Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Introduction

Honkai Star Rail Lynx is a Quantum element character, hailing from the frozen landscapes of Belobog’s Snow Plains. As the youngest member of the renowned Landau family, she shares a deep familial bond with her siblings, Serval and Gepard. Honkai Star Rail Lynx has established herself as a capable and fearless explorer, often venturing alone into the harsh wilderness to uncover its secrets. Her strong connection to her family’s legacy is evident, yet she possesses a unique sense of independence and adventure that sets her apart. While she is known for her calm and composed demeanor, Lynx also harbors a fierce passion for discovery and action, making her a character that embodies both tranquility and tenacity.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx is primarily classified as a support character, with a key role in healing and enhancing the survivability of her team. As a healer, her primary function in combat is to restore HP to her allies, ensuring their endurance in battle. Her Quantum element grants her access to unique abilities that focus on support rather than direct offense. This makes Honkai Star Rail Lynx an invaluable asset in many team compositions, particularly in longer or more challenging fights where the ability to sustain allies can tip the balance in your favor. While not a powerhouse in terms of damage output, her abilities provide crucial assistance in maintaining a well-balanced and resilient team.

Though Honkai Star Rail Lynx is classified as a C-tier character, this should not overshadow her potential in certain situations. As a healer, she brings a distinct advantage to teams that require a reliable source of HP restoration, particularly when paired with other high-damage or support-oriented characters. Her familial ties to Serval and Gepard also contribute to her narrative significance, and her calm yet determined personality makes her a character that resonates with players who enjoy supporting roles in their party. While she may not always be the flashiest or most powerful character on paper, Lynx’s contributions in healing and team sustainability can be the difference between victory and defeat in challenging battles.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Abilities

Ice Crampon Technique (Basic ATK)

Single Target

Deals Quantum DMG equal to 25% of this character’s Max HP to a single enemy.

Salted Camping Cans (Skill)

Restore

Applies “Survival Response” to a single target ally and increases their Max HP by 5% of Lynx’s Max HP plus 50. If the target ally is a character on the Path of Destruction or Preservation, the chance of them being attacked by enemies will greatly increase. “Survival Response” lasts for 2 turn(s). Restores the target’s HP by 8% of Lynx’s Max HP plus 80.

Snowfield First Aid (Ultimate)

Restore

Dispels 1 debuff(s) from all allies and immediately restores their respective HP by an amount equal to 9% of Lynx’s Max HP plus 90.

Outdoor Survival Experience (Talent)

Restore

When using Lynx’s Skill or Ultimate, applies continuous healing to the target ally for 2 turn(s), restoring the target ally’s HP by an amount equal to 2.4% of Lynx’s Max HP plus 24 at the start of each their turn. If the target has “Survival Response”, the continuous healing effect additionally restores HP by an amount equal to 3% of Lynx’s Max HP plus 30.

Chocolate Energy Bar (Technique)

Restore

After Lynx uses her Technique, at the start of the next battle, all allies are granted her Talent’s continuous healing effect, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Traces

Advance Surveying (Ascension 2)

• First Tier (Ascension 2): After a target with Survival Response is hit, Lynx regenerates 2 Energy immediately.
• Second Tier (Ascension 2): DEF +5.0%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): Max HP +4.0%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): Effect RES +4.0%

Exploration Techniques (Ascension 4)

• First Tier (Ascension 2): After a target with Survival Response is hit, Lynx regenerates 2 Energy immediately.
• Second Tier (Ascension 2): DEF +5.0%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): Max HP +4.0%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): ffect RES +4.0%

Survival in the Extreme (Ascension 6)

• First Tier (Ascension 4): The chance to resist Crowd Control debuffs increases by 35%.
• Second Tier (Ascension 4): Max HP +6.0%
• Third Tier (Ascension 5): DEF +7.5%
• Third Tier (Ascension 5): Max HP +6.0%

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Eidolons

Morning of Snow Hike (Eidolon 1)

When healing allies with HP equal to or lower than 50%, Lynx’s Outgoing Healing increases by 20%. This effect also works on continuous healing.

