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Kafka is a Lightning Element character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out Kafka's best builds, teams, Light Cones, Relics, Trace priority, kit, and gameplay guide here!
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Kafka | Rarity | |
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Tier List Rating |
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Single Target
AoE Damage
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Ratings are based on E0.
HP | ATK | DEF | SPD | |
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Lvl. 1 | 147 | 92 | 66 | 100 |
Lvl. 80 | 1086 | 679 | 485 | 100 |
Kafka is a DoT damage dealer who is best paired with another DoT character to maximize her utility. Though she could be played as a CRIT DPS or Solo DPS, this will go against her greatest potential.
Pull for Kafka if you need a Lightning DPS and if you enjoy Damage-over-Time gameplay!
Limited Banners |
Nessun Dorma |
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Kafka was previously available in the Character Warp banner called Nessun Dorma, which has already ended!
Best Light Cone | Relics and Ornament | |||
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Patience Is All You Need | ||||
Main Stats | Sub Stats | |||
Body: ATK% Feet: SPD Sphere: Lightning DMG Rope: ATK% | SPD ★★★ ATK% ★★ CRIT Rate ★ CRIT DMG ★ |
Alternative Light Cones | |
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This Kafka build specializes in increasing her DoT and Speed so you can maximize her damage and trigger more Skill attacks, which is the main focus of her Kit.
Other than getting SPD and ATK%, CRIT Rate/DMG are also decent substats to get since they can still increase the damage of your non-DoT abilities.
Kafka's Ascension 6 Trace and Effect Hit Rate stat bonuses let you apply her Lightning DoT on enemies reliably, so getting more Effect Hit Rate is not necessary.
However, you may want to increase her Effect Hit Rate if you have her E1 unlocked since it applies a Debuff that increases the DoT that enemies receive. We talk more about this in the how-to-play section below.
DPS | Main DPS | Support | Healer |
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Kafka | Dan Heng | Asta | Natasha |
This F2P (Free to Play) Team for Kafka focuses on applying DoT and buffing her Speed. Dan Heng is a good choice for this F2P Team since he can trigger Wind Shear when he triggers shield break, while Asta is also a nice choice since she provides ATK% and Speed buffs while also being able to apply Burn on enemies.
DPS | DPS | Support | Healer |
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Kafka | Black Swan | Ruan Mei | Huohuo |
A standard Kafka team will require an additional DoT character, one support character, and one healer or shielder.
Though you can just run Kafka with two other DoT units, it won't deal as much damage compared to having a support character who can reduce the DEF stat of enemies.
Character | Merits |
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Guinaifen | DPS Replacement Guinaifen is a great alternative for Black Swan especially against enemies who are weak to Fire. Guinaifen can also increase the DMG taken by an enemy. |
Sampo | DPS Replacement Sampo can increase the enemy's DMG taken by DoTs and is especially useful for inflicting Weakness Break on enemies who are weak to Wind. |
Luka | DPS Replacement Luka is a DoT unit that can replace Black Swan if you're up against an Elite enemy with a Physical Weakness. He's capable of high single-target DMG and can remove enemy buffs. |
Serval | DPS Replacement Though not a true Nihility character, Serval can add more Lightning damage and DoT for the team. |
Silver Wolf | Support Replacement Silver Wolf is your support alternative if you don't have Ruan Mei and if you need Weakness Break for the party. Though her implant debuff requires a bit of RNG, it can be somewhat controlled through proper team comp planning. |
Pela | Support Replacement Pela is a great alternative for Silver Wolf, especially if you need to apply a DEF debuff on multiple enemies. |
Tingyun | Support Replacement Tingyun is generally just a great buffer for any damage dealer, including DoT characters like Kafka. |
