DON'T IGNORE THESE 4 STATS! Speed, Break Effect, Hit Rate, ERR Explained! Honkai: Star Rail GUIDE

[@halevy7987]

Early game relic rewards: "You get a break effect set, you get a break effect set, everyone gets a break effect set!"

[@SenK17]

Porsche

[@w3v3z]

NO MORE BREAK EFFECTS

[@Chris_Smash]

You get a muskateer, YOU get a muskateer, EVERYONE gets over 9000 MUSKATEER

[@Abcxyz-ey9nn]

how about cowboy hats for everyone

[@tomoe.kawai-jA7]

I didn't got any break set tho

[@danielj6897]

Thank you for clarifying. The information for Break Effect (clicking the little question mark) said that it also affected DoTs so I thought that it meant all DoTs like Serval's shock skill. But now I realize it just means it affects the potency of the DoTs inflicted when breaking the enemy's toughness. I had also been wondering why I sometimes inflicted multiple shock DoTs on an enemy so thanks for the info!

[@SevyPlays]

Yeahhh, some terms and references can get confusing at the start (very much like Genshin). You're welcome!

[@swdwwdwd9956]

@@SevyPlays does serval ulty increase duration of shock from break?

[@danielj6897]

@@swdwwdwd9956 lol I was actually wondering the same thing after posting my comment. I haven't tested it myself yet though.

[@Lil-Goblina]

@@swdwwdwd9956 Yes, it can extend her shock debuff by two turns. Her E4 also maker her ultimate have a 100% base chance to apply shock to enemies who don't already have it. The extension can be resisted. I've seen it happen and have since given my Serval more effect hit. 🥲

[@swdwwdwd9956]

@@Lil-Goblina so, would it be possible to make build around break?

[@Aztrina]

Sevy is THE one source of information I always go to when I need some explanations on game mechanics. It was Genshin back in the days, and now Star Rail. We are lucky to have Sevy.

[@SNOWYYELLSATYOU]

I agree, she so great at explaining!

[@DamnerSilv]

Patiently waiting for your guides on other characters as you did for march 7th! It's my first turn based game, so I need all the help I can get from queen sevy. Hope you can make guides on Gepard, Clara and Welt soon!

[@CaelusXFirefly69]

Same my first Gacha game was Genshin and my first turn base game that i actually enjoyed it. It's star rail.. kinda surprised because i never thought that one day im going to play and enjoy a turn base game.

[@DamnerSilv]

@@CaelusXFirefly69 EXACTLY SAME

[@sakiamira]

Im waiting for Sampo babygirl guide! Esp when newer five stars get released!

[@aryapratama5648]

@@sakiamira To put is simply, Sampo ultimate is buffing the DOT (Damage Over Time) the enemy receive

[@marianacalil6467]

Really, Sevy content for Gensin was already great, but I'm quite sure she is on the top best HSR content creators, actually taking time to explain things.

[@April2x]

thank you! I've been looking for a guide that covers this properly for so long

[@newfacepaula]

HSR finally gave something that isnt the same old "crit this crit that" mentality. which is great for someone like me to actually build what kind of character will they become.

[@sakiamira]

I joined genshin after its first anniversary. Thankfully this was the time when everyone started learning about EM and ER's value. Since this is my first turn based game in a long while, i like learning the mechanics again

[@Fearienify]

Yeeeeaah, whose gonna tell him lategame revolves around crit due to diminishing returns from other sources

[@hayleybrokaw6349]

You are soo nuanced and informed for comparing elemental mastery and including that it got way better later! Been lurking for years, thanks and love you ♡ You are SS tier

[@Mukul69420]

Break effect based characters + Nihility blessing in simulated universe is a deadly combo

[@jamess359]

I do the path that boosts follow up attacks. So far I've been able to chain Himeko's ultimate 4 times in a row.

[@mightyhaishan]

Amazing videos Sevy, youre really such a helpful go to. Thank you for your efforts!!!

