Himeko • Nova

Erudition

Find the best builds and teams for Himeko • Nova in Honkai: Star Rail, including recommended Light Cones, Relics, and team compositions.

Some fight side by side, some keep watch. The Trailblaze is never a lonely voyage. She paints a trailblazing miracle. The silver rail stretches on, and the Nameless set sail once more, illuminating the galaxy's eternal night. At the end of the line, she looks back once again. The dream of setting forth has never run aground.

Himeko Nova Dps Build

Best Light Cone

A Star That Lights the Night

Relics and Ornament

As Navigator Isee Sees It

Fallen Star Anchorage

Himeko • Nova Best Stats

Body: CRIT Rate

Feet: ATK%

Sphere: Fire DMGATK%

Rope: ATK%

Himeko • Nova Best Substats

CRIT Rate

CRIT DMG

ATK%

SPD

Himeko • Nova Best Relics

As Navigator Isee Sees It

Wavestrider Captain

Scholar Lost in Erudition

Himeko • Nova Best Ornaments

Fallen Star Anchorage

The Wondrous BananAmusement Park

Rutilant Arena

Himeko • Nova Best Light Cones

A Star That Lights the Night

Into the Unreachable Veil

Night on the Milky Way

Life Should Be Cast to Flames

Geniuses' Repose

Today Is Another Peaceful Day

Himeko • Nova Best Teams

Himeko Nova F2P Team

For Himeko Nova's F2P team, pair her with a Trailblaze Companion like Welt or Remembrance Trailblazer to fulfill her kit's requirements. The Remembrance Trailblazer advances her forward and allows her to deal True DMG. Welt can delay enemies and provide damage amp for the team. Huohuo boosts the team's ATK, restores Energy, and heals the team.

Use Assist Skill on Welt's turn to gain Decimation, increasing the damage of her Assist Skills, then use it on Remembrance Trailblazer's turn to gain Verdict, increasing her Ultimate DMG.

Himeko Nova Beginner Team

For beginners who don't have any limited 4-Star or 5-Star characters yet, Himeko Nova can still be used as your main DPS in the team. The Remembrance Trailblazer fulfills Himeko Nova's Trailblaze Companion requirement while allowing her to deal True DMG. Asta increases the party's SPD and ATK. Natasha will be the team's sustain unit.

Himeko • Nova

Main DPS

Trailblazer Remembrance

Sub-DPS

Asta

Support

Natasha

Sustain

Himeko Nova Verdict Team

Himeko Nova Verdict Teams are great for single-target fights, since Verdict buffs Himeko Nova's Ultimate damage. Robin - Summeretto advances her forward and provides Energy, along with additional ATK. Sparkle boosts Himeko Nova's damage and also advances her turn forward.

This allows Himeko Nova to easily reset the usage of her Assist Skill, while having at least one Assist Skill usage from Sunday and Permansor Terrae in between the resets.

Himeko • Nova

Main DPS

Robin • Summeretto

Support

Sparkle

Support

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Sustain

Himeko Nova Decimation Team

Himeko Nova Decimation Teams are great for multi-target fights, since Decimation buffs Himeko Nova's Skill CRIT damage and the team's CRIT DMG. Welt delays enemies and boosts the team's overall damage through Weightless. Mortenax Blade increases the team's Ultimate DMG and overall damage through his debuffs.

Huohuo boosts the team's ATK, restores Energy, and heals the team. If you slot in a turn advancer on the team, Himeko Nova can be run at base SPD instead of 135 SPD to get her Assist Skill resets.

Himeko • Nova

Main DPS

Welt

Support

Mortenax Blade

Support

Flex

huohuo

Skills

Enkindle the First Lodestar

Basic ATK

Single Target

Deals Fire DMG equal to 140% of Himeko • Nova's ATK to one enemy.

Lv. 10

Upraise the Vanward Cresset

Skill

Support

After using Skill, immediately recovers all uses. Himeko • Nova gains "Navigator's Semaphore," lasting for 3 turn(s). This duration decreases by 1 at the start of Himeko • Nova's every turn. When Himeko • Nova has "Navigator's Semaphore," DMG dealt by all allies increases by 25%. At the start of every turn, immediately recovers 1 use.

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

Lv. 15

We, Too, Stride the Stars

Ultimate

AoE

Immediately takes control of "Starblazer." "Starblazer" can launch "Hyperluminal Particle Beam" against enemies 6 times, or consume to launch "Orbital Annihilation Pulse," dealing Fire DMG up to 953% of Himeko • Nova's ATK to one designated enemy, and Fire DMG up to 315% of Himeko • Nova's ATK to other targets.
When the uses of "Hyperluminal Particle Beam" are depleted, automatically launches "Orbital Annihilation Pulse," followed by Final Hit, dealing 3 instance(s) of DMG, with each instance dealing Fire DMG equal to 100% of Himeko • Nova's ATK to one random enemy.
When "Hyperluminal Particle Beam" or "Orbital Annihilation Pulse" deals fatal damage to all enemies on the field, or when enemy HP can no longer be reduced, immediately launches Final Hit.

