whos your fave standard unit :) NOTES: I didn't specifically mention it but if using Cavalry, please use Forge for the 40% BE. As 100% BE (140% with Forge) can't always maximize the Cavalry set's 4 PC. Also do note that you'll probably want some more BE than I provided as a guide. I'm basing it off here with forge (140), RM (160), HMC Perma Buff (193), Watchmaker (223), 200%+ BE HMC (250+). And for some reason I forgot to mention the new Sunday 4* Gacha Cone from Jade's Banner, but that can be used as a Super Break option with its 56% BE buff at S5.
@@Bobbysterity both of their stock rised a ton after Pure Fiction drop but I dare to say Himiko edge over Herta due to Himiko can part take in the Break meta
Nah she's the 4th, first herta when PF came, then welt for acheron sustain/sub dps/more nihility, harmony TB for superbreak, finally her with jade. Technically she also made a comeback with PF, but not as popular as herta imo
@rubya.p4437 where Himeko has her place in break meta, Herta is quite key component for remembrance freeze niche, which a lot of ppl have opted to clear hardest versions of SU expansions. Also I'd throw in the argument that Herta was valued to be even worse by most before PF was a thing.
One thing I really wish Hoyo would update with Himeko is remove the cap on her followup attack charges so if an attack breaks multiple enemies and her charge count goes over 3 then the extra charges will be carried over for her next followup attack. Just like what Jade's followup charges do.
It's not too much of an issue. It's more of an issue if you got her E4. That's when it feels like you're wasting stacks. Plus her fua can be saved for another wave of enemies which can come in handy. Wasting her fua when the wave is already broken or dead feels much worse.
@@zytenespada6564maybe what he/she mean is. If they break 1 elite and 1 monster, it's better himeko get 4 instead 3 since it's like it wasted that 1 chance
For real, one of the things I hate the most about hoyo games is how they just give no support to units post release, so if someone has an issue that could be easily corrected youre out of luck fam, better try to outsource the thing that can help your fav unit insteas of its kit jusr gerting fixed, like JY Lightning lord getting stuck in another wave or Himeko caps
It would be good for her ultimate or AoE allies, but it's more important to plan the breaks to chain them instead since you would just end up wasting damage and charges by letting them all out. The setups often have some waste anyway, but it feels like you're solving an equation when you spot the perfect toughness bar break sequence, it's more satisfying gameplay.
I'm so happy Himeko gets to shine. Pure Fiction was such a good addition for units that seemed lackluster on release and all the indirect buffs for Fua since then were amazing. At e3 she's my 2nd highest Eidolon character (after e4 Welt) and as a HI3 enthusiast, I'm extra excited to build teams around her
@@zytenespada6564 hm I don't completely agree with you. We didn't have any of the sets and supports then that we use now for erudition characters. You could still make them work with enough dedication but MoC really favored Destruction units in the earlier patches
@@zytenespada6564not really, MoC wasn’t and still isn’t favoured to pure AoE eruditions like Himeko/herta (excluding super break ofc) Most players won’t be clearing MoC easily with a crit build Himeko/herta and it was even kinda worse then when supports were few
I have mained Himeko since spending my 300 standards to get her. Shes gotten a lot better since 1.4 when Topaz came out. For a while I have been saying shes significantly better than people have been giving her credit for. Glad to see her finally getting the recognition she deserves. My 213 CV Himeko will only get stronger from here.
Skipped Bronya on *5 pick, never regret, save my ass on PF and new hard content. Now I build her semi break crit dps (got a 4 roll on break in 1 piece, might as well use it)
actually did the same, spend my 300 ticket on her, play her with topaz, and been having fun since. it was never a regret spending my tickets for her, since pure fiction without her feels so scuff even with the "non favored" pf buffs.
True. I spent for seele’s e1 and lightcone too and she’s kinda powercrept/sidegraded so much at this point i never use her anymore. Himeko on the other hand will always stay relevant as long as pure fiction exists and has fire-weak enemies.
@@cvang_el not if there will be some better fire based aoe clearing unit that just outclasses himeko. I respect the optimism but no unit is immune to powercreep. There could absolutely come a point where himeko just cannot clear effectively anymore due to a lack of damage or lack of mechanics that newer units may have. That's the whole reason why seele or jingyuan aren't as useful anymore, they just haven't aged very well. Granted I think himeko will age much better, currently like fine wine, but age she will.
@@Prehistoric_Nerd Yanqing is ok now that Aventurine exists. His rng is still awkward but without worrying about losing passive he can perform. The only thing he's missing now is a freeze support (harmony or nihility instead of the sustains we currently have).
Fr. I believed in her since day 1 too😅. I remember commenting several times that she isn’t weak per se, but that her meta just hasn’t arrived yet and being told it was just cope. But from how her kit reads it seemed pretty obvious to me that once her meta arrives she would have a lot of potential since her follow ups don’t have a limit, as long as you fulfill conditions to proc them she keeps launching them non stop.
As someone who was a Himeko believer from the jump, and actually used a 300 standard selector to get her E2, I've been loving that since launch she's constantly gotten upgrades it feels like every single patch to eventually reach this point. It's been a long journey, but she's definitely meta and I feel like will be for a while.