[@pinkinglily6447]

Break Effect (BE) benefits Erudition units the most since for the most part theyre only used to sweep through small to normal enemies, and when they use their skill, ult or follow up attack it usually leads to weakness break. When building Erudition unit it's better to focus on BE build instead of the normal crit build. There's no harm in using crit build but BE build is easier and you dont need a lot of dmg to kill small and normal enemies anyway (they'll die from break dmg or break DoT)

[@NeoDyvium]

i kinda chuckled when I heard Sevy say "feet pieces" 😭😭😭

[@criticalsapphic]

8 seconds ago?? I am super early to one of Sevys video? Damn! Looking forward to it :D

[@ninahana2793]

Hi Sevy, I really love your videos and you are the only one who knows how to explain game mechanics in a very simple yet effective way, adding to that is your calming voice and "not so loud" videos. I watch your Genshin guides all the times and I'm glad you picked up HSR as well. Yesterday I was watching Kaeya build video and now I know how to build him decently as f2p. Looking forward to your Welt Guide. I do have a question, what is the best way to place your characters in a team, what I mean is when you do the quick set up, should I put DPS in position 1, followed by Shielder/healer in position 2...etc, I hope you understand what I'm trying to say (English is not my first language 😄)

[@SevyPlays]

Thank you, I appreciate it and I'm glad they helped! As for team positioning, rule of thumb is positioning your tank/taunt character away from your DPS. I explain this more in-depth in a previous HSR video on team building, it's linked in the description of this video :)

[@ninahana2793]

@@SevyPlays thanks. I'll make sure to watch that video ❤

[@skypianoprogression1942]

Man, there is even a meme about foreigners writing near perfect english then placing "English is not my first language btw" xd, your english is good at least in writing, work in that confidence

[@ninahana2793]

@@skypianoprogression1942 yeah I get what you're saying and I'm pretty confident, however, there are always some grammar Nazis waiting for the smallest opportunity to correct your "bad English" 😎. Anyways, thanks for the advice. ❤

[@hierophantgreen4489]

bro trust we don't want these videos to be just as short as possible, the more in depth the better :3

[@Cheerwine091]

Huh, I always assumed break effect was how much “break” damage you did (damage to the white bar). Good to know I need it for damage output!

[@Fish4aDime]

glad i stumbled on your channel. your explanation is so easy to understand. thanks!

[@iSpotJosh]

I’m so glad you’re making guides for HSR too! Your content is so helpful - thank you!

[@jasonfrigillana9218]

I want to mention ate sevy that Some characters, can benefit with their low speed. Like Clara, she could maintain a 1 turn damage buff in 1 cycle even if she counter attack 4x in 1 cycle.

[@thegamrpersonguy6077]

yooo new sevy vid :o

[@minako-chan1420]

Yayyy omg this is very informative!! Thank you for making this vid 😭😭 You took all of my confusions away ✊😫

[@huntercrow9553]

break effect was so strong during beta it was nerfed which is a bit sad it affected toughness break before, making asta so great cause of her multi hit skill

[@Highmastet]

Lovely video! Both in-depth and easily digestible

[@erinarcher2483]

Thanks Sevy! ❤ I had been wondering about a couple of these

[@thekz4444]

This was so helpful! Love your content. Can't wait for the next one.

[@aldinrh2792]

The effect hit rate system in honkai starrail was very similar with accuracy system in summoner war, for someone who play summoner war they will feel familiar with this effect hit rate on this game

[@markmoore7620]

Fantastic! Thank you for this!

[@abjyyx]

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING!!

[@ajubal_senpai]

Thank you so much!!!! I really needed this video/explanation

[@IansaurusRex]

Tha k you for uploading ! This helped me a lot trying figure out what’s what on what

[@zgrat]

Finally someone explains all this. Thank you for making this video :)

[@craigcarter1699]

I learned a lot from this video! Thank you! As someone who loves optimization a little too much I can’t wait to see how the late game optimization looks. Also I just learned that Clara is physical. For some reason I thought she was fire.