Source Energy

Charge exclusive to the Starblazer.

Lv. 15

Of Fire and Far Faring

Talent

Enhance

While Himeko • Nova is on the field, immediately deploys the "Starblazer Visioscape," summoning "Starblazer" to the field and granting all ally characters 1 use. Ally characters can use to call upon "Starblazer" to attack enemies.
Using is considered as Himeko • Nova using her Skill. Himeko • Nova gains 25% increased All-Type and 100% increased CRIT DMG. When attacking, can ignore Weakness Types to reduce enemy Toughness. When breaking Weakness, triggers the Fire Weakness Break effect.
When ally characters other than Himeko • Nova use their , regenerates 4 Energy for them.

Territory

Territory effects are unique in the battle. While it exists, other abilities with Territory effects cannot be used.

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

RES PEN

When dealing DMG, ignore a part of the enemy target's resistance to the corresponding damage type.

Lv. 15

Starcharter Cruise

Technique

Enhance

When Himeko • Nova is in the team, increases the max Technique Points by 3.
After using Technique, enters the "Cruise" state for 30 seconds. Actively using the Technique consumes 2 Technique Points and immediately attacks all enemies within a certain range. After entering combat, immediately uses Skill 1 time at the start of each wave.
If attacking a Normal Enemy, immediately defeats them without entering combat. No Technique Points are consumed if no enemies are hit.

Traces

ATK Boost+4

Lv1

ATK Boost+8

Lv80

Whither, the Last and First Men?

When Himeko • Nova launches , it does not consume uses. At the start of the turn, if the uses have reached the current cap, Himeko • Nova additionally regenerates 5 Energy.

CRIT Rate Boost+2.7

ATK Boost+4

DMG Boost: Fire+3.2

Hark! The Express's Pulse Roars

When a character other than Himeko • Nova uses , that character immediately gains 1 in which they can insert the use of their Ultimate. The gained from will not repeatedly trigger this Trace effect.

ATK Boost+6

CRIT Rate Boost+4

ATK Boost+6

The Silver Rail, Hushed in Antiquity

When using Ultimate, immediately gains 3 If the current is 3 or more, when using the "Orbital Annihilation Pulse" attack, the DMG multiplier of "Orbital Annihilation Pulse" against random single enemies increases by 30%.

DMG Boost: Fire+4.8

CRIT Rate Boost+5.3

Lv75

Eidolons

That Which We Stride Is the Trailblaze

The number of extra uses from Talent additionally increases by 1. While in the "Companion Protocol: Verdict" state, reduces the number of Ultimate uses required to launch by 1. While in the "Companion Protocol: Decimation" state, reduces the Charge required to launch by 3. When Himeko • Nova launches , the number of extra DMG instances increases by 1.

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

The Colors We Never Strike

The cap of Himeko • Nova's uses increases to 2, and the DMG dealt by Ultimate and becomes 130% of their original DMG. During the "Navigator's Semaphore" state, at the start of each turn, additionally recovers 1 use of immediately. When a non- character uses , the Trace "Hark! The Express's Pulse Roars" now also grants them 1 .

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

Trailblaze Companions

Trailblazer, Himeko, Himeko • Nova, March 7th, Evernight, Dan Heng, Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae, Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae, Welt, Sunday.

We Who Are Starborn Muse Starward

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Let No Skyward Hand Stay Unheld

When using via the Talent "Of Fire and Far Faring," the All-Type RES PEN boost now applies to all allies. And when Himeko • Nova gains this effect, her All-Type RES PEN additionally increases by 10%.

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

To Cross the Cosmos and Beyond

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Ours Is the Oath to Sail Starward

Himeko • Nova's Fire increases by 20%. The cap of increases to 6. When an ally uses or launches , DMG dealt by increases by 75%, and Himeko • Nova gains 1 When launching "Hyperluminal Particle Beam" during Ultimate, additionally gains 1 . When launching "Orbital Annihilation Pulse," if the current is 6 or more, additionally deals 1 instance of Fire DMG to all enemies, equal to 160% of Himeko • Nova's ATK.

RES PEN

When dealing DMG, ignore a part of the enemy target's resistance to the corresponding damage type.

Source Energy

Charge exclusive to the Starblazer.

Assist Skill

An extra ability that can be granted to an ally target. Using an Assist Skill will also consume the current action turn.

Stats

1125

ATK

757

DEF

485

SPEED

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Light Cone for Himeko • Nova?

The best Light Cone for Himeko • Nova is A Star That Lights the Night.

What are the best Relics for Himeko • Nova?

The best Relic set for Himeko • Nova is As Navigator Isee Sees It.

What are the best main stats for Himeko • Nova?

The best main stats for Himeko • Nova are Body, Feet, Sphere, and Rope.

What are the best teams for Himeko • Nova?

The best teams for Himeko • Nova include strong synergies with characters that complement their Erudition path and Fire combat type.