In Honkai: Star Rail Acheron is 5 star character, which has an Electric type of combat and belongs to the path of Nothingness. In a team, she can play the role of the main damage dealer, aimed at dealing direct and periodic damage (DoT). In this guide you will learn about her best builds, light cones And relics. We will also tell you about the recommended units with her.
Note: The Mysterious Wanderer has not yet been officially released, so the data presented here is based on information received as part of beta testing. If necessary, we will update the guide when the heroine appears in the game.
Main features of Acheron
How to get Acheron
This heroine can only be obtained during the event Jump. In the near future, this banner will be launched as part of the first phase of patch 2.1. If you want to be one of the first to know about her next rerun, we advise you to bookmark this article.
Let’s add that HoYoverse only once gave a 5-star character in honor of winning the category for “best mobile game of the year” and never once for completing various events, so it’s highly likely that you can unlock Acheron only with the help of Jumps.
Acheron stat progression
In the table below you can see how the basic parameters of the Galaxy Ranger change as her level increases.
| Level | Attack Power | Protection | HP | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 | 59 | 153 | 101 |
| 20 | 185 | 116 | 299 | 101 |
| 40 | 356 | 223 | 574 | 101 |
| 60 | 527 | 330 | 850 | 101 |
| 80 | 699 | 437 | 1125 | 101 |
Note that her critical damage, critical hit chance and taunt are 50%, 5% and 100 respectively at any level, and there is no energy reserve.
Advantages and disadvantages of Acheron
Thanks to her abilities, she can inflict significant direct and periodic damage to both single and multiple targets. Its advantages also include:
- She has the highest base attack (the damage of abilities depends on it) among the other characters of her Path and receives an increase to this indicator from Traces, which significantly simplifies the construction of her build.
- It has an extremely powerful ultimate, which not only deals enormous damage to one or several enemies at the same time, but also completely ignores their types of vulnerabilities (can break through the stamina of any enemy). Plus, thanks to the passive talent, the targets' elemental resistance is reduced.
- The superpower has an unusual charging mechanic - it does not require energy, but it does require Broken Dream points. For this reason, you can ignore the heroine’s Energy Recovery indicator, spending more effort on increasing other parameters.
- Pairs well with many characters in the Oblivion path, including damage dealers who deal damage over time, as they allow her to gain Broken Dream points faster, and therefore use her ultimate more often, and provide a bonus to overall damage.
- It has a lot of different bonuses to its own damage. In addition to the direct bonuses from the heroes of Oblivion and Traces, she also receives buffs from accumulating levels of Crimson Knot and Thunder Core.
- Thanks to this technique, he can instantly deal with ordinary enemies in the open world and the Virtual Universe, which significantly speeds up the passage of the latter. If you miss an enemy, the vehicle point will not be spent.
- Can adequately fulfill his role as the main damage dealer even without signature weapons and unlocked Eidolons.
However, this wanderer should not be considered an ideal character, since she also has her own shortcomings, namely:
- She urgently needs characters from the path of Nothingness in her team, preferably at least two. Otherwise, she will not receive an increased bonus to damage and will not be able to use her ult often, since she is not able to independently apply debuffs to enemies. Thus, you will have to be very careful when building a pack for Acheron. This dependence on debuffers can be partially mitigated thanks to E2 and signature weapons.
- Although we have indicated that the heroine can do without Eidolons and signatures, the benefits of them are too great to completely ignore them. For this reason, you should try to knock out at least one of these elements in order to significantly increase Acheron’s combat potential. E6 will completely turn her into a real death machine, capable of breaking through any vulnerability even with ordinary attacks and skill.
- The absence of the need to accumulate energy to activate a superpower also has its disadvantages. Firstly, you will not be able to restore it in the usual ways: by receiving damage or making attacks. Secondly, you will not be able to speed up its recovery with planar decorations or buffs from supports.
