Mydei in Honkai Star Rail: Best Build and Team Guide

Midey in HSR — a legendary representative of the Path of Destruction and one of the "Golden Descendants" following the prophecy within the Amphoraeus story campaign of "The Eternal Land." The young man is the primary DPS character, whose core mechanics revolve around increasing combat potential through health consumption.

Accumulates levels of "Charge" during combat and plays out from a special state called Vendetta. In this mode, the hero's HP increases, while defense, conversely, decreases to zero. As a result, he requires fairly good support from an Abundance character, while the mechanics don't allow for cooperation with Preservation units.

The selection of appropriate gear is equally demanding: significant investments in health and offensive-type stats are essential. This guide fully addresses these aspects and offers the most appealing builds, allowing demigods to fully realize their potential without any complications.

How to Get the Character

Mydei can be obtained in the "Event Warp" called "Fiery Lionheart".

You can track Mydei's rerun through the constantly updated banner schedule.

Strengths and Weaknesses

The Immortal Prince acts as a primary damage dealer, growing in power through health reduction. He's a self-sufficient and powerful fighter, capable of easily clearing endgame content, but to do so, you must take into account all his attributes:

Mydei's Best Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

Mydeimos the Immortal is a primary DPS character whose rotation is built around HP and Charges. He deals solo and mass attacks in battle, so he is good in modes that focus on killing single "large" enemies, as well as in activities where you need to fight waves of enemies.

The dependence on high health and zero defense during the Vendetta state forces the player to take the Mydei build in HSR seriously. The unit is not only important HP gains, but also combat stats: Crits and imaginary dmg bonus. Depending on the intended build, the need for speed might increase.

Recommended Stats

When selecting artifacts, focus on the following “upper” characteristics:

The priority of the “lower” indicators is built on the following basis:

Crits ≥ HP(%) > speed

Recommended final stat values ​​at level 80 (including all gear, i.e. Light Cone + Cave Relics + Planar Jewelry):

His defensive stats are practically useless, as he trades his survivability for high health gains in his "Vengeance" state. Status resistances are also irrelevant, as the "Tyrant's Thirst" trait grants complete immunity to status-based crowd control from the talent.

Light Cone Rating

The best weapons are those that increase health, as well as provide bonuses to outgoing damage and/or increase various offensive stats. The ideal "card" option is the Signature Light Cone, Flame of Blood, Blaze My PathHowever, in addition to the legendary weapons, the game also contains other worthy alternatives.

Light cone	Effect	Recommendation
Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 62-1376 ATK 21-476 DEF 18-396	The Owner's max HP increases by 18-30%, and incoming healing by 20-40%. When the wearer uses a skill or super ability, he spends his own HP equal to 6-8% from the max. health value, as a result, the damage of the attack applied increases by 30-50%.	Signa increases both HP and incoming healing, which can offset the drawbacks of the hero's ability mechanics. The DPS boost will be incredibly useful thanks to the proposed percentages (30/50% + 30/50% = 60/100%).
The Unreachable Side ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 57-1270 ATK 26-582 DEF 15-330	Owner's crit chance is increased by 18-30% and its max. HP is on 18-30%When the wearer receives an attack or spends their HP, the damage they deal increases by 24-40%. This effect is removed after the owner uses an attack.	A legendary alternative that will be valued for its additional crit chance boost, allowing you to focus on K/U when picking relics.
Ninja Record: Sound Hunt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Owner's Max HP is increased by 12-24%When the wearer loses or regains HP, their crit bonus increases by 18-36% for 2 turns (this effect can only occur once per turn).	An excellent F2P option that increases a unit's key stat and critical hit rating. The Demigod of Discord easily receives the latter buff, as the health bar constantly fluctuates during battle.
A Trail of Bygone Blood ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 15-330	Crit chance increases by 12-20%The damage dealt by the skill and super ability is increased by 24-40%.	Since the priority stat is damage/kill, Blood of the Past is slightly inferior to Ninja's Record. However, the increased damage from the skill and ultimate will be extremely beneficial, considering these are the main sources of DPS.
A Secret Vow ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	The damage dealt by the owner is increased by 20-40%. Additional damage dealt to enemies whose current HP percentage is higher than or equal to the wearer's current HP percentage is increased by 20-40%.	An epic option, suitable for both experienced and new players. However, in protracted battles, the first part of the light cone effect will be more stable than the second.
Flames Afar ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 22-476 DEF 12-264	When the owner's HP lost in a single attack exceeds 25% of his Max HP, or when the HP absorbed by him exceeds 25% of his Max HP, he will immediately recover 15% of his HP, while the damage he deals is increased by 25-50% for 2 turns (this effect can only occur once every 3 turns).	It will become an optimal F2P option due to the synergy with hero mechanics, but it is still more situational, since the effect is not activated on a permanent basis.

