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Starcrusher Swarm King - Best Teams and Boss Fight Guide

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Honkai Star Rail - Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Enemy Guide

Everything you need to know to beat Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) in Honkai: Star Rail including the best teams, drops, weaknesses, and resistances.

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Overview

Starcrusher Swarm King Basic Info

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Information
Honkai Star Rail (HSR) - Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic)
Trailblaze Power
Honkai: Star Rail - Trailblaze Power x30
Reset Time Every Monday at Server Reset
World Herta Space Station
Phases 2 Phases
Weaknesses
Physical Ice Imaginary
Resistances
Quantum

Entanglement RES

Starcrusher Swarm King Summon Info

Honkai Star Rail - Gnaw Sting IconGnaw Sting
(Phase 1 and 2)
Weaknesses
PhysicalIce
Resistances
Quantum
Honkai Star Rail - Lesser StingLesser Sting
(Phase 2)
Weaknesses
ImaginaryPhysicalFire
Resistances Frozen RES

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Location

Trailblaze Continuance Boss

Honkai Star Rail - When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine Mission Guide.png

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) is a boss that you will first encounter during the Trailblaze Continuance, Crown of the Mundane and Divine.

Specifically, you will be fighting it during the mission called When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine.

When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine Guide

Found in Herta Space Station - Seclusion Zone

Location Seclusion Zone F1, Herta Space Station

Starcrusher Swarm King is a weekly Echoes of War Boss that can be unlocked after completing the mission, When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine!

Echoes of War Weekly Bosses and Drops

Best Teams to Use

Free to Play Team

F2P Team
Star Rail - TrailblazerTrailblazer Star Rail - HertaHerta Star Rail - March 7thMarch 7th Star Rail - NatashaNatasha

For this team, the Physical Trailblazer and Herta are your best DPS options since the Starcrusher Swarm King is weak to Ice and Physical. March 7th can provide a shield to whoever needs it and also dish out additional DMG with her follow-up attack.

Natasha's role is important since she heals allies and cleanses the Entanglement debuff that the Starcrusher Swarm King can inflict.

List of All Free Characters

Ice DPS Team

Hyper Carry Team
Star Rail - JingliuJingliu Star Rail - Ruan MeiRuan Mei Star Rail - PelaPela Star Rail - LuochaLuocha

For the premium Ice team, Jingliu can deal good AoE Ice DMG, which will help take down the summons a lot faster. Since the Starcrusher Swarm King explodes after a Weakness Break, Ruan Mei's ability to increase Break Efficiency is also very helpful.

In addition, Pela can use her Ultimate to reduce the DEF of all the enemies on the field. Pela can also use her Basic ATK or Skill to bring down the enemies' Toughness. Luocha can heal and remove debuffs while also bringing down enemy Toughness!

List of All Ice Characters

Imaginary DPS Team

Hyper Carry Team
Star Rail - Imbibitor LunaeImbibitor Lunae Star Rail - YukongYukong Star Rail - HanyaHanya Star Rail - LuochaLuocha

For the premium Imaginary team, Imbibitor Lunae can dish out AoE Imaginary DMG, which is great against the Starcrusher Swarm King. Yukong should be using her Skill to buff Imbibitor Lunae's CRIT.

Hanya's SP regeneration with her Skill can help Imbibitor Lunae use more Skill Points comfortably during the boss fight. Luocha can heal and remove the Entanglement debuff. His Ultimate is also useful when it comes to bringing down the boss' Toughness.

List of All Imaginary Characters

Physical DPS Team

Hyper Carry Team
Star Rail - ArgentiArgenti Star Rail - HanyaHanya Star Rail - TingyunTingyun Star Rail - HuohuoHuohuo

Argenti's Ultimate needs a lot of Energy to maximize its DMG. While the Starcrusher Swarm King is not weak to Lightning and Wind, Tingyun and Huohuo are Argenti's most valuable allies since they can regenerate Energy for his Ultimate and grant ATK buffs.

Hanya is a great Support to use against the Starcrusher Swarm King since it is weak to Physical. Also, she can regenerate additional Skill Points for Argenti and Huohuo to use!

