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Nitori Kawashiro (Pseudo-Shikigami: Myoudouki Giken)

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Pseudo-Shikigami: Myoudouki Giken

Stats

Health
5500
Agility
950
Yang ATK
1300
Yang DEF
900
Yin ATK
1850
Yin DEF
1250

Races

Element Type Chart

Tani-Kaze
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Tani-Kaze (a Touhou LW original) refers to wind that blows through a valley or an eastern wind. This is an apt temperament for this Nitori since she is the host of the shikigami known as Goki, an oni familiar with water.

Nitori's temperament (Moon Essence and Water Phase) has combined with Goki's temperament (Water Phase and Metal Phase).
sun_weak
Sun
moon_neutral
Moon
fire_strong
Fire
water_neutral
Water
wood_neutral
Wood
metal_weak
Metal
earth_neutral
Earth
star_strong
Star

Character Shots

The Spread Shot of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). She pulls speakers out from her trunk and uses them to fire unearthly sound waves in an attack that strongly resembles the move ''Q-Cumber Sound System.'' The trunk on her back may look ordinary enough, but it's full of surprising items.
Solo
Oni's Crazed Party
x13 Yin
Solo
Small Oni's Crazed Party
x2 Yin 1
Solo
Blue Oni's Crazed Party
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Water Oni's Crazed Party
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Mouryou's Crazed Party
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Hebo's Crazed Party
x1 Yang 3
The Focus Shot of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). She swings at her foes with a uniquely shaped iron club in an attack that strongly resembles the move ''Water Driller.'' The club may look like a drill, but we know that precision machinery and purified water are closely related.
Solo
Oni's Iron Club
x9 Yin
Solo
Big Oni's Iron Club
x1 Yin 1
Solo
Oni God's Iron Club
x1 Yin 2
Solo
Water Oni's Iron Club
x1 Yang 3
Solo
Big Water Oni's Iron Club
x1 Yang 3
Solo
Big Water Oni God's Iron Club
x1 Yang 3

Character Spell Cards

Available
Available
Limit Break 1
Limit Break 2
Limit Break 3
A Spell Card of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). She attacks using risui, a special spirit water. The blue oni known as Goki is said to have guarded her master's rear or left side and possessed a bottle that overflowed with spirit water. Goki defended her master from harm while hiding in their shadow.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yin ATK 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
All targets' Evasion 4 level(s) DOWN (3 turns).
Inflicts 2 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Freeze to all targets (3 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Blue Oni's Risui Bottle
x16 Yin
All
Goki's Risui Bottle
x4 Yang 1
All
Yin Oni's Risui Bottle
x4 Yin 2
All
Close-Mouthed Oni's Risui Bottle
x4 Yang 2
All
Left-Side Oni's Risui Bottle
x4 Yin 3
All
Shikigami Kishin's Risui Bottle
x4 Yang 3
A Spell Card of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). She attacks using special seeds she takes out from her trunk. Practitioners of Shugendou all carry trunks on their backs, something that Goki also does. In other words, despite being an oni, Goki must've practiced Shugendou too.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Party's Accuracy 4 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
Inflicts 3 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Paralyze to all targets (4 turns).
Adds 2 layer(s) to own Barrier.
Solo
Blue Oni's Trunk
x18 Yin
Solo
Goki's Risui Trunk
x4 Yin 1
Solo
Yin Oni's Risui Trunk
x4 Yin 2
Solo
Close-Mouthed Oni's Trunk
x4 Yin 2
Solo
Left-Side Oni's Trunk
x4 Yin 3
Solo
Shikigami Kishin's Trunk
x4 Yin 3
The Last Word of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). She replicates the legendary blue oni shikigami's power. The blue oni, Goki, is shrouded in mystery and is said to be either Zenki's partner or wife, depending on the tale. This is exactly like Ibaraki-Douji's relationship with Shuten-Douji. The oni, tengu, and kappa are said to be the largest three subspecies of youkai, but distinguishing between them has always been a challenge. There are many definitions and origins of oni, with the broadest definition labeling them as any being that lives on after death and that wields mysterious magic or overwhelming power. As it happens, such a definition would include all youkai. In particular, tengu, who are the mysterious nature of the mountains given form, and kappa, who loosely represent death near water, are both youkai who could easily be classified as oni. In essence, the lines between the subspecies of oni, tengu, and kappa were all drawn using the later-devised fields of semiotics and biology, and have no connection to the youkai themselves.