[@ShortySensei]

This helped so much! Thank you!

[@RejectedInch]

Such a great guide, thank you Sevy!!

[@CrystalCampbell-u6b]

I finally get this thanks to your explanation!

[@Boganella]

Thank God for sevy i would be lost without these guide videos

[@gandalf9460]

Finally someone who explains all this, I had no clue before.

[@sylvarogre5469]

I think of Break Eff as EM... and I just hit you saying that in the video. Good to know I'm on the right track.

[@Betrhezen]

You are the best!!! Great Video! Thanks!!

[@Carlotta_4041]

yes just keep dropping star rail video. i literally haven't logged in genshin since star rail released 😂

[@heavenschickxx6376]

this is EXACTLY the video i needed.

[@GeeAyeEm1]

Thanks for this sis!! Lol you're the best!!

[@CalmThyPalm]

Ooo, so THIS is what I was missing! RELICS that increase stats, including SPEED! I'm still very early on in the game, and thought it a bit dumb that there's even a Toughness mechanic when the enemy can just immediately regain theirs if they place high enough in the action order after getting it broken. A broken shield in other RPGs usually means the enemy loses a turn and is vulnerable until the next turn for you to go ham on them, therefore I was confused why Star Rail didn't follow the same mechanic. So you build for Speed stats that ensure your party gets their blows in after the Break Effect is dealt, gooot'cha!

[@Primarina.]

watching this because im a new player who pulled FireFly and shes my first 5 star. thank you for this vid! ❤ i know she does alot of damage but i didn’t understand why she does 😂😂

[@antomilau6259]

The concentration on this video is wildly far compared to my own college lecture

[@friedchicken8976]

Wow you just read my mind

[@Nobody-dd3hr]

Doing 10k with Asta break effect is pure climax not to mention how you can easily snap 40% of the weakness shield with 1 skill of hers lmao.

[@westarrr]

Natasha with Effect Resistance >>>>>> Natasha without effect resistance. Good lucking healing while being frozen, or using her ult in a clutch situation while she's imprisoned.

[@alwinchai9394]

Good quick simple video

[@jamess359]

Here's a helpful hint: Build Natasha with high break effect. This will allow you to add another function to Natasha while you're waiting to heal your allies.

[@jamess359]

Stats For Natasha: hp, speed, break effect, effect resistance, defense.

[@Lixii-cf5pz]

Thanks for this, having seele deletes my skill points too fast so i cant heal as often as id like. At least this means my natasha can do smth when that happens lol

[@orangefonta]

Needed this kind of info ❤

[@VAronB99]

I have yet to see an ERR piece, I think they're just a legend.

[@jamess359]

Nope. Got 3 of them. 1 energy regen piece and 1 crit dmg and 1 crit rate. Building attack on chest piece is for noobs

[@billymx2]

Yea, speed is a go to for me after playing Epic 7 for years. I heard somewhere that World 6 boss at the highest difficulty the boss has something like 160 speed.

[@DoodleToast-c4o]

Thank you!!!!!❤ _-Edit-__ Your explanation of break effect helped me realize why I was taking way too long to break enemies shields 😂😅_

[@alexone7519]

Just making sure, effect hit rate can also help pyro trailblazer since the taunt is considered a debuff right? And even though it has 100% base chance, it can get resisted by enemies right?

[@SevyPlays]

I believe yes and yes, as his Taunt is subject to Base Chance and thus related effects. (But as for choosing it as a main stat over DEF, probably wouldnt recommend it. Getting substats is fine I suppose.)

[@alexone7519]

@@SevyPlays thank you!

[@Shelfy448]

Anyone who's here after getting imaginary trailblazer?

[@neeevirus]

I'm an epic seven player and speed and advance forward is a very familiar stat for me as in that game speed is the most important stat. Naturally I value speed as much in HSR. I think it's important to at least have speed boots for most units. And even more speed for openers like Asta and Bronya

[@ClearSpade]

YES! Finally a guide showing formulas. Gotta love treating my turn based games as if their rocket science.