Guess we have basically the same account, though it's Welt I'm missing. That boy won't leave me alone, even the LC banner I lost to Sleep like the Dead.
Biggest comeback of the century. ❤ Firefly herself is a buff to Himeko so she can be a good teammate for her as well so they can both reap the benefits. Himeko greatly appreciates fire weakness and Firefly can break bars like crazy for her. Much better than some other options in fact, though you probably need to play with SP conservatively or get Eidelons/LC for further comfort.
@@Liliphant_ in Pure Fiction replace Gallagher. (NO sustains so, that is work well, except in DoT PFs) In other modalities...boh. Im a Himeko main, and I pulled Firefly just as support for Himeko. So my teams are just dual dps team, no Superbreak.
I've definitely been waiting for this one, I know it seems super simple but I always like seeing what a more educated individual thinks about each character and build for the character. My answer to you question, Guoba, is actually a three-way tie between Welt, Gepard and Himeko.
It's insane how badly I needed a Himeko aand Herta guide due to Pure Fiction and... Well here we are lol. This will greatly help us to those who decides on pulling for Jade! Got her for my 300 selector, and got her sig lc randomly. She even helped me clearing this cycle's MoC. All the love for THE mother.
WITNESS THE RISE OF THE GOAT! people called me insane, but my E3 Himeko with the firefly itens is simply humiliating late game content so glad for this video guoba! hope people will finally give baby girl the love she deserves
I think Himeko's was pretty good more on the underrated side of the standard units, but Pure Fiction definitely boosted her stonks. Alongside Jing Yuan, the follow-up set boosted her indirectly, so glad to see her thriving because I remember at the start of HSR, people were shitting on her calling her the worst 5 star standard unit, but I figured in an AoE type endgame mode she was gonna be busted and here we are today lol. Great guide as always! Keep it up!
I finally hit my 300 standard pulls and was conflicted between getting Bronya or Himeko since I didn't have either. I'm glad I ended up going with Himeko since she ended up making PF brainless and I have sparkle already so Bronya seemed slightly redundant in my situation.
Himeko is the better option over Bronya (and the others too really) any time because of how much setup Bronya herself needs as a support. She's for way sweatier gameplay, I have e1s1 Bronya for a long time and literally never used her because there are more comfortable options, only now that Jade is a positive subdps I'm starting to find places to use her.
Wow what great timing. I actually just glanced at my Himeko and realized she was on a level 20 Light cone…. I’ve had her “built” for 9 MONTHS!!! Dgaf though she still cleared pure fiction. Time to actually watch this video and boost her damage even more.
When Pure Fiction came out, I built my Himeko that I got when I lost my 50/50, and I never looked back. It's a great thing that they keep releasing units that buff our lovely Astral Express Navigator.
to that expensive_car guy on reddit who laughed at me for building himeko saying "she's not good, lul". efff youuuu i told them i built her coz i like her, too. THEY LAUGHED, THEY ALL LAAAUGHED VINDICATIOOOONNN
Bro kept a grudge lmao. But yes, a shocking amount of the community manages to be wrong about everything, and every patch, especially the people from so long ago. To this day some people don't know she gets instant 3 charges for breaking elites, it's bizarre. Every smart player who built her keeps reaping the rewards, and every new AoE, FUA or fire character release brings more rewards (FUA set with topaz, enemies and superbreak with firefly, and so on), she'll just never stop winning.
I remember how many times Himeko appeared on my summons. One from Aventurine, Argenti's banners and I was like "Give me the other standard characters man." She literally helped me clear many challenging content with her kit, and I don't regret my E2 Himeko now. But, I still love my Papa Welt though, slightly
Main her when start of the game and maxed her trace also as soon as I can. Traded for her cone in shop to complete the set and suddenly i found myself with e2s5 himeko. Glad she's much more viable character nowadays. She's still among characters i use very often!
Day 1 Himeko believer here, and I'm so glad she had a glow up meta-wise. I mean, I rerolled for her and was not about to regret that in the slightest, but I'm happy she's blazing the test of fire (lol)
ehehee i've always loved himeko, i started playing from the launch and i was so SO happy when she was the first 5 star i got! she's been suuuper helpful from the start to me too, and i've only been happier and happier with all the buffs and more utility she's getting. thankfully my himeko's build is already good. I just wish someday i could get at LEAST one copy of her signature lightcone 😭 it evades me fr
@@Kamarazalmanx you has been luckier than me. 0 Himeko from Standard banner or 50/50 and 0 Himeko's LC from SB and 50/50. (But Yanqing E2S2) I just started HSR only to play her, but after 1 months of playing, I gave up and I used a lot of my Jades to pick her from the Selector. Never regret. Now I just want her Eidolons 😭
Himeko is my one and only favorite character in this game! I started playing only for her and even have her e1 with jing yuan's light cone, didn't thought of jade's lightcone being good for her but I'm going to really think about getting it for her!
i just picked Himeko from the 300 standard selector a few days ago, so this vid could not have come out at a better time for me lol, a very well made vid as always!
