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Honkai: Star Rail
Communing Trail and Pathstrider Guide
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Communing Trail and Trail of Pathstrider are systems that are part of the Swarm Disaster in the Simulated Universe of Honkai: Star Rail. See how to progress in the Communing Trail, what challenges there are, how to complete them, and all of its rewards here!
| Swarm Disaster Guides | |
|---|---|
 How to Clear Difficulty 5 |
 Communing Trail |
 Exploration Guide |
 How to Unlock All Chapters |
List of Contents
Communing Trail Information
Level Up Paths for Different Buffs
Communing Trail is a system in the Swarm Disaster that allows you to level up Paths to unlock different buffs that give you an edge in battle. Keep in mind that these buffs apply to any Path you choose on your run, so you can take advantage of them all the time!
To level up Paths, you need to complete Trail of Pathstrider challenges to obtain Communing Trail points.
Complete Trail of Pathstrider Challenges
Trail of Pathstrider is a set of challenges you can do in the Communing Trail. These challenges reward Communing Trail points and they also give you Stellar Jades and character materials!
Keep in mind that these challenges can only be done in the Swarm Disaster Simulated Universe.
Communing Trail Points Level Up Paths
After completing a challenge in the Trail of Pathstrider, you obtain Communing Trail points. These points automatically unlock buffs in their respective Path once you meet the buff's point threshold.
Each challenge gives a different number of points for different Paths which are indicated by their icons. Make sure to complete them and accrue as many points as you can!
Communing Trail Paths and Buffs
| Paths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Preservation |
 Remembrance |
 Nihility |
 Abundance |
 The Hunt |
 Destruction |
 Elation |
|
Path of Preservation
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 DEF Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' DEF increases by 12%. | 1 |
 Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 3 |
 Enhance Received Shield Effects |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Shield effects received by all characters by 4%. | 5 |
 Initial Resources |
Increases Cosmic Fragments received at the start of Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster by 100. | 7 |
| DEF Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' DEF increases by 12%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| Enhance Received Shield Effects |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Shield effects received by all characters by 4%. | 13 |
| DEF Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' DEF increases by 12%. | 16 |
| Enhance Received Shield Effects |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Shield effects received by all characters by 4%. | 20 |
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Path of Remembrance
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 Enemy Effect RES Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all enemies' Effect RES decreases by 3%. | 1 |
| Resonance Recharge Boost |
Every time entering battle in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Path Resonance's Energy by 10. | 3 |
 Effect Hit Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Effect Hit Rate increases by 5%. | 5 |
| Unlock Cheat Function |
Unlock the Cheat function in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster. Specify a Dice Effect and immediately obtain that effect after re-rolling. At the start of the challenge, receive 1 chance to cheat. | 7 |
| Enemy Effect RES Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all enemies' Effect RES decreases by 3%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| Effect Hit Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Effect Hit Rate increases by 5%. | 13 |
| Enemy Effect RES Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all enemies' Effect RES decreases by 3%. | 16 |
| Effect Hit Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Effect Hit Rate increases by 5%. | 20 |
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Path of Nihility
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 DoT Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, DoT dealt by all characters increases by 10%. | 1 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 3 |
 Break Effect Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Break Effect increases by 15%. | 5 |
| Forfeit Compensation |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, the Cosmic Fragments received when giving up a dice effect increases by 10. | 7 |
| DoT Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, DoT dealt by all characters increases by 10%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| Break Effect Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Break Effect increases by 15%. | 13 |
| DoT Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, DoT dealt by all characters increases by 10%. | 16 |
| Break Effect Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Break Effect increases by 15%. | 20 |
Back to Communing Trail Paths and Buffs ▲
Path of Abundance
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 HP Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Max HP increases by 10%. | 1 |
| Resonance Recharge Boost |
Every time entering battle in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Path Resonance's Energy by 10. | 3 |