[@thangd.2115]

For energy regen rate, I had a chest piece (ice dmg set) that had it as the main stats. You can get it but I think it is the rarer than crit rate

[@orb1611]

Wtf

[@ithamarlowe6158]

I’m now rebuilding characters based on the stats they require in their traces.

[@zidzell]

Sevy You should play more Honkai Star Rail! Love you :) Cheers from Perú.

[@HighHeNah]

I like using Natasha with high break effect. Since Natasha does decent physical shield damage. Once the shield breaks she can do a lot of damage

[@mozzapple]

I didn't even know HSR had ER as an artifact stat until I was at simulated universe 4 or 5, since I just straight up didn't get any piece before then

[@squirepengu]

I totally thought ERR was a myth. Glad to know what type of piece it specifically comes up on omg

[@jamess359]

Every piece of gear I have has an effect resistance substat on it. Have you really never seen the stat? It helps you resist debuffs. Why is this complicated? 😐

[@squirepengu]

@@jamess359 You.... do realize ERR = Energy Recharge Rate, right? Not sure where you got effect resistance, especially on a video that doesn't even talk about it, or why you're being so rude.

[@onemanclan13]

Thanks 🖤

[@jeremypaulevan]

Interesting to know more about energy regen rate. As a Gepard main, one of the struggles of having him on the team, albeit minor, is his burst not going up as quickly as I want it to be. I hope you can do a Gepard guide soon! I want to maximize his fullest potential even though he’s already doing amazing with a trash build.

[@falahatsil4413]

Tbh ERR on lv 12 are on around 10%+ ig so you would want to have the Sphere and Chain set... but ill just go with running a healer with him to inceases survivability If you want to make full build deff with Gepard i think the BIS support are Bailu, while Gepard surviving with 1,2k shield on ultimate bailu would heal him around 600-700 that can bounce to him again or other allies. Atleast in my case

[@jeremypaulevan]

@@falahatsil4413 yes but I wouldn’t want to slot in another healer (I don’t have Bailu anyway) cause it would be a DPS loss - especially in the simulated universe and abyss. I usually slot in 2 damage dealers and 1 support with him. So my usual team comp would be Gepard, Himeko, Sushang/Dan, Asta/Pela. I don’t have Bronya nor Tingyun to fix his ER needs. So I just mainly rely on being hit to up his burst quickly. I have Landau’s Choice as his light cone, which is ideal cause I really want to be hit but just have enough HP to combat heavy hits, and has a full defense set with quite decent hp and def substats. I haven’t really farmed for artifacts yet too as I’m only level 32

[@kmitsu2319]

a CBT player pointed out that dont bother building break effect gear since it has been severely nerfed but rather build ATK if u want higher DoT... but i stil cant say much since that person didnt show the before and after so im not sure though.. but like you said late game for break effect seems bad but we still have to see it for ourselves.

[@letsbegin1449]

Hey, i am new to this types of game so i really doesn't know how this stats and everything work so can you please make a video of explaining how every stats work? I understand the stats explaind in video, and thank you! I was searching for a informative and i found yours the best!! ❤😁

[@kaizenarias]

Hi, are you still in need of help? Crit DMG - extra dmg over your current output Crit Rate - chances of crit dmg happening Effect Hit Rate - Not applicable for all, but it gives the extra chance for your character to apply a debuff. See Silverwolf skill (apply debuff), March 7th skill (apply frozen), fire MC (taunt). Effect Resistance: Avoiding the Effect they could put on you. Cocolia ice for example. Characters can help prevent that. Speed: How fast your character comes in turn order. 134 for two turns in 1 round, 164(?) for 3 turns iirc Imagjnary/Physical/Ice/Fire/Quantum/Lightning DMG boost: Extra dmg when using elements. Usually preferred but not all time (see: Luocha - atk, nat - hp, def - trailblazer, mar7tg (unless they're a dmg dealer as well...mar7th is a bit of a specialist, so you could use HP on her for shield heal iirc), etc) Atk: dmg output in general. Traces mention how much will be pushed out. That's all I remember atm