Himeko is my first ever 5⭐ and I'm super lucky to pull for her on Starter banner, her "Nigasanai wa!" saved my butt in early game and now in endgame her and Herta makes PF a breeze, I also heard she's super good in AS and while I haven't tried her there yet, I can't wait for that !
is it just me who kept Himeko on my team for basically every fight since 1.0 and have had her come out as my most used according to that one event 😂 I never understood the losing the 50/50 "OH NO NOT HIMEKO" posts. But it's great that she's even better now.
Exactly. I did the same (except that I has been forced to spend a lot of jades in the Standard banner for the selector during 1.1. No regrets because I literally started HSR ONLY to play her.) She + SW was enough to let me use her more than only Fire stages, and now with FF, I play Himeko EVERYWHERE I can (yep, I pulled Firefly E1 just to be Himeko support)
Man I remember the times when people rerolled their account, because they got Himeko at first 50(?) pulls we got at the start of the game. Now she is a queen of PF.
Jelous. I got her during 1.2....from the selector...spending at least 10k jades. But never regret it because I started HSR ONLY to play her. Now I just want want her Eidolons 😢
I got her before her trial version even left the party in the tutorial with the 20 pre-register reward pulls. Can safely say she was always goated and I probably wouldn't have kept playing without her to fall back on unless something else could keep me engaged until the end of belobog.
Hey Guoba this guide was great love seeing guide makers finally go back and update some older characters. I would love to see you go back to update the guide for Yukong whom to this day is still being built improperly and give her some love since Hoyo won't (14 patches without a rerun on a banner). Yukong is better off being built and ran as a burst dps unit then a support like has been suggested on her since her original guides back in 1.3 and I'd love to see more people realize this and realize just how strong she is because she definitely isn't a bottom tier unit or a niche support for only Imaginary DPS
I was really waiting for this guide since I recently got E1 Himeko by failing two 50-50's. I was always interested in a new updated himeko guide but I never found a good one. Thanks
I loved her from the start. I could see how for a lot of single target content she was not as strong. But I always enjoyed her. I just ran the full fire set on her till the duke came out.
I've lost MOST of my 50/50s and now I have E2 Himeko and I WAS feeling mid about her but I now love her and her with Herta/Aventurine/Topaz/Ruan Mei is just a ton of fun
I never agreed with the doom-posters, and I always wanted Himeko, because I fully saw the potential that she had. Even in those days when people were saying: "What 5* star should we pick from the standard banner after 300 pulls?" And everyone was saying: "Bronya, of course!" Even then, Himeko was always on my list. - I'm glad to have her and to see the community finally acknowledge her.
My E2 Himeko is shining. She carried my back since 1.0 and still is in frequent use in Pure Fiction and on lower levels of MoC, because she's fun to use. She even cleared the first Apocalyptic Shadow before I got Firefly. Her, Topaz and Ruan Mei is one of my favourite team in the game. Now, I just need to stop spending my starlight on pulls and get her light cone... I only miss her signature and Yanqing's, but Welt's is S3. I don't even use him too much.
Chose Himeko at 300 way back just to complete my Express family, but didn't really built her beyond lvl 8 traces. And now she absolutely shredded latest Moc in Super break team, and new Pure Fiction as well, all in a scuffed af DoT set.
Currently have Himeko E4S2 and to be honest, even on the 50:50s I’ve “lost” to her I never felt that way because I greatly enjoy using her even more so now
So glad Himeko had such a good buff - if I had one nickel for each time one of my favorite erudition units in HSR got buffed all the way to becoming S tier at least 6 patches after their release, i'd have two nickels (which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice). Her performance in break teams is really great and I see her becoming nice in MOC too as I bet we'll be bombarded by fire weaknesses the next patches since we had the addition of Firefly recently (and they went all the way to market her as indispensable the whole effing patch so I can only guess they're gonna keep this editorial line) and we have the future addition of Jiaoqiu, I don't know what he does but he's fire type and they most likely will put out some fire type weaknesses to make people pull for him.... She's such a strong unit that looking back im not even mad I lost once on her E1 lol Anyway, really nice guide, thanks a lot o7 I'm currently building her on my alt account so it'll be useful to see new perspectives, because even though she's built on main there are things i'm not letting go of (salsotto planars my beloved)
I liked Himeko right from the start, even if she wasn't meta, so all of her glow-ups have really paid off for me, I even got a 2nd copy of JY's LC just for her on that 2nd banner run.
i started two weeks ago. Had about 180 pulls at the ready (had spend 30 on the Jade Banner before i decided to wait) But then i decided "yknow what i AM gonna pull for Jade i got enough to make it work." I spend about 70-80 pulls but got Himeko instead... And i am definetly not complaining. Heck now i have a guaranteed Yunli/huohuo so i'm doubly happy
Himeko was my first 5 Star in game and I never forgot about her. Now she's Eidolon 2 and she's still serving me well! Although these alternate builds look fun... Let's gives those a go hehe.
Himeko has always been my primary unit (My account name is HimekoPrime for a reason). She's just a straight up fun character to play. Now, with Jade and Herta, there are fights and boss fights where it's not only 0 cycle, but 0 first character action. Divergent is joyous.
the next MOC is still a Break Effect oriented buffs. When an you break an enemy, a secondary toughness bar appears while still weakness broken state, meaning you can proc Himeko's Talent twice.