Hebo is said to be the progenitor of kappa, and far from being a kishin from the Taoist viewpoint, he's a literal god who accumulates a great deal of faith. These connections are very old, but they were enough for the two-stage shikigami summoning process to succeed.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Party's CRIT ATK 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Party's Agility 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
All targets' Yin DEF 2 level(s) DOWN (4 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
Adds 2 layer(s) to party's Barrier.
All
Blue Oni's Protection
x21 Yin
All
Goki's Risui Protection
x4 Yin 1
All
Yin Oni's Risui Protection
x4 Yin 2
All
Close-Mouthed Oni's Protection
x4 Yin 3
All
Left-Side Oni's Protection
x4 Yin 3
All
Shikigami Kishin's Protection
x4 Yin 3

Character Ability

Capable of manipulating water?
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The ability of Nitori Kawashiro from the world reborn (a Touhou LW original). This Nitori's ability remains essentially unchanged, but when she's activated as a shikigami, Goki's power envelops almost her entire body, which seemingly causes her to act like a completely different person.

Yukari Yakumo claims to be recruiting shikigami monitors, but she's really searching for live youkai to conduct experiments on. She also claims she's only trying to have fun... but that too may be a lie to hide her true intentions. After all, she's the Youkai Sage. Using the method that allows a shikigami to control another shikigami (i.e., Chen) as a reference, she's created special shikigami magic. That magic has now blurred the lines between different types of youkai. If it hadn't, there'd be no reason for Yukari to have a kappa fulfill an oni's role.

The definitions of different sub-species of youkai are vague, and even those within the same sub-species are not always alike. On the other hand, members of different subspecies often have strong connections and many things in common. You could say that it was humans who began naming different types of youkai and that before that, there were no subspecies of youkai. Taking the broadest definition of youkai as ''anything non-human,'' even gods would become youkai. Mysterious flooding or drownings can be attributed to water youkai. If these youkai are revered, they would be water gods, if feared, water oni, and if distrusted, kappa. They could be said to look like anything from humans who lost their lives by the waterside to dangerous animals who live near water, embodiments of water-related disasters, or optical illusions born out of suspicion. They can also be seen as curses, blessings, revelations, or ill omens. It falls to humans to decide how they interpret phenomena, including their causes and effects. Whether Yukari Yakumo knows that or not (although, she almost certainly does), she has the ability to influence their decision-making.

Kappa excel at developing advanced technology. Doing so requires access to an abundance of clean water. While developing new tech, everything from gathering wood and minerals to refining metals and cleaning precision equipment necessitates water. The gods that once ruled over iron manufacturing and forging devolved into youkai when their technology was revealed to the world. Once the technology was revealed, it became known that it was comprised of human techniques, and the sense of mystery surrounding it was lost. Nitori was aware that she and her fellow kappa may have once been gods, but also thought that it didn't really matter. However, she had a keen interest in researching technology. She believed if she got lucky, she might be able to glimpse Yukari Yakumo's confounding techniques and replicate them, but things didn't work out as she'd hoped.

The memories of shikigami are stored in their tails, which they ordinarily hide. However, kappa and their associated ancestors don't typically have tails, so Nitori was given one made of mino, a type of green algae, not to be confused with the traditional Japanese raincoats also known as ''mino.'' Kappa aren't turtles, but apparently, there's a turtle with mino attached to its shell that lives in the Hakurei Shrine pond. Come to think of it, Japanese ''kappa'' raincoats and mino raincoats aren't related... are they?
For every layer of Barrier Status: Freeze or Paralyze, Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, and CRIT Accuracy 1 level UP.
When using Boost, party's CRIT ATK 1 level UP (1 turn).
DMG from resisted elements 30% DOWN.

