history of the most satisfying team in Honkai: Star Rail..

as passive as damage over time usually is from other games we’re familiar with, I love how aggressive the playstyle is in this game..

[@THE_Dr_Nguyen]

I like to believe that DOT kills the enemy by giving them emotional damage. It’s just that Kafka helps awaken their trauma a bit faster.

[@solarishourglass7800]

I mean… Black Swan is canonically using her enemies trauma against them so…

[@insertnamehere1398]

I dunno. I feel like sampo nd luka can't hurt you emotionally.. the other dot chars? defo

[@catteo2832]

​@@insertnamehere1398Sampo scamming you out of your life's savings would give awful emotional damage

[@tmbteuclid]

​​@@insertnamehere1398 ah yes, Guinaifen's sex alarm hurts me emotionally 😔

[@NightmareRex6]

@@solarishourglass7800 via wagging butt and boobs and give blueballs?

[@kyarumomochi5146]

DoT is amazing because it lets tou avoid the annoyance and toxicity of Crit builds and solely focus on actuly building your team wich is amaz8ng

[@gumdroplollipop]

Crit rate, speed, tomato tomato

[@tmbteuclid]

@@gumdroplollipop Crit rate, crit damage, atk %, speed

[@karinano1stan]

ngga WHAT

[@kyarumomochi5146]

@@karinano1stan ??? Why are you so shocked??? DoT teams doesnt need Crit. Why the hell would you be even shocked about this

[@gumdroplollipop]

@@tmbteuclid yea but if you are doing dot you prolly want 2 attack stats plus speed just as bad honestly

[@tayyabo]

Fua is also very fun, it's so cool seeing attacks flying to the enemies again and again

[@santabakure6264]

It’s so fun to see how your teammates start to attack out of their turn just because they want to

[@ChunkyTheClown]

As a new player, my goals are to build DoT, FUA, and Mono Quantum with Qingque, as I believe these three playstyles to be the most unique and satisfying from everything I’ve seen.

[@tayyabo]

@@ChunkyTheClown dot and fua are indeed very fun! Acheron also has a pretty good playstyle imo.

[@mcmovinup4991]

What is FUA?

[@ChunkyTheClown]

@@mcmovinup4991 Follow-up attack

[@ccstarrparkbrawlstars1913]

I witnessed the genesis of DoT… from the serval asta era to triple nihility mommy team. A cinematic masterpiece… just when you thought the ceiling of DoT couldn’t be raised further. Thank you for this transcendent experience

[@winterFox2r]

Still waiting for a third strong 5-Star DoT character…..

[@h4kun-226]

if you have Dot team, Like Kafka, BS, Ruan Mei and other sustain. Basically you can clear all Moc in 1 side, no matter how hard it is, DOT can win.

[@misery4388]

literally me, it's so fun

[@shutup1037]

P much

[@Zoeila]

Sometimes I'm shocked how fast it kills. Like I'm just getting warmed up then boss falls over lmao

[@ThyFloorestFloor]

Huo Huo is goated for that thanks to her Atk% buff and energy Regen.

[@mhbarney8499]

I love that DoT can cheese everything no matter the enemy weakness. Kafka was the only reason I played this game till penacony anyway. Now there are other things keeping me here too. But Kafka will always be there.

[@DrStunJosh]

Not having HH or Black Swan, I think an Abundance/Pres unit that leeches through DoTs would be the final piece missing for that playstyle. Aven is looking to be that for FUA (though you could say Jade would finish up the IPC FUA comp) so if we get a DoT sustain, then any variant of DoT comp should be perfect

[@gmoney9469]

I’ve been a Nihility main since day 1 with my boi Sampo and Kafka hasn’t left the team once since she came out.

[@JRKFR343]

With the release of Acheron I genuinely think Kafka is the highest pull value Damage dealer in the game. As the powercreep reaches to DOT units she will only get stronger and will always be viable even if another DOT detonator got released

[@totallyregulargiorno]

Agreed. She's like the Xingqiu of Honkai Star Rail, her best teammates are those who do the same as her

[@callmeandoru2627]

DOT is basically the closest thing you can get to elemental reaction in Star Rail, which is why it is so satisfying

[@ciswhitememe]

Good taste in background music

[@voxploxx]

Very cool history. It's nuts for me who the meta DoT team is the first actual team I built (minus huohuo) and it's been a game changer for me the moment it came together. Crazy to know it was not great at first. I have actually been questioning if the next abundance will somehow be better than huohuo for DoT. But I think a more crit based abundance makes more sense next? Wild guess tho.

