Skarakabaz in Honkai Star Rail: How to Defeat the Bug Lord

Skarakabaz in "Swarm Invasions" and has similar reproductive abilities.

In the guide we will tell you in detail how to win Bug Lord "Starbreaker": Skarakabaza in HSR. Let's look at the enemy's vulnerabilities, suitable units, and the most convenient tactics for fighting the boss.

How to open Echoes of War: Old Wormhole Crater

In order to access "Star Destroyer" Skarakabazu needs:

open location «isolated zone» on a space station;
complete the chain of Development missions "Shine, burn, my star of genius".

Thus, another level of activity will appear in the Isolated Zone Echo of War, which will allow you to fight the Lord of the Bug.

Where is the Starbreaker Bug Lord: Skarakabaz

After completing the task "Isolated zone"to defeat Skarakabaz on any of the available difficulty levels and get unique items for upgrading Character Traces.

Vulnerabilities and resistances of Skarakabaz

Battle with the Bug Lord "Starbreaker": Skarakabaz in HSR is divided into two phases, during which the boss uses the abilities of the Path of Propagation to summon similar monsters. Attacks against an enemy in the Reproduction state provoke the appearance of additional enemies on the battlefield, thereby complicating the course of the turn-based battle.

Skarakabase's vulnerabilities and effect resistance:

1	2
Vulnerabilities	Physical Ice Imaginary
Resistances	Binding

Summons Corrosive sting beetles, in turn, are vulnerable to physical and ice types of damage, Young stingbugs - to the physical, imaginary and fiery.

Boss attacks

Before you kill Skarakabaz in Echoes of War, you need to learn all of the Bug Lord's attacks and assemble the right squad for the battle.

The first phase

Don't rush to use all attacking ultimates to reduce the enemy's resistance and save skill points, since the battle is entirely based on the correct sequence of moves and timely removal of weakenings. The greatest damage in the first half is caused by summoned sting bugs, but the main enemy’s skills also include powerful attacks:

Bug Lord Cannon — deals average quantum damage to one of the squad .
Radiation poison — attacks one of the targets with multiple quantum damage, with a high chance of inflicting negative status Binding. After dealing damage, summons a Corrosive Stingbug (vulnerabilities: physical, icy).
Pyrolysis Death Ray — forms a death ray in the mouth, unleashing continuous quantum damage on one of the characters. Upon completion of the main attack, causes an explosion that damages the target and nearby allies.
Spawned Brood Carapace - enters a state Reproduction, which lasts until the next action. Skarakabaz's damage is reduced, and each attack spawns new Corrosive Stingers (bonus action). Breaking through an enemy's vulnerability during the Reproduction action will cause a loss of stamina and an increase in the damage received by all other mobs.

The transition to the next phase is not accompanied by a powerful attack, but restores stamina and health to maximum.

The second phase

Half of the Bug Lord's abilities are retained as they were:

Bug Lord Cannon - Also deals moderate quantum damage to one ally.
Radiation poison — selects one target, which it attacks with multiple quantum damage and with a high probability inflicts Binding. At the same time, he summons the Corrosive Stingbug to his side.
Shell of a born catastrophe - returns to normal state Reproduction, which retains the main aspects from the first phase with one exception: a Young Stingbug may appear among the monsters (vulnerabilities: physical, fiery, imaginary), which immediately accumulates a charge. If Skarakabaz does not lose his shield, he will perform the powerful attack "Egg of a Broken Star" on his next turn.
Egg of a Broken Star — The Bug Lord accumulates a charge that will subsequently fall on all party , removing a significant portion of health. Executed strictly in the next turn after “Shell of Born Catastrophe”.
Explosive detonation (Young Stingbug) - represents the greatest danger among all the abilities of summoned units. Before being destroyed, the monster explodes, dealing one-time wind damage and with a high chance of inflicting Rage. Up to three characters can enter the status and become uncontrollable.

How to defeat Skarakabaz in Honkai: Star Rail

After completing the story mission, you can replay the "Old Wormhole Crater" challenge within the mode Echo of War. The limit for collecting rewards is three times during the week.

