Apocalyptic Shadow Guide for Version 3.8
♦ Latest: Version 3.8 Update
♦ Phase 1: The Dahlia & Firefly
♦ Phase 2: Fugue & Lingsha
♦ Phase 3: Aglaea & Sunday
♦ Events: Chrysos Awoo Championship
Apocalyptic Shadow is a permanent game mode in Honkai: Star Rail. See how to unlock Apocalyptic Shadow, a guide for how to beat it in Version 3.8, and when it resets here!
| Endgame Guides | |
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 Memory of Chaos |
 Pure Fiction |
 Apocalyptic Shadow |
 Anomaly Arbitration |
List of Contents
How to Unlock Apocalyptic Shadow
Finish Grim Film of Finality
You can unlock Apocalyptic Shadow by completing the Grim Film of Finality Mission in Dreamflux Reef. You will unlock Stage 1 after talking to Elegy.
Apocalyptic Shadow Best Teams
Primate Knight Best Teams
| Firefly DPS | ||||
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 Firefly |  The Dahlia |  Fugue |  Lingsha |  Shatterstrike |
| Rappa DPS | ||||
 Rappa | The Dahlia | Fugue | Lingsha | Shatterstrike | Phainon DPS |
 Phainon |  Cerydra |  Sunday |  Permansor Terrae |  Linebreaker |
| F2P Team | ||||
 Herta |  Yukong |  Asta | Permansor Terrae | Linebreaker |
| Aglaea DPS | ||||
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 Aglaea |  Trailblazer (Ice) |  Cyrene |  Hyacine |  Past Life: Shadowed Reverie |
| Castorice DPS | ||||
 Castorice |  Evernight | Cyrene | Hyacine | Past Life: Shadowed Reverie |
| Kafka DoT | ||||
 Kafka |  Hysilens |  Black Swan |  Huohuo |  Whirlwind Turn |
| The Herta DPS | ||||
 The Herta |  Anaxa |  Tribbie | Hyacine |  Knowledge and Decorum | F2P Team |
 Serval | Trailblazer (Ice) |  March 7th (Imaginary) |  Natasha | Knowledge and Decorum |
Bronya
Imbibitor Lunae
Ruan Mei
Sparkle
Gallagher
Robin
Yunli
Mydei
Pela
Silver Wolf
Jingliu
Guinaifen
Acheron
Aventurine
Jiaoqiu
CipherUse Physical, Fire, and Imaginary Characters
Enemies in the first half are weak to Physical, Fire, and Imaginary. We recommend DPS units that can deal damage to five enemies or have high toughness damage against Argenti.
Use Ice, Lightning, and Imaginary Characters
Enemies in the second half are weak to Lightning, Ice, and Imaginary. We recommend using units that dish out high Toughness damage against The Banacademic Office.
How to Beat Apocalyptic Shadow Primate Knight
Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry Boss
Take Out Argenti's Summons
Argenti will summon multiple enemies that give him buffs and prevent his Toughness from being depleted. Defeat these enemies first to prevent them from buffing Argenti and to enable his Toughness bar.
In the second phase, you should also prioritize the summons since they make Argenti untargetable.
Blaznana Monkey Trick Boss
Hit The Mr. Domescreens
The Mr. Domescreens will reduce your Energy if they don't switch channels, so prioritize hitting them first and maxing their Tally Count to prevent this.
Inflict Weakness Break On Multiple Enemies
The Banacademic Office Staff enemies have a Switch Tally counter that can be filled up by attacking them. Once the counter is maxed out, the overall Toughness bar will be reduced for the enemy. This makes it easier to inflict Weakness Break on them.
Dealing AoE damage is preferred in this battle since you can reduce the Toughness of multiple enemies simultaneously.
