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One of the many characters you can pull inHonkai: Star Railis Guinaifen, a bomb-juggling potential party member whose best builds revolve around how their Burn effect synergizes with various team combos. Specializing in dealing damage to enemies, Guinaifen can work to apply AoE effects or target single opponents. Understanding this character’s strengths and weaknesses will help you determine which equipment Guinaifen needs.
Guinaifen is a 4-Star character among thebanners available inHonkai: Star Rail, making them fairly rare to pull. Following the Path of Nihility, Guinaifen uses Fire elemental damage against their enemies in combat, with Attack being their best stat while leveling up. The Fire damage dealt by Guinaifen is paired with the character’s affinity as a DoT Burn specialist who can apply the negative status effect to multiple foes.
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Best Build Strategies For Guinaifen
Boost Attacking Power From Debuffs
To start, the best Light Cone you may use with Guinaifen isGood Night and Sleep Well, an item that only works with characters in the Path of Nihility. This Cone increases the damage dealt by its wearer for every debuff an enemy has, stacking up to three times. Since this effect also applies to DoT, it synergizes well with Guinaifen’s Burn status by giving the character extra attack power and continuously boosting the damage your opponents take.
Any Cone that boosts DoT power or damagecan help Guinaifen become stronger in a team, even if the effects from these items aren’t tied to the character directly. For example, thePatience Is All You NeedLight Cone will increase Guinaifen’s damage and speed while inflicting Erode and Lightning DoT.Cones that boost Effect Hit Ratewill also be useful for Guinaifen to guarantee Burn on the enemies your group faces.
If Guinaifen happens to be yourfavorite character inHonkai: Star Rail, check out the table below to see what their best build might be with certain Light Cones and other materials:
Skill Priority
The stat and skill priorities in Guinaifen’s best build tie to how Burn damage is increased when the character’s Attack (ATK) stat is higher. The Skill and Talent skills make the Burn debuff more effective alongside Guinaifen’s normal damage.
ThePrisoner in Deep ConfinementRelics increases Guinaifen’s DoT when applying the Burn effect, making the debuff stronger for a variety of applications. The damage from Burn can be boosted more by theFirmament Frontline GlamothOrnament recommended, which boosts the character’s Attack stat. The amount of DoT applied from Burn is directly tied to Guinaifen’s Attack, so you’ll want that stat to be as high as you’re able to make it.
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Best Team Combos For Guinaifen
Have Party Members Who Support DoT Strategies
The best teams for Guinaifen are theones who attempt to deal as much AoE damage as possibleorgroups that bolster the character’s DoT effect from the Burn status. Not everyone on a team with Guinaifen has to use Fire, as it’s always better to cover more ground with various element types. Any character with strong DPS, such asJade inHonkai: Star Rail, has a good chance of working well with Guinaifen in the long run.
Here are a few sample team combos that could work well with Guinaifen:
F2P Budget Team
As you may see in the above video by YouTube creatorSevyPlays, the best team with Guinaifen depends on what your combat focus typically is with other characters. For example, if you have a stronger team with non-DoT damage, you should consider using the above team that targets an enemy’s defenses with AoE attacks. However, keep in mind that Guinaifen feels unique when on a team that utilizes their Burn traits.
Alternative Relics, Ornaments, & Team Members For Guinaifen
Experiment With Other Options
Should you find any of the main items or companions with Guinaifen lacking, feel free to explore other options to find strategies that work best with your preferred playstyle. Other characters likeRobin,Gallagher, andBailucan replace many of the Support choices on a preferred team for different reasons. For example, Gallagher can heal team members in greater numbers when enemies are debuffed, which works well with Guinaifen’s Burn.
Robin works well with Guinaifen due to the character’s ability to raise the ATK and DMG of teammates inHonkai: Star Rail, giving Guinaifen a way to deal even more DoT to enemies through the Burn status effect.
Another Ornament that works well with Guinaifen is thePan-Cosmic Commerical Enterprise, which increases the character’s Effect Hit Rate and base ATK. Both of these traits need to be high to max out the potential of Burn, so raising them might work in a team that prioritizes DPS over DoT. Other Relics like theFiresmith of Lava-ForgingorPioneer Diver of Dead Watersalso raise the damage of the status effect significantly.
The most important aspect of building a character you pull comes from which items and teammates reflect your preferred gameplan in battles. Some Relics may work with a group that wants to inflict Burn more often, while others will only be reliable on a team that tries to break enemy defenses. Regardless, the best builds for Guinaifen inHonkai: Star Railtypically reflect how Burn interacts with certain team combos.
