Simulated Universe World 9 Guide

Check out how to beat Simulated Universe World 9 in Honkai: Star Rail! We've got information for each difficulty, best Paths, best teams and characters, how to beat Something Unto Death, and all the rewards here.

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World 7	World 8	World 9

World 9 Difficulty Levels

World 9 Difficulty 1

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1
Recommended Level	Level 61
Enemy Levels	Level 60: Level 63: Level 66:

World 9 Difficulty 2

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 4
Recommended Level	Level 67
Enemy Levels	Level 66: Level 69: Level 72:

World 9 Difficulty 3

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 5
Recommended Level	Level 76
Enemy Levels	Level 75: Level 78: Level 81:

World 9 Difficulty 4

How to Unlock	• Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 6
Recommended Level	Level 80
Enemy Levels	Level 84: Level 87: Level 90:

Best Paths for World 9

The Hunt Path

The Hunt is the best path for clearing World 9 since its Blessings provide buffs that allow DPS to deal tons of DMG. Its Path Resonance can also damage the Sombrous Sepulchers summoned by the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death.

We recommend collecting enough Hunt Blessings to unlock Resonance Formations Star Hunter and Perfect Aim to be able to destroy the summoned Sombrous Sepulchers quickly.

Path of The Hunt Guide

Nihility and Elation Path

Other Paths are also viable for World 9 if your team can fully utilize the Path's full potential. Nihility is a great Path for clearing World 9 if you are running a DoT team with a Wind DPS. Elation will also work if your team consists of DPS with follow-up attacks.

Collect The Doctor's Robe and Faith Bond Curios

Curio	Effect
The Doctor's Robe	Upon entering battle, regenerates Path Resonance to max and increases Path Resonance DMG by 40%.
Faith Bond	Reduces the Cosmic Fragments required for leveling up Blessings, resetting Blessings, and resetting downed characters by 30%.

Look for The Doctor's Robe Curio so that your Path Resonance will deal more DMG against all enemies. You can also get the Faith Bond Curio to upgrade your Blessings at a cheaper price!

List of All Curios

Best Characters for World 9

Character	Merits
Imbibitor Lunae	Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is an Imaginary DPS who is amazing in both single target and AoE DMG. He is a solid DPS to use in World 9 since almost all enemies including the boss are weak to Imaginary.
Luocha	Luocha's can easily keep the team alive because he is an SP-friendly unit that can provide a lot of healing outside of his turn.
Yukong	Yukong is an Imaginary character that can be obtained for free. Her kit allows her to buff the team's ATK and CRIT stats, which is generally needed for any combat scenario.
Dr. Ratio	Dr. Ratio is an Imaginary DPS who excels in single-target damage. He is a solid DPS to use in World 9 since his strong follow-up attacks are effective against Bosses and can deal more DMG to debuffed enemies.
Aventurine	Aventurine can shield everyone using his Skill, allowing him to solo sustain. Pair him up with other follow-up attack-based characters like Topaz to increase his DMG.
Black Swan	Black Swan is a DoT-based character that can stack Arcana DoTs on enemies. If you are using Black Swan as your main DPS, choose the Nihility Path to maximize her damage.
Sampo	Sampo is another DoT-based DPS that can deal decent damage. Sampo can increase the DoT taken by enemies and provide Wind Shear DoTs.
Dan Heng	Dan Heng is a Wind DPS that can be used for the F2P team. His kit focuses on single-target attacks. With the buffs provided by The Hunt Blessings, he can deal some decent DMG against the elite enemies in World 9.
Huohuo	Huohuo is an amazing healer whose Ultimate regenerates the Energy of her allies and also buffs their ATK. With her Skill, she can heal and cleanse debuffs from allies.
Silver Wolf	Silver Wolf, can add an Elemental Weakness to enemies using her Skill and also inflict several debuffs such as DEF reduction.
Sparkle	Sparkle is a useful support for DPS characters that consume a lot of Skill Points. Also, Sparkle can advance a character's turn and increase the team's DMG as long as an allied unit consumes a Skill Point.
Himeko	Since most enemies in World 9 are weak to Fire, Himeko can be used as your team's main DPS. Pair Himeko up with Topaz to increase her follow-up attack's DMG.
Topaz	Topaz is a solid pick for a team that relies on follow-up attacks as its main source of DMG. If you have her on your team, make sure to choose the Elation Path.
Asta	Asta is a Fire character that can increase the Fire DMG of your Fire DPS and also increase the SPD of all allies.

Best Teams for World 9

Free To Play Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Dan Heng	Yukong	Asta	Natasha
Paths & Blessings	Path: The Hunt Blessings: Hunt, Abundance, Preservation

Dan Heng will be the DPS while Yukong and Asta buff his DMG with their abilities. Specifically, Yukong can increase the party's ATK and CRIT stats. Asta will then provide some SPD and more ATK buffs.