Thought I wasn't going to get Firefly when I saw Himeko at 82 pity just to get Firefly in the same 10 pull. She's buffed my PF game from 0-100, time to see the updated Himeko way
In the latest PF, a Firefly + Himeko team with Gallagher and HMC, actually seemed pretty nice for me. If I outfit her with 2pc Cavalry with some BE subs, she could be even stronger on that team.
Himeko was my first 5* that i got from the standard banner / my freebie, and I am so happy that turned out good - I'm still using Himeko, when i've dropped Bronya from my comps. (not worth the effort to speed tune around her when I can Full Star all the content without her using easier teams.)
I just lost to Bailu on 50/50 while pulling for Yunli and decided to pull on the standard banner and the game literally gave me two Himeko's in succession with two single pullls. Now I'm here, I have her built, but I guess it's time to make her much stronger 😂
Thanks for these update guides, it’s a market I think many in the hsr community are lacking especially when we get new artifacts. I have been wanting to build her as perfect as I can especially since I have her and her light cone e6 and awaken 5 (not by choice obviously), just feels wrong to not use her
Ngl i had a lot of fun Running a hybrid of Supabreak Himeko build with Firefly e2 Firefly would break->Himeko would get to follow And this would provide firefly upon second turn to premium broken or near broken enemies for her to delete. The only thing is I have to kill the enemy before they kill me. Gave me a solid 35000.
I thought I had a unique idea that I could finally suggest to one of your videos, Mr. G, but 9:46 showed me you are still god of cooking and thought of it too! Cheers!
whos your fave standard unit :)
NOTES: I didn't specifically mention it but if using Cavalry, please use Forge for the 40% BE. As 100% BE (140% with Forge) can't always maximize the Cavalry set's 4 PC. Also do note that you'll probably want some more BE than I provided as a guide. I'm basing it off here with forge (140), RM (160), HMC Perma Buff (193), Watchmaker (223), 200%+ BE HMC (250+). And for some reason I forgot to mention the new Sunday 4* Gacha Cone from Jade's Banner, but that can be used as a Super Break option with its 56% BE buff at S5.
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Definitely Clara tbh. Haven't used any of the standards nearly as much as I've used her
Himeko my one and only 🥰
Gepard and Welt
clara 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Himiko is probably the first case from zero to hero in HSR
@@rubya.p4437 Herta exists
Nah that was even more so Herta
@@Bobbysterity both of their stock rised a ton after Pure Fiction drop but I dare to say Himiko edge over Herta due to Himiko can part take in the Break meta
Nah she's the 4th, first herta when PF came, then welt for acheron sustain/sub dps/more nihility, harmony TB for superbreak, finally her with jade.
Technically she also made a comeback with PF, but not as popular as herta imo
@rubya.p4437 where Himeko has her place in break meta, Herta is quite key component for remembrance freeze niche, which a lot of ppl have opted to clear hardest versions of SU expansions. Also I'd throw in the argument that Herta was valued to be even worse by most before PF was a thing.
"WITNESS THE WILL OF THE WEAK!"
The line that gave Himeko a lot of plot armor, and she became one of the best standard units in the game
one of my fave lines
🥶🥶🥶
Her will probably a new planar, relic set, team mate, and a whole end game zone for her.
aand, it worked.
One thing I really wish Hoyo would update with Himeko is remove the cap on her followup attack charges so if an attack breaks multiple enemies and her charge count goes over 3 then the extra charges will be carried over for her next followup attack. Just like what Jade's followup charges do.
It's not too much of an issue. It's more of an issue if you got her E4. That's when it feels like you're wasting stacks. Plus her fua can be saved for another wave of enemies which can come in handy. Wasting her fua when the wave is already broken or dead feels much worse.
@@zytenespada6564maybe what he/she mean is. If they break 1 elite and 1 monster, it's better himeko get 4 instead 3 since it's like it wasted that 1 chance
For real, one of the things I hate the most about hoyo games is how they just give no support to units post release, so if someone has an issue that could be easily corrected youre out of luck fam, better try to outsource the thing that can help your fav unit insteas of its kit jusr gerting fixed, like JY Lightning lord getting stuck in another wave or Himeko caps
It would be good for her ultimate or AoE allies, but it's more important to plan the breaks to chain them instead since you would just end up wasting damage and charges by letting them all out. The setups often have some waste anyway, but it feels like you're solving an equation when you spot the perfect toughness bar break sequence, it's more satisfying gameplay.
@@adrianrandom3448 hoyo in nutshell.. buffing old char dont bring any profit. Why bother.
Slap new char is better😂
9:55 Bro..."Final Break Lesson"💀💀
the naming💀
Never let you go...
It's why I did them all
@@totallyregulargiorno for a chance at least ...
i dont get it
@@user-eo4it2rn1fit's a reference to Honkai Impact Himeko... Who.. Um... Well died.... 😭😭😭
I'm so happy Himeko gets to shine. Pure Fiction was such a good addition for units that seemed lackluster on release and all the indirect buffs for Fua since then were amazing. At e3 she's my 2nd highest Eidolon character (after e4 Welt) and as a HI3 enthusiast, I'm extra excited to build teams around her
Ot wasn't that they were lackluster, nobody knew how to build them and claimed they were bad with shitty relics.