 HP Recovery Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increase all allies' HP recovery by 6%. | 5 |
| Start Countdown |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, the initial countdown increases by 2 points. | 7 |
| HP Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Max HP increases by 10%. | 9 |
| Resonance Recharge Boost |
Every time entering battle in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Path Resonance's Energy by 10. | 11 |
| HP Recovery Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increase all allies' HP recovery by 6%. | 13 |
| HP Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' Max HP increases by 10%. | 16 |
| HP Recovery Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increase all allies' HP recovery by 6%. | 20 |
Back to Communing Trail Paths and Buffs ▲
Path of The Hunt
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 Speed Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' SPD increases by 4%. | 1 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 3 |
 CRIT Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT Rate increases by 6%. | 5 |
| Bonus Recharge |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, when entering Boss or Boss: Swarm domains, all allies regenerate their respective Energy to Max Energy. | 7 |
| Speed Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' SPD increases by 4%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| CRIT Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT Rate increases by 6%. | 13 |
| Speed Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' SPD increases by 4%. | 16 |
| CRIT Rate Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT Rate increases by 6%. | 20 |
Back to Communing Trail Paths and Buffs ▲
Path of Destruction
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 Attack Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' ATK increases by 12%. | 1 |
| Resonance Recharge Boost |
Every time entering battle in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, increases Path Resonance's Energy by 10. | 3 |
 DMG Received Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters receive 5% less damage. | 5 |
| Reboot Plane |
If you passed the first plane in your previous Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster challenge, then all enemies will receive a set amount of DMG equal to 99% of their respective Max HP when you enter battle for the first 4 battles (excluding Boss battles) in the first plane in the current Swarm Disaster challenge. | 7 |
| Attack Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' ATK increases by 12%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| DMG Received Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters receive 5% less damage. | 13 |
| Attack Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' ATK increases by 12%. | 16 |
| DMG Received Reduction |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters receive 5% less damage. | 20 |
Back to Communing Trail Paths and Buffs ▲
Path of Elation
| Buff | Effect | Point Req. |
|---|---|---|
 Follow-up Attack DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' follow-up attack damage increases by 16%. | 1 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 3 |
 CRIT DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT DMG increases by 10%. | 5 |
| Reroll Attempts |
Every time allies enter the next plane in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, gain 1 more chance(s) to re-roll the die. | 7 |
| Follow-up Attack DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' follow-up attack damage increases by 16%. | 9 |
| Resonance DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, Path Resonance DMG increases by 6%. | 11 |
| CRIT DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT DMG increases by 10%. | 13 |
| Follow-up Attack DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' follow-up attack damage increases by 16%. | 16 |
| CRIT DMG Boost |
In Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster, all characters' CRIT DMG increases by 10%. | 20 |
Back to Communing Trail Paths and Buffs ▲
Trail of Pathstrider Challenges
All Challenges
| Pathstrider Challenge | Method of Pathstriding | Activation Reward |
|---|---|---|
 The Qliphoth Fate Dissolution Crisis |
Obtain 750 Cosmic Fragments | Preservation +1Nihility +2 |
 Biology Big Bang |
Obtain a total of 10 enhanced Blessings | Hunt +2Abundance +2 |
 Cosmic Spending Record |
Complete a total of 6 Combat Domains | Remembrance +2Destruction +2 |
 Final Countdown of the Universe! |
Trigger Planar Disarray 2 times (at Difficulty II or higher) | Abundance +1Nihility +3 |
 Watchers at the Exchange |
Enter and complete a Transaction domain for a total of 3 times (at Difficulty II or higher) | Preservation +2Remembrance +1 |
 A Wave of Anti-Organic Equation Research |
Complete a total of 6 domains with any beacon (at Difficulty II or higher) | Destruction +2Elation +2 |
 Battle For Trotters |
Complete domains with the Blessing Trotter beacon or the Curio Trotter beacon for a total of 4 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Hunt +1Elation +1 |
 The Three Revelations |
Obtain a total of 10 Curios (at Difficulty II or higher) | Elation +1Abundance +4 |
 Dark Web Adventures: Golden Fever |
Complete an Adventure domain for a total of 3 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Nihility +1Hunt +3 |
 Beginner's Guide on the Unhinged Aha Theory |