Acheron's abilities
The most important ability of a wanderer is talent "Unity Hangs at the Top of the Rain Leaf", since it is on its basis that all of its gameplay is built, so let’s first consider this passive. When you collect 9 Broken Dream points, you can use a superpower. While Acheron's ultimate attacks are active, they ignore any types of enemy vulnerabilities, reducing their resistance to all types of damage by 10-25%.
When any team member debuffs an enemy, Acheron gains 1 point of Broken Dream and 1 level of Crimson Knot appears on the debuffed enemy. If the weakening affects several targets at once, then an additional “Crimson Knot” is attached to the enemy with the largest number of “knots”. The effect triggers once per ability action.
If an opponent leaves the battlefield or is defeated and Acheron is still alive, then their Crimson Knot levels are transferred to the other opponent with the most "Knots".
Explanation: In fact, there is nothing complicated here - we gain 9 points of “Broken Dream” by using the skill and applying debuffs to allies, and then activate the ult, causing increased damage to enemies with “Crimson Knots”. Note that the decrease in enemy resistance, apparently, is not considered a weakening, and therefore is not taken into account when issuing stacks.
When using a basic attack "Three-Way Wiltcross" She deals electrical damage to one enemy equal to 50~130% of her attack power. At the same time, it penetrates 30 units of durability.
Explanation: Unremarkable ordinary attacks, which we will practically not use, since it is the skill that will give us the necessary “Broken Dream” points. Their usefulness increases slightly when E6 is opened, as they begin to penetrate any vulnerability, not just electrical ones.
After using the skill "Octobolt Flash" It deals electrical damage equal to 80~200% and 30~75% of its attack power to the target and nearby enemies, respectively. In addition, Acheron gains 1 point of Broken Dream and applies 1 level of Crimson Knot to the target. In this case, the skill penetrates 60 units of durability (an explosion can remove another 30 units).
Explanation: In terms of damage, it is inferior to Kafka’s skill, since her skill also activates all statuses that enemies have with periodic damage. However, Acheron will have to use the skill every time she moves, because only it (in the absence of a signature) will allow her to consistently gain points to activate her ult.
Using a superpower "A cut dream cries red", the heroine sequentially performs the attack “Rain Blade” three times and “Revival of Stygia” once, causing electrical damage in the amount of 223.2~446.4% of her attack power to the selected target and another 180~360% to other opponents.
Each “Rain Blade” deals electrical damage to a single target in the amount of 14.4~28.8% of the heroine’s ATK and removes 3 levels of “Crimson Knot” from her. After removing them, she immediately deals 9~18% electrical damage to all enemies in the arena. For each stack of effect absorbed, the damage multiplier increases additionally, up to a maximum of 36~72%.
The “Revival of Stygia” attack deals 72~144% of the wanderer’s ATK to all targets and removes all remaining “Crimson Nodes” from them. Additional stacks cannot be placed on enemies while the super is active.
Explanation: The main source of damage is Acheron, and it is very, very large even without taking into account the “Thunder Core” trail. For example, with an attack power of 3000 units and the 10th level of ultimate, it will deal 11,160 damage to a single target, and 9,000 damage to all other enemies. Her rain blades with 9 stacks of Crimson Knot will deal an additional 3456 damage to a single target and 720 damage to all other enemies. The revival of Stygia will then hit all mobs with another 3600 units of damage. Note that we are talking about “naked” numbers, that is, without taking into account all kinds of bonuses from traces.
It is also impossible not to mention the technology "Fourfold Ascension", the use of which leads to the immediate start of a battle with enemies, and at the beginning of each wave they all receive electrical damage in the amount of 200% of the heroine’s ATK. This strike breaks through durability regardless of the opponents' vulnerability type. If The Shield is broken, the Shock debuff is applied to the enemy.
The heroine also receives the status of the same name, which, when used, gives her 1 point of “Broken Dream” and imposes 1 level of “Crimson Knot” on a random enemy. Let us add that when attacking ordinary mobs in the open world or the Virtual Universe, she instantly kills them without engaging in battle with them. If you miss, vehicle points are not deducted.
