Healers are essential characters in any turn-based combat game, and Lynx stands out among Honkai Star Rail as one of the best healers with her AoE cleanse and Matrix of Prescience abilities.
She can be used with various teams, particularly those that focus on Break Effect to break through enemies’ toughness barriers. Furthermore, she works well alongside other Quantum characters such as Silver Wolf and Bronya.
Fu Xuan
Fu Xuan is an effective Path of Preservation Quantum character with ample team support capabilities. Her primary defensive ability is her innate skill that automatically redirects 35% of incoming damage onto herself – this does not prevent it, but reduces it thanks to her defensive stats such as CC Resistance and DEF. Furthermore, Fu offers DMG Reduction buffs through her Skill and Talent for her entire party, and whenever her HP drops below 50% she self heals automatically for additional defense against potential one-shot attacks. Combined with her self healing that automatically heals when she drops below 50% HP she can be quite difficult to take out.
Her optimal build revolves around her Talent and the Great Texture of Memories Trace, which increases Effect RES while providing her with an additional shield when attacking. This enables her to sustain herself while recovering energy for DMG mitigation; additionally providing extra damage at wave’s start for her team. Furthermore, SPD boots may help increase her movement speed – something especially relevant given her frequent usage of her Ultimate.
This build relies on her being at the center of the party and immediately recasting her Skill as soon as she notices its purple circle fading, so as to maximize DMG reduction and on-wave healing as long as possible – though this strategy remains fragile as enemy DPS will eventually outdo her damage output.
Prioritize DMG Reduction, Max HP and CC Resist when leveling her Talent and Skill for maximum team support capabilities. In particular, her DMG Reduction should scale with her DEF stat. SPD can help her survive AOE heavy encounters more frequently and refresh her Talent more regularly – keeping HP high is essential to this, otherwise she could easily be overrun during AOE heavy encounters and lose energy regen. To maintain optimal HP levels it’s advisable to stack She Already Shut Her Eyes trait which gives her highest base HP base HP of all Light Cones while increasing energy regen and energy regen.
Silver Wolf
Silver Wolf, the latest addition to Quantum healer star rail roster, brings with her an effective new way of debuffing enemies. This Nihility character can apply various DEF-lowering debuffs as well as All Type Reduction to enemy units, implanting weaknesses which can benefit main or sub DPS builds. Her most coveted relics include 2pc SPD which allows her to outspeed opponents and plant weakness before attacks; as well as Eagle of Twilight Line which increases ATK.
Silver Wolf can deliver significant damage and speed boosts for her team members, and her Ultimate debuffs an enemy’s DEF and HP, increasing chances of critical hits against them. Her effectiveness as an attack boost makes Silver Wolf an attractive option when looking to maximize attack potential in higher level content.
Silver Wolf appears somewhat distant from her fellow Stellaron Hunters due to her extraordinary skillset, choosing instead to bypass social niceties in favor of direct communication on any matter at hand. While this might sometimes make her appear rude or even mean-spirited, her intention is simply optimizing performance much like how she optimized hacker software.
Silver Wolf may be part of the Stellaron Hunters, but she tends to use their adventures more as a platform for her personal exploits. Traveling between bubble universes with Kafka and Blade for company, but mostly there for enjoyment herself; her detached yet sarcastic personality make her an enjoyable character to portray.
MiHoYo has pledged that more standard 5-star characters will be introduced into the Quantum element in future releases, with Fu Xuan from Preservation Path expected as one of them; likely making his appearance both through standard banner and limited time event banner. Furthermore, Lynx Landau from Abundance Path was recently teased as another 4-star character to add.
Seele
Wildfire DPS Seele is used to taking charge on her own and is adept at managing things on her own. This trait is evident in her kit, which focuses on dealing high amounts of damage against one enemy at a time. Furthermore, this trait plays into Seele’s Ultimate ability, Butterfly Flurry; when activated it puts Seele into an amplified state which increases her Basic Attack DMG and Skill DMG by 25% for one turn, turning her into an almost unstoppable weapon against high priority enemies.
Seele’s delicate nature means she needs to be paired with other characters carefully in order to reach her full potential. Natasha (Healer), March 7th (Shielder) and Dan Heng (Sub-DPS/Support) make an ideal combination, providing strong defensive capabilities, reliable healing services and consistent damage output from this team.
Seele’s optimal gear consists of light cones with increased Crit Rate such as In the Night and Cruising in Stellar Sea, to increase her Quantum Damage output through Thwack and Sheathed Blade skills. Furthermore, having a higher Speed Stat can assist her Butterfly Flurry Ultimate ability that activates every time she defeats an enemy during combat.
Relics that enhance her CRIT Rate and allow her to ignore some of an enemy’s DEF when attacking with Quantum damage is ideal for her Relics, with Scholar Lost in Erudition giving a second-best choice that also increases Basic Attack DMG by 20%.
Finally, Seele should use an ornament that will increase her CRIT Rate and allow for increased Skill DMG output. When selecting footwear relics to wear as Relics it would be wise to choose ATK% boots along with standard CRIT substats; her ideal SPD Main Stat should be 160 and she should prioritize its attainment over Attack Percentage.
Lynx
Penacony update brings two 5-star characters: Imbibitor Lunae and Fu Xuan; however, another 4-star addition called Lynx Landau offers healing support that makes life more bearable for high damage-dealing teammates.
Lynx can be found serving in Fourth Wing’s Flame section second squad alongside Sloane Mairi and Aaric Graycastle as a first year rider cadet. While her healing output may not match up to that of Bailu or Luochan, her ability to cleanse debuffs makes her an exceptional healer – something many healers find challenging to do effectively – as does her E6 HP-scaling normal attacks that help DPS characters more quickly reach their ultimate.
She further enhances her utility as the only Quantum healer with a buffing effect, using her Matrix of Prescience to distribute damage evenly among allies, decreasing the odds that one is hit by an unexpected killer blow out of nowhere. Furthermore, this makes her an invaluable enabler for high-DPS characters like Kafka or Dan Heng IL who depend on strong healers like Kafka or Dan Heng IL to be effective.
With her ability to draw enemy aggro to specific targets, Snowfield Emergency Plan makes an excellent addition to teams with Destruction and Preservation characters who seek a tanking role while their DPS colleagues dish out damage. Salted Camping Cans provides targeted healing while simultaneously applying Survival Response debuff; her Ultimate, Snowfield Emergency Plan removes one negative effect at the same time instantly restoring health based on Snowfield’s Max HP to her entire party.
Since Lynx resembles an actual feline, she could well be an embodiment of Tezcatlipoca – the Aztec god of fate, black magic and chaos. Her large black and gold colors allude to jaguars which have also long been seen as gods of fate in Meso-American mythology. Furthermore, Lynx’s role as male FATE in Serge’s final battle alludes to her father Wazuki who was mind controlled by FATE until it trapped him inside Prometheus Circuit.
