Himeko in Honkai Star Rail: Detailed Guide and Best Build

In HSR, Himeko is the navigator and mechanic of the Astral Express, and a legendary standard character of the Path of Erudition. The heroine wields the fire element and acts as a secondary damage dealer who helps deal with groups of opponents. In the early stages, she is also capable of taking the main position due to her high base characteristics.

In addition to actively used skills, the girl's arsenal also includes a bonus attack that is triggered by accumulated charges. They are given for breaking through enemy vulnerabilities, which partly makes the unit dependent on the composition of opponents. In general, she is a comfortable hero with good AoE potential and plays worthy in such modes as "Pure fiction".

Hero's story

The heroine is the navigator of the Astral Express, as well as an important member of the Nameless faction, who revere Aeon Akivil and follow the path of Trailblazing. In her youth, the explorer discovered the Astral Express, which had crashed, and this changed her life forever. Years later, she finally repaired the train and set off on a journey to see the endless starry sky with her own eyes. Being a fair and wise captain, the girl quickly found a team of like-minded people who shared her passion for adventure and exploration of uncharted corners of space. Together they set off on an incredible journey full of dangers and surprises.

How to Get the Character

The heroine is a standard legendary character and can be obtained in the permanent banner "Stellar Warp" or the newbie banner "Departure Warp" (50 pulls available). Himeko can also be obtained when losing 50/50 in the "Event Warp: Character" banner.

After performing 300 jumps in "Stellar Warp" you will be able to pick up one 5⭐ character for free, but no more than once per account.

Features

Detailed information about the exact values ​​of the base stats:

How Himeko's skills work

The heroine's skills are aimed at inflicting damage and performing a bonus attack on several enemy targets. With stable activation of the talent effects, she is an excellent fighter against waves of enemies. At the same time, thanks to the technique that increases fire damage to enemies and imposes the "Burn" status, she can help allies, including outside her turn.

She can act as both a primary and secondary damage dealer. However, in both cases she is highly dependent on the composition of the opponents' group, since she needs to accumulate charges, breaking through the opponents' vulnerabilities. However, even under less favorable conditions, the explorer remains a good source of mass damage, which will come in handy, for example, in "Pure fiction".

Active skills

Passive Skills

Leveling Order

Skill > Super Ability ≥ Talent > Basic Attack

Skill is one of the main sources of DPS, which is constantly used by the damage dealer. In parallel, level up her ult and talent, which are used for accumulating energy and charges, but are also important abilities. Although the basic attack has a low priority, if you have free leveling resources, you can invest in it.

Traces

General increase in characteristics:

Eidolons

All consts:

Himeko's Best eidolons are E1, E4 and E6.

• The first eidolon: Allows you to perform more actions, reducing the gap between turns if the talent is activated. In a turn-based battle, speed is crucial, as the character will be able to deal damage before the enemies, which can turn the tide of the entire battle.
• The fourth eidolon: If the skill breaks the enemy target's vulnerability, a talent charge level is given. Thus, the first time the shield is destroyed, the max. number of charges is immediately accumulated. This means that the next time an ally hits, a bonus hit will be performed instantly.
• The sixth eidolon: Increases overall DPS of the ultimate due to additional procs for random targets. This also allows you to remove more fire vulnerability from opponents with a larger toughness bar.

How to play Himeko

The girl specializes in dealing damage in an area. Therefore, where it is necessary to destroy several enemy targets, she reveals herself to the maximum (especially if the opponents have a weakness to the fire element). In situations where it is necessary to defeat one powerful monster, the explorer, although she sags in efficiency, can prove herself as a sub-DPS.

Depending on the position in the team and the amount of gained speed, the Astral Express navigator goes either one of the first or in the middle of the battle. At the same time, the general principle and sequence of using skills remain unchanged. Himeko's rotation looks like this:

1. Before the start of the battle, activate the technique "Incomplete Combustion" to create a Special Dimension zone and increase the fire damage taken by enemies. If the team has other useful buffs, use them as well and start the battle.
2. If Himeko goes first, use a skill or a normal attack, provided that the first trace,Starfireis leveled up. In this case, there is an 80% chance that the "Burn" status is applied for 3 turns, allowing you to save skill points.
3. Try to pay attention to the weaknesses of your opponents and hit them with elements that the monsters are weak to. This will remove the vulnerability scale and get charges for the talent (3 levels are required). Once the vulnerability is broken, the Nameless will perform a bonus strike.
4. Use the ultimate on cooldown no matter what position the girl is in.
5. If you're low on skill points, go for the basic attack. This will refill your points and cause your opponents to take damage over time for a few turns.

All about character leveling

In this section we will consider what the unit needs to level up: all materials for ascension, skills and traces.