Traces of Acheron
In addition to the above abilities, the heroine’s leveling tree also includes other enhancements that provide passive bonuses or permanent increases to characteristics. Basically we are talking about increasing electrical damage, attack power and critical damage. You can see them all in the picture below.
Next, we’ll briefly look at special tracks with their own mechanics:
- Red Demon - after the start of the battle, immediately gives 5 points of “Broken Dream” and imposes 5 levels of “Crimson Knot” on a random enemy, which will allow, under certain conditions, to activate a superpower within the first turn. In addition, for each "Broken Dream" point received over the limit, it grants 1 "Quadrivalent Ascension" status described above. It can stack up to three times, that is, by using the ult you can, in theory, immediately get another 3 points of “Broken Dream” and 3 stacks of “Crimson Knot”.
- Abyss – if there are ½ heroes of the path of Nothingness in the squad, the damage from normal attacks, the skill and Acheron’s ultimate increases by 115%/160%, respectively. Note that we are talking about multipliers of 1.15 and 1.6, that is, if the heroine’s damage, for example, was 10,000 units, then with these multipliers it will increase to 11,500/16,000 units.
- Thunderball – when “Rain Blades” hit enemies with “Crimson Knots”, the heroine’s damage increases by 30%. The bonus can be stacked up to three times and lasts for three turns. When performing “Rise of Stygia”, the wanderer makes 6 more hits to random targets, dealing electrical damage equal to 25% of Acheron’s attack power. This bonus significantly increases the importance of applying “Crimson Knots” to opponents.
Eidolons Acheron
To unlock them, materials of the same name are required, which are issued when duplicates of the heroine appear, which, of course, is random. And considering the rarity of 5-star character drops, be prepared to spend a lot of money and time on this. Fortunately, even without eidolons, Acheron can function as a damage dealer without any problems.
If you still plan to open eidolons, then be sure to try to open E2, as it significantly simplifies the selection of a team for the heroine, because you will only need to keep only one Nothingness character in the squad. Plus, it will allow you to use your ultimate more often and slightly increase its damage.
If you have a choice between a signature and E1, then we advise you to take a signature weapon, as it will bring more benefits. Let's add that E4 and E6 also provide incredibly useful buffs, with the latter Eidolon most likely turning Acheron into the most powerful damage dealer in the game.
- Soothing Silent Sky – When dealing damage to enemies with Debuffs, your chance to land a critical strike increases by 18%.
- Silent Thunder in a Silent Storm - Only 1 Oblivion character is required to receive the maximum bonus from the Abyss trail. At the start of each turn, the heroine receives 1 point of “Broken Dream”, and the enemy with the most “Crimson Knots” receives 1 more level of the effect.
- Frost bites to death - the level of the ult increases by two, and the level of the basic attack - by one. The maximum level for the first increases to 15, and for the second – to 10.
- Holy Fire for the Mirrored Soul - Enemies become vulnerable to super damage, which also increases by 8%. Thus, the ultimates of all your heroes begin to break through the resistance of opponents, regardless of their vulnerabilities.
- Souls scattered throughout the purified lands - the level of skill and talent increases by two. Maximum level for both: 15th.
- Apocalypse, Liberator – increases the penetration of any vulnerabilities with Acheron’s superpower by 20%. Normal attacks and the heroine's skill also begin to break through the resistance of opponents, regardless of their elements. If the shield is broken, Shock is applied to the enemy.
How to play as Acheron
At first glance, the gameplay for the Wanderer may seem quite difficult to understand, but in reality there is nothing complicated about it - you just need to collect Broken Dream points and apply levels of Crimson Knot to enemies in order to use the ultimate, which is the main one, as often as possible Acheron is the source of damage.
You will accumulate them mainly by using the heroine’s skill, applying debuffs to allies (this includes periodic damage) and activating light cone passives, used both by Acheron herself and her teammates. Plus, you can get extra points from vehicles, the Red Demon trail and E2.
We should also talk about the “Crimson Knots”. The amount of them on the enemy will determine the damage he receives. So it is highly advisable to accumulate these stacks on an elite enemy or boss (if one is present on the battlefield). To inflict maximum damage with an ult, you need to have 9 levels of the effect.