@@zytenespada6564 hm I don't completely agree with you. We didn't have any of the sets and supports then that we use now for erudition characters. You could still make them work with enough dedication but MoC really favored Destruction units in the earlier patches
@@zytenespada6564not really, MoC wasn’t and still isn’t favoured to pure AoE eruditions like Himeko/herta (excluding super break ofc)
Most players won’t be clearing MoC easily with a crit build Himeko/herta and it was even kinda worse then when supports were few
@@zytenespada6564 keep saying that lmao
I have mained Himeko since spending my 300 standards to get her. Shes gotten a lot better since 1.4 when Topaz came out. For a while I have been saying shes significantly better than people have been giving her credit for. Glad to see her finally getting the recognition she deserves. My 213 CV Himeko will only get stronger from here.
as a himeko main i approve
@@anuraghsaka8630 Glad to have the approval.
Exactly. But nobody built her, and only follow the choir "she was shit"
Skipped Bronya on *5 pick, never regret, save my ass on PF and new hard content. Now I build her semi break crit dps (got a 4 roll on break in 1 piece, might as well use it)
actually did the same, spend my 300 ticket on her, play her with topaz, and been having fun since. it was never a regret spending my tickets for her, since pure fiction without her feels so scuff even with the "non favored" pf buffs.
I remember being pissed I lost my 50/50 on seele’s banner and her lightcone on seele’s banner. Now I see the universe was setting me up for success
True.
I spent for seele’s e1 and lightcone too and she’s kinda powercrept/sidegraded so much at this point i never use her anymore. Himeko on the other hand will always stay relevant as long as pure fiction exists and has fire-weak enemies.
@@cvang_el not if there will be some better fire based aoe clearing unit that just outclasses himeko. I respect the optimism but no unit is immune to powercreep. There could absolutely come a point where himeko just cannot clear effectively anymore due to a lack of damage or lack of mechanics that newer units may have.
That's the whole reason why seele or jingyuan aren't as useful anymore, they just haven't aged very well. Granted I think himeko will age much better, currently like fine wine, but age she will.
She hasn't come home, but her light Cone did
delicious Milky Way
@@thoby123 currently occupied by my QINGQUE
Same here
Gave her to Herta atm
I got 3 of her lc before she came home
@@MadeInHeaven6969 I wish I'd gotten the "Today is Another Peaceful Day" Light Cone, but I chose "Break the Neck" in the Battle Pass
the jiggle physics on goubeko have me deceased
i've been a himeko believer since day 1 and seeing her shine as much as she does now makes me feel so vindicated in my belief
Yeah same so glad I got Himeko, funny enough in retrospect she is the best 5 star standard unit.
Same. And she worked also in MoC (Fire stages or with Silver Wolf). Now with FF, I can bruteforcing everything with Himeko.
good for you *_cries in day 1 yanqing believer_*
@@Prehistoric_Nerd Yanqing is ok now that Aventurine exists. His rng is still awkward but without worrying about losing passive he can perform. The only thing he's missing now is a freeze support (harmony or nihility instead of the sustains we currently have).
Fr. I believed in her since day 1 too😅. I remember commenting several times that she isn’t weak per se, but that her meta just hasn’t arrived yet and being told it was just cope. But from how her kit reads it seemed pretty obvious to me that once her meta arrives she would have a lot of potential since her follow ups don’t have a limit, as long as you fulfill conditions to proc them she keeps launching them non stop.
As someone who was a Himeko believer from the jump, and actually used a 300 standard selector to get her E2, I've been loving that since launch she's constantly gotten upgrades it feels like every single patch to eventually reach this point. It's been a long journey, but she's definitely meta and I feel like will be for a while.
i am THIS close to finishing the astral express family, and i KEEP LOSING to YANQING
also very informative vid!
Guess we have basically the same account, though it's Welt I'm missing. That boy won't leave me alone, even the LC banner I lost to Sleep like the Dead.
@@ch1dd lol
I think I spent all my luck in Genshin
Meanwhile I want to finish my collection of standard 5 stars and yanqing has refused to drop
Omg same! IM AT E3 YANQING NOW 😥
I need those yanqings fr
Biggest comeback of the century. ❤
Firefly herself is a buff to Himeko so she can be a good teammate for her as well so they can both reap the benefits. Himeko greatly appreciates fire weakness and Firefly can break bars like crazy for her. Much better than some other options in fact, though you probably need to play with SP conservatively or get Eidelons/LC for further comfort.
I would say Herta, because Himeko was usable in MoC; Herta no
@SuperKevinho1 true that, she was a Zero to Hero. But Himeko still got slander from uneducated meta slaves 😂 E6 Hook better? Lmao what a joke.
But who does himeko replace on firefly team
@@Liliphant_ in Pure Fiction replace Gallagher. (NO sustains so, that is work well, except in DoT PFs)
In other modalities...boh. Im a Himeko main, and I pulled Firefly just as support for Himeko. So my teams are just dual dps team, no Superbreak.
I've definitely been waiting for this one, I know it seems super simple but I always like seeing what a more educated individual thinks about each character and build for the character.
My answer to you question, Guoba, is actually a three-way tie between Welt, Gepard and Himeko.
