Swarm Disaster GUIDE! Tips To Win Easy Honkai Star Rail

In this video Grimro gacha takes you through the new event in Honkai Star Rail 1.3, Simulated universe Swarm Disaster with a full guide, breaking down all the new features and giving you top tips to beat this new endgame mode.
Check out Prydwen's written Swarm Disaster guide here:
www.prydwen.gg...
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Biggest New Feature In Swarm Disaster (Game Board)
2:14 How To Win & Risks To Avoid
3:10 New Special Path Powers
4:43 Path Dice & How To Use Them
6:46 Completing A Swarm Disaster Run
7:43 Tip #1 - Communing Trail
8:52 Tip #2 - Choosing The Right Path
9:40 Tip #3 - Double Down On Defence
10:05 Tip#4 - Don't Overcap Your Stats!
10:25 Tip#5 - Teambuilding Diminishing Returns
11:07 Tip#6 - Double Damage Teams
11:34 Tip#7 Seek Strong Defensive Blessings
12:14 Tip#8 Speed running Challenges
13:08 Bonus Endgame Tip - Path Interplays

[@GrimroGacha]

Yo what is up guys this mode is insanely fun and quite a challenge! Let me know what you think of it and what teams you find success with especially if you manage to defeat difficulty 5 with them! Check out Prydwen's written Swarm Disaster guide here: www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/guides/swarm-disaster/

[@alexone7519]

DAN HENG IL IS LITERALLY SO BROKEN AGAINST THE SWARM

[@kirbeeez6131]

@@alexone7519*against literally everything lol

[@thanhlengoc3805]

@@alexone7519 this mode is made specifically to sell him

[@Sodium779]

AoE characters like Qingque are really good against the swarm, which is why Im looking forward to Grumro’s QQ guide!

[@meowk123]

No seele is best on aoe

[@logan6172]

​@@meowk123Dan's the best AOE you gotta have a good team though.

[@meowk123]

@@logan6172 no seele is

[@xenoemblem7]

@@meowk123Umm Seele is of the Hunt path. She excels in Single Target

[@scren8708]

​​@@meowk123Kafka, jingyuan, Dan Heng IL, and even blade is better than seele in aoe, seele is just better than everyone (besides Dan Heng IL) in single target

[@OverlordMango]

My Blade is all HP% mainstat and he DIED on the second plane. While having Destruction buffs too 😭 It's not even the last difficulty.

[@GrimroGacha]

Its kinda tough!

[@user-tc7ky6wr9p]

Use abundance

[@lowkey_Ioki]

Easiest way to beat final boss in difficulty 5 is by using remembrance, and if the boss ever resists freeze long enough to actually do anything you just alt+f4 to reset the fight. Any sort of hunt turn reset (for example extra turn on weakness break) really helps.

[@Zer0Hour17]

Wow this is a lot more in depth of a system than I was expecting. This is the exact kind of thing I waited years for them to add to Genshin and quit when I realized they never would.

[@ymw1107]

Well yeah bcuz majority of their audience are casuals unlike you and me, and it works bcuz of how big they got and still going for that route.

[@___..Blade..___]

This kinda reminds me of Apple vs Android debates. Apple found a formula that works which makes the people buy their products even if there are minor changes only. They sell the same lookalike phones with small improvements for the last few years. Genshin is the same. They don't add these types of endgame content because they don't need to. People will still play. Some AR 60 players will complain about it and stop but that doesn't affect them at all. There is no competition for Genshin so it stays the same. Star Rail is new and in its genre, the competition is pretty huge. Just like Android phones. The Android market is filled with new phones with different features like lots of ram, 200mp cameras etc. This suits different people and whoever makes a device with the most powerful specs gets the cake. Sure there are other factors but the general competition is to get the attention of people who seek more customization and performance. So for Star Rail to be in relevance they need to introduce more and more such content to keep players in for the long term. It's all about feeding the people with content to get them to play as much as they can. Even Genshin is a huge competition for Star Rail that's why they keep on adding more new stuff like this.

