Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Introduction

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu is a character who follows the Path of The Nihility and specializes in Fire damage. Her abilities are centered around inflicting and capitalizing on a unique debuff called Ashen Roast, which enhances her damage output by both increasing the amount of damage enemies take and causing them to suffer burn damage over time. This synergy between debuffing and damage dealing makes Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu a valuable addition to many teams, especially those designed to deal with prolonged encounters. By applying Ashen Roast with multiple abilities, Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu can consistently control the flow of battle and dish out high sustained damage.

One of Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s key strengths lies in her ability to stack the Ashen Roast debuff across multiple enemies. Her basic attack, skill, ultimate, and talent can all inflict Ashen Roast, allowing for repeated application throughout the fight. Her ultimate is particularly potent, as it sets all enemies’ Ashen Roast stacks to the highest number present and creates a domain that increases the damage of ultimate attacks against enemies inside it. This ultimate also has a chance to apply Ashen Roast whenever an enemy takes an action, further increasing her ability to deal damage over time.

To optimize Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s effectiveness, it is essential to focus on increasing her Effect Hit Rate and speed. These stats ensure she can consistently land her debuffs and maintain high damage output across several turns. Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s potential can also be enhanced by choosing the right light cones and relics. Light cones such as Those Many Springs, Incessant Rain, and Eyes of the Prey complement her kit by improving damage and debuff synergy, while relics like Prisoner in Deep Confinement and Firmament Frontline Glamoth are well-suited for a team that revolves around damage-over-time strategies.

With the right team composition and equipment, Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu can maximize her damage potential, making her an excellent choice for players looking to build a powerful and strategic team around her unique mechanics.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Abilities and Skills

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu is a versatile character whose abilities focus on applying Fire damage and the unique Ashen Roast debuff to enemies. This debuff increases the damage enemies take while also dealing consistent Fire damage over time. Jiaoqiu’s abilities work in tandem to apply, amplify, and capitalize on Ashen Roast, allowing her to inflict massive sustained damage while supporting her team through powerful offensive mechanics.

In this section, we’ll break down each of Jiaoqiu’s abilities, highlighting their impact on gameplay and how they synergize with other team compositions. From her basic attack to her ultimate, Jiaoqiu’s kit is designed to bring strategic utility and explosive damage, making her a key asset in any team focused on debuffing and damage-over-time (DoT) strategies.

Heart Afire (Basic ATK)

Single Target

Deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to a single target enemy.

Scorch Onslaught (Skill)

Blast

Deals Fire DMG equal to 75% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to a single target enemy and Fire DMG equal to 45% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to adjacent targets, with a 100% base chance to inflict 1 stack of Ashen Roast on the primary target.

Pyrograph Arcanum (Ultimate)

AoE

Sets the number of “Ashen Roast” stacks on enemy targets to the highest number of “Ashen Roast” stacks present on the battlefield. Then, activates a Zone and deals Fire DMG equal to 60% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to all enemies. While inside the Zone, enemy targets receive 9% increased Ultimate DMG, with a 50% base chance of being inflicted with 1 stack of Ashen Roast when taking action.

While the Zone exists, this effect can trigger up to 6 time(s). And for each enemy target, it can only trigger once per turn. This trigger count resets every time Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu uses Ultimate. The Zone lasts for 3 turn(s), and its duration decreases by 1 at the start of this unit’s every turn. If Jiaoqiu gets knocked down, the Zone will also be dispelled.

Quartet Finesse, Octave Finery (Talent)

Impair

When Jiaoqiu hits an enemy with Basic ATK, Skill or Ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to inflict 1 stack of Ashen Roast on them. At 1 stack, increases DMG received by the enemy by 7.5%. Then, each subsequent stack increases this by 2.5%. Ashen Roast is capped at 5 stack(s) and lasts for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target is afflicted with Ashen Roast, they are also considered as being Burned at the same time, taking Fire DoT equal to 90% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK at the start of each turn.