Bronya | Support Replacement Though DoTs can't CRIT, Bronya still provides incredible utility by enabling Kafka to take more actions per turn and while giving a DMG% buff. |
Gallagher | Healer Replacement Gallagher can provide an ATK reduction debuff with his Enhanced Basic ATK. He can also heal the team as long as an ally attacks the debuffed enemy. |
Any Abundance or Preservation Characters | Healer Replacement Any Defensive support characters like Luocha, Gepard, or Natasha can be good Alternatives for Huohuo. All you need is someone to keep the team alive. |
Relics | Rating & Merits |
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Prisoner in Deep Confinement x4 | ★★★★★ - Best - Gives Kafka the highest DPS increase out of all other Relics. - Increases Kafka's DoT DMG and gets stronger if there are a lot of DoTs applied on an enemy. |
Band of Sizzling Thunder x4 | ★★★★☆ - 2nd Best - Increases Kafka's Lightning damage and ATK%. |
Band of Sizzling Thunder
x2
Messenger Traversing Hackerspace x2 |
★★★☆☆ - Early Game Set - Increases Kafka's Lightning damage. - Slightly Increases Kafka's SPD. |
Ornaments | Merits |
Firmament Frontline Glamoth | ★★★★★ - Best - Provides Kafka with the highest DPS increase out of all other Ornaments, even if you only manage to reach the 135 SPD Breakpoint. |
Space Sealing Station | ★★★★☆ - 2nd Best - Provides Kafka with a high DPS increase compared to most Ornaments. - Greatly increases Kafka's ATK%, which improves DoT Damage. |
Recommended Light Cones | How to Get |
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Limited Gacha | |
Limited Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Gacha
Starlight Exchange |
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Echo of War
Forgotten Hall |
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Limited Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Forgotten Hall | |
The list is arranged by Rarity and Strength from top to bottom.
Trace | Priority & Explanation |
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Basic Attack | ★★☆☆☆ - Low Priority Kafka should rarely, if ever, use her Basic attacks. Prioritize this Trace last. |
Skill | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority One of Kafka's main sources of damage. Prioritize this equally with her Ultimate. |
Ultimate | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority One of Kafka's main sources of damage.Prioritize this equally with her Skill. |
Talent | ★★★☆☆ - Mid Priority Triggers once and refreshes after Kafka uses her Skill or Basic Attack. Decent source of damage. |
Why We Recommend It | |
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E1 | ★★★★★ - Great Applies a very strong debuff on the enemies which increases the DoT they receive (similar to Sampo's lvl 10 Ultimate). If you are looking for an Eidolon to unlock this should be it. |
E2 | ★★★★☆ - Good Straightfoward DoT damage increase for everyone in the party. |
E4 | ★★★☆☆ - Decent Increases Kafka's Energy gain, charging her Ultimate slightly faster. |
E6 | ★★★★★ - Great Huge personal damage increase for Kafka. |
If another party member uses a Basic ATK, Kafka will initiate a Follow-up attack on the targeted enemy. This Follow-up attack has a chance to apply a Shock status on enemies.
This Effect only triggers once, but it will refresh after Kafka takes her turn (whether she uses her Basic Attack or Skill).
Kafka's E1 applies a debuff on enemies that increases the DoT they receive by 30%.
This debuff only has a 100% base chance to be applied on enemies, meaning you will need 67% Effect Hit Rate if you want to guarantee this debuff applies on any enemy that's level 75 and above.
It's generally not worth it to sacrifice an ATK% Body piece to get this amount of EHR, so try to make-do with what you can through substats instead.
Kafka's Skill deals AoE Lightning damage to enemies. If an enemy has a Damage-over-Time effect (like Shock or Wind Shear) currently applied, the effect of the DoT will trigger be triggered.
Kafka's Ultimate deals DMG to all enemies and applies Shock. If enemies are already shocked, then the Shock status will immediately trigger and will receive additional Lightning DoT each turn.
Kafka's Technique causes her to deal Lightning damage in an AoE around her with a chance of inflicting Shock on them which will last for 2 turns.
Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
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Basic ATK | Midnight Tumult: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Kafka's ATK to a single enemy. |
Skill | Caressing Moonlight: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 80% of Kafka's ATK to a target enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 30% of Kafkais ATK to enemies adjacent to it. If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to 60% of their original DMG. |
Ultimate | Twilight Trill: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 48% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG from their current Shock state, equal to 80% of its original DMG. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DOT equal to 116% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
Talent | Gentle but Cruel: After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to 42% of her ATK to that target, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate to the attacked enemy target for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn. |
Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
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Basic ATK | Midnight Tumult: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Kafka's ATK to a single enemy. |
Skill | Caressing Moonlight: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 120% of Kafka's ATK to a target enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 45% of Kafka's ATK to enemies adjacent to it. If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to 67.5% of their original DMG. |
Ultimate | Twilight Trill: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 64% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG from their current Shock state, equal to 90% of its original DMG. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DOT equal to 175.8% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
Talent | Gentle but Cruel: After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to 91% of her ATK to that target, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate to the attacked enemy target for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn. |
Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
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Skill | Caressing Moonlight: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 140% of Kafka's ATK to a target enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 52.5% of Kafka's ATK to enemies adjacent to it. If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to 71.3% of their original DMG. |
Ultimate | Twilight Trill: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 72% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG from their current Shock state, equal to 95% of its original DMG. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DOT equal to 224.8% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
Talent | Gentle but Cruel: After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to 115.5% of her ATK to that target, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate to the attacked enemy target for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn. |
Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
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Skill | Caressing Moonlight: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 160% of Kafka's ATK to a target enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 60% of Kafka's ATK to enemies adjacent to it. If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to 75% of their original DMG. |
Ultimate | Twilight Trill: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 80% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG from their current Shock state, equal to 100% of its original DMG. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DOT equal to 290% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
Talent | Gentle but Cruel: After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to 140% of her ATK to that target, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate to the attacked enemy target for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn. |
Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.
Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
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Technique | Mercy Is Not Forgiveness: Immediately attacks all enemies within a set range. After entering battle, deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance to inflict Shock equivalent to that applied by her Ultimate on every enemy target for 2 turn(s). |
Bonus Ability | Thorns: The base chance for target enemies to get Shocked by the Ultimate, the Technique, or the Talent-triggered follow-up attack increases by 30%.
Stat Bonus: 1. Max HP +6.0% 2. Effect Hit Rate +8.0% |
Bonus Ability | Plunder: If an enemy is defeated while Shocked, Kafka additionally regenerates 5 Energy.
Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +6.0% 2. Effect Hit Rate +6.0% 3. ATK +6.0% |
Bonus Ability | Torture: When the Ultimate is used, enemy targets will now receive DMG immediately from all currently applied DoT sources instead of just receiving DMG immediately from the currently applied Shock state.
Stat Bonus: 1. Effect Hit Rate +4.0% 2. ATK +4.0% 3. Max HP +4.0% |
E1 | Da Capo When the Talent triggers a follow-up attack, there is a 100% base chance to increase the DoT received by the target by 30% for 2 turn(s). |
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E2 | Fortississimo While Kafka is on the field, DoT dealt by all allies increases by 25% |
E3 | Capriccio Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10. |
E4 | Recitativo When an enemy target takes DMG from the Shock status inflicted by Kafka, Kafka additionally regenerates 2 Energy. |
E5 | Doloroso Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. |
E6 | Leggiero The Shock inflicted on the enemy target by the Ultimate, the Technique, or the Talent-triggered follow-up attack has a DMG multiplier increase of 156% and lasts 1 turn(s) longer. |
Ascension Materials | Total |
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15 | |
15 | |
15 | |
65 | |
308,000 |
All Trace Node Materials | Total |
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15 | |
41 | |
72 | |
56 | |
139 | |
58 | |
12 | |
11 | |
3,000,000 |
Lvl | Basic ATK Ascension Materials | |||||
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2 | x3 | x6 | x5000 | |||
3 | x3 | x3 | x10000 | |||
4 | x5 | x4 | x20000 | |||
5 | x3 | x3 | x45000 | |||
6 | x8 | x4 | x160000 |
English VA | Cheryl Texiera |
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Japanese VA | Shizuka Itoh |
Faction | Stellaron Hunters |
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Background | A member of the Stellaron Hunters. A dashing, collected, and professional beauty. Used the enchantment of Spirit Whisper to set up the Trailblazer to absorb the Stellaron. Her hobby is shopping for and organizing her collection of coats. |
Character Rarity | |
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★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Character Paths | |||
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Destruction | Hunt | Erudition | Harmony |
Nihility | Preservation | Abundance |
Character Elements | |||
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Fire | Ice | Lightning | Wind |
Quantum | Imaginary | Physical |
Lightning Characters | |||
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Tingyun | Serval | Kafka | Jing Yuan |
Bailu | Arlan | Acheron |
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