Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster in Honkai Star Rail: how to get through

In Honkai: Star Rail Virtual Universe: Swarm Invasion is a special game mode added to the game with the release of patch 1.3 and expanding original simulation. As part of it, you have to fight with Swarm: Stinger, having gone through a series of tests before that. As a reward, you will receive a lot of valuable materials and unlock the Propagation path.

How to open "Virtual Universe: Invasion of the Swarm"

Before you can try out the new mode, you will need to meet one condition: complete World 5 at any level of difficulty. Next, you should automatically start the starting quest called "Invasion of the Swarm: The Beginning." If this does not happen, then go to the Travel Journal, find the desired event and click on the "Participate" button.

Swarm Invasion: Beginning

Head to Gerta's office located in the Space Station's Main Control Area and then chat with the scientist. She will tell you about the emergence of a new mode in the Virtual Universe. When you finish talking to her, you will complete the task and receive 10,000 credits.

Swarm Invasion: Experiential Training I

A new quest will start. Immerse yourself in the Virtual Universe and then start following Herta's directions. Take on the first challenge, in which you have to fight the Stormcaller (false). We advise you to take fire, ice and / or imaginary damage dealers.

Next, you will learn about the new system of moving through zones, made in the format of a chessboard. On it you will be able to build your own route to the final goal - the battle with the boss. At the same time, as in ordinary Worlds, you will need to fight enemies, go through events and receive blessings. However, there will be one innovation - Visit Device.

We are talking about a kind of dice, throwing which you can get various buffs for your squad. At the same time, the effect of the bones can be waived by receiving a certain number of space fragments as compensation.

Continue moving forward through the zones. You will receive a buff that will allow you to receive zone rewards without even going through it. At the end, go to the arena with the boss - mighty primate. The vulnerabilities of opponents are shown in the screenshot below. Having dealt with them, interact with the device of the visit to go to another dimension.

You will find yourself in a recreation area where you can summon a new character, resurrect dead heroes, or purchase new blessings and curiosities from Gert.

Let's add that in this mode there is a new zone - Adventure. In it you will need to participate in various mini-games. For example, to catch and destroy piggy banks, earning points. To win, you need to get a certain number of points. As a reward, chests with space fragments are issued.

Keep going through the zones, slowly getting to the boss - the false Petrel. Its vulnerabilities are shown in the picture below. Try to break through his defenses before he fires his bow, as this attack deals massive damage. After dealing with the enemies, exit the virtual universe and talk to Gerta. This completes the mission and you will receive 10,000 credits.

Swarm Invasion: Experiential Training II

Re-immerse yourself in the Virtual Universe and begin your second challenge, in which you have to fight the Swarm: Stinger. We advise you to take quantum and / or imaginary damage dealers to the squad.

Next, select the Destruction path and check out the new feature - bones visit, which give additional bonuses depending on the chosen path. Start a new dimension. Transform a new zone into a battle area with visit bones. Then you'll learn about the feature: Enhancement Beacons, which can be used to strengthen enemies and at the same time receive an additional reward in the form of improved blessings.

Also keep an eye on the counter hanging in the upper left corner - if it drops to zero and goes to negative numbers, then the enemies will be significantly strengthened. So visiting all the zones on the chessboard will be problematic. Go to the boss area. You you can choose who to fight : grizzly automaton (in this case, Swarm: Stinger will gain an ice vulnerability) or guardian shadow (in this case, Swarm: Stinger will gain a physical vulnerability).

Having dealt with opponents, go to the next dimension. You'll start in a rest area, where the Skrullum will now also spawn. You can buy blessings from him. Continue to move forward through the zones, dealing with enemies or participating in events. When you get to the boss, again choose who to fight with: Cocolia or Cheetah.

If you were able to unlock the Resonance of a Path and then received 3 blessings from another specific Path, then weave resonance which will give you an extra bonus. Having dealt with the enemy, go to the third, final dimension.