Fiery Queller (Technique)

Impair

After using Technique, creates a special dimension that lasts for 15 second(s). After entering combat with enemies in this special dimension, deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance of applying 1 “Ashen Roast” stack. Only 1 dimension created by allies can exist at the same time.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Traces

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s Traces significantly enhance her combat capabilities, offering a mix of stat boosts and unique effects that improve her overall performance in battle. These Traces are unlocked as Jiaoqiu ascends, progressively amplifying her potential by granting increases to her Effect Hit Rate, Fire DMG, and SPD.

Additionally, some of her Traces provide powerful passive effects that synergize with her abilities, further boosting her damage output and utility, especially in synergy with her Ashen Roast debuff. This section will explore the key Traces that define Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s strength, the materials required to level them up, and the ways these effects can be optimized for maximum performance in combat. Understanding Jiaoqiu’s Traces is essential for players looking to fully harness her potential and make the most of her role in their teams.

Pyre Cleanse (Ascension 2)

• First Tier: When battle starts, immediately regenerates 15 Energy.
• Second Tier (Ascension 2): Fire DMG + 3.2%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): Effect Hit + 4%
• Fourth Tier (Ascension 3): SPD + 2

Hearth Kindle (Ascension 4)

• First Tier: For every 15% of Jiaoqiu’s Effect Hit Rate that exceeds 80%, additionally increases ATK by 60%, up to 240%.
• Second Ter (Ascension 4): Effect Hit + 6%
• Third Tier (Ascension 5): Fire DMG + 4.8%
• Fourth Tier (Ascension 5): Effect Hit + 6%

Seared Scent (Ascension 6)

• First Tier: While the Domain exists, enemies entering combat will be inflicted with Ashen Roast. The number of stacks applied will match the highest number of “Ashen Roast” stacks possessed by any unit while the Domain is active, with a minimum of 1 stack(s).
• Second Tier (Ascension 6): SPD + 3
• Third Tier (Lv. 75): Fire DMG + 6.4%

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Eidolons

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s Eidolons provide a substantial boost to her abilities, enhancing her overall combat effectiveness and making her an even more formidable force in battle. Each Eidolon level unlocks unique enhancements that can increase her utility, damage output, and overall synergy with the team. From improving the effectiveness of her Ashen Roast debuff to increasing the power of her ultimate and talent, these Eidolons provide crucial upgrades that complement her role as a debuffer and damage dealer. In this section, we will dive into the specifics of each Eidolon, explaining how they impact Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s gameplay and how players can strategically use them to maximize her potential.

Pentapathic Transference (Eidolon 1)

Allies deal 40% increased DMG to enemy targets afflicted with Ashen Roast. Whenever inflicting Ashen Roast on an enemy target via triggering the Talent’s effect, additionally increases the number of Ashen Roast applied this time by 1.

From Savor Comes Suffer (Eidolon 2)

When an enemy target is afflicted with Ashen Roast, increases the multiplier for the Fire DoT dealt by Ashen Roast to the target by 300%.

Flavored Euphony Reigns Supreme (Eidolon 3)

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Leisure In, Luster Out (Eidolon 4)

When the Zone exists, reduces enemy target’s ATK by 15%.

Duel in Dawn, Dash in Dusk (Eidolon 5)

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Nonamorphic Pyrobind (Eidolon 6)

When an enemy target gets defeated, their accumulated “Ashen Roast” stacks will transfer to the enemy with the lowest number of “Ashen Roast” stacks on the battlefield. The maximum stack limit of Ashen Roast increases to 9, and each “Ashen Roast” stack reduces the target’s All-Type RES by 3%.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Build

Best Light Cones

Those Many Springs Overview and effects

Attribute	Details
Light Cone Name	Those Many Springs
Rarity
Light Cone Type	The Nihility
How to Obtain	To be confirmed

Worldly Affairs Leave No Mark

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 60%/70%/80%/90%/100%. After the wearer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate to attack an enemy target, there is a 60% base chance to inflict “Unarmored” on the target. While in the Unarmored state, the enemy target receives 10%/12%/14%/16%/18% increased DMG, lasting for 2 turn(s). If the target is under a DoT state inflicted by the wearer, there is a 60% base chance to upgrade the “Unarmored” state inflicted by the wearer to the “Cornered” state, which additionally increases the DMG the target enemy receives by 14%/16%/18%/20%/22%, lasting for 2 turn(s). During this period, the wearer cannot inflict “Unarmored” on the target.