[@SunnyDLux]

Your videos really help put things into perspective for new players like myself

[@lordradiance2530]

Honestly we might call jingyuan the most buffed character but unironically kafka has gotten way more buffs than him with the dot team. She has more viable teammates than she knows what to do with, silver, huohuo, swan, the 4* DOT brigade, the 4* debuffers, sets and planar ornaments to buff dot characters, ruan mei buffing the multi dps core more than any other core in the game at the moment. And then finally acheron, who isnt a DOT character per say but she synergizes with nihility.

[@Wilmadiamond]

Kafka is probably the most future proofed character in the game right now because each DOT unit released will need her until someone else can consistently re-proc DOTs

[@lordradiance2530]

@@Wilmadiamond her and topaz are pretty future proofed until they literally make kafka and topaz 2 who do what kafka and topaz do but better

[@myyanfei971]

​@@lordradiance2530not the flopaz sneak

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

@@myyanfei971not the TOPaz hater.

[@Umbra1219]

@@MrcreeperDXD777not the topASS defender

[@mrwannabe00]

I’m glad I pulled for Kafka when she first came out and I built Sampo for her and now I have Ruan mei, Black Swan, Huohuo and now Acheron for her and my best team so far

[@Crowned_Hearts]

there are two ways to damage that I absolutelly love in this game. DoT's (I got Kafka and Black Swan day one thats proof enough) and Follow-up attacks. Both are satisfying as hell. I mean who doesnt love a mind controlling psycho nuking the entire enemy team in the most gorgeous way possible. Or who doesnt love a cocky smart bastard throwing a fucking chalk and taking away half the health of a boss. a true L + Ratio moment there. I got my DoT team all decked out Maybe I need to build Gui but thats for later. Right now I gotta build Aventurine and save for Topaz

[@nivenrofuli2789]

I agree with this as a kafka main since her release But uhh one thing, huohuo was in the first half of 1.5, argenti was the banner before ruan mei

[@sabito4178]

Every time a dot character is announced i start going wild like cocolia

[@crammothy]

I’m using a team of Acheron, Aventurine, Kafka and Black Swan (if need be, I swap Acheron for Huohuo for double sustainer) and it’s great. I don’t have a FUA team so that’s why Aventurine is with my DoT team and with Kafka’s FUA and the debuffs given by Aventurine’s ultimate and his FUA (thanks to the light cone), this team works quite well.

[@jijipureiya]

Im lucky enough to get Ruan Mei and Black Swan back to back winning my 50/50s at the cost of Huo Huo and high pity

[@insertnamehere1398]

0:38 how did u forget sampo?!?!?!??!

[@Dorinello46703]

And Asta's burn on her basic which you get 5 minutes into the game, but yah Sampo is the big one here

[@Modesty36594]

Totally agree

[@JCipher2752]

Luckily got all components for DOT teams and it became the most fun teams for me. Only waiting for a dedicated dot sustain to complete my dot teams

[@milliliters930]

I'm a little torn. I've got Acheron, Clara, and the F2P Ratio, but no Topaz. But on the other hand, I got Kafka and Black Swan. I'm not sure whether I should go for Aventurine, or wait for Huohuo's rerun? Should I wait for a solo sustain that can DoT in the future?

[@fathurrachman9498]

Depending which content you choose. Shield will be brought to meta since most enemy mechanic in penacony can almost one shot your character, and also aventurine skill is like on demand gepard ult and can stack too.

[@micbqrupea244]

i dot with gepard and huo huo. Although Huo Huo has nice buffs, the increase in damage is not enough to make the gameplay more fun. If you see the healing is better than the shield, it may be worth waiting.

[@aniketh_deltafrost8143]

any idea when huohuo's returning

[@ChansonOignon-qd8nv]

what i'm happy about DOT is it just straight up ignores toughness. so in SU you can just shred enemies without breaking their shield

[@TheWoodcookie]

Sadly, I had to skip Black Swan for sparkle, but I'm patiently waiting for that rerun. I really only need a good wind, dps and fire dps, and I'll have every element covered

[@CuriousEditor17]

The best part about Kafka is that she can detonate any dot, and it doesn't have to be nihility... i expect future dot characters from different paths (like preservation/ abundance/ erudition/ hunt/ destruction etc) - Kafka will work with them without any issue. Because if u see the Trend of the Universal Market LC, I feel like they will release a dot preservation character one day that can use it nicely. HSR often seems to release characters that somehow can use a certain existing LC and also bring kits that exist within simulated universe blessings... that's how I knew DOT was gonna be a big part of nihility meta. Because most nihility LC are for dot and break effect.