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@ymw1107 well, genshin is a more story and lore focused game, they spend a lot of effort for their world building and crafting unique stories and histories for each region, and yes you are right, the majority of the players are casual players so they do not need to focus to heavy on the meta side

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@___..Blade..___ you misunderstand, genshin will never be "competition" because they are from the same company 😂😂it dosent matter if you quit genshin for star rail you are still playing a hoyo game

[@fatuusdottore]

Hopefully they will do that tho. They're gonna have to, casuals will move to something else eventually.

[@rs9001]

Somewhat unrelated, but I love the music choice in these vids, especially at around 5:30 with that rabi ribi track. Was an unexpected but welcome surprise.

[@muhammadshafek9788]

Abundance path saved my ass especially with the healing blast + Bailu’s vigoration. I only use the resonance when my team got controlled or stacked too much wind debuffs

[@Barcia14]

Man I hate the fact that events aren't released worldwide simultaneously

[@MonnaLisa-ev4dq]

Oh its not? Its already in asia server few hours ago

[@Necrxlith]

​@MonnaLisa-ev4dq yeh it aint on the Europe server yet.

[@carjohnson10]

im in NA and still dont have it@@MonnaLisa-ev4dq

[@Saberdud]

Truly a Bing chilling moment

[@DarkVenimage]

timezone differences bruh

[@dVector13]

thanks for the guide. swarm disaster is a very frustrating event because of how unfair it is.

[@pappa_panda]

I was fighting a swarm and i kid u not, without enough dmg, THEY JUST KEEP MULTIPLYING, it became impossible

[@RePollster]

Same here lol

[@sallyhope2137]

You just witnessed the "swarm disaster" in person, congrats 😭

[@archangel7294]

**Me and Birds intensifies**

[@eggus4790]

Everyone talking bout higher difficulties while I’m still stuck at difficulty 2 💀💀. I keep dying on the final phase. Ran rememberance with march for the freeze but the damage is real painful. Maybe gotta check my build.

[@ritarossweisse_]

I'm stuck in difficulty 1 😂😮‍💨

[@cristinaagudop]

Same, that's not a build problem at this point, we are trying our best but there's something, maybe luck or buffs from each path, i don't understand what is happening at this point

[@wanji1g964]

Im stack at diff 4 for 6 months that shit is crazy xd

[@ratspew932]

I'm stuck at dif3 (beat it like a few times and now I got a task to beat dif3 and keep dying to the fucking bug), to be fair I'm playing for 1,5 months so my team is unoptimized, but there's also times when I choose Remembrance and the blessings just don't appear.

[@ryznak4814]

If this game mode is anything like in normal SU, rememberance is broken. If you just get 2 specific blessings is pretty much won. You will kill everything in just a few hits.

[@meowk123]

No seele is op

[@joshazaka6636]

@@meowk123what does that even mean?

[@ryznak4814]

@@meowk123 what?

[@khalilmoallaqat8999]

I think that elation's ultimate becoming follow up and 55% buff for follow up is the most flexible card in SU ngl,I can put it on any comp,any universe,any path and the buff is unreal

[@enzoongweekiat1711]

Rememberance seems to have some problems against the boss due to its high freeze res

[@seanwang7239]

this is the first event that I am actually excited for.

[@GrimroGacha]

It's really a blast!

[@scren8708]

it's permanent

[@hazard1one]

its not an event

[@justvibin7576]

skipped all the instructions cause I thought it'd just be another easy event I can breeze through without actually knowing the mechanics, only to find myself dying at level 4 lol so ty very much for the detailed explanation on how everything works :)

[@keich7920]

This mode looks super fun can’t wait to sink my teeth in

[@jessevelilla739]

Well done. Very professional show Case. I can tell you enjoy playing SU. Swarm. You explain everything very well with specific and detailed. I enjoyed seeing this content and learning from it as well. Keep doing a great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@NoobishxPhenom]

How do you start this? I’m having trouble finding it, unless its not available yet

[@GrimroGacha]

Should be available worldwide now.

[@R4vel]

Grimro I know you're reading this mate, please upload in 60 FPS

[@EnvysWRLD]

Just make it 1080p

[@QuiteQuiet_]

Imagine a whole new mode made just for a new character(DHIL, propagation path + swarm weakness being imaginary). I hope when Raiden Mei expy will be released she will get her mode, too.

