Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 2 features Boothill as a Faceoff Match in Honkai: Star Rail's Luminary Wardance. See a mission walkthrough, how to beat the Boothill Faceoff Match and Knockout Match (II) opponents, plus all the rewards here!

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Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 2 Mission Walkthrough

Luminary Wardance Chapter 2 Guide

	Luminary Wardance Chapter 2 Guide
1	It's time for the second round of the tournament to start. Talk to Carmella at the lounge to see your next opponents.
2	Before you can challenge Boothill, you must defeat both opponents for Knockout Match (II) to get enough points. Jump to guides on specific opponents! ▶ Tris-Dis of Zhuming ▶ Trotter Battlefront
3	Defeating at least one of the Knockout Match (II) opponents will unlock Shuojin's Special Invitational Match. However, you're free to do this at a later time and skip to Boothill's match.
4	Once you've reached the match qualifications, you can move on to Boothill's Faceoff Match. ▶ Jump to Boothill's Faceoff Match Guide!
5	After the fight, there'll be a bit of an unexpected outcome. Answer the journalists' questions at the press conference to wrap up the mission. ※ To proceed to Chapter 3, you'll need to finish the short interlude quest, The Barren Land Birthed a Brave Soul, which unlocks at the end of Chapter 2.

Boothill Faceoff Match Guide

Boothill Faceoff Match F2P Team

Best Team for Boothill Faceoff Match
Kafka	Black Swan	Huohuo	Asta

Kafka, Black Swan, and Huohuo are available as trial characters.

Kafka and Black Swan's DoT will be your main source of damage in Boothill's Faceoff Match. Meanwhile, Asta and Huohuo can provide ATK buffs and healing.

Best Tactical Codex and Beverage

Lie in Wait	Codex Effect: Applies Burn, Shock, Bleed, and Wind Shear on all enemies, lasting for 2 turns. Causes all enemies to immediately take action, triggering the DoT effects.
Devil's Hand	Beverage Effect: For every DoT state possessed by the enemy target, the DMG taken by them increases by 5%.

For Boothill's Faceoff Match, equipping Lie in Wait and Devil's Hand will further increase the DoT DMG taken by enemies.

How to Beat Boothill's Faceoff Match

Target the Summoned Soulstones

Aim your attacks at the Soulstones summoned by the boss to quickly gain Vibes in Boothill's Faceoff Match. This can add extra bounces to Spiritual Caning, which will deal Lightning DoT to enemies at the start of each turn.

Unleash Stronger Attacks in Super Hype State

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

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Tris-Dis of Zhuming Match Guide

Tris-Dis of Zhuming F2P Team

Best Team for Tris-Dis of Zhuming
Boothill	Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Ruan Mei	Natasha

Boothill, Imaginary Trailblazer, and Ruan Mei are available as trial characters.

Boothill and Imaginary Trailblazer will be your main damage dealers in this fight. Imaginary Trailblazer and Ruan Mei can also increase the team's Break Effect and help you achieve more Highlights.

Best Tactical Codex and Beverage

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.
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.

Feint Attack and Blu Bull will increase Boothill's Weakness Break Efficiency and allow him to deal even more damage with his Ultimate.

How to Beat Tris-Dis of Zhuming

Inflict Weakness Breaks on Enemies

To gain Vibes quickly in this battle, you'll need to attack Weakness Broken enemies. You can use Ruan Mei and Imaginary Trailblazer to help increase the team's Break Effect.

Target Enemies with High Vulnerability Stacks

Weakness Broken enemies will also gain Vulnerability stacks when they're attacked. The more stacks they have, the more damage they receive. Target your attacks on enemies with high stacks to bring them down faster.

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Trotter Battlefront Match Guide

Trotter Battlefront F2P Team

Best Team for Trotter Battlefront
Imbibitor Lunae	Sparkle	Tingyun	Asta

Imbibitor Lunae, Sparkle, and Tingyun are available as trial characters.

Imbibitor Lunae will be your main source of damage in this match and Sparkle will be helpful in refreshing Skill Points for him. Lastly, Tingyun and Asta can provide buffs and Energy for the team.

Best Tactical Codex and Beverage

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.
Westroc Super Drink	Beverage Effect: For every target defeated by allied characters, the characters regenerate 3 points of Energy.

Feint Attack and Westroc Super Drink will allow Imbibitor Lunae to gain his Ultimate and turns much faster.

How to Beat Trotter Battlefront

Enhance Imbibitor Lunae's Basic Attack

With this match's Arena Environment, you'll want to enhance Imbibitor Lunae's Basic Attack as much as possible. Each time 5 Skill Points are consumed, his action will be advanced forward and the DMG of his next attack will be increased.

Defeat Trotters Before they Escape

Defeating Trotters will raise your Vibes, so it's important to take them down before they can escape. Every defeated Trotter will also grant 1 Skill Point, so you can comfortably use Imbibitor Lunae's strongest attacks!

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Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 2 Rewards

Mission Clearance Rewards

Luminary Wardance Chapter 2 Rewards
Stellar Jade x20	Traveler's Guide x2	Credit x20,000

Limited-Time Rewards

Chapter 2 Limited-Time Rewards
Stellar Jade x80	Lost Crystal x10	Destined Expiration x8

These cannot be claimed once the event period is over.

Tactics Unlocked

Beverages		Codex
Devil's Hand	Mighty Quench	Out of Thin Air

Once you beat all of Chapter 2's Knockout Match opponents, you'll unlock the Devil's Hand and Mighty Quench beverages. Then, you can unlock the Out of Thin Air codex after beating Boothill's Faceoff Match!

Unlocks Boothill Dreamscape Training Stage

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

Boothill Dreamscape Training Guide

Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 2 Information

Part of Luminary Wardance

Boothill is the Faceoff Match opponent in the second chapter of Luminary Wardance. Before battling them, you must go up against Tris-Dis of Zhuming and Trotter Battlefront in Knockout Match (II)!

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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
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