Honkai: Star Rail
Kafka

Kafka

LightningLightning
NihilityNihility

A member of the Stellaron Hunters. A dashing, collected, and professional beauty.
Used the enchantment of Spirit Whisper to set up {NICKNAME} to absorb the Stellaron.
Her hobby is shopping for and organizing her collection of coats.

Kafka Stats

Level 1 / 80
ASCHPATKDEFSPDTAUNTCrit RateCrit DMG
014792661001005%50%

Kafka Skills

Midnight Tumult

Basic ATK
Level 1 / 9

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 50.0% of Kafka's ATK to a single enemy.

Caressing Moonlight

Skill
Level 1 / 15

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 80.0% of Kafka's ATK to a target enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 30.0% of Kafka's ATK to enemies adjacent to it.
If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to 60.0% of their original DMG.

Twilight Trill

Ultimate
Level 1 / 15

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 48.0% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies, with a 100.0% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked and immediately take DMG equal to 72.0% of the DoT. Shock lasts for 2 turn(s).
While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DoT equal to 95.0% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn.

Gentle but Cruel

Talent
Level 1 / 15

After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to 60.0% of her ATK to that enemy, with a 100.0% base chance of increasing the DoT DMG received by the enemy by 15.0% for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn.

Attack

Attack an enemy, and when the battle starts, reduce their Toughness of the corresponding Type.

Mercy Is Not Forgiveness

Technique

Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, deal Lightning DMG equal to 50.0% of Kafka's ATK to all enemies. In addition, each enemy has a 100.0% base chance to become Shocked for 3 turn(s).
While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DoT equal to 50.0% of Kafka's ATK at the beginning of each turn.

Kafka Eidolon

Da Capo

When using Ultimate, instead of immediately receiving DMG from the Shock state, enemies will now immediately receive DMG from all currently applied DoT sources.

Fortississimo

Weakness Break Efficiency boosted by 50%.

Capriccio

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

Recitativo

The duration of the increased DoT caused by Talent is extended by 1 turn(s). This effect is stackable and can stack up to 2 time(s)

Doloroso

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

Leggiero

The Ultimate increases the DMG multiplier of Shock DMG dealt to enemies by 130% and extends the duration of Shock by 1 turn(s).

Kafka Traces

Major Traces

Minor Traces

Kafka Ascension Items

Kafka Guide

The Nihility - Lightning 

Role: DoT Lightning DPS

Recommended Light Cone and Skill Priority

Skill Level Priority: Ultimate = Skill → Talent → Basic ATK

In the Name of the World

In the Name of the World

Level 80
1058 HP
582 ATK
463 DEF

Inheritor

Level 1 / 5

Increases the wearer's DMG to debuffed enemies by 24.0%. When the wearer uses their Skill, the Effect Hit Rate for this attack increases by 18.0%, and ATK increases by 24.0%.

Increases Hit rate, Enemies DMG taken when debuffed, and ATK. Hit rate is especially useful as Kafka’s kit needs DoT’s applied to the enemy to hit hard or even function well. 


4✦ – Eyes of the Prey

Good Night and Sleep Well

Good Night and Sleep Well

Level 80
952 HP
476 ATK
330 DEF

Toiler

Level 1 / 5

For every debuff the target enemy has, the DMG dealt by the wearer increases by 12.0%, stacking up to 3 time(s). This effect also applies to DoT.

DoT and hit rate increase, which is where almost all her damage comes from 


Recommended Relic sets and substats

Relic Set:
Set: Band of Sizzling Thunder
Body: ATK%
Boots: ATK% / SPD

Planetary Ornament set:
Set: Space Sealing Station
Planet Sphere: Lightning DMG%
Link Rope: Energy Regen%

Notes

  • E1 generally increases shock procs via getting hit
  • E2 Able to follow up attack twice in one turn
  • E4 All DoTs now benefit from her Ult; Ult causes all current DoTs to hit target + Ult damage when proc’d. 
  • E6 first follow up attack of the round will do substantial damage
  • Nuke potential
  • Slightly disappointing Traces 

Early thoughts and analysis

Kafka needs a shock DoT team to do well. She also needs some of her Eidolons to unlock most of her kit potential. Landing multiple DoTs in a short amount of time has the potential to deal massive nuke damage, however this team set-up may be very skill point hungry.