I really like Himeko since 1.0. She is the reason why I started playing this game. Her design was excellent and have the elegant and mature vibes.
It's insane how badly I needed a Himeko aand Herta guide due to Pure Fiction and... Well here we are lol. This will greatly help us to those who decides on pulling for Jade!
Got her for my 300 selector, and got her sig lc randomly. She even helped me clearing this cycle's MoC. All the love for THE mother.
Finally. Been trying to find a decent updated himeko guide since ive been using her a lot in pure fiction
WITNESS THE RISE OF THE GOAT! people called me insane, but my E3 Himeko with the firefly itens is simply humiliating late game content
so glad for this video guoba! hope people will finally give baby girl the love she deserves
I think Himeko's was pretty good more on the underrated side of the standard units, but Pure Fiction definitely boosted her stonks. Alongside Jing Yuan, the follow-up set boosted her indirectly, so glad to see her thriving because I remember at the start of HSR, people were shitting on her calling her the worst 5 star standard unit, but I figured in an AoE type endgame mode she was gonna be busted and here we are today lol. Great guide as always! Keep it up!
I finally hit my 300 standard pulls and was conflicted between getting Bronya or Himeko since I didn't have either. I'm glad I ended up going with Himeko since she ended up making PF brainless and I have sparkle already so Bronya seemed slightly redundant in my situation.
Funny enough Himeko is the best 5 star selector free now. Crazy how the times have changed.
Himeko is the better option over Bronya (and the others too really) any time because of how much setup Bronya herself needs as a support. She's for way sweatier gameplay, I have e1s1 Bronya for a long time and literally never used her because there are more comfortable options, only now that Jade is a positive subdps I'm starting to find places to use her.
Wow what great timing. I actually just glanced at my Himeko and realized she was on a level 20 Light cone…. I’ve had her “built” for 9 MONTHS!!!
Dgaf though she still cleared pure fiction. Time to actually watch this video and boost her damage even more.
Still the only standard unit I don't own, but just got my 5th Yanking, feels great man
When Pure Fiction came out, I built my Himeko that I got when I lost my 50/50, and I never looked back. It's a great thing that they keep releasing units that buff our lovely Astral Express Navigator.
Himeko is my fav crew member with Stelle as a close second so I'm happy she's gotten so many buffs ❤ She will continue to succeed ALIVE and WELL
to that expensive_car guy on reddit who laughed at me for building himeko saying "she's not good, lul". efff youuuu
i told them i built her coz i like her, too. THEY LAUGHED, THEY ALL LAAAUGHED
VINDICATIOOOONNN
Reddit is full of brainless meta slaves they can't see how good of a character is unless they do numbers on spreadsheet 😑
People were saying omg I lost 50/50 to Himeko.
I'm like brother you WON your 50/50. You don't deserve her. 😢
Bro kept a grudge lmao.
But yes, a shocking amount of the community manages to be wrong about everything, and every patch, especially the people from so long ago. To this day some people don't know she gets instant 3 charges for breaking elites, it's bizarre. Every smart player who built her keeps reaping the rewards, and every new AoE, FUA or fire character release brings more rewards (FUA set with topaz, enemies and superbreak with firefly, and so on), she'll just never stop winning.
I remember how many times Himeko appeared on my summons. One from Aventurine, Argenti's banners and I was like "Give me the other standard characters man." She literally helped me clear many challenging content with her kit, and I don't regret my E2 Himeko now. But, I still love my Papa Welt though, slightly
Oh, hey, a himeko video...
She was reborn in the fire.
She was smiling in the fire.
Never let you go, it's why I did them all~
"I will never go~"
the way i go through with red roses burn my eyes
May all the beauty be blessed
Im glad i got himeko as my first 5 star, and even got her e1, shes so satisfying to use in pure fiction
Main her when start of the game and maxed her trace also as soon as I can.
Traded for her cone in shop to complete the set and suddenly i found myself with e2s5 himeko.
Glad she's much more viable character nowadays.
She's still among characters i use very often!
Day 1 Himeko believer here, and I'm so glad she had a glow up meta-wise. I mean, I rerolled for her and was not about to regret that in the slightest, but I'm happy she's blazing the test of fire (lol)
ehehee i've always loved himeko, i started playing from the launch and i was so SO happy when she was the first 5 star i got! she's been suuuper helpful from the start to me too, and i've only been happier and happier with all the buffs and more utility she's getting. thankfully my himeko's build is already good.
I just wish someday i could get at LEAST one copy of her signature lightcone 😭 it evades me fr
Is better save for JingYuan 's LC.
@@SuperKevinho1 I MEAN yeah, but being a himeko main all this time and never having gotten her lightcone losing a 50/50 feels sad to me ahskdsa
@@Kamarazalmanx you has been luckier than me. 0 Himeko from Standard banner or 50/50 and 0 Himeko's LC from SB and 50/50. (But Yanqing E2S2)
I just started HSR only to play her, but after 1 months of playing, I gave up and I used a lot of my Jades to pick her from the Selector. Never regret. Now I just want her Eidolons 😭
Himeko is my one and only favorite character in this game! I started playing only for her and even have her e1 with jing yuan's light cone, didn't thought of jade's lightcone being good for her but I'm going to really think about getting it for her!
i just picked Himeko from the 300 standard selector a few days ago, so this vid could not have come out at a better time for me lol,
a very well made vid as always!
man this guide will be useful to build my himeko...if I had her...
one day (not on a 50 50 loss!)
