Hook in Honkai Star Rail: Guide & Build 🔥

A detailed guide to Hook in teams for various gaming activities. All advantages and disadvantages. Optimal rotation and the basics of playing for the character. Everything you need Hook for leveling.

Hook is the self-proclaimed boss of the Mole Adventurer Squad in the Whitebog Underdark. Despite her young age, she is very responsible, freedom-loving and fearless. She does not like being called a child, because she believes that she is able to cope with everything on her own, without the help of adults. As a playable character, Paths of Destruction and owns the fire element.

Rating	C-position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐
[Type] element	Fire damage
Path	Destruction
when added to the game	April 26, 2023 (patch 1.0)
How to get a character	Pom Pom Store
Gender	Female
Home region	Belobog (Underground)
Role in the squad	Primary DD, secondary DD
Role in the game	Boss of the "Moles" squad
signature light cone	"Moles Greet You"
Female version voice actresses	English voice actress - Felecia Angelle Japanese voice actress - Tokui Sora Chinese voice actress - Wang Xiaotong Korean voice actress - Lee Jae-hyun

Biography

Hook in Honkai: StarRail - the enterprising leader of the "Moles" detachment. She calls herself Hook the Great Gloom and believes that she is independent enough to make decisions without turning to her elders for help. Every day, witnessing how adults go on adventures in the Fragmentum, she decided that she would organize a gang that would also have their own adventures. Now, together with her team, the baby conducts various expeditions to the mines, the clinic and to the surface.

Hook's storyline progress can be seen in her companion missions:

• «Treasure of the Old Brigadier».
• "Baby Hook's Treasure".
• "Gift Hook"

How to get Hook in Honkai: Star Rail

As a representative epic rarity, you can knock out Hook in any "Jump" presented in the game. In addition, at a certain time, the heroine or eidolons for her can be purchased in a special section of the Pom-Pom store.

An additional option for obtaining is the ability to knock out a unit with an increased chance in the "Event Jump: Character", if it is included in the list of priority epic heroes that make up the company of limited characters of the patch. The period of the event of the considered format: from 26 February 2025 city by 18 March 2025 city (first half of version 3.1), thanks to which the collection can be replenished with five-star Yunli.

Rerun Hook can be tracked thanks to banner schedule.

Features

As Hook ascends and levels up, her base stats increase. health, of protection и attack power. She also has constant speed and taunt stats that only change when equipped with the appropriate buffs or gear. Detailed data on stat values ​​can be found in the table.

Level of	Basic HP	Basic Attack	Basic protection	base speed	Basic taunt
1	182	84	48	94	125
10	264	121	69	94	125
20	355	163	93	94	125
30	519	239	136	94	125
40	684	315	180	94	125
50	848	390	223	94	125
60	1012	466	266	94	125
70	1176	541	309	94	125
80	1340	617	352	94	125

Basic skills

Hook's abilities deal explosive damage to single and nearby targets, and are also effective at penetrating fire armor. In addition, the heroine can, with a certain chance, impose the Burning status on opponents, in which they will begin to receive periodic damage. Next, we will analyze in detail how all the Hook skills work, and in what sequence it is better to pump them.

Active skills

• Technics "Ack! Look at This Mess! »

Lands a strike and at the start of combat, deals Fire damage equal to 100% of attack power to a random enemy target. Also has a 50% chance to apply the Burning status to all enemies for 3 turns. While under the effect of Burning, the enemy will take periodic fire damage equal to 50% of their attack power at the start of each turn.

• Basic AttackHehe! Don’t Get Burned!» (single attack)

Deals fire damage equal to 50-130% of attack power to the selected target.

• Skill "Hey! Hook?» (single attack / explosion)

Single attack

Deals fire damage to an enemy equal to 120-300% of attack power and inflicts the Burning status for 2 turns. At the start of each turn, the enemy will take periodic fire damage equal to 25-81,25% of Hook's attack power.

Explosion

Deals fire damage to an enemy equal to 120-350% of attack power and inflicts the Burning status on them for 2 turns. At the same time, nearby enemy targets also take fire damage equal to 40-100% of attack power. At the start of each turn, an enemy with the Burning status is dealt damage over time equal to 25% of Hook's attack power.

• Superpower"Boom! Here Comes the Fire! » (single attack)

Energy: 120

Deals fire damage to an enemy target equal to 240-480% of attack power. After using the super ability, the next activation of the skill is strengthened and deals damage to the selected enemy and nearby targets.

ive skills

• talent"Ha! Oil to the Flames! » (gain)

Attacking an enemy target with the Burning status deals additional fire damage equal to 50% of attack power and additionally restores 5 energy.

