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★★★★★PyroCatalyst

Nicole

Clamor Within

The Silent "Mage," the Voiceless "Angel."

Released
Version 6.6
GenGuru tier
S Support

Overview

  • ATK buffer
  • Shielder
  • Off-field coordinated damage

Nicole is a Pyro catalyst support who raises the whole party's ATK. Her Elemental Skill gives nearby party members Grace of Kenosis, an ATK bonus based on her own ATK, and puts a Shield of Blazing Light on her. Once a teammate has been on the field for a few seconds, their buff upgrades to Guidance of Theosis for an extra flat ATK bonus. Hexerei characters get the upgrade straight away. Her Elemental Burst then makes Arcane Projections join in when your active character hits an enemy, dealing damage of that character's element based on their ATK.

Because the buff and the shield both scale with her ATK, build her for ATK first and stack it on every piece where you can, with enough Energy Recharge to have her burst ready. She suits teams whose damage dealers scale with ATK, and fits especially well alongside Hexerei characters.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

  1. Angelos' Heptades ★★★★★

    Her signature catalyst. ATK, Energy when she creates her shield, and, once she has made a shield, a damage bonus for your active character that grows with her ATK. Her skill shield triggers it every rotation.

  2. Skyward Atlas ★★★★★

    A high ATK stat, which is what her buff and shield scale with.

  3. Memory of Dust ★★★★★

    A large ATK stat, and the passive ATK bonus doubles while her own shield is up.

  4. Frostbearer ★★★★

    Craftable at the Blacksmith with an ATK main stat. A good free option.

  5. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ★★★

    A 3-star that gives the next character you swap to a big ATK boost. A cheap way to add more buffing.

Artifact sets

  1. Celestial Gift 4-piece

    Released alongside her. Once its Witch's Homework condition is met, her skill gives the party a Pyro DMG Bonus. With the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect in the party, the bonus is larger and also covers the active character's element. The two-piece adds Energy Recharge.

  2. Noblesse Oblige 4-piece

    A dependable support set. Her burst raises the party's ATK on top of her own buff.

Main stats and substats

Sands
ATK% or Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK%
Circlet
ATK%
Substats
ATK% > Energy Recharge > ATK > CRIT Rate

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Skill Revelation: Uncreated Light
  2. Elemental Burst Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent

Teams

  • Chasca with Natlan supports

    Nicole's ATK buff and Durin's Pyro both power up Chasca's shells, and Iansan adds more ATK while Chasca fights.

  • Reverse Melt

    Lohen fights on the field while Nicole and Durin supply Pyro for Melt. Citlali shields and lowers resistances.

  • Budget National

    Classic 4-star off-field damage. Xiangling and Xingqiu scale with ATK, so Nicole's buff and burst projections add to them.

Tips

  • Cast her skill, then swap to your damage dealer and let them stay on the field for a few seconds so their buff upgrades to Guidance of Theosis.
  • Her burst projections fire at most once every few seconds and only a few times per cast, so use it right before your main damage window.
  • Stack ATK on her even though she is a support. Both the party buff and her shield scale with her ATK.

Other character guides recommend Nicole as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
10409
Base ATK
342
Base DEF
563
ATK
28.8%

Talents

Normal Attack Allegoria
Normal Attack Proclaims a decree in the primordial tongue and performs up to 3 attacks that deal Pyro DMG. Charged 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 Revelation: Uncreated Light
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.
Elemental Burst Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent
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 Methexis
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 Philokalia
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 Nepsis
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.

Constellations

C1 "Do Not Be Afraid, Child Who Is Loved"
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.
C2 "I Will Guide You and Show You the Path You Should Tread"
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.
C3 "A Lamp by Your Side, A Light to Shine the Way"
Increases the Level of **Revelation: Uncreated Light** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 "Whether Left or Right, No Matter Which Way You Turn"
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.
C5 "You Will Hear My Voice Beside You"
Increases the Level of **Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 "This Is the Path, Walk It Without Delay"
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.