Something Unto Death in Honkai Star Rail: How to Defeat the Memory Zone Meme

In Honkai Star Rail "Something Unto Death" is a Dream World boss appearing for the first time upon origin. story campaign on Penaconia. A monster whose very existence foreshadows the unthinkable Dream world death, can prove to be a difficult opponent with a wide pool of problematic attacks. In this guide, we'll look at how to successfully complete the combat test with the fearsome Memory Zone Meme, covering its weaknesses, strategies for the boss fight, and recommended units.

Completing the "Something Unto Death" boss battle challenge in Honkai: Star Rail

How to meet your opponent

For the first time we get a “chance” to clash in battle with this frightening entity during the story mission “ Through a glass darkly " Outside of the assignment, you can fight him at 12th stage tests Hall of Oblivion, – “Longing for the world of dreams” (this phase will be relevant until 04/01/2024).

Boss Weaknesses and Resistances

The main type of damage that a strong mob attacks is physical. The monster is susceptible to Wind, Fire and Imaginary elements, as well as resistance to Freeze and Binding debuffs (50% each).

Monster skills

"Something to Death" divides its skills into 2 stages of battle. Both phases have a standard set of attacks:

• Normal attacks: "Funeral Kiss";
• Mass damage: "Drown in black rain";
• Buff: Stinging Mourning Speech;
• Status Overlay: Wasteland of Lost Hope.

Phase I : The monster casts two unique attacks for the first stage, “Fading Glow” and “Vanished in the Twilight”. Abilities are interconnected and applied sequentially: first skill puts the monster into “Sunset” mode, in which any skills of your units (with the exception of bonus actions) will stack the monster’s levels.

Having filled three such levels, the Meme immediately activates second skill : the hero, who has filled the monster with an extreme stack (a blow from levels 2 to 3), is subjected to “Painful Sleep” and climbs to the side of the monster, ending up in a kind of “tomb”. The stun cannot be removed until you break through the HP scale at the dungeon with an imprisoned ally.

Phase II : The final, second part of the battle replaces the two previous skills with “Towards the rising of the moon” and “As water dissolves in water.” First ability creates a gloomy aura on the battlefield, while instantly filling all members of our squad with energy for the ultimate.

In the future, the first two party members who attacked Mem will inevitably become targets for second ability : They will also be imprisoned in “tombs” until you destroy the “health” scale of the shackles. Marks can be removed from selected targets, but in this case the boss will simply select two random characters (and according to personal observations, most often they turn out to be important supports).

Tips and squad selection

The following will be useful in the battle with a dangerous entity: precautions :

• Select a squad in advance (the moment the boss appears can be tracked using a separate guide for the story quest " Through a glass darkly "). If you entered a battle without upgraded party members, you can always retreat through the “Pause” menu;
• It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take into your squad Save characters who can apply shields or increase defense - Meme often carries out area-of-effect attacks. It’s even better if your pack includes a shield warrior and a healer;
• “Something to Death” has a certain resistance to debuffs from Quantum and Ice elements, so it is better not to take heroes of these paths (but it is worth noting that even their presence will not complicate the battle process);
• Units that use bonus attacks or dot damage will perform especially well in boss fights, since the monster’s most problematic skills are not triggered by these combat actions;

When choosing heroes, you can pay attention to the following combinations:

Tactics	Maine-DD	Sub-DD	Sub-DD/Support	Support
With a focus on breaking through vulnerabilities	Blade Moon Eater	Bronya	Tingyun Asta	Lynx Bailu
Bonus attacks	Ratio	Topaz	Yukong	Huohuo
Dot damage	Black Swan	Kafka	Ruan Mei	Luocha
F2P squad from status overlay	Serval	Sampo	March 7th GG Saves	Natasha
Budget bonus attacks	Ratio Xueyi	Clara Herta	March 7th	Lynx

All of the above units can be reorganized with each other. Note that there are no “bad” options in selecting teams for this battle, it all comes down to character level .

Fight strategy

First half of the fight

The first problem in a boss fight is the stage Sunset. Along with the transition to this mode, the boss receives 1 stack, and after the next two actions casts the last similar hero from your team to be imprisoned in the “tomb”.

From the camp you can benefit : You can protect from defeat weakened member of the squad. To do this, you need to leave such an ally the opportunity to use the skill (for example, do not click on the ult until the boss has accumulated 2 levels of Sunset) - the hero will become a victim, but in fact will calmly wait in the “tomb” until you free him.

While one of your heroes is exposed Painful sleep, he is on the boss's side. To remove the shackles you will have to hit the Tomb 5 times – the hero will instantly return to the squad with fully restored ultimate.

The first phase will end when you are exhausted entire health reserve Mema. After the finishing blow, the monster automatically will pick up two random members of your squad under their imprisonment in the “tomb”.

Second half of the fight

By the second phase, only two heroes will remain in your squad, but with restored health.

In addition, we will be given the opportunity to use bonus ability from Black Swan – support skill “Ethereal Cradle” (R key on PC). When activated, this ability damages the Wind element + places 3 stacks of dot damage on the boss and the “tombs”.

With this phase, "Something to Death" begins become two allies , but does it in a slightly different way: the monster creates a dark aura on the field, and from the moment it is activated, you are immediately replenished energy of all ultimates. Now the next two heroes who use any active ability will become a target for the monster.

The target status can be removed (by any skill that removes weakening), however it's not worth doing this – The meme will still take two characters, just random ones. It is much better to control the inevitable loss of two units: during the night, try to squeeze out abilities two less significant characters for the battle (for example, buffers and sub-dds). It is best to leave the main damage dealer and healer/shield fighter in the pack.

Achievements for the boss battle “Something to Die”

After the story battle you will be able to achievement “The Pursuit of Sweetness” - you won’t miss getting it.

And here is the achievement " All Men Must Die "(collection reward - 5 jade), which is also given after the battle with the Memory Zone Meme, may not be obtained immediately. The trophy will open if you defeat the boss with the last remaining squad member (everyone else must be defeated or in captivity in the “tombs”).

At the time of version 2.0, this achievement can be obtained, if not during the course of the plot, then in stage 12 " Longing for the world of dreams » (temporary testing phase Hall of Oblivion ).