The order of leveling abilities

When pumping skills, Hook is recommended to give priority to superpowersto deal massive instant damage to a single enemy target. Then, parallel to each other, we increase the level skill и talent - This will allow you to deal more damage to multiple opponents and increase the DPS from the Burning status. Therefore, if the Mole boss acts as a secondary damage dealer, skill and talent become more relevant. Basic Attack most often needed only to restore skill points, so it rises last.

Tracks

Hook's footprints boost important stats such as critical damage and attack power, which not only makes it easier to build, but also ively increases the damage dealt. At the same time, ive talents are unlocked that increase the dynamics and survival of the character during the battle.

Attack power +4% (lvl.1)
Innocence: Each time the talent is triggered, 5% HP is restored.	HP +4% (A2)	Attack Power +4% (A3)	Crete. damage +5,3% (A3)
Naivety: Chance to avoid crowd control is increased by 35%.	Attack Power +6% (A4)	HP +6% (A5)	Attack Power +6% (A5)
Play with fire: Using an ultimate advances the action by 20% and restores 5 health. energy.	Crete. damage +8% (A6)	HP +8% (lvl 75)
Attack power +8% (lvl.80)

General increase in characteristics:

ATK	+ 28 %
HP	+ 18 %
Critical Damage	+ 13,3 %

Eidolons [constellations]

All Hook Eidolons:

number	Name	<font><font>Materials</font></font>
1	Who goes to bed early, gets up early	ed skill (explosion) damage is increased by 20%.
2	Happy tummy, happy baby	The duration of the Burning status inflicted by the skill is increased by 1 turn.
3	Don’t Be Picky, Nothing’s Icky	Skill level +2. The maximum level is 15. The level of basic attack +1. The maximum level is 10.
4	It’s Okay to Not Know	100% chance to trigger the talent to apply the Burning status similar to the skill to the targets adjacent to the enemy.
5	Let the Moles’ Deeds Be Known	Superpower level +2. Talent level +2. The maximum level is 15.
6	Always Ready to Punch and Kick	Hook attack damage against Burning enemies is increased by 20%.

The best constellations Hook - E1, E4 and E6:

• Feature first eidolon: increases the skill - one of the main sources of damage of the "Moles" boss. Given that the shard is at the very beginning, this is the most affordable DPS boost.
• Feature fourth eidolon: Allows you to apply the Burning status to multiple enemies. A great addition to increase AoE damage. Since initially the Hook is weaker in AoE, and the eidolon gives her the opportunity to better open up from different angles.
• Feature sixth eidolon: Increases damage against enemy targets under the Burning status, which in turn affects all damage dealt - both permanent and periodic.

Advantages and disadvantages

Consider all the "pros" and "cons" that you may encounter when playing for the leader of the "Moles".

Advantages	Disadvantages
High burst damage for one target makes Hook an excellent damage dealer (both main and secondary). Especially if there is not enough fire DPS to break through the corresponding vulnerability.	Despite the fact that the skill's "explosion" attacks several opponents, it mainly damage is focused on single targets. Specifically, until the 4th Eidolon is obtained, Burning only affects one enemy.
Imposes on opponents status Burningwhich can be maintained on an ongoing basis. This allows you to deal periodic damage, helping the team outside the battlefield.	In order to reveal the full potential of the character additional investments required: ranging from legendary relics and weapons to complete awakening. But even in this case, at later stages it may be inferior to other heroes with massive or single damage.
Has an average energy cost ult (120 units). At the same time, she restores her energy with talent and the third trace, “Playing With Fire... Works.” Thus can gain enough energy to activate a superpower almost every turn.	Takes time to build up power, which can be detrimental in modes where time is of the essence, e.g. oblivion hall.
Convenient character for beginners due to simple but effective mechanics. Exaltation materials and the best sets of relics can also be comfortably farmed from the very start of the game.

Leveling

This paragraph covers everything Hook needs to level up to the maximum level: a list of materials and their total number.

Elevation materials

Resources required to upgrade Hook to level 80:

• 246,400 loans.
• 12 ancient details, 13 ancient transmission shafts and 12 ancient engines - trophies for defeating automatons and other opponents in the Robot Settlement and the Big Mine. Additional ways: execution virtual universe, synthesis or exchange in the Virtual Machine.
• 50 Endothermic Chitin is a reward for completing Stagnant Shadow in the Forbidden Zone of the Silvermane Guardians.

Skill Leveling Materials

To upgrade Hook's abilities, you will need to collect additional components:

• Shattered Blade, lifeless blade, all-destroying blade - Reward for completing Sepals in the Storage Zone.
• Battle , ing events.
• Guardian’s Lament - material for winning Kokoliya in the Everwinter Hill Echoes of War challenge.