In the recreation area, you can purchase new curiosities or blessings. Proceed further until you reach the area with the boss - Swarm: Stinger. Its vulnerabilities are shown in the picture below. This enemy can deal wind damage to both single targets and all your characters.

The boss will also constantly summon new stingers and buff them. The main focus should be on the Swarm, but try to destroy ordinary mobs as well to reduce the incoming damage. In addition, upon death, these bugs will explode, causing damage to the boss.

In the third phase, the Swarm will create a doppelgänger with exactly the same abilities, but with a smaller health bar. We recommend that you quickly deal with him, as he will also summon smaller bugs. In general, AoE damage dealers will be useful in this fight.

Having dealt with the enemy, you will find yourself in the space of the Path, where you can meet with Eon. Then enter the portal to complete the challenge and mission.

Swarm Invasion: Exploration

This is the main part of the new mode, where you, in fact, will pass the test, fighting enemies, participating in events and defeating bosses. At the end, you will definitely encounter Swarm: Stinger.

We will not go into detail about all the zones and innovations, since you could already get acquainted with most of them within the framework of the tutorial missions, which were described above. Here we will indicate the optimal commands for completing the “Invasion of the Swarm”, as well as give advice on choosing the Path, boss battle tactics and general moments of the mode.

Recommended Paths

Path of Abundance

Abundance is the best path to take in this stage as it will help you survive taking massive damage from Stinger. Thanks to the blessing of Aniccha, you will be able to remove negative effects such as Weathering and Fury.

Path of Memory

Memory is also a good choice, as the final boss has no resistance to Freeze (only to Control). As a result, you will be able to permanently keep the enemy in a frozen state. The main thing - do not forget to take an ice damageer with you.

Pick up the blessings of Abundance and Preservation

Even if you have chosen any "attacking" path, we still advise you to pick up the blessings of Abundance and Preservation (especially if you have a shielder in the squad), as they will help you prevent the death of characters during Stinger's most powerful attacks.

Also a nice bonus "Destruction Regression Inequality" from the path of Destruction, which allows you to distribute the damage received by the hero among all allies. In this case, he will definitely not die, even if he is attacked with the most powerful blow.

Best characters

The final boss will always be the same - he is vulnerable to quantum and imaginary damage, so it makes sense to take damage dealers of these elements. At the same time, when passing intermediate dimensions, you will encounter random bosses that can give additional vulnerability to Stinger. For example, if you are on the path of Memory, then try to give it a weakness to ice attacks.

In the table below, we have indicated the heroes that are most likely to be useful to you when passing this test.

Optimal Teams

budget detachment

• Path: Abundance
• Blessings: Propagation, Abundance, Preservation and Hunting

Qing Que and Yukong are excellent choices as they can penetrate Stinger's vulnerabilities. The former will also receive considerable bonuses from the blessings of Proliferation, which will provide her with additional skill points to increase her basic attack.

Moon Eater Squad

• Path: Abundance
• Blessings: Propagation, Abundance, Preservation and Hunting

The Moon Eater will benefit greatly from the buffs from Proliferation blessings that drop in Swarm zones. Tingyun, on the other hand, will increase his damage even more and give energy for frequent ults.

Detachment from Seele

• Path: Abundance
• Blessings: Abundance, Hunting, Preservation and Destruction

Zele is an excellent fighter, able to quickly destroy the ordinary mobs summoned by the Swarm thanks to his talent. The armor will give her even more extra moves and increase her damage.

Freeze Squad

• Path: Memory
• Blessings: Abundance, Preservation and Destruction

Stinger has no resistance to Freeze, so your ice characters can freeze it. Plus, if you can give him ice vulnerability when passing through intermediate dimensions, then the Silver Wolf should be replaced with some kind of healer (preferably Lochs).

We add that these units are the best options for this test, however, you can easily change them at your discretion, for example, select more suitable damage dealers for fighting intermediate bosses or replace supports with their budget options (instead of Lochi, take Natasha, and change Cheetah to March 7 and so on).