Character Skills

CD 5
Inflicts 4 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Freeze to self (3 turns).
Own Yin ATK 2 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Inflicts 3 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Freeze to all targets (2 turns).
Info
Oni under the control of others are depicted as small. That's one form of representing a lack of power in a visual way.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Barrier Freeze
Value 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Rate 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Yin Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Barrier Freeze
Value 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3
Rate 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
CD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
CD 4
Party's Accuracy 4 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Party's CRIT ATK 2 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Party's Yin ATK 2 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Info
Blue represents Yin and a close-mouthed pose. Yin and Yang must always be in balance, but what happens when Yin dominates?
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Accuracy Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Rate 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Critical Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Yin Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CD 7
Own Spirit Power 2.00 UP.
Own CRIT ATK 2 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Adds 2 layer(s) to own Barrier.
Info
Goki supported Shugendou's founder. She was less of a shikigami, and more of a disciple.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spirit Power Up
Value 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Critical Attack Level Up
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Adds Layer to Barrier
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CD 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Character Characteristics

Fetching Water
When attacked, Yin DMG from enemy 100% DOWN. [Success rate 50%.]
Surprise Attack Water Oni
After being attacked, own Yin ATK 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 85%.]
Yakumo-Style Spiritual Pathway Perforation
When turn starts, own Spirit Power 1.00 UP. [Success rate 40%.]

Character Change Effect

Shield Link
When switching places with a rear-guard unit, adds 1 layer to other unit's Barrier.
When switching places with a front-guard unit, heals front-guard unit's Barrier Status.

Upgrade Costs

Rank Coins Materials
0 -> 1 1000
1 -> 2 2,000
2 -> 3 5,000
3 -> 4 10,000
4 -> 5 15,000

Character Analysis

Nitori Kawashiro (Pseudo-Shikigami: Myoudouki Giken) was released on December 1st 2023 on "Ultra Festival Prayer: Blue Shikigami Contract." For more up-to-date analysis, be sure to visit the Discord Official Discord Server.

Following the shikigami crow tengu comes a shikigami kappa, but with a blue color theme for her sage uniform instead of red for the tengu. With this version of Nitori Kawashiro taking the Pseudo Shikigami role thanks to one of Yukari Yakumo’’s crows named Goki, how will this play a part in the resolution of the Lost Word incident? Hopefully it won’t be too cucumbersome for Nitori and/or Goki, whether it be going about this incident, or the Pseudo Shikigami business…

Lr Nitori Kawashiro is a Technical-Class Friend who constructs a strong and self-sufficient kit including support via Yin ATK, CRIT ATK and Accuracy, Freeze anomaly breaking, Freeze/Paralyze buffs for herself and a strong handful of Killers.

As a Attacker / Supporter

  • Gains 2.00 Spirit Power from Skill 3.
  • Yin ATK buffs (both for self and party). Selfish buffs done via Skill 1 and Spell Card 1 Pre-ATK. Party buffs gained from Skill 2.
  • Yin DEF debuffing via Last Word Pre-ATK.
  • CRIT ATK buffs for herself via Skill 3. Party buffs via Boosting, Skill 2 and Last Word Pre-ATK.
  • Team Accuracy buffs via Skill 2 and Spell Card 2 Pre-ATK.
  • Evasion debuffs on enemies via Spell Card 1 Pre-ATK.
  • Has Slice Scaling in bullet lines that can go up to 120% on her Last Word. Some Agility buffs on her Spell Card 2 Bullet Lines and the team Agility buff on Last Word Pre-ATK can also contribute to this.
  • The Killer range of Lr Nitori includes Youkai, Parallel Presence, Tengu, Oni, Engineer, Machine, Aquatic, Merchant, Collector and Treasure.
  • Spell Card 2 and Last Word are full of Elastic bullets, which makes their bullet lines’ CRIT rates increase if the targeted enemy has ATK buffs.