Ascension materials

Level	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits x4,000	Extinguished Core x5
40	Credits x8,000	Extinguished Core x10
50	Credits x16,000	Glimmering Core x6	Endotherm Chitin x3
60	Credits x40,000	Glimmering Core x9	Endotherm Chitin x7
70	Credits x80,000	Endotherm Chitin x20	Squirming Core x6
80	Credits x160,000	Endotherm Chitin x35	Squirming Core x9

To level up to 80, you need the following components:

• Credits (×308) - currency is given for story and side quests, daily missions and clearing the “Calyx (golden)” in the Great Mine location.
• Extinguished Core (×15), Glimmering Core (×15), Squirming Core (×15) - consumables obtained by killing opponents on the Herta space station and in the Worlds of the Simulated Universe.
• Endotherm Chitin (×65) - can be obtained for completing the “Stagnate Shadow” combat activity in the Restricted Zone (Yarilo-VI).

Skill Leveling Materials

Skill	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic AttackSawblade Tuning»	Credits x240,000	Key of Inspiration x3 Key of Knowledge x8 Key of Wisdom x11	Extinguished Core x6 Glimmering Core x7 Squirming Core x7
Skill "Molten Detonation»	Credits x652,500	Key of Inspiration x3 Key of Knowledge x15 Key of Wisdom x30	Extinguished Core x9 Glimmering Core x13 Squirming Core x7	Tracks of Destiny x2 Destroyer's Final Road x3
Superpower"Heavenly Flare»	Credits x652,500	Key of Inspiration x3 Key of Knowledge x15 Key of Wisdom x30	Extinguished Core x9 Glimmering Core x13 Squirming Core x7	Tracks of Destiny x2 Destroyer's Final Road x3
Talent "Victory Rush»	Credits x652,500	Key of Inspiration x3 Key of Knowledge x15 Key of Wisdom x30	Extinguished Core x9 Glimmering Core x13 Squirming Core x7	Tracks of Destiny x2 Destroyer's Final Road x3

The following consumables are required to upgrade skills:

• Credits (×2 197 500);
• Extinguished Core (×33), Glimmering Core (×46), Squirming Core (×28);
• Key of Inspiration (×12), Key of Knowledge (×53), Key of Wisdom (×101) — reward for completing “Calyx (crimson): Bud of Erudition”;
• Destroyer's Final Road (×9) — reward for successfully completing “Echoes of War” in the “Supply Zone”;
• Tracks of Destiny (×6) - a reward for successfully completing some temporary events, gaining points in the Simulated Universe, leveling up the Nameless Honor. Additional items can be purchased in the in-game Pom-Pom's Store.

The order of leveling traces

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Fire Damage Bonus +3,2%	Credits x2,500	Extinguished Core x2
Starfire	Credits x5,000	Key of Inspiration x3	Destroyer's Final Road x1
Attack Power +4%	Credits x5,000	Key of Inspiration x3	Extinguished Core x6
Fire Damage Bonus +3,2%	Credits x10,000	Key of Knowledge x3	Glimmering Core x3
Effect Resistance +4%	Credits x10,000	Key of Knowledge x3	Glimmering Core x3
Magma	Credits x20,000	Key of Knowledge x5	Tracks of Destiny x1	Destroyer's Final Road x1
Fire Damage Bonus +4,8%	Credits x20,000	Key of Knowledge x5	Glimmering Core x3
Attack Power +6%	Credits x45,000	Key of Wisdom x3	Squirming Core x3
Fire Damage Bonus +4,8%	Credits x45,000	Key of Wisdom x3	Squirming Core x3
Benchmark	Credits x160,000	Key of Wisdom x8	Tracks of Destiny x1	Destroyer's Final Road x1
Effect Resistance +6%	Credits x160,000	Key of Wisdom x8	Squirming Core x8
Attack Power +8%	Credits x160,000	Key of Wisdom x8	Squirming Core x8
Fire Damage Bonus +6,4%	Credits x160,000	Key of Wisdom x8	Squirming Core x8

Total amount of materials required for learning the traces:

• Credits (×802 500);
• Extinguished Core (×8), Glimmering Core (×10), Squirming Core (×30);
• Key of Inspiration (×6), Key of Knowledge (×16), Key of Wisdom (×38);
• Destroyer's Final Road (×3);
• Tracks of Destiny (×2).

Strengths and Weaknesses

Having studied the basic mechanics and abilities of the character, you can highlight her strengths and weaknesses.

Best Himeko Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

The Astral Express Navigator sticks to damage-dealing positions, regardless of whether she is a main or secondary role. Taking these factors into account, the most effective equipment with the appropriate buffs is selected, but Himeko's HSR build should always be based on key stats: attack power, critical indicators and fire damage bonus.

Recommended Stats

The main stats that are recommended to look for in relics:

Additional characteristics:

• crit bonus / crit chance;
• speed;
• Attack Power;
• break effect is situational.

