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Decaying Shadow Enemy Guide

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Honkai Star Rail - Decaying Shadow Enemy Guide

Decaying Shadow is an enemy in Honkai: Star Rail. See its locations, item drops, skills, weaknesses, and how to beat it in this guide!

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Decaying Shadow Information

Decaying Shadow Details

Decaying Shadow Information
Honkai Star Rail (HSR) - Decaying Shadow Decaying Shadow
World Jarilo-VI
Weaknesses
Fire Lightning Wind
Resistances None

Decaying Shadow Skills

All Talents and Abilities
◆ Liberation of the Golden Age*(Ability)
Deals successive Imaginary DMG to a random target. If there is no Gauge Recollection, this ability will fail.
◆ Fleeting Gilded Spikes (Ability)
Deals Imaginary DMG to a single target.
◆ Fleeting Punishment (Ability)
Deals massive Imaginary DMG to a single target.
◆ Binding of the Golden Age (Ability)
Enters the Charge state and gains Gauge Recollection. The next attack casts "Liberation of the Golden Age."
◆ Fleeting Veil (Talent)
Receives less DMG from Basic ATKs, Skills, Ultimates, and follow-up attacks, with a small chance to inflict Imprisonment on the target attacked by Decaying Shadow.

Where to Find Decaying Shadow

Decaying Shadow Stagnant Shadow Location

Honkai Star Rail - Decaying Shadow Stagnant Shadow Location
Shape of Mirage - Stagnant Shadow
Location Backwater Pass, Jarilo-VI

Other Decaying Shadow Locations

Location 1 Shape of Mirage (Stagnant Shadow)
Location 2 Simulated Universe
Location 3 Cavern - Path of Providence

How to Beat Decaying Shadow

Focus on Decaying Shadow

Honkai Star Rail - Decaying Shadow
Decaying Shadow have a high-damaging skills and can sometimes inflict Imprisonment, delaying your characters' turns. Focus on bringing it down first to minimize the casualties and preserve your characters' HP.

Single-target characters like Dan Heng or Hook would be a great match against Decaying Shadow!

Weaknesses

Decaying Shadow Weaknesses
Star Rail - WindWind Star Rail - LightningLightning Star Rail - FireFire

Use the characters with the same elements above to defeat Decaying Shadow efficiently. Give some time to change your current party if you don't have characters that matches the Decaying Shadow's weaknesses!

Decaying Shadow Drops

Decaying Shadow Material Drops

Decaying Shadow doesn't drop any Materials.

All Items List

Other Item Drops

Items Dropped
Quantum Ripples ItemQuantum Ripples Slime of Harmony ItemSlime of Harmony Mythus Knots ItemMythus Knots

Stagnant Shadow Rewards

Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ItemGolden Crown of the Past Shadow

Characters Who Use Golden Crown of the Past Shadow

All Characters
Star Rail - Luocha ItemLuocha Star Rail - Welt ItemWelt Star Rail - Yukong ItemYukong

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Honkai Star Rail - Enemies
All Enemies and Weaknesses Guide

