Hook Best Builds and Teams

Hook is a Fire and Destruction character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Hook's best builds, team comps, relics, light cones, kit, and materials here!

Hook Character Overview

Hook Basic Info and Rating

Hook	Rarity	4-star
	Element	Fire
	Path	Destruction
	Tier List Rating	Overall Single Target AoE Damage

Ratings are based on E0.

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Character Tier List

Hook Base Stats

	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
Lvl. 1	182	84	48	94
Lvl. 80	1340	617	352	94

Should You Pull for Hook?

Hook is a strong 4-star DPS unit who specializes in both dealing DMG and inflicting Burn DoTs on enemies. Despite being a Destruction unit, Hook's single-target DMG is good against Elite enemies who are weak to Fire.

If you're just starting in the game and in need of a DPS who can defeat both Elite enemies and mobs, go ahead and pull for Hook!

Hook's Best Builds

Fire DPS Build

Hook's best Relic set is the Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters as her kit can apply the Burn debuff on enemies, making her attacks against them significantly stronger.

We recommend Hook to have at least 70% CRIT Rate to increase her Skill DMG thanks to the Rutilant Arena ornament.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
ATK	2300 - 2700+
CRIT Rate	60% - 70%+
CRIT DMG	120% - 140%+
SPD	134 / 143 / 160

Hook wants your typical DPS stats like CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and ATK. Her Burn scales off ATK so make sure she has a high amount of it. As for SPD, just hit the minimum 134 or higher if you need her to take more actions in a cycle.

Hook's Best Teams

Hook F2P Team (Free to Play)

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Hook	Asta	Yukong	Natasha

This F2P Hook team revolves around the synergy between all characters. Asta and Yukong can increase Hook's SPD and CRIT respectively.

Hook Generalist Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Flex
Hook	Sparkle	Tingyun	Aventurine

Use Asta and Sparkle's Skills to buff Hook's overall DMG. Asta can also provide additional Fire DMG for Hook when she is on the field.

Hook Burn Team

DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Flex
Hook	Guinaifen	Ruan Mei	Huohuo

Take advantage of Hook and Guinaifen's constant Burn DoTs with Ruan Mei to increase the team's Break Efficiency.

Hook's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relic Set	Merits
Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters x4	★★★★★ - Best Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters can increase Hook's DMG against enemies she applied Burn to.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging x2 Musketeer of Wild Wheat x2	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best This Relic set combo increases Hook's Fire DMG and DMG from all sources.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging x2 Prisoner in Deep Confinement x2	★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best Great 2pc. effect that increases Hook's DMG and Burn. This set is better if Hook is used on a DoT Team.
Ornament Set	Merits
Rutilant Arena	★★★★★ - Best Generally, the best Ornament for Hook since it increases her Skill damage, which is where the largest portion of her damage comes from. - Requires Hook to have a 70% CRIT Rate to activate the effect.
Firmament Frontline Glamoth	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Increases Hook's damage from all sources. The 135 SPD breakpoint is good enough for Hook to become powerful.
Space Sealing Station	★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best Increases Hook's damage from all sources. Requires Hook to have 120 SPD to activate the effect, which is easily doable.

Hook's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Recommended Light Cones	How to Get
On the Fall of an Aeon	Herta Store
Something Irreplaceable	Gacha Starlight Exchange
Woof! Walk Time!	Echo of War Forgotten Hall
The Moles Welcome You	Gacha
Under the Blue Sky	Gacha
Collapsing Sky	Gacha

The list is arranged by Rarity and Strength from top to bottom.

Light Cone List & Guide

Hook Ascension and Trace Material

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Ancient Part	12
Ancient Spindle	13
Ancient Engine	12
Endotherm Chitin	50
Credit	246,400

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Shattered Blade	12
Ancient Part	28
Lifeless Blade	54
Ancient Spindle	42
Worldbreaker Blade	105
Ancient Engine	42
Guardian's Lament	12
Tracks of Destiny	5
Credit	2,400,000

How to Get Hook

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Gentle Eclipse of the Moon	Gilded Imprisonment
Brilliant Fixation	Bygone Reminiscence
Stellar Warp	Departure Warp

Hook's Gameplay Guide

Burn Enemies with Fire

Hook is a Main DPS specializing in Burning enemies. She deals high single-target DMG and can constantly inflict Burn on enemies.