Solitary Healing Overview and effects

Attribute	Details
Light Cone Name	Solitary Healing
Rarity
Light Cone Type	The Nihility
How to Obtain	Herta’s Store

Moth To Flames 

Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%. When the wearer unleashes their Ultimate, increases DoT dealt by the wearer by 24%/30%/36%/42%/48% for 2 turn(s). Defeating the target suffering from the wearer’s DoT allows the wearer to regenerate 4/5/6/7/8 Energy.

Incessant Rain Overview and effects

Attribute	Details
Light Cone Name	Incessant Rain
Rarity
Light Cone Type	The Nihility
How to Obtain	Light Cone Event Warp

Mirage of Reality

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 24%/28%/32%/36%/40%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy that currently has 3 or more debuffs, increases the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 12%/14%/16%/18%/20%. After the wearer uses their Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to implant Aether Code on a random target that does not yet have it and was hit by the ability. Targets with Aether Code receive 12%/14%/16%/18%/20% increased DMG for 1 turn.

Reforged Remembrance Overview and effects

Attribute	Details
Light Cone Name	Reforged Remembrance
Rarity
Light Cone Type	The Nihility
How to Obtain	Light Cone Event Warp

Crystallize

Increases wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 40%/45%/50%/55%/60%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy inflicted with Wind Shear, Burn, Shock, or Bleed, they will individually gain 1 stack of Prophet. This effect can stack up to 4 times. In a single battle, each type of DoT can only generate 1 stack of Prophet. Every stack of Prophet increases wearer’s ATK by 5%/6%/7%/8%/9% and the DoT dealt will ignore 7.2%/7.9%/8.6%/9.3%/10% of the target’s DEF.

Before the Tutorial Mission Overview and effects

Attribute	Details
Light Cone Name	Before the Tutorial Mission
Rarity
Light Cone Type	The Nihility
How to Obtain	Event

Quick on the Draw

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%. When the wearer attacks DEF-reduced enemies, regenerates 4/5/6/7/8 Energy.

Best Relics

Eagle of Twilight Line

• 2-Set: Increases Wind DMG by 10%.

Prisoner in Deep Confinement

• 2-Set: ATK increases by 12%.

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

• 2-set: Increases SPD by 6%.

Other Relic Set

Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal

• 2-set: SPD increases by 6%.

Longevous Disciple

• 2-set: Increases Max HP by 12%.

Guard of Wuthering Snow

• 2-set: Reduces DMG taken by 8%.

Best Ornaments

Sprightly Vonwacq

• 2-Set: Increases the wearer’s Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer’s action is Advanced Forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle.

Pan-Galactic Commercial Enterprise

• 2-Set: Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 10%. Meanwhile, the wearer’s ATK increases by an amount that is equal to 25% of the current Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum of 25%.

Firmament Frontline: Glamoth

• 2-Set: Increases the wearer’s ATK by 12%. When the wearer’s SPD is equal to or higher than 135/160, the wearer deals 12%/18% more DMG.

Main Stats

• Body: The main stat to prioritize is Effect Hit Rate.
• Feet: The main stat to prioritize is Speed.
• Planar Sphere: The main stat to prioritize is Fire DMG.
• Link Rope: The main stat to prioritize is Energy Regen Rate.