Apocalyptic Shadow Boss Mirages
Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry
| Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry Information | |
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 Argenti
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| Phases | 2 Phases |
| Weaknesses |    
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| Resistances |   
RESControl RES |
Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry Boss Traits
| Boss Trait | Explanation |
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| Steadfast Safeguard | Boss Mirage takes 50% less DMG. After its Weakness is broken and action gets additionally delayed, additionally increases DMG taken by 100%. |
| Reversal of Fortune | Boss Mirage can switch its own Combat Stance in battle and summon different statues to fight. When characters defeat statues in the "Soulfreed" state, DMG dealt by the team in this battle will be increased. Combat Stance - The Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry will change their status throughout the fight: Chivalric Wrath: Summons Speartip statues and takes less DMG from all sources. When 4 statues are on the field, the knight enters the Toughness Protection state. Golden Harvest: Summons Shield statues and increases the knight's DMG dealt from all sources. Medal of Elegance: Summons The Honored statues. When statues exist on the field, the knight cannot be selected as a target. |
| Turn Back the Tide (Difficulty 3) | When Boss Mirage uses "Soulfreed" in Phase II, it will target all statues. |
| Stellar Aegis (Difficulty 4) | For every unit on the enemy's side of the field aside from Boss Mirage, all enemies receive less DMG and dela more DMG. |
Silver Knight of Virtuous Gallantry Summon Info
| Enemies | Weaknesses |
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 The Honored
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 Speartip
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 The Shield
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No Weakness |
Blaznana Monkey Trick
| Blaznana Monkey Trick Information | |
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 Wonder Forest’s Banacademic Office Staff
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| Phases | 2 Phases |
| Weaknesses |
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| Resistances |
RES Control RES |
Blaznana Monkey Trick Boss Traits
| Boss Trait | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Steadfast Safeguard | Boss Mirage takes 50% less DMG. After Weakness is broken and action gets additionally delayed, additionally increases DMG taken by 100%. |
| United Front | All enemy units take 50% less DMG and possesses Switch Tally while in "Classroom Channel." After Boss Mirage's Weakness is Broken, the DMG it receives increases by 100%. Switch Tally: Unit in the "Classroom Channel" state will gain 1 point in the Switch Tally when attacked. When the Switch Tally hits the max, it will switch the unit to the "Off-Class Channel" state and also reduce the Boss Mirage's Toughness and immediately obtain that unit's "Off-Class Channel" reward 1 time. |
| Tally Loss (Difficulty 3) | At the beginning of every turn, enemy units in "Classroom Channel" will lose a certain number in the Swich Tally. |
| SPD Boost (Difficulty 4) | Increases SPD for "End-of-Semester Dinner". |
Blaznana Monkey Trick Enemy Info
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Banacademic Office’s Charmony BananAdvisor
Banacademic Office’s Dreamweaver BananAdvisor
Banacademic Office’s Fortune BananAdvisor
Banacademic Office’s AssistananaApocalyptic Shadow Reset
Apocalyptic Shadow Reset Calendar
When Does Apocalyptic Shadow Reset?
| Reset Time | 2026/02/02 - 4:00 (Server Time) |
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Apocalyptic Shadow will release a new Phase every six weeks, which also lasts for the same time frame. Apocalyptic Shadow always resets on a Monday at 04:00.
Current Phase: Primate Knight
| Ruinous Embers Effect | |
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| When enemy targets with "Steadfast Safeguard" are Weakness Broken, dispels control states for all allies, and allies immediately take action and recovers Skill Points. Increases Break DMG taken by all enemy targets by 25%, and Memosprite Skill DMG taken by 15%. | |
| Phase Duration | 12/22/2025 - 02/02/2026 |
Each Apocalyptic Shadow Phase will bring out a different Ruinous Embers effect and Finality's Axiom buffs. Progress made from clearing Apocalyptic Shadow stages will also reset, allowing players to recollect the rewards.
How to Play Apocalyptic Shadow
Face Two Boss Mirages
In Apocalyptic Shadow, you must face projections of the Finality and defeat bosses you have faced before. These bosses are different from regular bosses, meaning they will have different or additional attacks and abilities.
You can view each enemy's traits before the start of the battle. Each phase has four challenge difficulties, with each difficulty granting you rewards.
Choose Finality's Axiom Buffs
You will need two teams since there are two bosses and you can select buffs for your party, just like Pure Fiction. Each Apocalyptic Shadow phase will have several buffs to choose from.
Defeat Bosses as Quickly as Possible
Apocalyptic Shadow's stages have an Action Value Timer. The value gets reduced with each Action by both you and the enemy. Your score will be calculated by both remaining Action Value after defeating the boss and the boss HP.
Your goal is to defeat both bosses as quickly as possible to earn a lot of points.
Apocalyptic Shadow Rewards
Free 4-Star: Xueyi
Xueyi joins the roster of free 4-star characters as a reward for completing Difficulty 2 of Apocalyptic Shadow for the first time. You will also obtain 300 Stellar Jades and 1 Self-Modelling Resin.
Rewards Per Difficulty
| Stages | Rewards |
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| Clear an Apocalyptic Shadow Difficulty |
 Lost Crystal
x6 Lucent Afterglow
x24 Credit
x30000 |
| Collect 1 Insignia |
 Stellar Jade
x60 Credit
x20000 |
| Collect 1 Insignia (Starting from 9 Insignias) |
Stellar Jade
x80 Credit
x20000 |
Traveler's Guide
Refined AetherTotal Insignia Rewards
| Insignia Rewards | ||
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Stellar Jade
x800 |
Credit
x220000 |
 Jade Feather
x600 |
You can get 60 Stellar Jades and 20000 Credits for every star or insignia that you get from completing the stages in Pure Fiction. On your ninth insignia, the Stellar Jade per insignia increases to 80 Stellar Jades.
These rewards will reset every few weeks, so you can collect all Stellar Jades by doing Apocalyptic Shadow again.
From collecting 7 to 12 Insignias, you can get up to 600 Jade Feathers per Phase and 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.
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