Honkai: Star Rail has seven element types that can be utilized in combat. Find out what these elements are and the effects they have in battle through this guide!

List of All Elements and Effects

All Elements and Break Effects

Elements	Attack and Weakness Break Effects
Physical	・Deals Physical DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Bleed, which deals continuous Physical DMG.
Fire	・Deals Fire DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Burn, which deals continuous Fire DMG.
Ice	・Deals Ice DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Freeze, which stops enemy from acting and deals additional Ice DMG.
Lightning	・Deals Lightning DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Shock, which deals continuous Lightning DMG.
Wind	・Deals Wind DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Wind Shear, which deals continuous Wind DMG.
Imaginary	・Deals Imaginary DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Imprisonment, which slows down enemies and delays their turn.
Quantum	・Deals Quantum DMG. ・On Weakness Break, applies Entanglement, which delays enemies' actions and deals additional Quantum DMG at the start of the next turn. This DMG is increased when they are hit.

Effects of Elemental Damage in Battle

Exploit Enemy Weaknesses to Deplete Toughness

Enemies will have certain elements that they are weak to. Using elemental attacks that match these weaknesses will help decrease their Toughness much faster. Once you get it down to zero, a Weakness Break is triggered.

Weakness Breaks Grant More Damage

Weakness Breaks will delay enemies' actions and deal additional damage. Depending on the element of the attack that triggered it, there can be additional instances of damage or speed reduction.

Take advantage of Weakness Breaks in battle so you have more opportunities to attack and deal extra damage!

Break Effect Stat

The Break Effect stat enhances Weakness Breaks, but is only beneficial for the character inflicting the Weakness Break.

All Elements and Break Effects

Increasing Break Effect Stat

The Break Effect stat can be increased by wearing certain Relic and Planar Ornament Sets.

Relic Set	Relic Set Effect
Thief of Shooting Meteor	2-Pc: Increases Break Effect by 16%. 4-Pc: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16%. When the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.
Talia: Kingdom of Banditry	2-Pc: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer's Break effect increases by an extra 20%.

Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide

When to Build Break Effect

Stacking the Break Effect stat is great for Breakers if you intend to put one in your team as a Sub-DPS. It is a good idea to pair your Breaker with a Main DPS because Breakers lose effectiveness when enemies are broken.

Example of Break Effect Characters
Sushang Physical		Serval Lightning		Qingque Quantum
Trailblazer (Fire) Fire			Sampo Wind

Team Building Guide

Targeting Elemental Weaknesses

Weaknesses Vary Depending on the Enemy

Rather than certain elements being stronger than another, elemental weaknesses and resistances are fixed depending on the enemy. For example, an enemy that deals Physical attacks can still be weak to Physical damage as well.

View Enemy Weaknesses Before Battle

Before initiating battle, you can also see what elements an enemy is weak to by approaching them. Make sure that the target selection pointer is hovered over the enemy you want to view the weaknesses of.

Once you know what an enemy is weak to, switch up your team members so you can best take advantage of them!

All Enemies and Weaknesses Guide

How to Do Elemental Attacks

Fixed into All Moves of a Character's Kit

A character's Basic ATK, Skill, and Ultimate will all deal elemental damage based on their designated element. Since even Physical attacks are considered as elemental damage, you will need to bring characters of various elements to target all weaknesses during combat.

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