Check out how to beat Simulated Universe World 5 in Honkai: Star Rail! We've got information for each difficulty, best Path, best teams and characters, how to beat Kafka, and all rewards here.
| Simulated Universe Guides | |||
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| World 1 | World 2 | World 3 | |
| World 4 |  World 5 | World 6 | |
| World 7 | World 8 | World 9 | |
List of Contents
- Difficulty Levels
- Best Paths
- Best Characters
- Teams
- How to Beat Kakfa
- Rewards
- Related Guides
World 5 Difficulty Levels
World 5 Difficulty 1
| How to Unlock | • Complete Stars Spun, Prescience Sprung • Complete Simulated Universe World 4 - Difficulty 1 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 55 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 54: Level 60: |
World 5 Difficulty 2
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 4 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 67 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 66: Level 72: |
World 5 Difficulty 3
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 5 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 76 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 75: Level 81: |
World 5 Difficulty 4
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 6 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 6 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 80 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 84: Level 90: |
Best Path for World 5
The Path of the Abundance
You need to stack up on as much Abundance Blessings for World 5 since Kafka gets marginally stronger each phase. Prioritize on getting enough Abundance Blessings to get Path Resonance: The Abundance and Resonance Formation - Anicca.
At a low level, you don't need to be concerned about dealing DMG as long as you can survive Kafka's attacks and have the right characters to break her weaknesses.
Supplement with Preservation Blessings
You can select Preservation Blessings that provide you with a shield or enhanced durability to defend yourself from Kafka's Attacks.
List of All Paths
Best Characters for World 5
| Character | Merits |
|---|---|
| Blade | Blade performs well in World 5 who can deal a lot of Wind DMG at the cost of his HP. We advise not to collect Preservation Blessings when using him. |
| Dan Heng | Dan Heng is an excellent DMG dealer who will have no problem breaking Wind Weaknesses and can inflict enemies with Slow. |
| Huohuo | Huohuo is a great healer whose Skill can heal and dispel debuffs from allies. Huohuo’s Ultimate also regenerates the Energy of her allies while also buffing their ATK. |
| Bronya | Bronya is a versatile character both for breaking Wind Weaknesses and buffing your party's DMG. She can also give an extra turn by buffing the DMG dealer. |
| Argenti | Argenti is a great DPS in World 5 because of enemies having Physical Weaknesses. He can easily deal damage to multiple enemies using his abilities, and even more damage to single targets when using his 180 Energy Ultimate. |
| Hanya | Since most enemies have Physical Weaknesses, Hanya does well in World 5 as a support. She can restore Skill Points using the Burden debuff, and boost an ally's ATK and SPD. |
| Clara | Physical weakness is prevalent, especially during the boss fight. Clara can tank DMG from Kafka and dish it out to deal DMG and break weakness. |
| Sushang | Sushang can beat most bosses in World 5 thanks to many Physical weaknesses. Sushang is also a decent DMG dealer. |
| Welt | Welt can deal Imaginary DMG and can slow down Kafka, allowing the DMG dealers more time to dish out more DMG. |
| Imbibitor Lunae | Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is an Imaginary DPS that can dish out single Target and also AoE DMG. He is great for World 5 since almost all enemies including the boss are weak to Imaginary. |
| Dr. Ratio | Dr. Ratio is an Imaginary DPS who excels in single target damage. He is a solid DPS to use in World 5 since his Follow-up attacks are great against Bosses and can deal more DMG if enemies have debuffs. |
| Luocha | Luocha can easily keep the team alive with his kit. Luocha can also remove enemy buffs which is useful for World 5. |
| Aventurine | Aventurine can solo sustain for World 5 since he can shield everyone using his Skill. With Aventurine being an offense-oriented Preservation unit, he can also help the DPS defeat Kafka using his Ultimate and follow-up attacks. |
| Silver Wolf | Silver Wolf can apply an Elemental Weakness to enemies using her Skill, allowing you to be flexible with your team comps. |
| Fu Xuan | Fu Xuan can decrease the DMG taken by allies and help them resist Crowd Control debuffs using her Matrix of Prescience. |
| Lynx | Lynx is a great healer who can cleanse debuffs from party members using her Ultimate. |
Best Teams for World 5
Free To Play Team
| Main DPS | Support | Healer | Shielder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Heng | Yukong | Natasha | Trailblazer (Fire) |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: The Abundance Blessings: Abundance, Preservation, Hunt | ||
This F2P team revolves around using Dan Heng and Yukong to break enemy weaknesses and buff the party respectively. Natasha and the Trailblazer are enough to protect the team through healing and shields.
Optimal Teams
Argenti Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenti | Hanya | Tingyun | Huohuo |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Erudition or The Hunt Blessings: Erudition, The Hunt, Abundance, Propagation | ||
In this team, Argenti serves as the main DPS capable of dealing heavy damage using his Ultimate to multiple enemies. Hanya can restore Skill Points using the Burden debuff while also providing Argenti SPD, more ATK, and restoring his Energy.
