Honkai: Star Rail Huohuo Character Guide

Introduction

Huohuo is a healer character who can regenerate Energy and boost ATK for multiple allies, and restore HP to all members of the team.

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Skills Overview

Basic Attack - Banner: Stormcaller

Deals Wind DMG equal to 25%—55% of Huohuo's Max HP to a target enemy.

Skill - Talisman: Protection

Dispels 1 debuff(s) from a single target ally and immediately restores this ally's HP by an amount equal to 14%—22.4% of Huohuo's Max HP plus 140—623. At the same time, restores HP for allies that are adjacent to this target ally by an amount equal to 11.2%—17.92% of Huohuo's Max HP plus 112—498.4.

Ultimate - Tail: Spiritual Domination

Regenerates Energy for all allies (excluding this character) by an amount equal to 15%—21% of their respective Max Energy. At the same time, increases their ATK by 24%—43.2% for 2 turn(s).

Talent - Possession: Ethereal Metaflow

After using her Skill, Huohuo gains Divine Provision, lasting for 2 turn(s). This duration decreases by 1 turn at the start of each Huohuo's turn. If Huohuo has Divine Provision when an ally's turn starts or when an ally uses their Ultimate, restores HP for that ally by an amount equal to 3%—4.8% of Huohuo's Max HP plus 30—133.5. At the same time, every ally with 50% HP or lower receives healing once.
When Divine Provision is triggered to heal an ally, dispel 1 debuff(s) from that ally. This effect can be triggered up to 6 time(s). Using the skill again resets the effect's trigger count.

Technique - Fiend: Impeachment of Evil

Huohuo terrorizes surrounding enemies, afflicting Horror-Struck on them. Enemies in Horror-Struck will flee away from Huohuo for 10 second(s). When entering battle with enemies in Horror-Struck, there is a 100% base chance of reducing every single enemy's ATK by 25% for 2 turn(s).

Ascension 2 - Fearful to Act

When battle starts, Huohuo gains Divine Provision, lasting for 1 turn(s).

Ascension 4 - The Cursed One

The chance to resist Crowd Control Debuffs increases by 35%.

Ascension 6 - Stress Reaction to Horror

When her Talent is triggered to heal allies, Huohuo regenerates 1 Energy.

TLDR

Huohuo is a top-tier healer even after multiple versions. As with any other Abundance character in the game, her Basic ATK does nothing except minor damage. Her Skill, Talent, and Ultimate are what we're after.

First of all, her Skill. By using her Skill on one character, Huohuo can heal said character and allies adjacent to this target ally, while also dispelling 1 debuff from that single target ally. Dispelling a debuff is very important in the late game because there will be many bosses who can apply crowd control to your characters. However, remember that this Skill can only dispel 1 debuff, and it is of the target ally (one whom you choose to heal).

Her skill will also activate her Talent: Divine Provision. Her Talent will last 2 turns, and this will make sure that when an ally's turn starts or when an ally uses their Ultimate, this Talent will restore said ally's HP. At the same time, every ally with HP lower than 50% will also receive healing once.
Not only that, when this talent is triggered to heal an ally, it will also dispel a debuff from them (can be triggered up to 6 times for each Huohuo's Skill). Her Talent is that godly.

Last but not least, we have her Ultimate. This will regenerate Energy for all allies except Huohuo by a certain amount equal to their respective Max Energy. In addition, increase their ATK by certain percentage too.

Traces Priorities

Talent = Skill > Ultimate > Basic ATK

Recommended Light Cones

1. Night of Fright (5✩)
2. Time Waits for No One (5✩)
3. Hey, Over Here (4✩)
4. Perfect Timing (4✩)
5. Shared Feeling (4✩)
6. Quid Pro Quo (4✩)

1) Night of Fright

[Superimpose 1] Effects: Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 12~20%. When any ally uses their Ultimate, the wearer restores HP for the ally currently with the lowest HP percentage by an amount equal to 10~14% of the healed ally's Max HP. When the wearer provides healing for an ally, increases the healed ally's ATK by 2.4~4.0%. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts for 2 turn(s).

2) Time Waits for No One

[Superimpose 1] Effects: Increases the wearer's Max HP by 18~30% and Outgoing Healing by 12~20%. When the wearer heals allies, record the amount of Outgoing Healing. When any ally launches an attack, a random attacked enemy takes additional DMG equal to 36~60% of the recorded Outgoing Healing value. This Additional DMG is of the same Type as the wearer's, is not affected by other buffs, and can only occur 1 time per turn.

3) Hey, Over Here

[Superimpose 5] Effects: Increases the wearer's Max HP by 12%. When the wearer uses Skill, increases Outgoing Healing by 28%, lasting for 2 turns.

