 | Concepts | Kafka |
| Faction | Stellaron Hunters | |
| Rarity |  | |
| Path |  Nihility | |
| Combat Types |  Lightning | |
| Chinese | 徐慧 | |
| English | Cheryl Texiera | |
| Korean | 사문영 | |
| Japanese | 伊藤静 | |
| Ascension Materials |  308K 15 15 65 15 | |
| Trace Materials | 3M 1841 6956 13958 12 8 | |
| Story | A member of the Stellaron Hunters. A dashing, collected, and professional beauty. Used the enchantment of Spirit Whisper to set up Trailblazer to absorb the Stellaron. Her hobby is shopping for and organizing her collection of coats. |
| Table of Contents |
| Stats |
| Skill |
| Traces |
| Eidolons |
| Light Cones |
| Inventory |
| Gallery |
| Voice |
| Story |
Stats
| Level | ATK | DEF | HP | SPD | CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG | Taunt | Energy | Ascension Materials |
| 1 | 92.4 | 66 | 148 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 20 | 180.18 | 128.7 | 288 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 40005 |
| 20+ | 217.14 | 155.1 | 347 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 30 | 263.34 | 188.1 | 421 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 800010 |
| 30+ | 300.3 | 214.5 | 480 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 40 | 346.5 | 247.5 | 554 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 1600063 |
| 40+ | 383.46 | 273.9 | 614 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 50 | 429.66 | 306.9 | 687 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 4000097 |
| 50+ | 466.62 | 333.3 | 747 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 60 | 512.82 | 366.3 | 821 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 80000620 |
| 60+ | 549.78 | 392.7 | 880 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 70 | 595.98 | 425.7 | 954 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | 160K935 |
| 70+ | 632.94 | 452.1 | 1013 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 | |
| 80 | 679.14 | 485.1 | 1087 | 100 | 5% | 50% | 100 | 120 |
Skill
 | Midnight Tumult - Basic ATK | Single Target |
| Energy Regeneration : 20 | |
| Weakness Break : Single Target : 30 | |
| Deals Lightning DMG equal to Deals minor Lightning DMG to a single enemy. | |
| Level | |
 | Caressing Moonlight - Skill | Blast |
| Energy Regeneration : 30 | |
| Weakness Break : Single Target : 60 / Blast : 30 | |
| Deals Lightning DMG equal to If the target enemy is currently receiving DoT, all DoTs currently placed on that enemy immediately produce DMG equal to Deals Lightning DMG to a single enemy and minor Lightning DMG to adjacent targets. If the main target currently has a DoT effect inflicted on it, the DoT deals DMG 1 extra time. | |
| Level | |
 | Twilight Trill - Ultimate | AoE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy Regeneration : 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weakness Break : AoE : 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deals Lightning DMG equal to While Shocked, enemies receive Lightning DoT equal to Deals minor Lightning DMG to all enemies, with a high chance of Shocking them. If the enemies are currently Shocked, the Shock status deals DMG 1 extra time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Gentle but Cruel - Talent | Single Target | ||||||||||||||||
| Energy Regeneration : 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weakness Break : Single Target : 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| After an ally of Kafka's uses Basic ATK on an enemy target, Kafka immediately launches 1 follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG equal to After an ally uses Basic ATK on an enemy, Kafka immediately launches a follow-up attack and deals Lightning DMG with a high chance of inflicting Shock to that target. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per turn. | |||||||||||||||||
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 | Attack |
| Energy Regeneration : 0 | |
| Weakness Break : Single Target : 30 | |
| Attack an enemy, and when the battle starts, reduce their Toughness of the corresponding Type. | |
 | Mercy Is Not Forgiveness - Technique |
| Energy Regeneration : 0 | |
| Weakness Break : Single Target : 60 | |
| Immediately attacks all enemies within a set range. After entering battle, deals Lightning DMG equal to Attacks all enemies within range. After entering battle, deals minor Lightning DMG to all enemies with a high chance of Shocking them. | |
Traces
 | Torture |
| Requires Character Ascension 2 | |
