Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 1 features Topaz as a Faceoff Match in Honkai: Star Rail's Luminary Wardance. See a mission walkthrough, how to beat the Topaz Faceoff Match and Knockout Match (I) opponents, plus all the rewards here!

Luminary Wardance Event Guides
Event Guide	Chapter 1	Chapter 2
Chapter 3	Chapter 4	Chapter 5

Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 1 Mission Walkthrough

Luminary Wardance Chapter 1 Guide

	Luminary Wardance Chapter 1 Guide
1	Head to the marked location at Skysplitter F2 to receive a message from March 7th and start the Chapter 1 mission.
2	After answering March 7th's texts, you'll be brought to the area near the Logistics Line Space Anchor. Head west and you'll spot Luka being interviewed by a journalist.
3	You'll take control of Luka as you go through flashbacks of how he ended up in the Wardance. Eventually, you'll need to fight Gepard. This is a scripted fight, so Luka will surrender in defeat after a number of turns.
4	Once Luka's done explaining the whole story, you'll be teleported to the Reception Hall. Approach Sushang who'll be standing in front of a signboard.
5	Luka's Newcomer Debut match will be against Sushang. For this battle, the key strategy is to target the weaker mobs and get Weakness Breaks on them.
6	After winning against Sushang, you'll be teleported back to the lounge. Interact with the Tactics Board to learn about the Wardance mechanics.
7	Before you can challenge Topaz, you must defeat both opponents for Knockout Match (I) to get enough points. Jump to guides on specific opponents! ▶ Fantastic Botany and Where to Find Them ▶ "Ironshield" Gigantus Shieldus
8	After completing the Knockout Match (I) rounds and verifying your eligibility at the leaderboard, it's time to face Topaz in the Faceoff Match! ▶ Jump to Topaz's Faceoff Match Guide!
9	A press conference will be held after your victory and you can answer the questions of two journalists. This affects who'll provide commentary in the resulting newspaper. ※ To proceed to Chapter 2, you'll need to finish the short interlude quest, By His Lonefist to the Xianzhou, which unlocks at the end of Chapter 1.

Topaz Faceoff Match Guide

Topaz Faceoff Match F2P Team

Best Team for Topaz Faceoff Match
Acheron	Jiaoqiu	Silver Wolf	Lynx

Acheron, Jiaoqiu, and Silver Wolf are available as trial characters.

Acheron will be your main damage dealer while Jiaoqiu and Silver Wolf debuff enemies to make them take increased damage, especially from Acheron's Ultimate. Then, you can slot in Lynx for healing and extra survivability.

Best Tactical Codex and Beverage

Early Reveal	Codex Effect: All allies gain Early Reveal, lasting for 2 turns. During the effect period, after every attack, attack all enemies that have been hit 1 time and inflict the Startled debuff on them, increasing DMG taken by 5%. This effect can stack 4 times.
Blu Bull	Beverage Effect: After using an Ultimate to attack, increases the Ultimate DMG taken by the attacked target by 12%, stacking up to 4 times, lasting for 2 turns.

For Topaz's Faceoff Match, equipping Early Reveal and Blu Bull will help debuff the enemies even further and increase the damage they take from Ultimates.

How to Beat Topaz's Faceoff Match

Seize Performance Points

Target the regular enemy mobs to inflict Weakness Breaks on them and seize their Performance Points. This will help you accumulate Vibes faster and further boost your team's Ultimate DMG.

Unleash Stronger Attacks in Super Hype State

Once you've earned enough Vibes to enter the Super Hype state, all enemies will be Weakness Broken. This is the best opportunity for you to unleash Acheron's Ultimate and your team's strongest attacks on the main boss!

Fantastic Botany and Where to Find Them Match Guide

Fantastic Botany and Where to Find Them F2P Team

Best Team for Fantastic Botany
Jade	Herta	Robin	Lynx

Jade, Herta, and Robin are available as trial characters.