Tingyun can buff Argenti's ATK and DMG, while also giving him Energy. Huohuo serves as the main healer and can restore Energy to the whole party, while also being able to deal with Kafka's debuffs using her party-wide cleanse.
Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imbibitor Lunae | Sparkle | Silver Wolf | Luocha |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Propagation Blessings: Propagation, Hunt, Abundance | ||
A team of Imaginary characters can work for World 5 as long as you add Silver Wolf to the team in order to force an Imaginary Weakness on the other elite enemies.
Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae can easily defeat the adds during the boss fight against Kafka. Sparkle provides offensive buffs and SP restoration while Luocha heals the team!
Dr. Ratio Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Shielder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ratio | Topaz | Silver Wolf | Aventurine |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Elation or The Hunt Blessings: Elation, Hunt, Erudition, Abundance | ||
A team with Dr. Ratio as the DPS can work for World 5 with Silver Wolf again being part of the team to add Imaginary Weakness on the other elite enemies. She is also needed due to her debuffs because it increases Dr. Ratio's chances of dishing out Follow-Up attacks.
Aventurine can be the shielder and his Ultimate can inflict a debuff on an enemy, which increases CRIT DMG dealt to them. Topaz is part of the team to increase the Follow-Up Attack DMG taken by enemies
Blade Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade | Bronya | Silver Wolf | Huohuo |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Destruction Blessings: Destruction, Hunt, Propagation, Elation | ||
This Blade team focuses dealing a lot of Wind DMG to Kafka. Bronya will provide additional turns and DMG buffs for Blade to deal even more DMG. Silver Wolf can implant a Quantum weakness to Kafka so she can deplete her toughness and can also give other debuffs.
Clara Follow-Up Attack Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara | Topaz | Tingyun | Lynx |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Destruction Blessings: Destruction, Elation, Abundance | ||
Clara can draw the enemy's attacks toward her to deal Counter-Attacks and deal AoE DMG using her Skill. Topaz can increase Follow-Up Attack DMG taken by enemies and Tingyun can support by buffing Clara's ATK and restoring her Energy.
Lynx as the healer allows you increase Clara's aggro since she's a Destruction character and also cleanse Kafka's debuffs. If you don't have Lynx, you can use other healers such as Natasha and Luocha.
Sushang Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sushang | Bronya | Welt | Huohuo |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: The Abundance Blessings: Abundance, Hunt, Preservation | ||
Sushang is the best 4-star DPS you can use to take out most bosses in this World. Use Bronya to help Sushang deal even more DMG while Welt can slow enemies down to delay the enemy's action.
Huohuo fits well for this team since she will be able to give some Energy and ATK buffs to her allies with her Ultimate. If needed, her Skill can also dispel debuffs!
How to Beat Kafka - World 5 Boss
Take Out the Soldiers in the First Phase
These soldiers can buff Kafka, deal additional DMG, and will last throughout the entire boss fight. Take them out on the first phase to minimize the DMG taken.
Use Path Resonance: The Abundance
The key to defeating Kafka is through surviving her attacks using Path Resonance: The Abundance. This ensures that all your party members survive and you can take out Kafka slowly but surely.
Combined with having Resonance Formation - Anicca, you can easily remove Kafka's Dominate status effects and other debuffs. The Path Resonance can also be used in case of an emergency since Kafka's attacks in the latter phases can deal even more DMG.
World 5 Rewards
Planar Ornament Rewards
| World 5 Planar Ornaments | |
|---|---|
| Celestial Differentiator | Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise |
Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide
First Time Clearance Rewards
| Rewards | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty 1 | Trailblaze EXP x600 Stellar Jade x120 Herta Bond x2 Star Rail Pass x2 |
| Difficulty 2 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Celestial Differentiator 2 pc. Set (5★) |
| Difficulty 3 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise 2 pc. Set (5★) |
| Difficulty 4 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Celestial Differentiator 2 pc. Set (5★) |
You can only claim the First Time Clearance rewards once after clearing the stage for the first time.
Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides
Simulated Universe Guide
Simulated Universe Stage Guides
| Simulated Universe Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | World 2 | World 3 | |
| World 4 | World 5 | World 6 | |
| World 7 | World 8 | World 9 | |
Paths and Blessing Guides
| All Simulated Universe Paths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Propagation | Preservation | Abundance | Nihility |
| The Hunt | Remembrance | Destruction | Elation |
| Erudition | |||
Swarm Disaster Guides
| Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster Guides | |
|---|---|
| The Swarm Disaster Guide | How to Unlock All Chapters |
| Communing Trail and Pathstrider Guide | Exploration Guide |
| How to Clear Difficulty 5 | |
Gold and Gears Guides
| Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears Guides | |
|---|---|
| Gold and Gears Guide | How to Unlock All Trailblaze and Aeon Secrets |
| Neural Network Guide | Dice Customization and All Dice Faces |
| How to Beat Difficulty 5 | |
Other Simulated Universe Guides
| Simulated Universe Guides | |
|---|---|
| List of All Paths | Simulated Universe Events |
| List of All Curios | Resonance Interplay Guide |