The final optimal indicators that are recommended for comfortable play on the character:

• ATK: 2+;
• speed: 134 - optimal. When playing with the ornaments Firmament Frontline: Glamoth the characteristic will need to be upgraded to 161 during the battle;
• energy recharge: 100-120%;
• HP: not less than 2800;
• CRIT Rate: 65-70%;
• CRIT DMG: 140% and more

Light Cone Rating

When choosing the Nameless' weapon, remember that it must belong to the Path of Erudition for the passive effect to work. The following Light Cones are suitable as equipment:

Name	Description	Recommendation
Night on the Milky Way ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 52-1164 ATK 26-582 DEF 18-396	For each enemy on the battlefield, increases attack power by 9-15%, stacks up to 5 times. If there is an enemy on the battlefield with a broken vulnerability, then the owner’s damage increases by 30-50% for 1 turn.	Signature Cone, the passive ability of which requires a large number of targets from the opponents and active break of elemental shields by the team. Like the owner, it is fully revealed in specific conditions, for example in the mode of "Pure Fiction". Outside of activity, it may be difficult to activate effects, therefore, the weapon will lose a significant portion of its usefulness.
Before Dawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Owner's Crit bonus is increased by 36-60%, and the damage of the owner’s skill and superpower is by 18-30%. After using a skill or superpower, the owner gains the Somnus Corpus status. Performing a bonus attack consumes the Somnus Corpus status and increases the bonus hit by 48-80%.	It is not inferior in efficiency to signature weapons and is the best alternative, as it provides a huge increase in critical value and increases the damage of the main DPS skills - skill and ult. In addition, the effects are activated naturally during the battle, and are also fixed and do not depend on the number of opponents.
Yet Hope Is Priceless ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-953 ATK 26-582 DEF 24-529	Crit chance increases by 16-28%. If the weapon card holder's critical rate exceeds 120%, the damage of his bonus hit is increased by 16-28% for every additional 20%. This can stack up to 4 times. Additional effect - at the start of a battle or after making a hit, for 2 turns allows an ultimate or bonus attack to ignore 16-28% of enemy defense.	A decent 200-star weapon, but weaker than the Night on the Milky Way or Before Dawn. Crit chance bonus is good enough, but getting the required maximum crit damage (XNUMX%) can be problematic outside of battle modes like Simulated Universe and so on. Moreover, you will have to use a normal attack to maintain the full effect, although you usually need to activate the skill every turn.
Eternal Calculus (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	ATK is increased by 8-12%. After performing a strike, the attack power is additionally increased by 4-8% for each enemy attacked. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts until the wearer's next turn. If the strike was made on 3 or more targets, the owner's speed will increase by additional 8-16% for 1 turn.	Almost the most powerful choice of equipment in conditions of battles against at least three opponents. At the fifth level of imposition, the weapon is comparable to the limited "Before Dawn". The effect of the equipment will allow the heroine to steadily accelerate and receive high increases in attack power, which is extremely useful in a large number of enemies.
Geniuses’ Repose ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 21-476 DEF 18-396	Increases the wearer's attack power by 16-32%. After defeating the enemy, crit. wearer's damage is increased by 24-48% for 3 turns.	As a permanent effect, it increases ATK, and after killing an enemy, it significantly increases the crit. bonus. With awakenings, it can compete with the legendary light cones above, but if you can't maintain the passive effect, it loses its usefulness greatly. For this reason, it is completely unsuitable for battles with "dense" enemies.
Today is Another Peaceful Day ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 38-846 ATK 24-529 DEF 15-330	At the start of the battle, the damage dealt by the owner is increased by 0,20-0,40% for each unit its max. energy up to max. 160 units	The weapon "card" from BP does not give an increase to the character's characteristics, but increases damage depending on the maximum energy, which in the case of the heroines is 120. Accordingly, depending on the awakenings, the DPS of all skills will increase by 24-48% for battles in any conditions.
The Day The Cosmos Fell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 43-952 ATK: 21-476 DEF 15-330	The wearer's attack power is increased by 16-24%. If after the owner's hit at least 2 targets have the corresponding vulnerability, the owner's critical damage increases by 20-40% for 2 turns.	A strong F2P alternative from the Light Cones store, aimed at increasing ATK and critical value. The conditions of the passive effect are easy to fulfill, since the girl hits with skills in the area, and also specializes in fighting opponents who are weak to fire damage. In terms of effectiveness, it is significantly inferior only to signature equipment, but ease of use and availability compensate for this drawback.
An Instant Before A Gaze ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Owner's Critical Value increases by 36-60%. When the owner uses the ultimate, the damage they deal increases by 0,36-0,60% for each unit from max. owner's energy. This effect can stack up to max. 180 energy.	The equipment works on the principle of the epic alternative "Today Is Another Peaceful Day." At the same time, the second part of the passive effect is only applied to the ultimate - a powerful skill of the heroine, but it is only part of the gameplay. Thus, the weapon is suitable for stat balance and for the sub-DD position with the ultimate.
Ninjutsu Inscription - Dazzling Evilbreaker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases break effect by 60-100%. Immediately upon entering combat restores 30-40energy. After the owner uses the ultimate, the status "Raiton" is applied. When the character performs 2 basic attacks, his action advances by 50-70%, and the status disappears and is updated the next time the ult is used.	Since charges for the bonus strike are given for break, the increase to this stat will not be useless. However, in addition to this, the weapon allows you to turn more often due to the action progression and gives energy at the beginning of the battle, which has a positive effect on the rotation. It is a good option in the secondary DD position, especially in teams from break.
The Seriousness of Breakfast ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 38-846 ATK: 21-476 DEF: 18-396	Increases damage dealt by 12-24%. For each enemy defeated, attack power is increased by 4-8%for 3 sec. The effect stacks up to two times.	Budget version of the signature, passively increases damage and ATK for each enemy killed until the end of the battle. At the same time, awakening is much easier to unlock, since it is a 4☆ cone from the in-game store.
Make the World Clamor ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 38-846 ATK: 21-476 Defense: 18-396	At the beginning of the battle, the owner restores 20-32 energy, and the damage from the ultimate increases by 32-64%.	An epic light cone that can be equipped before the appearance and leveling of "The Day The Cosmos Fell". The cone does not provide any increase to the character's characteristics, so it complicates the selection of stats in relics. In addition, it increases the damage of only one of the heroine's skills, and does not enhance it comprehensively.
The Birth of the Self ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK: 21-476 DEF 15-330	The owner's bonus attack damage is increased by 24-48%. If the enemy's current HP is below or equal to 50%, the damage of the bonus hit dealt to that enemy is increased by an additional 24-48%.	Epic equipment with a variable effect that works for bonus attacks. Like the equipment above, it does not work for all abilities, so it is considered an unsuitable weapon for a girl.
Sagacity ⭐⭐⭐ HP 33-740 ATK 16-370 DEF 12-264	After using an ultimate, the owner's attack power increases by 24-48% for 2 turns.	A decent "rare" alternative. To play with the card, you need a rope to restore energy, instead you can focus on finding crits in relics. However, as you level up, the weapon will have to be replaced with the options suggested above, due to low base stats.
Passkey ⭐⭐⭐ HP 33-740 ATK: 16-370 DEF 12-264	After use by the owner of the skill, it additionally restores 8-12 energy. This effect can only trigger once per turn.	A good “card” for the first time, allowing you to use your ultimate skill more often on a crowd of enemies, depleting your fire resistance and health bar.

