Chorus of Balance in Honkai Star Rail: How to Defeat Great Septimius

"Chorus of Balance" Septimius the Great "Echoes of War: A Tribute to the Politeness of Mortal Dreams". The enemy is protected by a unique vulnerability scale, and the battle itself lasts over three phases - you will need to carefully prepare for the battle so that it does not drag on.

This guide will tell you how to defeat the Great Septimius' "Chorus of Balance" in HSR. Let's analyze all the features of the enemy, consider the attacks of each phase, suitable commands, as well as optimal tactics for fighting the boss.

How to unlock Echoes of War: A Tribute to the Courtesy of Mortal Dreams

Complete the following requirements to unlock the Chorus of Balance by Septimius the Great:

get 40 Mastery level;
complete the chain of missions for the Development of Penaconia "And on the eighth day".

Upon completion of the story quest in the territory Grand Theater of Penaconia There will be an additional activity level “Echoes of War”, where you can re-fight the boss to obtain advanced upgrade materials.

Discussed in detail in a separate guide how to defeat the idea of the past, present and eternal with examples of the most effective units.

Where is the "Chorus of Balance" Great Septimius Dominic

According to established tradition, the entrance to the Echoes of War dungeon is always located in the story battle area. Complete the last quest in the chain and return to Bolshoi Theaterto defeat a mechanical monster at any difficulty level.

Chorus of Balance's vulnerabilities and resistances

The battle with the “Chorus of Balance” Septimius the Great in the KhSR takes place in 3 phases, in which a difficult opponent changes not only in appearance, but completely rebuilds the style of battle and attack. During the first two stages, on the field together with the boss there are creatures controlled by him, necessary for an enhanced attack. In the final part of the battle, Dominic charges a powerful blow over the course of 7 turns, and also receives ×9 levels of durability.

Vulnerabilities, resistance to effects and durability of the Great Septimius Dominic:

1	2
Vulnerabilities	Phase 1-2: Phase 3: All types of elements.
Resistances	All control effects are 100%.
Resistance	Phase 1-2 - ×3 durability. Phase 3 - ×9 durability. One boss vulnerability scale (×1) - 180 durability points. For example, Dr. Ratio's superpower removes 90 points.

Summoned Echoes of Old Dreams share a health bar with the boss - all damage in the area damages the main opponent. The creatures are on the field during the first two phases of the battle, have 90 points of durability and are weak to fire, electric and imaginary types of damage.

Who to take into the squad to defeat the Great Septimius

Squads to defeat the Chorus of Balance must consist of heroes whose elements the boss has a weakness to. Create your own group using the examples below.

Top Teams

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Boothill Xueyi	Imaginary. hero	ruan mei	Gallagher	Strategy: play on the penetration effect. Boothill is focused on the main boss. Despite the opponent's lack of weakness to the physical element, the ranger will successfully cope with the test due to the ability to cause a new vulnerability with his ultimate. The combination of Ruan Mei and Pathfinder of Harmony is ideal for the mechanics of the main damage dealer. Gallagher is not only a healer, but is good at destroying vulnerability and creating a penetration effect. Boothill can be replaced by Xuei, whose attacks deplete the opponents' stamina while completely ignoring the types of their vulnerabilities.
Devour. Moon	Sparkle	Zaryanka	tingyun Bailu	Strategy: Hyper-carry Moon Eater. The Moon Eater launches powerful area attacks under all buffs of Harmony's allies. Sparkle and Robin give the damage dealer buffs to increase their damage output, speeding up the flow of the battle. Tingyun helps with the accumulation of ultimate, but can be replaced by a healer or secondary DPS. For example, Baylu. If you're having trouble getting rid of crowd control effects, it's worth considering a that can remove debuffs and/or apply high buffs to effect resistance.
Acheron	Chern. Swan	Kafka	Cheetah	Strategy: DoT squad from Acheron. Acheron acts as the main damage dealer, benefiting from imposing negative statuses on opponents. Black Swan and Kafka enhance each other, and also provide the Nothingness Emanator with debuffs on enemies and a decrease in defense. Cheetah constantly applies and updates shields. For the convenience of accumulating negative statuses that are important for Acheron, it can be equipped with a light cone “Galactic Market Trend”, which will also offer DoT characters additional periodic damage statuses.
Jing Yuan	Topaz	Himeko Armor	Aventurine	Strategy: bonus attack. Jing Yuan and Topaz summon allies to the field, who walk together with all participants in the battle. Himeko performs bonus attacks after destroying the vulnerability. The girl herself actively uses her superpower to attack the choir . Aventurine uses a skill every two turns to maintain the shield, and also performs bonus attacks himself. If necessary, Himeko can be replaced with Armor, which will Jing Yuan with a skill and apply bonuses to the entire squad with an ultimate skill.
Welt	Imaginary. hero	Asta	Locha	Strategy: “rebound”. Welt has a beneficial slow debuff and uses his ultimate to trap summoned enemies. Pathfinder (Imaginary) and Asta apply various buffs to the team and actively participate in shield damage. Locha helps the group with constant healing and high superpower penetration.