[@nazhirf308]

Thanks✨✨

[@wolfyblue]

ive been wondering what the speed was for and why is it often present with the hunt path, i immediately understood the other effects because of their presence in honkai impact specially the break effect on shielded mobs and boss but speed was so new to me and i realize it can go so well with some of my characters

[@arbell1935]

Thank you, FINALLY i know what this means 🛐

[@starryskies9655]

Based Sevy guide

[@ChunHowChin]

I noticed something weird with the total speed. They do not tally. Seele base speed is 115. Wearing Quantum set, hat and glove has 4 and 1 speed substat respectively. However instead of total 120, the total is 121. However without the glove, total speed is 119. I don't see anyone talking about this.

[@lorcan_7]

Even tho Seele has a relatively fast speed. Stacking speed to her is fairly essential if you have her signature lightcone.

[@aramythr5965]

She has enough speed from her skill. Even with her Lightcone and without e2, you should build atk boots over spd boots.

[@farisanwari777]

7:42 I really thought Effect Hit Rate was additive, in that if March's base freeze chance is 50% and she has 50% effect hit rate, it'll ramp up to 100% Imagine my disappointment

[@jamess359]

99% of gotcha games use multiplicitive dmg on percentages and not additive. I'm sure you can see why using an additive formula would be OP.

[@BusterMax12]

Thank you for the info! I really didn't understand about that effect hit rate before. Anyway, can you make another content about aggro priority that depends on character path? Is this true? I already seen some people talk about this, but im still confused if this a thing or not..

[@jamess359]

Path? No. Element? Yes. Enemies usually target the element they are strongest against.

[@TheDonmayo]

Like Asta, Welt goes hard on both damage and Break against Single target enemies with his Skill.

[@dreamday988]

Yeah this is where HSR actually looses me and I get tangled up in 10 different stats..I kinda find it fine with having only few of them to worry about with one character, but with introduction of those 2 extra peaces from Herta’s universe i find it very difficult to build characters and to make progress especially since I don’t have a “good” main carry..

[@kochanverse]

Weakness Break can inflict debuff on enemies, could be that 100% guaranteed if enemies have a higher effect res?Still need some puzzles to solve

[@skirenhost9182]

What i would be interesting in, would be a Video about how exactly Stat Calculation works, because The way it is descripted online, always confuse me. Each time i try to calculate my Stats the way they descripe, i always end up with different Stats from what they are in Game.

[@unknown_person_of_sorts883]

I’ve been super confused with the whole Effect hit rate thing since everyone has been telling me to put a lot of it on my accidentally pulled Silver wolf

[@aidescal8]

Thanks for this upload! About the Ice characters, is it reasonable to get a balanced Break Effect and EHR stats? Or Ice characters are best to have more EHR for better freeze chance? Thanks.

[@SevyPlays]

Some Ice characters prefer EHR (March, Pela, Gepard). Break effect is generally not recommended for our current Ice characters. Yw!

[@weabooheaven239]

🎉🎉Thanks🎉🎉

[@kuro8151]

break effect is my fav espacially when boss use dont want you to win kind of skill

[@aaroncharlesbarrameda5033]

My perception of break effect is weird cuz like the best breakers are welt and asta with their multiple hit skills but i always find myself preferring my dmg dealers breaking since i get to deal dmg at the same time. So now I'd rather get other stats than break effect on them

[@jamess359]

You're looking at it wrong. The best dmg multipliers for Weakness breaking are physical and fire, as noted in the video. Multi hit characters also break the enemy toughness easier. Welt is NOT a good Weakness breaker. LOW DMG multiplier. Welt is used to control the action bar, not Weakness break.

[@tryinghardsinger]

I'm glad that HSR don't have Evasion and Accuracy stats like in Pokemon where attacks can miss fully.