What relics and ornaments are needed

Artifacts should increase attack power,crit, fire damage bonusor give an increase in damage dealt - this is the first thing to pay attention to. In some situations, for example, with good additional stats, you can give preference to 2+2 mixes.

Cavern relics

Name	Effects	Recommendation
The Ashblazing Grand Duke	2 parts: Increases bonus attack damage by 20%. 4 parts: When the owner performs a bonus attack, their attack power is increased by 6% each time that bonus attack deals damage. This effect can stack up to 8 times and lasts for 3 turns. The effect is removed the next time the owner performs a bonus attack.	The strongest set, which will also provide the Nameless with the necessary increases. The effect of four parts is triggered by dealing damage with a bonus hit to an enemy and stacks up to 8 times - this means that each individual hit of the skill contributes to the accumulation of buff stacks. The girl deals 4 hits to one opponent per action, respectively, to receive a 48% bonus, it is necessary that there are at least two enemies on the field.
Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters	2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%. 4 parts: Increases Critical Chance by 4%. Critical value dealt to enemies with at least 2/3 debuffs increases by 8%/12% respectively. After the owner inflicts debuff on an enemy, the above effects are increased by 100% for 1 turn.	An excellent set that increases damage dealt and allows you to balance crits. A girl can comfortably play with two elements of the set on her own thanks to the “Starfire” trace, since the periodic status Burn is considered a debuff. To play with a full set, in turn, the team will need an additional debuffer that supports negative effects for the heroine.
The Wind-Soaring Valorous	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: Increases crit. chance by 6%. After the owner performs a bonus attack, the damage of his ult increases by 30%. This effect lasts for 1 turn.	A decent alternative, but more suitable for battles against a mass of enemies, such as in "Pure Fiction". Due to the condition for the bonus hit, the full set is difficult to implement on bosses. It is worth using planar ornaments from the "Inert Salsotto" set with this set.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters Musketeer of Wild Wheat / Prisoner in Deep Confinement	2 Piece: Increases fire damage by 10%. 2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%. 2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%.	If it is impossible to collect all the parts of the “Pioneer”, you can combine the sets into a 2+2 mix. The combination of these sets is equivalent in strength, so it is worth taking into account the main and additional characteristics in individual parts of the cavern relics.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging	2 parts: Increases fire damage by 10%. 4 parts: Increases the damage dealt by the owner's skill by 12%, and also gives a fire bonus to the owner's next attack after using an ultimate by 12%.	A good set for the main DD position, where the skill is actively used. Half of the set increases fire damage, and the passive of a fully built set increases the damage of abilities to 24%. However, without the ability to frequently use the ultimate skill, it loses in strength to the alternatives above.