List of All Physical Characters

How to Beat Starcrusher Swarm King

Bring a Healer With Cleanse

Honkai Star Rail - Debuff Dispelled

The Starcrusher Swarm King summons a Gnaw Sting every time it gets attacked while in the Multiply state. Bringing a healer who can cleanse debuffs will help prevent you from being overpowered by all its summons.

Healing and How to Recover HP

Break the Starcrusher Swarm King's Weakness

When the Starcrusher Swarm King is Weakness Broken while in the Multiply state, it will explode and deal Toughness DMG to all its summons.

In Phase 2 of the boss fight , inflicting Weakness Break is important since the Starcrusher Swarm King will use its strongest AoE ability during its next action after entering the Multiply State!

Defeat the Stings When Weakness Broken

After the Starcrusher Swarm King explodes, the Stings it summoned will be Weakness Broken and take extra DMG. Upon defeat, they will also deal DMG to other enemy units on the field.

In Phase 2, you will want to prioritize defeating any Lesser Stings first to prevent them from inflicting Outrage and extra DMG on your party members. Take out the Stings quickly to deal damage to all enemies!

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Talents and Abilities

All Boss Fight Phases
Phase 1 Phase 2

Phase 1 - Starcrusher Swarm King Skills

All Talents and Abilities
Swarm King Cannon (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target.
Radiating Venom (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target, with a high chance to inflict Entanglement. Also summons 1 Gnaw Sting.
Pyrolysis Death Beam (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target and units adjacent to the target.
Carapace of Begotten Spawn (Ability)
Enter the Multiply state until the next action. During this time, DMG received is greatly reduced, and each attack taken will cause a Gnaw Sting to be summoned. If this unit is Weakness Broken while in the Multiply state, it will deal Toughness DMG equal to this unit's Max Toughness to all friendly units and increase the DMG taken by all other friendly units besides the target themselves.

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Phase 2 - Starcrusher Swarm King Skills

All Talents and Abilities
Ovum of Collapsed Star (Ability)
Deals massive Quantum DMG to all targets.
Swarm King Cannon (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target.
Pyrolysis Death Beam (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target and units adjacent to the target.
Radiating Venom (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target, with a high chance to inflict Entanglement. Also summons 1 Gnaw Sting.
Carapace of Nurtured Disaster (Ability)
Charges and enters the Multiply state until the next action, whereupon Ovum of Collapsed Star will be used on all targets. During the Multiply state, DMG received is greatly reduced, and each attack taken will cause a Gnaw Sting or Lesser Sting to be summoned. If this unit is Weakness Broken while in the Multiply state, it will deal Toughness-Reducing DMG equal to this unit's Max Toughness to all friendly units and increase the DMG taken by all other friendly units besides the target themselves.

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Summoned Enemies Talents and Abilities

All Summoned Enemies
Gnaw Sting Lesser Sting

Gnaw Sting Skills

All Talents and Abilities
Horn Clash (Ability)
Deals Quantum DMG to a single target, prioritizing Entangled targets, and applies one extra stack of Entanglement.
Decay Eulogy (Talent)
When receiving a killing blow, deals Quantum DMG to all friendly units and increases their DMG received.

Gnaw Sting Enemy Guide

Lesser Sting Skills

All Talents and Abilities
Bursting Detonation (Ability)
Detonates self and deals Wind DMG to a target and its adjacent targets, with a high chance to cause Outrage to the target.
Prepare to Fight (Ability)
Enters the Charge state. Uses Bursting Detonation for the next action.
Entomon Eulogy (Talent)
When receiving a killing blow, deals Wind DMG to all friendly units, with a high chance to slightly increase their DMG received.

Lesser Sting Enemy Guide

Starcrusher Swarm King Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Weaknesses
Star Rail - ImaginaryImaginary Star Rail - PhysicalPhysical Star Rail - IceIce

Use the characters with the same elements above to easily defeat Starcrusher Swarm King! You may want to bring more Physical characters since the Starcrusher Swarm King and all its summons are weak to said element.

Resistances

All Resistances
Resistances
Quantum

Entanglement RES

Avoid using characters with the elements or skills the same as the above. It will lessen the damage against Starcrusher Swarm King!

