Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail: guide & build 🌪️

Detailed guide to the Black Swan in Honkai: StarRail with tips for creating the best build, including selecting the best light cones of various rarities, planar decorations and cave relic, squad assemblies. The guide provides an overview of abilities, tracks and eidolons, as well as an analysis of the heroine's advantages and disadvantages. The materials necessary for upgrading the Black Swan are considered separately.

Black Swan is a mysterious clairvoyant who is the keeper of the Garden of Memories. She loves to travel through the worlds and search for original memories intertwined with her Path and the Aeons - this is the fortune teller's greatest passion, but her true motives are not so easy to guess. She is able to manipulate memories and even completely clear them. As a playable character, Black Swan follows Paths of Nothingness and owns the wind element.

Biography of Black Swan in Honkai: Star Rail

Black Swan of Honkai: Star Rail is a fortune teller and the keeper of the Garden of Memories. A warm smile often plays on her face as she listens attentively to her next interlocutor in order to capture the entire flow of necessary information. Her main hobby is traveling through countless worlds and planets in order to collect unique memories.

According to the matter, the clairvoyant was an unusual child as a child, "as if nature itself welcomed her appearance. Birds began to sing, the sun and the moon rose in the sky at the same time." She always tried to understand where people came from, who created them, and even when this world came into being. With the onset of amnesia, her mother gradually began to forget recent events and even relatives. The girl stayed with her until the very end and saw how memories faded, and a loved one slipped further and further away.

One day she met the Memory Keeper, who saw her as her follower. The glory of the past has always been attractive to her, and without a doubt, Black Swan followed the stranger to devote her life to collecting memories, abandoning her physical shell and accepting transformation. Keepers try not to leave traces and not attract attention. Except when they meet a person who is capable of becoming one of them.

The development of the Black Swan storyline can be seen in her companion mission "Waltz at the Masquerade".

How to get the Black Swan in Honkai: Star Rail

Black Swan can be knocked out in the Leap of the character event "Inescapable Crowds" in the first half patch 2.5. Banner terms: from September 10 to October 2, 2024.

To avoid missing the next rerun of Black Swan or other limited heroes, we recommend keeping an eye on banner schedule.

Features

The main stats that increase when leveling up the Black Swan are HP, attack power, and defense. Speed ​​and taunt remain constant stats and do not change when leveling up. The exact values ​​for each stat can be found in the table.

Basic skills of the Black Swan

Black Swan is a follower of the Path of Nothingness, whose mechanics are focused on applying debuffs. With her skills, she attacks with wind damage to one or more enemies and applies the Weathering status, which causes damage to affected monsters at the beginning of each turn. At the same time, she is able to lower defense using a skill and increase the damage received by enemies with a super ability.

The main feature of the Memory Keeper is accumulation of Arcana levels — is a weakening that additionally damages if initial damage is dealt. In addition, she can apply all existing DoT statuses (Weathering, Bleeding, Burning, Shock) due to her ultimate, which makes her a great character for squads that play through periodic damage.

Next, we’ll look in detail at how the Black Swan’s abilities work, and in what order it’s best to level them up. We will also consider the traces and eidolons recommended for obtaining.

Active skills

• Technique «Accepting truth, rejecting appearances" | Gain

After using a technique at the beginning of the next battle there is a base chance 150% impose 1 level of Arcana status on all opponents. After the Arcana is successfully triggered, there is a chance that the enemy will gain an additional level. Each time you apply it again, the base chance becomes equal to 50% from the base chance of the previous successful use of the Arcana to this target. The effect repeats until the cast attempt fails.

Apply a buff to yourself. While it is active, there is a high chance that at the beginning of the battle all enemies will receive 1 stack of Arcana. If an enemy target receives this debuff, it will be applied again, but each time with half the chance of the previous one. This continues until the effect resistance triggers and the chance fails. In most cases, 2-3 levels are given.

• Basic Attack "Epiphany, Dawn of Silence" | Single attack

Deal wind damage to the selected enemy equal to 30-78% on attack power, and also has a base chance 50-74% apply lvl 1 Arcana status. If the target has Weathering, Bleeding, Burning or Shock statuses, there is a base chance 50-74%, that the enemy will receive an additional Arcana level for each of these effects.

Deals wind damage to one enemy and has a chance to apply 1 stack of Arcana to him. If the selected target is currently under any damage over time statuses (Weathering, Bleeding, Burning, Shock), each of these statuses gives a chance to apply another stack of Arcana.

• Emboldening Salvo "Decadence, sunset of lies" | Explosive Attack

Deals wind damage equal to the selected enemy and adjacent targets. 45-112,5% on attack power, and also has a base chance 100% apply lvl 1 Arcana status and base chance 100% lower protection by 14,8-23,8% for 3 moves.

Deals wind damage to one enemy and nearby targets. With a high chance, it can cast 1 stack of Arcana on attacked enemies and lower their defense.

• Superpower "Embrace of the Other World" | Group attack | Energy: 120 units.

Deals wind damage equal to 72-144% on the attack power, and imposes the Epiphany status for 2 turns. This status increases the target's damage taken by 15-30% during the course. If an opponent has Arcana levels, they are also considered to have Weathering, Bleeding, Burning, and Shock statuses. In addition, when Arkan deals damage at the beginning of the turn, the number of its levels is not reset. While Insight is active, the effect of saving Arcana levels can only work 1 time. The number of times this effect is triggered is updated when the enemy is re-cast with Insight.

Deals wind damage to all enemies and inflicts the Epiphany status on them. The damage received by targets during this turn increases, and the Arcana status becomes an effect from the first. damage of all types, that is, Weathering, Bleeding, Burning and Shock. In other words, characters who interact with a specific DoT status will be able to interact with the Arcane status (for example, Kafka, Serval, Guinaifen, Luke). In addition, damage dealt at the beginning of the next turn does not reset Arcana stacks.