Planar ornaments

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Firmament Frontline: Glamoth	2 parts: Increases the wearer's attack power by 12%. If the speed is higher than or equal to 135/160 units, then the damage dealt by the carrier character increases by 12%/18%.	A strong option that is suitable for both the main and secondary damage dealer roles. The set boosts the heroine in every way, increasing the inflicted DPS, but requires at least 135 speed. For a build with this set, it is imperative to upgrade your boots for speed, and also take Harmony buffers into your team, which provide an increase in stats during the battle.
Inert Salsotto	2 parts: Increases crit. owner's chance by 8%. If critical the chance is higher than or equal to 50%, then the damage of the ultimate and bonus attack of the carrier character increases by 15%.	An alternative build option that enhances bonus hits. When playing with the ornaments in question, you can focus on the damage of the talent, choosing boots for attack power, and not focus on speed for optimal DPS. In the context of an activity such as “Pure Fiction,” it is more advisable to use this build option, relying on your allies to break through vulnerabilities.
Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves	2 parts: When allies perform a bonus attack, the owner gains 1 level of the "Merit" status, which stacks up to 5 times. Each level of the "Merit" status increases the damage dealt by the wearer of the planar set's bonus strike by 5%. Upon reaching level 5, the owner's critical damage is additionally increased by 25%.	A decent set when paired with characters like the epic Herta in the team. The effect will be strongest in battle modes like Pure Fiction, due to the large number of enemies in several waves in a row.
Rutilant Arena	2 parts: Increases crit. owner's chance is 8%. If critical the chance is at least 70%, damage from the basic attack and skill of the host character increases by 20%.	Similar in requirements to the previous option, but enhances other skills. Suitable for the role of an actively attacking damage dealer, which also requires frequent actions, therefore, optimal speed for DPS.
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm	2 parts: The owner's attack power is increased by 12%. If at the beginning of the battle there is at least one ally walking the same Path as the owner, crit. The owner's chance increases by 12%.	A set that offers buffs to two important stats. It's good to use in builds with two Path of Erudition damage dealers, such as in teams with the Herta.
Space Sealing Station	2 parts: Increases the wearer's attack power by 12%. If the speed is greater than or equal to 120 units, then the attack power increases by an additional 12%.	A basic but good alternative to ATK. The passive effect of the set is easy to activate by picking up boots with the main speed parameter. Despite the low position, the set is not much inferior to the options above, while at the same time easy to use.
Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation	2 parts: The owner's Crit. chance increases by 4%. Defeating an enemy increases crit. damage to the owner by 4%. This effect can stack up to 10 times.	An extremely situational set that reveals itself to the maximum within "Pure Fiction" and Calyx farm. In these activities, the set gives a powerful increase of +40% to crit. damage, but outside the modes it turns out to be weaker than other sets of Planar ornaments. Since the girl regularly participates in updated activities, the set can be considered as a basic equipment or kept as a situational replacement.

Team Guide for Himeko in HSR

Himeko's role in the team is the main and secondary DD, which will suit almost any team. The character is especially well revealed where there are many opponents, and teammates match their vulnerabilities. The huge advantage of the Nameless is in variable play styles, in which the gameplay does not conflict with the skills of other heroes.

Which characters are suitable?

The Astral Express Navigator is a great addition to heroes of various Paths. However, she may need Abundance, Preservation, and Harmony supports to boost herself.

