Nick Bottom
Who is Nick Bottom?
Nick Bottom is a 4-star Beast-afflatus defensive support built for sacrifice strategies. His skill provides substantial DMG reduction and DEF buffs to allies, and his Ultimate grants the team immunity to most negative effects along with sustained damage reduction — at the cost of dropping himself to 1% HP. This makes him a niche sacrifice unit, though harder to actually remove from the field than other sacrifice characters since he survives with a sliver of HP rather than dying outright. He deals negligible damage and his utility is almost entirely defensive.
Kit Summary
Increases Reality DEF and Mental DEF of all allies by 25% and reduces overall DMG Taken by 25% for 2 rounds — strong across-the-board damage mitigation.
Grants all allies immunity to most negative effects, further DMG reduction, and 1 Moxie for 3 rounds; leaves Nick Bottom himself at 1% HP — intended to be combined with a sacrifice mechanic to remove him afterward.
Gains Moxie at round start when HP is low, accelerating his Ultimate cycle in sacrifice-adjacent strategies.
Build Guide
🔮 Best Relic / Echo Set
Resonance: HP% is top priority to maximise his Ultimate's shield value and improve his general durability. DEF% secondary to further reduce damage taken by allies through his skill.
⚔ Best Light Cone / Weapon
Dawn is Coming (prydwen recommended): Heals Nick Bottom when he casts his buff skill or Ultimate — critical for keeping him alive after dropping to 1% HP from his Ultimate. Family Mentor (budget): 16% HP boost that directly strengthens his Ultimate's HP-scaling shield strength. Long Night Talk (utility): Both his Skill 2 and Ultimate are buffs, triggering the ATK% stacking effect consistently.
📊 Substats Priority
👥 Best Teams
Sacrifice / defensive support: Nick Bottom + carry + Spathodea or another sacrifice enabler + healer — use his Ultimate's team immunity window to set up a critical offensive turn, then sacrifice him to complete the strategy.
F2P Verdict
Nick Bottom is available on the standard banner. No event or limited pulls required. Dawn is Coming is a widely accessible psychube for his role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Nick Bottom harder to sacrifice than other characters?
Most sacrifice characters die outright when their Ultimate fires. Nick Bottom is left at 1% HP instead, meaning you need to spend an additional turn to eliminate him — either by taking a hit or using another mechanism to complete the sacrifice. This extra step makes sacrifice setups slightly more cumbersome.
What does his Ultimate immunity actually cover?
His Ultimate grants all allies immunity to most [Neg Status] and [Control] effects for 3 rounds. This is a powerful defensive window but does not protect against all debuffs — damage-type effects and some unique mechanics can bypass it.
Is Nick Bottom viable without a sacrifice strategy?
Yes — his Skill 2 provides very solid flat DMG Taken Reduction and DEF buffs to the whole team, which is useful in any content. He is less impactful without a sacrifice plan but remains a decent budget defensive support.