Passive skills

• Talent "Caprice of the Weaving of Fate" | Weakening

Each time an opponent takes damage over time at the start of their turn, there is a base chance 50-72,5%, that level 1 will be imposed. Arcana. In this case, enemy targets receive a lane. wind damage equal to 96-300% on the strength of the attack. Each level increases Arcane status damage multipliers by 4,8-15%. After dealing damage, all stacks are reset to 1. Arcana status can stack up to 50 times.

When Arcanum is triggered at the beginning of an enemy target's turn, Black Swan activates additional effects depending on the number of stacks collected:

• 3 levels or more: Deals periodic wind damage equal to 72-225% on the strength of the attack, to adjacent targets, and also has 50-72,5% base chance to cast 1 lvl on them. Arcana status.
• 7 levels or more: Current damage dealt over time ignores an additional 20% of the enemy's and nearby enemy targets' defense.

When the enemy gets lane. damage at the beginning of the turn, there is a chance that the Arcana status will be applied to it. This debuff will also deal periodic wind damage at the start of the target's turn (if an ult was used, damage from all other statuses will be dealt), while Black Swan activates additional effects depending on the number of Arcana levels gained. Please note that other DoT statuses are triggered first, then a stack is added, and only after that the damage from the debuff itself is dealt.

Procedure for leveling up Black Swan abilities

Talent > Superpower = Skill = Basic Attack

The chance of imposing the Arcana status in one way or another depends on each skill of the Black Swan. In addition, all abilities deal damage and are directly involved in rotation. For this reason, it is necessary to upgrade all skills without exception. The priority can be set as follows:

1. Talent - Affects the damage from the Arcana "explosion", and also increases the multipliers for each stack. In addition, it deals additional damage depending on the number of stacks.
2. Superpower - area attack and Insight status, which increases the damage received by enemies.
3. Emboldening Salvo - deals damage to multiple targets, allows you to impose Arcana status level and reduce defense.
4. Basic Attack although it has the lowest damage, it also affects the chance of using the Arcana, and there is a chance of hanging several stacks at once.

Tracks

All traces of the Black Swan:

Note for the trail "Restless Insides": Only the primary target on which the skill was used receives additional Arcana status levels.

After pumping all the tracks, the total increase in characteristics will be as follows:

Eidolons [Constellations]

All Black Swan eidolons:

The best Eidolons of the Black Swan are: E1, E4 и E6:

• First eidolon — Applies a debuff that reduces enemy resistance to an element depending on the damage-over-time status they have. For example, if the target is under the Burning effect, their resistance to fire is reduced. Considering that Arcana is considered Weathering, the seer receives the buff almost constantly.
• Fourth Eidolon - Reduces enemy resistance to effects while the Insight status from the superpower is active, which increases the chance of applying all negative statuses, including Arcana. In addition, the Black Swan will be able to additionally restore energy at the beginning of the enemy's turn or after killing him.
• Sixth Eidolon — with a certain chance, places a stack of Arcana on the enemy target after any attack by an ally. Another nice bonus is that there is always a 50% chance to place an additional stack. Works on approximately the same principle as E2, but is much easier to implement and allows you to gain all 50 levels during the battle.

F2P players are advised to stick to E1.

Advantages and disadvantages of the Black Swan

Let's take a closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Black Swan.

Leveling up the Black Swan in HCP

This item presents all the materials necessary to upgrade the Black Swan.

Elevation materials

Level of	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits ×4 000	Extinct Core ×5
40	Credits ×8 000	Extinct Core ×10
50	Credits ×16 000	Glimmer Core ×6	Ashes of the Ascended ×3
60	Credits ×40 000	Glimmer Core ×9	Ashes of the Ascended ×7
70	Credits ×80 000	Wriggling Core ×6	Ashes of the Ascended ×20
80	Credits ×160 000	Wriggling Core ×9	Ashes of the Ascended ×35

To raise Black Swan to level 80, you will need the following resources:

• Credits (×1 690 000).
• Extinct Core (×15), flickering core (×15), wriggling core (×15) are consumable components that are dropped by killing Fragmentum monsters.
• Ashes of the ascended one (×65) is a material that can be obtained by completing the Stagnant Shadow: Celestial Form challenge.
• Traveler's Guides (×289), adventure journals (×6), meetings while traveling (×3).

Skill Leveling Materials

Emboldening Salvo	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic Attack "Epiphany, Dawn of Silence"	Credits ×240 000	Extinct Core ×6Glimmer Core ×7Wriggling Core ×7	Fire Spirit ×3Starfire Essence ×8Heavenly Cremator ×11
Emboldening Salvo "Decadence, sunset of lies"	Credits ×652 500	Extinct Core ×9Glimmer Core ×13Wriggling Core ×7	Fire Spirit ×3Starfire Essence ×15Starfire Essence ×15Heavenly Cremator ×30	Tracks of Destiny × 2Past Wormhole Disasters ×3
Superpower "Embrace of the Other World"	Credits ×652 500	Extinct Core ×9Glimmer Core ×13Wriggling Core ×7	Fire Spirit ×3Starfire Essence ×15Starfire Essence ×15Heavenly Cremator ×30	Tracks of Destiny × 2Past Wormhole Disasters ×3
Talent "Caprice of the Weaving of Fate"	Credits ×652 500	Extinct Core ×9Glimmer Core ×13Wriggling Core ×7	Fire Spirit ×3Starfire Essence ×15Starfire Essence ×15Heavenly Cremator ×30	Tracks of Destiny × 2Past Wormhole Disasters ×3

To upgrade all the abilities of the Black Swan, you need to collect the following materials:

• Credits (×2 196 000).
• Extinct Core (×33), flickering core (×46), wriggling core (×28).
• Fire Spirit (×12), starfire essence (×53), heavenly cremator (×101) is a component that can be obtained by completing the Sepal: Alchemy Commission challenge.
• Tracks of Destiny  (×6) is an item that is awarded for completing weekly tasks in Simulated Universe , pumping Honor of the Nameless and the passage of events.
• Past Wormhole Disasters (×9) - a reward received for defeating a boss Bug Lord: Skarakabaz.