Character	Path	Damage type	Features
Topaz and Numby	The Hunt	Fire	A strong single-target damage dealer who relies on bonus attacks. Creates good synergy with allies of her type, and also buffs this skill for the entire team. In a build with an explorer, she will work against any number of enemies, focusing on damage to the most "dense" opponent.
Seele	The Hunt	Quantum	Quantum heroine of the Path of the Hunt with devastating damage to single targets. Performs a lot of actions per cycle by activating the “Resurgence” talent. In battles against groups of enemies, you may need the help of a secondary damage dealer attacking from the pocket.
Doctor Ratio	The Hunt	Imaginary	They will make a good tandem, where Ratio will take the position of the main damage dealer, and the Nameless will help with dealing damage and maintaining the negative status "Burn" on enemies with a leveled up trace "Starfire".
Boothill	The Hunt	Physical	The character is strong in scenarios where you need to fight one enemy, but against multiple targets she becomes less effective. To make the team more flexible, you can put a secondary damage dealer of the Path of Erudition. For example, the girl is suitable for battles against enemies weak to Fire.
Feixiao	The Hunt	Wind	The Arbiter General excels at dealing with large enemies, relying on the bonus attack that comes with her talent, skill, and ultimate. She synergizes best with heroes that can deal additional damage, allowing her to charge up "Flying Aureus" for the Ultimate.
Yanqing	The Hunt	Ice	Ice follower of the Hunt with built-in high crit buffs. Like other representatives of his path, is endowed with high damage against a single target, but copes worse with crowds of enemies. Therefore, in some situations he forces you to add a good AoE damage dealer to your team.
Sushang	The Hunt	Physical	A primary DPS unit with the Sword Stance mechanic, which deals additional physical damage. Also has a talent that increases speed if there are enemies with a broken vulnerability on the battlefield.
Jingliu	Destruction	Ice	Ice DD, fighting against one or several enemy targets. Acts as the main damage dealer in the team, enlisting the support of several (de-)buffers. The transition to the enhanced form is accompanied by the absorption of health of team members, as well as the cessation of the use of skill points.
Blade	Destruction	Wind	Takes the role of the main DPS character in the team and deals quite high damage. May need additional support from Path of Erudition representatives (or other damage dealers) during high-level content.
Imbibitor Lunae	Destruction	Imaginary	Gluttonous main DD, "capturing" most of the team resource to use skills. Breaks elemental shields with area attacks, simultaneously inflicts significant spawns. May need an inexpensive secondary damage dealer.
Firefly	Destruction	Fire	A fiery damage dealer who applies vulnerability to his damage type to several enemies. Removes stamina bars well, so will help with the work of the explorer talent.
Clara	Destruction	Physical	Conducts counterattacks, allowing the wandering girl to actively participate in the battle outside of her turns. Effective as a damage dealer, tank, or in a hybrid build that balances survivability and damage.
Yunli	Destruction	Physical	Primary/secondary damage dealer who deals decent DPS to multiple targets and provides additional survivability due to the Taunt debuff. Focuses on constantly performing a counterattack due to talent and ult when taking incoming damage.
Hook	Destruction	Fire	With the technique and skill, it imposes the "Burn" status on enemies. This allows not only to inflict additional damage for several turns, but also to passively buff the Nameless, since she has a "Magma" trace, which increases damage to "Burn" enemies.
Xueyi	Destruction	Quantum	A damage dealer who plays against breaking through elemental shields. Together with Himeko, she can go against a crowd of monsters with fire vulnerability and benefit greatly from the Nameless One's bonus attacks.
Tribbie	Harmony	Quantum	A support that specializes in supporting teams with massive damage. Frequent strikes from allies on multiple targets allow Tribbie to regenerate energy faster and activate an ultimate that increases damage dealt by all team members. Particularly beneficial if Himeko is used for Pure Fiction.
Bronya	Harmony	Wind	A representative of Harmony, promoting the actions of her teammates, while simultaneously spreading an increase in damage, attack power and crits. A character can solve the problem of low action frequency damage dealers by gathering at high speed.
Ruan Mei	Harmony	Ice	A support that increases damage dealt, speed, break efficiency and resistance break of all types of elements. Can delay action, prolong the break state and passively deal damage. One of the best partners for Himeko due to the increased efficiency of depleting the elemental toughness of opponents.
Imaginary MC	Harmony	Imaginary	An alternative support for break effect, which reveals herself well in teams with Himeko. The girl plays off the destruction of monsters' toughness scales, and the buffer causes additional damage for hitting enemies with a broken vulnerability. In addition, in a team with a hero it is not necessary to gain break effect, since the Trailblazer buffs the stat on his own.
Robin	Harmony	Physical	A representative of the highest tier of Harmony, whose skills are aimed at increasing outgoing and critical damage and attack power. When using the ultimate, it moves the action of all allies forward. The "Impromptu Flourish" trace increases the critical damage of the bonus hit, which makes Robin the best support for characters that play from this mechanic.
Asta	Harmony	Fire	Easy to build and consumes almost no skill points (with E6). With the "Ignite" trace upgraded, provides an 18% increase to fire damage, making her well suited for damage dealers of her element.
Tingyun	Harmony	Lightning	A unique ally that replenishes energy for allies' superpowers. This skill buffs the attack power of one of the group members for two turns, therefore it is considered an economical support in terms of action points.
