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Honkai: Star Railis one of the most popular Hoyoverse games out there, and by traveling in the Astral Express you will get to find all kinds of planets, characters, and challenges, along with different gameplay modes such as the Simulated Universe.
Related:Honkai: Star Rail - Simulated Universe World One Guide
The fifth world in the Simulated Universe brings you face to face against the mysterious Stellaron Hunter, Kafka. Her dominance on the battlefield makes her one of the most difficult battles in the game, and here’s everything you need to know.
Possible Enemies In World Five
Your adventure across World Five will make you confront different enemies fromthe Antimatter Legion, Fragmentum Monsters, and Xianzhou Luofu factions.While most of the phases in this world display foes of a minor rank and randomized events,there are four specific Elite enemies, and one boss fight against Kafka.
This enemy has access to different abilities that will inflict Lightning Damage, and while they’re nothing out of the ordinary, they can also use Vigor Draining,a technique thatwill restore some of their HP when they hit you. Hurry up and dispatch it as soon as possible, and you should be fine.
The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus: Shape Shifter can also summonMara-Struck Soldiers, but those can be quickly beaten.
This fiery monster will buff its own Attack by using Molten Fusion, while also inflicting Fire Damage to your party. One particular combo they can use is Blazing Absorption followed by Rain of Purifying Flames, whichwill deal Fire Damage with a high chance to inflict the Enkindle effect.
The Guardian Shadow has several abilities that will inflict Lightning Damage, but the spiciest techniques in her kit are a group of four calledTranquil Ban, Disarm Ban, Silent Ban, and Inevitable Punishment.These abilities will apply an effect to your party members thatwill trigger an auto attack or Lightning Damage from the Guardian Shadow every time you attack it.It is highly advised tohave characters that can shield, mitigate or heal damage consistently.
This enemy is pretty tame, with several Quantum Damage-related abilities but no extra spawns to show. However,you must pay attention to its Spiral Arrow + End of Bow combo, as it can deal massive Quantum Damage, and inflict the Entanglement debuff as well.
Effect
Midnight Tumult
Deals Lightning Damage to a target, inflicting Shock to the target for three turns.
Caressing Moonlight
Deals Lightning Damage to a target and any adjacent unit. If the target is Shocked, it also inflicts it on the adjacent units.
Silent and Sharp Mockery
Deals Lightning Damage to all targets.
Seething Whisper of the Fallen
Deals Lightning Damage to a target, with a high chance to Shock the target. At the same time, deals Lightning Damage to every other Shocked target.
If a target is currently Shocked, it inflicts Shock Damage.
Griever
Every time a target triggers the Shock state, the Damage dealt by Kafka slightly increases.
Spirit Whisper
Has a high chance of Dominating a single target and making them immediately attack a random ally.
Cruelty
When friendly or Dominated units inflict any kind of Damage to a Shocked target, it triggers one extra Lightning attack per turn.
Psychological Suggestion
Applies Psychological Suggestion to multiple targets, and adds Revelation onto the action bar. The next time Revelation takes action, any targets with Psychological Suggestion will become Dominated.
Kafka’s first phase will see heraccompanied by two soldiers that can be quickly beaten, just take care of them first so they don’t annoy you while Kafka inflicts Lightning damage to your party, and the first HP bar should go out quickly.
This is when things start getting fun, and Kafka will now use more Lightning Damage abilitiesthat you must either heal or mitigate as soon as possible.The moves she uses during this second phase can also apply the Shock state,dealing damage over time to your party members while also increasing Kafka’s damage output.
However, the final phase is when the boss fight becomes a proper nightmare, as Kafka has not one butthree different moves that can trigger the Dominated debuffto any member of your party, turning your own teammates against you. This is by far the most difficult obstacle to overcome in this fight, so you must be prepared by eitherusing several characters that can remove debuffs very quicklyor bychoosing the Path of Abundance at the beginning of this World.
Recommended Setup For World Five
Given Kafka’s abilities, you want topay extra attention to units that can help to heal or remove debuffswhile also thinking about her weaknesses and resistances, which is why havingNatashaas your healer is the better choice for this world, even ifBailuis usually the best option in that role.
For DPS purposes,Clarawill be the best optionsince she’s a great Main DPS unit that can also remove debuffs, with Welt being a close second as the only Imaginary-type unit currently in the game. Then it’s just a matter of choosing between a tank likeGepardthat can provide shielding throughout all the stages while inflicting some Ice Damage (which can help with some Elite bosses), or adding some supporting DPS likeBronya,Dan Heng, or theTrailblazer of the Destruction Path.
On the Path side, I’m going to be fully honest, you should choose basically any pathuntil you unlock the Path of Abundance. you may play using the Path of the Huntif you have a strong Healer or a unit that can remove debuffslike Natasha, Bronya, or Clara, but the truth is that for Kafka’s specific fight,you will be always better with the Path of Abundance’s blessings.
ThePath Resonance: Abundanceability is a great healing resource, but it becomes particularly useful against Kafka’s Spirit Whisper when you upgrade it by adding theResonance Formation: Anicca,whichremoves all debuff effects from your party, as well as giving them one stack of Subduing Evilsthat will help them resist the next debuff. Thisbasically eliminates the main obstacle in the boss fight, so no path is as good as this one.
Path Of The Abundance
Path Resonance: Abundance- Spend 100 points of Energy to restore HP for all allies by 50% of their respective Max HP, and increase their respective Max HP by 15% for 2 turns.
Path Of The Hunt
Path Resonance: The Hunt -Spend 100 points of Energy to use this ability and resonate with the Path of The Hunt, dealing Wind DMG to all enemies based on current ATK of the character currently with the highest ATK.
Simulated Universe - World Five Rewards
When you complete any World the first timeyou will obtain Stellar Jade, Herta Bond, and some other special rewards, but you can also get different drops from enemies throughout the many stages, and Immersion Rewards if you can afford them. The full list of rewards for this world is the following:
