Developer HoYoverse is back with a new Honkai: Star Rail video to introduce Trailblazers to Hysilens and her abilities. This 5-star Physical Nihility character arrives with the release of Version 3.5 to bring DoT back to the meta.
Hysilens is a damage dealer who can inflict additional DoT effects based on existing DoTs on targets. Additionally, she can frequently inflict multiple DoTs on enemies while debuffing them with Attack reduction, Defense reduction, and Vulnerability. After activating her Zone, she can inflict multiple instances of follow-up Physical DoT. Last but not least, deploying her Zone also recovers a Skill Point for the team.
First things first, Hysilens needs Kafka and it’s non-negotiable. Her own damage comes mainly on the enemies’ turn or with the infrequent Ult detonation, while Kafka can detonate multiple times a turn thanks to her Novaflare enhancement. But beyond that? The DoT comp suddenly has options!
- Double DoT: Hysilens, Kafka, buffer/debuffer, sustain. When it comes to the third slot, it’s all the usual: Ruan Mei, Robin, Cipher, Silver Wolf, Tribbie, etc.
- Triple DoT: Black Swan, Hysilens, Kafka, sustain. Due to the way Hysilens and her abilities work, as well as Kafka’s detonations, Black Swan’s Arcana stacks up with impressive speed. Additionally, her own damage and debuffs compliment the team nicely. Especially if you go with E1!
With sustains, it’s also the usual crowd, with QPQ Gallagher and Huohuo leading the charge. Alternatively, you can drop the sustain slot altogether and go with an extra buffer/debuffer.