As for rotation, its optimal option would look like this:
- Try to use the technique before the start of the fight - you will immediately kill ordinary enemies, and when fighting elite mobs or bosses, you will immediately inflict significant damage on them, and when using an ult you will receive 1 point of “Broken Dream” and 1 level of “Crimson Knot”.
- If there are debuffers in the team, then be sure to use their abilities that impose weakening on enemies, and it is advisable to use them on the most dangerous enemies in order to put as many “knots” on them as possible.
- When the Wanderer takes her turn, use her skill to deal electrical damage and accumulate the effects she needs.
- If you have the Red Demon trail and two Oblivion characters in the squad, you will most likely be able to use the ult in the first cycle of the battle. Next, select the target with the largest number of “Crimson Knots” (you can inflict maximum damage if the enemies have 9 stacks or higher of this status) and attack it.
- Continue to repeat these steps until the bitter end. Note that Acheron can walk both before and after other heroes on her path, so the speed parameter is not very important to her (unless it is required to activate the passives of planar decorations).
Best builds for Acheron
Best Light Cones
Acheron is more similar to the standard damage dealers from the Destruction and Hunt paths, dealing direct damage, rather than the Oblivion character, who mainly rely on damage over time. For this reason, those types of weapons that increase attack power, critical damage and critical chance, and also enhance the ultimate are suitable for her. The table below shows the most interesting options.
| Name | Characteristics | Ability |
|---|---|---|
|
Along the Passing Shore (5 stars) |
HP: 48~1058 Attack Power: 29~635 Defense: 18~397 |
Increases critical damage by 46-60%. When the wearer hits an enemy, it inflicts the Empty Bubbles debuff on them for 1 turn. You can only apply one debuff per hit. The damage taken by enemies with this status is increased by 24-40%. In addition, the damage from the ult additionally increases by 24-40%. We are talking about Acheron's signature weapon, which not only increases her crit. damage and superpower power, but also allows her to independently apply debuffs, gaining additional points from “Broken Dream” and “Crimson Knot”. |
|
Patience Is All You Need (5 stars) |
HP: 48~1058 Attack Power: 26~582 Defense: 21~463 |
Increases damage dealt by 24~40%. Each new hit increases speed by 4.8~8%. The bonus can be stacked up to three times. Applies a Web that deals periodic electrical damage equal to 60~100% of the wearer's attack power over one turn. Increases the heroine’s overall damage and her speed, so less attention can be paid to the latter parameter in relics. The web is considered a weakening, so Acheron will be able to get additional points for his ultimate. As a result, you can give this cone to the wanderer if for some reason you knocked it out, but did not receive Kafka. |
|
Good Night and Sleep Well (4 stars) |
HP: 43~952 Attack Power: 21~476 Defense: 15~330 |
Increases damage by 12-24% for each debuff the target enemy has, stacking up to three times. The bonus also affects periodic damage. In a team with other characters of Nothingness, you will constantly activate the passive of this weapon, and for all 3 levels, which will significantly increase the total damage of the heroine. However, to get a more or less decent increase, you need to get at least the 3rd rank of overlay. |
|
In the Name of the World (5 stars) |
HP: 48~1058 Attack Power: 26~582 Defense: 21~463 |
Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 24-40%. After using the skill, the probability of hitting effects increases by 18-30%, and attack power - by 24-40%. Considering that you will have to necessarily apply debuffs to enemies, the passive of this cone will work almost all the time. But the chance of hitting Acheron’s effects is not needed, and increasing the attack power when using the skill will not greatly increase its damage. Overall, this is an average weapon that can be used when there are no alternatives. |
|
We will meet again (4 stars) |
HP: 846 ATK: 529 DEF: 330 |
After using a skill or basic hit, the wearer deals additional damage equal to 48-96% of attack power to a random enemy that was hit by attacks. Gives an additional attack that deals medium damage. Doesn't give any more bonuses, so you can equip this cone if you don't have the above options. |
The best relics
As for the choice of ordinary relics mined in corrosion caves, we advise you to pay attention to sets that increase attack power, crits and electrical damage, as well as in one way or another covering superpowers in their bonuses. The table below shows the best options.