Additional weapons that can be used as an alternative:

• "Dance at Sunset" (Light) — Cone provides a high base HP boost, increases a unit's chance of being attacked, and buffs damage/damage. The main drawback is that you won't be able to use the second part of the passive due to the lack of bonus attack.
• Collapsing Sky (ed.) — an option with a stable increase to skill damage. Can be equipped if there are no alternatives for the Destruction class.

What relics and ornaments are needed

Artifacts, like the Light Cone, must meet the basic requirements of the character - increase HP and overall combat power.

Cavern relics

Set and its effects	Recommendation
Scholar Lost in Erudition 2 parts: crit chance +8%. 4 parts: Increases skill and super ability damage by 20%. After using a super ability, the damage of your next skill increases by 25%.	The best set, offering a boost to critical chance, as well as increased DPS from the skill and ultimate—the character's two main offensive abilities. Since the empowered skill deals the most damage, try to ult before it.
Longevous Disciple 2 parts: max HP +12%. 4 parts: When the owner receives an attack or their HP is spent by an ally or themselves, their Critical Chance is increased by 8% for 2 turns (this effect can stack up to 2 times).	The main advantage is the HP bonus, which allows you to comfortably reach the recommended value. The set is slightly inferior to the relics above due to the lower need for critical chance, but it is still a worthy alternative.
Scholar Lost in Erudition 2 parts: crit chance +8%. In combination with sets: Longevous Disciple — (2 parts) HP +12%. Wastelander of Banditry Desert — (2 parts) imaginary damage +10%. Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters — (2 parts) Damage dealt to enemies with debuffs +12%. Wavestrider Captain — (2 parts) Critical damage +16%.	Standard combinations of sets offering bonuses relevant to a unit. This option is used until complete sets are obtained or when more suitable substats are available to balance the final stats.

Planar ornaments

Set and its effects	Recommendation
Bone Collection's Serene Demesne 2 parts: Max HP +12%. If Max HP is greater than or equal to 5000, the Critical Bonus of both the owner and their Memory Spirit is increased by 28%.	Even though the hero lacks the Spirit of Memory, this decoration is the best choice for him. Firstly, it provides a health boost, and secondly, it increases the critical hit rate to 28%, further enhancing the combat effectiveness of the demigod of discord.
Rutilant Arena 2 parts: Critical Chance +8%. If Critical Chance is greater than or equal to 70%, damage dealt by basic attacks and skills is increased by 20%.	A gear option aimed at increasing critical chance and damage from the skill. It perfectly matches the unit's mechanics, making it an excellent alternative. However, it may lead to excessive damage due to the "Bloody Chiton" effect.

At the beginning of the game it will also work Fleet of the AgelessIn this case, only the HP increase is of interest, which is important for a character at any stage. Therefore, any source of increasing this stat will be useful.

Team Guide for Mydei in HSR

Midei's role in the team is as the primary DPS character. Therefore, his squad should consist of support units (Paths of Harmony, Oblivion, and Abundance). In rare exceptions, teaming up with damage-dealing units is acceptable, but in this case, it's important to choose partners who won't limit the hero's ability to use action points.

Which heroes are suitable?

