Honkai Star Rail Kafka Build Guide 2023

Best Kafka Builds

Kafka is a strong 5-star Lightning character in Honkai Star Rail. Kafka can be built in a variety of ways, but most players use her as a main DPS while others use her as a sub-DPS. She has the Nihility Path, which allows her to apply a lot of debuffs to enemies. She is a strong character that will deal damage over time, but if you have some of the main DPS characters, then you can easily use Kafka as a sub-DPS. Kafka is an A-tier character in Honkai Star Rail.

We will update this guide with more information when the game officially releases. If you want to see how well Kafka performs compared to other characters, you can check out the Honkai Star Rail Tier list. Also, remember to redeem all Honkai Star Rail codes, which will grant you some fantastic items. 

Best Kafka Light Cone

Patience Is All You Need

The wearer deals 16% more DMG to enemies inflicted with DoT. For every attack, increase the wearer’s SPD by 4%, up to 5 time(s). Meanwhile, enemies receiving attacks take 20% more DoT for 1 turn.

Eyes of the Prey

Increase the Effect Hit Rate of the wearer when attacking by 24%. Increase DoT DMG by 24%.

Best Kafka Relics

Band of Sizzling Thunder

(2) Increases Lightning DMG by 12%.
(4) Enemy receives 40% more Shock DMG from the wearer. The wearer deals 18% more DMG to enemies inflicted with Shock.
(5) Increases Lightning DMG by 12%.

Band of Sizzling Thunder

(2) Increases ATK by 15%.
(4) When the current HP of the wearer is above 50% of Max HP, increases the wearer’s Skill DMG by 30%.
(5) Increases ATK by 15%.

Kafka Skills

Midnight Tumult: Normal Attack

Single ATK
Deals 50% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DMG to a target enemy

Caressing Moonlight: Skill

Blast
Deals 70% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DMG to a target enemy and 25% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DMG to enemies adjacent to the target. If the target enemy is already taking DOT, immediately deals DMG equal to 100% of all current DoT effects the enemy has.

Twilight Trill: Ultimate

AoE Attack
Deals 36% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DMG to all enemies. There is a 100% base chance for enemies hit to be Shocked and immediately take DMG equal to 80% of the received DMG. Shock lasts for 3 turn(s). When Shocked. enemies receive 60% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DoT at the start of their turn.

Kafka Talent and Technique

Gentle but Cruel: Talent

Passive
After an ally uses Basic ATK on a Shocked enemy. Kafka immediately deals 75% of her ATK as Lightning DMG to that enemy. This effect can only be triggered once per turn.

Mercy Is Not Forgiveness: Technique

Impair
Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, deals 50% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DMG to a random enemy. In addition, all enemies have a 100% base chance to be Shocked for 3 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies will take 50% of Kafka’s ATK as Lightning DoT at the start of each turn.

Kafka Eidolon

Level 1: Recitativo

After being hit, if the attacker is not currently Shocked, there is a 100% base chance of inflicting Ultimate’s Shock effect on them.

Level 2: Leggiero

Talent can trigger 2 time(s) each turn.

Level 3: Fantasia

Ultimate Lv. +3, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Level 4: Da Capo

When using Ultimate, enemies go from immediately receiving the current Shock DMG, to immediately receiving DMG from all current DoT effects.

Level 5: Doloroso

Skill Lv. +3, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Level 6: Fortississimo

When Talent is triggered for the first time each battle, its DMG dealt is increased by 120%. and immediately deals DMG equal to 100% of the current Shock DMG.

Kafka Story

On the Interastral Peace Corporation’s wanted list, Kafka’s only has two things — her name, and a single sentence: “Likes collecting coats.” Little is known about this Stellaron Hunter, other than that she is one of Destiny’s Slave Elio’s most trusted members. In order to achieve Elio’s envisioned future, Kafka gets to work.