Noon of Portable Furnace (Eidolon 2)

A target with “Survival Response” can resist debuff application for 1 time(s).

Afternoon of Avalanche Beacon (Eidolon 3)

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Dusk of Warm Campfire (Eidolon 4)

When “Survival Response” is gained, increases the target’s ATK by an amount equal to 3% of Lynx’s Max HP for 1 turn(s).

Night of Aurora Tea (Eidolon 5)

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Dawn of Explorers’ Chart (Eidolon 6)

Additionally boosts the Max HP increasing effect of “Survival Response” by an amount equal to 6% of Lynx’s Max HP and increases Effect RES by 30%.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Build

This section details the optimal Light Cones, Relics, and stats for building Honkai Star Rail Lynx to maximize her effectiveness as a healer and support character.

Best Light Cone

Time Waits for No One Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Time Waits for No One RarityLight Cone Type The Abundance How to Obtain Stellar Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Morn, Noon, Dusk, and Night 

Increases the wearer’s Max HP by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% and Outgoing Healing by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. When the wearer heals allies, record the amount of Outgoing Healing. When any ally launches an attack, a random attacked enemy takes additional DMG equal to 50%/62.5%/75%/82.5%/95% of the recorded Outgoing Healing value. This additional DMG is of the same Type as the wearer’s, is not affected by other buffs, and can only occur 1 time per turn.

Perfect Timing Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Perfect Timing RarityLight Cone Type The Abundance How to Obtain Departure Warp, Stellar Warp, Character Event Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Refraction of Sightline

Increases the wearer’s Effect RES by 16%/20%/24%/28%/32% and increases Outgoing Healing by an amount that is equal to 33%/36%/39%/42%/45% of Effect RES. Outgoing Healing can be increased this way by up to 15%18%/21%/24%/27%.

Post-Op Conversation Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Post-Op Conversation RarityLight Cone Type The Abundance How to Obtain Departure Warp, Stellar Warp, Character Event Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Mutual Healing

Increases Energy Regeneration Rate of its wearer by 8%/10%/12%/14%/16% and increases Outgoing Healing when they use their Ultimate by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%.

What Is Real? Overview and effect

Attribute Details Light Cone Name What Is Real? RarityLight Cone Type The Abundance

Hypothesis

Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 24%/30%/36%/42%/48%. Wearer’s Basic ATKs restore an amount equal to 2%/2.5%/3%/3.5%/4% of Max HP plus 800 for themselves.

Shared Feeling Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Shared Feeling RarityLight Cone Type The Abundance How to Obtain Departure Warp, Stellar Warp, Character Event Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Cure and Repair

Increases the wearer’s Outgoing Healing by 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20%. When using Skill, regenerates 2/3/3/4/4 Energy for all allies.

Best Relics

Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal

• SPD increases by 6%.

Passerby of Wandering Cloud

• 2-Piece Passerby of Wandering Cloud set increases Outgoing Healing by 10%, while the 2-Piece Broken Keel set increases the wearer’s Effect RES by 10% and, when the wearer’s Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies’ CRIT DMG increases by 10%.

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

• 2-piece: Increases SPD by 6%.
• 4-piece: When the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally, SPD for all allies increases by 12% for 1 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.

Best Ornaments

Fleet of the Ageless

• Increases the wearer’s Max HP by 12%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 120 or higher, all allies’ ATK increases by 8%.

Broken Keel

• 2 Set Effect: Increases the wearer’s Effect RES by 10%. When the wearer’s Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies’ CRIT DMG increases by 10%.

Main Stats:

• Body: Outgoing Healing Boost
• Feet: Speed
• Planar Sphere: HP%
• Link Rope: HP%.

