00:00 Whatever, let's get this over with.
00:03 The Anti-Matter Legion? Interesting.
00:07 Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the units at the very top of the current meta in Honkai Star Rail.
00:15 Number 10. Kafka
00:18 Anyone who says Lightning never strikes the same place twice has clearly never met Kafka.
00:26 While her damage output looks underwhelming at first, the initial hit is only part of the story.
00:31 You see, Kafka is the queen of the long game.
00:34 Most of her skills apply the game-changing Shock debuff, causing electrifying amounts of damage over time.
00:39 Once you land a hit, all you have to do is sit back, relax, and watch as enemies fry around her.
00:45 It's a sight to behold. In fact, Kafka's consistent access to status effects makes her one of the most reliable damage dealers in the whole cast.
00:52 Shocking, isn't it?
00:55 Number 9. Fu Xuan
00:59 There's one very good reason to always keep Fu Xuan on your team.
01:07 To put it simply, this girl does not die.
01:10 Thanks to her litany of regenerative abilities, she can keep herself on the battlefield through just about any attack.
01:16 And even better, she can do the same with her team.
01:19 Fu Xuan's unique skill allows her to partly shield her allies' damage intake for three turns.
01:24 Pair that with her insane healing, and Fu Xuan's party becomes nigh-unkillable.
01:28 Oh, and did we mention Fu Xuan's skill also boosts her teammates' critical rate?
01:32 Clearly, she doesn't just support your lineup. She's the reason it's effective at all.
01:37 Number 8. Scylla
01:48 In comparison to flashy skills, debuff mechanics, and situational ultimates, Scylla is pretty straightforward.
01:54 She simply does damage, and a lot of it.
01:56 However, in a game like Honkai Star Rail, that alone wouldn't be enough to make her stand out.
02:01 Especially since she's limited to single targets.
02:03 But that's where Scylla's uber-powerful talent, Resurgence, comes into play.
02:07 Whenever she eliminates an enemy, Resurgence buffs her attack and lets her act again.
02:11 Essentially, she has the attack stat of a single-target master, but the versatility to plow through hordes at the same time.
02:17 So, whether you're chipping away at a boss or grinding through grunts, Scylla always deserves a spot on your team.
02:24 Number 7. Blade
02:32 Given his name, it's only fitting Blade is the epitome of a glass cannon.
02:39 He's got some of the best win skills in the whole game, but they come at a high cost.
02:43 Namely, his health bar.
02:45 While trading damage for damage sounds risky, it's circumvented by the fact that Blade doesn't start fights.
02:50 He ends them.
02:51 But, as an extra precaution, his ultimate has a built-in failsafe, too.
02:55 The ironically titled "Death Sentence" always restores Blade to half health, whether he's above or below the threshold.
03:01 Then, it takes all the damage he's taken in the whole match and converts it into one explosive finishing blow.
03:08 With that kind of firepower, who needs health anyways?
03:11 (Humming)
03:16 Number 6. Ting Yun
03:18 You get a buff, and you get a buff, you get a buff, and you get a buff.
03:30 That's right. Ting Yun is all about those nice, powerful attack boosts.
03:34 She's basically a walking, talking battery pack for your team.
03:38 And, with the right synergy, she can help even low-level heroes clear the battlefield.
03:42 What's more, Ting Yun has one of the most useful ultimates in the game, in that it helps others to get their ultimates.
03:48 And yes, Ting Yun's damage modifiers apply there, too.
03:52 It doesn't take a mathematician to see that attack buffs plus frequent ultimates equal a must-have for your team.
03:57 After all, if you plan it right, Ting Yun can be the buffer that keeps on buffing.
04:02 (Squeaking)
04:06 Number 5. Silverwolf
04:08 Nothing howls quite as loud as good, old-fashioned debuff.
04:15 Entering Silverwolf.
04:17 She specializes in reducing all of an enemy's stats, and we do mean all of them.
04:21 Defense, speed, attack, you name it, Silverwolf can do it.
04:25 But that's still nothing compared to her unique skill.
04:28 Using "Allow Changes," Silverwolf gives a foe an elemental weakness of one of her teammate's types.
04:33 No other character in the whole game has that kind of mid-battle versatility.
04:37 It's so flexible that, honestly, Silverwolf can slot into just about any team composition and still do well.
04:43 At this point, there's really no excuse to leave her on the bench.
04:46 Number 4. Brawnya
04:56 Brawnya is a wind-type fighter following the path of harmony, who leads her companions to victory in the name of the Amber Lord.
05:04 You don't even need to make a move to see why Brawnya is worth joining the frontlines.
05:08 By activating her Banner of Command technique, every ally starts the next match with a passive attack buff.
05:13 But when Brawnya's actual turn comes around, she takes that idea to a whole new level.
05:17 We're talking about dispelling debuffs, raising the whole team's damage output, and more.
05:22 And if that's not enough, whichever ally Brawnya targets immediately gets another turn, too.
05:26 It's obvious that Brawnya is so much more than your average support unit.
05:29 If used correctly, she can control the flow of the entire game altogether.
05:33 Number 3. Locha
05:50 Ironically, the best healer in Honkai is also one of the game's most powerful combatants.
05:54 Locha's support abilities scale with his attack stat, giving him an incredibly rare niche as a unit that can both heal damage and dish it out.
06:01 The best part? He can do it all in a single move.
06:04 Once Locha activates his signature skill, Prayer of the Abyssflower, it will automatically replenish his allies' health when they take a certain amount of damage.
06:12 No turn or skill points needed.
06:14 That frees up Locha to focus on offense, and thanks to his aforementioned attack stat, that comes pretty naturally.
06:20 Talk about getting the best of both worlds.
06:23 Number 2. Jing Liu
06:29 Ever since her release, Jing Liu has frozen her way at the very top of the competitive scene, and for good reason.
06:37 With or without investment, her ice damage is simply unmatched.
06:40 Especially when you take into account her signature talent, Crescent Transmigration.
06:44 Each basic attack raises her level, and after just two strikes, Jing Liu no longer needs any skill points to unleash her devastating ice skills.
06:51 To put that into perspective, her ultimate can dish out over 300% of her gargantuan attack stat onto a single enemy.
06:58 So word of advice? Get Jing Liu while you can.
07:01 There may never be a character as strong as her in a very, very long time.
07:06 And so I wield my blade to the very end, until the stars have been cut down from the sky.
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07:30 Number 1. Dan Heng in Bible Lunae
07:34 The consequences are mine to bear.
07:37 If you're looking for damage, you're in the right place.
07:41 As its name implies, the Imbibitor Lunae form is Dan Heng, but better in just about every conceivable way.
07:47 Arguably, he's better than everyone else, too.
07:49 Thanks to his talent, Righteous Heart, Dan gets a slight damage buff with each individual hit of his basic attack.
07:55 He can also stack skill points to increase the number of hits, ramping up the multiplier even more.
08:00 Then, just to really sweeten the deal, Imbibitor Lunae comes with unique passives that offset his high energy costs.
08:07 Suffice it to say, this is Imbibitor Lunae's game, and everyone else is just living in it.
08:12 Which Honkai Star Rail character do you always take into battle?
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