| Name | Bonuses | Advantages |
|---|---|---|
|
Discoverer of dead waters |
2 pieces: Increases damage dealt to enemies with debuffs by 12%. 4 pieces: increases crit chance by 4%. When hitting an enemy with 2/3 crit weakening. The owner's damage increases by 8%/12% respectively. If the wearer assigns a negative status to the target, then the above effects are increased by 100% for one turn. |
The best option is for Acheron, whose passive will work almost all the time, since in any case you will have to constantly maintain debuffs on the enemies. |
|
Band of Sizzling Thunder |
2 pieces: Increases electrical damage by 10%. 4 pieces: Attack power increases by 20% for one turn when the character uses a skill. |
A good alternative to the previous option, allowing you to increase the overall damage of Acheron. When using it, it is advisable to activate the ult after using the skill. |
|
Musketeer of Wild Wheat/ Prisoner in Deep Confinement
Band of Sizzling Thunder
Discoverer of dead waters |
2 pieces: Increases attack power by 12%. 2 pieces: Increases electrical damage by 10%. 2 pieces: Increases damage dealt to enemies with debuffs by 12%. |
If you do not have complete sets with suitable characteristics, you can temporarily use two incomplete sets of the specified relics. |
|
The genius of the diamond stars |
2 pieces: Increase quantum damage by 10%. 4 parts: in case of damage, the wearer ignores 10% of the enemy's defense. If the selected target has a quantum vulnerability, then another 10% of protection is ignored. |
The first passive for Acheron is useless, but the second can significantly increase the damage of the heroine if Silver Wolf is present in the team, which not only further reduces the defense, but can also add quantum vulnerability to enemies. Overall, this is a fairly situational kit, which is why we put it at the bottom of the list. |
Now let's move on to planar jewelry, which is mined in the Virtual Universe. The list below shows the recommended options (the numbers indicate the priority of choice):
| Planar decoration | Bonuses | Reasons for choice |
|---|---|---|
|
Izumo Gensei and Takama's Divine Realm |
Increases attack power by 12%. If there is a character on the team with the same Path as the owner of the jewelry, the latter’s chance of delivering critical hits increases by 12%. | The best option is for Acheron, who is guaranteed to receive both passive bonuses (they can significantly increase the damage from her abilities), since at least one Nothingness character will be present in her team in any case. |
|
Frozen Salsotto |
Increases the chance of critical hits by 8%. If this parameter is equal to or exceeds 50%, then the damage from ults and bonus attacks increases by 15%. | A good alternative to the previous set, as it simplifies the collection of crits and strengthens Acheron’s superpower, which is the main source of damage. |
|
Devastated Sigonia |
When defeating an enemy, increases the owner's critical damage by 4%. The bonus can be stacked up to 10 times. | A situational decoration that is recommended to be used only when fighting large groups of enemies or bosses that can summon minions. When using it, the body should be taken on crit. chance. |
|
4) Firmament Frontline: Glamoth |
2 pieces: Increases attack power by 12%. If the carrier's speed is equal to or exceeds 135/160 units, then the damage it deals increases by 12%/18%, respectively. | Allows you to significantly increase the damage from all abilities, however, to get all the bonuses you will have to invest significant resources in the heroine’s speed, which is not always justified. |
|
5) Space Sealing Station |
2 parts: increases ATK by 12%. Gives another 12% to this parameter if the character’s speed is equal to or exceeds 120 units. | A budget version of the previous set, which gives less damage, but to fully activate its passive requires only 120 units of speed, which will be much easier to gain. Can be used as temporary decoration. |
Concerning characteristics of relics, then you need to choose as follows:
- Body: Critical Damage/Critical Strike Chance (choice depends on which Light Cone and Planar Ornament you are using)
- Legs: speed (priority) or attack power
- Planar Sphere: Shock Damage
- Connecting Rope: Attack Power
- Additional characteristics: critical damage/crit chance -> attack power% -> speed
Note that speed can be sacrificed to increase Acheron's overall damage, since she doesn't really care when to walk - before or after her allies.