Inflict Burn with Skill

Hook's Skill Hey! Remember Hook? deals huge Fire DMG to a single enemy and applies a Burn debuff for two turns. This can be enhanced into an AoE ATK by using her Ultimate beforehand.

Ramp Up DMG with Ultimate

Hook's Ultimate Boom! Here Comes the Fire! deals massive damage to an enemy and enhances her Skill the next time it is used.

Maintain Burn for Bonuses

While enemies are inflicted with Burn, Hook's Talent Ha! Oil to the Flames! allows her to deal additional Fire DMG and regenerate Energy. This enables her to deal even more DMG and get her Ultimate back sooner.

Hook's Trace Priority

Combat Traces

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★★☆☆ - Low Priority Only used for SP regeneration. This should be the last Trace to be leveled up.
Skill	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Main source of her Single Target Fire Damage.
Ultimate	★★★★☆ - High Priority High single target damage. Second priority after Hook's Skill.
Talent	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Increases her damage against enemies inflicted with burn.

Bonus Abilities

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Playing With Fire	★★★★★ - Highest Priority This Advances Forward Hook after using her Ultimate and provides her some Energy, which can be valuable for getting more actions in and keeping her Ultimate up.
Naivete	★★★☆☆ - Medium Priority Gives Hook resistance against crowd control debuffs, which is always nice to have.
Innocence	★★★★☆ - High Priority The HP restoration when her Talent triggers can be valuable and keep her HP topped up.

Hook's Traces (Skills and Kit)

Active Abilities

Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.

Technique and Bonus Abilities

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Technique	Ack! Look at This Mess!: Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, Hook deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of her ATK to a random enemy. In addition, there is a 100% base chance to Burn all enemies for 3 turns. While Burned, enemies will take Fire DoT equal to 50% of Hook's ATK at the start of each turn. Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +4.0
Bonus Ability	Playing With Fire: When using her Ultimate, Hook's action is Advanced Forward by 20% and additionally regenerates 5 Energy. Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT DMG +8.0% 2. Max HP +8.0% 3. ATK +8.0%
Bonus Ability	Naivete: RES to Crowd Control debuffs is increased by 35%. Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +6.0% 2. Max HP +6.0% 3. ATK +6.0%
Bonus Ability	Innocence: Hook restores HP equal to 5% of her Max HP whenever her talent is triggered. Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT DMG +5.3% 2. ATK +4.0% 3. Max HP +4.0%

Hook's Eidolons

Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E1	★★★★☆ - Good Good DMG buff for Enhanced Skill, which is Hook's main damage source.
E2	★★★☆☆ - Decent Increases Burn duration inflicted by Hook. A slight DMG increase.
E4	★★★★☆ - Good Good addition for increasing Hook's damage against multiple enemies and spreading Burn.
E6	★★★★☆ - Good Deals increased DMG on enemies inflicted with burn, increasing Hook's overall DPS.

All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	Early to Bed, Early to Rise Enhanced Skill deasl 20% more DMG.
E2	Happy Tummy, Happy Body Extends the duration of Burn caused by Skill by 1 turn.
E3	Don't Be Picky, Nothing's Icky Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4	It's Okay to Not Know When Talent is triggered, there is a 100% base chance to Burn enemies adjacent to the target enemy. equivalent to that of Skill.
E5	Let the Moles' Deeds Be Known Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6	Always Ready to Punch and Kick Hook deals 20% more DMG to enemies inflicted with Burn.

Additional Hook Information

How to Get Hook

E1	Early to Bed, Early to Rise Enhanced Skill deasl 20% more DMG.
E2	Happy Tummy, Happy Body Extends the duration of Burn caused by Skill by 1 turn.
E3	Don't Be Picky, Nothing's Icky Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4	It's Okay to Not Know When Talent is triggered, there is a 100% base chance to Burn enemies adjacent to the target enemy. equivalent to that of Skill.
E5	Let the Moles' Deeds Be Known Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6	Always Ready to Punch and Kick Hook deals 20% more DMG to enemies inflicted with Burn.

You can get Hook at a standard rate by pulling from any Warp Banner.

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Background and Voice Actors

Voice Actor	EN: Felecia Angelle JP: Sora Tokui
Faction / Affiliation	Belobog

Hook's In-Game Lore

Faction	Belobog
Background	Head of the adventure squad The Moles, she calls herself Pitch-Dark Hook the Great.

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