The sequence of pumping traces

The table shows the materials used to increase the level of traces:

Best Hook builds in Honkai: Star Rail

Hook follows the Path of Destruction and is therefore a versatile DPS character. Possesses DoT-mechanics - with the help of a technique and a skill, it imposes the Burning status on one enemy (or several targets in the presence of the 4th eidolon), causing periodic damage. In addition, thanks to the talentHa! Oil to the Flames! » Damage against such targets increases and restores energy.

All damage, including Burning damage, depends on attack power и fire damage bonus, therefore, when assembling Hook, first of all you should pay attention to these characteristics. As with any damage dealer, critical damage, crit chance. hits и speed are also important indicators.

In this section, we will look at how to assemble the Hook in Honkai: Star Rail.

Recommended characteristic values

The main stats that are recommended to look for in relics:

Relic	Main characteristic
Head	HP (permanent)
Arms	Attack Power (Permanent)
Body	Crit chance. hits - a priority / Crit. damage -secondary
Legs	Attack Power - a priority / Speed ​​- secondary
planar sphere	Fire damage
Connecting rope	ATK

Additional characteristics:

• Chance. crit hit and crit. damage.
• Attack Power.
• Speed.
• Breakthrough effect.

Optimal stat values:

• Chance. hit crit / crit. damage - ratio 1:2 (50% CV and 100% CL).
• ATK – from 1900 units and above.
• Speed – from 120 units and above.
• Penetration effect - up to 50%.

Ultimate Light Cone [Weapon]

The Hook weapon must match the Path of Destruction for the ive effect to take effect. Among the amplifications and bonus characteristics are desirable (in order of priority):

1. Attack Power.
2. Increased damage dealt.
3. Chance. crit hit / crit. damage.

Best Relics [artifacts]

In artifacts on Hook, we recommend looking for the following characteristics in the ive effect (by priority):

1. Fire damage.
2. Attack Power.
3. Chance. crit hit / crit. damage.
4. Speed ​​/ penetration effect.

Cave relics [main artifacts]

Planar Ornaments [Additional Artifacts]

Detachments

Hook specializes more in single targets, so against a group of enemies, characters are recommended for her as partners Paths of Erudite. Although the leader of the Moles can handle the bosses on his own, in some cases the additional damage of the heroes Paths of the Hunt will be very helpful. s are placed on the remaining slots - healers (Abundance), shielders (Preservation), buffers (Harmony) or debuffers (Noneness).

Best characters

The following characters are suitable for making a team with Hook:

Top Teams

Based on the listed heroes, you can make the following units for Hook:

How to play Hook

Hook is a character that specializes in dealing high damage to single targets and nearby enemies, as well as inflicting a status Combustionthat deals damage over time. Her playstyle is quite simple and consists of using all active skills in sequence - except for the moments when instead of a skill it is required to make an attack to restore skill points.

The main feature of the boss of the Moles squad is the ability to constantly set fire to opponents. Therefore, it is recommended to apply Burning every turn as the effect ends (the duration of the ignite from the skill is 2 turns, and the technique - 3 turns).

Rotation

Although the order in which skills are applied may differ depending on the situation, there are a few key points to consider when composing a Hook rotation:

• Before the start of the battle, use vehicles with buffs on s. Then switch to the Hook and use the "Ack! Look at This Mess! » Attack an enemy (if there is more than one, choose one with a weakness to fire). With a 50% chance, this will allow you to apply the Burning status to all enemy targets at the start of the battle.
• When it's the character's turn, use the "Hey! Hook?” to have a 100% chance to activate an additional Burning effect on the selected enemy (including neighboring ones if you have a 4th eidolon).
• Instantly use your superpowerBoom! Here Comes the Fire! » when filling the energy bar to finish off the most weakened target or destroy enemy armor. It will also boost the next cast of the skill before the "explosion" and allow you to deal AoE damage in a small area.
• Try to always attack enemies that are under the Burning status. In this case, Hook deals additional fire damage and restores 5 energy. Information about all buffs and debuffs can be viewed in the corresponding menu by clicking on the magnifying glass icon, which is located in the lower left corner of the screen.
• Pay attention to skill points - if there are 2 or less of them, it is better to give preference to the basic attack, for example, if you need to heal, apply shields, and so on.

Conclusion on the character

Hook in HSR is a character that is simple in of mechanics and application, which plays the role of a primary or secondary damage dealer. Although she performs better against single targets, she can deal damage to several enemies due to the “explosion” from the skill. The boss of the Mole Squad specializes in the stable imposition of the Burning status, which allows you to help the team with periodic damage.

At later stages, it begins to yield to other representatives of its element, it does not compete much with the characters of the Way of the Hunt or Erudite - since it deals less damage on a solo target, and in any case, area attacks are not capable of hitting all opponents. However, this does not prevent her from remaining in demand as an additional source of damage outside the battlefield, making a significant impact in any battle.

We hope we have helped you put together the best HSR Hook build. Ask any questions about the character in the comments so that the author or other players can help. Read builds.