[@kofieee9892]

how did you get the propagation path? because mine is not unlocked

[@Daniel-kj4ku]

Clear diff 5

[@Cantripping]

​@@Daniel-kj4ku*Diff 5?* They expect us to have E6S5??

[@reinzwei3315]

@@CantrippingNot that extreme. You just need decent build characters with suitable buff.

[@kaz_araya7960]

​@@reinzwei3315and good RNG. This is a Mihoyo game, so good luck with that

[@shyskychild]

I still don't understand the points and the communing system. Can somebody please dumb it down for me how does it work? I tried watching and listening but its the same as every other video I've come across. It still isn't clear to me.

[@threethymes]

Same here. I've obtained points by completing tasks on the trail of pathstrider, but I also gained some for other things, - I think selecting an option at the end of a plane. But I can't seem to increase the points at all for some paths despite making many runs. Confused about this.

[@lasheW]

I've been trying to complete difficulty IV with a very low communing device level (average of lvl 3). No wonder I'm having a really hard time lmao

[@splick718]

When does this come out? I don’t see this in my game so I’m assuming it’s not live yet.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

september 6th

[@FunZenCh]

Just now

[@thelordofanime6150]

USA 10 hour from now EU 5 hour from now

[@kensin3152]

Depends on region check the notice in game if you don’t have it yet

[@iamspeedwoof]

After any plane you will be given a choice on the story, what is for? I also noticed that based om my choice there's a path behind it, can you guys please explain what it's for?

[@Aimerianano]

On last boss sometimes they have extra weakness like lightning, fire, or physical (in my account case) do you know how trigger that ? Most characters i use is natasha, bailu, himeko, kafka, serval, sw, qingque. Thanks

[@aokomybeloved]

in every plane, there is a boss fight. depending on which boss you choose, the swarm boss will have different debuffs. for example, if you were to choose boss a, it would give the swarm boss fire weakness but if you were to choose boss b, it would give the swarm boss ice weakness.

[@badrandom5322]

subscrived, thanks man, love ur tips

[@camilaloaiza7731]

Looks SO fun! Is a permanent mode, right?

[@ussinussinongawd516]

yes

[@kwayke9]

Yes it is

[@yuililith]

I kept dying at the last part!

[@glepht]

This bg music is fire

[@jaei6680]

For consistency you have to calc each path with solo characters, because isn't that how you usually do things.

[@zorofromdifferentuniverse346h]

Wait!I am having quite difficulty in completing difficulty 4,my all paths levels are around 2-3,destruction being 7,can I level up all paths by playing difficulty 3 or inside it for now?short summary can I reach all max levels by completing just difficulty 3?and that,I mean is there any tasks which mentions difficulty 4 or higher in trail of pathstrider?

[@GrimroGacha]

Almost all challenges are doable on 3 it was only some of the later ones that specificed difficulty 3 or higher that I needed to use 4 for.

[@zorofromdifferentuniverse346h]

@@GrimroGacha so difficulty 4 will be a lot easier right?when my all paths reach more than level 10?for the time being i am gonna just grind difficulty 3

[@mirage6335]

So overall it is the same rule as SU start from weak worlds to the hugh worlds after make a buffs make sense. Especially this one cheat code looks really usefull. But to be honest i thought they gonna add something a history of TL to move on with it a little bit. But instead of it they make us game called a gamble which rule create a dice.

[@roseiesb2541]

Maxium mode boss' aoe skill that will 100% be a team wide if you don't have enough survival blessing 😢

[@nagasolaire8462]

I kinda like it but it feels like it was created exclusively for Lunae. Damage from bosses is just so high that I cannot go through even with preservation path...

[@user-sb6nk4ko5u]

How do I get the cheat option when finishing the domain??

[@zauberkugel2963]

is it better to gain more blessing but higher lvl of disarray or the opposite?

[@aokomybeloved]

opposite. the 1-2 star blessings you gain, wouldn’t help much when in disarray. the boss hits hard and is very tanky so it’s better to just get to the boss as fast as possible

[@xeenproof2024]

I’m a botta get Fu Xuan, use her with Loucha and make the most unkillable team ever. Then Nihility stall everything.

[@marrionevina7306]

Question: How do I trigger Emergency? The 'Beginner's Guide on the Unhinged Aha Theory' Communing Trail Task. idk how to trigger it tho.