| When the Ultimate is used, enemy targets will now receive DMG immediately from all currently applied DoT sources instead of just receiving DMG immediately from the currently applied Shock state. | 500031 |
 | Effect Hit Rate Boost (Effect Hit Rate) |
| Requires Character Ascension 2 | |
| Effect Hit Rate increases by | 500036 |
 | ATK Boost (ATK) |
| Requires Character Ascension 3 | |
| ATK increases by | 1000033 |
 | HP Boost (HP) |
| Requires Character Ascension 3 | |
| Max HP increases by | 1000033 |
 | Plunder |
| Requires Character Ascension 4 | |
| If an enemy is defeated while Shocked, Kafka additionally regenerates | 20000511 |
 | ATK Boost (ATK) |
| Requires Character Ascension 4 | |
| ATK increases by | 2000054 |
 | Effect Hit Rate Boost (Effect Hit Rate) |
| Requires Character Ascension 5 | |
| Effect Hit Rate increases by | 4500033 |
 | ATK Boost (ATK) |
| Requires Character Ascension 5 | |
| ATK increases by | 4500033 |
 | Thorns |
| Requires Character Ascension 6 | |
| The base chance for target enemies to get Shocked by the Ultimate, the Technique, or the Talent-triggered follow-up attack increases by | 160K811 |
 | HP Boost (HP) |
| Requires Character Ascension 6 | |
| Max HP increases by | 160K88 |
 | Effect Hit Rate Boost (Effect Hit Rate) |
| Requires Character Lv. 75 | |
| Effect Hit Rate increases by | 160K88 |
 | ATK Boost (ATK) |
| ATK increases by | 25002 |
 | ATK Boost (ATK) |
| Requires Character Lv. 80 | |
| ATK increases by | 160K88 |
Eidolons
 | Da Capo |  |
| When the Talent triggers a follow-up attack, there is a |
 | Fortississimo |  |
| While Kafka is on the field, DoT dealt by all allies increases by |
 | Capriccio |  |
| Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. |
 | Recitativo |  |
| When an enemy target takes DMG from the Shock status inflicted by Kafka, Kafka additionally regenerates |
 | Doloroso |  |
| Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. |
 | Leggiero |  |
| The Shock inflicted on the enemy target by the Ultimate, the Technique, or the Talent-triggered follow-up attack has a DMG multiplier increase of |
Light Cones
| Concepts | Rarity | Path | ATK | DEF | HP | Skill | Ascension Materials | |
 | Void | 3 | nihility-class | 317.52 | 264.6 | 846.72 | At the start of the battle, the wearer's Effect Hit Rate increases by |  |
 | Loop | 3 | nihility-class | 317.52 | 264.6 | 846.72 | Increases DMG dealt from its wearer to Slowed enemies by | |
 | Hidden Shadow | 3 | nihility-class | 317.52 | 264.6 | 846.72 | After using Skill, the wearer's next Basic ATK deals Additional DMG equal to |  |
 | Good Night and Sleep Well | 4 | nihility-class | 476.28 | 330.75 | 952.56 | For every debuff the target enemy has, the DMG dealt by the wearer increases by |  |
 | Eyes of the Prey | 4 | nihility-class | 476.28 | 330.75 | 952.56 | Increases the wearer's Effect Hit Rate by | |
 | Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat | 4 | nihility-class | 476.28 | 330.75 | 952.56 | When the wearer hits an enemy and if the hit enemy is not already Ensnared, then there is a | |
 | Fermata | 4 | nihility-class | 476.28 | 330.75 | 952.56 | Increases the Break Effect dealt by the wearer by | |
 | We Will Meet Again | 4 | nihility-class | 529.2 | 330.75 | 846.72 | After the wearer uses Basic ATK or Skill, deals Additional DMG equal to | |
 | Before the Tutorial Mission Starts | 4 | nihility-class | 476.28 | 330.75 | 952.56 | Increases the wearer's Effect Hit Rate by |  |
 | In the Name of the World | 5 | nihility-class | 582.12 | 463.05 | 1058.4 | Increases the wearer's DMG to debuffed enemies by | |
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Inventory
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Gallery
Voice
Language
| Title | loc_sound |
| First Meeting | |
| Greeting | |
| Parting | |
| About Self | |
| Chat: Fear | |
| Chat: Violin | |
| Hobbies | |
| Annoyances | |
| Something to Share | |
| Knowledge | |
| About Silver Wolf | |
| About Blade | |
| Battle Begins: Weakness Break | |
| Battle Begins: Danger Alert | |
| Turn Begins 1 | |
| Turn Begins 2 | |
| Turn Idling | |
| Basic ATK | |
| Hit by light attack | |
| Hit by heavy attack | |
| Ultimate: Activate | |
| Ultimate: Unleash | |
| Talent 1 | |
| Talent 2 | |
| Downed | |
| Return to Battle | |
| Health Recovery | |
| Technique | |
| Battle Won | |
| Treasure Opening | |
| Successful Puzzle-Solving | |
| Enemy Target Found | |
| Returning to Town |
Story
| Title | Text |
