Pure Fiction Tier List and Guide for Rumor Mill

Pure Fiction is a game mode introduced in Honkai: Star Rail. See how to unlock Pure Fiction, a tier list of the best characters for Version 2.6, guides for all Rumor Mill stages, and when it resets here!

Character Tier List Guides
Pure Fiction	Best Characters	Reroll Tier List

Pure Fiction Updates

Version 2.7 Updates

New Grit Mechanic

As mentioned in the 2.7 Livestream, Pure Fiction will have the new Grit feature in Version 2.7.

Complete certain objectives to accumulate Grit Value. Once you have full Grit, characters will enter Surging Grit which grants them powerful buffs to defeat enemies faster.

Defeat Mobs to Damage the Boss

Also announced in the 2.7 Livestream, mob enemies will continuously refresh when defeated. These mobs can now also deal damage to the boss enemy upon defeat.

Defeating the boss enemy will let you advance to the next wave.

Pure Fiction Reset Time

Pure Fiction Reset Calendar

When Does Pure Fiction Reset?

Reset Time	2024/12/22 - 04:00 (Server Time)

Pure Fiction will release a new Phase every three weeks and each Phase will have a six week duration. Pure Fiction always resets on a Monday at 04:00.

Pure Fiction Phase Duration and Whimsicality Effect

Rumor Mill Whimsicality Effect
Increases DoT taken by enemy targets by 35%. Enemy targets that receive DoT have their DMG dealt reduced by 35%. After they are attacked, their action is Advanced Forward by 35%.
Phase Duration	11/11/2024 - 12/22/2024

Pure Fiction Tier List

Tier List for Version 2.6

This is a tier list of the best characters for the current phase of Pure Fiction.

	DPS	Support
Tier	Kafka Black Swan Rappa Jade Argenti Himeko Herta	Ruan Mei Robin Aventurine Sparkle Bronya Jiaoqiu Lingsha Trailblazer (Imaginary) Gallagher Fu Xuan
Tier	Firefly Acheron Yunli Clara Blade Guinaifen Seele	Tingyun Asta Huohuo Luocha Lynx
Tier	Qingque Topaz March 7th (Imaginary) Feixiao Sampo Jingliu Serval Hook	Trailblazer (Fire) Hanya Pela
Tier	Jing Yuan Moze Xueyi Welt Dr. Ratio Imbibitor Lunae Sushang Trailblazer	March 7th Gepard Silver Wolf
Tier	Misha Dan Heng Boothill Luka Yanqing Arlan	Bailu Natasha Yukong

Tier List Explanation

Role	Evaluations
DPS	- How much damage they can do to multiple enemies. - How effective they are at the current Phase of Pure Fiction.
Support	- How beneficial are their buffs, debuffs, shields, and healing to the entire party. - How capable they are in hitting multiple enemies.

How to Unlock Pure Fiction

Play Through Youci's Clever Decor

You can unlock Pure Fiction by playing through the Youci's Clever Decor Mission. You will unlock Stage 1 after talking to Youci.

Youci's Clever Decor Mission Guide

All Pure Fiction Stage Guides

All Pure Fiction Stage Guides

Pure Fiction Stages
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4

Stage 1 Best Elements To Use

1st Half	2nd Half
Quantum Physical	Imaginary Fire

Best F2P Team

First Half
Xueyi	Herta	Yukong	Lynx	Gimmick
Second Half
Serval	Trailblazer (Fire)	Asta	Natasha	Drunk Talk

Pure Fiction Stage 1 Guide

Stage 2 Best Elements To Use

1st Half	2nd Half
Imaginary Fire	Lightning Wind

Best F2P Team

First Half
Trailblazer (Imaginary)	March 7th (Imaginary)	Asta	Natasha	Gimmick
Second Half
Serval	Dan Heng	Yukong	Lynx	Rumor

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Guide

Stage 3 Best Elements To Use

1st Half	2nd Half
Quantum Physical	Lightning Imaginary

Best F2P Team

First Half
Xueyi	Trailblazer (Imaginary)	March 7th (Imaginary)	Natasha	Rumor
Second Half
Herta	Serval	Asta	Lynx	Rumor

Pure Fiction Stage 3 Guide

Stage 4 Best Elements To Use

1st Half	2nd Half
Imaginary Fire	Lightning Wind

Best F2P Team

First Half
March 7th (Imaginary)	Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Asta	Lynx	Gimmick
Second Half
Serval	Dan Heng	Yukong	Natasha	Rumor

Pure Fiction Stage 4 Guide

How to Play Pure Fiction

Talk to Youci in the Exalting Sanctum

To access Pure Fiction, go to the floating Bird Cage by the name of Youci in the Exalting Sanctum.

Choose Cacophony Buffs for Your Team

Form up two teams and select Cacophony buffs to enhance your characters. Each Pure Fiction phase will have multiple buffs to choose from.

Defeat as Much Enemies as Possible

Pure Fiction plays similarly to the Legends Past and Present as your goal is to defeat as many enemies as possible and deal DMG to earn points.

These enemies will continuously respawn and you only have a limited number of cycles to earn the aforementioned points.

Pure Fiction Rewards

Free 4-Star: Lynx

Lynx joins the roster of free 4-star characters as a reward for completing Stage 2 of Pure Fiction.

List of All Free Characters

Rewards Per Stage

Stages	Rewards
Clear a Pure Fiction Stage	Lost Crystal x6 Lucent Afterglow x24 Traveler's Guide x6 Refined Aether x3 Credit x30000
Rewards per Insignia from 1 to 8	Stellar Jade x60 Credit x20000
Rewards per Insignia from 9 to 12	Stellar Jade x80 Credit x20000

Total Insignia Rewards

Insignia Rewards
Stellar Jade x800	Credit x220000	Jade Feather x600

In total, you can get up to 800 Stellar Jades by geting a full 12 star clear in Pure Fiction. A new Pure Fiction event will appear every 6 weeks, after the previous one ends.

Along with 800 Stellar Jades, you can get 600 Jade Feathers per star. They can be used to purchase items such as Self Modeling Resins and Relic Remains in the Jokes Come True tab of the Priceless Jewels shop in Pure Fiction.

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