Support (Harmony and Nothingness), which offers excellent synergy:

Character	Features
Cyrene	Allows the "Kill God to Become a God" skill to be used without consuming charges, further increasing the critical damage of this attack. If the youth is not in a strengthened state, it increases its duration by 100%.
Tribbie	A versatile support that increases damage regardless of whether allies' abilities scale with attack power or HP. At the same time, the demigod of discord will be able to restore her energy through frequent strikes.
Sunday	A hero who offers impressive bonuses: 100% promotion effect, energy regeneration for frequent use of the ultimate (this is also important for the enhanced skill), increased overall DPS and crits.
Robin	It can replace Resurrection or serve as additional support in a squad with it. The attack damage increase will be useless, but Robin offers other positive effects, such as a bonus to damage reduction.
Ruan Mei	Her superpower creates a zone that increases all allies' penetration of all types of resistance. It also buffs all outgoing damage, making her an excellent unit.
Sparkle	Although her skill progression is only 50%, it does provide a constant influx of skill points thanks to the recovery mechanic, increased skill points, and increased overall damage.
Cipher	It's convenient because it serves not only as a sub-damage dealer but also as a debuffer. Its primary purpose is to increase damage dealt by allies, which is active throughout the entire battle (provided that Track 3 is unlocked).
Jiaoqiu	A non-existence with the functions of a secondary DPS unit. Its ability creates a zone where allied heroes' ultimates deal increased damage (the ultimate ability is one of the most important "buttons" of the demigod of discord).
The Trailblazer	One of the best budget support class representatives for Golden Descendant: it advances the action and allows for additional true damage thanks to the talent "Memo".

Most preferred Abundance for the team:

Character	Features
Hyacine	Provides massive and constant healing through active skills and the Spirit of Memory's abilities. Additionally, it deals decent damage through the Iki skill. It also provides HP boosts, which is especially useful for Zlatius.
Huohuo	Prized for its consistent healing. It can maintain the immortal prince's HP at a proper level, while also offering energy restoration through the activation of "Tail: Spiritual Dominance."
Luocha	A character that's easy on skill points because she heals passively: when she reaches level 2 of Abyssal Flower, she creates a special field; while it's active, the heroes' offensive abilities also restore their HP.
Gallagher	Replaces all legendary healers and fits perfectly into AoE content. This is due to its combination with the "Drunken Brawl" talent: when a target with the "Dead Drunk" status is hit, the attacker restores HP.

DPS characters that work well with Zlatius' mechanics:

Character	Features
Jingliu	Upon reaching level 2 of the "Syzygy" status, Midei enters a special state called "Spectral Transmigration." While this effect is active, attacks absorb health from allies, which can be useful for Midei.
Castorice	Like Jingliu, he consumes HP, helping him build up charges to enter his enhanced state. However, the young man also reduces his own health, allowing Kastoria to recover her superpower faster.

Best team samples

With the characters discussed above, the following examples of groups can be formed:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Mydei	Sunday	MC Remembrance Tribbie Cipher	Hyacine Huohuo	Sunday takes the main Harmony role, and the secondary support role is best filled by Pathfinder (Memory) or Tribby/Cipher. Hyacin is important due to her consistent HP regeneration and health boosts. However, she can be replaced by Hoho, whose ultimate restores energy.
Mydei	Jingliu	Ruan Mei Pela	Luocha Lynx	A group where Jingliu spends some of Midei's HP and helps him build up his "Charges." The support spot is filled by Ruan Mei, with her area-of-effect buffs, or Pela, who lowers defense, as well as ice resistance at E4 (useful for Jingliu). Among the Abundance, Locha and Lynx are highly valued.
Mydei	Castorice	Tribbie Gallagher	Hyacine Lingsha	The team is somewhat similar to the previous one, where the young man shares the damage dealer position with another character. Kastoria also consumes the health of her allies and benefits from Zlatius's HP reduction. Since this composition is extremely vulnerable, two healers can be used.
Mydei	MC Remembrance	Pela	Gallagher	An example of a balanced F2P squad with a support that has nice positive bonuses in the form of Pathfinder (Memory), as well as additional supports in the form of Pela (reducing enemy defense) and Gallagher (constant healing and debuffs on enemies).
Mydei	Sparkle Bronya	Jiaoqiu Cipher	Any Abundance	Sparkle and Bronya are supports that easily replace each other. Jiaoqiu/Cipher acts as a secondary damage dealer with support functions. The last slot can be filled by any available healer.
Mydei	Little Gui Luka	Tingyun Hanya	Lynx	A budget team with debuffers, where Guinaifen/Luka increase incoming DPS. Tingyun is valued for his damage and energy regeneration buffs, and Hanya provides the team with additional skill points. Lynx provides healing.
Mydei	MC Remembrance	Yukong	Natasha	Additional F2P squad where: Pathfinder (Memory) helps with lateral damage and also advances the turn by offering crit boosts; Yukong increases critical damage and critical chance; Natasha performs the standard functions of Abundance.