| Character Details | On the Interastral Peace Corporation's wanted list, Kafka's record only shows her name and a note about her "interest in collecting coats." Little is known about this Stellaron Hunter aside from her being one of "Destiny's Slave" Elio's most trusted members. In order to achieve Elio's envisioned future, Kafka gets to work. |
| Character Story: Part I | "Kafka, female human. Hails from New Babylon of Pteruges-V. Core member of the Stellaron Hunters, the next-in-command of 'Destiny's Slave.' Responsible for the following infractions: The Pier Point Incursion, two counts; The Pier Point Heist; The Trovys Disappearance; The Stellaron events of Jemorse, Bayjhana, Shilla Wanted Level: Highest. Dead or alive." * Unlocked at Character Level |
| Character Story: Part II | "...Due to the investigation's needs, the suspect's basic information is published as follows: Suspect Kafka (Wanted Serial No.: L The suspect has been reported to be connected to multiple non-natural disasters occurring on the Luofu in the recent past. She is currently at large, and is now publicly wanted on the Luofu. Any department and unit who detected said suspect are encouraged to contact the local Cloud Knights. At the same time, we encourage the suspect to turn herself in and to not take any chances." * Unlocked at Character Level |
| Character Story: Part III | "...This woman's name is Kafka, a new Hunter without any information on file, and belongs to no particular organization. She has an ability called Spirit Whisper that allows her to hypnotically manipulate others through language. Recently, she has appeared in Riverland, New Babylon. She was seen communicating with its overchief, Shilde, and absconded with him in witness of * Unlocked at Character Level |
| Character Story: Part IV | "...Go to Pteruges-V and locate an abandoned building at coordinates There is also a chance that Kafka will ignore the can. In that case, just throw the ball away. You will die, but death will come for everyone. As for the future that you yearn for - I will realize it." * Unlocked at Character Level |
| About You | * Unlocked after completing the Trailblaze Mission "The Voyage Continues." |
| Your Story 1 | * Unlocked after completing the Trailblaze Mission "The Voyage Continues." |
| Your Story 2 | * Unlocked after completing Trailblaze Mission "Silent Galaxy." |
371 responses to “Kafka”
Is “Eyes of the Prey” a good Light Cone option for the broke gang? Or is “Patience Is All You Need” mandatory?
Eyes of the Prey and Fermata both seem like great f2p options for her. Both options seem to be good enough for her, I don’t think her signature is must pull.
I think eyes of the prey would be more optimal if kafka isn’t the only one doing damage on your team, but if she is the main source of dmg then I would go with fermata
As mentioned before me Eyes of the Prey and Fermata are both good options. PERSONALLY, between the two I’d say the current BiS 4* is Fermata… Why? One, because it synergizes with her entire kit more, from the DoT increase to her passive talent. Two, they lowered the Effect Hit Resistance of higher level enemies, so it’s less taxing for us Nihility/DoT enjoyers. Kafka applies shock two ways- Technique and her Ultimate, both of which are (currently) 100% BASE chance to proc unlike someone like Sampo who has 65% Base chance to proc Wind Shear (so he wants the Effect hit rate) So I think if you get some Effect Hit rate in your substats you’ll probably be okay with Fermata.
Regarding Kafka’s signature LC “Patience Is All You Need”, it’s still early to say but I doubt it’s Jing Yuan’s LC levels of pull potential. I’ve personally read that they changed Kafka’s LC to focus around Break Damage/Efficiency with some speed increase and team DoT damage increase- basically it’s slightly different that the information listed on this website so everything is subject to change… Once we get more information I could revisit this but for now the previous mentioned LC’s are good enough or wait to buy Welt’s LC from the shop which would be good too.
TL;DR – EotP is good, Fermata is better. Too early to say on Kafka’s signature LC, best to wait but it’s probably not better than Welt’s LC that you can buy eventually.
No 5 star Light Cone is mandatory.
Except Before Dawn and In the Night, all the ones we’ve gotten so far (including Patience is All You Need and The Unreacheable Side) are either pretty bad or just a slight upgrade
I would say go for Fermata because its literally free to R5 and the damage boost is nice, its no Good Night and Sleep Well, but its a good boost
I have a couple of questions:
1) Fermata or Eyes of the Prey?
