Summary
InHonkai: Star Rail, team building is everything, and character synergies can be all the difference in attaining your perfect 36-star Memory of Chaos run. Regardless of how perfect your relic rolls may be, your characters can only go so far on their own.
Combining complementary abilities not only amplifies your team’s skills but also opens up unique playstyles and strategic advantages. From powerful combos that unleash devastating damage to support pairs that make your team nearly unbreakable, here are the best character synergies to maximize your success in Honkai: Star Rail.
Pela
Fu Xuan
Jiaoqiu and Acheron were made for each other, and they form a perfect synergy rooted in debuff stacking.Jiaoqiu’s ‘Ashen Roast’stacks amplify enemy damage taken, which feeds perfectly into Acheron’s ‘Slashed Dream’ stacks, generated whenever a debuff is applied. Once Acheron reaches nine stacks, her Ultimate unleashes devastating AoE attacks.
This combo is especially useful in multi-wave battles or when facing groups, where Jiaoqiu applies Ashen Roast to all enemies and Acheron’s Ultimate cleaves them all down. For best results, pair them with additional Nihility units like Silver Wolf or Pela. This will activate Acheron’s Talent and also keep her Ultimate stacks constantly building, making this synergy one of the top DPS choices in the game.
Robin
Aventurine
Robin’s buffs for follow-up attacks are invaluable to Feixiao, who uses these boosts to constantly strike enemies down with a flood of powerful follow-ups. Robin’s support provides Feixiao with increased attack frequency and enhanced strike power, making this duo the premier choice for any follow-up focused team.
This setup is particularly powerful in single-target fights where Feixiaos devastating strikes can take full advantage of Robin’s buffs to eliminate bosses quickly. If you’re a fan of the follow-up team archetype, Robin’s ability to amplify Feixiao’s attacks makes this synergy your go-to choice.
Bronya’s crit, speed buffs, and most importantly, action-advancing skill, maximize Jingliu’s potential for activating her Talent in a single turn, allowing her to execute devastating amounts of damage in quick succession. While the combo is Skill point intensive, Bronya’s action advance enables Jingliu to potentially attack three times in a turn without interruption, making the duo particularly strong when maximizing Jingliu’s Crit potential.
For players who enjoy flashy bursts of damage, this duo delivers a high-risk, high-reward play style that thrives in any hyper-carry team scenario.
Topaz
Dr. Ratio’s single-target skills get a defensive boost from Aventurine’s shields, which protect him as he cycles through follow-up attacks.Aventurine also provides boosts to Effect RES, which lets Dr. Ratio focus on attacking without sacrificing survivability.
Since Dr. Ratio’s follow-up attacks are triggered by his Talent, which is more consistent when enemies are debuffed, Aventurine provides further synergy through his Ultimates debuff application. The synergy here is a strong blend of offense and defense, allowing Dr. Ratio to dish out reliable damage along with Aventurines own follow-up attacks.
Tingyun
Huo Huo
Sparkle’s buffs accelerate Imbibitor Lunae’s heavy-hitting attacks, providing action advance and crit boosts. These benefits are good on their own. However, the most important benefit of Sparkle is that she increases your total number of skill points available. Sparkle’s skill point economy changes make her a perfect partner, enabling Lunae to deal maximum DPS without losing damage potential due to a shortage of Skill Points.
Imbibitor Lunae’s strength is in his ability to deal consistent, concentrated damage, but he often wants some form of action advance to keep up the pressure. This combo makes up for his weaknesses. Together, Lunae and Sparkle form an aggressive pairing suitable for just about any content in the game, especially against Imaginary-weak foes.
Ruan Mei
Kafka is the queen of DOTand her abilities are best utilized alongside Black Swan’s ‘Arcana’ debuffs, which reduce enemy resistances and make DoT effects even deadlier. Black Swan can quickly build stacks of her Arcana on groups of enemies, setting them up for Kakfa’s Ultimate. you’re able to think of Black Swan as a mine spreader, and Kafka is the trigger who can set off the DOT explosion.
This pair feels like they were made for each other, as Black Swan’s abilities work perfectly with Kafka. This setup thrives especially well in multi-enemy content, creating a cycle of DOT application and detonation that can easily blast through waves of enemies.
Gallagher
Firefly is a specialized Break Damage Dealer who thrives in setups that amplify her ‘Combustion’ state. This makes Harmony Trailblazer the perfect ally, as they provide boosts to Break Effect and most importantly provide the powerful Super Break effect with their Ultimate. Since Firefly’s enhanced Skill and Basic Attack can apply Fire Weakness Break, this allows her to both break and deal massive Super Break damage to any enemy with a toughness bar.
This duo excels in scenarios where Firefly can exploit BE mechanics fully (which is most content). Ruan Mei can further support this team with all-type Resistance Penetration and boosts to Weakness Break efficiency, making her another great addition to this break-centric strategy.
Bronya
Lingsha
Boothill is your premier Physical Break DPS and he synergizes incredibly well with Ruan Mei, whose skills amplify allies’ Break Efficiency and RES PEN. Boothill’s Break mechanics revolve around his enhanced Basic Attack, which can deal Break Damage even after an enemy’s Toughness has been depleted. Ruan Mei’s RES PEN boost and break extension skills make Boothill’s break hits even stronger, maximizing his DPS potential when enemies are in a broken state.
WithRuan Mei’s boosts, Boothill’s break potential speeds up dramatically, which is especially important in boss battles where a broken toughness bar plays a crucial role in Boothill’s damage. For optimal support, adding a Harmony Trailblazer or Bronya can significantly help with Boothill’s gameplan, giving him more frequent turns to capitalize on Ruan Mei’s Break Effect buffs.