Sub Stats:

• Effect RES
• HP%
• SPD
• DEF%.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Team Compositions

Honkai Star Rail Lynx stands out as a versatile healer, offering significant support through her healing abilities and her capacity to dispel debuffs. Her role in any team composition is focused on keeping allies alive, making her an essential part of longer battles or those against challenging enemies that apply harmful debuffs. Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s unique abilities, such as her “Survival Response” and continuous healing, make her an excellent addition to teams that need consistent HP restoration and the removal of negative status effects. Her kit allows her to provide both reactive and proactive support, ensuring that her allies can maintain peak performance throughout combat.

F2P (Free-to-Play) Team Composition

One effective F2P team composition featuring Honkai Star Rail Lynx includes a mix of support, DPS, and tank roles, capitalizing on the synergy between her and her teammates:

Seele (Main DPS): In this setup, Seele is the primary damage dealer, relying on Honkai Star Rail Lynx to provide consistent healing to keep her alive during extended engagements. With the support of Lynx’s healing and debuff removal, Seele can focus on maximizing her damage output without worrying about being interrupted by status effects or dying from prolonged combat. Lynx’s ability to keep Seele’s health topped off ensures that Seele can maintain her offensive momentum and continue to be the primary damage source in the team. Additionally, Lynx’s role as a healer means that Seele can be more aggressive with positioning and skill usage, knowing that her survival is guaranteed.

Fu Xuan (Tank/DPS): Fu Xuan’s hybrid role as both a tank and DPS allows her to absorb damage while contributing offensively. Her Preservation abilities help reduce incoming damage for the entire team, making her an excellent choice for dealing with more aggressive or high-damage enemies. Her ultimate skill not only deals damage to all enemies but also heals the team, complementing Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s healing capabilities. The synergy between Fu Xuan and Lynx is undeniable, as Fu Xuan’s defensive abilities create a safer environment for Lynx to focus on healing, while Fu Xuan’s ultimate provides additional support, ensuring the team’s overall survivability.

Silver Wolf (Support): Silver Wolf plays a key role in supporting both Honkai Star Rail Lynx and the team’s DPS by utilizing her skill to reduce the enemy’s Quantum resistance. This reduction makes the team’s attacks more effective, particularly Seele’s damage. Additionally, Silver Wolf can manipulate the enemy’s weaknesses, shifting them to align with the team’s elemental strengths. This further enhances the damage output of the team. With Silver Wolf lowering enemy resistances and changing their weaknesses, Lynx is free to focus on her healing role, knowing that her team’s attacks will have greater potency and that the enemies’ defenses are weakened.

Lynx (Healer): Lynx excels as a support character in Honkai Star Rail, with her ability to restore HP to all allies. Her healing is provided continuously through her Talent and abilities, ensuring sustained survivability during tough battles. Additionally, Lynx’s ultimate skill has the powerful ability to remove one negative debuff from all teammates. This feature allows for strategic timing, especially when dealing with enemies that apply harmful status effects, such as defense reductions or speed debuffs. Using her ultimate at the right moment can greatly enhance the team’s effectiveness and resilience.

Lynx’s Synergies

Survival Response

Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s skill applies “Survival Response” to a single ally, increasing their Max HP and making them more likely to be targeted by enemies. This ability is crucial for protecting key team members, such as a fragile DPS or a tank who needs to draw enemy attention. By strategically placing “Survival Response” on an ally,

Honkai Star Rail Lynx can ensure that they are not only more durable due to the increased Max HP but also that they absorb more damage, potentially sparing other teammates from taking hits. This is especially valuable for characters like Fu Xuan, who can handle large amounts of damage and benefit from the additional aggro draw. By ensuring the right characters are protected, Honkai Star Rail Lynx can influence the flow of battle and allow her team to focus on offense while she handles healing and debuff removal.

Debuff Removal

Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s ultimate skill offers the crucial ability to dispel one debuff from all allies, making her an ideal countermeasure against enemies that apply debilitating effects. Debuffs can significantly hinder a team’s performance, whether by reducing damage output, restricting movement, or impairing defensive capabilities. Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s ability to clear these debuffs at the right moment ensures that her team remains unaffected by such negative status effects, keeping them in fighting shape. This feature is especially important during fights against enemies that use crowd control or debuff-heavy abilities, as it allows the team to recover quickly and maintain their full potential in battle.

