Honkai: Star Rail – Firefly build and ascension guide

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Embrace your unique prowess with the exceptional Honkai: Star Rail Firefly setup, and create a timeless reputation that will live on in history. Firefly is a remarkable 5-Star character, appearing post The Destruction, and specializes in dealing Fire damage. She’s another skilled member of the Stellaron Hunters, excelling at imposing Break damage upon enemies.

Her Ability, titled “Aerial Strike,” depletes a significant portion of her health to inflict Fire damage on a sole opponent. By performing this maneuver, she gains an advantage in her subsequent action and recovers a substantial amount of energy.

Chrysalid Pyronexus amplifies Firefly’s resistance to damage as her health decreases, and it removes all negative effects from her once her energy reaches its peak.

Firefly’s special ability, Fyrefly Type-IV: Total Burn, lets her enter a state called Total Burn and have another turn right away. In this state, Firefly gains an increased Speed stat and can use an enhanced basic attack and skill. These moves boost her Weakness Break Efficiency and Deal more Break Damage when activated. One of Firefly’s Traits allows attacks during the Total Burn state to lower Toughness regardless of Weakness Type, although with reduced effectiveness.

Her Amplified Assault, named Fyrefly Type-IV: Inferno Drain, rejuvenates Fyrefly’s health and inflicts Fire damage on a singular opponent.

Her improved ability, Fyrefly Type-IV: Explosive Star Burst, regenerates Firefly’s health, weakens an enemy with Fire vulnerability for the next two turns, and inflicts Fire damage on that target and nearby foes, the magnitude of which is determined by her attack power and potential to break their defenses.

Obtaining multiple versions of Firefly yields Eidolons, each offering special boosts:

1. Eidolon Level 1 empowers her Advanced Ability to partly bypass an enemy’s DEF and doesn’t deplete Skill Points.
2. Activating Eidolon Level 2 grants Firefly the ability to immediately resume her turn if she either defeats or imposes Weakness Break on an enemy during Complete Combustion.
3. With Eidolon Level 4, Firefly’s Effect RES is amplified during Complete Combustion.
4. Eidolon Level 4 also enhances Firefly’s Fire RES Penetration during Complete Combustion.
5. Lastly, Eidolon Level 6 boosts her Weakness Break Efficiency even more when using her Enhanced moves.

Honkai: Star Rail – Firefly: best Light Cones

Firefly’s unique Light Cone, titled “Where Dreams Reside,” is the top-tier equipment to equip her, offering an enhanced Break Effect boost. Furthermore, it causes a debuff known as Routed when dealing Break damage to a target. This debuff makes the target more susceptible to Break damage and decreases their speed for two consecutive turns.

Firefly is a powerhouse in the category often referred to as “Break Meta.” Her primary damage output is heavily influenced by the Break Effect, making it a key stat to focus on. One of her Traces even offers Break Effect that scales with her Attack, meaning you can amplify this effect further by focusing on enhancing your Attack.

Best Light Cones for Firefly in HSR:

  • Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest (5-Star)
  • On the Fall of an Aeon (5-Star)
  • Something Irreplaceable (5-Star)
  • Indelible Promise (4-Star)
  • Nowhere to Run (4-Star)
  • The Moles Welcome You (4-Star)
  • Flames Afar (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – Firefly: best Relics

Even though Firefly primarily deals damage, she doesn’t necessarily need abilities with Critical Rate or Critical Damage boosts. Instead, focus on enhancing her Break Effect, Attack, and Speed, as these attributes will optimize her performance in battles. The reason for this is to ensure she can utilize her Enhanced Skills as frequently as possible before her Complete Combustion ability runs out.

You can supplement any missing statistics with defensive characteristics such as HP percentage or Effect Resistance, enhancing Firefly’s resilience.

Best Relic Sets for Firefly in HSR:

  • Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge (4) – +16% Break Effect, wearer’s Break DMG ignores 10% of enemy DEF when their Break Effect surpasses 150% and additionally allows their Super Break DMG to ignore 15% of enemy DEF when their Break Effect surpasses 250%.
  • Thief of Shooting Meteor (4) – +16% Break Effect, +16% Break Effect and regenerates three Energy when the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy.

