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Black Swan HSR is a Wind element character, 5-Star, of The Nihility path and was originally released in Honkai: Star Rail when version 2.0 dropped.
Black Swan Honkai Star Rail is currently featured as the promoted 5-Star character on the Indelible Coterie Banner in version 2.5. That being said, she will return in Honkai: Star Rail at some point in the future when the Banner rotation cycles around again to feature her.
Whether you already have her or are gearing up for a successful Warp, we have meticulously outlined the Ascension materials and Trace materials for Black Swan below so that you can level up her abilities to their full potential without delay. We have also included an in-depth explanation of Black Swan’s kit and Eidolons so that you can more fully comprehend how to play her.
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Honkai Star Rail Black Swan’s kit
Black Swan is a 5-Star Wind character and is under The Nihility path with expertise in using damage over time (DOT) effects. Black Swan is great at breaking the enemy’s defenses as well as increasing their damage taken.
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Element | Wind |
| Path | The Nihility |
| Rarity | 5-Star |
| Basic Attack | Percipience, Silent Dawn – Deals Wind damage (30% of ATK) to a single enemy. Has a 50% base chance to inflict one stack of Arcana. If the enemy has Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock, each of these DOTs has a 50% base chance to apply an additional Arcana stack. |
| Skill | Decadence, False Twilight – Deals Wind damage (45% of ATK) to a single enemy and adjacent targets. Has a 100% base chance to inflict Arcana and reduce enemy DEF by 14.8% for 3 turns. |
| Ultimate | Bliss of Otherworld’s Embrace – Deals Wind damage (72% of ATK) to all enemies and inflicts Epiphany for 2 turns. While affected, enemies take 15% more damage on their turn. Arcana is treated as Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, and Shock, and its stacks are not reset at the start of the next turn (triggers once per Epiphany duration). |
| Talent (Passive Ability) | Loom of Fate’s Caprice – When an enemy takes DOT at the start of their turn, there is a 50% base chance to inflict Arcana. Arcana deals Wind DOT (96% of ATK) at the start of an enemy’s turn, increasing by 4.8% per stack (up to 50 stacks). Additional effects: • At 3+ Arcana stacks, adjacent targets take Wind DOT (72% of ATK) with a 50% chance to gain an Arcana stack. • At 7+ Arcana stacks, the next DOT ignores 20% of the target’s DEF and adjacent targets’ DEF. |
| Technique (Overworld Ability) | From Façade to Vérité – At the start of battle, 150% base chance to apply one Arcana stack to all enemies. For each successful Arcana application, one more stack is applied until Arcana fails. The success rate of additional stacks starts at 50% of the previous successful application. |
| Bonus Trace 1 | Viscera’s Disquiet – If Black Swan’s Skill hits an enemy with Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock, there is a 65% base chance to inflict one additional Arcana stack per DOT type. |
| Bonus Trace 2 | Goblet’s Dredges – At the start of battle, there is a 65% base chance to inflict one Arcana stack. When an enemy takes DOT from an ally’s attack, there is a 65% base chance to gain one Arcana stack (up to three stacks per attack). |
| Bonus Trace 3 | Candleflame’s Portent – Increases Black Swan’s damage by 60% of her Effect Hit Rate, up to a 72% damage boost. |
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Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Ascension materials
To enhance stats such as health, attack, defense, and critical hit rate, Black Swan Ascension materials must be used.
The complete list of Black Swan Ascension Materials in Honkai: Star Rail is:
- x15 Extinguished Core
- x15 Glimmering Core
- x15 Squirming Core
- x65 Ascendant Debris
- 308,000 Credits
For additional information, the following materials are required for all Black Swan Ascension levels:
| Black Swan Ascension Level | Black Swan Ascension Materials | Credit Cost | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 20 | x5 Extinguished Core | 4,000 | x1 regular Star Rail Pass |
| Level 30 | x10 Extinguished Core | 8,000 | None |
| Level 40 | x6 Glimmering Core, x3 Ascendant Debris | 16,000 | x1 regular Star Rail Pass |
| Level 50 | x9 Glimmering Core, x7 Ascendant Debris | 40,000 | None |
| Level 60 | x6 Squirming Core, x20 Ascendant Debris | 80,000 | x1 regular Star Rail Pass |
| Level 70 | x9 Squirming Core, x35 Ascendant Debris | 160,000 | None |
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Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Trace materials
Similar to Ascension, Black Swan’s efficiency is optimized through improving her attacks and passive skills with the help of Trace materials, which differ depending on the character.
In order to max out Black Swan’s abilities, a massive amount of Fiery Spirit and Core-based materials must be used. The amount of Black Swan Trace Materials required in order to max out all of her abilities is as follows:
- x8 Tracks of Destiny
- x12 Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
- x18 Fiery Spirit
- x41 Extinguished Core
- x56 Glimmering Core
- x58 Squirming Core
- x69 Starfire Essence
- x139 Heaven Incinerator
- 3 million Credits
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Eidolons
When you acquire copies of Black Swan from Warping on her Banner, or in other words, you will be rewarded with Eidolon of her. This item is utilized for the unlocking of Eidolon levels, which increase either an existing attack or passive ability.
| Eidolon Level | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| E1 | Seven Pillars of Wisdom | While Black Swan is active in battle, enemies afflicted with Wind Shear, Bleeding, Burning, and Shocked states respectively have their Wind, Physical, Fire, and Lightning Resistance reduced by 25%. |
| E2 | Weep Not For Me, My Lamb | When an enemy under the Arcana effect is defeated, there is a 100% base chance of inflicting six stacks of Arcana on adjacent targets. |
| E3 | As Above, So Below | Increases the level of Black Swan’s Skill and Talent by two, with a maximum upgrade level of 15. |
| E4 | In Tears We Gift | While in the Epiphany state, enemy targets’ Effect Resistance is reduced by 10%, and Black Swan regenerates eight Energy at the start of the target’s turn or when the afflicted enemy is defeated. This Energy Regeneration effect can only trigger once while Epiphany lasts. The trigger count refreshes after the enemy is inflicted with Epiphany again. |
| E5 | Linnutee Flyway | Increases the level of Black Swan’s Ultimate by two (maximum level 15) and increases the level of her Basic Attack by one (maximum level 10). |
| E6 | Pantheon Merciful, Masses Pitiful | When Black Swan’s teammates attack enemy targets, Black Swan has a 65% base chance of inflicting one stack of Arcana on the target. Additionally, every time Black Swan inflicts Arcana on an enemy, there is a 50% fixed chance to additionally increase the Arcana stack afflicted this time by one. |
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