4) Perfect Timing

[Superimpose 1] Effects: Increases the wearer's Effect RES by 16% and increases Outgoing Healing by an amount that is equal to 33% of Effect RES. Outgoing Healing can be increased this way by up to 15%.

5) Shared Feeling

[Superimpose 1] Effects: Increases the wearer's Outgoing Healing by 10~20%. When using Skill, regenerates 2~4 Energy for all allies.

6) Quid Pro Quo

[Superimpose 1] Effects: At the start of the wearer's turn, regenerates 8~16 Energy for a randomly chosen ally (excluding the wearer) whose current Energy is lower than 50%.

Recommended Relics

1. Relics
   • Passerby of Wandering Cloud
   • Passerby of Wandering Cloud + Longevous Disciple
   • Passerby of Wandering Cloud + Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
2. Planar Set
   • Fleet of the Ageless
   • Broken Keel
   • Penacony, Land of the Dreams

Cavern Relics

Relic Set (Passerby of Wandering Cloud)

2-Piece Set: Increases Outgoing Healing by 10%.
4-Piece Set: At the beginning of the battle, immediately recovers 1 Skill Point.

Relic Set (Passerby of Wandering Cloud + Longevous Disciple)

Relic Set (Passerby of Wandering Cloud + Messenger Traversing Hackerspace)

Planar Ornaments

Planetary Set (Fleet of the Ageless)

2 Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Max HP by 12%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, all allies' ATK increases by 8%.

Planetary Set (Broken Keel)

2 Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Effect RES by 10%. When the wearer's Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies' CRIT DMG increases by 10%.

Planetary Set (Penacony, Land of the Dreams)

2 Piece Set: Increases wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. Increases DMG for all other allies with the same DMG Type as the wearer by 10%.

Main & Sub Stats Priority

Team Recommendations

1) Expensive Team

The term expensive is not because all allies are 5-star, but because the main DPS in this team requires a lot of Energy to trigger their Ultimate. Thus, since Huohuo's Ultimate helps generate Energy for all allies, these characters can greatly benefit from the free energy and can efficiently reduce the character's cycle pressure.
Huohuo: Healer
Argenti / Jingliu / Yanqing: Main DPS
Pela / Silver Wolf: Debuffer
Tingyun / Ruan Mei: Buffer (Tingyun for Argenti so he could have 2 characters that can provide Energy)

2) DoT Team

Aside from Energy, Huohuo's Ultimate also increases allies' ATK. DoT team is usually built (specifically Kafka) with high ATK for the damage, so in a way, the ATK bonus further increases Kafka's DMG. If Huohuo uses Penacony, Land of the Dreams set, Black Swan/Sampo (same element as Huohuo) will also gain a damage bonus.
Huohuo: Healer
Kafka: Main DPS + DoT 1
Black Swan / Sampo: DoT 2
Ruan Mei / Guinaifen / Luka / Pela / Tingyun: DoT 3 / Debuffer / Buffer

3) High-Speed Team

Huohuo: Healer
Jing Yuan: Main DPS
Topaz & Numby: Sub-DPS
Asta / Tingyun: Buffer

4) Wind Mono Team

Huohuo: Healer
Blade: Main DPS
Silver Wolf: Debuffer
Bronya: Buffer

5) F2P Team

If you're a new player or have limited 5-star characters because you're free-to-play gamers, but luckily got Huohuo, here's the F2P team.
Huohuo: Healer
Dan Heng: Main DPS
Pela: Debuffer
Asta / Tingyun: Buffer

Eidolons

Best Eidolons: E1, E2 & E6

E1: Anchored to Vessel, Specters Nestled ⭐
The duration of Divine Provision produced by the Talent is extended by 1 turn(s). When Huohuo possesses Divine Provision, all allies' SPD increases by 12%.

E2: Sealed in Tail, Wraith Subdued ⭐
If Huohuo possesses Divine Provision when an ally is struck by a killing blow, the ally will not be knocked down, and their HP will immediately be restored by an amount equal to 50% of their Max HP. This reduces the duration of Divine Provision by 1 turn. This effect can only be triggered 2 time(s) per battle.

E3: Cursed by Fate, Moths to Flame
Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

E4: Tied in Life, Bound to Strife
When healing a target ally via Skill or Talent, the less HP the target ally currently has, the higher the amount of healing they will receive. The maximum increase in healing provided by Huohuo is 80%.

E5: Mandated by Edict, Evils Evicted
Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

E6: Woven Together, Cohere Forever ⭐
When healing a target ally, increases the target ally's DMG dealt by 50% for 2 turn(s).