Kaguya Houraisan

Eternal and Instant Sinner

Stats

Base

Fantasy Rebirth

Health

5400

Agility

990

Yang ATK

1480

Yang DEF

1010

Yin ATK

1390

Yin DEF

950

Races

Lunarian Mistress Princess Person of Hourai Gensokyo Bamboo Forest of the Lost Eientei Moon Indoor Person Noble Treasure

Element Type Chart

Juugoya

Expand

Juugoya (a Touhou LW original) refers to the 15th night of the 8th month of the old Japanese calendar when the moon is full. An apt temperament for the princess of the moon. Kaguya is endowed with Water Phase, from her beauty and severity, and with Moon Essence, as she only occasionally shows herself to others.

The flexible and patient Water Phase resists Metal Phase, because metal collects water, but it is weak to Earth Phase, because earth directs water.

The cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence resists the alluring and arrogant Sun Essence, but it is weak to the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence.

Sun

Moon

Fire

Water

Wood

Metal

Earth

Star

Character Shots

Jeweled Branch

Kaguya Houraisan's Spread Shot (a Touhou LW original). She shoots out beads of light from her jeweled branch of Hourai. According to legend, the jeweled branch of Hourai adsorbed impurities and grew into a fruit-bearing udonge tree that is said to only flower once every 3000 years. This caused a war to break out over who would gain possession of these jewel-like fruits.

	All	Jeweled Branch of Hourai	x7	Yin
Light Bullet Element: None PWR 1.96 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Absorb]Recovers HP (15% of max HP) when attack hits target.
	All	Red Fruit & Orange Fruit	x2	Yang	1
Light Bullet Element: None PWR 2.74 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer]
	All	Yellow Fruit & Green Fruit	x2	Yin	2
Light Bullet Element: None PWR 3.2 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer]
	All	Fruit of Hourai	x2	Yang	3
Light Bullet Element: None PWR 3.66 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Absorb]Recovers HP (20% of max HP) when attack hits target.
	All	Blue Fruit & Indigo Fruit	x2	Yin	3
Light Bullet Element: Wood PWR 4.11 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	All	Violet Fruit & Pink Fruit	x2	Yang	3
Light Bullet Element: None PWR 4.57 ACC 75% CRI 5%

Radiant Rainbows

Kaguya Houraisan's Focus Shot (a Touhou LW original). She unleashes beams of rainbow light in this attack. It is said that rainbows are the roads that dragons use to travel to and from heaven, and there is speculation that the Lunar Capital is, in fact, Ryuuguu, the dragon palace...

	All	Jewel Prism of Light	x5	Yin
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 4.57 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	All	Anti Lunar Capital Defensive Laser	x1	Yang	1
Laser Bullet Element: Metal PWR 9.14 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 25% of DEF.
	All	Anti Lunar Capital Defensive Laser	x1	Yang	2
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 10.67 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 25% of DEF.
	All	Jewel Prism of Light	x1	Yin	3
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 12.19 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	All	Gemstone Prism of Light	x1	Yang	3
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 13.71 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 25% of DEF.
	All	Jewel Prism of Light	x1	Yin	3
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 15.24 ACC 75% CRI 5%

Character Spell Cards

Available

Limit Break 1

Limit Break 2

Limit Break 3

Divine Treasure: Buddhist Diamond

Kaguya Houraisan's Spell Card. She attacks by dispersing light through a mystical and exceptionally hard gemstone. The stone begging bowl of the Buddha is a holy artifact, but it seems that the one Kaguya possesses is merely a replica. It is apparently possible to create artificial diamonds from any material that contains carbon, even a corpse. All that is needed is enough heat and pressure... which are aspects of eternity and the instantaneous.

*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.

Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects

None

Post-Attack Spell Card Effects

Own Spirit Power 1.50 UP.