Best Substats

• Effect Hit Rate
• Speed
• ATK%
• Effect RES

This section provides a comprehensive overview of the optimal builds for Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu, including relics, ornaments, main stats, substats, and light cones.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Team Composition

Acheron – Main DPS: Acheron excels as a main DPS by gaining “Slashed Dream” points when debuffs are applied to enemies. Upon reaching 9 points, his Ultimate activates, with damage scaling based on the “Crimson Knot” stacks on the main target. His strength lies in synergizing with debuff-heavy teams, dealing massive damage when the enemy is heavily debuffed.

Sparkle – Support: Sparkle is a support unit that recovers skill points for allies and increases their maximum skill point capacity. Her Ultimate boosts CRIT DMG and accelerates ally actions. To use her Ultimate effectively, allies must have used some skill points already, ensuring optimal usage without exceeding capacity and enhancing team damage output.

Jiaoqiu – Debuff: Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu specializes in Fire DoT and debuffing enemies. Her talent amplifies damage on enemies, turning it into Fire DoT. Her Ultimate adjusts “Ashen Roast” stacks to the highest amount on the battlefield, ensuring consistent debuff damage. She is most effective in teams that can quickly stack and spread Ashen Roast, maximizing her DoT potential.

Huohuo – Healer: Huohuo is a healer and support character who regenerates Energy for allies and increases their ATK%. Her Ultimate boosts Energy recovery while providing an ATK% buff, making her a key support figure. Huohuo ensures consistent healing and enhances her team’s damage potential, contributing both offensively and defensively to the team’s overall success.

Team Synergy

In this team composition, Acheron serves as the primary DPS, dealing massive damage through his “Slashed Dream” mechanic and the “Crimson Knot” stacks. Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu supports Acheron by applying consistent debuffs and maximizing damage with her Fire DoT and the Ashen Roast debuff, which works perfectly with Acheron’s ability to scale damage based on debuffs.

Sparkle plays a crucial support role by recovering skill points, boosting CRIT DMG, and accelerating the team’s actions, ensuring that Acheron and Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu can quickly use their abilities for maximum damage. Huohuo rounds out the team as the healer and buffer, keeping everyone sustained with energy regeneration and ATK% boosts, which synergizes with both Acheron’s and Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s offensive power.

Key Points

Acheron relies on debuff-heavy setups to trigger his Ultimate and deal high damage, making Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s debuffs and Sparkle’s energy management key to maximizing his output.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s talent and ultimate set up continuous debuffs, especially “Ashen Roast,” which amplify Acheron’s damage and work well with Sparkle’s increased CRIT DMG.

Sparkle accelerates the team’s overall pace by recovering skill points and increasing CRIT DMG, enabling faster and more frequent use of key abilities, enhancing the overall DPS potential.

Huohuo ensures the team remains healthy and can keep casting abilities by regenerating Energy and boosting ATK%, which not only provides healing but increases the team’s overall damage potential.

This team is built around synergy between debuffs, energy management, and healing, ensuring that Acheron can unleash his full damage potential while Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu and Sparkle provide the necessary support. Huohuo ensures the team stays healthy and continues to dish out damage, making this composition both versatile and resilient.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Ascension Materials

Level	Credit	Enemy Drop	Boss Drop
20	4,000	Immortal Scionette x5	–
30	8,000	Immortal Scionette x10	–
40	16,000	Immortal Aeroblossom x6	Raging Heart x3
50	40,000	Immortal Aeroblossom x9	Raging Heart x7
60	80,000	Immortal Lumintwig x6	Raging Heart x20
70	160,000	Immortal Lumintwig x9	Raging Heart x35

Immortal items are special materials that can be obtained by defeating Mara-Struck Soldiers, which can be found on The Xianzhou Luofu. These enemies are part of the region’s unique lore, and their defeat rewards players with valuable resources, including Immortal items, which are crucial for certain character upgrades and progress.

Raging Heart can be obtained by successfully completing the Shape of Ire: Stagnant Shadow.

