Honkai Star Rail: Best Kafka Build
Kafka is a 5-star Nihility character who plays a big role in the main story of Honkai Star Rail. She is a clear fan favorite due to her style and looks, while also being a DoT queen. If built correctly, she can form the strongest DoT team in the game. Here is the best Kafka build to get the maximum damage output from her kit.
Who is Kafka in Honkai Star Rail?
Kafka is a limited 5-star Nihility character with the lightning damage type. She is a DPS character who excels at DoT. Lore-wise, she is a member of the Stellaron Hunters and has so far played a big role in the main story of Honkai Star Rail. Kafka is depicted as calm, collected, elegant, respectful, and beautiful, even in combat.
Kafka Upcoming Banners and Release Date
The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update will feature Kafka’s rerun banner in the 2nd phase. The upcoming date of the banner is estimated to be around the 17th and 25th of January 2024. Kafka’s release date in Honkai Star Rail was August 9, 2023, which was also her last featured banner.
Kafka’s Kit And Cycle Rotation (At Max Level)
Kafka’s kit is heavily DoT-focused and she does increasing damage based on the number of DoTs applied on the enemies. Let’s first take a look at her entire kit.
Herskill instantly triggers every DoTappliedon an enemy for 82.5% of their original damage at max level on top of the normal skill damage. So, the ideal way to play her is to use her skill after another DoT applier (like Sampo or Luka).
To get the best out of this build for Kafka,only use her Skill and Ultimate. Her ideal cycle rotation should be similar to the following:
Skill > Skill > Ultimate > Skill > Skill > Ultimate.
Best Kafka Build: Relics, Planar Ornaments, and Sub Stats
Relics and Planar Ornaments make or break most builds. Here are the Relics, Planar Ornaments, and their main and sub-stats for the best Kafka build.
Best Relics for Kafka
The 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement set is perfect for Kafka as her kit is primarily for DoT builds. This relic set gives a 12% flat increase to attack and reduces the defense of enemies by 6% for every DoT applied to them (max 3), which is tailored for more damage output from Kafka.
You can also use the 4-piece Band of Sizzling Thunder for 10% or more Lightning damage and a 20% increase to her attack when using her Skill, which you will be using all the time.
Best Planar Ornaments for Kafka
When it comes to the Planar Ornaments, the2-piece Space Sealing Stations is best for any Kafka buildas it gives her a straight attack boost. You can also use the 2-piece Firmament Frontline: Glamoth if you are building a speed Kafka and can meet the steep 160 speed requirement during battle.
The 2-piece Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise is also a good choice if your Relic sub-stats are not enough for the 67% effect hit rate requirement of Kafka at her E1 or when she is wearing her signature light cone.
Best Main and Sub Stats for Kafka
The best stats for Kafka in Honkai Star Rail are straight Attack and Speed. As DoT doesn’t CRIT in Honkai Star Rail, there is no point in adding Crit Rate and Damage on her stats. Also, you need to reach the 28% Effect Hit rate on Kafka at her E0, which is easy as you only need an extra 10% Effect Hit Rate on her sub stats as her Traces give her 18%. However, if you have her E1 or Signature Light Cone, then you need to reach 67% of the Effect Hit Rate to get the best results.
Building Kafka’s speed is also important as it will let her attack more often, achieving more damage output per cycle. But remember to always have her speed 1 less than the DoT applier in your team to have Kafka’s action after them.
Best Light Cones for Kafka
Kafka Ascension and Trace Materials
AllAscension Materialsfor Kafka in Honkai Star Rail are:
AllTrace Materialsfor Kafka in HSR are:MaterialsQuantityCredit3 MillionObsidian of Dread18Thief’s Instinct41Obsidian of Desolation69Usurper’s Scheme56Obsidian of Obsession139Conqueror’s Will58Regret of Infinite Ochema12Tracks of Destiny8Kafka Trace Materials
Kafka Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail
The only Eidolons worth investing in Kafka is her E1, which increases the DoT received by the targets when her Talent triggers a Follow-up attack by 30% for 2 turns.
Her E6 is obviously very strong butit’s not worthy enoughto investStellar Jades, unless you just want her at E6.
Kafka Traces in Honkai Star Rail
Bonus Abilities:
Stat Boosts:
Best Team Comps For Kafka in Honkai Star Rail
The best teams for Kafka are DoT teams. You needat least one DoT applier, like Luka, Sampo, or Serval and they must attack before Kafka to apply the DoT. Next, you can have any defense shredder like Silver Wolf or Pela as Support. If you are building a speed team, then you can also go for Asta.
Finally, as sustain, you can pick Huohuo for extra damage buff and quicker Ulitmate, or go for Luocha or someone F2P like Natasha. You can also go for Shields and use Geopard or someone F2P like Fire MC.
Should You Pull for Kafka in Honkai Star Rail?
Kafka is an amazing character and her kit is very unique from other 5-star DPS characters. If you like DoT teams, then you should definitely pull for her. I personally enjoy her play style and suggest every Honkai Star Rail player to pull for her, simply because of her story significance and cool appearance.
Share your opinions on Kafka in the comment section and tell us whether you are going to pull for her the next time or not.
Sanmay Chakrabarti
An old soul who loves CRPGs and Souls-Like to death. Takes pleasure in simplifying “Complex and Hard” games for casual players with tailored guides and videos. He loves to explore new places, read fantasy fiction, watch anime, and create wacky character builds in his off time.
Add new comment
Name
Email ID
Δ
01
02
03
04
05