[@ldrntt839]

Whats your opinion on effect RES? Wiki says that high level enemies get bonus EHR, which on some bosses can lead to permafreeze/permaprison, is it worth hunting as a substat?

[@jamess359]

On healers/debuffers, yes.

[@luiss428]

question about ERR%, say i have e2 qingque. so does that mean for eeveeytime e2 passive is activated (everytime i draw a tile passively or thru skill) she regenerates 1 energy* (1+ERR%)?

[@nyooang]

There's something I'm wondering... since the light cones don't have a main stat like weapons do in Genshin, and characters also don't seem to have a stat they scale with when leveling, is it possible to hit high crit ratios like we did in Genshin? Or will the ratios be smaller in HSR? Is crit even as important in this game as it is in Genshin?

[@unknownjr]

Miss, could you further explain more about the enemies' shield??? Why does using skill inflicts more damage to the shield more than basic attack? does it have anything to do with the damage percentage? as in all normal basic atk on char always deal 50% vs skill that does 100%+? so in theory, if we upgrade normal atks to its max lvl, then we would have the same result as using our skill to the enemies shield?

[@ProjectTranzationz]

It has nothing to do with the damage or the damage percentage, its a hidden value that isn't shown in the game. So upgrading your normal attack will not give the same result as your skill. All characters do 30 DMG to the toughness bar with their normal attack. This value does not increase or decrease unless you're in the Simulated Universe and obtain the Nihility/Elation blessing that increases your break efficiency. Some characters do 60 DMG to the toughness bar with their skills, like Dan Heng for example. Not all characters do 60 dmg on their skill, as Herta only does 30 DMG because its pure AoE skill. Dan Heng's ultimate does 90 DMG to toughness. You will have to look at the Honkai SR Wiki to see all the toughness damage values for individual characters.

[@unknownjr]

​@@ProjectTranzationz Thats a shame :( I just wish they gave these infos in the game too, well thanks for the info~

[@hazelluong2954]

Thank you for explaining these terms! I have a question: is it better to give harmony chars more speed than dps chars so dps chars will receive buffs right in their first turn? I'm giving Asta 1-2 more speed than Dan Heng right now so she always goes first to buff him, but Idk if it would be more effective the other way around

[@luiss428]

yes that is the ideal! you'd normally want your buff/debuff to act first so that effects apply for the whole duration of the turn and everyine can take advantage of it just a note: turn here is relative to the character, in this case the support. astas charge stacks will not deplete until it is astas turn to act again i think.

[@rocter11]

When game mechanics become more complicated than rocket science. By the way, that is a remarkable explanation......

[@scaramouche7759]

I like Sevy. I like Honkai Star Rail. I see Sevy and Honkai Star Rail **makes happy noises**

[@sakifislam2734]

does basic attack talent lvl or dmg has any influence in breaking the enemies toughness shield?

[@pinkinglily6447]

Nope. Nothing can help breaking the shield faster (yet)

[@jamess359]

Nope. Please refer to the WIKI to see how much toughness each characters skill can reduce. IIRC, all characters basic attacks reduce toughness by 30.

[@himmel6975]

I have a question : Does the brak effect only does more damage when the toughness is broken, or does it also boost character's damage when they are attacking an oponent with a broken toughness bar ?

[@schokodeuli]

Soo... about effect hit rate: How can I know which talent ehr works on?

[@mohamedshabin9176]

I thought character like Luka will do his 1 million punch move with more punches if used effective hit rate

[@FuranKuuu]

Just noticed. Pela kinda looks like Sevy 😅❤ Much love from the Philippines

[@madmaxim3965]

I kinda thought that all DoT is effected by break effect

[@pandaescarlate7268]

When i saw the speed status at first i was like "wtf bro why do i need speed in a turn based combat im not running anywhere"

[@ThorDrJones]

Just play at your own pace no need to rush😅. Chill and enjoy..😊

[@jamess359]

No need to make assumptions

[@ThorDrJones]

@@jamess359 🫠