The sequence of pumping traces

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Attack Power +4%	Credits ×2 500	Extinct Core x2
Troubled insides	Credits ×5 000	Fire Spirit ×3	Past Wormhole Disasters ×1
Wind damage +3,2%	Credits ×5 000	Fire Spirit ×3	Extinct Core ×6
Attack Power +4%	Credits ×10 000	Starfire Essence ×3	Glimmer Core ×3
Effect Hit Chance +4%	Credits ×10 000	Starfire Essence ×3	Glimmer Core ×3
Outlines on the bottom of the cup	Credits ×20 000	Starfire Essence ×5	Fate's Imprint ×1	Past Wormhole Disasters ×1
Attack Power +6%	Credits ×20 000	Starfire Essence ×5	Glimmer Core ×4
Wind damage +4,8%	Credits ×45 000	Heavenly Cremator ×3	Wriggling Core ×3
Attack Power +6%	Credits ×45 000	Heavenly Cremator ×3	Wriggling Core ×3
A sign in the shadow of a candle	Credits ×160 000	Heavenly Cremator ×8	Fate's Imprint ×1	Past Wormhole Disasters ×1
Effect Hit Chance +6%	Credits ×160 000	Heavenly Cremator ×8	Wriggling Core ×8
Wind damage +6,4%	Credits ×160 000	Heavenly Cremator ×8	Wriggling Core ×8
Attack Power +8%	Credits ×160 000	Heavenly Cremator ×8	Wriggling Core ×8

List of resources used to upgrade tracks:

• Credits ×802 500.
• Extinct Core (×8), flickering core (×10), wriggling core (×30).
• Fire Spirit (×6), starfire essence (×16), heavenly cremator (×38).
• Tracks of Destiny  (×2).
• Past Wormhole Disasters (×3).

Best Black Swan Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

Memory Keeper, being a representative of the Path of Nothingness, specializes in weakening opponents and obtaining special levels of the Arcana status, which is considered Weathering or all DoT effects at once after using the ultimate. Taking into account the features of the mechanics and gameplay, the Black Swan build in HSR is based on the selection of the following characteristics:

• ATK - Increases overall DPS, including abilities and statuses that deal damage over time.
• Effect Hit Chance - Increases the chance to apply debuffs, affects the bonus damage from the Omen in the Shadow of the Candle trace.
• Speed - Allows you to perform actions more often and use a skill/basic attack to accumulate Arcana status levels.

If we talk about penetration effect, then only the damage received by enemies after their white durability bar (armor/shield) is completely reduced depends on it. Mostly the fortune teller applies Weathering due to the debuff, but the opposite situation can also arise, so it is best to look for the indicator in the lower stats. Next, we will look in detail at how to collect the Black Swan in Honkai: Star Rail.

Recommended characteristic values

Priority auxiliary characteristics (sub-stats):

• chance of hitting effects;
• attack power and speed;
• penetration effect;
• Crete. damage and crit. chance (affects only instant damage from skills).

The optimal final values ​​of stats that are recommended to have on a character:

• ATK: from 2-900 units.
• Speed: 134/143/160 units. 134 is recommended.
• Effect Hit Chance: from 120% - this value will allow you to get the maximum bonus to damage from the trace "Omen in the Shadow of the Candle". At the initial stages of pumping, it is advisable to reach at least 100%.
• HP (health): from 3 units.
• DEF: from 900 units.
• Penetration effect: from 20-30%.
• Energy recovery: from 100%.

Best Light Cones [Weapon]

When choosing a weapon for the Black Swan, please note that it should match the character's class - in this case Paths of Nothingness. The priority characteristics in this case are as follows:

