Darkest Hour Before Dawn Scene 5 Guide

Darkest Hour Before Dawn is the Scene 5 stage on Day 3 of the Tales of the Fantastic Event in Honkai: Star Rail. See the best character, how to score 60,000 points, stage details, and all the rewards here!

Tales of the Fantastic Event Guides
Event Guide	Hero's Journey	Legends Past
Scene 1	Scene 2	Scene 3
Scene 4	Scene 5	Scene 6

Darkest Hour Before Dawn Best Characters

Scene 5 Trial Character Best Team

Trial Characters		Best Team Members
Main DPS Blade	Support Luocha	Sub DPS Jing Yuan	Support Bronya
Trial Characters		F2P Team Members
Sub DPS Blade	Support Luocha	Sub DPS Serval	Main DPS Dan Heng

Best Plot Armor Buffs

1	Life-Death Polypore II	DMG dealt by allies is increased by 50%. However, at the end of the turn, 10% of their current HP will be consumed.
2	Elixir of Dragon Oil II	When an ally receives healing, increases their CRIT DMG by 100% for 1 turn(s).
3	High Elder MK3000	All allies' CRIT Rate increases by 25%.
4	Ultimate Expert John Doe	All points received from using Ultimates increase by 50%.

How to Score 60,000 Points in Scene 5

Wait for the Aurumaton Gatekeeper Summons

Once the Aurumaton Gatekeeper spawns, it will eventually summon two additional Illumination Dragonfish on the field. Wait for these two summons to spawn before unloading your Ultimate to get more points!

Defeat the Trotters for Full Energy

The same strategy from Scene 2 will also work here. Remember to use all of your Ultimates before defeating the Warp Trotter so no Ultimate damage goes to waste! 60k is a challenging hurdle, so don't miss out on any damage!

Tales of the Fantastic Scene 5 Details

Hero's Trial Stage Effect

Scene 5 Trial Characters Builds

Characters	Character Builds
Blade	A Secret Vow Inert Salsotto Eagle of Twilight Line
Luocha	Shared Feeling Space Sealing Station Passerby of Wandering Cloud

These characters are free to use on the stage for the duration of the event!

Enemies and Weaknesses

Weaknesses	Enemies
	Aurumaton Gatekeeper
	Warp Trotter
	Cloud Knights Patroller
	Entranced Ingenium - Obedient Dracolion
	Entranced Ingenium - Golden Cloud Toad
	Entranced Ingenium - Illumination Dragonfish

Darkest Hour Before Dawn Rewards

Tales of the Fantastic Scene 5 Rewards

Objectives	Rewards
Obtain 10000 points in "Scene 5: Darkest Hour Before Dawn"	Stellar Jade x30 Lost Crystal x4 Lifeless Blade x2
Obtain 30000 points in "Scene 5: Darkest Hour Before Dawn"	Stellar Jade x30 Traveler's Guide x3 Lifeless Blade x2
Obtain 50000 points in "Scene 5: Darkest Hour Before Dawn"	Relic Remains x15 Lost Crystal x2 Credit x20,000
Obtain 60000 points in "Scene 5: Darkest Hour Before Dawn"	Relic Remains x5 Credit x20,000

Darkest Hour Before Dawn Information

Part of the Tales of the Fantastic

Event Duration	July 21, 2023 - August 7, 2023

Darkest Hour Before Dawn is the stage on Day 3 of the Tales of the Fantastic Event which can be unlocked after completing the Hero's Journey Chapter 2 Mission!

Tales of the Fantastic Event Guide

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Tales of the Fantastic Event Guide

Tales of the Fantastic Guides

Tales of the Fantastic Event Guides
Hero's Journey	Legends Past and Present

Tales of the Fantastic Stage Guides

Stage	Trial Characters
The Chase Is On	Himeko Herta
From Death, Comes Life	Blade Luocha
Superior Firepower	Serval Sampo
Vanquishing Evils	Himeko Herta
Darkest Hour Before Dawn	Blade Luocha
Triumphant Return	Serval Sampo

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