Check out how to beat Simulated Universe World 5 in Honkai: Star Rail! We've got information for each difficulty, best Path, best teams and characters, how to beat Kafka, and all rewards here.

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World 5 Difficulty Levels

World 5 Difficulty 1

How to Unlock	• Complete Stars Spun, Prescience Sprung • Complete Simulated Universe World 4 - Difficulty 1
Recommended Level	Level 55
Enemy Levels	Level 54: Level 60:

World 5 Difficulty 2

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 4
Recommended Level	Level 67
Enemy Levels	Level 66: Level 72:

World 5 Difficulty 3

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 5
Recommended Level	Level 76
Enemy Levels	Level 75: Level 81:

World 5 Difficulty 4

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 6
Recommended Level	Level 80
Enemy Levels	Level 84: Level 90:

Best Path for World 5

The Path of the Abundance

You need to stack up on as much Abundance Blessings for World 5 since Kafka gets marginally stronger each phase. Prioritize on getting enough Abundance Blessings to get Path Resonance: The Abundance and Resonance Formation - Anicca.

At a low level, you don't need to be concerned about dealing DMG as long as you can survive Kafka's attacks and have the right characters to break her weaknesses.

Supplement with Preservation Blessings

You can select Preservation Blessings that provide you with a shield or enhanced durability to defend yourself from Kafka's Attacks.

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Best Characters for World 5

Character	Merits
Blade	Blade performs well in World 5 who can deal a lot of Wind DMG at the cost of his HP. We advise not to collect Preservation Blessings when using him.
Dan Heng	Dan Heng is an excellent DMG dealer who will have no problem breaking Wind Weaknesses and can inflict enemies with Slow.
Huohuo	Huohuo is a great healer whose Skill can heal and dispel debuffs from allies. Huohuo’s Ultimate also regenerates the Energy of her allies while also buffing their ATK.
Bronya	Bronya is a versatile character both for breaking Wind Weaknesses and buffing your party's DMG. She can also give an extra turn by buffing the DMG dealer.
Argenti	Argenti is a great DPS in World 5 because of enemies having Physical Weaknesses. He can easily deal damage to multiple enemies using his abilities, and even more damage to single targets when using his 180 Energy Ultimate.
Hanya	Since most enemies have Physical Weaknesses, Hanya does well in World 5 as a support. She can restore Skill Points using the Burden debuff, and boost an ally's ATK and SPD.
Clara	Physical weakness is prevalent, especially during the boss fight. Clara can tank DMG from Kafka and dish it out to deal DMG and break weakness.
Sushang	Sushang can beat most bosses in World 5 thanks to many Physical weaknesses. Sushang is also a decent DMG dealer.
Welt	Welt can deal Imaginary DMG and can slow down Kafka, allowing the DMG dealers more time to dish out more DMG.
Imbibitor Lunae	Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is an Imaginary DPS that can dish out single Target and also AoE DMG. He is great for World 5 since almost all enemies including the boss are weak to Imaginary.
Dr. Ratio	Dr. Ratio is an Imaginary DPS who excels in single target damage. He is a solid DPS to use in World 5 since his Follow-up attacks are great against Bosses and can deal more DMG if enemies have debuffs.
Luocha	Luocha can easily keep the team alive with his kit. Luocha can also remove enemy buffs which is useful for World 5.
Aventurine	Aventurine can solo sustain for World 5 since he can shield everyone using his Skill. With Aventurine being an offense-oriented Preservation unit, he can also help the DPS defeat Kafka using his Ultimate and follow-up attacks.
Silver Wolf	Silver Wolf can apply an Elemental Weakness to enemies using her Skill, allowing you to be flexible with your team comps.
Fu Xuan	Fu Xuan can decrease the DMG taken by allies and help them resist Crowd Control debuffs using her Matrix of Prescience.
Lynx	Lynx is a great healer who can cleanse debuffs from party members using her Ultimate.

Best Teams for World 5

Free To Play Team

Main DPS	Support	Healer	Shielder
Dan Heng	Yukong	Natasha	Trailblazer (Fire)
Paths & Blessings	Path: The Abundance Blessings: Abundance, Preservation, Hunt

This F2P team revolves around using Dan Heng and Yukong to break enemy weaknesses and buff the party respectively. Natasha and the Trailblazer are enough to protect the team through healing and shields.

Optimal Teams

Argenti Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Argenti	Hanya	Tingyun	Huohuo
Paths & Blessings	Path: Erudition or The Hunt Blessings: Erudition, The Hunt, Abundance, Propagation

In this team, Argenti serves as the main DPS capable of dealing heavy damage using his Ultimate to multiple enemies. Hanya can restore Skill Points using the Burden debuff while also providing Argenti SPD, more ATK, and restoring his Energy.

Tingyun can buff Argenti's ATK and DMG, while also giving him Energy. Huohuo serves as the main healer and can restore Energy to the whole party, while also being able to deal with Kafka's debuffs using her party-wide cleanse.

Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Imbibitor Lunae	Sparkle	Silver Wolf	Luocha
Paths & Blessings	Path: Propagation Blessings: Propagation, Hunt, Abundance

A team of Imaginary characters can work for World 5 as long as you add Silver Wolf to the team in order to force an Imaginary Weakness on the other elite enemies.

Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae can easily defeat the adds during the boss fight against Kafka. Sparkle provides offensive buffs and SP restoration while Luocha heals the team!

Dr. Ratio Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Shielder
Dr. Ratio	Topaz	Silver Wolf	Aventurine
Paths & Blessings	Path: Elation or The Hunt Blessings: Elation, Hunt, Erudition, Abundance

A team with Dr. Ratio as the DPS can work for World 5 with Silver Wolf again being part of the team to add Imaginary Weakness on the other elite enemies. She is also needed due to her debuffs because it increases Dr. Ratio's chances of dishing out Follow-Up attacks.

Aventurine can be the shielder and his Ultimate can inflict a debuff on an enemy, which increases CRIT DMG dealt to them. Topaz is part of the team to increase the Follow-Up Attack DMG taken by enemies

Blade Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Blade	Bronya	Silver Wolf	Huohuo
Paths & Blessings	Path: Destruction Blessings: Destruction, Hunt, Propagation, Elation

This Blade team focuses dealing a lot of Wind DMG to Kafka. Bronya will provide additional turns and DMG buffs for Blade to deal even more DMG. Silver Wolf can implant a Quantum weakness to Kafka so she can deplete her toughness and can also give other debuffs.

Clara Follow-Up Attack Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Clara	Topaz	Tingyun	Lynx
Paths & Blessings	Path: Destruction Blessings: Destruction, Elation, Abundance

Clara can draw the enemy's attacks toward her to deal Counter-Attacks and deal AoE DMG using her Skill. Topaz can increase Follow-Up Attack DMG taken by enemies and Tingyun can support by buffing Clara's ATK and restoring her Energy.

Lynx as the healer allows you increase Clara's aggro since she's a Destruction character and also cleanse Kafka's debuffs. If you don't have Lynx, you can use other healers such as Natasha and Luocha.

Sushang Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Utility
Sushang	Bronya	Welt	Huohuo
Paths & Blessings	Path: The Abundance Blessings: Abundance, Hunt, Preservation

Sushang is the best 4-star DPS you can use to take out most bosses in this World. Use Bronya to help Sushang deal even more DMG while Welt can slow enemies down to delay the enemy's action.

Huohuo fits well for this team since she will be able to give some Energy and ATK buffs to her allies with her Ultimate. If needed, her Skill can also dispel debuffs!

How to Beat Kafka - World 5 Boss

Take Out the Soldiers in the First Phase

These soldiers can buff Kafka, deal additional DMG, and will last throughout the entire boss fight. Take them out on the first phase to minimize the DMG taken.

Use Path Resonance: The Abundance

The key to defeating Kafka is through surviving her attacks using Path Resonance: The Abundance. This ensures that all your party members survive and you can take out Kafka slowly but surely.

Combined with having Resonance Formation - Anicca, you can easily remove Kafka's Dominate status effects and other debuffs. The Path Resonance can also be used in case of an emergency since Kafka's attacks in the latter phases can deal even more DMG.

World 5 Rewards

Planar Ornament Rewards

World 5 Planar Ornaments
Celestial Differentiator	Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise

Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide

First Time Clearance Rewards

	Rewards
Difficulty 1	Trailblaze EXP x600 Stellar Jade x120 Herta Bond x2 Star Rail Pass x2
Difficulty 2	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Celestial Differentiator 2 pc. Set (5★)
Difficulty 3	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise 2 pc. Set (5★)
Difficulty 4	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Celestial Differentiator 2 pc. Set (5★)

You can only claim the First Time Clearance rewards once after clearing the stage for the first time.

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Simulated Universe Guide

Simulated Universe Stage Guides

Simulated Universe Guides
World 1	World 2	World 3
World 4	World 5	World 6
World 7	World 8	World 9

Paths and Blessing Guides

All Simulated Universe Paths
Propagation	Preservation	Abundance
Nihility	The Hunt	Remembrance
Destruction	Elation	Erudition

Swarm Disaster Guides

Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster Guides
The Swarm Disaster Guide	How to Unlock All Chapters
Communing Trail and Pathstrider Guide	Exploration Guide
How to Clear Difficulty 5

Gold and Gears Guides

Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears Guides
Gold and Gears Guide	How to Unlock All Trailblaze and Aeon Secrets
Neural Network Guide	Dice Customization and All Dice Faces
How to Beat Difficulty 5

Divergent Universe Guides

Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy
Divergent Universe Guide	How to Increase Synchronicity Level
How to Get Weighted Curios	Probability Museum Guide
How to Perform Curio Synthesis	How to Overwrite Weighted Curios
Divergent Universe Curios

Unknowable Domain Guides

Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain
Unknowable Domain Guide	How to Beat Someone's Mausoleum

Other Simulated Universe Guides

Simulated Universe Guides
List of All Paths	Simulated Universe Events
List of All Curios	Resonance Interplay Guide