Other Elite Enemies

Star Rail - Aurumaton Gatekeeper EnemyAurumaton Gatekeeper Star Rail - Disciples of Sanctus Medicus - Shape Shifter EnemyDisciples of Sanctus Medicus - Shape Shifter Star Rail - Stormbringer EnemyStormbringer
Star Rail - Voidranger - Trampler EnemyVoidranger - Trampler Star Rail - Silvermane Lieutenant EnemySilvermane Lieutenant Star Rail - Svarog EnemySvarog
Star Rail - Frigid Prowler EnemyFrigid Prowler Star Rail - Searing Prowler EnemySearing Prowler Star Rail - Decaying Shadow EnemyDecaying Shadow
Star Rail - Guardian Shadow EnemyGuardian Shadow Star Rail - Gepard EnemyGepard Star Rail - Bronya EnemyBronya
Star Rail - Cocolia EnemyCocolia Star Rail - Ice Out of Space EnemyIce Out of Space Star Rail - Blaze Out of Space EnemyBlaze Out of Space
Star Rail - Automaton Grizzly EnemyAutomaton Grizzly Star Rail - Automaton Direwolf EnemyAutomaton Direwolf Star Rail - Stellaron Hunter: Kafka EnemyStellaron Hunter: Kafka
Star Rail - Trotter of Preservation EnemyTrotter of Preservation Star Rail - Trotter of Destruction EnemyTrotter of Destruction Star Rail - Trotter of Abundance EnemyTrotter of Abundance
Star Rail - Abundant Ebon Deer EnemyAbundant Ebon Deer Star Rail - Trot Tri EnemyTrot Tri Star Rail - Trot Prime EnemyTrot Prime
Star Rail - Trot Deuce EnemyTrot Deuce Star Rail - Cloud Knight Lieutenant: Yanqing EnemyCloud Knight Lieutenant: Yanqing Star Rail - Abundance Sprite - Malefic Ape EnemyAbundance Sprite - Malefic Ape
Star Rail - The Ascended EnemyThe Ascended Star Rail - The Swarm - True Sting (Complete) EnemyThe Swarm - True Sting (Complete) Star Rail - Senior Staff - Team Leader EnemySenior Staff - Team Leader
Star Rail - Aurumaton Spectral Envoy EnemyAurumaton Spectral Envoy Star Rail - Cirrus EnemyCirrus Star Rail - Argenti EnemyArgenti
Star Rail - Stellaron Hunter - Sam EnemyStellaron Hunter - Sam Star Rail - Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death EnemyMemory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death Star Rail - Dreamjolt TroupeDreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla
Star Rail - Dreamjolt TroupeDreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked Star Rail - Ten Stonehearts - Aventurine of Stratagems EnemyTen Stonehearts - Aventurine of Stratagems Star Rail - Memory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage EnemyMemory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage
Star Rail - Past Confined and Caged EnemyPast Confined and Caged Star Rail - Present Inebriated in Revelry EnemyPresent Inebriated in Revelry Star Rail - Tomorrow in Harmonious Chords EnemyTomorrow in Harmonious Chords
Star Rail - The Past, Present, and Eternal Show EnemyThe Past, Present, and Eternal Show Star Rail - Howling Casket EnemyHowling Casket Star Rail - Borisin Warhead - Hoolay EnemyBorisin Warhead - Hoolay
Star Rail - Wonder Forest’s Banacademic Office Staff EnemyWonder Forest’s Banacademic Office Staff Star Rail - Banacademic Office’s Charmony BananAdvisor EnemyBanacademic Office’s Charmony BananAdvisor Star Rail - Furiae Praetor EnemyFuriae Praetor
Star Rail - The Giver, Master of Legions, Lance of Fury EnemyThe Giver, Master of Legions, Lance of Fury Star Rail - Savage and Mad God, Incarnation of Strife EnemySavage and Mad God, Incarnation of Strife Star Rail - Flame Reaver of the Deepest Dark EnemyFlame Reaver of the Deepest Dark

Stagnant Shadow (Field Bosses)

Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of DoomDisciples of Sanctus Medicus - Shape Shifter Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of IcicleIce Out of Space Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of MirageDecaying Shadow
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of RimeFrigid Prowler Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of SpikeAutomaton Direwolf Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of BlazeBlaze Out of Space
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of FulminationGuardian Shadow Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of GustStormbringer Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of QuantaVoidranger - Trampler
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of CelestialThe Ascended Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of PuppetryAurumaton Gatekeeper Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of AbominationAbundance Sprite - Malefic Ape
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of CelestialSearing Prowler Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of PerditionAurumaton Spectral Envoy Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of NectarDreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of RoastDreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of IreMemory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage

Stagnant Shadow Field Bosses and Drops

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