[@asafesseidonsapphire]

I mean Fire Trailblazer can use it.

[@agastyasinghal5634]

I just wish a specialised DOT support comes out too, like dot on every will deal 30% increased damage for 3 turns or smh

[@gym4379]

Don't be greedy now 😂

[@shayaanm7122]

ruan mei is basically that, with extra synergy towards dot, dual dps and break based units

[@Nero-nq9ts]

My man has dreams to make DOT stronger than number 1 🤣 Nah but the greed is actually wild

[@aba7968]

RM already buffs DOT comps really hard

[@Renkay141]

Atk% or dmg%

[@sourgrpes0_0]

im a new player and i didnt know everyone say sampo is bad- i main him bc his dot is so satisying♡

[@Toasty_10]

I love DoT and AoE playstyle

[@bakayarokonoyaro8375]

While Ruan Mei is best in slot for DOT teams, I don't see her as a DOT specific buffer. Her buffs are just universal. I can see further down the line another 5 star DOT Nihility on the side of Guinafen. We already have Black Swan who squeezed in Sampo and Pela. A 5 Star Nihility who could just be better Guin (stronger firekiss, stronger DOT and another gimmick for being a 5 star) would push the DOT meta further.

[@AlexFights99]

Dot just simply avoids the pain of having to hunt down crit for character builds. It's the most simplest archetype in terms of character building but super satisfying and fun to play.

[@GigaChadBigW]

you da best

[@Nero-nq9ts]

Toshi, what is the damage comparison between hypercarry playstyle and DOT? I understand that people normally deviate towards hypercarry in these games, however DPS in that category fall off really hard sometimes. I have an Acheron and enjoy playing her, but i don't know will she remain relevent like Kafka (enabler) or even our modern supports like ruan mei. Hope to hear from you.

[@voxploxx]

My two cents is she will be relevant for a long while. Her damage ceiling is already so high and she's overkilling at this point. So that makes it a safe bet she'll be able to handle more tanks enemies in the future. Additionally she will likely be getting a tailor made 5 star nihility support in the future so her value can only improve

[@jasmineelhilali9152]

If hoyoverse history is anything to go by, Acheron is just the new best DPS, like Jingliu was and DHIL before her and Seele before all of that. She will be powercrept in the span of some months probably like all hypercarries, she will still deal solid damage but unlike Specialists and Supports she will be dropped down way sooner. General rule of thumb is to invest more in long-term units instead of "the best" of those 3 months

[@schlusselgoenitz4444]

Don't have Kafka😢. Using e6 Lil' Gwei instead along with e1 MommySwan, e1 RuinMe and e0 Howhow all with 4 star lc.

[@user-lj5uo8lx5q]

Meanwhile me still waiting a new character to unbrick my topaz 😂

[@TheRedOGRE]

Topaz ratio and aventurine will be a solid team. Topaz and ratio follow ups will trigger aventurine blind bet points thus triggering aventurine's follow up which then trigger more numby follow ups. Pair in robin and you have a really solid team.

[@TheRedOGRE]

Also every boss either has fire or imaginary weakness so that team can take on any boss fight. So yeah you don't have to wait long.

[@RazeluxeMeitzen7]

Jade, topaz, aventurine, robin will be the epitome of fua

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

aventurine lil bro. just use aventurine Topaz Dr Ratio and any debuffer like pela or SW

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

Aventurine and Robin are coming

[@Alan-id9si]

An abundance unit that puts a DoT and the whole team heals when it procs. Kinda like Leech Seed from Pokemon I guess

[@Sekainoowaride]

There will definitely be a 5* ver of Gallagher in the future, guaranteed.

[@thatmitsubishikid2498]

I’ve played the entire game without looking at run through and without any outside help except certain boss fights (fuckn adventurine was impossible) and I made this team combo without knowing anything about it

[@deusinanis1093]

Problem with Dot is device itself

[@alterego5475]

I play Kafka in 2 styles. DoT dps and DoT sub dps with acheron as dps. I was lucky enough to get Kafka, black swan, Huo Huo and Acheron day one. I can constantly make consintant damage with this team thanks to Kafka's follow up atk to quickly enable acheron's ult while also making damage with Kafka due to black swans arcana.

