Starcrusher Swarm King - Best Teams and Boss Fight 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
Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic)
Trailblaze Power	x30
Reset Time	Every Monday at Server Reset
World	Herta Space Station
Phases	2 Phases
Weaknesses
Resistances	Entanglement RES

Starcrusher Swarm King Summon Info

Gnaw Sting (Phase 1 and 2)	Weaknesses
	Resistances
Lesser Sting (Phase 2)	Weaknesses
	Resistances	Frozen RES

Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic) Location

Trailblaze Continuance Boss

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
Trailblazer	Herta	March 7th	Natasha

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
Jingliu	Ruan Mei	Pela	Luocha

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
Imbibitor Lunae	Yukong	Hanya	Luocha

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
Argenti	Hanya	Tingyun	Huohuo

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

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
Imaginary	Physical	Ice

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

All Items List

Other Item Drops

Items Dropped
Credit	Trailblaze EXP

Characters that Use Starcrusher Swarm King Materials

Ruan Mei	Dr. Ratio	Xueyi	Black Swan
Sparkle	Misha	Acheron	Aventurine
Gallagher	Robin	Trailblazer (Imaginary)

All Character Ascension & Trace Materials

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

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Echoes of War Weekly Bosses

Doomsday Beast	Cocolia, Mother of Deception	Phantylia the Undying
Starcrusher Swarm King - Skaracabaz (Synthetic)	Harmonious Choir - The Great Septimus	Shadow of Feixiao and Ecliptic Inner Beast

Echoes of War Weekly Bosses and Drops

Stagnant Shadows Field Bosses

Disciples of Sanctus Medicus - Shape Shifter	Ice Out of Space	Decaying Shadow
Frigid Prowler	Automaton Direwolf	Blaze Out of Space
Guardian Shadow	Stormbringer	Voidranger - Trampler
The Ascended	Aurumaton Gatekeeper	Abundance Sprite - Malefic Ape
Searing Prowler	Aurumaton Spectral Envoy	Dreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla
Dreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked	Memory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage	Senior Staff - Team Leader
Present Inebriated in Revelry	Howling Casket

Stagnant Shadow Field Bosses and Drops