General tips for passing

Don't forget about the ability to reroll the dice for a more beneficial effect. You can also forfeit the bonus by getting space fragments (although not very many).

Don't forget to keep an eye on the counter in the upper left corner of the screen. When it reaches zero, Planar Chaos will start, in which all enemies will be strengthened. With each new move, the level of Interference will increase, which will further increase the characteristics of opponents. So we do not advise you to try to explore all the zones when exploring dimensions - it is better to choose a more or less direct route to the boss in advance, and follow it.

Try to fulfill the conditions of the Path to receive additional bonuses. For example, in the case of Remembrance, you should visit zones with Remembrance to increase the chance of hitting the effects of allies.

As with regular Worlds, try to get the resonance of the Path and at least two of its formations. For this reason, if possible, you should choose the blessings of the particular Path that you chose at the very beginning. These effects will greatly simplify the fight with the final boss.

How to beat Swarm: Stinger

General Tips

The boss is able to call ordinary mobs that will help him in battle. We advise you to deal with them as quickly as possible, otherwise they will be able to cause significant damage to your characters due to mitosis (create their copies). If possible, use area attacks to hit the main enemy as well.

In addition, immature Stingerbugs explode upon death, dealing wind damage to allies and increasing their damage dealt.

We add that ordinary mobs can impose Weathering on your heroes. This debuff can be instantly activated by a boss attack. So we advise you to quickly remove these negative statuses from your characters, using the resonance of the path of Abundance or the skills of your supports.

Phase 2

In the second stage, the boss will begin to summon young stingers that can inflict Rage on your heroes, preventing you from controlling them (you will not be able to activate skills or superpowers). For this reason, we recommend that you quickly deal with these mobs or quickly remove debuffs from the characters using the Resonance of Abundance.

In addition, starting at stage 2, Swarm: Stinger will start charging itself for a subsequent powerful strike (Swarm Charge). You can avoid this attack by breaking through the enemy's vulnerability in time or by freezing them. So in such moments, you should focus all your attention on the boss. You can also significantly reduce the damage from this attack by destroying all other bugs in the arena.

Phase 3

In the third stage, the boss will create his own clone. We recommend that you destroy it as soon as possible, as it deals almost the same damage as the original, but at the same time has a smaller health bar. So you can reduce the incoming damage to your squad.

At the same time, do not forget to destroy ordinary mobs in order to reduce the damage from the Swarm Onslaught attack and deal additional damage to the boss.

Traces of a visit

Level up the Paths to get different power-ups

Visit Traces is a special system that allows you to increase the levels of the Paths to unlock various power-ups that give you an advantage in battle. Note that the effect of buffs does not depend on which Path you chose at the beginning of the study, that is, they will function all the time.

To increase the level of the Paths, you will need to complete the “Road of the Walker” challenges. For different tasks, you will receive points to increase certain Paths.

Complete Walker's Path Challenges

Walker's Path is a set of challenges that will earn you Path points in Traces of Visit and other rewards, including credits, star jade, and character leveling materials.

These tasks must be completed only in the "Invasion of the Swarm" mode, that is, ordinary Worlds do not count. At the beginning, you will find rather banal things like accumulating 750 space credits and completing 6 battle zones, but gradually the tests will become more and more difficult.

Before you open the next challenge, you will need to complete the previous one.

Swarm Invasion Chapters

We are talking about parts of a whole story that can be read both within the "Research" and on a separate page. After unlocking all of its parts, you can find out more information about the various Aeons and the universe of Honkai: Star Rail.

How to unlock new chapters

To do this, you need to pump Traces of the visit - different Paths will unlock different chapters. You can find all the requirements on the corresponding page. However, if you just go through the new mode regularly, then, sooner or later, you will be able to study all the chapters.

Why you need to open all the chapters

If you are not interested in the story itself, then we still advise you to unlock all the chapters. The fact is that after this, the adventure mission "Invasion of the Swarm: The End" will begin, the passage of which will open access to a new Path for the usual Virtual Universe - Distribution.