Black Swan, a 5-star Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail, specializes in Wind Damage and is designed for DoT (Damage over Time) builds, and here we detail her kit and mats.
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Recently featured in the Drip Marketing campaign alongside Sparkle and Misha after the Penacony trailer, Black Swan is expected to be part of the HSR 2.0 banners. The upcoming version promises Quality of Life (QoL) enhancements, new missions, and events. The focus, however, is on the upcoming characters. Leaks suggest that Honkai Star Rail 2.0, starting in mid-February 2024, will feature two phases of character banners with two rerun characters and two new ones, including the Black Swan.
For those curious about HSR Black Swan, let's explore more about this character and whether it's worth saving Stellar Jades for her banner.
Who is Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail?
The story states that Black Swan is the Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection. Aside from that, she is reported to have a smile that is pleasant and has the ability to take criticism patiently, using it as an excuse to revisit past experiences.
Damage dealt by Black Swan, the 5-star Nihility character, is classified as Wind Damage. She will be a DoT character with a strong DPS kit. Using her special debuff, Sacrament, which is dependent on Black Swan's Attack, is the primary way to do DoT damage to opponents when utilizing Black Swan's kit.
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Voice Actors
Though the character is yet to be officially released in the game, we do know about Black Swan voice actors. Here are all the VAs of Black Swan:
- English: Arryn Zech (known for Blake Belladonna in RWBY)
- Japanese: Hitomi Nabatame (voice of Gladiia in Arknights and Symmetra in Overwatch 2)
- Korean: Kim Ha-young (voiced Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon)
- Chinese: Yang Meng Lu (worked on various TV shows in China)
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Abilities
Below are all the abilities that have been made public so far for the Honkai Star Rail Black Swan kit:
HSR Black Swan Basic Attack – Percipience, Silent Dawn
Deals Wind DMG equal to 30% (60%) of Black Swan's ATK to a single target enemy, with a 50% (65%) base chance of inflicting 1 stack of Arcana on the attacked enemy target. And if the hit target currently has Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock applied to them, each respectively has a 50% (65%) base chance of inflicting 1 extra stack of Arcana onto the enemy.
HSR Black Swan Skill – Decadence, False Twilight
Deals Wind DMG equal to 45% (90%) of Black Swan's ATK to a single target enemy and any adjacent targets. At the same time, there is a 100% base chance of inflicting 1 stack of Arcana on the target enemy and the adjacent targets. And there is a 100% base chance of reducing the DEF of the target enemy and the adjacent targets by 14.8% (20.8%), lasting for 3 turn(s).
HSR Black Swan Ultimate – Bliss of Otherworld's Embrace
- Inflicts Epiphany on all enemies for 2 turn(s).
- Enemies affected by Epiphany take 15% (25%) more DMG in their turn, and their Sacrament effect is regarded as Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, and Shock effects. In addition, when their Sacrament effect is triggered at the beginning of the next turn, the Sacrament stacks are not reset. The stack non-reset effect can be triggered up to 1 time(s) in Epiphany's duration, and its charges are replenished when Epiphany is applied again.
- Deals Wind DMG equal to 72% (120%) of Black Swan's ATK to all enemies.
HSR Black Swan Talent - Loom of Fate's Caprice
- Every time an enemy target receives DoT at the start of each turn, there is a 50% (65%) base chance for it to be inflicted with Arcana.
- While afflicted with Arcana, enemy targets receive Wind DoT equal to 96% (240%) of Black Swan's ATK at the start of each turn. Each stack of Arcana increases this DoT DMG multiplier by 4.8% (12%). Then Arcana resets to 1 stack. Arcana can stack up to 50 times.
- Only when Arcana causes DMG at the start of an enemy target's turn, Black Swan trigger additional effects based on the number of Arcana stacks inflicted on the target:
- When there are 3 or more Arcana stacks, deals Wind DoT equal to 72% (180%) of Black Swan's ATK to adjacent targets, with a 50% (65%) base chance of inflicting 1 stack of Arcana on adjacent targets.