Himeko is my first ever 5⭐ and I'm super lucky to pull for her on Starter banner, her "Nigasanai wa!" saved my butt in early game and now in endgame her and Herta makes PF a breeze, I also heard she's super good in AS and while I haven't tried her there yet, I can't wait for that !
i love how himeko is so good i love her so much
PF is Hoyo's love letter to Himeko ❤
I’m so glad Himeko was my first 50/50 lost all the way back on Luocha’s banner in 1.1 🔥
So happy I didn't listen to all the doom posting in 1.0 when I got her. I got Topaz in 1.4 specifically for Himeko❤
is it just me who kept Himeko on my team for basically every fight since 1.0 and have had her come out as my most used according to that one event 😂 I never understood the losing the 50/50 "OH NO NOT HIMEKO" posts. But it's great that she's even better now.
Exactly. I did the same (except that I has been forced to spend a lot of jades in the Standard banner for the selector during 1.1. No regrets because I literally started HSR ONLY to play her.)
She + SW was enough to let me use her more than only Fire stages, and now with FF, I play Himeko EVERYWHERE I can (yep, I pulled Firefly E1 just to be Himeko support)
Man I remember the times when people rerolled their account, because they got Himeko at first 50(?) pulls we got at the start of the game. Now she is a queen of PF.
Im proud of my e4 himeko. Thank you for the new himeko giude ❤
this could not have come out at a better time I was just about to build himeko too
She was reborn in the fire… she was smiling in the fire.❤
I got E3 Himeko and got 1 from 300 selector. Believer since in the womb
Jelous. I got her during 1.2....from the selector...spending at least 10k jades.
But never regret it because I started HSR ONLY to play her. Now I just want want her Eidolons 😢
I got her before her trial version even left the party in the tutorial with the 20 pre-register reward pulls. Can safely say she was always goated and I probably wouldn't have kept playing without her to fall back on unless something else could keep me engaged until the end of belobog.
It is a comfort to know that Jade nm ligthcone is she's best cone, the problem will be balancing her, but it's worth it
I enjoy these updated guides for the old characters. I hope you end covering all of the vanilla characters including the 4 stars if time permits.
Hey Guoba this guide was great love seeing guide makers finally go back and update some older characters. I would love to see you go back to update the guide for Yukong whom to this day is still being built improperly and give her some love since Hoyo won't (14 patches without a rerun on a banner). Yukong is better off being built and ran as a burst dps unit then a support like has been suggested on her since her original guides back in 1.3 and I'd love to see more people realize this and realize just how strong she is because she definitely isn't a bottom tier unit or a niche support for only Imaginary DPS
9:54
Naming one of the teams FINAL break LESSON is just diabolical...
I was really waiting for this guide since I recently got E1 Himeko by failing two 50-50's. I was always interested in a new updated himeko guide but I never found a good one. Thanks
I loved her from the start. I could see how for a lot of single target content she was not as strong. But I always enjoyed her. I just ran the full fire set on her till the duke came out.
Love these updated guides to refresh characters! Keep it up!
Lets gooooooooo!!! Thabks for the updated guide! She was my first 5 star and been using her ever since
I've lost MOST of my 50/50s and now I have E2 Himeko and I WAS feeling mid about her but I now love her and her with Herta/Aventurine/Topaz/Ruan Mei is just a ton of fun
I was just looking for this, thanks
I never agreed with the doom-posters, and I always wanted Himeko, because I fully saw the potential that she had. Even in those days when people were saying: "What 5* star should we pick from the standard banner after 300 pulls?" And everyone was saying: "Bronya, of course!" Even then, Himeko was always on my list. - I'm glad to have her and to see the community finally acknowledge her.
Perfect timing, I'm about to finish building Herta and was going to build himeko and Clara next and was going to throw those three with Gallagher.
LETS GOOO!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE UPDATED HIMEKO GUIDE!! now i am waiting for argenti
pretty sure argenti is the same as before, 4 phys + sigonia /izumo D: gotta wait longer for him to get more juice
@@guobacertified okay! thanks man!
Salsotto is big for Argenti too because of the extra crit rate and the damage% his kit doesn't have (unless clamor/sig as LC).
Herta next!! 💜
Luv your vids!
Guoba, that dress looks Fabulous on you.
Himeko never let us go
My E2 Himeko is shining. She carried my back since 1.0 and still is in frequent use in Pure Fiction and on lower levels of MoC, because she's fun to use. She even cleared the first Apocalyptic Shadow before I got Firefly. Her, Topaz and Ruan Mei is one of my favourite team in the game.
Now, I just need to stop spending my starlight on pulls and get her light cone... I only miss her signature and Yanqing's, but Welt's is S3. I don't even use him too much.
E1S2 Himeko. Works like a charm in all endgame formats.
Chose Himeko at 300 way back just to complete my Express family, but didn't really built her beyond lvl 8 traces. And now she absolutely shredded latest Moc in Super break team, and new Pure Fiction as well, all in a scuffed af DoT set.