Hanya	Harmony	Physical	Restores team action points, increases the attack power and speed of the selected ally. The unique “Burden” effect does not work with bonus attacks, and is also applied only to one enemy, so the girl is more suitable for fighting elite opponents.
Sparkle	Harmony	Quantum	Spreads the DPS buff to the team, also advances the action of one ally and significantly enhances it. Increases the team action point limit, and instantly restores 4 points of resource with the ultimate.
Jing Yuan	Erudition	Lightning	A good hero of the Path of Erudition, who copes well with a crowd of enemies with Lightning weakness. Requires you to use a skill every turn to accumulate bonus attack stacks. In a team with Himeko, she can act as the main damage dealer against opponents that match their vulnerabilities.
The Herta	Erudition	Ice	The Scholar deals high area damage with her enhanced skill and super ability, but needs another Path of Erudition character due to her mechanics. She also benefits from units that can attack frequently, as this allows her to get more energy and gain stacks of "Interpretations" that further increase DPS.
Rappa	Erudition	Imaginary	Ninja is a break hero who specializes in depleting stamina while dealing massive damage to all enemies with a boosted basic attack from her ultimate. If she or her allies break an enemy's weakness, she gains stacks that further increase damage.
Argenti	Erudition	Physical	Suitable for high-level content where enemies call for reinforcements throughout the battle. Has high area damage, restores energy for each hit against an enemy, and also increases his own critical chance with the help of the “Sublime Object” talent.
Jade	Erudition	Quantum	A secondary DPS character who prefers to fight against groups of enemies: the rate at which charge levels accumulate directly depends on the number of enemies on the battlefield. The skill assigns an allied character as a "Debt Collector", which additionally increases their speed by 30.
Herta	Erudition	Ice	Character obtained for completing worlds of Simulated Universe. Revealed in a new way with the release of "Pure Fiction", where it is easy to fulfill the requirement to activate her bonus attacks. They complement each other with the explorer, almost continuously causing damage to the area.
Welt	Nihility	Imaginary	Debuffer of Nihility with good area break. Inflicts negative effects of Slowed and Ensnared, and also has good damage.
Fugue	Nihility	Fire	The Foxian Girl significantly increases the talent and allows you to generate charges that activate bonus attacks much faster. This is achieved due to the ability to ignore any enemy weaknesses. In addition, Fugue increases the break effect and cuts off defense, which further increases damage during combat.
Kafka	Nihility	Lightning	The leader of DoT teams, playing with various statuses of this type. Thanks to the Burn from the Trace "Starfire", the Astral Express navigator can also be useful to Kafka.
Silver Wolf	Nihility	Quantum	A universal ally that causes enemies to be weak to one of the allies' elements. Can be quite costly in terms of skill points if you cannot apply the desired vulnerability. At the same time, applies a ton of debuffs to reduce attack power, defense and speed.
Black Swan	Nihility	Wind	Has a special Arcana status, which is considered Wind Shear but can become all DoT effects after using the ult. In addition, it reduces defense and increases damage taken by enemies. The Explorer, due to Burn, helps her accumulate Arcana stacks.
Guinaifen	Nihility	Fire	An alternative to Kafka, playing exclusively from "Burn". With skill and talent, the girl causes negative effects on opponents, and with her ultimate, she activates periodic fire statuses.
Pela	Nihility	Ice	Debuffer with a universal and strong debuff that lowers enemy defenses. She uses skill points sparingly and is quite easy to build, so she does not lose her relevance when completing high-level content.
Fu Xuan	Preservation	Quantum	Redirects the overwhelming majority of damage received by allies to herself, thereby providing lasting defense for the group. In addition, increases critical chance and helps avoid control effects.
Gepard	Preservation	Ice	A standard banner hero with solid shields for the entire team. With some chance it puts Freeze on opponents, and also does a good job of diverting enemy attention to itself.
Aventurine	Preservation	Imaginary	Places shields and during the battle, renews them after activating his ult, as well as performing a bonus attack. Virtually no demands on skill points. In addition to providing protective functions, helps the team with damage. The perfect team for a character is the cooperation of several heroes who can perform bonus attacks. In other teams he is just as good, but performs bonus attacks a little less often.
Fire MC	Preservation	Fire	The Trailblazer of Preservation plays two roles in the team at the same time. The basic attack and skill allow you to shield allies and tank, and the ultimate, which scales with defense, helps to inflict third-party damage in an area.
Luocha	Abundance	Imaginary	The talent heals the team, if an ally attacks an enemy that is in the zone (created by accumulating stacks). In this case, the effect is triggered with bonus attacks, among all.
Huohuo	Abundance	Wind	Healer with buffer skills. The skill heals at least three allies, the talent contains periodic healing, and upon receiving healing, negative statuses are removed from characters in the team. With his superpower, he restores energy and buffs attack power.
Lingsha	Abundance	Fire	A support with a variety of functions: heals, deals area damage and applies a debuff that increases damage from break. During combat, summons an assistant, which is a bonus attack. Due to this creature, additionally heals, deals damage outside of her turn and removes debuffs.
Lynx	Abundance	Quantum	An epic healer, not inferior to the legendary representatives of the Path of Abundance. Applies positive effects to passive healing, removes negative statuses from a team with an ultimate ability, and provides strong mass and solo healing.
Gallagher	Abundance	Fire	Places an effect on enemies that heals allies who deal damage. The skill is extremely effective at regenerating health for area damage dealers and works well with bonus attacks.

