Summary
- The Divergent Universe in Honkai: Star Rail offers a new endgame challenge with Equations, Ornament Extraction, and big rewards.
- Choose Equations and Blessings wisely to optimize team strength in Divergent Universe for better results and rewards.
- Utilize new features like Cyclical Extrapolation to maximize Synchronicity Points and Workbench of Creation for boss battles.
A true test of any online RPG’s longevity is its ability to captivate fans even after they’ve finished everything in the main story. Most titles do this through endgame modes that developers continuously update to challenge players. Honkai: Star Rail has one of the best endgame rosters right now, with the latest mode being the Divergent Universe, which was released in Version 2.3. It functions similarly to the original Simulated Universe, but it comes with a whole host of new features, quality-of-life upgrades, and massive rewards.
Players are free to clear the DU however they want. However, this mode can affect other parts of the game, like farming for planars, so one should always optimize their runs. Divergent Universe is heavily based on Simulated Universe, which is Honkai: Star Rail’ s first endgame mode. The SU, released way back in Version 1.0., works by putting a player’s selected team into a world with different planes, each with random occurrences and combat situations.
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How to Make the Most of Honkai: Star Rail’s Divergent Universe
The Divergent Universe is the game’s newest game mode, which players can easily clear in the first few difficulties. However, players can acquire Curios and Blessings that can make or break their Simulated Universe run. Divergent Universe builds on this further by introducing the following:
- Equations: These apply extra effects when players complete them by acquiring the necessary blessings.
- Planar Ornament Extraction: This fast-forwards players to a Divergent Universe’s boss to immediately acquire planar ornament rewards after beating them.
- Save Files: Players can save their Equations, Blessings, and Curios after every DU run, so they can use the most optimal one for Planar Ornament Extraction.
- Synchronicity Level: Each run contributes to a player’s synchronicity level, which provides big rewards, from EXP materials and Credits to Stellar Jades and Self-Modeling Resins.
As they move up the difficulty ladder, however, there are a few things they need to do right to get the best rewards.
Choose Equations and Blessings for a Specific Team Composition
As with SU, players shouldn’t just pick random Blessing combinations in the Divergent Universe. They should ensure that they’re acquiring ones that benefit their team’s strength. For example, those who want to run a Firefly Super Break Team should pick Equations like Wastelander, Voyage Monitor, and Candy Knight, which all add positive effects and damage when players shred the enemy’s toughness. These will naturally guide players to Blessings with Weakness Break perks that will only benefit their team.
Utilize the Mode’s New Team-Building Capabilities
The DU automatically enhances each character’s Levels, Traces, and Light Cones according to the Trailblazer’s equilibrium level in Honkai: Star Rail. Therefore, players can utilize units that they haven’t fully leveled up yet. This is excellent for testing out the player’s new pulls. The mode also lets players switch out their team members anytime outside of combat. Players will want to use this to their advantage to counter a mini-boss and main boss’ elements and mechanics.
Get Big Rewards from Cyclical Extrapolation
Cyclical Extrapolation is a sub-mode in DU that challenges players to beat a specific boss with pre-determined Weighted Curios and starting Equations. It provides big Synchronicity Point bonuses, so players should aim to finish this once before its weekly reset.
Maximize the Workbench of Creation
If players find an Equation that doesn’t necessarily fit their playstyle, they can overwrite it using the Workbench of Creation in Store and Boss planes in exchange for Cosmic Fragments. They can also use another currency called “Heat” to improve Blessings. Escapade planes also contain Workbenches that let players overwrite Curios. This is one of the best ways to optimize their enhancements so that they can have an easier time facing bosses.
Honkai: Star Rail
- Released
- April 26, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Teen / Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated Gambling, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Turn-Based RPG