Natasha will then be the team's healer and will try to keep the team alive using her Skill and Ultimate.

Do note that this team is strictly an F2P team, if you have other characters that can be used instead of the ones listed above, do not hesitate to bring them!

Optimal Teams

Imaginary Hyper Carry Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Imbibitor Lunae	Sparkle	Silver Wolf	Luocha
Paths & Blessings	Path: The Hunt Blessings: Hunt, Propagation, Abundance

Since Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death is weak to Imaginary, the best team you can use against it includes Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae as the DPS due to his strong single target and AoE DMG.

Since Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is SP hungry, Sparkle will be his best Support since she can feed him Skill Points and DMG buffs. Silver Wolf is part of the team to inflict several debuffs to the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death such as DEF reduction.

Lastly, Luocha is the best healer for this team since he can heal without spending any Skill Points.

Nihility DoT Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Healer
Black Swan	Sampo	Asta	Huohuo
Paths & Blessings	Path: Nihility Blessings: Nihility, Abundance, Preservation

If you want to use a DoT team, then Black Swan is the best DPS to use against Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death since it is weak to Wind. You can add Sampo as the sub-DPS to increase the DoT taken by enemies and provide Wind Shear DoTs.

Asta can be the team's support since she can buff the party's SPD and ATK. Huohuo being the healer allows the DPS' DMG to increase due to the ATK buff from her Ultimate. Also, she can provide some Energy to recharge their Ultimates.

Fire Follow-Up Attack Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Healer
Himeko	Topaz	Asta	Huohuo
Paths & Blessings	Path: Elation Blessings: Elation, Abundance, Hunt

With a team that relies on follow-up attacks, its DPS should be Himeko and Topaz. Himeko will be the main DPS dealing AoE DMG while Topaz increase any DMG from follow-up attacks.

Like the team above, Asta will support her allies by giving them ATK and SPD buffs. Huohuo will be the healer to provide ATK buffs and recharge some Energy.

Imaginary Follow-Up Attack Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Shielder
Dr. Ratio	Silver Wolf	Topaz	Aventurine
Paths & Blessings	Path: Elation or The Hunt Blessings: Elation, Hunt, Erudition, Abundance

Dr. Ratio is a solid single-target DPS who can defeat any enemy in World 9 with ease since most of them are weak to Imaginary.

Add in Topaz and Aventurine to double down on follow-up attacks and have no issues dealing with the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death and its summons.

A solid support to add to the team is Silver Wolf since she can implant tons of debuffs into an enemy, increasing Dr. Ratio's chances of dishing out Follow-Up attacks.

How to Beat Something Unto Death - World 9 Boss

Beware of the Morbid Dream Debuff

Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death has several abilities that inflict your characters with Morbid Dream, instantly killing them. To avoid this, attempt to Weakness Break the boss during its Sunset state so the debuff will be dispelled.

No Weakness During Nightfall State

When Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death enters its Nightfall state, it gains the Weakness Protected effect, so you cannot Weakness Break it. In the Nightfall state, attempt to defeat the boss before it inflicts Morbid Dream.

If Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death successfully inflicts Morbid Dream, you can revive your characters by defeating the Sombrous Sepulchers. Do note that when all of your characters get inflicted with Morbid Dream, you will lose the battle!

Prioritize the Sombrous Sepulchers

After a character gets inflicted with Morbid Dream, Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death summons a Sombrous Sepulcher. Defeating the Sepulcher revives the character with Morbid Dream and regenerates their HP and Energy.

Depending on the number of stacks of the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death's Elegy buff, a Sombrous Sepulcher needs a certain instance of damage for all of their charges to deplete.

Use DoTs or Inflict Weakness Break

Inflicting them with DoTs will accelerate their defeat since one tick of a DoT is equivalent to an instance of damage. Also, inflicting Weakness Break on a Sombrous Sepulcher instantly deals two instances of damage, so take advantage of this mechanic as well.

Use Path Resonance That Has Damage

Sombrous Sepulchers will be damaged from any Path Resonance that deals damage. So, use Path Resonance on the summoned Sombrous Sepulchers!

World 9 Rewards

Planar Ornament Rewards

World 9 Planar Ornaments
Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation	Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm

Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide

First Time Clearance Rewards

	Rewards
Difficulty 1	Trailblaze EXP x600 Stellar Jade x120 Herta Bond x2 Herta x1
Difficulty 2	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation 2 pc. Set (5★)
Difficulty 3	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm 2 pc. Set (5★)
Difficulty 4	Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation 2 pc. Set (5★)

You can only claim the First Time Clearance rewards once after clearing the stage for the first time.

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Simulated Universe Guide

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

Other Simulated Universe Guides

Simulated Universe Guides
List of All Paths	Simulated Universe Events
List of All Curios	Resonance Interplay Guide