Basic Attack Trace Materials

Level	Credit	Trace Materials	Enemy Drop
2	5,000	Fiery Spirit x3	Immortal Scionette x6
3	10,000	Starfire Essence x3	Immortal Aeroblossom x3
4	20,000	Starfire Essence x5	Immortal Aeroblossom x4
5	45,000	Heaven Incinerator x3	Immortal Lumintwig x3
6	160,000	Heaven Incinerator x8	Immortal Lumintwig x4

Fiery Spirit, Starfire Essence and Heaven Incinerator are a valuable resource in Honkai: Star Rail that can be obtained by successfully defeating enemy waves in the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Nihility – Alchemy Commission. This area is part of the game’s various challenges where players can acquire essential materials for leveling up characters and relics. By completing these waves, players can earn Fiery Spirit, which is crucial for upgrading certain abilities and progressing through the game.

Skill, Talent, Ultimate Trace Materials

Level	Credit	Trace Materials	Enemy Drop	Weekly Boss Drop	Track of Destiny
2	2,500	–	Immortal Scionette x3	–	–
3	5,000	Fiery Spirit x3	Immortal Scionette x6	–	–
4	10,000	Starfire Essence x3	Immortal Aeroblossom x3	–	–
5	20,000	Starfire Essence x5	Immortal Aeroblossom x4	–	–
6	30,000	Starfire Essence x7	Immortal Aeroblossom x6	–	–
7	45,000	Heaven Incinerator x3	Immortal Lumintwig x3	–	–
8	80,000	Heaven Incinerator x5	Immortal Lumintwig x4	Regret of Infinite Ochema x1	–
9	160,000	Heaven Incinerator x8	–	Regret of Infinite Ochema x1	Tracks of Destiny x1
10	300,000	Heaven Incinerator x14	–	Regret of Infinite Ochema x1	Tracks of Destiny x1

Regret of Infinite Ochema is a special reward tied to the Echo of War: Divine Seed event. This material plays a key role in the character upgrade process, and obtaining it involves completing specific challenges within the Divine Seed Echo of War. These events typically offer high-tier rewards for players who successfully engage with the content and meet the event’s objectives.

Tracks of Destiny is a more commonly obtained resource. It can be earned through various in-game activities, such as leveling up your Trailblaze level, participating in special events, and engaging with the Simulated Universe. Tracks of Destiny are often rewarded through milestones in these areas, making them a versatile and consistent resource that players can rely on for character growth and progression. Whether through leveling up or completing event tasks, Tracks of Destiny are an essential part of the progression system in Honkai: Star Rail.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Guide: Conclusion

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu is a powerful character who excels in applying Fire damage and the Ashen Roast debuff. Her abilities are designed to consistently apply this debuff, which increases enemy damage taken and inflicts burn damage over time. Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s ultimate enhances her utility by adjusting Ashen Roast stacks and activating a damage-boosting domain, making her a strong addition to any team that focuses on damage over time (DoT) or debuffing enemies. Her talent ensures every attack has a chance to apply Ashen Roast, while her technique allows for immediate application at the start of combat, setting the stage for a powerful offensive.

Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu’s strengths lie in her consistent ability to inflict Ashen Roast, synergizing with DoT-focused teams or those that can capitalize on debuffs, such as Acheron teams. Her AoE damage and the utility of her ultimate make her an invaluable asset in many team compositions, especially those that rely on sustained damage and strategic debuff application. To build Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu effectively, players should focus on increasing her Effect Hit Rate, Speed, and Fire DMG to maximize her debuff application and damage potential. Light cones like Those Many Springs complement her kit, while relics such as Prisoner in Deep Confinement and Firmament Frontline Glamoth are great choices for DoT-focused builds.

To make the most of Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu, it’s essential to understand how her Ashen Roast debuff works in synergy with her abilities and her team. Players should prioritize team compositions that can efficiently apply debuffs and take advantage of the burn damage that Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu inflicts. Her Eidolons provide valuable boosts to her damage output and debuffing capabilities, making her even more effective when fully upgraded. With the right build and team composition, Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu can become a devastating force, consistently applying pressure on enemies and ensuring sustained damage throughout the battle.