Best Kafka Build in Honkai: Star Rail

A Nihility Lightning element damage dealer, Kafka is one of the most formidable characters around in Honkai: Star Rail, as she’s able to deal some pretty incredible Damage over Time (DoT). With that in mind, here’s our best build for Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail.

Best Kafka Build in Honkai: Star Rail

Best Light Cones for Kafka

There are a few spectacular Light Cones you can use to make the best possible Kafka build in Honkai: Star Rail. Her signature 5-star Light Cone Patience is All You Need is, of course, her best in-slot, but as one you have to pull from her limited Light Cone banner, it’s certainly not necessary unless you really want to min/max her.

The next best Light Cone for Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail is the Good Night Sleep Well 4 Star Light Cone, with the caveat that it must be Superimpose level 5. If it is, it beats out the other 4-star Light Cone option, Fermata at S5, by a small margin. In most cases, you will likely be able to get a higher Superimposed Fermata Light Cone as it’s a 4-star that you can purchase easily from the Forgotten Hall Shop.

Best Relic Sets for Kafka

In terms of the best relic sets for a great Kafka build in Honkai: Star Rail, you’ll want to get a 4-piece set of the Band of Sizzling Thunder (which you can find out how to get here). For your Planar Relics, you’ll want a 2-piece set of Space Sealing Station. These sets are the best for scaling Kafka’s damage output because she scales better off stats like Attack and Lightning Damage than she does off Crit.

Best Relic Stats for Kafka

On your Relics you’ll want to aim for the following as the implicit stats: Attack % on the body, Speed or Attack % on boots, Lightning Damage % on the Planar Sphere, and Attack % on the Link Rope. For sub stats you’ll want to prioritize the following: Attack% -> Speed -> Effect Hit Rate (don’t go over 28%) -> Break Effect

These are the best stats to aim for to enable Kafka to output the most damage possible for this best build in Honkai: Star Rail. It’s weird to be building a damage character without Crit, but Kafka really doesn’t scale well with it.

What Are the Best Teams for Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail?

There are a few really great team builds for Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail due to her potential for outputting a ton of damage. She works really well with Sampo, Silver Wolf, and Luocha; or Sampo, Luka, and Luocha. You can read our full guide to those team comps for the character here.

Should You Try and Pull Kafka?

Due to her incredible ability to deal out damage, Kafka is one of the best characters around in Honkai: Star Rail, and there’s a good chance she might be what you’re looking for to complete your team. However, as she’s generally only a limited-time Character Event Warp banner character, your window for getting her is pretty small. Overall, though, we’ve rated her as an SS tier character along with the likes of Imbibitor Lunae and Blade, so she’s almost certainly worth the effort.

That’s all there is to building yourself the strongest Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail, stack her up with Attack, Speed, and Break Effect and watch your enemies drown in DoTs! She truly is a powerful addition to the roster. And if you’re looking for how to build other characters or general tips on making it through the game, check out our collection of guides.

Honkai: Star Rail is available now on mobile and console.