Best commands for Acheron
When building the right squad for Acheron, a lot of this will depend on whether she has her 2nd Eidolon unlocked, as in this case you will only need to have one Nether character on your team. However, even with E2 it makes sense to keep two heroes of the specified “class”, since usually they are the ones who are able to apply debuffs to enemies.
The Wanderer will also benefit from supports that can increase attack power, crits, and the penetration effect, as well as provide additional skill points, because Acheron will have to use her skill every turn. For this reason, she pairs extremely well with Twilight and Ruan Mei. Bronya will also show itself well, which will allow the Galaxy Ranger to walk more often, giving her the opportunity to quickly gain “Broken Dream” points.
Considering the monstrous damage caused by Acheron, you can try to completely dispense with healers and shields, focusing on increasing her damage. This way you can deal with enemies before they have time to knock out your characters. In such a pack there should be one support (Harmony) and two debuffers (Oblivion). The table below shows all the optimal units.
| Maine-DD | Sub-DD | Sub-DD/Support | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Acheron |
Black Swan (Silver Wolf, Pela) |
Sparkle |
Fu Xuan |
|
Acheron |
Pela |
Welt |
Sparkle |
|
Acheron |
Pela |
Sparkle |
Trailblazer (fire) |
|
Acheron |
Silver Wolf |
Pela |
Fu Xuan |
|
Acheron |
Kafka |
Black Swan |
Fu Xuan (Aventurine, Gepard) |
|
Acheron |
Kafka |
Black Swan |
Ruan Mei |
|
Acheron |
Guinaifen |
Pela |
Gallagher (Natasha, Lynx) |
|
Acheron |
Black Swan |
Sampo |
Fu Xuan (Aventurine, Gepard) |
|
Acheron |
Pela |
Bronya |
Luocha (Huohuo, Bailu) |
|
Acheron |
Guinaifen |
Sampo (Asta) |
Gallagher (Natasha, Lynx) |
Upgrading Acheron
How to increase abilities (what to download first)
The pictures below demonstrate the materials and their quantities required to maximize the basic attack, skill, superpower and talent.
- Fire Spirit, Starfire Essence and Heavenly Cremator are obtained from the sepal found in the Alchemy Commission (Lofu Xianzhou) or through Synthesis.
- The Dream Collection Component, Dream Stream Valve, and Dream Engine are obtained from Nightmare Troupe monsters, quests, and enemies in the Virtual Universe, or through Synthesis.
- Past Wormhole Disasters - Mined in Echoes of War "Old Wormhole Crater", located in the Isolated Zone (Space Station "Herta").
- Imprints of Fate - obtained in the Virtual Universe, issued with a battle pass and purchased for unquenchable ashes in the Pom-Pom store. Sometimes they are a reward in temporary events.
Concerning priority for leveling up abilities, then it is advisable to upgrade your superpower, skill and talent in parallel to each other. If resources are limited, first pump up your ultimate, and then your passive and skill (that is, it should be 1-2 levels ahead of the last two). Raise your basic attacks last.
How to level up a character
At certain levels you will need to elevate the heroine by spending a large amount of resources and credits:
- Ascension (level 30): credits x4000 and dream collection component x5
- Ascension (level 40): credits x8000 and dream collection component x10
- Ascension (level 50): credits x16000, dream flow valve x6 and electric werewolf staff x3
- Ascension (level 60): credits x40000, dream flow valve x9 and electric werewolf staff x7
- Ascension (level 70): credits x80000, dream engine x6 and electric werewolf staff x20
- Ascension (level 80): credits x160000, dream engine x9 and electric werewolf staff x35
The Werewolf Electric Staff can be obtained from the Shape of Doom Stagnant Shadow located in Navalia Stargazer Port (Lofu Xianzhou).
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