Budget detachments

Builds of more accessible characters for F2P players:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Doctor Ratio Hook	Gui	Asta	Lynx	Strategy: F2P squad with Dr. Ratio. Veritas, available for free up to and including Update 2.2, focuses on defeating the main enemy and finishing off the Choir ' vulnerabilities. Guinaifen and Asta cast Burn for successful main-DPS bonus attacks. Lynx heals at critical moments. Dr. Ratio can be replaced with Hook, who has powerful area and solo attacks. She will also receive an additional boost to elemental damage thanks to Asta.
Serval	Xueyi	Yukong	Natasha	Strategy: powerful AoE and solo attacks. Serval has an inexpensive ultimate and excellent AoE damage. Xuei's ultimate cuts off 120 points of durability, regardless of the types of vulnerability. Yukun perfectly complements the build of two damage dealers and brings additional damage.
Guinaifen	Asta	Gallagher	Natasha	Strategy: two healers. Gui and Asta do a good job of reducing the vulnerability bar, while at the same time spreading buffs and debuffs. Gallagher is an ideal candidate for the position of the first healer, as he performs several functions, including secondary DPS. A healer with instant mass healing, for example, Natasha, is placed in the fourth slot.

Units for the Penaconia plot

In the final battle of the story campaign, in the mission The Imaginary Pioneer. The hero performs well in battle with monsters and strengthens the DPS of teams, so you can form a variety of squads around him:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Devour. Moon	ruan mei	Imaginary. hero	Locha Fu Xuan	The Devourer is strong in both single damage and area damage, and also deals colossal damage every turn. Ruan Mei is the best to participate in Dominic's Sempitiya challenge, as it increases the penetration efficiency. The only difficult moment for the girl will be the second phase, where the vulnerability is protected. Locha not only heals, but helps with penetration and removes weakening effects. In addition, the hero is not demanding on skill points and will make an excellent match for the Moon Eater. In place of Lochi, you can also consider Fu Xuan, who redistributes damage. After strong attacks and breaking through the general shield of the boss, the girl will protect the team from lethal damage.
Himeko	Welt	Imaginary. hero	Natasha	The standard Legendary Himeko will perform well in a battle aimed at mass penetration. Under the buffs of the Imaginary GG, the girl’s technique with damage to all enemies will help you cope with the test faster. For the last phase, where Himeko’s technique will not work, it is worth providing the hero with one target and in an area. Welt is effective during all phases of the battle due to debuffs and a super ability with mass penetration. In place of a defensive , a hero with the ability to remove weakening, for example, the starting Natasha, is highly recommended. Any hero with mass and single penetration can take Welt's place. If it is the final phase that causes difficulties, it is worth considering characters from other elements.
Xueyi Hook	Gui	Imaginary. hero	Gallagher	In the first phases of the battle, Xuei relies entirely on his ultimate and team penetration, charging stacks for a bonus attack. At the end of the battle, the boss gains a weakness to all elements - the girl reveals herself to her full potential and quickly ends the battle. Gui deals area damage, applies debuffs and periodic damage statuses. Gallagher comes with its own high buff resistance value, making it a stable option for maintaining your squad's firepower. With an open second eidol, it also increases this characteristic of allies and can remove control effects. Xuei, which is heavily dependent on the unit, can be replaced with Hook, which pairs well with Guinaifen.
Serval	Asta	Imaginary. hero	Lynx	Serval has an inexpensive ultimate with massive damage, and can also give up skill points to s if necessary. Asta's attack boost and acceleration applies to the entire team, and the skill is effective in all phases. F2P healer Lynx increases the maximum health of squad and removes weaknesses with her ultimate.

Boss attacks

Before killing the Great Septimius in Echoes of War, it is worth taking a closer look at the skills of the mechanical monster in order to prepare for the battle, formulate tactics and choose the right team.

The first phase

The peculiarity of the enemy is in several levels of durability, which must be removed to remove the monster from a combat-ready state. The first phase is characterized by targeted attacks on one of the allied characters and several attacks on the group:

Grazioso — low imaginary damage to one of the characters.
masterful - a group attack that damages all heroes in the squad.
Vaneggiando — plays a melody that has a high chance of putting the character into the “Another Dream” state. A hero with this status cannot perform actions, but restores health at the beginning of each turn. Getting hit will bring the hero out of the state of inaction.
Accelerating — enters a charge stance before using an enhanced skill "Volteggiando".
Volteggiando - Orders combat-ready echoes of old dreams to deal damage to one target. If all singers are in a broken vulnerable state, the enhanced skill will not be applied. After this action, allies of the Chorus of Balance regain their Fortitude.
Like in a long dream - a ive ability that links the health bars of the Chorus of Balance and the singers. Breaking the vulnerability of summoned monsters further delays their actions, and after destroying the boss's stamina, a general shield is applied to the squad.
Affilitto (Echoes of Old Dreams) - causes minor damage with an imaginary element and delays the action.

