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The article presented all the currently available information about Sam in HSR: when the hero is planned to be released, skills, eidolons and interesting facts about the character.
The guide is based on data collected from various leaks from insiders, for this reason, some information may change after official announcements. The article will be supplemented and updated as new information becomes available.
When will Sam be released in Honkai: Star Rail?
Sam, who is piloted firefly, will receive its own "Event Jump: Character" in first half of update 2.3. This information was confirmed officially - by a news demonstration of a girl first met on Penaconia in the World of Dreams.
How to get Sam
Sam treats heroes with 5 star rarity, therefore, will be available in the limited-time Event Jump: Character banner.
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Sam's Element and the Path
Sam's element - fire damage type, which, when breaking through an enemy’s vulnerability, imposes a special “Burning” status on him, causing periodic damage. The hero belongs to Paths of Destruction, which gives him both high damage and survivability. Sam's damage is tailored to single targets and opponents closest to them.
Sam's appearance
Sam - tall cyborg, fully clad in iron armor. In the Russian version of the game it is positioned as an android robot (not a living person). His armor is just exo-armor, which is piloted from within AR-26710, also known as Firefly.
The girl was created artificially from an incubation capsule in the heart of the Falakor galaxy. Using genetic modifications, unknown scientists have created an android whose sole purpose is to control the Molten Knight.
- Sam's appearance in the official trailer for The Rise of Jepell - Scene 47.
- Appearance of Firefly, first encountered in the storyline
Sam's skills and abilities
All of Sam's abilities are focused on dealing high damage and increasing his max. health.
| Emboldening Salvo | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic Attack | Deals fire damage to the selected enemy equal to Sam/Firefly's attack power. |
| Basic attack strengthened | Restores a certain percentage of max health. HP, and also inflicts fire damage on the enemy equal to the attack power of Sam/Firefly. |
| Emboldening Salvo | Consumes a certain percentage of max health. HP to restore some of your own energy. Then, deals fire damage to the selected enemy equal to the attack power. If the current HP is not enough to fully use the skill, it drops to 1 unit. |
| Enhanced Skill | Restores a certain percentage of your own health. If the enemy does not have a vulnerability to the fire element, over the next 2 turns he becomes vulnerable to the named type of damage. Additionally inflicts fire damage to the selected enemy equal to half the penetration effect (max. up to 360% EP) + a percentage of the attack power. In addition, damage falls on adjacent targets in the amount of a quarter of the penetration effect (max. up to 360% EP) + a percentage of the attack power. |
| Superpower | Firefly/Sam enters the Heat state, the character's action moves forward by 100%, and the skill and basic attack become stronger. In the Heated state, the speed increases additionally by 50 units. (at level 10 superpower). Using an empowered basic attack and/or an empowered skill increases the damage dealt by breaking a vulnerability, and also increases the effectiveness of breaking a vulnerability until the current attack ends. Additionally, in the Heated state, Firefly/Sam cannot use the ultimate. The Glow countdown is recorded on the action . During the battle cycle, it has its own fixed speed of 90 units. |
| Talent | Damage taken is reduced according to current HP (max. 40%). When Damage Reduction is at maximum while in Intensity, resistance to Firefly/Sam's effects is increased by 20%. |
| Technique | It takes off and then moves through the air without any restrictions for 5 seconds. Using a basic attack ends the flight. After completing the flight, Firefly/Sam descends to the ground and attacks all enemies in an AoE radius. After entering battle at the beginning of each wave, imposes fire vulnerability on opponents for the next 2 turns. Then deals fire damage to all enemies equal to Sam/Firefly's attack power. |
The hero is highly dependent on max. HP level, thanks to which it receives a high damage buff. He can suddenly lose all his health in one turn, so you should fight for him carefully, and also keep a healer in your squad.
What is known about Sam: interesting facts about the character
Sam is a member of a criminal organization Silver Wolf. More about his past is unknown: for what purpose he ed the team, what role he occupies and what tasks he performs is a mystery.
Interesting facts about the hero:
- Presumably Sam is mentioned in the description of the artifacts "Wandering Cloud Drifter"like a tall man in massive armor.
- Sam - iron Man, which is in ru. localization is classified as android or cyborg.
- Piloted from within firefly. In the world, she will be the main character; in battle, presumably, some skills will transform the girl into a cyborg.
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Sam is Firefly
How are Sam's mechanics different from Blade's?
Blade is the master of sadomasos, and Sam, apparently, is a non-berserker.