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on February 19, 2026
The most used team in the Divergent Universe features Honkai: Star Rail 's Gallagher and Trailblazer. As non-wish characters, they have 54.87% and 69.97% usage rates, respectively. As per the chart, they perform the best when combined with Firefly and Ruan Mei, dominating both the Divergent Universe and the Apocalyptic Shadow. The second team on the list consists of Topaz and Numby, Aventurine, Robin, and Dr. Ra
A fan-made **Honkai: Star Rail ** chart reveals characters with the highest appearance rate in the Divergent Universe. Honkai: Star Rail has introduced a brand-new mode in version 2.3, Divergent Universe, to make it easier to farm Planar Ornaments. It serves as an expansion to the Simulated Universe, featuring a number of Curios that give players temporary buffs. In addition to Planar Ornaments, the combat-oriented mode offers Stellar Jades and Self-Modeling Res
Honkai: Star Rai l's Divergent Universe is a combat-only mode that offers five-star Planar Ornament sets , including Fleet of the Ageless, Space Sealing Station, Inert Salsatto, Broken Kneel, and Rutilant Arena. Each set has a permanent effect that improves a certain aspect of the wearer. For example, Inert Salsotto increases the character's CRIT rate, while Broken Kneel boosts their effect resista
A new Honkai: Star Rail chart shared by LvlUrArti on Reddit has revealed the appearance rate of all characters in the Divergent Universe mode. Ruan Mei secures the top spot with an impressive 80.39% usage rate, which is somewhat predictable given that she also dominates the Apocalyptic Shadow mode . The newest five-star unit, Firefly, ranks behind Ruan Mei with a whopping 68.
The second-best 5-star Light Cone for Boothill is In the Night , with the 4-star River Flows in Spring following very closely at S5. What makes River Flows in Spring better than the others is having SPD in its passive, since that’s the only thing Boothill wants other than Break Effect, and that’s near impossible to find in Hunt Light Co
Boothill is a Physical Hunt unit in **Honkai: Star Rail ** . As a character who follows the Hunt Path, Boothill mostly gets his DMG from dealing single-target DMG. That means Boothill's performance is enhanced when he’s up against mini-bosses or bosses in Honkai Star Rail light cones|https://Starrailmix.com/: Star Ra
Additionally, unlike traditional Hunt units, Boothill doesn’t get his DMG from scaling with offensive stats like ATK, Physical DMG, and Crit. Instead, he greatly scales with Break Effect and relies solely on this stat to erase his targets from the galaxy. Here's a quick overview of **Boothill build in HSR
A new update shared by prominent Honkai: Star Rail leaker HomDGCat is teasing a new boss for the Apocalyptic Shadow game mode . According to the leak, Honkai: Star Rail 's "Phantylia the Undying" will make an appearance as a featured boss during the Version 2.5 rotation of Apocalyptic Shadow. Players first fight Phantylia the Undying during the story of the Xianzhou Luofu, serving as the climax of the story for the China-themed world. Players are also able to re-challenge Phantylia as one of the game's "Echo of War" weekly bosses, granting powerful upgrade materi
With plenty of new challenges on the way in Honkai: Star Rail 's Version 2.3, players will have a unique opportunity to farm in-game resources. HoYoverse has revealed the return of Honkai: Star Rail 's "Garden of Plenty" event , boasting double rewards for farming Calyxes during the event. Star Rail has also regularly introduced ways to challenge newer bosses and domains early, allowing players to farm resources for their characters before reaching their point in the story. Honkai: Star Rail players look to have plenty to do in Version 2.3 between new characters, stages, and m
Apocalyptic Shadow has already been heavily rumored to see the return of classic bosses from Honkai: Star Rail . While not featured in the game mode's launch update, leaks have teased the appearance of the "Doomsday Beast" boss from the Herta Space Station in the Apocalyptic Shadow. The game mode also grants players a free character as a reward for first-time completion, with clearing Difficult 2 awarding a copy of four-star character Xueyi. Another of Star Rail 's most popular bosses is now being teased for a future update to the Apocalyptic Sha
All in all, Boothill doesn't need Crit stat . He gets some Crits through his passive, and players can maximize it by ensuring Boothill has 300% Break Effect (buffs from other characters included). Boosting Boothill's Crit is not as useful as enhancing Break Effect and SPD, so these two stats should take precedence over anything e
The best Light Cone for Boothill in Honkai: Star Rail is Sailing Towards a Second Life. It grants him SPD, Break Effect, and DEF penetration. Unsurprisingly, his Signature Light Cone is his BiS because it gives him everything he needs, and more. After that, there’s no Light Cone that really works on him like his BiS. All other Light Cones fall DMG-wise when compared to his Signature