The second phase

During the Septimius phase, Dominic may enter a state of protected vulnerability. The transition to the second part of the battle is accompanied by the imposition of buffs on the group, receiving a small shield and a strong area attack. Summoned units, in turn, have their health and elemental shield fully restored:

Allargando — receives a powerful shield and protects resistance from penetration. Also increases damage dealt and reduces damage received.
tempestoso - an enhanced skill that replaces “Volteggiando” from the first half of the battle. The hits of the singers and Septimius Dominic spread to the entire group and cause increased damage.

During the phase, you can also expect repetition of the attacks of Grazioso, Maestoso, Vaneggiando and Accelerando,

The third phase

At the end of the battle, the boss sequentially goes through 7 stages of charging an enhanced skill and has 9 bars of vulnerability. During his actions, the opponent does not inflict any damage, however, upon completion of charging the ability, a powerful attack is launched that ignores 100% of the defense of all characters:

The work of creation —
In the beginning was the word — accumulates charges for a powerful ability over 7 turns "In the beginning there was a thing". Takes action after every move character. The condition is interrupted by breaking through durability.
In the beginning there was a thing — carries out a powerful blow that ignores the heroes’ defense.

Tactics on how to defeat the Chorus of Balance Great Septimius in Honkai: Star Rail

Both in the story and in the Tribute to the Courtesy of Mortal Dreams challenge, the boss is an extremely difficult opponent. The mechanical monster has three health bars, increased base speed, covers itself with a shield and carries out strong attacks. In this section we will look at the optimal tactics for successfully completing the test.

As part of the Conquest missions, there will be two encounters with the Great Septimius: a battle in one phase, interrupted by the arrival of help from reality, and a full-fledged battle as the final battle for the future of Penaconia. Follow these tips when participating in battle:

Focus on destroying the elemental shield. Each destroyed boss scale provides the squad with a shield that blocks enemy damage. Team up with fire, electric, and imaginary elemental companions to effectively break down durability.
Form a balanced squad of damage dealers targeting one target and one area. It is important to destroy the durability of not only the main opponent, but also the summoned creatures, as this will allow you to avoid enhanced attacks.
Keep your healer's ultimate charged and use it after the most dangerous attacks of the Great Septimius Dominic, before a wave of actions from the rest of your opponents. Try to use basic attacks from s more often if they fit into vulnerabilities.
Keep track of your turn queue and reserve action points for the turns of characters with high penetration and AoE abilities. In the first and second parts of the battle, be sure to focus on area damage.
In the final phase, give preference to characters with a skill like "Bounce" while charging a dangerous skill with the boss. While Vulnerable, alternate between Skills and Basic Strikes to accumulate Skill Points before the next In the Beginning was the Word charge cycle.
Keep an eye on the energy build-up of your Long Range Ring auxiliary ability and use it based on your team's needs. If characters are focused on piercing damage, use it at a time when all opponents are deprived of durability bars. Otherwise, use your skill to remove enemies from a combat-ready state.
Prepare for the nerf to Another Dream by bringing defensive s into your group with the ability to remove status or increase resistance to effects: Aventurine.

Achievements for Great Septimius Dominic

As part of the battle with the Choir of Balance, you can unlock 2 achievements.

Everyday life without God

Requirement: Break all echoes of old dreams before Great Septimius, Chorus of Balance uses the Volteggiando or Tempestoso skill.

Reward: star jade ×5.

Destroy the elemental shields of all singers after the Accelerando ability starts charging, so that summoned units are unable to carry out a targeted strike on their allies. Take a hero with area attacks and a suitable element to your team for this purpose.

And then Monday came

Condition: Gain enough shield to completely block damage dealt by the skill In the Beginning Was the Enemy's Business Sunday, The fruit of philosophy.

Reward: star jade ×5.

To complete the achievement, you need to wait until the third phase, where the Great Septimius Dominic transforms into Sunday, Fruit of Philosophy. The monster will have 9 levels of vulnerability, breaking through which you can accumulate a common shield. To open the achievement it is important avoid health decline: About 19 defense units will be required, and shields are also taken into .

Awards

For completing “Echoes of War: A Tribute to the Politeness of Mortal Dreams,” the HSR provides the following rewards:

150 Experience;
the lost echo of the unity of desires - advanced material for leveling up the talents of some characters;
relics of the “Burning Duke” set 4⭐ from the 1st difficulty level, 5⭐ from the 3rd level;
relics of the “Watchmaker of Sleepy Machinations” set 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 is random): "The show begins";
loans.

We hope our article helped you understand how to defeat Great Septimius in Honkai: Star Rail in the “Echoes of War: Tribute to the Courtesy of Mortal Dreams” challenge. If anything is unclear, ask questions at comments, we will definitely answer or the players will try to help. Read other useful articles on HSR in the relevant sections of our website: builds.