Detachments

Next, we’ll look at which squad to defeat Skarakabaz based on its vulnerabilities.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Devour. Moon	Yukong	Hanja	Locha	Moon Eater is focused on breaking through Skarakabaz's vulnerability, and additionally damages neighboring targets through AoE. Yukun distributes useful buffs to attack power and critical stats, and helps remove stamina with his ultimate. Hanya increases damage to the boss, increases the attack power and speed of the Devourer, and also monitors skill points, restoring them. Locha helps deal extra damage and also ively heals through its aura.
jingliu	ruan mei	sang	Cheetah	Strategy: Freezing. Ruan Mei allows you to quickly deprive an enemy of vulnerability using a skill. When the ultimate is active, it prevents defense from being restored and delays the enemy's action. Pela cuts off defense, and with E4 lowers the Ice resistance of opponents. Cheetah (can be replaced by a representative of the Path of Abundance) often uses the skill to Freeze, but mainly deals with the spread of shields by activating the superpower. Jingliu gains action advancement by gaining stacks. Under all the boosts, it deals with the boss and nearby beetles.
Argenti	tingyun	Armor	Hoho	Strategy: AoE hypercarry. Argenti attacks all enemies on the field at once, removing the durability of summoned enemies in a few turns. The appearance of new monsters restores the hero's energy. Armor advances the main DD action by 100%, allowing you to perform more actions per cycle. Tingyun and Hoho infuse energy and increase attack power. In addition, Hoho heals and, if necessary, removes negative effects affecting allies.
Yanqing	Topaz and the ant	Lynx	Clara	Strategy: Counterattack. Thanks to its high penetration and damage, Yanqing will quickly deprive the main enemy of both his shield and health. Topaz, although it does not fit the types of monsters' vulnerabilities, significantly increases the damage of Yanqing and Clara's bonus attacks. Overall offers good synergy with selected DPS characters. Clara is a key figure in the squad. Vagabond Girl crushes crowds of enemies with Counterattacks, launching chains of explosions without having to directly attack the bugs. It is necessary to position the character in the outer cells so that mass attacks do not hit Yanqing and knock down his Empathic status. Lynx removes all negative effects with her ultimate, and also helps Clara attract more attention to herself by applying a skill to the tramp girl.
Doctor Ratio	Silver Wolf	Welt	Natasha	Strategy: game from bonus attacks and debuffs. Dr. Ratio actively uses the skill on Skarakabaza, causing high imaginary damage, to which the monster has a weakness. Thanks to the debuffs from Silver Wolf and Velta, it performs powerful bonus attacks. Silver Wolf introduces a huge number of bugs, increasing the chance of Veritas' bonus attack. Velt slows down enemies and delays their actions. The hero's bounces compensate for the lack of AoE from the main damage dealer. Natasha removes debuffs with her skill and instantly heals with her super ability after Skarakabaz's powerful attack called "Egg of a Broken Star".
Kafka	Sampo	Luke	Fu Xuan	Strategy: DoT damage. Kafka inflicts the Shock status on many enemies and provokes an instant explosion with a DoT effect thanks to his ultimate. Sampo is the second source of Weathering mass statuses. Luka plays exclusively on the boss, waiting for the right moment to destroy the vulnerability. Fu Xuan protects the unit by redirecting damage received. The open Trace of the sixth exaltation, "Luzhen Divination, Hexagram of Water", in turn, will allow allies to avoid crowd control effects.

Examples of more budget units to defeat Skarakabaz:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Sushan	Luke	Hanja	Natasha	Strategy: physical penetration. Hanya and Luka increase damage against Skarakabaz through ive skills and status effects. Sushan focuses on breaking through the resistance of the main opponent. Can maximize signature cone effects "Fencing" (if available). The survival of the group rests on Natasha, additionally. skill points and attacks against enemies without allied status.
Phys. hero	Hertha	Yukong	March 7	Strategy: all vulnerabilities. Pathfinder (Physical) and Gerta attack the boss and nearby enemies with skills. Gerta comes into her own during combat due to her talent, which is aimed at activating bonus attacks every time her opponents' HP drops to or below 50%. Yukun most often attacks with a basic attack, contributing to the destruction of the imaginary shield. The skill is used strictly before casting all ultimates in the team. March 7 makes sure that all allies are under shields. The ultimate freezes enemies, delaying their actions. If problems arise with survivability, he calmly gives way to an existing healer of epic rarity (be it Natasha or Lynx).
Sushan	sang	Fire. hero	Lynx	Strategy: game from two s. The most pumped up hero who matches the boss’s vulnerabilities is placed in the first cell. The second slot is occupied by a (de-)buffer or secondary damage dealer. Sang - one of the best choices, since it reduces the defense of enemies with a superpower. The remaining spots on the team are reserved for healers, shielders, or characters who can tank.

Tactics

Follow these guidelines to safely battle Starbreaker:

The main specificity of the Bug Lord is the weakening that is applied at the moment the vulnerability is broken while Skarakabaz is in the state of Reproduction. The destruction of the shield leads to loss of stamina and taking damage from all enemies on the field is therefore a top priority.
Do not try to deprive the main enemy of the shield in one cycle, but focus on survival. Evenly break through the vulnerability with regular attacks and skills, leaving part of the durability scale until the next appearance of the “Shell” in any phase.
Provide an opportunity in the group area attacksto gradually drain nearby targets of health. This tactic will allow you to start a chain reaction at a certain moment, in which the monsters will destroy each other with dying explosions.
In any situation leave skill points on the healer's or shield's turn. Especially if the character does not have much speed, and there is a wave of enemy actions ahead.
Prepare for possible nerfs to Binding and Rage by taking s into your squad with the ability to remove them or increase resistance to the effects: Hoho.
Equip followers of Harmony or Abundance "Broken Keel", which will not only allow you to avoid control, but will also increase the critical damage of the squad.

Awards

The reward for winning the Echoes of War: Old Wormhole Crater challenge is as follows:

150 Experience;
Past wormhole disasters are a resource needed to enhance the abilities of some characters;
relics of the set "Wild Wheat Shooter" 4⭐ from the 1st difficulty level, 5⭐ from the 3rd level;
relics of the set "The Falling Meteor Thief" 4⭐ from the 1st difficulty level, 5⭐ from the 3rd level;
shining light for purchasing items in the store "Hall of Oblivion";
light cones (random reward, drop rate - random): “Equal Exchange”, “Fermata”, “We Are Wild Fire”, “Spring Flows of Rivers”, “Past and Future”, “Woof! Time for walks!”, “The importance of breakfast”;
loans.

We hope our article helped you understand how to defeat the Bug Lord Skarakabaz in Honkai: Star Rail in the Echoes of War: Old Wormhole Crater challenge. If anything is unclear, ask questions at comments, we will definitely answer. Read other useful articles on HSR in the relevant sections of our website: builds.

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Victor Maslov

6 months ago

When I farm resources to upgrade traces from him in Echo of War, I always take Aventurine as - the fight is long, boring, but one-sided. Aventurine hangs shields and gives protection from debuffs, the rest have fun breaking through vulnerabilities, I don't even use the ult.

Last edited 6 months ago by Victor Maslov

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