Trigger Emergency a total of 1 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Destruction +3Preservation +2 |
 Dual Plane Converter |
Complete Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster 1 time at Difficulty III or higher | Elation +2Remembrance +1 |
 Incarnation of Polychromatic Scales |
Generate 2 Resonance Interplays in the same challenge run for a total of 2 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Remembrance +4Hunt +1 |
 The Memory Bubble Breach Disaster |
Obtain a total of 4 Resonance Formations (at Difficulty III or higher) | Remembrance +2Hunt +1 |
 Reading a World's History of Atonement |
Consecutively enter Combat, Combat: Swarm, or Elite domains for 3 times, and repeat this action for 4 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Remembrance +4Destruction +4 |
 Louis Fleming's Leather Boots |
Purchase 3 or more items in Transaction domain for a total of 2 times (at Difficulty III or higher) | Preservation +5Remembrance +1 |
 The Second Battle of Happiness |
Complete 1 domain with the Blessing Trotter beacon and 1 domain with the Curio Trotter beacon in the same plane for a total of 3 times (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Hunt +2Elation +2 |
 Facade of the Renaissance |
Consecutively enter different types of domains for 4 times, and repeat this operation for 5 times (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Elation +4Remembrance +1 |
 Rubert III Cometh |
Have the countdown at exactly 0 when entering a Boss: Swarm domain (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Abundance +2Nihility +5 |
 Curatives of the Chef Ranger |
Have the average HP percentage of the entire team be at 100% when passing through any domain for a total of 20 times (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Hunt +2Abundance +2 |
 Empire of Destroyed Credit |
Possess 1000 or more Cosmic Fragments when entering a Boss: Swarm domain (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Destruction +3Preservation +5 |
 Overdrafted Future |
Have the Planar Disarray's Disruption Level at level 6 or higher when completing the stage (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Elation +1Abundance +5 |
 Star-Sprinkled Entomology Exhibition |
Enter a Blank domain for a total of 12 times (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Nihility +1Hunt +4 |
 Model of Chaotic Endeavors |
Obtain a total of 1,000 Cosmic Fragments through means other than battles (at Difficulty IV or higher) | Preservation +1Nihility +4 |
 Era of Organic Emotional Advancement |
Use 3 different Paths to complete Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster at Difficulty V or higher | Destruction +2Elation +3 |
Hidden Trail of Pathstrider Challenges
The hidden Pathstrider challenges are indicated by a gold node with question marks on it. These challenges can be unlocked by picking a choice of the corresponding Path twenty times in the scene at the end of every Plane in a Swarm Disaster run.
All Hidden Trail of Pathstrider Challenges
| Pathstrider Challenge | Method of Pathstriding | Activation Reward |
|---|---|---|
 The Ultimate Abundance |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Abundance in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Abundance +4 |
 The Ultimate Destruction |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Destruction in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Destruction +4 |
 The Ultimate Remembrance |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Remembrance in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Remembrance +4 |
 The Ultimate Elation |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Elation in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Elation +4 |
 The Ultimate Hunt |
Make a total of 20 Choices of The Hunt in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Hunt +4 |
 The Ultimate Nihility |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Nihility in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Nihility +4 |
 The Ultimate Preservation |
Make a total of 20 Choices of Preservation in Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster | Preservation +4 |
Use Cheat or Reroll on Path of Propagation
One of Path of Propagation's Dice Effects, Inorganic Embers, allows you to skip to the Boss domain immediately, while also obtaining Blessings of Propagation equal to the number of Swarm domains on the map.
This makes it easy for you to unlock these Hidden Challenges since you won't have to spend time clearing the board just to get to the end of the Plane. Use Cheat or Reroll for this Dice Effect and use it to quickly unlock these Hidden Trail of Pathstrider Challenges.
Difficulty 1 is the best difficulty to do this strategy on since it is easier than the other difficulties and you don't need to have good Blessings to clear it!
Communing Trail and Pathstrider Rewards
All Trail of Pathstrider Rewards
| Trail of Pathstrider Rewards | ||
|---|---|---|
 Stellar Jade
x480 |
 Tracks of Destiny
x1 |
 Traveler's Guide
x87 |
 Credit
x 580000 |
 Supplies Material Box (Standard)
x21 |
|
Aside from Communing Trail points, the challenges from the Trail of Pathstrider also reward you with materials and Stellar Jades! These are the total rewards you obtain after completing all the challenges.
Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides
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
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 |
| Herta Store Event Light Cones | |
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