Kafka

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ReleasedAug 9, 2023Version 1.2 · Phase 2

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Faction: Stellaron Hunters
School: DoT
Cost: 2
Position: Both

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Overview

Kafka is the core DoT detonator / support who turns delayed damage into immediate burst. After her rework, she is much more of a DoT engine than a personal DPS and is exceptionally strong with characters like Hysilens and Black Swan.

Role

DoT Detonator / Amplifier

Playstyle

Reach 75% EHR, stack as much SPD as possible, then Skill frequently to detonate DoTs. Use Ultimate aggressively since it detonates all enemy DoTs and refreshes one of Kafka's Follow-Up charges.

Why It Works

Kafka removes the biggest weakness of DoT teams: waiting for enemy turns. Her Skill, Ultimate, and Talent can all trigger DoTs early, allowing strong DoT characters to repeatedly cash out their damage.

Watch For

Kafka can consume substantial SP at high SPD. Her Torture trace checks each ally's own EHR: only targets with at least 75% EHR receive its 100% ATK buff.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Apply DoTs → Kafka Skill/detonate → ally attacks → Kafka FuA/detonate → Ultimate/AoE detonate → repeat.

Key Notes

Aim for 75% EHR, 160+ SPD, and roughly 2500–3000+ ATK. An ERR Rope is highly valuable after her rework because more Ultimates mean more detonations and Follow-Up resets.
Talent Follow-Up can trigger up to 2 times, recovering 1 charge after Kafka's turn.
Skill detonates DoTs on the main and adjacent targets.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Patience Is All You Need

Signature speed and Erode option tailored to Kafka's detonation loop.

Alternative

Good Night and Sleep Well

High-damage alternative in a multi-debuff team.

F2P

Fermata

Accessible Shock/Wind Shear option for early DoT teams.

Relics

Primary

Prisoner in Deep Confinement

Adds ATK and grants 6% DEF ignore per DoT on the target, up to three effects. Maintain multiple DoTs for the full bonus.

Alternative

Band of Sizzling Thunder

Usable Lightning fallback while farming Prisoner.

Planars

Primary

Firmament Frontline: Glamoth

Strong ATK and damage scaling for fast Kafka builds.

Alternative

Space Sealing Station

Simple ATK fallback with an easier speed requirement.

Main Stats

Body

Effect Hit Rate
AlternativeATK%

Below 75% EHR.

At least 75% EHR is already covered.

Feet

SPD

More turns improve application and detonation cadence.

Sphere

Lightning DMG Boost
AlternativeATK%

Default lightning damage sphere.

Close alternative with better substats.

Rope

Energy Regeneration Rate
AlternativeATK%

Detonation/support rotation.

Choosing personal DoT damage over more frequent Ultimates.

Recommended Substats

Effect Hit Rate
SPD
ATK%

Reach 75% EHR to activate Torture for Kafka herself, then prioritize turns and detonations before personal ATK. Each ally independently needs 75% EHR to receive the trace's 100% ATK buff. Extra EHR can still be useful for a Light Cone's debuff.

Eidolon Investment

E0 already detonates DoTs through Skill, Ultimate and Talent. E1 and E2 improve the team's DoT damage; secure a compatible DoT partner and the required EHR/SP economy before adding copies.

Patience Is All You Need gives stacking SPD and an extra Erode DoT. It supports her detonation cycle and DoT count, but it does not replace the 75% EHR requirement or supply the team's missing DoT partner.

Kafka's attacks have a 100% base chance to make the target take 30% more DoT damage for two turns.

While Kafka is on the field, allies deal 33% increased DoT damage.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Hysilens

Kafka's repeated DoT detonations activate Hysilens' Zone, while Hysilens supplies additional DoTs and debuffs.

Black Swan

Kafka detonates Arcana between enemy turns; those DoT instances can also build more Arcana.

Ruan Mei

Ruan Mei provides SPD, damage and RES PEN for the DoT team; time her buffs with Kafka's detonation windows.

Best Kafka Teams

35,022 observed teams36 recent contexts

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Most Played Teams

#147.1%16,482 teams
#221.0%7,365 teams
- Kafka
- Huohuo
- Black Swan
- Hysilens
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- Kafka
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- Hyacine
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- Kafka
- Aventurine
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Skills

Basic ATK

Midnight Tumult

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Kafka's ATK to one designated enemy.

Lv. 6

Skill

Caressing Moonlight

BlastLv. 10

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 160% of Kafka's ATK to one designated enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 60% of Kafka's ATK to adjacent targets.

If the designated enemy or the adjacent targets are currently afflicted with DoT, all DoTs currently placed on those enemies immediately produces DMG equal to 75% or 50% of the original DMG.

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Twilight Trill

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 80% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance for enemy targets hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG from their current DoT debuff(s), equal to 120% of the original DMG. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s).

While Shocked, enemy targets receive Lightning DoT equal to 290% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn.

Lv. 10

Talent

Gentle but Cruel

Single AttackLv. 10

After Kafka's teammate uses an attack on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches Follow-Up ATK and deals Lightning DMG equal to 140% of Kafka's ATK to the primary target, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock (equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate) on the attacked enemy target for 2 turns. This effect can trigger up to 2 time(s), 1 of which can be regained at the end of Kafka's turn.

Lv. 10

Technique

Mercy Is Not Forgiveness

Maze AttackLv. 1

Immediately attacks all enemies within a set range. After entering combat, deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock (equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate) on every enemy target for 2 turn(s).

Traces

Major Traces

Torture

When an ally target's Effect Hit Rate is 75% or higher, Kafka increases that target's ATK by 100%.

Plunder

If an enemy target is defeated while Shocked, Kafka additionally regenerates 5 Energy.

Thorns

After using Ultimate, restores the triggerable count of Talent's Follow-Up ATK by 1. And the Talent's Follow-Up ATK can cause all DoTs debuffs currently on the target to immediately produce DMG equal to 80% of the original DMG.

Minor Traces

ATK Boost+28.0%
Effect Hit Rate Boost+18%
HP Boost+10%

Eidolons

Da Capo

When using an attack, has a 100% base chance to increase the DoT taken by the target by 30% for 2 turn(s).

Fortississimo

While Kafka is on the field, DoT dealt by all allies increases by 33%.

Capriccio

Basic ATK +1
Skill +2

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Recitativo

When an enemy target takes DMG from the Shock status inflicted by Kafka, Kafka additionally regenerates 2 Energy.

Doloroso

Ultimate +2
Talent +2

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Leggiero

The Shock state inflicted on the enemy target by the Ultimate, Technique, or the Talent-triggered Follow-Up ATK has a DMG multiplier increase of 156% and lasts 1 turn(s) longer.

Stats

Level 80

Maximum ascension

HP1087

ATK679

DEF485

SPD100

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	148	92	66	100
20	347	217	155	100
30	480	300	215	100
40	614	383	274	100
50	747	467	333	100
60	880	550	393	100
70	1013	633	452	100
80	1087	679	485	100