How to Break Enemies in Honkai Star Rail

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Breaking enemies or “Weakness Break” is a mechanic in Honkai: Star Rail Trailblazers must master to succeed in combat. This mechanic is quite different from what Genshin Travelers might be familiar with regarding Elemental Reactions. Weakness Break involves using specific types of attacks to reduce an enemy’s Toughness bar. Toughness is indicated by the white bar above the red HP bar. If your Star Rail character triggers Weakness Break on your opponent, they will take additional damage from attacks. Additionally, the inflicted Break delays the enemy, granting you more opportunities to strike.

How to Perform Weakness Break in Honkai Star Rail

Weakness Break Fire Boss Fight in Honkai Star Rail

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To Break enemies or perform Weakness Break, you must examine your enemy’s Elemental Weakness in Honkai: Star Rail. This mechanic is displayed above the Toughness bar of the opponent. For instance, you will encounter Voidranger: Reavers during your adventure. Above their HP and Toughness, you’ll see the icons for Physical and Lightning. These two are this enemy type’s Elements in Honkai: Star Rail that can Break their Toughness.

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Every enemy will have different Elemental Weaknesses in Honkai: Star Rail, which can make things challenging to perform Weakness Break. The reason is that your playable characters all possess distinct Elements. As a result, they will be effective against certain enemy types but less advantageous against others in combat. For example, if you’re facing a Voidranger: Distorter, you’ll notice its two weaknesses are Wind and Imaginary. Therefore, you can Break this enemy’s Toughness in Honkai: Star Rail by using Dan Heng, a Wind wielder.

All Elements in Honkai Star Rail and What They Do

To further assist in achieving Weakness Breaks for defeating enemies in Honkai: Star Rail, here’s a table with every Element and Break Effect:

Weakness Break: Element	Break Effect
Physical	Triggering Weakness Break with Physical attacks with apply the Bleed effect and deal damage over time.
Ice	If Weakness Break: Ice is triggered, you will Freeze your target, causing them to become temporarily immobile.
Wind	Wind attacks used to perform Weakness Break will cause Wind Shear, dealing damage over time.
Fire	Weakness Break: Fire will apply Burn, which continuously deals damage for a duration.
Lightning	Weakness Break applied with Lightning damage will apply Shock to a target, which deals damage over time.
Quantum	Weakness Break: Quantum will cause Entanglement, a Break Effect that delays the enemy’s action and inflicts additional damage. If the inflicted enemy is struck again, this bonus damage will increase.
Imaginary	If you Break enemies with Imaginary attacks, you will apply Imprisonment. Your affected targets will have their actions delayed, including a reduction to their SPD.