(F2P) E2 CLARA E6 HERTA & E0 JING YUAN E1 HIMEKO | 2.1 Pure Fiction Stage 4 | Honkai Star Rail

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First Half: Topaz & Numby, Clara, Ruan Mei, Herta
Second Half: Himeko, Sparkle, Tingyun, Jing Yuan
0:00 First Half
4:06 Second Half
8:41 Builds
10:57 Outro
Outro music: • petit bouquet
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[@zedburg]

Clara is great until the enemy decides to not attack her, despite having the ult aggro on (they linger even after the 2 passive stacks of ult are used)

[@softerhugs]

Thank you for this showcase! I almost wanted to give up on this PF. The only character that I didn't have is Topaz here. But this video gives me hope.

[@currentlyvibing9916]

I’ve been really considering building clara but I am trying to build lil gui and himeko rn, but Clara is next for sure

[@hellohororo1075]

Man this PF is rough ;-;
I've been changing builds for my support just to see what will guarantee a 35k+ on first half.
I used Clara with Herta too. And yes, you have to be carefull with Icebreak, especially in the third phase.
How I made it work with Clara?
Well, she is my main, so Svarog deals so much damage.

[@GervasiusMC]

Thanks for the ideas, I couldn't really think of what to do in the 2nd team but your setup gave me 35k, appreciate it

[@Sora_Abyss]

great run! would you recommend a brand new clara or a brand new himeko as my free 5* from 300 standard pulls? already have the rest of the standard 5*, and im struggling to get 3 stars on both of the current pure fiction 4. i 3 starred both of the MoC 12 though

[@crebs580]

build himeko 100%, as for clara, i would say no. shes situational.

[@axandraalex5869]

Himeko, i only use clara in MoC when it's strictly physical. Clara isn't that good in PF

[@carnivy]

clara is great for when enemies attack a lot, such as against elites in MoC. so she can still be decent in pure fiction but maybe not as good as himeko, who is an erudition unit and basically made for pure fiction. she may not be amazing in this pf but she will definitely always be a strong pick in future PFs, especially when there are fire weak enemies

[@Sora_Abyss]

@@carnivy thx for the insight guys

[@Eclin]

Tbh i really like Clara better. She can easily bruteforce MoC, i got 2 cycle with her on this MoC without physical weak enemies. And she’s quite decent for Pure Fiction. While Himeko is made purely for Pure fiction for now, it might change after we get the new trailblazer path tho.

[@blackjet2000]

Good to know the first setup team works, just need to grind better stats

[@rafaelrose14]

Can i ask what buff did u use for both node?

[@carnivy]

Inducement & Splash for 1st and 2nd half respectively, iirc

[@CazadorDelLuna]

can i get some advice? im struggling to get 25k on the first half. my second half can get 35k if i use asta, sparkle, tingyun, JY. i was trying a combination of clara herta bronya himeko, should i swap someone out? i have e6 yukong too if it helps. thanks! no topaz or ruan mei for me :(

[@carnivy]

clara herta himeko is a pretty strong core of dmg dealers to use, for the last slot maybe you can use a unit that benefits all 3 of them? such as e6 yukong (spd tune her to be 2nd slowest after clara, and only use herta/himeko ults when her buff is active as much as possible), or an aoe debuffer like pela. hope this helps you get that 3* 💪

[@CazadorDelLuna]

@@carnivy thanks for the suggestion! I will try my best :)

[@otherself7400]

what buffs did you choose?

[@CucumberWaterAndBrainMatter]

I only i keep losing for clara or himeko :')

[@miss.darkcandy475]

I recently started playing HSR, should I pull on this banner?

[@lizzie4265]

yes acheron is broken

[@feiry-ek1gn]

acheron is bit conditional, jingliu might be a better choice

[@carnivy]

yea acheron + the 4* on her banner are pretty decent esp for new players, but acheron does want 2 nihility units for max dmg which can make her a bit harder to build around

[@yujin-1907]

Oo can pull both lol. With the amount of jades you can get at the start of the game ​@@feiry-ek1gn

[@Ameth-fb3zh]

8:26 F

[@countdown_4324]

I don’t have topaz who can I switch her with?

[@Akr0ma]

harmony

[@countdown_4324]

@@Akr0ma who is that

[@luvvrouge]

i dont have jing yuan or topaz, still possible?

[@carnivy]

any aoe lightning dps like kafka/acheron/serval works just fine on the 2nd half, and topaz is more of a luxury pick here, she can be replaced with any buffer/debuffer like pela, yukong, tingyun etc

[@hellohororo1075]

Himeko-Ruan Mei-Sampo-Serval
You can try. I put Break Set on Serval

[@jimmysteven3540]

i have all the char except ruanmei, any replacement ?

[@carnivy]

pela can be a decent option as well, or if you can afford to you can also run another buffer such as e6 yukong

[@jimmysteven3540]

@@carnivy thanks, a few hour ago i tried using Fu Xuan as RM replacement since i dont have clara sign lc. Hit 50K point (20K phase 1 & 30K phase 2).
My clara is underbuild (and E0), so i plan to spent my resin farming good champion boxing for clara (the pain of farming relic is real 😩)

[@AeonzAgaze]

Gallagher giver break increase i think so he could be a good rellacement

[@jimmysteven3540]

@@AeonzAgaze nice idea, thanks 😊👍

[@hellohororo1075]

Tingyun, Asta. Make them really fast to make it work.