Himeko | Honkai: Star Rail

Overview

Himeko turns enemy Weakness Breaks into Fire follow-up attacks across the wave.

Role

Multi-target damage and Break-triggered follow-ups.

Playstyle

Build Charge through team Weakness Breaks, then clear groups with Victory Rush and Ultimate.

Why It Works

Her Talent starts with one Charge; full Charge enables a follow-up after an allied attack.

Watch For

Enemies that cannot be broken restrict Charge generation. Her HP-dependent CRIT Rate bonus needs healing coverage.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Match the team's attacks to enemy weaknesses. Use Skill to pressure a main target and its neighbours, then let full Charge trigger Victory Rush. Use Ultimate into a populated wave; its kills restore Energy.

Key Notes

Benchmark grants CRIT Rate only while Himeko has at least 80% HP.
E4 adds Charge only when Himeko's own Skill inflicts Weakness Break.
Do not treat Burn as her main damage plan.
A Super Break build needs a team enabler; her own kit does not grant Super Break.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Before Dawn

CRIT DMG supports her attacks. Skill or Ultimate prepares a bonus for the next follow-up.

Alternative

Night on the Milky Way

Use against crowded waves: ATK scales with enemies present, and a Weakness Break grants a one-turn damage bonus.

Alternative

Eternal Calculus

AoE hits build its ATK bonus. Hitting at least three targets also grants a short SPD buff.

Relics

Primary

The Ashblazing Grand Duke

Follow-up damage and hit-based ATK suit Victory Rush. The ATK stacks reset when her next follow-up starts.

Alternative

Firesmith of Lava-Forging

An existing four-piece set can support Skill damage and the attack after Ultimate. It does not specifically amplify every follow-up.

Planars

Primary

Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation

For waves with repeated enemy defeats. Its CRIT DMG ramps up rather than starting fully stacked.

Alternative

Inert Salsotto

Reach 50% in-combat CRIT Rate for its Ultimate and follow-up damage bonus.

Main Stats

Body

CRIT Rate
AlternativeCRIT DMG

Balance with CRIT DMG and Benchmark's conditional 15% CRIT Rate.

Use when the rest of the build supplies enough CRIT Rate.

Feet

ATK%
AlternativeSPD

For follow-up-focused wave clearing.

Choose only when extra turns improve the team's break sequence.

Sphere

Fire DMG Boost
AlternativeATK%

CRIT damage build.

Alternative when substats and external buffs favour it.

Rope

ATK%

CRIT damage build.

Recommended Substats

CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
ATK%
SPD

Balance CRIT first, counting Benchmark only while its HP condition holds. ATK supports all attacks; adjust SPD for a specific turn plan rather than an invented universal target.

Eidolon Investment

E0 contains the complete Charge and Victory Rush loop. Later Eidolons add damage or conditional speed without removing the need to break enemies.

Night on the Milky Way depends on enemy count and Break timing. Before Dawn and Eternal Calculus support different parts of the same kit; no cone is required to unlock it.

Victory Rush grants 20% SPD for 2 turns. Include that changing SPD in the team's turn order.

A Weakness Break caused by Himeko's Skill grants one extra Charge; allied breaks do not receive this bonus.

Ultimate adds two random-target hits, each dealing 40% of its original damage. This is extra damage, not a new Charge engine.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Herta

Herta's threshold follow-ups can help break Ice-weak enemies, while Himeko can push fresh enemies to half HP. The chain ends when those conditions run out.

Ruan Mei

Ruan Mei's Weakness Break Efficiency helps build Charge. Her delayed enemy recovery also means fewer repeat breaks on that enemy during the delay.

Fugue

Fugue adds another breakable Toughness layer and team Super Break. Give Himeko Foxian Prayer for its selected-ally weakness bypass.

Robin

Robin supplies team ATK and Action Advance. Himeko's attacks restore Robin's Energy, but the team still needs Skill Points and healing.

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Skills

Basic ATK

Sawblade Tuning

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Himeko's ATK to one enemy.

Lv. 6

Skill

Molten Detonation

BlastLv. 10

Deals Fire DMG equal to 200% of Himeko's ATK to one designated enemy and Fire DMG equal to 80% of Himeko's ATK to enemies adjacent to it.

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Heavenly Flare

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Fire DMG equal to 230% of Himeko's ATK to all enemies. Himeko regenerates 5 extra Energy for each enemy defeated.

Lv. 10

Talent

Victory Rush

AoE AttackLv. 10

When an enemy target is inflicted with Weakness Break, Himeko gains 1 point of Charge (max 3 points).

If Himeko is fully Charged when an ally target performs an attack, Himeko immediately performs 1 Follow-Up ATK and deals Fire DMG equal to 140% of her ATK to all enemies, consuming all Charge points.

At the start of the battle, Himeko gains 1 point of Charge.

Lv. 10

Technique

Incomplete Combustion

ImpairLv. 1

After using Technique, creates a Special Dimension that lasts for 15 second(s). After entering battle with enemies in the Special Dimension, there is a 100% base chance to increase Fire DMG taken by enemies by 10% for 2 turn(s). Only 1 Dimension Effect created by allies can exist at the same time.