by The Destruction Physical Pathfinder is the first character that we will unlock in Honkai Star Rail since it is the protagonist in his first form, and this character is like the Traveler from Genshin Impact in the sense that he can change elements; in this case he will change both the element and the Way.
To be the main character, the truth is that he is quite good (in the case of the traveler in Genshin Impact, he used to be quite mediocre, although the Traveler Dendro was at least quite good). He is a Hybrid DPS character (as is the case with Destruction characters) that can do good Damage on both Single Target and Multi Target and also has some self-healing ability, thus being a very independent character.
In this post we will see a complete analysis of this character and of course his best Builds, Cones of Light, Artifacts, Ornaments and others. Let’s go there!
ATTRIBUTES OR STATS
These are the Attributes or Stats that the Physical Pathfinder will have at the maximum level:
- HP: 1203
- ATK: 620
- DEF: 460
- SPD: 100
They are pretty mediocre Attributes, although at least their ATK, which is what matters the most, is decent (nothing else). Where it stands out a little more is in his Life Points , which will allow him to self-heal a little more (this character has methods to heal himself) and will allow him to have better survivability.
PATHFINDER ABILITIES PHYSICAL/DESTRUCTION
These are all the Skills of the Physical Pathfinder. The numbers/percentages are what you have at the lowest level:
BASIC ATK: FIRING STRIKE
Deal 50% Physical Damage to a single enemy of your choice.
BASIC SKILL: FINAL DASH
- Basic Skill Point Consumption: 1
Deals 62% Physical Damage to one enemy and also to the 2 enemies on either side of it.
ULTIMATE ABILITY: STAR ACE
- Energy Cost: 120
When using it, the Pathfinder will enter an enhanced state called ” Total Victory ” that will empower the next Skill he casts, we will also get an action after using it.
- Parting Strike : 300% Physical Damage to one enemy. Take note that in this mode this ability does a lot more damage to Single Target .
- Final Dash : 180% Physical Damage to one enemy and 108% to 2 adjacent enemies. We will not consume Basic Skill Points in this mode.
TALENT: PERFECT PICKUP
Causing a Weakness Break will increase its ATK by 10%. It can stack a total of 2 times.
TECHNIQUE: THIRD IMMORTAL STRIKE
We restore 15% of the HP of the entire team.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS BATTLE MOMENTUM
We can unlock them in the Strokes upon reaching a certain Ascension Level.
- Ascension Tier 2 – Battle Momentum
- You will recover 15 energy points at the start of the battle.
- Ascension Level 4 – Perseverance
- When activating the Talent, you will also gain +10% DEF (can stack 2 times the same way).
- Ascension Level 6 – Fighting Will
- Increases Basic Ability damage by 25% (including in Ultimate mode).
EIDOLON
These are the improvements that the character obtains through the Eidolon:
- E1 – Scattered Stars : +10 energy points when eliminating an enemy with the Ultimate Ability. Only 1 time per attack.
- E2 – Perfect Hostess : You heal for 5% of your attack when hitting an enemy weak to Physical.
- E3 – The Spirit that Guides : +2 levels to Basic Skill and Talent.
- E4 – Contemplation of Instant Destruction : +25% CRIT Chance when hitting an enemy in Weakness Rupture.
- E5 – Survival Hope : +2 levels to Ultimate Ability and +1 to Basic Attack.
- E6 – Will of Exploration : The Talent is activated by eliminating an enemy.
Some quite normal “Eidolons”, although it must be said that the E4 is not very good ; 25% more Critical Chance is outrageous. The E2 is also interesting to be able to self-heal, which never hurts.
THE BEST PHYSICAL PATHFINDER BUILD
A fairly simple Build, our priority will be to maximize its damage.
BEST LIGHT CONES
These are the best Cones of Light for Physical Pathfinder sorted from best to worst (they all come highly recommended anyway) and trying to add both 5-star and 4-star options. Here we will list the effects in Level 1 Overlay.
- Something Irreplaceable ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: +24% ATK and when receiving damage or eliminating an enemy we will heal 8% of ATK as Life and increase Damage by +24% until the end of its next turn (only 1 time per turn ).
- About the Fall of an Aeon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: +8% ATK each time you make an attack for the entire battle and maximum 4 stacks. Breaking an enemy’s weakness also increases damage by 12% for 2 turns.
- Moles Welcome You ⭐⭐⭐⭐: +12% ATK when using Basic ATK, Basic Ability or Ultimate Ability; each of these 3 provides the bonus independently.
- Under Blue Sky ⭐⭐⭐⭐: +16% ATK and +12% CRIT Chance when defeating an enemy for 3 turns.
BEST ARTIFACTS AND ORNAMENTS
We will start with the Artifacts and Ornaments. These are the statistics that we recommend for each piece in order to maximize its damage.
- Torso : CRIT Chance / CRIT Damage.
- Legs : Speed / ATK %.
- Blueprint Sphere : Physical Damage.
- Binding Rope : CRIT Chance / CRIT Damage (the one you don’t choose on the Torso to balance well).
Regarding the substats:
- Critical Chance.
- Critical damage.
- ATK %.
- Speed.
- Break effect.
His best Artifact Set is undoubtedly the following:
Street Boxing Champion
- 2 pieces: +10% Physical Damage.
- 4 pieces: +5% ATK when attacking or receiving an attack. It can stack 5 times.
Now we will see his best Set of Ornaments:
Fleet of the Eternals
- 2 pieces: +12% ATK and +12% bonus ATK if character has 120 or more Speed.
It is important that we reach those 120 Speed points, characters like Asta can help in that regard.
BEST TEAMS
We will give some examples of equipment, but in the end what you should do is take into account the enemy’s weaknesses when building.
Composition Single Target
- 1 Hunt: Seele or Dan Heng.
- 1 Destruction: Physical Pathfinder.
- 1 Harmony / 1 Nihility: Bronya, Asta, Welt or Pela.
- 1 Conservation / 1 Abundance: Gepard, March 7, Bailu or Natasha.
Multi-Target Composition
It will be the same composition as before with the difference that instead of taking a Hunting character, we will take an Erudite character such as Himeko or Serval.
ASCENSION MATERIALS
These are the Ascension Materials you need:
- Thief’s Instinct.
- Flower of Destruction.
- Deep Escotela.
- Path of the Destroyer (Doomsday Beast).
- Footprints of Fate (for the highest level).