• chance of hitting effects;
• increased damage dealt, including periodic damage;
• Attack Power.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Altered Memories ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases the chance of hitting effects on 40-60%. When the owner deals damage to enemy targets with Weather, Bleed, Burn or Shock, gain 1 lvl. Foreteller status. Maximum - 4 stacks. During one battle, each type of periodic damage can only add 1 level. Foreteller status. Each level increases attack power by 5-9%, and also allows the lane. damage ignore 7,2-10% protection.	Black Swan Signa significantly increases the hit chance of effects, and also provides an increase in attack power if the attacked opponents are under DoT status. An additional and no less important point is to ignore enemy defense when applying lane. damage The fortune teller is able to get max. number of stacks independently due to the superpower, thanks to which the Arcane status becomes not only Weathering, but also all other DoT debuffs.
Patience Is All You Need ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Damage dealt is increased by 24-40%. Each attack increases your speed by 4,8-8%. The effect can stack up to 3 times. When the wearer hits an enemy without the Gossamer status, has a base 100% chance to inflict this status on the target. An opponent with the Gossamer status is also considered to have the Shock status. An opponent with the Web status takes periodic electrical damage equal to 60-100% from the attack power of the owner, at the beginning of each turn for 1 turn.	Light Cone buffs all damage dealt and speed after making an attack, making it easier to reach certain speed "spots". However, first of all, the “card” is interesting because it allows you to apply the Cobweb status to the enemy. Since this status counts as damage over time from Shock, it will help Black Swan gain levels of her own Arcana status faster and more consistently.
Countless spring days ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-953 ATK 26-582 DEF 24-529	The owner has an increased chance of effects hitting 60-100%. If he uses a normal attack, skill, or ultimate to hit an enemy, that enemy has a base chance of 60% of being inflicted with the Armor Away status. An opponent with the Armor off status receives 10-18% more damage for 2 turns. If the owner has applied a damage over time effect to an enemy target, then with a base chance of 60% the Armor Away status is enhanced to the Cornered status, with which the damage taken by the enemy increases by another 14-22% also for 2 turns. Under the conditions of the last debuff, the owner is not able to “put” the Armor off status on the enemy.	Weapons will greatly simplify the search for the effect hit chance parameter, which is one of the most important characteristics for the heroine (remember that it makes no sense to score above 120% due to the trail condition). Although the bonus will not give the Black Swan additional attack power and will simply increase the overall incoming damage of an enemy with the status, rather than cutting off his defense like a signature, this equipment option is still quite strong.
Eyes of the Prey ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases the chance of hitting the equipped character's effects by 20-40% and damage over time 24-48%.	An excellent weapon with a simple but extremely useful passive effect. The main advantage of the “card” is that it does not have any conditions for activating bonuses or restrictions on their duration, steadily increasing the chance of effects hitting and periodic damage. This, in turn, has a positive effect on the final DPS.
Good Night and Sleep Well ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Damage dealt is increased by 12-24% for each Debuff that the target enemy has. The bonus stacks up to 3 times and applies to periodic damage.	Depending on the negative effects present on the enemy, the weapon increases the damage dealt. In a classic DoT team, the heroine will constantly gain full stacks, receiving a 36% bonus to damage. However, she can add up the bonus without outside help by lowering the defense from the skill, as well as the Arcanum and Epiphany debuffs.
The show begins (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	When the wearer applies a debuff to an enemy, that target gains a Trick status level. Each level of Trick increases damage by 6-10%. The maximum number of stacks is 3. If the owner's effect hit chance is greater than or equal to 80%, his attack power increases by 20-36%.	A powerful F2P weapon that allows you to gain levels as the wielder applies debuffs to enemy targets, including damage over time effects. These stacks increase all damage dealt by up to 30% at R5. Light Cone has additional synergy with Black Swan, as it increases attack power depending on the hit chance of effects, which is one of the main characteristics of the character.
Before the start of the training mission (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases the chance of hitting effects on 20-40%. When the owner attacks an opponent with reduced defense, he recovers 4-8 units energy.	A good F2P option that increases the hit chance of effects that affect the likelihood of applying debuffs, and bonus damage from the Omen in the Shadow of a Candle. Considering that she can reduce defense with her skill, she does not require certain heroes to trigger the second part of the passive, which restores energy.
Fermata (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	The wearer's penetration effect is increased by 16-32%. The wearer's damage dealt to Shock and Weathered enemies is increased by 16-32%. This effect also applies to damage over time.	A free weapon that increases the penetration effect and damage dealt, including periodic damage, against enemies with the Shock or Weathering status. Since the Arcana debuff is considered Weathering, and under the super ability also Shock (and all other DoT statuses), Black Swan can easily get a % bonus to damage even without outside help. At the same time, in alliance with Kafka or Serval it will become even easier.
Solitary Healing (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	The wearer's penetration effect is increased by 20-40%. Using a superpower increases the wearer's periodic damage by 24-48% for 2 turns. Defeating an enemy with a damage over time effect applied by the owner restores 4-8 units his energy.	Free cone of shop in Hertha. By default, it increases the penetration effect, which allows you to deal more damage over time after reducing the enemy's durability, but most importantly, it provides an increase in all DPS after using the super ability. The additional bonus to energy recovery will further speed up the process of charging the ult, which activates the main buff of the weapon.
Incessant Rain ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases the chance of hitting effects on 24-40%. When the wearer deals damage to an enemy whose number of Debuffs is greater than or equal to 3, their Crit. chance increases by 12-20%. After using a basic attack, skill, or superpower, there is a 100% chance to apply an Ethereal Code status to the target. Damage taken by an enemy under this status is increased by 12-20% for 1 turn.	Light Cone provides a consistent hit chance for effects, which already makes it a decent option. Although crit. the chance is not particularly needed by the Memory Keeper, since she primarily specializes in periodic rather than instant damage types, she will also benefit from an overall increase in DPS. To do this, you need to use any skill, and then with a 100% chance the Ethereal Code status will be assigned to the target, which will receive increased damage.
In the Name of the World ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases damage dealt to debuffed enemies by 24-40%. When the wielder uses a skill, the chance to hit the effects of that attack is increased by 18-30%, and the attack power is 24-40%.	Considering that periodic damage is considered a weakening, and in addition, Black Swan is able to lower the defense of opponents with her skill (sometimes with her ult), she can easily activate the first part of the passive. Having an increase in the chance to hit effects will similarly be beneficial, since it will increase the likelihood of casting an Arcana. However, this only applies to the skill.
Determination shines like pearls of sweat ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	When the owner hits an enemy that does not have the Trapping status, he has a base chance 60-100% impose the status of Capture on this opponent. The defense of the enemy with the status of Trapping is reduced by 12-16% for 1 turn.	The weapon allows you to apply the special status Capture. In combination with the Black Swan skill, the total defense cut can be approximately 32% if the cone is R1, and the heroine’s ability is pumped up to level 9-10. Since the debuff lasts only a turn, so that the clairvoyant herself can use it, it is necessary to apply the Catching status with an attack or skill and, before the turn ends, use the ultimate (if it has time to charge).
We'll meet Again ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 24-529 DEF 15-330	After the owner uses a basic attack or skill, he deals 48-96% from attack power as additional damage to a random enemy hit by attacks.	Light cone that can be picked up at battle pass. When the Farseer uses a basic attack or skill, additional damage is dealt to a random enemy on the battlefield. The passive is quite inferior to all other weapons, since it does not provide key bonuses for the character. Although it makes no sense to specifically take a weapon for the Black Swan if it is already available, but there are no options discussed above, it can be used as an alternative.
Void ⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 14-317 DEF 12-264	At the start of combat, increases the chance of the wearer's effects hitting 20-40% for 3 moves.	Weapons for beginners. Gives a chance to hit effects in a fairly large number, especially at maximum awakening. However, the main drawback is that the buff only lasts 3 turns. Often, at the beginning of the game, battles are not that long, so the boost can be enough for the entire battle. However, you can equip any other 3-star “card”.

Best Relics [Artifacts]

When choosing relics for the Black Swan, as in the case of the light cone, you should give priority to kits that provide an increase in its main parameters, which include, respectively:

• Attack Power;
• wind damage;
• chance of effects hitting.