Jade and Herta will be your main damage dealers with their follow-up attacks. Meanwhile, Robin and Lynx will provide additional support buffs and healing.

Best Tactical Codex

Feint Attack	Codex Effect: After the next time characters use their Ultimate, their action is immediately Advanced Forward by 100%. Their Weakness Break Efficiency increases by 50%, lasting for 2 turns.

Equipping the Feint Attack codex can help Jade and Herta deal consecutive attacks against enemies and help take down summons much faster.

How to Beat Fantastic Botany and Where to Find Them

Target the Enemy Plant Summons

Thanks to this match's Arena Environment, defeating summons will also make the boss lose some of its HP. This means, you can solely focus your attacks on the mobs for this fight.

Trigger Raging Wildfire with Follow-Up Attacks

For every 15 enemies hit with follow-up attacks, Raging Wildfire will be triggered and deal a set amount of DMG to all enemies on the field. Since Jade and Herta will consistently be inflicting follow-up attacks, this will be very easy to achieve.

Ironshield Gigantus Shieldus Match Guide

Ironshield Gigantus Shieldus F2P Team

Best Team for Gigantus Shieldus
Yunli	Clara	Tingyun	Asta

Yunli, Clara, and Tingyun are available as trial characters.

Yunli and Clara's Counters will be your main source of damage in this battle. Since they can get healing from dealing Counters, you can leave the remaining slots for Tingyun and Asta to provide additional support boosts.

Best Tactical Codex

Early Reveal	Codex Effect: All allies gain Early Reveal, lasting for 2 turns. During the effect period, after every attack, attack all enemies that have been hit 1 time and inflict the Startled debuff on them, increasing DMG taken by 5%. This effect can stack 4 times.

The Early Reveal codex synergizes well with Yunli and Clara's Counters and helps your team inflict more debuffs on enemies.

How to Beat Ironshield Gigantus Shieldus

Deal Counters Against Enemies

Your main strategy for this fight is to have Yunli and Clara do Counters as much as possible to raise your Vibes and enter the Super Hype state quickly.

Target Lieutenants with their Shields Up

Target your attacks on Silvermane Lieutenants who have their shield up so that they can Counter and subsequently trigger Yunli or Clara's own Counters.

Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 1 Rewards

Mission Clearance Rewards

Luminary Wardance Chapter 1 Rewards
Stellar Jade x30	Traveler's Guide x3	Lost Crystal x3
Credit x30,000

Limited-Time Rewards

Chapter 1 Limited-Time Rewards
Stellar Jade x160	Traveler's Guide x10	Refined Aether x10
Destined Expiration x16

These cannot be claimed once the event period is over.

Tactics Unlocked

Beverages		Codex
Blu Bull	Westroc Super Drink	Lie in Wait

Once you beat all of Chapter 1's Knockout Match opponents, you'll unlock the Blu Bull and Westroc Super Drink beverages. Then, you can unlock the Lie in Wait codex after beating Topaz's Faceoff Match!

Unlocks Topaz Dreamscape Training Stage

After beating Topaz's Faceoff Match, you'll unlock the Topaz stage in Dreamscape Training!

Topaz Dreamscape Training Guide

Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 1 Information

Part of Luminary Wardance

Topaz is the Faceoff Match opponent in the first chapter of Luminary Wardance. Before battling them, you must go up against Fantastic Botany and Gigantus Shieldus in Knockout Match (I)!

Luminary Wardance Event Guide

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

Luminary Wardance Event Guide

Luminary Wardance Mission Guides

Luminary Wardance Mission Guides
Chapter 1	By His Lonefist to the Xianzhou
Chapter 2	Parallax's Vision
The Barren Land Birthed a Brave Soul	Chapter 3
The Epitome of Young Morals	Chapter 4
Ordination	Chapter 5
By Way of Old

Dreamscape Training Guides

Dreamscape Training Guides
Topaz Training	Boothill Training
Argenti Training	Svarog Training
Yanqing Training

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