	Solo	Diamond laser	x12	Yang
Laser Bullet Element: Metal PWR 5.49 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	Solo	Nega-Laser	x2	Yin	1
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 13.17 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	Solo	Posi-Laser	x2	Yang	2
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 15.36 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer]
	Solo	Adamantine Laser	x2	Yin	3
Laser Bullet Element: Metal PWR 17.55 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Self][Yang DEF△]50% chance to apply Yang DEF 1 level(s) UP buff to Self (3 turn(s)).
	Solo	Posi-Laser	x2	Yang	3
Laser Bullet Element: None PWR 19.75 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer]
	Solo	Adamantine Laser	x2	Yin	3
Laser Bullet Element: Metal PWR 21.94 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Self][Yang DEF△]50% chance to apply Yang DEF 1 level(s) UP buff to Self (3 turn(s)).

Divine Treasure: Salamander Shield

Kaguya Houraisan's Spell Card. She charges forward with a fireproof shield that is enveloped in flames. The robe of fire-rat skins... was apparently a robe made out of asbestos, but Kaguya's is most likely a replica. This item is perhaps the main reason why Mokou can never defeat her. It should be impossible to fabricate the perfect fireproof material, so aspects of eternity and the instantaneous may also be involved in this artifact's creation.

*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.

Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects

None

Post-Attack Spell Card Effects

Own Spirit Power 1.50 UP.

	Solo	Flaming Shield Charge	x9	Yang
Heavy Bullet Element: Fire PWR 7.31 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Rebound]Consumes HP (15% of max HP) every hit. [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 50% of DEF.
	Solo	Hard Tackle	x2	Yin	1
Heavy Bullet Element: None PWR 13.17 ACC 75% CRI 5%
	Solo	Shield Charge	x2	Yang	2
Heavy Bullet Element: None PWR 15.36 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 50% of DEF.
	Solo	Fire-Rat Robe	x2	Yin	3
Heavy Bullet Element: Fire PWR 17.55 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Human-Killer] [Incineration]Breaks target's Barrier with Barrier Status: Burn.
	Solo	Shield Charge	x2	Yang	3
Heavy Bullet Element: None PWR 19.75 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Human-Killer] [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 60% of DEF.
	Solo	Fire-Rat Robe	x2	Yin	3
Heavy Bullet Element: Fire PWR 21.94 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Human-Killer] [Incineration]Breaks target's Barrier with Barrier Status: Burn.

Hourai's Sea of Trees

Kaguya Houraisan's Last Word. There is no escape for anyone who enters this sea of trees. Perhaps it is a type of trap that prevents all forms of navigation. According to Chinese mythology, Hourai is a legendary land where immortal hermits live. However, some people consider Houraisan (the sacred mountain that rises up above the land of Hourai) as being the same mountain as Mount Fuji. In the tale of the Bamboo Cutter, the elixir of immortality was burned at the place closest to the moon, which is said to be how Mount Fuji got its name, as fushi (the Japanese word for immortality) can also be pronounced as fuji.

*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.

Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects

Own Yang ATK 3 level(s) UP (2 turns).

Own Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (2 turns).

Post-Attack Spell Card Effects

None

	All	Hourai's Sea of Trees	x16	Yang
Energy Bullet Element: Wood PWR 6.86 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 80% of DEF.
	All	Overly Pure Atmosphere	x3	Yin	1
Energy Bullet Element: None PWR 14.63 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer] [Self][Yang DEF△]100% chance to apply Yang DEF 1 level(s) UP buff to Self (2 turn(s)).
	All	Panacea Fruit	x3	Yang	2
Energy Bullet Element: Wood PWR 17.07 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer] [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 80% of DEF.
	All	Anti Navigation	x3	Yin	3
Energy Bullet Element: None PWR 19.5 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer] [Absorb]Recovers HP (15% of max HP) when attack hits target.
	All	Maze of Revolving Floors	x3	Yang	3
Energy Bullet Element: Wood PWR 21.94 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer] [Hard]DMG scales with ATK in addition to 85% of DEF.
	All	Immortal Sea of Trees	x3	Yin	3
Energy Bullet Element: None PWR 24.38 ACC 75% CRI 5% [Lunarian-Killer] [Human-Killer] [Absorb]Recovers HP (15% of max HP) when attack hits target.