Cave Relics [Main Artifacts]

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Prisoner of a dark dungeon	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: For each damage over time effect an enemy has (up to max 3), the owner ignores 6% of that enemy's Defense when dealing damage.	The best relic set for Black Swan. Increases attack power and allows you to ignore up to 18% defense if enemies are under Weathering, Bleeding, Burning or Shock, which is a powerful buff and synergizes well with the skill. Taking into account the fact that the clairvoyant can supernaturally apply all statuses with periodic damage at once, the passive will work on an almost constant basis, especially in alliance with other DoT characters.
Discoverer of dead waters Prisoner of a dark dungeon (or Musketeer of Wild Wheat)	2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%.  2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%.	An excellent 2x2 option with bonuses to increase all damage depending on the number of applied debuffs, and attack power, from which not only skills, but also periodic damage are scaled. Pathfinder outperforms Eagle of Twilight by about 2% due to the constant debuffs on enemies.  The difference in percentage between all the considered relic combinations is not that big, so give preference based on sub-stats.
Discoverer of dead waters Twilight Eagle	2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%.  2 parts: Increases wind damage by 10%.	An optimal combination aimed at increasing overall damage. It is recommended to use, for example, if there is a planar sphere for attack power, and not wind damage, to balance the characteristics, or if there is no Ruan Mei in the squad.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat Prisoner of a dark dungeon	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%.	Since Black Swan receives quite a bit of bonus damage from his Omen in the Shadow of a Candle trail, it is possible to combine 2 pieces of relics for attack power. It is also a good choice in a team with ruan mei, since it already provides quite a bit of additional percentage buff.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	2 parts: Increases attack power 12%. 4 parts: Increases speed by 6% and basic attack damage by 10%.	A good set that is available almost from the start (drops from chests and bosses). All offered bonuses are useful to the character in one way or another, so the set can be successfully used up to the point of receiving the “Prisoner of the Dark Dungeon” or combined with other sets.
Twilight Eagle Herald wandering in hacker space	2 parts: Increases wind damage by 10%. 2 parts: Increases speed by 6%.	The combination of sets for wind damage + speed is an equally suitable option, which will allow Black Swan to perform actions more often, therefore, more actively use his abilities and impose the Arcana status on opponents.
Twilight Eagle	2 parts: Increases wind damage by 10%. 4 parts: After using the superpower, the action moves forward by 25%.	Alternatively, you can use a full wind kit, which advances the action after using the ultimate. Thanks to this, Black Swan will start his next turn earlier, which will generally be beneficial, but at the same time it can lead to desynchronization in the team. It's worth using only if you know how to set up the rotation correctly.

Planar Ornaments [Additional Artifacts]

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Pan-Galactic Commercial Enterprise ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases the chance to hit effects by 10%. Attack power is increased by an amount equal to 25% of the effect's hit chance, up to a maximum of 25%.	The hit chance of effects is one of the key parameters for the character due to the need to constantly apply the Arcana status and other debuffs, as well as the % bonus to damage from the third trace “Omen in the Shadow of a Candle”. At the same time, the set increases attack power depending on this characteristic. Please note that to receive the maximum bonus, you need at least 100% chance to hit the effects.
Skyfront Glatiramer ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases the wearer's attack power by 12%. If the owner's speed is higher than or equal to 135/160 units, then the damage they deal increases by 12%/18%.	An excellent planar decoration for increasing DPS if you can get 120% chance to hit effects from other sources. If the minimum speed value is not enough, you can put it in a squad Astu, Hanyu or ruan mei. Since the difference between min. and max. The bonus is small, the set performs well in any situation.
Space Sealing Station ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. When speed reaches 120 or higher, attack power is increased by an additional 12%.	Optimal kit available on one of the starting worlds Simulated Universe (World 3). Provides an increase in attack power, and also doubles the increase if the speed of the fortuneteller is above 120 units. Since this is the minimum threshold that is achieved thanks to leg equipment. speed boots, Black Swan will receive 24% attack power without any problems.
Sprightly Vonwacq ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases energy recovery rate by 5%. If the owner's speed is at least 120 units, at the beginning of the battle the action immediately advances by 40%.	A good option if you have enough attack power and chance to hit effects to sacrifice some of the damage increase from other planar decorations for a faster energy gain. If the character has low speed (but not lower than 120 units) and takes a long time to gain ult, and at the same time you do not want to put the rope on recovery. energy, the set will help balance the situation a little.
Thalia - the land of bandits ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases penetration effect by 16%. If the owner's speed is greater than or equal to 145 units, then his penetration effect increases by an additional 20%.	If for some reason the sets listed above are missing, but there are good parts of this planar decoration, then it will be suitable for the first time. The penetration effect in any case is not an unnecessary characteristic and will even allow you to apply more feathers. damage after breaking through an enemy vulnerability, but still loses to other stats in importance.

Troops for the Black Swan

In HSR, Black Swan is a damage dealer/debuffer who acts as a primary or secondary damage dealer in a team. Since she needs to gain Arcana levels, which also triggers damage over time, she is primarily recommended to have characters that can inflict DoT statuses.

At the same time, the Memory Keeper can gain stacks on her own, albeit more slowly, and apply all the effects from the lane at once. damage with the help of an ult, while at the same time increasing the damage received by opponents. Potentially, she is capable of playing outside of such squads, although this definitely does not contribute to the disclosure of her maximum potential.

Best characters

The following are the characters for Black Swan that she has the best synergy with.