Hey,I got my first 5star in star rail,which happened to be himeko,looked up the net,found mixed results on her:3
Thanks for the video
(Love her btw)
She's absolutely crucial in the second half of this season's PF
A herta update video would be amazing and much apreciated :3
Currently have Himeko E4S2 and to be honest, even on the 50:50s I’ve “lost” to her I never felt that way because I greatly enjoy using her even more so now
Omg thanks I’ve been so confused about her builds
Himeko aged like wine, FINE AH HELL.
Let's go, my first 5* and the best there is! Thanks for the guide Guoba
So glad Himeko had such a good buff - if I had one nickel for each time one of my favorite erudition units in HSR got buffed all the way to becoming S tier at least 6 patches after their release, i'd have two nickels (which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice). Her performance in break teams is really great and I see her becoming nice in MOC too as I bet we'll be bombarded by fire weaknesses the next patches since we had the addition of Firefly recently (and they went all the way to market her as indispensable the whole effing patch so I can only guess they're gonna keep this editorial line) and we have the future addition of Jiaoqiu, I don't know what he does but he's fire type and they most likely will put out some fire type weaknesses to make people pull for him....
She's such a strong unit that looking back im not even mad I lost once on her E1 lol
Anyway, really nice guide, thanks a lot o7 I'm currently building her on my alt account so it'll be useful to see new perspectives, because even though she's built on main there are things i'm not letting go of (salsotto planars my beloved)
I liked Himeko right from the start, even if she wasn't meta, so all of her glow-ups have really paid off for me, I even got a 2nd copy of JY's LC just for her on that 2nd banner run.
I love her. Instant like ❤️🔥
Finally building Himeko, my first 5050 loss and standard character. Slowly but surely, my Hermeko duo shall finally full complete PF
Building Himeko rn!!!! Perfect timing as always
i started two weeks ago. Had about 180 pulls at the ready (had spend 30 on the Jade Banner before i decided to wait) But then i decided "yknow what i AM gonna pull for Jade i got enough to make it work." I spend about 70-80 pulls but got Himeko instead... And i am definetly not complaining. Heck now i have a guaranteed Yunli/huohuo so i'm doubly happy
Finally my E3S1 Himeko will shine
Himeko was my first 5 Star in game and I never forgot about her.
Now she's Eidolon 2 and she's still serving me well!
Although these alternate builds look fun... Let's gives those a go hehe.
Himeko has always been my primary unit (My account name is HimekoPrime for a reason). She's just a straight up fun character to play. Now, with Jade and Herta, there are fights and boss fights where it's not only 0 cycle, but 0 first character action. Divergent is joyous.
I used Duke and Sigonia in any endgame.
Currently my Himeko E1S3.
Today get a Himeko is win the 50/50
the next MOC is still a Break Effect oriented buffs. When an you break an enemy, a secondary toughness bar appears while still weakness broken state, meaning you can proc Himeko's Talent twice.
Big if true
Thought I wasn't going to get Firefly when I saw Himeko at 82 pity just to get Firefly in the same 10 pull. She's buffed my PF game from 0-100, time to see the updated Himeko way
In the latest PF, a Firefly + Himeko team with Gallagher and HMC, actually seemed pretty nice for me. If I outfit her with 2pc Cavalry with some BE subs, she could be even stronger on that team.
i love her so much mained her since the beginning my first 5* my beloved major aunt himeko you are perfect
Himeko was my first 5* that i got from the standard banner / my freebie, and I am so happy that turned out good - I'm still using Himeko, when i've dropped Bronya from my comps. (not worth the effort to speed tune around her when I can Full Star all the content without her using easier teams.)
im so glad, himeko deserves it
Running more experimental out there teams without Ruan Mei works just fine for me. Then again my Himeko is E2S1.
That jiggle on Guobeko got me acting unwise
I just lost to Bailu on 50/50 while pulling for Yunli and decided to pull on the standard banner and the game literally gave me two Himeko's in succession with two single pullls. Now I'm here, I have her built, but I guess it's time to make her much stronger 😂
Himeko, my beloved, believed in her from 1.0 💅
I was waiting for an update on her guide because of the new relics and super break mechanics. Thank you sm!
Thanks for these update guides, it’s a market I think many in the hsr community are lacking especially when we get new artifacts. I have been wanting to build her as perfect as I can especially since I have her and her light cone e6 and awaken 5 (not by choice obviously), just feels wrong to not use her
E1+Ruan Mei with no spd boots is cracked
I just got her on my selector, so this couldn't be more perfectly timed 🎉
Ngl i had a lot of fun Running a hybrid of Supabreak Himeko build with Firefly e2
Firefly would break->Himeko would get to follow
And this would provide firefly upon second turn to premium broken or near broken enemies for her to delete.
The only thing is I have to kill the enemy before they kill me. Gave me a solid 35000.
I thought I had a unique idea that I could finally suggest to one of your videos, Mr. G, but 9:46 showed me you are still god of cooking and thought of it too! Cheers!
with jade being out i now have a fua mommy comp on top of my dot mommy comp
I'm loving my Himeko-Firefly-HMC-Ruan Mei.
Because Firefly puts fire weakness on every enemy, it's amazing lol i kill everything so fast.