2) Will she be able to play normally in squads without Sampo and Luka, and if so, how effective will it be?
3) How viable would a squad with Hook and/or E6 Serval as Kafka team members be?
Your thoughts on this matter.
1. fermata for personal damage, eyes of the prey for boosted team wide damage
2. yes, she will. as long as a character can trigger DoT, kafka can be used with them
3. i don’t know much about hook, but if she applies burn it works. as for serval, i would say shes arguably kafka’s best teammate, especially at e6
How is Eyes of the Prey “boosted team wide damage”? I am aware that Kafka can proc all DoT damage on enemy but that doesn’t seem to make sense that the formula will suddenly factor in the extra DoT damage % from that LC as a team buff…
Take a look at verbiage of EotP: “Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 20% and increases DoT by 24%.” what is the key word? *Wearer” meaning the person wearing the LC.
Take a look at Kafka’s signature LC, Patience Is All You Need: “Increases DMG dealt by the wearer by 24%. After every attack initiated by the wearer, the wearer’s SPD increases by 4.8% up to 3 stack(s), with a 100% base chance of causing the attacked enemy to take 18% additional DoT DMG for 1 turn.” the last part about increased Dot damage and how it’s worded is different! “Causing the attacked enemy to take 18% additional DoT DMG meaning it’s a TEAM damage buff on dots for 1 turn.
Fermata I’d say is the clear winner for Kafka but EotP isn’t bad either.
1.) Fermata. Either is ultimately fine tho
2.) I don’t see why not. So long as she has multiple DoT sources to proc when she spams her Skill and Ultimate (E1 more so) she’ll be vibing. Otherwise, you can probably slap her with some Harmony characters like Tingyun and she’ll probably be okay too, just maybe not “optimal” since it’s clear that they designed her around the DoT mechanic.
3.) Pretty viable I’d say since they provide DoTs. The only “problem” is type coverage sometimes, unless you have Silver Wolf I guess.
Any news on whether her banner will have Luka or not?
We don’t know yet but given that Luka had some DOT and damage support in his leaked kit, hes probably gonna come with Kafka
I am using so many lightning characters already, and I’m going to get another one.
there will definitely be a Raiden variant for HSR, and she will definitely be lightning as well.
RIP stellar jade.
So it looks like her best team will be Kafka/Silver Wolf/Serval/Bailu
Agreed, And this team will super fun to apply lightning DoTs and let SW do her 75/25 chance to apply weakness which is fine because her defense shred from bugs and ult is good enough.
And some times Sampo
I think her best teamate is Ting yun (E6) and her weapon.
I’m not sure how her E6 work but her weapon boost dot damage by 100%… Seem kinna too broken.
By bad the weapon only boost some dot %, not by 100%
That’s completly missing the purpose of her kit, though ?
She boosts and triggers all DoT already applied on the enemy, aka she’s better off with a team of DoT-ers, and maybe of as many different elements as possible ?
Physical, fire , lightning, wind ; the other elements do not DoT (freeze ends with additional damage, not DoT).
DoT are applied upon break, or upon characters who have “xx% chance of applying DoT” : kafka, sampo, hook, serval (can shock stack, though ?) ; no physical DoT-er yet.
Alternatively, you can also apply burn when taking hits with a preservation character (specially with taunts like fire MC) equipped with the light cone “Trend of the Universal Market”
From what I could find online, it seems that shock *can* stack (in a sense), tho each stack needs to be from a different source, i.e. either Kafka’s or Serval’s technique can start the fight with shock on foes, then Serval’s skill can apply another, then Kafka’s Ult can apply a third, at which point Kafka’s skill would make all three trigger. Using the same source again would likely just refresh that particular stack.
This info in mind, that team does actually seem decent. Unfortunately, DoTs don’t deal damage to toughness gauges, but you would still be outputting lots of lightning damage, so having SW to apply that weakness to foes who aren’t already lightning-weak allow for consistent breaks, plus all her Def/Res shredding presumably affects the DoT damage too. Bailu is just a strong healer, but she’s also lightning, meaning SW is far more consistent at applying the lightning weakness because of how her skill works, plus Bailu can output a bit of extra toughness damage with her standard attack whenever her heals aren’t needed.
