Nicole is one of the most anticipated characters in Genshin Impact. She first appeared in the Nod-Krai trailer back before Luna I’s release, and now she is finally becoming playable. Nicole’s kit has been leaked, and she is a hybrid sub-DPS/support. If you want to get Nicole, check out our guide for Genshin Impact Nicole’s kit, materials, and release date.
Genshin Impact Nicole Overview and Lore
Excited for Nicole to feature on the Genshin Impact banners? Here is a quick overview of Nicole’s rarity, element, weapon, and stats based on leaks:
- Rarity: 5-star
- Element: Pyro
- Weapon: Catalyst
- HP: 10409
- ATK: 342
- DEF: 562
- Bonus Stat: 28.8% ATK
Nicole is one of the Hexenzirkel Mages with the codename ‘N’. She communicates with others telepathically and is often fond of telling stories. She has a deep knowledge of the laws of Teyvat, as she is the last surviving member of the Angel race created by the Heavenly Principles. Learn more about the Heavenly Principles and the Four Shades of Genshin Impact from our dedicated guide.
Genshin Impact Nicole Kit and Constellations Leaked
Nicole’s kit and constellations have finally been revealed through the recent beta leaks. She is a versatile support and sub-DPS who also provides strong shields to sustain your team. With more changes to her kit in the upcoming days, Nicole may feature high up on the Genshin Impact tier list on release.
If you are interested in Nicole, then you should check out her kit first. Here is Nicole’s kit in Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact Nicole Kit Explained
Here is a quick overview of what Nicole’s kit does in Genshin Impact:
- Role: Nicole is strictly a sub-DPS with support and shielding capability.
- Elemental Skill: Buffs the ATK of all allies and deals AoE fire damage, while also providing a shield that absorbs DMG based on Nicole’s ATK.
- Elemental Burst: Deals additional damage for each ally attack, based on the ally’s elemental damage. The damage is counted as the ally’s damage and scales based on their ATK stat.
- Buff Passive: Further increases the active member’s ATK once they remain on the field for three seconds, deals elemental damage, or is a hexerei character.
- Hexerei Passive: Increases the DMG dealt by Hexerei characters’ Arcane Projections by 150% of Nicole’s ATK.
Nicole Talents
Here are all of Nicole’s talents in Genshin Impact, according to the latest leaks:
| Talents | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic 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 5 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 1 (Nepsis) | Nicole’s Charged Attack becomes “Emissarial Guidance” if you have already obtained the current region’s Treasure Compass outside of combat in Teyvat. 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 2 (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 3 (Philokalia) | When a nearby active party member deals Elemental DMG, Nicole’s Grace of Kenosis effect is upgraded to Guidance of Theosis for 8s. |
| Passive 4 (Witch’s Eve Rite: Light in the Darkness) | 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 150% of Nicole’s ATK. |
Nicole Constellations
Here are all of Nicole’s constellations in Genshin Impact, also based on the recent leaks:
| Constellations | Description |
|---|---|
| C1 (“Do Not Be Afraid, Child Who Is Loved”) | 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 (“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 240 (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 20%. 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. The highest Level that can be reached 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 them with the Pathfinder’s Blessing effect for 20s. Each character can gain this effect once every 17s. 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. |
| C5 (“You Will Hear My Voice Beside You”) | Increases the Level of Revelation: Ladder of Divine Ascent by 3. The highest Level that can be reached 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. |
Genshin Impact Nicole Materials
Nicole’s materials have also been leaked, and you will need to farm them to level her up on release. Here are all the Genshin Impact Nicole materials to ascend her to max level and level up her talents.
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Nicole’s Ascension Materials
Here is a full list of Nicole’s Ascension materials to level her up to 90 in Genshin Impact:
| Materials | Amount |
|---|---|
| Boss Material | 46 Remnant of the Dreadwing |
| Ascension Material | 1 Agnidus Agate Sliver 9 Agnidus Agate Fragment 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk 6 Agnidus Agate Gemstone |
| Local Specialty | 168 Pine Amber |
| Enhancement Material | 18 Tattered Warrant 30 Immaculate Warrant 36 Frost-Etched Warrant |
| Mora | 420,000 |
Nicole’s Talent Upgrade Materials
After you have leveled her up to max, follow this list of Nicole’s talent materials to level up three of her talents to max level:
| Materials | Amount |
|---|---|
| Domain Material | 9 Teachings of Elysium 63 Guide to Elysium 114 Philosophies of Elysium |
| Crown of Insight | 3 |
| Weekly Boss Material | 18 (new boss material) |
| Enhancement Material | 18 Tattered Warrant 66 Immaculate Warrant 93 Frost-Etched Warrant |
| Mora | 4,957,500 Mora |
When Will Nicole Release in Genshin Impact?
Nicole will be released on May 20, 2026, which is the first phase of Genshin Impact Luna VII. Her drip marketing has been revealed by Hoyoverse, which confirms her release window in the game. As she is the first drip marketing for Luna VII, we have assumed her to be in the first phase, as seen in prior cases. The second phase of Luna VII will feature Lohen in the banners.
That’s about everything we currently know about Nicole in Genshin Impact. Want to know more about her? Ask us in the comments section below.