All about leveling

The table below shows the resources required to ascend and fully level up a Demigod of Strife:

As a result, to fully upgrade Mydei (ascension + skill improvement + learning “traces”) you will need:

• Credits (×3 308 000);
• Traveler's Guide (×290);
• Fear-Stomped Flesh (×56), Courage-Torn Chest (×71), Glory-Aspersed Torso (×73) - components dropped by enemies from the Titankin category;
• Borisin Teeth (×18), Lupitoxin Sawteeth (×69), Moon Rage Fang (×139) - materials obtained in the activity "Scalegorge Waterscape: Crimson Calyx"";
• Harbinger of Strife (×65) - an item from "Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Sloggyre";
• Auspice Sliver (×12) - resource dropped by Boss Feixiao (Skysplitter: Echo of War);
• Traces of Destiny (×8).

How skills work

The main feature of Midea, as a representative of the "Destruction" class, is mechanics of absorbing one's own health for the sake of increasing combat power. Due to this, it can be comparable to Blade (Destruction: Wind) or Arlan (Destruction: Electric), which have similar functionality if we consider their capabilities.

During battle, using skills or taking damage, the demigod of discord accumulates levels of "Charge", subsequently entering an enhanced state of "Blood Vengeance" and begins to use one of the advanced skill types:

• "Kingslayer Be King" spends HP;
• "Godslayer Be God" spends "Charges".

During Blood Feud, each of the skills applied automatically, and defense values ​​are reduced to 0. The HP absorption mechanic makes the man quite demanding of representatives of Abundance and narrows the range of supports used in squads.

Exhausting battles force you to constantly take care of your healthAlthough the "Blood Feud" state allows you to ignore a fatal blow once per battle, doing so is not recommended. This is due to the cumulative levels of "Charge": if you lose the benefits of the special status, the existing number of effects will reset.

Active skills

Active skills include:

• basic attack - deals minor imaginary damage;
• skill - consumes HP and deals significant damage to the selected enemy, as well as a small percentage of DPS to targets adjacent to the main enemy;
• ult - restores health and offers additional "Charge" points, then attacks the selected target and those adjacent to it, while imposing the negative "Taunt" status on them;
• technique - applies "Daze" and, when entering combat, "Taunt", offers additional "Charge" points and deals fixed damage to the area.

Passive Skills

Passive skills include the talent, which puts you into a special state and allows you to use enhanced variations of the skills "Kill the King to Become the King" (spends HP) and "Kill the God to Become the God" (spends Charges).

Leveling Order

Skill ≥ Super Ability > Talent > Basic Attack

The ability and ultimate are developed evenly, as they are important in the rotation and are closely interrelated. Talent is no less important and also requires investment. Basic attack usage is minimized, so the costs are either minimized early on or ignored in favor of resource conservation.

Traces

Learning hidden talents allows you to get the following increases to characteristics:

• Crit. damage +37.3%;
• max health +18.0%;
• speed +5.

