If you’ve been playing Honkai Star Rail for some time now, you’d likely know that certain five star characters are just worse than others. Himeko is one such casualty of the ever-changing tier lists that orbit the game, never quite reaching the higher echelons of end game play. However, thanks to a recent addition to the game, that may have just changed.
The name of that addition? Pure Fiction. This is a new permanent game mode added to Honkai Star Rail, one that will cycle out modifiers week-by-week as to mix up the challenge and encourage a diverse character-pool among those aiming to max out the rewards every reset. These rewards are worthwhile too – including but not limited to stellar jades which you can then exchange for more rolls on the gacha.
On its first week, the modifier is a doozy. Every time a character uses an ultimate to damage enemies, it applies a stack of shatter, which deals damage when an enemies’ turn starts. But what’s really important is the enemies themselves. The vast majority of them aren’t tough, with small toughness bars. This means that it’s easy to trigger weakness breaks, which triggers Himeko’s passive, which in turn increases energy and allows you to use your ultimate more.