@Mystenigma
oooh, I finally get the purpose of SW, thank you. I didnt dwell much on her cauz young/meh design, and thought her kit was mediocre, but she’s actually a must for mono lightning teams. Pretty niche, but now I cant skip her like I intended to… and my credit card will have you to blame for that xD.
I like Bailu even less (as all and every loli), nor do I have her (yet), so ima pray for another lightning healer/shielder. Building SW will wait till then.
So yes, even with only 2 DoT-ers in that team, it does look like it’ll work wonders.
@Kredocsid
As I expected, thx for confirming. On the other hand, wind shear can stack up to 5 times (it’s in Sampo’s talent description).
As for Tingyun, I recommend the light cone “Planetary Rendezvous” : its description is ambiguous, but at S5 (easy cauz it’s a 4 stars cone), during fights you’ll see your whole party with +24% lightning damage in their stats (as long as she’s alive, of course)
Erratum : SW is quantum /facepalm
So no, i’ll only use her in a mono quantum team
And pray for a quantum healer/shielder
Every DoT stacks from different(!) sourse. Like Kafka’s Ult is one, if Kafka break enemy Toughness (Break) – 2, Serval’s Skill – 3 and Serval’s Break – 4, but second use of Serval’s Skill only re-apply her own DoT. That makes 4 different Shock DoTs, which great for E0 Kafka.
Silver Wolf could be great because DEF decrease and DMG-RES are increasing every sourse of damage including Break (well, Ik this for Break, not for DoT. But DoT benefifits from Elem-DMG, that makes me think so), which increases Kafka’s trigger DoT damage.
Bailu is awesome healer, just for team sustein. But you can bring Tingyun for boosting Attack, DMG, Energy and replace Bailu’s Break DoT, which would be 5th Shock
Great looks, garbage kit
And here, from this moment, doomposts begin from offended simps Jing Yuan, who realized how little time the general will be the strongest lightning dps – literally 2 patches.
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Ngl im not a jingyuan simp or anything nor am i saying he wont get powercreeped but tbh kafka’s kit here actually looks… mid… af
skipped and will forever skip Jing Yuan, but I think he is decent with weapon. Looks bad without that sadly.
There will never be a bigger cap in this game’s career than this comment. She’s over tuned if anything already, and that’s accounting for her only DOT supports being 4*s right now. She can only get stronger.
What relics should you take?
the 4pc lightning set is her bis imo, and for the planar, honestly most set goes as long as it has good substats
What sort of main stats/sub stats should I be going for? Effect Hit rate seems like the right chest piece but I’d rather her do more dot damage since I reckon her EH is high enough at base, as well as going for some substats to give it a little nudge. She also seems to like Break Effect(?) so would a BE rope be ideal? And if so should I go for the BE planar set with speed boots? She’s just got so much going on it’s confusing me with the build direction. I want to use the next two BP artifact guarantees to get the rare specific pieces I need.
Ye by the looks of it, it seems that she can use multiple stats. If you do plan on getting her E2, where it increases break efficiency, then yes Break Effect set and combo would be 100% the right set for her. Personally I would just go with yes, the lightning set, or the actual Break Effect 4 piece, since it gives more break effect and energy back per break and lightning set cuz lightning dmg. For main stats, with Body, probably just ATK%, Boots, probably SPD, Orb, probably Lightning DMG, Rope, probably Break Effect.
Doing the maths… if you have literally all break effect with the boots and stuff… and dream rolls, it should end up around… nearly 300% Break Effect :D. And with her lightcone, even though it is not here, it looks like it increases break efficiency already.
https://i.redd.it/7w38k0pvd02b1.jpg [subject to change]
It’s actually Break Effect on the LC. They got it translated wrongly. You want Effect Hit Rate on Body if you want her DOTs to have a higher chance to hit on level 90 enemies with 50% Effect Resist. IMO you just need around 100% Break Effect for one of her traces and enough attack for her DOTs to do more damage.
kafka my queen <3
kafka mami、本当に好きだよ、このキャラーｗｗｗ
based japanese
Tbh I’m pretty hyped, I hope she will do a great duet with Serval =D
since she can’t really place her own shock without using ult or breaking shield she definitely will be paired with serval and probably sampo too specially at E1 it sounds pretty broken
Please read her Technique
Techniques aren’t sustainable for all content, and also, it only lasts for 3 turns. While it’s not bad, she’ll still have the problem Cat mentioned in long battles.