Character	Path	Damage type	Features
Kafka	Nihility	Электрический	A squad consisting of Kafka and Black Swan has the highest damage rates when compared to other Stellaron Hunter combinations. She is able to inflict the Shock status with a bonus attack and ultimate, as well as activate all DoT effects applied with a skill outside of a turn. This will allow Black Swan to gain additional Arcana stacks and deal more damage.
Jiaoqiu	Nihility	Fiery	A powerful representative of the Nothingness, whose skills are aimed at applying the “Hot Ash” weakening (considered the DoT status “Burning”, which causes periodic damage of the fire type). Enemies affected by Burning Ash take increased damage. The superpower, in turn, inflicts a high level of damage and also imposes a third-party debuff that increases the damage taken by opponents from ultimate DPS-type skills.
Guinaifen	Nihility	Fiery	Specializes in the Burning effect, which applies a skill to multiple enemies and a basic attack to a single target (with a trail). Like Kafka, he can explode the DoT status with an ultimate, but only one - Burning. The talent increases the damage received by the enemy due to the Fiery Kiss status written in the talent.
Sampo	Nihility	Wind	Focuses on inflicting Weathering with any attacks (basic strike, skill, ultimate), helping to gain Arcana stacks. With his superpower, he deals wind damage to all enemies and increases the periodic damage they receive. The last step is to increase the duration of Weathering, which Black Swan also applies, by 1 turn.
Luke	Nihility	Physical	A character with a physical type. damage - Bleeding. Inflicts this status by using a skill, but only on one enemy target. At the same time, it increases the damage received by an enemy attacked by his superpower. Instantly deals Bleed damage when a Supported Basic Attack is triggered.
sang	Nihility	Ice	An excellent support hero for the Path of Nothingness. Does not apply DoT effects, but removes a buff from one enemy, and also reduces the defense of all enemy targets on the battlefield. Combined with the Black Swan skill, you get a pretty powerful defense cut. Next, “Secret Strategy” increases the chance of hitting the effects of all teammates by 10%.
Silver Wolf	Nihility	Quantum	Has various debuffs: reduced defense, attack power and speed. With a certain chance, creates vulnerability in the target to an element owned by one of the allies. In addition, the next “Note” additionally reduces resistance to damage of any type if the enemy has 3 or more weakens while using the skill.
Welt	Nihility	Imaginary	The Starlight Express Crew Chief focuses on reducing speed and inflicting the Imprisonment status, which delays the action of enemies. Damage received by enemies after using a superpower is buffed if the first Retribution trail is open.
Acheron	Nihility	Электрический	A damage dealer with a special ultimate mechanic that requires Shattered Dream charge points to use. Points are gained through debuffs placed on enemies. In addition, the heroine receives a large increase in damage from the “Abyss” trail if there are allies of the Path of Nothingness in the squad. Swan, in combination with another DoT character, will provide Acheron with everything she needs, and she, in turn, will increase the DPS of the entire squad.
Hook	Destruction	Fiery	A damage dealer with damage to one or several targets. Capable of inflicting the Burning status with a skill, gaining Arcana status levels for the Black Swan. Acts as an additional source of damage, but can occupy the position of the core of the group if all eidolons are present and high stats are present.
Serval	Erudition	Электрический	Applies the Shock status to several enemies with a skill, causing additional electrical damage to them. With his superpower, he damages the area and extends the effect of Shock for another 2 turns. Due to the fact that the status is applied to several enemies, more stacks of Arcana are given for the Black Swan.
Himeko	Erudition	Fiery	Has excellent massive damage and performs a bonus attack outside of its turn. When opening a Starfire trail using an attack at 50%, it also puts the Burning status on the enemy target for 2 turns.
Doctor Ratio	Hunting	Imaginary	Despite Doctor Ratio's lack of any effects from the lane. damage, there is a certain synergy between the heroes. In particular, Black Swan applies debuffs that are incredibly important to Veritas. At the same time, he can also offer the clairvoyant pleasant bonuses: the “Inference” trace allows the skill to reduce the target’s resistance, and the “Inference” trace increases the damage dealt to the enemy.
ruan mei	Harmony	Ice	One of the best supports for squads consisting of two or more damage dealers, as her buffs apply to all allies. Increases the overall damage and speed of team members, as well as their effectiveness and penetration effect. In addition, it increases the penetration of resistance of all types of elements.
Zaryanka	Harmony	Physical	A representative of Harmony of the highest tier, whose skills are aimed at increasing outgoing damage, crit. damage and attack power. When using a superpower, advances all allies' turns forward by 100%.
Sparkle	Harmony	Quantum	Generates skill points and also increases their max. quantity, which will allow Black Swan and her allies to use their skills on an ongoing basis. For each consumption of skill points, it additionally increases all damage, and with a skill it advances the action forward by 50%, making it possible to “go away” earlier.
Armor	Harmony	Wind	Buffer from a standard banner. Increases the team's attack power and critical damage with the help of a superpower. The skill allows you to immediately perform an action on the selected ally, while simultaneously removing the weakening from him. Thanks to this, Black Swan will be able to make more moves in one cycle.
Tribby	Harmony	Quantum	Can be effective in a DoT team due to buffs that directly increase the team's damage output to enemies. Since these builds typically have two DPS characters and they often deal damage to multiple targets, Tribby will regenerate additional energy from the trail.
Asta	Harmony	Fiery	Provides increased attack speed and attack power, key stats for the Farseer. In addition, with a basic attack it can apply the Burning status to the enemy after opening the Spark trail.
tingyun	Harmony	Электрический	Restores energy, allowing you to consistently use your superpower without equipment. rope or planar jewelry for energy. In addition, it increases the attack power by imposing the Blessing status from the skill, which deals additional electrical damage.
Hanja	Harmony	Physical	It buffs attack power and speed with a superpower, and with a skill, like Sparkle, it generates action points, which allows allies to use the skill much more often. In the Black Swan squad, such a bonus is especially in demand, since it will allow you to more actively gain Arcana status levels.
Yukong	Harmony	Imaginary	Offers the team an increase in attack power by applying the Roaring Bowstring status. The superpower can also cause imaginary damage to one enemy.
Fu Xuan	Preservation	Quantum	Creates a Matrix of Foresight, which transfers part of the damage received by allies to the head of the Prediction Commission, and increases health and crit. chance. If the track "Dunjia Divination, Metamystic" is open, restores HP by using a superpower.
Cheetah	Preservation	Ice	Places a strong shield that extends to all allies and blocks incoming damage. With a certain chance, it freezes the enemy with the skill, which is why the target cannot perform actions. The Cheetah is an excellent tank, capable of being revived after being killed once per battle.
Aventurine	Preservation	Imaginary	Places shields and during the battle, renews them after activating a superpower, as well as performing a bonus attack. Virtually no demands on skill points. In addition to providing protective functions, it helps the squad with damage. The ideal squad for a character is the cooperation of several heroes who can perform a bonus attack. In other teams he is just as good, but takes bonus shots a little less often.
Fire. hero	Preservation	Fiery	Using the taunt mechanics contained in the skill, it attracts the attention of opponents. With any attack, puts a small shield on allies. When the Will of Magma accumulates, it deals fiery damage to several targets, and with its superpower it damages the area.
March 7	Preservation	Ice	Places a shield on one ally using a skill. The ultimate deals area damage and activates the Freeze effect with a certain chance. When an enemy hits an ally under a shield, performs a bonus attack.
Hoho	Abundance	Wind	One of the best healers for the Black Swan. In addition to stable healing from the skill and status, Sacrifice of Life is a talent that heals at the beginning of an ally’s turn and after using an ult, restores energy with a superpower and increases the attack power of all squad members.
Locha	Abundance	Imaginary	Passively heals thanks to the Magic Circle, which is triggered by any attack from an ally. Can instantly heal the skill if a teammate's health drops to half or below. The ultimate deals imaginary damage in an area, removing one buff from enemies.
Linsha	Abundance	Fiery	A support with a variety of functions: heals, deals area damage and applies a weakening that increases damage from penetration. During combat, summons an assistant, which is a bonus attack. Due to this creature, it additionally heals, deals damage outside of the turn and removes debuffs.
Bailu	Abundance	Электрический	Healer from a standard banner. Restores health with skill and superpower. Has a special status: Vigor, which resurrects fallen squad members from the dead, but no more than once during the battle (2 times on E6).
Lynx	Abundance	Quantum	The researcher has both instant and periodic treatment in her arsenal. With his ultimate skill, he heals each ally and at the same time removes from them weakenings imposed by opponents (for example, control).
Gallagher	Abundance	Fiery	A unique representative of the healer class, whose healing depends on the negative status “Dead Drunk” imposed on enemies. When hitting opponents with this effect, health is restored. The character's skill set also includes instant healing with a skill and massive healing with an enhanced basic attack.
Natasha	Abundance	Physical	Restores the HP of one ally with a skill, removing 1 debuff followed by “Calm” upon activation and additionally healing over the next 2 turns. Using a superpower heals the entire squad.