Continuous Healing

Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s Talent provides ongoing healing to all allies when using her Skill or Ultimate, particularly benefiting characters under the influence of “Survival Response.” This continuous healing ensures that even in prolonged battles, the team remains healthy and can withstand incoming damage without faltering. By targeting an ally with “Survival Response,” Honkai Star Rail Lynx can provide healing that scales with that character’s increased Max HP, ensuring that key team members, such as tanks or damage dealers, remain viable throughout the fight. This constant healing presence is essential in high-stakes situations where enemies deal substantial damage over time or where there is no opportunity for other healers to step in.

Strategic Use

Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s ultimate should be used carefully to remove debuffs at opportune moments, particularly when the team is afflicted by debilitating effects like speed reduction, defense debuffs, or status conditions that hinder actions. Timing her ultimate correctly can turn the tide of a battle by instantly removing these harmful effects and allowing the team to continue fighting at full strength. Using her ultimate as a reactionary tool to prevent debilitating status effects from stacking on the team ensures that Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s healing efforts are maximized.

Her skill can be used proactively to protect an ally who is at risk of taking too much damage. By using “Survival Response” on a tank or another durable character, Honkai Star Rail Lynx can ensure that they are not only more likely to survive but also act as a distraction for enemies, allowing more vulnerable team members to operate without fear of taking damage. This strategic use of “Survival Response” can also allow her to protect key characters, ensuring that the team’s damage dealers or support characters stay alive long enough to reach their full potential in the fight.

Team compositions can be adjusted based on specific challenges in different game modes, allowing Honkai Star Rail Lynx to adapt to a variety of team needs. For example, in content that involves high burst damage or fast-moving enemies, players may want to pair Lynx with high-damage reduction characters or other healers to ensure consistent uptime of healing and protection. Conversely, in longer battles, Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s ability to continuously heal and remove debuffs becomes even more valuable, and her skill may be best paired with characters who can take advantage of her ongoing support for sustained damage output.

Overall, Honkai Star Rail Lynx is a valuable support character who can fit into various team compositions, especially those that require healing, debuff removal, and enhanced survivability. Her synergies with characters like Seele, Silver Wolf, and Fu Xuan make her an adaptable and effective team member in multiple combat scenarios.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Ascension Materials

Level Credits Enemy Drops Stagnant Shadow Drops 20 3,200 4x Extinguished Core 30 6,400 8x Extinguished Core 40 12,800 5x Glimmering Core 2x Nail of the Ape 50 32,000 8x Glimmering Core 5x Nail of the Ape 60 64,000 5x Squirming Core 15x Nail of the Ape 70 128,000 7x Squirming Core 28x Nail of the Ape

Core Items: Core items in Honkai Star Rail can be obtained from various sources, including the Backwater Pass on Jarilo-VI. In addition, players can also acquire core items from elemental spawn enemies located in various other areas across the game, offering multiple opportunities to gather these materials for character progression and upgrading.

Nail of the Ape: The Nail of the Ape is obtained by defeating the Stagnant Shadow in Scaegorge Waterscape, located on The Xianzhou Luofu. This is a correct statement, as defeating the Stagnant Shadow boss is necessary to obtain the Nail of the Ape, which is used for character upgrades and material crafting.

Basic Attack Trace Materials

Level Credits Calyx Materials Enemy Drops 2 4,000 2x Seed of Abundance 4x Extinguished Core 3 8,000 2x Sprout of Life 2x Glimmering Core 4 16,000 4x Sprout of Life 3x Glimmering Core 5 36,000 2x Flower of Eternity 2x Squirming Core 6 128,000 6x Flower of Eternity 3x Squirming Core

Flower Items: Flower items can indeed be obtained by completing the Calyx (Crimson) in Backwater Pass on Jarilo-VI. This challenge rewards players with various materials, including flower-type items, which are necessary for character and relic upgrades. These flower items are a key resource for progressing through the game and improving your characters.

