Follow-Up Attacks in Honkai Star Rail: how and which characters can use

Follow-Up Attacks in Honkai: Star Rai l are called unique involuntary combat techniques without the cost of moves, for the activation of which it is necessary to follow certain rules. To use such techniques, the direct participation of the player is not required, and the conditions of the abilities are spelled out in the talents of the heroes. For some characters, the bonus attack is queued for actions, while for others it is triggered after taking damage to yourself or allies. In this guide, we will analyze the system of bonus attacks in the game, using their characters, as well as weapons and game modes that buff the damage caused by mechanics.

Follow-Up Attacks: principle of operation

Regardless of the character, the nuances of performing his bonus attack are written in the description talent : If the hero has a move, it will be underlined in the skill text.

If you have any doubts about whether a particular skill is a bonus attack, go to the character menu, select the "Abilities" item and study the details of the Talent. In the "Traces" section, the desired skill is located above the ultimate icon in the center of the ability tree.

Additional techniques can be classified into two types: bonus attack And counterattack. The latter works under certain conditions on the principle of "response" to the damage that the enemy inflicts on the hero or allied member of the squad.

To use the mechanics, you need to do the following:

• Select a character with a bonus attack in the talent.
• Make sure that the reception activation rules are followed.
• Watch a character use an ability out of turn order or without spending action points.

note : If the activation condition is met, the bonus attack is carried out regardless of who moves - an ally or an enemy. At the same time, the hero does not push back his action in the queue, and the reception does not count as a turn (if we take into account the cycles in the trials of the Hall of Oblivion).

Achievements for Follow-Up Attacks

Playing heroes with bonus attacks, you can get 3 achievements from the Battlelust section:

• Mozambican Shooting (defeat 3 enemies with bonus attacks in a single battle).
• Bonus Attack Winner I (Defeat 80 enemies using bonus attacks).
• Bonus Attack Winner II (Defeat 240 enemies using bonus attacks).

Total reward for all three achievements: 15 Star Jade. Next, consider the characters that will help you get a valuable reward.

Heroes with Follow-Up Attacks

Consider heroes with bonus attacks:

• Mart 7 - Performs a counterattack with frost damage equal to 50-125% of her ATK, which is triggered if the enemy attacks a squad member that Mart has shielded (including herself). The number of uses cannot exceed 2 retaliatory actions at a time.
• Hertha - Activates when enemies' health is reduced to 50% or below, dealing Frost damage equal to 25-43% of her base.
• Himeko - When an allied team member penetrates an enemy's Vulnerability, Himeko gains 1 Talent Charge. After accumulating 3 Charges, when attacking an ally, Himeko out of turn deals fire damage equal to 70-175% of her ATK, and the accumulated Charges are canceled.
• Clara - after damaging Clara, Svarog marks the attackers with a special mark and performs a physical counterattack. damage of 80-200% of the heroine's attack power.
• Jing Yuan - at the beginning of the battle, summons the Lord of Lightning with a base speed of 60 units, which, when making an attack, inflicts 3 hits with an electro element to a random enemy, each of which is equal to 33-82.5% of the hero's attack power. Nearby targets also take 25% of the primary target's electrical damage.
• Yanqing - during the Empathic Link (appears for 1 turn from the use of the Skill) and after attacking one of the enemies, the hero has a 50% chance to perform an ice bonus attack at 25-62.5% of his base damage.
• Qing Que - appears after opening the 4th Eidolon "Lucky Combination, Last Die": after using the skill, Qing Que has a 24% chance to gain the Independence state until the end of the turn, and with it, when performing a normal or enhanced basic attack, performs a bonus attack with quantum damage. The bonus attack's damage is equal to 100% of the previous action's damage.

If the damage % indicator is not fixed, it can be increased along with the leveling of the characters' talent.

You can also increase the damage from bonus attacks by using light cones, as well as by choosing the Resonance of the Path of Joy in the Virtual Universe - we will consider both methods below.

Light cones for Follow-Up Attacks

Next light cones have bonuses in their characteristics that buff additional tricks:

• "Before Order" (5★) - increases the damage of the bonus attack by 48-80% due to the special status Sleeping body, applied to the equipped hero after activating the E-shki or ult.
• Genesis Self (4★) – Grants an overall bonus attack damage increase of 24-48% and an additional 24-48% increase if the enemy's health is less than or equal to 50%.

note : Both light cones are related to the Path of Erudite and will only be useful to varying degrees for the following characters: Gert, Himeko, Jing Yuan, and Qing Que.

Virtual Universe: Increased Follow-Up Attacks

Among the available Resonances in virtual universe, just Path of Joy and specializes in developing and strengthening the mechanics of bonus attacks. With the right squad selection and with the benefits of this Path, the player can get valuable features for combat, whether it's increasing damage, protecting the current pack, or even healing the squad due to bonus and counterattacks.