Genshin Impact Nicole Details & Skill Kit Leaks

Thanks to trusted leaked sources, we have now got an overall look into who Nicole will be as a character and what her skill kit and abilities will be for now.

Please keep in mind that since this is leaked information, despite being from a trusted source, this information is subject to change and can be greatly altered when the official release of the character is out, so take this information with a grain of salt. 

General Information

Nicole is an upcoming 5-Star Pyro character that wields catalyst as her main weapon type. Nicole’s skill kit makes her a strong off-field Sub DPS and Support that is capable of both dealing Elemental damage off-field to enemies and supplying the active character on field with powerful damage and sustain buffs. 

Nicole Skill Kit

– Basic Attack: Proclaims a decree in the primordial tongue and performs up to 3 attacks that deal Pyro DMG.

– Charge Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Pyro DMG to opponents in front of her after a short casting time.

– Plunging Attack: Nicole plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Also deals AoE Pyro DMG upon impact with the ground.

– Elemental Skill:  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.

– Ultimate: 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…

– Passive Talent 1: 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.

– Passive Talent 2: 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.

– Passive Talent 3: When you are in Teyvat and not in combat, Nicole’s Charged Attack becomes “Emissarial Guidance” if you have already obtained the current region’s Treasure Compass. Emissarial Guidance: Calls upon nearby Seelie to show the way, triggering an effect similar to the region’s Treasure Compass.

This effect has a cooldown time of 5 seconds and does not work in Domains, Trounce Domains, and the Spiral Abyss.

– Passive Talent 4: 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.

Nicole Constellation

– C1: When the party’s current active character 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.

– C2: 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 against the corresponding character’s Elemental Type by 25%. (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.

– C4:  When nearby party members have their Grace of Kenosis upgraded to Guidance of Theosis, Nicole also bestows them with 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 the same time, the number of times Pathfinder’s Blessing takes effect is based on the number of enemies hit. Each character’s Pathfinder’s Blessing is counted independently.

– C6: 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.

Nicole Weapon

Angelos’ Heptades

Effect: ATK is increased by 12%. After the equipping character creates a Shield, they gain “Pathfinder’s Light” for 20s: Increases your active party member’s DMG by 10% for every 1,000 ATK the equipping character has, up to a maximum of 26%. Additionally, when the equipping character creates a Shield, they will also gain “Guide’s Contentment”: Restores 14 Elemental Energy to the equipping character. The aforementioned effect can trigger once every 14s, and can also be triggered when all types of chests are opened outside of combat. The equipping character may trigger this effect even when they are off-field.

Hexerei: Secret Rite: When there are off-field Hexerei characters in your party, they will also gain 50% of the DMG increase from Pathfinder’s Light.

Overall Gameplay Assessment

Nicole’s main gimmick lies in her Elemental Skill, which grants allies a special Grace of Kenosis effect and a shield proportional to her attack stack. While Grace of Kenosis is in effect, the ally with this effect will have their attack stat increased based on Nicole’ attack stat and after they have stayed on field for more than 3s, this Grace of Kenosis effect will evolve into Guidance of Theosis, granting the ally an additional 300 attack stat. This effect will be reverted if the ally leaves the field. 

After using her Elemental Burst, Nicole will deal an instance of Pyro damage to enemies and switch a special mode. During this mode, she will supplement the attacks of the on field allies with occasional off-field elemental attacks, with these attacks’ elements being changed depending on the active on-field character, allowing players to apply different types of Elemental Marks on enemies based on which character they have on-field while Nicole is in this state. This helps to set up various different effects and elemental reactions for different teamcomps but is relatively difficult to use if players are not used to it.

Initial Impression And Pull Advice

Nicole serves mainly as an off-field support and sustain character, capable of granting the entire team an attack buff based on her attack stat and apply Pyro Marks on the enemies periodically to help the on field characters initiate different types of elemental reactions. She can also help sustain the team by providing a hefty shield whenever she uses her Elemental Skill. She especially excel as a Pyro support character for the different Hexenzirkels team comps

Conclusion

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