Honkai: Star Rail – Himeko build and ascension guide

That’s no moon — it’s the best Honkai: Star Rail Himeko build, giving you a weapon that makes the Death Star look like child’s play. Himeko follows the Path of The Erudition and deals the Fire DMG in combat, making her well-suited to clear waves of enemies with area-of-effect attacks.

Her Skill, Molten Detonation, is a simple attack against up to three adjacent targets dealing Fire DMG based on her ATK.

Himeko’s Ultimate, Heavenly Flare, uses the Astral Express’ main cannon for an orbital strike, dealing Fire DMG based on Himeko’s ATK to all enemies. Himeko regenerates Energy for each adversary killed in this strike.

That’s not all for her kit, though. She comes with a very useful Talent called Victory Rush, which launches a Follow-Up Attack against all enemies for every three Weakness Breaks inflicted on an opponent, either by Himeko herself or any of her allies. Himeko’s attacks have a chance to inflict Burn on their targets, which in turn increases the Skill DMG they take from Molten Detonation.

Himeko’s Eidolon Levels, which increase if you pull duplicates of her, are useful additions as well. Eidolon 1 boosts Himeko’s SPD after Victory Rush is triggered, Eidolon 2 increases her damage against enemies below 50% of their Max HP. Eidolon 4 provides Himeko with an extra point of charge towards Victory Rush, if her Skill inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy. Finally, Eidolon 6 adds two attacks to her Ultimate, which deal Fire DMG to random enemies.

Honkai: Star Rail – Himeko: best Light Cones

Although Himeko’s signature Light Cone, Night on the Milky Way, provides fantastic bonuses to her, the optimal choice is a different piece of gear: Before Dawn. Jing Yuan’s Light Cone boosts the wearer’s CRIT DMG as well as Skill and Ultimate DMG. Furthermore, activating their Skill or Ultimate provides them with the Somnus Corpus effect, which gets consumed during their next Follow-Up Attack to bolster its damage.

Best Light Cones for Himeko in HSR:

• Before Dawn (5-Star)
• Night on the Milky Way (5-Star)
• Yet Hope Is Priceless (5-Star)
• Eternal Calculus (5-Star)
• The Birth of the Self (4-Star)
• Make the World Clamor (4-Star)
• Today Is Another Peaceful Day (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – Himeko: best Relics

Himeko requires additional ATK, CRIT DMG, and CRIT Rate to maximize her damage output. You’ll also want SPD to activate the effects of her Planar Ornaments. Break Effect is a robust filler attribute on her, as it nicely bolsters the Break DMG she deals.

Best Relic Sets for Himeko in HSR:

• The Ashblazing Grand Duke (4) – +20% Follow-Up Attack DMG, +6% ATK every time a Follow-Up Attack by the wearer deals damage (stacks up to eight times) for three turns; the effect is removed when the wearer uses their next Follow-Up Attack.
• Firesmith of Lava-Forging (4) – +10% Fire DMG, +12% Skill DMG, and +12% Fire DMG for the next attack after activating the Ultimate.

Best Planar Ornaments for Himeko in HSR:

• Firmament Frontline: Glamoth (2) – +12% ATK, +12%/18% damage when the wearer’s SPD is 135/160 or higher.
• Inert Salsatto (2) – +8% CRIT Rate, +15% Ultimate and Follow-Up Attack DMG, when the wearer’s CRIT Rate surpasses 50%.

Best stats for Himeko in HSR:

• Head – HP (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK %, SPD
• Hands – ATK (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK %, SPD
• Body – CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate (Primary), CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, ATK %, SPD, Break Effect
• Feet – SPD (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK %, Break Effect
• Planar Sphere – Fire DMG (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK %, SPD
• Link Rope – ATK % (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, SPD, Break Effect

Honkai: Star Rail – Himeko: best team comps

Himeko excels at defeating waves of weaker opponents thanks to having three different area-of-effect attacks, making her an excellent unit for the Pure Fiction mode.

• Himeko (Main DPS), Herta (Sub DPS), Robin (Support), Aventurine (Support)

Himeko and Herta have great synergy, often being able to trigger the conditions of each others’ Follow-Up Attacks and thereby clearing entire waves of enemies as if they were automated. In terms of Support, Robin is still the best option for Follow-Up Attack teams thanks to her buffs in this discipline. Aventurine, too, benefits from these and keeps the team safe. This is especially important, as Himeko deals more damage when she’s above 80% of her Max HP.

Jade, Guinaifen, and Topaz are solid Sub DPS characters to go with Himeko. Jade can buff Himeko and let her trigger her own Follow-Up Attacks, while Guinaifen is excellent at inflicting Burn, which in turn increases Himeko’s damage output. Topaz can bolster the damage of the Follow-Up Attacks Himeko uses.

Another potential use for Himeko is in a dual carry set-up with The Herta, where Himeko helps The Herta collect Energy and receives lots of chances to use her Follow-Up Attacks in return.

Honkai: Star Rail – Himeko: ascension materials

Here’s everything you need to know to get Himeko ascended to the maximum level and upgrade all of her talents.

Himeko requires the following ascension materials to get to level 80 in addition to the necessary XP:

• Credits x308,000
• Extinguished Core x15
• Glimmering Core x15
• Squirming Core x15
• Endotherm Chitin x65

You can collect Cores from enemies in Backwater Pass and Rivet Town as well as the Simulated Universe. You can create or exchange them through the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express, too. Extinguished Cores are one of the base materials you can easily farm through the Daily Assignments to your characters, making for a steady income of the material. Storm’s Eye is dropped by the Stagnant Shadow (Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone) or gained through exchange. The best source of Credits are the Golden Calyxes around the cosmos.

Himeko requires the following materials to upgrade her combat abilities and Traces:

• Credits x3,000,000
• Extinguished Core x41
• Glimmering Core x56
• Squirming Core x58
• Key of Inspiration x18
• Key of Knowledge x69
• Key of Wisdom x139
• Destroyer’s Final Road x12
• Tracks of Destiny x8

For the materials already mentioned, check above. Keys can be farmed in the Crimson Calyx (Rivet Town). As usual, you can create the high-level materials by using up lower-level materials in the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express.

Destroyer’s Final Road is a rarer material only gained from the Echo of War (Supply Zone) domain, while Tracks of Destiny can be obtained during time-limited events, the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or as a Simulated Universe Points Reward.