Core Items: Core items are primarily obtained from the Backwater Pass on Jarilo-VI, and these items are used for enhancing characters and relics. However, elemental spawn enemies in other regions also drop core items, making it possible to gather them in different locations across the game. Players can farm these items by defeating these elemental spawns in various zones, providing multiple opportunities for gathering the necessary materials.

Trace Talent, Skill, and Ultimate Materials

Level Credits Calyx Materials Enemy Drops Echoes of War Drops Tracks of Destiny 2 2,000 2x Extinguished Core 3 4,000 2x Seed of Abundance 4x Extinguished Core 4 8,000 2x Sprout of Life 2x Glimmering Core 5 16,000 4x Sprout of Life 3x Glimmering Core 6 24,000 6x Sprout of Life 5x Glimmering Core 7 36,000 2x Flower of Eternity 2x Squirming Core 8 64,000 4x Flower of Eternity 3x Squirming Core 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 9 128,000 6x Flower of Eternity 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 10 240,000 11x Flower of Eternity 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny

Regret of Infinite Ochema: The Regret of Infinite Ochema a reward from the Echo of War: Divine Seed. Echoes of War are special challenges that offer valuable rewards, including character and relic upgrade materials. Completing these challenges, like the Divine Seed, grants rewards such as the Regret of Infinite Ochema, which is used in the enhancement of specific characters or relics.

Tracks of Destiny: Tracks of Destiny are a common event reward, Trailblaze level-up reward, and Simulated Universe reward. These rewards can be earned through various in-game activities, such as completing events, leveling up your Trailblaze level, and progressing through the Simulated Universe. Tracks of Destiny are essential for advancing in the game, particularly for upgrading characters and acquiring valuable materials.

Ascension Abilities Materials

Name Credits Trace Materials Echoes of War Drops Tracks of Destiny Advance Surveying 4,000 2x Seed of Abundance 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema Exploration Techniques 16,000 4x Sprout of Life 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny Survival in the Extreme 128,000 6x Flower of Eternity 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny

Honkai Star Rail Lynx Guide: Conclusion

Honkai Star Rail Lynx is a Quantum element healer, and while she may be considered a C-tier character, she offers an excellent mix of healing and support that can make her a valuable asset in many team compositions. Her unique set of abilities, which includes single-target healing, AoE healing, debuff removal, and continuous healing, allows her to adapt to various combat scenarios. Although not the strongest healer in the game, she provides crucial support, especially for players without access to higher-tier healing characters.

Honkai Star Rail Lynx’s primary strength lies in her versatility. Her skill, Salted Camping Cans, applies “Survival Response” to an ally, increasing their Max HP and drawing enemy attacks if the target is on the Path of Destruction or Preservation. This mechanic allows players to protect fragile allies or direct enemy attention away from more vulnerable characters. Her ultimate, Snowfield First Aid, is equally valuable, removing debuffs from all allies, making her essential in battles against enemies that inflict harmful status effects. Additionally, her talent, Outdoor Survival Experience, ensures continuous healing, further enhancing team survivability during longer encounters. This combination of healing and debuff removal makes Lynx an essential asset for many team compositions.

While Honkai Star Rail Lynx is a C-tier character, her synergy with other characters and her healing capabilities can make her indispensable in certain setups. She pairs particularly well with characters like Seele, Silver Wolf, and Fu Xuan, forming strong teams that can handle both offensive and defensive demands. For her build, prioritizing healing boosts and HP% with appropriate relic sets like Broken Keel will maximize her potential. Though she may not be the most powerful option available, Honkai Star Rail Lynx offers significant strategic value, making her a solid choice for players building versatile and reliable teams in Honkai Star Rail.