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack against the opponent, dealing AoE Elemental DMG of the character's corresponding Elemental Type at 600% of their ATK. This DMG will be considered as having been dealt by the corresponding character. This effect can trigger once every 6s.
Is it worth getting?
Meaningful upgrade worth targeting. Nicole's C1 and C2 are some of the strongest early support Constellations in the entire game.
Enhances the effects of the Elemental Skill Revelation: Uncreated Light: Grace of Kenosis increases ATK by an additional 300 (which does not count toward this effect's ATK Bonus limit), while Guidance of Theosis decreases nearby opponents' Elemental RES based on the corresponding character's Elemental Type by 25%. This effect does not stack for the same Element. Additionally, when Nicole unleashes her Elemental Skill Revelation: Uncreated Light, nearby active party members will also gain a Shield of Blazing Light.
Is it worth getting?
Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.
Increases the Level of Revelation: Uncreated Light by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.
When nearby party members have their Grace of Kenosis upgraded to Guidance of Theosis, Nicole also bestows upon them the Pathfinder's Blessing effect for 20s. Each character can gain this effect once every 16s. The Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Plunging Attack, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst DMG of characters with Pathfinder's Blessing is increased by 70% of Nicole's ATK. This effect will be removed once it has taken effect 8 times or when its duration is over. When multiple opponents are hit at once, instances of Pathfinder's Blessing are consumed equal to the number of opponents hit. Each character's Pathfinder's Blessing is counted independently.
Is it worth getting?
Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.
Increases the Level of Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.
When Nicole's Grace of Kenosis is upgraded to Guidance of Theosis, all nearby party members' Grace of Kenosis will also be upgraded to Guidance of Theosis. Once upgraded, Guidance of Theosis will no longer revert to Grace of Kenosis. Additionally, DMG dealt by characters with Guidance of Theosis will ignore 40% of opponents' DEF.
Is it worth getting?
Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.
C0 Nicole is fully functional. Provides a powerful Shield with full uptime.
Alternatives to Nicole
Not sure Nicole is right for you? Compare against other characters to find your best pull.
The primary alternative for a Pyro support slot. Bennett offers a massive flat ATK buff and healing instead of Nicole's shield and Elemental DMG%. The better pick in non-Hexerei teams; Nicole pulls ahead on Hexerei comps. See the full comparison for a detailed verdict.
Niche Overloaded specialist. Provides Pyro + Electro RES shred that neither Nicole nor Bennett can match in dedicated Overloaded teams, but has no value outside that comp.
Another Pyro shielder. Thoma's shield refreshes on every hit and stacks well for sustained protection, but his offensive utility is limited compared to Nicole's ATK buff and Celestial Gift.
Budget Pyro shielder with Physical scaling. Provides a shield similar to Nicole's but brings far less buffing utility and is generally outclassed in the current meta.