Defeating Svarog is one of the main campaign missions inHonkai Star Railthat cannot be skipped. This is a critical moment in the game as you get to learn some key details about the story. Moreover, this is the point where you are going to see the result of the resources you have already spent on your characters.
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Bear in mind that Svarog is a tough enemy and you need to upgrade your characters and their Light Cones as much as you can to defeat the robot.
How To Defeat Svarog
Before exploring the possible ways to defeat Svarog, let’s talk about the battle phases. The first phase of the battle against Svarog isn’t important at all. No matter how much damage you deal to the giant robot, the battle will be intervened by Natasha after several turns, who will fully heal all your characters for the second phase.
In the second phase, Svarog will have a health bar of 79% with a full shield even if you had dealt more damage than that during the first phase. So, this is where things get serious. After several turns, Svarog will spawn a robotic hand, whose job is to steal and imprison one of your characters randomly. In order to bring back the imprisoned character to the battle as soon as possible, you do need to break the robotic hand’s shield.
With these initial info, now it’s time to discuss the best line-ups. Svarog itself is vulnerable to Lightning, Fire, and Wind combat classes. On the other hand, his robotic companion is vulnerable to Quantum, Lightning, and Wind. Basically, you need to fill in your line-up with characters that match Svarog’s vulnerability. Your original character is no use in this battle, so ensure to get rid of them. Dan Heng is a great choice, but you do need Lightning class as well. In case you haveunlocked Serval, she is an incredible option for this battle as she has a multi-target skill attack that can damage both Svarog and its robotic hand. Below, you can check out the suggested line-ups based on combat classes:
The first suggestion is something rare this early in the game as players have not unlocked that many characters yet, but the second and third suggestions are possible. Personally, I completed the battle with the third line-up.
Speaking of healers, if your characters and their Light Cones are Level 20 or above, you can fight through it without a healer, but if you feel like your fighters are low in max HP, you will need a healer like March 7th. The healer is advised to take the place of a Fire combat class. That being said, winning the battle with one character off the vulnerability board is quite tough, and you may need multiple tries. The healer should always prioritize healing or adding a shield, as you need to keep the healer alive until the very last moment.
For those playing without a healer, if the robotic hand imprisons a character with multi-target attack like Serval, you do need to focus on it to set them free as soon as possible. But if there is not much left from Svarog’s health bar, you’re able to leave the imprisoned character on their own and fully focus on damaging Svarog itself. In a no-healer line-up, the main focus should be Svarog, as you need to finish the battle as quickly as possible before losing members.