Best team samples

Examples of teams based on the above characters:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
The Herta Herta	Himeko	Tribbie Sunday Fugue	Aventurine	A team that is suitable for "Pure Fiction" and other activities where it is necessary to fight groups of opponents. The legendary or epic Herta will complement the group well due to stable mass damage. At the same time, both the first and second heroines help Aventurine to accumulate lvls of "Blind Bet". Tribbie, Fugue or Sunday distribute buffs.
Himeko	Firefly	Asta Ruan Mei	Luocha Gallagher	Firefly's Fire Team. With Ruan Mei's break buff, damage dealers can quickly break enemy shields, making Himeko's bonus attack work. Luocha/Gallagher's passive healing works well with bonus attacks, so they provide consistent survivability.
Himeko	Topaz Imaginary MC Fugue	Tribbie Asta	Lingsha Fu Xuan	A group in which the team members boost the Nameless. Topaz buffs bonus hits and deals additional damage. Tribbie increases overall DPS and break of all types of resistance, Asta, in turn, significantly increases speed. Fugue / the Imaginary MC are excellent supports and can replace Topaz. As a defensive support, you can take Lingsha with increased damage from break or Fu Xuan as a tank.
Himeko	Bronya Sparkle Asta	Pela Tingyun Fugue	Bailu	Hypercarry build. Buffers and debuffers are placed in two slots, focused on spreading various positive effects in the group. When choosing allies, it is important to consider the frequency of skill use in order to build a harmonious team and not experience a deficit of skill points.
Himeko	Jingliu Blade	Bronya Pela Ruan	Gallagher	A team with a damage dealer of the Path of Destruction and the Nameless, who deal damage equally. When choosing Bronya, the most leveled damage dealer gets the action promotion, but the girl can be replaced by Pela or Ruan Mei to achieve other effects. Gallagher with an increase in damage from break is suitable as a defensive support.
Ratio Topaz	Himeko	Luocha Lynx	Yunli Clara	A team that relies on bonus attacks, led by Ratio/Topaz. Yunli/Clara plays a major role in the team, counterattacking enemies when hit, thereby removing physical vulnerability. Ratio/Topaz focuses on killing the "dense" enemy, and the explorer deals damage in the area. Luocha or Lynx are suitable as a healer with periodic healing and removing debuffs.
Feixiao	Himeko	Robin Tribbie	Lingsha	Another build option from the bonus attack with Feixiao as the main DD. Instead of another damage-dealing character, you can use a support that spreads buffs to all allies. The optimal position for this is Robin, as one of the best heroes for teams specializing in bonus attack.
Argenti Jing Yuan Rappa	Himeko	Tingyun Sparkle Hanya	Huohuo	A party for AoE content. The main DPS hero is Argenti, Jing Yuan, Rappa or another Erudition hero. The Nameless, in turn, plays the role of a secondary damage dealer, and the buffer/debuffer focuses on supporting the main DPS. Huohuo restores energy, buffs attack power, heals and removes debuffs.
Boothill Seele Yanqing	Himeko	Silver Wolf Pela Gui	Aventurine Gepard	A team where the heroine helps with AoE damage. The Follower of the Way of the Hunt focuses on damage to the main opponent, who is also subject to a large number of debuffs by the debuffer of Nihility. The Nameless hits enemies with a fire weakness, and Aventurine/Gepard provides the team with strong shields.
Kafka Little Gui	Himeko	Swan Sampo	Fu Xuan	An example of a DoT mechanic team. The team's core is Kafka or Guinaifen, who work with the periodic statuses of allies. The Astral Express Navigator helps with skill damage, a bonus strike, and Burn. Sampo increases the damage of negative statuses, Swan lowers the defense of opponents and increases the damage received. Fu Xuan is in charge of survivability.

Examples of teams made of epic and free characters that are suitable for beginners:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Himeko	Hook	Asta	Natasha	A budget build of fire heroes whose passive effects combine with each other. Hook applies periodic status and deals additional damage to enemies with it, the explorer also applies "Burn" and deals more damage to monsters with this effect. Asta increases attack power and gives a fire bonus. If desired, one of the damage dealers can be replaced with Guinaifen.
Himeko	Dan Heng Sushang	Hanya Imaginary MC	Lynx	Epic team for fighting bosses. With the help of the unit Path of the Hunt, the team will not have problems with depleting the health of a dense enemy. As a buffer, you can take Hanya, which increases damage to one target, or the Imaginary MC, whose buffs work for the entire team.
Himeko	Misha Xueyi	Gallagher March 7	Fire Hero	The group is built with the "two defensive supports" tactic in mind and will help to complete content that causes difficulties. Together with the Nameless, the Destruction characters with good survivability are responsible for the group's damage. Any shielders and healers are placed in the remaining slots.

Conclusion

Himeko is a standard legendary character following the Path of Erudition, thanks to which she is best revealed in battles with a large number of enemies. The spaceship navigator is convenient for clearing dungeons, story missions and other game activities where it is necessary to defeat a cluster of monsters in a short period of time.

Among other heroes, she doesn't stand out much, since even in the ranks of epic fighters, you can find an alternative to her, sometimes more comfortable to use. The explorer does not occupy the highest position in the tier list, although one cannot deny her potential as an excellent AoE damage dealer and flexibility in the role she occupies. She is a comfortable character, capable of performing the functions of both the main group and secondary DPS, albeit with some conditions.

Achievements

The only achievement can be obtained by performing a trial run with the heroine.

• Coffee Lover — A cup of coffee thrice a day, keeps the foggy head at bay. Use Himeko's Ultimate 3 times in a single battle. Reward: star jade ×10.

We hope our Honkai: Star Rail guide helped you put together the best Himeko build. Feel free to ask any questions in comments, so that the author or other players can help you.

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