[@Foolish_Hooman]

While me with my follow up attack team comp :] Real weak againts boss fights I tell you but they shred minions

[@user-wz1dh9wu7s]

11:40 yeah no way right? HEAR ME OUT THERE WILL BE!

[@PVentura]

Robin existence is proof that there will be a dedicated support for DOT in the future....Follow up teams have Robin, Hyper-carry have Sparkle/Bronya. The only team left for a 5 star dedicated support is DOT.

[@yuju654]

Still waiting for huo huo re run. 😶

[@primozpv]

Missing kafka only 🥹😭

[@itsalex1364]

Another one after the midyuan video? I'm in

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

DOT for me is the easiest to build mostly you just need atk% to deal massive damage

[@Kastienburg]

This doesn't apply for BS tho but somehow i can reach dmg bonus trace ability cap without any bonus EHR from lc 😂

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

@@Kastienburg yeah she needs atleast 120 ehr if im correct

[@user-qr3lr7sh1g]

Guinaifen would be a featured 4 star in topaz's banner ending up replacing himeko in Kafka teams as she not only had better personal damage but easier sex ability???? Did I hear that right?🤨

[@Mikiiiiiiiiiip]

easier accessibility 😂

[@kindlingking]

The alarm went off

[@user-qr3lr7sh1g]

@@Mikiiiiiiiiiip 😅 That makes sense sometimes the captions are weird.

[@tayyabo]

I never knew himeko was even used in Kafka teams.

[@sakiamira]

I only use DoTs because of Sampo uwu

[@hasakioxomaka4884]

Dot also peaked with acheron as applying dot give her a stack of slashed dreams

[@shutup1037]

Mama team

[@MagicalThief_Rp]

6:38 What did you say? 😂 (turn on cc)

[@linuxramblingproductions8554]

My regret of not pulling kafka will haunt my nightmares

[@yafito2]

If you want to talk about BE, you should wait for 2.2, you wont get disappointed with the new niche non conventional crit team😉

[@DaburuTori]

I use dot teams since 1.2 :v

[@fallensoldier-gettingUP]

11:22 MoC in a nutshell:

[@marcdanielmanalili336]

Kafka, Black Swan, Ruan Mae, and Huohuo team is freaking broken.

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

KAFKA RERUN WEN HOYO 😠

[@Sakurastun]

Im seeing moc be more dot

[@crokay1716]

DoT is still peak

[@acaciasiobhan9205]

And now the best DoT team is gonna be Kafka, Black Swan, Acheron, & that fire guy with debuffs and heals. Well played, Hoyo

[@chuchu2359]

Why even run Gallagher? Run sparkle For Archeron dps boost or Ruan Mei for DoTs Gallagher does literally nothing for you lol except keep you alive which isn’t enough.

[@rosydosy9989]

@@chuchu2359 they're talking about a leaked 5 star coming later on.

[@tayyabo]

I am pretty sure they are talking about Gallagher​@@rosydosy9989

[@tayyabo]

​@@chuchu2359Gallagher helps in breaks and stuff, which in turn gives dots. But still if you are running ruan mei, might as well also run Gallagher if you don't have huohuo

[@woahitsfranco5286]

@@chuchu2359 they arent talking about gallagher they talkin about a 2.4 unit lolz

[@quackquack5396]

currently, my team is Kafka, Black Swarm, Huo Huo and Acheron. I hope they release another mommy type in abundance so that I can put her on my team. or may be Preseration coz I only have Fu Xuan for now.

[@J3nnySmith]

I like the playstyle, but like now that Acheron came out, why bother? TBH why bother anything other than Acheron.

[@ginbei711]

DOT application counted as debuff and DOT characters are nihility characters. Acheron need debuff applicator to proc her ult and 2 nihility characters to boost/maximize her dmg (unless you have her at e2 which reduced it to 1). That's why DOT characters have good synergy with Acheron.

[@lllyoru]

It's insane how Kafka went from A tier to S+ because of Ruan Mei and Black Swan 💀

[@leskynt]

what are you even babbling about... "oh yea dot is fun and satisfying" -spams kafka in every team-

[@GokaikillerTobi]

DoT, the jobbers of HSR

[@arukorubasuke]

But this is not Near Death Playstyle... JL Blade is more satisfying

[@Jallal3]

nuh uh: frontloaded crit > fua > dot > mid yuan