Top Teams

Based on the characters discussed above, you can create the following squads for the Black Swan:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Kafka	Black Swan	ruan mei Tribby Asta	Hoho Natasha	Stellaron Hunter helps Black Swan gain Arcana status levels with her ult and bonus attack, and activates DoT statuses outside of her turn. The Prophet, in turn, applies Weathering and other effects with initial damage, lowers defense, and increases damage taken by enemies. You can put Ruan Mei, Tribby, or Asta in the support role, and Hoho or Natasha in the healer position.
Kafka	Black Swan	tingyun Sparkle Armor	Locha Lynx	An alternative squad with characters from the Path of Harmony. Depending on the situation, boosts are applied to Swan or Kafka. For example, after using Black Swan's ultimate, you can advance Kafka's action so that she uses the skill and instantly activates all DoT statuses. In the situation with Armor and Tingyun, a little more skill points are consumed, so it is beneficial to use more “economical” healers such as Locha or Lynx.
Kafka	Black Swan	Sampo Guinaifen Luke	Fu Xuan Fire. hero Path of Abundance	In this case, instead of supports, characters are used that impose statuses with periodic damage. This way you can quickly accumulate stacks of Arcana for the Black Swan. Moreover, each hero in one way or another offers reinforcement in the form of increased damage. Fu Xuan, the Fiery Pioneer or any other representative of the Path of Conservation or Abundance would be suitable for the support position.
Kafka	Black Swan	sang Silver Wolf Jiaoqiu	Path of Abundance or Conservation Path	Another variant of the squad with Kafka, Black Swan and support from the Path of Nothingness debuffers. Pela, like the Keeper of Memory, lowers defense, but at once for all enemy targets; Silver Wolf lowers attack power, speed, defense and causes the enemy to be weak to the element of one of the allies; Jiaoqiu increases the damage received by enemies, including from the ult. Any available character can be used as a healer or defender.
Acheron	Black Swan	Kafka	Linsha Gallagher	Instead of the usual character of the Path of Harmony, Acheron is placed, who receives a lot of benefits from the union of Kafka and Swan – permanent debuffs that allow you to quickly gain a charge of Shattered Dream. Although it itself only provides a decrease in all types of resistance, it significantly increases the overall DPS of the team, which completely compensates for the lack of a buffer.
Black Swan	Sampo Guinaifen Luke	Serval Hook Himeko	Bailu	Black Swan can interact with other heroes playing from DoT effects if Kafka is not present. For example, a strong build option: Black Swan, Sampo, Guinaifen, healer/shieldman. The squad works according to the following principle: secondary damage dealers impose statuses from the lane. damage, inflicting a clairvoyant debuff, causing her to deal increased damage.
Black Swan	Sampo Guinaifen Luke	Path of Harmony	Linsha Natasha	A DoT team with support from buffering supports who use their abilities to strengthen Black Swan and the rest of the squad. You can install any Harmony support available on your account. However, if we talk specifically about builds of this type, then Ruan Mei and Asta are best suited here, since their buffs affect all allies.
Black Swan	Sampo Guinaifen Luke	sang Welt	Aventurine Lynx	An excellent addition will also be the Path of Oblivion debuffer characters, which apply weakening effects to opponents. For example, Pela lowers defense, and Welt applies the Imprisonment status, which delays the actions of enemy targets. All this has no less impact on the results of the battle.
Black Swan	Sampo	Silver Wolf	Hoho Fu Xuan Lynx	A team built on the mechanics of creating a weakness in the enemy to the wind or quantum element. This is achieved thanks to the skill of the Silver Wolf, which is also an excellent sub-dd. This build does not depend on the vulnerabilities of enemy targets, but it performs best in battles against elite monsters or bosses.
Ratio	Black Swan	Guinaifen	Locha Gallagher Aventurine	An unconventional, but quite functional squad. Since Ratio depends on the enemy's existing weakening, it combines well with Black Swan, which will provide him with a number of debuffs: Arcane's DoT status, the Insight effect from the ult, and a decrease in enemy defense from the skill. The build can be supplemented with Guinaifen, which is great for both heroes.

