Himeko builds the Honkai Star Rail.

Now, crew, allow me to present you to Himeko, a member of Honkai Star Rail. This redhead with a fire arm is the whole package: a very bright scientist, an intrepid pioneer, and a powerful opponent.We go over just how to maximize her for your competition in this tutorial so that she may really shine.

See our guides for Honkai Star Rail Dan Heng and Honkai Star Rail March 7th to learn more about the other members of the Astral Express family. A Honkai Star Rail tier list is also available to assist you in your ascent through space.

Okay, let's examine the top build for Himeko from Honkai Star Rail.

Build
How to use
Light cone
Relics
Team comps
Abilities
Eidolons
Ascension materials
Trace materials

Which Honkai Star Rail Himeko construction is the best?


Best light cone	Night on the Milky Way
Light cone substitutes	The Seriousness of Breakfast, Before Dawn
Best relic set	Firesmith of Lava Forging
Main stats	Body – Crit rate/damage Feet – Speed Link rope – Attack Planar sphere – Fire damage bonus
Sub stats	Speed, break effect, energy regeneration

Himeko is a formidable damage dealer that can destroy huge clusters of adversaries with her massive blast and AoE strikes, devastating burn damage dot, and follow-up move.She follows in the footsteps of the Erudition, making her a multi-target damage dealer, and boy, does she shine in that area.

Whenever feasible, we advise constructing her with a lot of fire damage increase and attack stats. This is a fantastic choice if you manage to get her five-star light cone off the banners; if not, there are a number of excellent options; just make sure the one you choose will align with her course.

How should I use Himeko from Honkai Star Rail?

Himeko excels in multi-target scenarios such as calyx's; with her follow-up and ultimate techniques, farming them will be a complete ease. She is not advised for large single-target opponents, however.

She gets along nicely with other fire characters, such Asta from Honkai Star Rail.Honkai Star Rail's Hook as wellbecause using her method to start engagements makes adversaries absorb more fire damage, and using her with a buffer like Asta makes her already high attack even more potent.

Which light cones work best for Himeko?

Himeko's kit is ideal for the five-star light cone Night on the Milky Way, which boosts her attack in proportion to the number of adversaries and their level of damage. But because it's a five-star light cone that can only be obtained via gacha pulls, getting it will need luck.

Any light cone that boosts Himeko's assault may be used to fill the void in the meantime; just be sure to choose one that is in line with the Erudition's route to activate its ability.

Light cone	Effect	How to obtain
Night on the Milky Way (five-star)	Increases Himeko’s attack by 8% for every enemy on the battlefield, up to five times. Also increases Himeko’s damage by 24% for one turn when she inflicts an enemy with break.	Standard banner
Before Dawn (five-star)	Increases Himeko’s crit damage by 36%. Her skill and ultimate damage also increases by 18%. After she uses a skill or ultimate, she gains Somus Corpus. When she triggers a follow-up attack, this is consumed, and follow-up damage increases by 48%.	Light cone banner (alongside Jing Yuan)
The Seriousness of Breakfast (four-star)	Increases Himeko’s damage by 12%. Her attack increases a further 4% for every enemy she defeats.	Any banner
Sagacity (three-star)	Increases Himeko’s attack by 24% when she unleashes her ultimate.	Any banner

Which relics are the finest for Himeko?

We suggest the Firesmith of Lava Forge relic set since Himeko's effect mostly depends on her fire damage. Aim for more attack and fire damage when it comes to sub-stats. Next comes an energy and speed recharge.

Himeko may enhance her assault by equipping herself with the Space Sealing Station planar ornaments, which will make her even more formidable.

Relic	Effect	How to obtain
Firesmith of Lava Forging	Two equipped: increases fire damage by 10% Four equipped: increases Himeko’s skill damage by 12%. After unleashing an ultimate, her next attack deals an additional 12% fire damage	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Conflagration in The Xianzhou Luofu’s Stargazer Navalia
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	Two equipped: increases attack by 12% Four equipped: increases Himeko’s speed by 6% and her basic attack damage by 10%	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting in Jarilo-VI’s Corridor of Fading Echoes
Thief of Shooting Meteor	Two equipped: increases break effect by 16% Four equipped: increases Himeko’s break effect by 16%. Himeko regenerates three energy when she inflicts weakness break on an enemy	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Jabbing Punch in Jarilo-VI’s Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone
The Ashblazing Grand Duke	Two equipped: Increases follow-up damage by 20% Four equipped: When Himeko uses a follow-up attack against an enemy, it increases her attack by 6% each time the follow-up deals damage. This can stack a maximum of eight times and lasts for three turns	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Darkness in Fyxestroll Gardens
Prisoner in Deep Confinement	Two equipped: Increases attack by 12% Four equipped: For every DoT the target enemy has, Himeko ignores 6% of their defense when dealing damage. This effect is valid for up to three different DoT states	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Darkness in Fyxestroll Gardens

Flat decorations

Relic	Effect	How to obtain
Space Sealing Station	Two equipped: Increases Himeko’s attack by 12%. When Himeko’s speed reaches 120 or higher, her attack increases by another 12%	Immersion Reward Devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe
Inert Salsotto	Two equipped: Increases Himeko’s crit rate by 8%. When her current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, her ultimate and follow-up attack damage increase by 15%.	Immersion Reward Devices in World 6 of the Simulated Universe

Relic stat suggestions

Key statistics :

Body: Crit rate/crit damage, effect hit rate
Feet: Speed
Link rope: Attack, energy regeneration
Planar sphere: Fire damage increase

Crit damage, crit rate

Attack

Break effect

Energy restoration

Speed

Sub-stats:

Which Honkai Star Rail Himeko team competitions are the best?