Character Ability

Capable of manipulating eternity and the instantaneous

Expand

The extent of Kaguya Houraisan's ability is shrouded in mystery. However, one thing is certain―it is one of the most powerful abilities in Gensokyo, the far side of the moon, and all of the other worlds. This ability made it possible to achieve the incredibly complex and challenging task of hiding Eientei from history. Eirin also used Kaguya's ability to create a medicine of eternal youth and immortality―the Hourai Elixir. It is said that Kaguya drank the Hourai Elixir because she was curious about life on the earth. Somewhat fitting for an impetuous princess, she risked everything on a spur-of-the-moment whim even though she was a being with an almost eternal lifespan... But she says that she doesn't regret it in the slightest.

When using Boost, own Yin ATK 1 level UP (1 turn).

DMG to effective elements 25% UP.

Character Skills

Exiled Princess Lvl 10

CD 5

Own Spirit Power 0.75 UP.

Recovers 35% of own HP.

Info

The noble princess of the moon was exiled down to the impure earth. However, she found many friends down there.

Skill Level		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spirit Power Up
	Value	0.25	0.3	0.35	0.4	0.45	0.5	0.55	0.6	0.65	0.75
	Rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Add	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recovers HP
	Value	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	35
	Rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Add	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CD		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Instant Determination Lvl 10

CD 5

Own Spirit Power 0.75 UP.

Own Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (2 turns).

Info

The Japanese word for instant, shuuyu, also means one quadrillionth. The metric equivalent is the femto prefix.

Skill Level		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spirit Power Up
	Value	0.25	0.3	0.35	0.4	0.45	0.5	0.55	0.6	0.65	0.75
	Rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Add	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yang Defense Level Up
	Value	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
	Rate	0	30	60	80	0	20	40	60	80	0
	Add	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
CD		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Impossible Tasks Lvl 10

CD 5

Own Yang ATK 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).

Own Yang DEF 2 level(s) UP (3 turns).

Info

Her unreasonable requests were so grand that it became a story. Only the princess herself knows her true motives behind them.

Skill Level		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Yang Attack Level Up
	Value	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
	Rate	0	30	60	80	0	20	40	60	80	0
	Add	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Yang Defense Level Up
	Value	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Add	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CD		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Character Characteristics

Household Moon Medicine

When turn starts, recovers 30% of own HP. [Success rate 15%.]

Corridor of Intuition

When turn starts, own Spirit Power 0.25 UP. [Success rate 50%.]

Corridor of Logic

After being attacked, own Yang ATK 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 50%.]

Character Change Effect

Attack Link

When switching places with a rear-guard unit, other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy UP (3 turns).
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy buffs (3 turns).

Upgrade Costs

Rank	Coins	Materials
0 -> 1	1000	x10 x10 x20 x10 x20 x10
1 -> 2	2,000	x10 x20 x10 x10 x10 x20
2 -> 3	5,000	x20 x20 x20 x20 x20 x20
3 -> 4	10,000	x20 x30 x20 x20 x20 x30
4 -> 5	15,000	x30 x30 x30 x30 x30 x30

Character Analysis

Kaguya Houraisan was released on August 10th, 2021 in Festival: Eternal Exiles of the Moon.

Kaguya Houraisan, the Eternal and Instant Sinner, is the famous princess from the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. A few things are different from the myth, chiefly among which is that Kaguya is utterly immortal, thanks to consuming the Hourai Elixir. Whilst seemingly driven only by her boredom on the surface, the princess primarily seeks to figure out her place within the earth, now that she no longer idles her days away in eternal exile. But of course, she also aims to sate her boredom too, leading her to lend you her aid as a selfish attacker and a A+ Tier Friend.