While offering a detailed guide for Black Swan in Honkai: Star Rail for study, it is also worth highlighting budget teams consisting of free or epic characters:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Black Swan	SampoGuinaifen	AstaYukong Hanja	Lynx	Black Swan takes the position of the main DD, while Sampo/Guinafen act as an additional source of damage and helpers in the set of Arcana status levels. Among the free buffers, Asta is a great support for them, but she can be replaced with Yukun or Hanyu. If you have Tingyun, she also fits well in this squad. Lynx closes the last slot, healing with a skill and an ult.
Black Swan	SampoServal	GuinaifenLuke	Gallagher	A team of three characters who deal periodic damage. While there is a debuff on reducing the defense from the Black Swan skill, if there is a shortage of action points, give preference to the basic attack, since it also allows you to receive Arcana stacks - the main thing is that there are DoT effects on the opponents.
Black Swan	Dan HengPhys. hero	AstaSampoGuinaifen	March 7	If you have recently started traveling with the Star Express, you can add starting characters Dan Heng or Fiz to the Black Swan squad. Pioneer. Although they do not impose statuses from the lane. damage, can cause a penetration that will deal damage from Weathering or Bleeding. For a more stable DoT status, you can use Asta, which inflicts Burning with a basic attack if the first trace is open.

How to play as Black Swan

The principle of playing as Black Swan in Khankai: Star Rail is to collect levels Arcana status, which defaults to wind damage over time, but can convert to all DoT effects including Bleed, Burn, and Shock after using the super. The Memory Keeper of the Garden of Memories can gain Arcana stacks in the following ways:

• Technique — 1 level or more. If the enemy gets a stack, there is a 50% chance that he will get it again. Each subsequent stack has a chance of being applied twice as small as the previous one. On average, 2-3 levels are given depending on the resistance to effects of the targets.
• Basic Attack — up to 5 levels. With a certain chance, 1 stack is applied, and 4 more if the enemy is under statuses with periodic damage.
• Emboldening Salvo — Level 1. Deals damage to three targets, each of which receives a stack of the debuff.
• Talent — 2 levels. After dealing periodic damage and triggering an additional effect when the enemy takes damage from Arcana at the beginning of the turn. In the latter case, there must be at least 3 stacks on the target.
• Trace "Restless Insides" - Up to 4 levels. After using the skill, if the enemy has DoT statuses, each of these effects can impose an additional stack.
• Trace "Outlines on the bottom of the cup" — up to 4 levels. When the enemy's turn comes, or when the target receives periodic damage from an ally's attack. In the latter case, no more than 3 stacks are given per attack.
• 2nd eidolon — 6 levels. After killing an enemy under the Arcana status, the closest targets to him receive 6 stacks.
• 6nd eidolon — from level 1 and higher. Any attack by an ally provides a fixed 50% chance to apply an additional stack.

It is worth considering that each overlap of Arcana levels has its own chance. For this reason, the methods listed above do not guarantee 100% receipt. This is affected by both resistance to enemy effects and the hit chance of character effects. In addition, after the debuff is triggered, all stacks are reset to 1.

Rotation

Let's take a closer look at the Black Swan rotation:

1. Before the start of the battle, use support techniques, as well as "Accepting truth, rejecting appearances". This will allow you to apply 1 or more levels of Arcane debuff with a certain probability. You can start the battle with any attack.
2. When it's Memory Keeper's turn, use the skill "Decadence, sunset of lies" on the central enemy to cover as many targets as possible. After this, with a certain chance, the skill will give 1 level and reduce the defense of enemies for 3 turns.
3. While other characters with DoT mechanics are active, use skills that inflict damage over time statuses to provide additional stacks. If the enemy is under DoT effects, they can be activated, which will also give up to 3 levels from one attack (trace “Outline on the bottom of the cup”).
4. If there are several enemies on the battlefield, use your superpower "Embrace of the Other World"to deal wind damage to an area and apply Insight to all targets for 2 turns - enemies under this debuff will start to receive more damage. At the same time, Arcana will immediately become all effects with first. damage, and the number of accumulated stacks will not reset on the next turn.
5. Afterwards, try to always use a skill or basic attack exclusively on targets that are under damage over time. This is important for quickly accumulating levels until the effect itself triggers.

Conclusion on the character

Black Swan is a representative of the Path of Nothingness, whose mechanics are related to periodic damage. In particular, the character's gameplay is based on a set of levels of the special Arcana status, which is also the main source of her DPS. Every time the Keeper of Memory attacks enemies with DoT effects or allies activate imposed statuses, special stacks accumulate - the more of them, the higher the multipliers of the Communion debuff.

However, this is not all the heroine’s capabilities. It is also capable of lowering enemy defenses, increasing the damage they receive, and inflicting all DoT effects at once. Black Swan is an ideal complement to classic squads Kafka or will manifest itself in combination with other characters that use similar mechanics. While crits are optional, the build can be tricky due to the need for a lot of attack power, speed, and effect hit chance. However, budget light cones are quite accessible to a clairvoyant and there is no strong need for eidolons.

What is better for Black Swan: Signa or E1

E1 reduces resistance to wind, physical, fire or electric damage types, which is extremely popular both for the heroine herself and her standard squad. Signature Cone is more aimed at increasing Black Swan's personal damage and facilitating the build. For this reason, the weapon can become more profitable if the heroine occupies the hypercarry position, there is a lack of chance of hitting effects or there are no other suitable "cards".

We hope we helped you put together the best Black Swan build in Honkai: Star Rail. IN comments ask any questions about the character so that the author or other players can help. Follow useful articles on the game in the relevant sections of our website: passing, guides, builds.

Achievements with Black Swan

The achievement cannot be obtained in a test run, only when using your own or someone else’s heroine.

• Everything is predetermined — Place at least lvl 20 on your opponents. Arcana status when the Black Swan uses the Acceptance of Truth, Rejection of Appearance technique to enter into battle. Reward: star jade ×5. To unlock the achievement, travel to Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Doom. Then use your or someone else’s Black Swan and activate her technique. If everything worked, then at the beginning of the battle the achievement will open, otherwise, restart.

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