The latest Blade banner will be the first banner in Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update. So here we’re going to dig into a focused topic where Blade might be compared to Kafka and members of that DoT support team in Honkai Star Rail 1.2.

Also, there are a couple of important things that need to be addressed when summoning in Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update. Here are 4 considerations you don’t want to miss.

Blade’s Damage

It’s safe to say that Blade is definitely one of the funniest damage dealers around. Although the fact that he sacrifices his health to do better damage isn’t all that pioneering. Because Arlan can do that too. Still, Blade has some really interesting things to talk about.

First off, we know that Hellscape ability drains Blade’s health and increases his damage output. It’s less of an attack and more like buffing him. However, he got a fresh round. While I’m not sure how supports like Yukong or Bronya would work, hopefully this skill doesn’t waste their buffs.

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And unlike Arlan who doesn’t consume skill points, so if you’re using him in a team, you need to be aware of the skill and point economy.

But his biggest characteristic must be the ultimate. No matter how much health Blade has, he will set his health to 50% and deal tremendous damage. Not only that, but it has a powerful synergy with Luocha in your Honkai Star Rail Accounts.

When an ally drops below 50%, Luocha triggers his ability to auto-heal, which is perfect for Blade’s ultimate. Even better, since Blade also drains health through skills before attacking. Therefore, Luocha’s in-field healing effect will be very amazing.

Honestly, I could go on and on digging into Blade’s gear. But it’s clear that he’s at his best when his health is dropping. And HoYoverse says there will be new Relic Sets in the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update.

But my biggest concern right now is how useful health is to Blade. I’m a little worried when it comes to split scaling characters. It’s not always the best. If you’re still building a team for Memory of Chaos, he seems like a unique damage dealer you could pick.

Kafka Team

If all goes well with Kafka, a new team will rise to the top. Her entire outfit is based on shock damage. You can achieve of synergy with Sampo, Kafka, Healer and another flexible role.

Now, Sampo may become one of Kafka’s key teammates. Because if you upgrade this guy’s ultimate to level 10, then his DoT damage will increase by up to 30%. It’s pretty huge. Since both Sampo and Kafka are good at offloading a lot of DoTs damage, this debuff on enemies would be amazing.

In order for Kafka to use her abilities effectively, you’ll need to adjust her speed so that others can attack enemies that come before her. Once that’s done, when you use her abilities, enemies will take extra damage if they’re already affected by DoT.

For example, Sampo needs to go ahead of Kafka to apply Wind Shear Effect to the enemy. Then, if you also have Serval, she needs to go next. Kafka can then benefit from all DoTs placed on enemies.

Interestingly, all DoT roles will be on Kafka’s banner. So if you want Kafka, it’s going to be very easy to form this new team.

Banner Value

Now, when trying to evaluate banners, Blades featured banners are pretty good. If you’re considering building a team with him, your top pick here is Natasha. However, if you have Luocha, then you’ll want to pair him with Blade. So we may also use Natasha in another Memory of Chaos team.

But as for Arlan and Sushang, they don’t really have a synergy with Blade. Arlan was nerfed before release. So even though he has similar gear to Blade, he’ll fare better with a team built around him. Although Sushang is a pretty strong Physical Hunt unit. But if you’re pulling specifically for Blade, the banner isn’t that great. Unless your second Memory of Chaos team still needs those 4-Stars characters.

Still, Natasha’s Eidolons are pretty good. The second and fourth Eidolons, in particular, can provide some nice healing to badly damaged allies and gain energy when they hit. Allows her to maintain everyone’s health.

As for Kafka flag, it’s an extremely valuable flag for anyone looking to build a DoT-focused team with Kafka.

Future Warps

When it comes to which flag to choose, honestly, it’s really up to you. While Kafka’s banner definitely has more synergy 4-Stars units, she could use. However, we still don’t know much about Luka’s performance.

Also, let’s not forget that Honkai Star Rail 1.3 they also released character. Dan Heng’s new powerful form will be a 5-Star Destruction Imaginary unit. So we’re finally getting a dedicated damage dealer from Imaginary element.

Fu Xuan is another unique unit we will add in Honkai Star Rail 1.3. She is a 5-Star Quantum Preservation unit. This means that new tanks will join the ranks of Gepard and Fire Trailblazer. This is very exciting if you have Silver Wolf. Because we can be one step closer to a true Mono Quantum team.

I’d say that Blade’s banner is for someone who wants to use a cool damage dealer, but can accept a 4-Star role. And Kafka’s banner is suitable for those who want to build a DoT team.

Finally, Honkai Star Rail 1.3 characters I just talked about will probably have two separate banners of their own. Hope Fu Xuan and Lynx can be on the same banner. This way, those who already have Seele or Qingque and Silver Wolf can build their Mono Quantum dream team.