What to Expect from Honkai: Star Rail's Rappa (2024)

The Imaginary-Erudition unit Rappa is the featured limited five-star unit for Honkai: Star Rail version 2.6, and she looks to be one of the flashiest characters in the game yet. The 2.6 livestream and recent leaks gave players a look at her abilities, which featured a weakness-breaking playstyle similar to her fellow Galaxy Ranger, Boothill. However, as an Erudition unit, her abilities emphasize dealing damage to multiple targets as opposed to a single enemy. As such, it’s interesting to see how she’ll fare in HSR’s endgame modes and how she’ll synergize with current and future Break-focused supports.

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Rappa was officially announced on August 27, 2024, through Honkai: Star Rail’s Extraterrestrial Communication format on its social media and Reddit pages. From there, players learned that she’s a Galaxy Ranger who defeats enemies using the art of “Cosmic ninjutsu.” This flashy ninja likely came to Penacony when Boothill sent out a distress signal to put a stop to Sunday’s sinister plans. According to the V2.6 Livestream, the next Trailblaze Continuance will focus on her encounter with the mysterious film director in the land of the dreams named Mr. Reca.

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Honkai: Star Rail’s Rappa is the Pure Fiction Specialist of the Break Archetype

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While Firefly and Boothill’s Break-focused playstyles have dominated the Apocalyptic Shadow and Memory of Chaos game modes, they haven’t been the best at the multi-target-focused Pure Fiction. This is because Boothill is a Hunt unit that is comfortable in single-target situations. Firefly can deal big Blast damage to three enemies through her enhanced skill, but she can only do it during her ult state. Rappa seems to fill this multi-target gap in the Break archetype with her skill and ultimate.

The following ability descriptions are based on pre-release information and leaks, so they are subject to change until Rappa is officially released.

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  • Skill - Ninja Strike: Rooted Resolute: This doles out a big percentage of Imaginary damage to all enemies. According to reliable leaks from HomDGCat, this ability can deal up to 120% of Rappa’s ATK at Level 10.
  • Ultimate - Nindo Supreme: Aishiteru: Rappa switches to her “Sealform” state, with a first-person perspective. She immediately gains a turn and an enhanced basic attack called “Ningu: Demonbane Petalblade.” Its first two hits are Imaginary blast attacks and its final hit deals massive AOE damage. These attacks reduce the enemy’s toughness regardless of element, like Feixiao’s ultimate.

Rappa leans into the Break archetype further with her Talent and Technique. The former is called “Ninja Tech: Endurance Gauge,” and according to pre-release information, Rappa gains a charge every time her team breaks an enemy’s weakness. She can store up to 10 charges and each one can improve her toughness reduction and Break Damage. Meanwhile, her Technique, “Ninja Dash: By Leaps and Bounds” lets her surf on her large Shuriken, which improves her traversal speed in the overworld. When she attacks an enemy in this state, she’ll deal toughness reduction and Break Damage to them regardless of their element and she gains 10 energy.

How Rappa Fits Into the Current Super Break Teams

The 2.6 livestream showcase features Rappa in the traditional Break setup with Harmony Trailblazer, Ruan Mei, and Lingsha. This may be the ideal comp for her, as the supports boost her Break Effect and Speed. Harmony Trailblazer’s ultimate, in particular, lets Rappa deal massive Super Break damage when enemies are in the weakness broken state. Meanwhile, Lingsha’s Befog debuff can let Rappa deal more Break Damage to enemies.

Rappa wants to have her ultimate up as much as possible. This is because, according to what official sources say so far, she doesn’t have a way to implant her element’s weakness like Firefly and Boothill can. Therefore, Sealform state is her only reliable way to effectively whittle down the enemy’s toughness bars. She may enjoy having a sustain or support that can generate Ultimate Energy for her, like the ol’ reliable Gallagher with the Quid Pro Quo Light Cone or the upcoming Sunday, who is rumored to have an Energy overflow mechanic in his skillset. Overall, Rappa is a good choice for players who want to ace Pure Fiction or for those who want a Break DPS, but missed out on Firefly and Boothill’s banners.

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Board the Astral Express and roam the universe in search of myths and legends. From global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse comes a new space fantasy RPG.Harness the spirirt of the Trailblaze in a cel-shaded space fantasy adventure where you'll embark on an unforgettable intergalactic odyssey. You and your fellow Astral Express passengers will hop from world to world, resolve conflicts, form friendships and uncover a wealth of mysteries.In this exciting new free-to-play game, you'll journey through immense worlds of the unknown and bond with a series of memorable characters. Choose your companions and arrange the ultimate four-person combat team to help you take down a looming threat to the universe.

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April 26, 2023
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Unity

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24hours

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yes

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