For farming purposes, Kaguya does a solid job of farming multi-boss Event stages, in spite of her seemingly back-loaded Last Word. This is because the first and third bullets have tremendous Hard scaling, combined with her ability to immediately boost two times on the first turn thanks to her skills. She doesn’t hit quite as hard as the best at it, so she’ll need more investment, but she’ll definitely get the job done.

For harder fights, Kaguya has two primary jobs. First of all, her Last Word’s Hard scaling gets even better when she has a chance to both set up and gain access to a third boost, though the difference isn’t as dramatic as you’d expect from most 1-1-3s. Still, it’ll hit really hard. Secondly, thanks to both of her Spell Cards granting 1.5 Spirit Power on use, she can throw out a ton of either Metal or Fire breaks depending on your needs - and still have Power left over for her Last Word! That being said, do watch out for the Rebound on Salamander Shield.

Overall, Kaguya’s a solid attacker who brings both damage and Barrier Breaks to the table. She doesn’t have much utility, but she’s a selfish princess from the moon, what can you expect?

Here are the chances for Kaguya’s secondary effects and HP consumption, alongside her Hard scalings (per bullet):

Divine Treasure: Buddhist Diamond:
Chance of Yang DEF UP: 0%/0%/0%/50%/0%/50%

Divine Treasure: Salamander Shield:
Hard: 50%/0%/50%/0%/60%/0%
Consumes HP: 15%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%

Hourai’s Sea of Trees:
Hard: 80%/0%/80%/0%/85%/0%
Recovers HP: 0%/0%/0%/15%/0%/15%
Chance of Yang DEF UP: 0%/100%/0%/0%/0%/0%

Story Card Recommendations

Spell Card

The Witch of Scarlet Dreams

Members of the Yakumo Family

Bunbunmaru Newspaper

Kaguya’s Story Card priorities are a bit complicated. First of all, you’ll want at least one Spirit Power boosting Story Card if she’s being used to Break. Afterwards, or if she’s not breaking, you want to use one copy of a Yang ATK UP Story Card to boost her Yang ATK before using her Last Word - Members of the Yakumo Family is particularly preferred, due to it also having Yang DEF as a stat. Since she already hits 9 Yang ATK from just one Yang ATK UP Story Card plus her Last Word and third skill, afterwards the remainder slots should be filled with Yang DEF UP, which is at the moment only Bunbunmaru Newspaper. If you need stat sticks, look to cards with both Yang ATK and Yang DEF on them, with Yang ATK being preferred if you don’t have cards with both.

Last Word

Thunder Beat

Due to the fact that Kaguya’s Last Word consists primarily of both Wood and Energy, and she already boosts her own Yang ATK and DEF by a lot, Thunder Beat is her best pick, providing a boost to both of those alongside some Yang DEF to spare. For farming purposes, you may instead prefer Accuracy UP for the sake of consistency.

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

Firstly, all three of Kaguya's skills should be leveled up to 5: it doesn't take much time at all, and they all receive fantastic benefits at that point (most notably, by having her first two skills each at 5, Kaguya can boost her Last Word twice on turn 1). Afterwards, Impossible Tasks should be leveled up to 10, due to its Yang ATK. Then, Instant Determination should be leveled up, for the Yang DEF. Finally, Exiled Princess can be saved for last, as while the extra Spirit Power is certainly nice, it's not quite a priority.

Character Strengths

+Highly damaging All targeting Last Word with fantastic Hard scaling that hits hard right away and scales well too for longer fights
+Average access to two elements, Fire and Metal. She's also got Wood access if you're willing to burn her Last Word on that.
+Gains a lot of Spirit Power

Character Weaknesses

-Selfish attacker with no utility outside of Breaks
-Kaguya's second Spell Card hurts herself

Search

Kaguya Houraisan

Stats

Races

Element Type Chart

Character Shots

Character Spell Cards

Character Ability

Character Skills

Character Characteristics

Character Change Effect

Upgrade Costs

Character Analysis

Story Card Recommendations

Spell Card

Last Word

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

Character Strengths

Character Weaknesses

Latest Content