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Drops and Rewards

Starcrusher Swarm King Drops

Ascension Mats and Relics
Star Rail - Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster Item Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster Star Rail - Lucent Afterglow Item Lucent Afterglow Star Rail - Musketeer of Wild Wheat Musketeer of Wild Wheat Star Rail - Thief of Shooting Meteor Thief of Shooting Meteor
Possible Light Cone Drops
Star Rail - Quid Pro Quo Light Cone Quid Pro Quo Star Rail - Fermata Light Cone Fermata Star Rail - We Are Wildfire Light Cone We Are Wildfire Star Rail - River Flows in Spring Light Cone River Flows in Spring
Star Rail - Past and Future Light Cone Past and Future Star Rail - Woof! Walk Time! Light Cone Woof! Walk Time! Star Rail - The Seriousness of Breakfast Light Cone The Seriousness of Breakfast

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Other Item Drops

Items Dropped
Credit ItemCredit Trailblaze EXP ItemTrailblaze EXP

Characters that Use Starcrusher Swarm King Materials

Star Rail - Ruan MeiRuan Mei Star Rail - Dr. RatioDr. Ratio Star Rail - XueyiXueyi Star Rail - Black SwanBlack Swan
Star Rail - SparkleSparkle Star Rail - MishaMisha Star Rail - AcheronAcheron Star Rail - AventurineAventurine
Star Rail - GallagherGallagher Star Rail - RobinRobin Star Rail - Trailblazer (Imaginary)Trailblazer (Imaginary)

All Character Ascension & Trace Materials

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Honkai Star Rail - Bosses
List of All Bosses

Echoes of War Weekly Bosses

Honkai Star Rail - Doomsday BeastDoomsday Beast Honkai Star Rail - Cocolia, Mother of DeceptionCocolia, Mother of Deception Honkai Star Rail - Phantylia the UndyingPhantylia the Undying
Honkai Star Rail - Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic)Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Honkai Star Rail - Harmonious Choir The Great SeptimusHarmonious Choir - The Great Septimus Honkai Star Rail - Shadow of Feixiao and Ecliptic Inner BeastShadow of Feixiao and Ecliptic Inner Beast
Honkai Star Rail - The Sublime, Radiant, Avatar of the SkyThe Sublime, Radiant, Avatar of the Sky Honkai Star Rail - Anti-Creator, Hatred InundateAnti-Creator, Hatred Inundate -

Echoes of War Weekly Bosses and Drops

Stagnant Shadows Field Bosses

Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of DoomDisciples of Sanctus Medicus - Shape Shifter Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of IcicleIce Out of Space Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of MirageDecaying Shadow
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of RimeFrigid Prowler Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of SpikeAutomaton Direwolf Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of BlazeBlaze Out of Space
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of FulminationGuardian Shadow Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of GustStormbringer Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of QuantaVoidranger - Trampler
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of CelestialThe Ascended Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of PuppetryAurumaton Gatekeeper Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of AbominationAbundance Sprite - Malefic Ape
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of CelestialSearing Prowler Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of PerditionAurumaton Spectral Envoy Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of NectarDreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla
Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of RoastDreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of IreMemory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage Honkai Star Rail - Stagnant Shadows - Shape of DutySenior Staff - Team Leader
Honkai Star Rail - Present Inebriated in RevelryPresent Inebriated in Revelry Honkai Star Rail - Howling CasketHowling Casket Honkai Star Rail - Moonlit PegasusMoonlit Pegasus
Honkai Star Rail - Furiae PraetorFuriae Praetor Honkai Star Rail - Dark Sun GryphonDark Sun Gryphon Honkai Star Rail - Black TideBlack Tide's Corroded Daemon
Honkai Star Rail - Lady of Crashing WavesLady of Crashing Waves Honkai Star Rail - Noontide GryphonNoontide Gryphon

Stagnant Shadow Field Bosses and Drops

Comment

6 MasterBofSweden MasterBofSweden over 1 year

1. At whet TrailBlazeLvl should you do this quest? 2. Everyone talks about setup like you have all gear and all characters maxxed out? How you play this game?

5 Anonymous Anonymous over 1 year

would natasha be better than bailu here?

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