As a Utility / Breaker

  • Elements that appear in Lr Nitori’s kit include Metal, Wood and Water. Metal appears 3 times on Focus Shot, 3 times on Spell Card 1 and 4 times on Last Word. Wood appears 3 times on Spread Shot, 4 times on Spell Card 2 and 1 time on Last Word, and Water is scattered across the rest of her kit.
  • Lr Nitori gains Yin ATK, Yang ATK, CRIT ATK and CRIT Accuracy when inflicted with Freeze or Paralyze anomalies. She can do this to herself when using Skill 1 with Freeze anomalies.
  • Freeze anomalies inflicted onto enemies via Skill 1 and Spell Card 1 Pre-ATK. These are broken via Spell Card 1 and Last Word (both 3P). Paralyze anomalies are inflicted via Spell Card 2 Post-ATK and are also broken via Last Word (3P).
  • Several Barrier increases for herself with Skill 3 and Spell Card 2 Post-ATK, with 2 Barriers to the Party via Last Word Post-ATK.
  • Through her Ability, takes 30% less damage from Fire and Star elements.
  • Focus DOWN debuffs on targets via Spread Shot, Focus Shot and Spell Card 2 debuffs on targets.r Nitori includes Youkai, Parallel Presence, Tengu, Oni, Engineer, Machine, Aquatic, Merchant, Collector and Treasure.
  • Spell Card 2 and Last Word are full of Elastic bullets, which makes their bullet lines’ CRIT rates increase if the targeted enemy has ATK buffs.

As a Utility / Breaker

  • Elements that appear in Lr Nitori’s kit include Metal, Wood and Water. Metal appears 3 times on Focus Shot, 3 times on Spell Card 1 and 4 times on Last Word. Wood appears 3 times on Spread Shot, 4 times on Spell Card 2 and 1 time on Last Word, and Water is scattered across the rest of her kit.
  • Lr Nitori gains Yin ATK, Yang ATK, CRIT ATK and CRIT Accuracy when inflicted with Freeze or Paralyze anomalies. She can do this to herself when using Skill 1 with Freeze anomalies.
  • Freeze anomalies inflicted onto enemies via Skill 1 and Spell Card 1 Pre-ATK. These are broken via Spell Card 1 and Last Word (both 3P). Paralyze anomalies are inflicted via Spell Card 2 Post-ATK and are also broken via Last Word (3P).
  • Several Barrier increases for herself with Skill 3 and Spell Card 2 Post-ATK, with 2 Barriers to the Party via Last Word Post-ATK.
  • Through her Ability, takes 30% less damage from Fire and Star elements.
  • Focus DOWN debuffs on targets via Spread Shot, Focus Shot and Spell Card 2 debuffs on targets.

Story Card Recommendations

(Card recommendations last updated on December 05, 2023)

Spell Card

The main things Lr Nitori will want to focus on isn’t a whole lot due to her self-sufficiency, but Spirit Power is one of those few things to focus on, whether it’s for the team or for herself. Yin ATK and CRIT ATK are options, but not exactly required due to how common they already are in Lr Nitori’s kit. Agility buffs may also be worth investing in to help her Slice Scaling though. That said, if you are running out of options, Yin ATK and Agility stat sticks and/or cards that will boost the damage output of her Spell Cards like Ofuda, Metal or Wood.

Spirit Power UP: The Witch of Scarlet Dreams, Mountain of Faith, Youkai Mountain Anniversary, Our Dream, Post-Training Kinako Milk, Taking a Breather in Spring, Let the Oil Money Flow, Road of Liminality’s Ennichi, Geidontei Girl, Dancer in the Puddle

Team Spirit Power UP: Divine Spirit Tajikarao, Bibliophile on Duty, Myouren Temple Anniversary, Dancers Take the Stage!, Utopia Tea Time

Team Yin ATK UP: Shrine Maiden Reborn, Tenma Mountain Starfall, Mansion of Memories

Team CRIT ATK UP: Divine Spirit Tajikarao, Worlds in Hand

Team Accuracy UP: Ability Cards?, 20th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai, Picaresque Kitties

Agility UP: Post-Training Kinako Milk, Protection of Cerpinus, Magician’s Broom, Stadium Delights, Touhou LostWord, Spirit Motsunabe