Himeko clearly thrives in a fire-based squad, using both her own follow-up maneuvers and Asta's equipment to excellent use. Together, they can deliver some heavy fire and follow-up damage if you have a Topaz.

First character slot	Second character slot	Third character slot	Fourth character slot
Himeko	Asta	Trailblazer (fire)	Natasha
Himeko	Asta	Topaz	Luocha
Himeko	Asta	Fu Xuan	Silver Wolf

What skills does Himeko possess?

Here are the abilities of the fiery Himeko in combat, along with the exact functions of each skill.

Skills in action:

Skill	Effect
Basic attack: Sawblade Tuning (single attack)	Deal 50% of Himeko’s attack as fire damage to a target enemy
Skill: Molten Detonation (blast)	Deal 100% of Himeko’s attack as fire damage to a target enemy and 40% of her attack as fire damage to adjacent enemies
Ultimate: Heavenly Flare (AoE)	Deal 132% of Himeko’s attack as fire damage to all enemies. Himeko restores an additional ten energy for each enemy she defeats

Skill in passivity:

Skill	Effect
Talent: Victory Rush	If an enemy’s weakness breaks, Himeko gains a stack of charge (full charge is three stacks). When Himeko is fully charged after an ally attacks, she deals 68% of her attack as fire damage to all enemies and consumes all charge stacks. She gains one stack of charge at the start of battle.

Approach:

Skill	Effect
Incomplete Combustion (impair)	After using her technique, a satellite beam creates a burning zone that lasts 15 seconds. Upon entering battle in a burning zone, there’s a 100% base chance to increase fire damage taken by target enemies by 10% for two turns.

Traces:

Trace	Effect
Starfire (unlocked at ascension two)	Himeko’s basic attack has an 80% chance to burn enemies. Enemies then take fire damage over time equalling 30% of Himeko’s attack damage
Magma (unlocked at ascension four)	Himeko’s skill deals 20% more damage to enemies inflicted with burn
Benchmark (unlocked at ascension six)	Increases Himeko’s crit rate by 15% if her HP is 80% or higher

What are the eidolons of Himeko?

Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail resemble the constellations in Genshin Impact. When you pull several copies of a character, you may gain exclusive upgrades and bonuses. All of Himeko's eidolons are shown here.

Eidolon	Effect
Level one: Childhood	After Himeko triggers ‘Victory Rush’, her speed increases by 20% for two turns
Level two: Convergence	Deal 15% more damage to enemies below or equal to 50%
Level three: Poised	Increases the level of Himeko’s ultimate by three, to a maximum of level 15, and the level of her basic attack by one, up to a maximum of level ten
Level four: Dedication	When her skill breaks an enemy’s weakness, Himeko gains one additional stack of charge
Level five: Aspiration	Increases the level of Himeko’s skill by three, to a maximum of level 15, and the level of her basic attack by one, up to a maximum of level ten
Level six: Trailblaze!	Himeko’s ultimate deals damage two additional times, each to a random enemy, both times dealing 40% of the original damage

What ascension materials does Himeko offer?

Himeko needs a ton of endotherm chitins and a number of core items to level up to maximum. As a reward, the chitins descend in the The Honkai Star Rail stagnant shadow domain may be found on Jarilo-VI inside the Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone.

Required level	Credits	Materials
20	3,200	Five extinguished cores
30	6,400	Ten extinguished cores
40	12,800	Three endotherm chitin and six glimmering cores
50	32,000	Seven endotherm chitin and nine glimmering cores
60	64,000	20 endotherm chitin and six squirming cores
70	128,000	35 endotherm chitin and nine squirming cores

What trace materials does Himeko use?

These are the things you'll need to level up Himeko's skills. If you're fresh to the game, you won't miss out on them since they're all located in the first few locations.

41 extinguished cores, 56 glimmering cores, and 58 squirming cores
- Obtain from flamespawn enemies, purchase from the Embers Exchange, and the Herta Space Station world shop

15 keys of inspiration, 72 keys of knowledge, and 139 keys of wisdom
- Obtain from the Bud of Erudition calyx, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, purchase from Herta’s Space Station world shop, and the Jarilo-VI world shop
12 Destroyer’s Final Roads
- Obtain from the Doomsday Beast weekly boss located on the Herta Space Station
11 tracks of destiny
- Obtain from events, as rewards in the Simulated Universe, from the Embers exchange, and Nameless Honor (battlepass) rewards
3,000,000 credits

Priority of skill trace:

Ultimate > talent > skill > basic attack

Principal trace priority:

Starfire > Magma > Benchmark

That is all we know about Himeko from Honkai Star Rail. We have a ton more for those like Hook of the Honkai Star Rail, Rails of Honkai Star HuoHuo, and Guinaifen of Honkai Star Rail. To go on a new gacha journey, check out our list of the top games like Genshin Impact, or visit our Genshin Impact codes page and Genshin Impact tier list.