See how to beat Pure Fiction Stage 2 in Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.6 with this guide! Check out the best teams, recommended characters, and rewards for Rumor Mill here.

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Info

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Details

Type Weaknesses for Each Phase

	Rumor Mill II
First Half
Second Half

Pure Fiction Phase Duration and Whimsicality Effect

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Best Teams

Rumor Mill Best Teams

First Half

Second Half

Himeko FuA
Himeko	March 7th (Imaginary)	Robin	Aventurine	Rumor
Rappa Break
Rappa	Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Ruan Mei	Lingsha	Gimmick
Firefly DPS
Firefly	Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Ruan Mei	Lingsha	Gimmick
F2P Team
Trailblazer (Imaginary)	March 7th (Imaginary)	Asta	Natasha	Gimmick

Kafka DoT
Kafka	Black Swan	Robin	Huohuo	Drunk Talk
Blade-Jade FuA
Blade	Jade	Bronya	Luocha	Rumor
Acheron DPS
Acheron	Black Swan	Jiaoqiu	Luocha	Drunk Talk
F2P Team
Serval	Dan Heng	Yukong	Lynx	Rumor

Use Imaginary and Fire Characters

Most enemies in the Second Half are weak to Imaginary and Fire characters so bring characters of these elements to clear the stage easily.

Use Wind and Lightning Characters

Most enemies in the Second Half are weak to Wind and Lightning characters so bring characters of these elements to clear the stage easily.

Other Recommended Characters

First Half
Imbibitor Lunae	Jingliu	Guinaifen	Gallagher
Second Half
Jing Yuan	Sampo	Feixiao	Moze

How to Beat Stage 2 - Rumor Mill

Inflict Weakness Break for Performance Points

Senior Staff - Team Leader can summon personnel who have Performance Points. Defeat them to get their Performance Points before the Team Leader consumes them and increases their damage.

Getting Performance Points increases your damage by 50%, up to three times.

Defeat the Lordly Trashcans

Try to defeat the Lordly Trashcan as soon as possible since it strengthens itself with each turn it takes. You'll only need to Weakness Break it to take it down.

Lordly Trashcan Enemy Guide

Cleanse Terror Grip by Attacking

The Howling Casket's attacks can inflict Terror Grip on your characters, placing them in a Terrorized state on its next turn. Terrorized characters are unable to act and take more damage from the Howling Casket.

To avoid this, cleanse Terror Grip by attacking the Howling Casket before its next turn.

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Enemies

Rumor Mill Enemies

First Half

Wave 1 Enemies	Weaknesses
Senior Staff - Team Leader
Grunt - Field Personnel
Grunt - Security Personnel
Wave 2 Enemies	Weaknesses
Vagrant
Silvermane Cannoneer
Lordly Trashcan	None
Wave 3 Enemies	Weaknesses
Senior Staff - Team Leader
Grunt - Field Personnel
Grunt - Security Personnel

Second Half

Wave 1 Enemies	Weaknesses
Howling Casket
Automaton Beetle
Eclipse Wolftrooper
Wave 2 Enemies	Weaknesses
Dreamjolt Troupe's Bubble Hound
Dreamjolt Troupe's Fortune Seller
Lordly Trashcan	None
Wave 3 Enemies	Weaknesses
Howling Casket
Automaton Beetle
Eclipse Wolftrooper

Pure Fiction Stage 2 Rewards

Completion Rewards

All Rewards
Lost Crystal x6	Lucent Afterglow x24	Traveler's Guide x6
Refined Aether x3	Credit x30000

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Pure Fiction Guide

Pure Fiction Stage Guides