- When there are 7 or more Arcana stacks, enables the current DoT dealt this time to ignore 20% of the target's and adjacent targets' DEF.
HSR Black Swan Technique – From Façade to Vérité
After this Technique is used, there is a 150% base chance for each enemy to be inflicted with 1 stack of Arcana at the start of the next battle. Each successful application of Arcana on a target inflicts another stack of Arcana on the same target. This process repeats until Arcana fails to be inflicted on this target. For each successive application of Arcana on a target, its base chance of success is equal to 50% of the base chance of the previous successful infliction of Arcana on that target.
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Traces
The three Black Swan Traces and their effects are listed below:
Trace 1 - Viscera's Disquiet
- After using the Skill to hit an enemy that has Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock, each of these debuffs respectively has a 65% base chance of inflicting 1 extra stack of Arcana.
Trace 2 - Goblet's Dredges
- Every time an enemy target receives DoT during a single attack by an ally, there is a 65% base chance for the target to be inflicted with 1 stack of Sacrament, stacking up to 3 times (s) during 1 single attack.
Trace 3 - Candleflame's Portent
- Increases this unit's DMG by an amount equal to 60% of the Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum DMG increase of 72%.
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Eidolons
Black Swan has multiple eidolons, each with a distinct effect:
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom (E1): Reduces Wind, Physical, and Lightning Resistance for enemies with Wind Shear, Bleeding, Burning, and Shocked States respectively when Black Swan is active in battle.
- Weep Not For Me, My Lamb (E2): When an enemy with Sacrament is defeated, apply 5 stacks of Sacrament on adjacent enemies.
- As Above, So Below (E3): Skill Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Talent Level + 2, up to Level 15 max.
- In Tears We Gift (E4): Enemies effect Resistance will reduce by 10% when under the Epiphany state. Furthermore, the Black Swan regenerates 8 energy when an afflicted enemy is defeated. This effect can only trigger once while Epiphany lasts and it replenishes once the target is afflicted with Epiphany again.
- Linnutee Flyway (E5): Ultimate Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Basic Attack Level + 1, up to Level 10 max.
- Pantheon Merciful, Masses Pitiful (E6): When allies attack enemies, Black Swan has a 65% base chance of inflicting Sacrament on every enemy hit. When Black Swan inflicts Sacrament, she has a 50% chance of increasing the Sacrament stack by 1.
HSR Black Swan Light Cone
Reforged Remembrance, the name of Black Swan's signature Light Cone, is undoubtedly a fantastic feature that will make building her simpler. These are the effects of the light cone:
Reforged Remembrance Skill:
Increases wearer's Effect Hit Rate by 40%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy inflicted with Wind Shear, Burn, Shock, or Bleed, they will individually gain 1 stack of Prohecy. This effect can stack up to 4 times. In a single battle, each type of DoT can only generate 1 stack of Prophecy. Every stack of Prophecy increases the wearer's ATK by 5% and the DoT dealt will ignore 7.2% of the target's DEF.
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Materials
HSR Black Swan Ascension Materials
An overview of required Black Swan's ascension materials for levels 1 through 80 can be found in the list below:
- 290x Traveler's Guide / 1160 Adventure Log
- 308,000 Credits
- 15x Glimmering Core
- 15x Squirming Core
- 15x Extinguished Core
- 65x Ascendant Debris
HSR Black Swan Trace Materials
We must take care of our Black Swan's Traces when we successfully raid her:
- 8x Tracks of Destiny
- 3,000,000 Credits
- 12x Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
- 18x Fiery Spirit
- 41x Extinguished Core
- 56x Glimmering Core
- 58x Squirming Core
- 69x Starfire Essence
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Release Date
Black Swan is anticipated to be released on the same day as the Honkai Star Rail Patch 2.0, which is anticipated to debut on February 6, 2024, and bring three new characters. The exact time frame is still unclear and flexible, though.
Well, overall having Black Swan on your roster will undoubtedly make her an intriguing character. As our first Nihility 5-star Wind character, she will undoubtedly give DoT teams even more opportunities. Your Kafka teams will take a serious hit from her talents, which increase the damage to other Nihility characters and DoTs.
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