Eidolons

The best eidolons of Mydei are considered to be first, second and sixth:

• E1 Increases the damage of one of the main enhanced skills, which can significantly improve combat effectiveness and will be especially useful when completing high-level modes.
• E2 Allows you to ignore defense, which also impacts your DPS output. It also makes it easier to build up "Charge" levels for entering the "Blood Feud" state and using "Kill a God to Become a God" more frequently.
• E6 — a power peak, as each battle will begin with the "Blood Vengeance" status, which is the basis of the rotation. A nice bonus is the reduced cost of the "Kill a God to Become a God" skill.

As a F2P player, to maximize the effectiveness of your character, it is recommended to stick with the second eidolon.

How to play Mydei in HSR

Midea's rotation revolves around the "Blood Vengeance" state, which the hero enters when he accumulates 150 "Charge." These charges are also used to use the enhanced skill "Kill a God to Become a God." Accordingly, during battle, it's important to focus on accumulating "Charge" levels, which are earned from:

• use of technology (+50);
• activation of superpowers (+20);
• consumption of your own HP (using a skill);
• receiving damage from enemies;
• becoming the target of an ally that can absorb HP from other units (e.g. Jingliu).

Additionally, although the Vendetta state increases the hero's overall HP, one must not forget that it also reduces his defense to zero - this can be fatal if the squad does not have stable Abundance, and Mydei himself is poorly leveled.

Taking into account all of the above, during the fight, adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Activate the techniques of selected units in your squad, including "Cage of Total Defeat", to inflict on enemies Taunt when entering battle - this status will allow the hero to become a priority target for enemy attacks, which, in turn, will speed up the accumulation of "Charges".
2. Skill is the most priority ability to use in the absence of the Vendetta status and a charged ultimate skill. If there is a shortage of action points, try to use the active skills of allies in such a way that at least one skill point remains by the time Mydei starts acting.
3. Once a character enters the "Blood Feud" state, the only thing you'll need to keep an eye on is their health. Because the enhanced variations of the skill are used automatically, the player will no longer need to control the abilities being used. The main task is to maintain the unit's vitality at a high or at least acceptable level.
4. The superpower is used as energy accumulates - this skill not only deals damage and offers additional units of "Charge", but also restores HP.

Is The Character Worth Pulling?

In Honkai: Star Rail, the immortal Chrysos Heir Mydei is a controversial but extremely powerful character for his path. Constant HP drain, automatic attacks, and the Vendetta status, which reduces defense to zero, make the Destruction unit unfriendly to F2P players and newcomers. These aspects can significantly complicate high-level content without additional investment and careful attention to overall gameplay.

To play comfortably as a character, it is necessary to:

• get good equipment, choosing a suitable light cone and artifacts with acceptable “upper” and “lower” characteristics;
• pick a balanced squad by putting a good representative of Abundance, as well as providing the unit with Harmony, which can offer a number of bonuses that significantly increase overall combat effectiveness.

By taking care of the above details, you can mitigate the downsides, gaining a quick completion rate in "Forgotten Hall" and "Apocalyptic Shadow," as well as acceptable wave-killing speed in "Pure Fiction." However, whether this character is worth the investment is the sole responsibility of the player choosing to farm Mydei. This is especially true when you consider the more forgiving old and new characters who are rerunning or appearing in the background.

Which is better: signature or E1

When comparing the signature weapon and the first eidolon, it's worth noting that the "Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path" cone is superior for a number of reasons:

1. Provides HP boosts.
2. Increases incoming healing, making it easier for the chosen Abundance to work.
3. Increases the DPS of skills and super abilities - the main skills of the character.

At the same time, the first Eidolon only offers an additional damage multiplier to the "Kill a God to Become a God" skill, which is inferior to the benefits of the signature weapon "card." Therefore, if the choice arises between getting the signature or the E1, the former is the better option.

Mydei trailers

The young man is the last prince, Mydeimos the Undying, one of the Chrysos Heirs, hunting the Flamecore of Strife. He appears as an incarnation of the Titan of Strife, Nikador, otherwise known as the "Lance of Fury".