[@pooppoop1257]

Can u make a video about how some of the resonance can combine and make a new skil?

[@zamot155]

Can anyone explain to me these quick stories after each plane where we make a choice that has path assigned to it? Does that do anything?

[@AceFerron]

collect 20 of any path and you unlock the secret buffs (gold on the right side) in the pathfinder

[@gauchegunawan7376]

This event just need fuxuan and dan heng IL

[@propaneandpropane3942]

It's the rewards that confuse me Communal points , I have no idea what these are

[@ohgod8938]

how to unlock propagation path in swarm disaster?

[@Daniel-kj4ku]

Clear diff 5

[@reedsad4652]

Can i ask how to trigger emergency difficulty III it said?

[@battleaxe7074]

I keep dying in diff 2 cause its aoe attack on phase 3 literally 1 shots my fu xuan and I have no idea what im supposed to do

[@vladtepesx3]

GrimGOAT

[@azrafi2481]

How do i unlock nihility path in swarm disaster?

[@zukodude487987]

Too hard, too confusing and so much time wasting, the rewards dont justify the effort and the headache.

[@durant8006]

Kinda agree lol

[@Mayank_MJ]

Well different people have different opinions, but this is imo the best mode they have brought out yet, even without the rewards the gameplay seems amazing. The only reason you're not liking it is because you're dealing with it like a chore, you just want to get it done with, which is fundamentally against what the mode is about, so try to enjoy it and slowly upgrade your blessings once, you'll like it more then

[@durant8006]

@@Mayank_MJ the biggest problem is the movement count I hate that so much

[@Mayank_MJ]

@@durant8006 then try teleporting with hunt path or completely negate that effect with the abundance path.

[@zukodude487987]

@@Mayank_MJ It is hard, which isnt bad, but, but it disrespects your time. It takes so many hours. Many say just to play it to unlock buffs, but in reality you need to do very specific things to even unlock any of em and it always doesnt explain very well.

[@SatoruGojothehonoured1]

Are there trial charecters

[@GrimroGacha]

Not this time, it's a proper test of your account.

[@EnjoyGengar]

Farm weaker version for passives that destroy everyting after

[@eh1165]

Damn i feel kinda stupid, but when will it be up for the European server?

[@GrimroGacha]

Should be in just a few hours.

[@baharbarazdeh8199]

As some one who has cancer is my dream to get danhengg and ii try somuch to get jade but this game is not good with f2p wish me luck i get danheng with his light cone:)

[@lordofsloths9985]

Me who can't beet difficulty 2 👍

[@aspectparadox6654]

*Sigh*, sorry but this isn't what I'm looking for. I want to know how to clear this with Abundance Blade, I keep getting stuck at the first plane because I simply just can't get enough dewdrop related Abundance blessings to overcome the first plane boss's high health pool. Everyone is level 80 and all and the team is Blade, Luocha, Bronya, and Pela. I am so desperate for help with this specific thing, please someone help me.

[@fajarwahyudi6449]

Nihillithy is so fucking hard,

[@m4kund1]

Is this limited event or is it staying?

[@revivedkyoumahououin1585]

Staying

[@dariel299]

its a permanent addition

[@m4kund1]

@@dariel299 I guess I'm returning for a bit then

[@josephchen1973]

Hey grim, is it better overall for my account to get it 🙂🙂 I have to go back to the store to be a little bit of the same thing and then it will get the kids and the kids to go home to be a little late and they won't be able so we will have the kids in there for the day and then I will have them come back to the house tomorrow night 🌃🌃 and

[@lotannaarinze6581]

Hmm

[@darkomiku8902]

Thanks

[@k1ddQ]

As a single target dps user this is absolutely insane. I've got the most broken runs with awesome blessings but always manage to die 3rd phase because I can't shield or heal (due to that one effect). I'm sad so say this but I'm somehow still stuck on difficulty 2?? The rest of the entire event is very easy except for that one last boss phase. I've used different paths but I'm still struggling. Oh well that's karma for not building Dan Heng IL I guess Edit: I did it and something Swarm disaster made me realise is that I really need to be better at strategising. Now that I think about it there were many times where I had the right blessings but didn't use them well enough which ended up costing me a lot of time. My team remained the same. If anyone cares I used rembrance this time to freeze all the little bugs since they're actually the main target I had to look out for. Pair that with the levelled 2* hunt blessing which gives u max energy for defeating an enemy, the 3* one which gives you another turn and the usual 3* elation blessings and i had my burst basically 100% of the time which easily killed those pesky bugs. It's a small victory but knowing what route I need to take from now on is gonna help a lot

[@junno7247]

Man istg how do I have 8 char at lvl 80, with a decent build (not awesome nor optimal) and struggle at the difficulty 2, I'm scared about diff5

[@GrimroGacha]

Its pretty tough!!!