Ofuda Bullet Power UP: Shrine Maiden Reborn, Summer God Fantasy Sea, A Curious Festival, 19th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai

Metal Bullet Power UP: Disillusion, Two Girl Rock Band, Our Dream, Myouren Temple Anniversary

Wood Bullet Power UP: Little Sister and Sweets, Kaguya’s Moonlit Festival, Infinity Garden, Blue Goodbyes, Sporadically Margaret, Protection of Cerpinus, Overwhelming Firepower, 

Top Yin ATK Stat Sticks: Incident Shrine, Bonds of Blood, Lunatic Red Eyes, Divine Spirit Tajikarao, Kaguya’s Moonlit Festival!, Anniversary at the SDM, Infinity Garden, Redder Than Blood, Summer Rocket, I’m Alright!, The Heat of my Fingertips

Top Agility Stat Sticks: Thunder Beat, Undercover Reporter, Protection of Cerpinus, Eat and Walk, My Favorites, I’ll Borrow This Until I’m Dead!, Heavenly Backup Dancers, Members of the Yakumo Family, Touhou LostWord

Yin ATK + Agility Stat Sticks: Divine Spirit Tajikarao, The Heat of my Fingertips, Glistening Summer Days, Ordinary Magician, Underworld Party Night, New Year’s Shrine Visit VI, Post-Training Kinako Milk, Dead End, New Year’s Shrine Visit III

Last Word

A 50% Ofuda Boosting Card like Shrine Maiden Reborn (with a Yin ATK buff for the team) or Summer God, Fantasy Sea is perfect for Lr Nitori, because of her Last Word containing just that. If that doesn’t cut it, there are some lesser Ofuda cards like First Tea of the Season, Dayuu’s Card Shop, A Curious Festival and 19th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai. However, a couple of final options include Metal-Boosting cards like Disillusion and Two Girl Rock Band.

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

Goki the Shikigami should go first, for that Spirit Power effect mainly, but the additional CRIT ATK and Barrier helps too. Next up is Closed-Mouth Kishin, since the supportive effects, mainly Accuracy will go a long way, but CRIT ATK and Yin ATK support helps a lot too. Last up will be Village’s Blue Oni, which is a great skill in itself mainly for the anomaly effects on herself.

Character Strengths

Well-Rounded Kappa Kit

When first looking at Lr Nitori, she has what you need in a cohesive kit, from self-sufficiency, to strong team support, to a great Killer range. Self-sufficiency includes her strong Yin ATK and CRIT ATK buffs just from Skills alone (either by conventional means or anomaly buffs on herself), support in the form of more of the above buffs as well as Accuracy (4 Stages from Skill 2 and Spell Card 2 Pre-ATK), and of course, a great handful of Killers including Youkai and Parallel Presence to name a few.

Pseudo Ice Breaker

Having access to 2.00 Spirit Power from Skill 3 off the jump, Skill 1 inflicting 3 layers of Freeze to all enemies and Spell Card 1’s Pre-ATK inflicting another 2 layers of it, resulting to at least 5 potential Freeze anomalies inflicted, primed to be broken at 3P turns out rather well for Lr Nitori, and shows she has what it takes for Freeze anomaly breaking and inflicting.

Character Weaknesses

Skill 3’s 7 Turn Maintenance

It looks like Lr Nitori and Goki will have a tedious time when it comes to waiting for Skill 3 to finish cooling down after usage. The effects are great, but sadly the cooldown duration isn’t, as 7 Turns is a long time that might not even last that long in a good chunk of battles.

Surprisingly Low Max Damage Kappacity

At first, it looks like nothing can go wrong with this version of Nitori Kawashiro, she has anomalies, breaks, support, self-sufficiency, Killers, and…damage? Ironically, this Attack-Class Friend has a lower max damage ceiling compared to some other units, like her fellow Pseudo Shikigami, Lr Aya. It’s possible this won’t be too detrimental in the grand scheme of things, but maybe it could be an issue against enemies with absurdly high HP, similar to what we have seen in Sun EX.