Characters inHonkai: Star Railhave various types of abilities. In battle, Basic Attack, Skill, and Ultimate are the most apparent, with Talent and Trace passives being an invisible variable. Meanwhile, outside combat, players can utilize something calledtechniques. Similar to how players need to use Skill Points to use Skills in battle, outside a fight, using techniques also demands one Technique Point.
This off-battle ability ranges from a simple attack, a stat buff, a shield, or even a game-changing utility. Here are thebest character techniques inHonkai: Star Railthat are not a plain attack skill.
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There are many characters that applies a self-buff through their techniques, like Topaz and Jingliu, butFirefly,Boothill, andImbibitor Lunaearguably has the best utility self-buff among them.
Firefly’s techniques applies Fire weakness to all enemies for two turnsat the start of each wave. Other than one-shotting small enemies, this ensure Firefly can always reduce enemy’s Toughness even when she didn’t apply Fire weakness to the enemy using her enhanced Skill.
Similarly,Boothill’s technique immediately apply Physical weakness to the enemy targeted by hisfirst Skill cast(for two turns). This means you don’t need to use his Ultimate to apply Physical weakness, and Boothill can swiftly stack his Trickshot Talent. Boothill is underwhelming before he has max Trickshot, so his technique is a major help.
Imbibitor Lunaealso solve his own weakness through his technique. He gains one stack of Squama Sacrosancta when attacking enemies to enter the battle, which allows him to use one less Skill Point (SP) when casting his first enhanced Basic Attack. Pair this with other Skill-increasing abilities like Passerby of Wandering Cloud Relic Set or Sparkle, and players can fight without suffocating in SP limitation.
Tingyunhas an incredibly useful technique that’s surprisingly unseen in other characters. When using her technique, she immediately gains 50 Energy. you’re able to use this skill multiple times to ensure her Ultimate is ready before she enters battle.
Of course, each use will consume one Technique Point, but considering you only have four characters in a party, you’re able to always use Tingyun’s technique at least twice. This will fill 100 Energy out of the 130 that she needs. It’s worth doing since Tingyun’s Ultimate can grant 50 Energy for an ally, on top of buffing their DMG by up to 56%.
Ensuring a buffing Skill is active before unleashing your best attacks is crucial inHonkai: Star Rail, so characters likeRuan MeiandFu Xuanwho can activate their Skill as soon as the battle start is really handy. Additionally, this also reduce one Skill Point consumption.
Fu Xuan’s technique activates her Matrix of Prescience for two turns, which has the following utilities:
Ruan Meitakes her ability to another level. Unlike Fu Xuan whose Matrix of Prescience immediately appears at the start,Ruan Mei casts the Skill herself in the beginning. This means she not only cast her Skill for free, but she alsogains Energyfrom the action.
WhenAcheronwas teased in the livestream, she blew everyone’s mind with her technique, which candefeat normal enemies without even entering battle. This saves players a lot of time, especially in the Simulated Universe where using Acheron’s technique will still grant Blessing. Just note thatshe can’t trigger bonuses that requires entering a fight, like Topaz’s technique in the Simulated Universe.
Other than for an instakill, Acheron’s technique is also influential for her Slashed Dream and Crimson Knot stacks.
It’s hard to think someone can have a better fighting technique than Acheron, butFeixiaodefinitely did. Unlike Acheron who can torn enemies into oblivion, Feixiaolifts and collects foes in a vortex. Afterward, she can do her attack and enter battle with all the enemies she collected.
At the start of each wave, she deals large DMG that’s guaranteed to Crit, practicallyensuring small enemies fall with no effort. This means, while not as fast as Acheron’s battle-less technique, Feixiao can still smoothly beat enemies withonly one Technique Point. Additionally, since her method requires you to enter combat, Feixiao can activate Topaz’s technique effect, which gives you extra Cosmic Fragment and a small chance to get a Curio in the Simulated Universe.
Sparklearguably has the best technique inHonkai: Star Rail, especially paired with her ability to increase the team’s maximum Skill Point. Instead of five SP, having Sparkle on the battlefield increases the SP cap toseven. Afterward, each time Sparkle uses her Ultimate, sherestores four Skill Points, allowing you to make use of this increased capacity.
If you use Sparkle’s technique before entering battle, youget three SP at the start of the fight. This can be an immense help, especially if your team is SP-hungry.