[@acherthecat8316]

i'm also stuck at diff 2. the last boss' final phase is the most annoying. they'd take control of my characters at once, and by then not even gepard+luocha duo can save my team😮‍💨 is there any way to counter against this controlling-debuff thing?

[@k1ddQ]

@@acherthecat8316 you can use Natashas or bronyas skill to debuff allies (idk bout luocha) which isn't great since they're somehow always the ones getting targeted. I believe there's a preservation blessing that can remove debuffs but that isn't really useful if gepard is getting controlled. Maybe fire MC would work since they can apply shield with their skill but they can trigger enemies to target them more so they'll probably be controlled 24/7. I'm gonna try again and hope for some better blessings ig

[@muhammadshafek9788]

@@acherthecat8316 i use abundance path and im on stage 4 now. Its a live saver especially the healing blast. Its a lot safer if you got Bailu too !

[@DaveTriesToPlayGuitar]

Does it consume trailblaze power?

[@GrimroGacha]

Nope it doesn't!

[@DaveTriesToPlayGuitar]

@@GrimroGacha I'll be sleeping less now I guess lmao that's amazing. So it's literally an endless mode sorta. What's like a realistic approximate of unlocking everything reward wise?

[@sallyhope2137]

​@@DaveTriesToPlayGuitar4500 jades!

[@durant8006]

Is there weekly reward for this like regular SU?

[@Aoharu12]

Help how to unlock the abundance path?? Ive tried so many things bit i don't understand 😂 helpppp

[@aprilsasd]

are u already on su world 5?

[@Aoharu12]

@@aprilsasd the normal SU? I'm on world 7 now. I just don't know how to unlock abundance path in swarm disaster 🤣

[@aprilsasd]

@@Aoharu12 i played it and it was already unlocked,i dont really know

[@DanielDaAbadSukarno]

Fuli Give My Herta Go Crazy Kuru Kuru!

[@syafiqakid4835]

I can't even pass difficulty ii

[@RickRate]

11:56 for real man i hate this card i never take it everytime i take it everyone dies even with gepard and natasha

[@kiiragamii]

I use remembrance cheese for stage 5 😂😂 feels good cheating with remembrance

[@user-wb6ic5lv5j]

Guys, how can i unlock path of nihility?

[@Molimo95]

by quitting a run before the end

[@user-wb6ic5lv5j]

@@Molimo95 thx, bro )

[@yashpawar2242]

How to open propogation path??

[@HuH22132]

Clear the last difficulty of the swarm boss

[@yashpawar2242]

@@HuH22132 torturous??

[@yashpawar2242]

@@HuH22132 but that is impossible for me😭😭

[@HuH22132]

@@yashpawar2242 me too mate

[@GrimroGacha]

You need unlock the 13 diamonds

[@devontesledge8985]

Is it Not available for everyone yet?

[@skyzell5029]

It's available on Asia server

[@mirage6335]

On 1pm will be avalaible for Europe.😎 But because some of people has faster we can in this time create own tactic to prepere for it.

[@lilililiililliil7277]

I'm not going to watch this because I don't want spoilers and this game is cake, however thank you for all you do for the community even if I don't agree with a lot of your takes personally. The access to info like formulas etc is much appreciated so I can do things my own way and more personalized for my specific account.

[@xXKiller597Xx]

I cant even beat lvl 2 :D

[@estebanmn6620]

Not watching guides, the fun part is learning as you go.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

whyyouherethen

[@Rayhaku808]

i'm so proud of you, but i ain't got time for that

[@kimbaxter6917]

'PromoSM' 😞

[@Kyunn_]

What is grimro discord?