Best Planar Ornaments for Firefly in HSR:

  • Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern (2) – +6% SPD, +40% Break Effect for one turn when the wearer hits an enemy with Fire Weakness.
  • Talia: Kingdom of Banditry (2) – +16% Break Effect, +20% Break Effect when SPD is 145 or higher.

Best stats for Firefly in HSR:

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

Honkai: Star Rail – Firefly: best teams

Firefly significantly amplified the potency of “Shatter Limits,” excelling as an exceptional damage-dealing unit that escalates with Break Effect, and has the unique capability to impose Extraordinary Break Damage.

  • Firefly (Main DPS), Trailblazer (Harmony) (Support), Ruan Mei (Support), Gallagher (Support)

In this setup, Firefly’s ideal team comprises Harmony (Trailblazer), who consistently stays by Firefly’s side. This duo enables the entire party to inflict Super Break damage on enemies afflicted with Weakness Break, significantly boosting their overall damage output. Interestingly, Fugue can effectively substitute for Trailblazer, offering a comparable role within the team.

Ruan Mei enhances Break Effect, SPD, and Weakening Break Efficiency significantly, and she can maintain the Weakness Broken state for extended periods to maximize Super Break benefits. Bronya, Asta, and Tingyun work well as alternatives for Ruan Mei. Although they don’t offer any break-specific bonuses, they boast additional attack power and advantages such as SPD and Energy Regeneration. Fugue is another valuable team member as it enables Firefly to apply a second instance of Weakness Break on enemies for increased Break damage.

Gallagher can maintain a fresh team dynamic while delivering noteworthy Break Damage with his equipment, making our team unbeatable in terms of offensive power. Lingsha is a great substitute for the barkeeper, offering considerable Break Damage and consistent healing capabilities.

Honkai: Star Rail – Firefly: ascension materials

Here’s a breakdown of how to advance Firefly to the highest level and enhance all her abilities:

1. Follow this step-by-step guide for Firefly’s leveling process.
2. Ensure you have all the required resources to fully upgrade each talent.
3. Spend time playing with Firefly, earning experience points to level her up.
4. Once Firefly reaches the maximum level, allocate your hard-earned talent points to upgrade every single ability.
5. With Firefly at the peak of her powers, enjoy the benefits of a fully optimized character!

To reach level 80 with Firefly, you’ll also need these essential upgrade items in addition to the required experience points:

  • Credits x308,000
  • Tatters of Thought x15
  • Fragments of Impression x15
  • Shards of Desires x15
  • Raging Heart x65

As a devoted enthusiast, I can tell you that in the captivating world of Penacony and the Simulated Universe, I gather Scattered Musings, Fleeting Sensations, and Broken Aspirations from vanquished foes. Not only that, but I can also manufacture or trade them using the Omni-Synthesizer aboard the Astral Express.

Scattered Musings are a bountiful resource you can efficiently gather through Daily Tasks assigned to your characters, providing a reliable stream of this valuable material. The Raging Heart is dropped by the Stagnant Shadow in Dewlight Pavilion. However, the most lucrative source of Credits are the Golden Calyxes scattered throughout the cosmos.

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

  • Credits x3,000,000
  • Tatters of Thought x41
  • Fragments of Impression x56
  • Shards of Desires x58
  • Borisin Teeth x18
  • Lupitoxin Sawteeth x69
  • Moon Rave Fang x139
  • Lost Echo of the Shared Wish x12
  • Tracks of Destiny x8

To review, the materials you need – Borisin Teeth, Lupitoxin Sawteeth, and Moon Rave Fangs – can be obtained from the Crimson Calyx (Scalegorge Waterscape) in Xianzhou Luofu. As always, craft the advanced materials by combining lower-level ones in the Omni-Synthesizer on board the Astral Express.

On the mystical world of Penacony, the formidable boss known as Lost Echo of the Shared Wish is exclusively found within the domain of Echo of War (Grand Theater). Conversely, Tracks of Destiny can be acquired in various ways: during limited-time events, through the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or even as a prize for accumulating Simulated Universe Points.

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2025-04-23 14:17