Before our introduction to the dream world of Penacony, Honkai: Star Rail’s Trailblazer was a unit that was often overlooked in favor of stronger alternatives. The coming of the Harmony path changed everything, granting us a free to play character that was also incredibly influential when it came to team building.
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Now, with the introduction of the Remembrance path in 3.0, Hoyoverse has proven that lightning really can strike twice when it comes to Gacha MCs. Do we keep rolling with the Harmony Trailblazer’s superbreak-focused gameplay or take a crack at the Remembrance Trailblazer’s more universal supportive capabilities? Both paths offer distinct advantages, but which one will offer more value for your diverse set of teams? Let’s dive into the details to see which one comes out on top.
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Archetype Defining: Harmony Trailblazer
The Harmony Trailblazer was a true trailblazer in that it finally enabled the long sidelined archetype of break-focused teams. By introducing the superbreak mechanic, teams built with break damage in mind could finally deal significant damage after an enemy’s weakness bar was smashed.
This new strategy proved particularly effective against formidable foes with a high toughness bar, and thus, the meta was dominated by superbreak teams led by the Harmony Trailblazer. If you enjoy watching enemies crumble under relentless break damage, the Harmony path delivers that satisfaction in spades.
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Team Survivability: Harmony Trailblazer
Another standout feature of the Harmony Trailblazer is its ability to delay enemy actions. Since they follow the Imaginary element, any enemies broken by their abilities will get their turn delayed. This gives your team an upper hand by buying precious time to act first, which is incredibly valuable for avoiding potential damage. Considering the high toughness damage caused by the Harmony Trailblazer’s Skill, you’ll be sending enemies to the shadow realm of the turn order in no time.
However, it’s important to note that this delay mechanic is not always foolproof. Certain enemies may have skills that either negate or reduce the effectiveness of delays. Additionally, if your team doesn’t have enough speed or burst potential, delaying enemies might not matter much if they still get to act before you can capitalize on the advantage.
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Ultimate Uptime: Harmony Trailblazer
The Harmony Trailblazer’s Ultimate is designed to provide your team with the immensely powerful Superbreak effect. With numerous opportunities to generate energy through the Harmony Trailblazer’s Talent, you can expect access to this essential Ultimate whenever you need it, ensuring that your team has access to Superbreak throughout an entire battle.
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However, the energy efficiency of the Harmony Trailblazer’s Ultimate largely depends on the weakness-type matchups of the enemies. If your team struggles to break enemy toughness bars or has issues with SP management, you might find that the Ultimate’s uptime isn’t as frequent as you’d need. That could affect your team’s overall performance, especially if your team relies on Superbreak to do any competitive amount of damage.
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Universal Support: Remembrance Trailblazer
The Remembrance Trailblazer excels in offering consistent support, using the dazzling power of Mem to enhance the team’s overall combat effectiveness. While not archetype-defining like the Harmony Trailblazer, the Remembrance Trailblazer’s focus on providing consistent action advance, crit damage bonuses, and significant True damage multipliers will always be helpful.
That said, being a dedicated support means that the Remembrance Trailblazer won’t be doing very much damage on their own. If you’re looking for a character who can reliably support your team through tough fights without being tied to any specific team strategy, the Remembrance path will excel.
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Action Advance: Remembrance Trailblazer
The Remembrance Trailblazer’s action advance with Mem is one of their defining features. It lets you advance the action of the designated character by a whopping 100%, allowing your DPS to essentially take action twice. This ability is a fantastic tool for setting the pace of battle, enabling your team to take initiative and keep the pressure on your opponents. This can be a huge advantage, especially in fast-paced encounters where every action counts.
However, this benefit is somewhat situational. If your team already has a speed advantage or the enemies don’t act in ways that make a difference, the action advance may not offer as much benefit. Also, the action advance itself may come at an unwanted time, leading to wasted potential.
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Damage Amplification: Remembrance Trailblazer
One of the most powerful aspects of the Remembrance Trailblazer is their ability to provide bonus True Damage. This damage takes the original damage after all bonuses, multipliers, and enemy resistances, then multiplies it again by 1.28. True Damage is a great way to deal consistent damage to high-defense enemies, allowing you to punch through defenses that would otherwise tank your attacks.
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Even better, since this True Damage is tied to Mem’s ability to gain charge, you’re able to provide this buff to multiple allies at the same time. This makes Remembrance Trailblazer extremely potent and allows them to slot into just about any team thanks to the lack of any restriction on this True damage bonus.
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Future Potential: Remembrance Trailblazer
One of the biggest advantages of the Remembrance Trailblazer is their potential for growth as the game evolves. As new characters and archetypes are introduced, the Remembrance Trailblazer is likely to synergize well with future additions that complement their abilities. That’s in large part due to the overall usefulness of the Remembrance Trailblazer’s kit, which can play nice with just about any team.
That being said, the exact future potential depends on upcoming game updates and character releases. While the Remembrance Trailblazer shows immense promise, their future effectiveness may fall behind more specialized supports that enable specific playstyle,s much like the Harmony Trailblazer does.
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Technique Strength: Remembrance Trailblazer
The Remembrance Trailblazer’s Technique skill creates a field that delays enemy actions by 50% and deals Ice damage. This action delay will actually bypass any enemy resistances as it’s not counted as crowd control. As a result, this technique can almost single-handedly guarantee that your whole team will be able to take action before the enemies.
However, the damage dealt by the Technique is relatively low compared to other abilities. While the delay effect is certainly beneficial, it must be noted that the damage component will not significantly impact battles against high-health enemies.
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Winner: Remembrance Trailblazer
While both the Harmony and Remembrance Trailblazers bring a valuable set of tools to the table, the Remembrance Trailblazer’s unique blend of enemy control, true damage amplification, and most importantly, universal support, provides greater boons for team building potential.
While it’s true that the Harmony Trailblazer gives access to the wonders of Superbreak, the future potential of the Remembrance Trailblazer allows them to pull ahead as a more tempting resource investment.
- Released
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April 26, 2023
- ESRB
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T for Teen
- Engine
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Unity
- How Long To Beat
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24hours
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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yes
- OpenCritic Rating
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Strong
- Cross Save
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yes
- Cross-Platform Play
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Yes, Honkai Star Rail does have cross progression on PS5