Boothill Guide and Best Builds

Introductions

Boothill is a 5-Star Physical Character following the Path of The The Hunt. Boothill is a strong single-target DPS in Honkai: Star Rail who focuses solely on Break Effect damage. He is great against bosses, can apply Physical Weakness himself, and can inflict Weakness Break even without matching enemy elements through his Ultimate.
Our Boothill Build Guide will show you the best Light Cones, Relics, and team compositions to help you build the best Boothill.

Boothill's Best Light Cone

Listed below are the Light Cones we recommend for Boothill.

Sailing Towards a Second Life

Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 60.0 / 70.0 / 80.0 / 90.0 / 100%. The Break DMG dealt by the wearer ignores 20.0 / 23.0 / 26.0 / 29.0 / 32.0% of the target's DEF. When the wearer's Break Effect in battle is at 150.0% or greater, increases their SPD by 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0 / 18.0 / 20.0%.

Sources: Event Warp (limited)

Sailing Towards a Second Life is Boothill's signature weapon and his current BiS. This light cone increases his break effect by 60% and his break damage ignores a portion of the enemy defence. If his break effect is above 150%, then his speed also increases by 12%. This is best for Boothill, providing him with a significant increase in break effect as well as enemy defence ignore.

Shadowed by Night
S5

Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 28.0 / 35.0 / 42.0 / 49.0 / 56.0%. When entering battle or after dealing Break DMG, increases SPD by 8.0 / 9.0 / 10.0 / 11.0 / 12.0%, lasting for 2 turn(s). This effect can only trigger once per turn.

Sources: Stellar Warp

The next best option available for Boothill after his signature is Shadowed by Night. This light cone will increase his break effect by 56% and upon entering battle or after dealing break damage his speed is increased for 2 turns. Similar to his signature, it just does not come with the defence ignore.

Adversarial
S5

When the wearer defeats an enemy, increases SPD by 10.0 / 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0 / 18.0% for 2 turn(s).

Sources: Stellar Warp

Adversarial is a 3-star light cone which provides Boothill with an increase in his speed by 18%. This is a potential option if you do not have his signature or Shadowed by Night available.

River Flows in Spring
S5

After entering battle, increases the wearer's SPD by 8.0 / 9.0 / 10.0 / 11.0 / 12.0% and DMG by 12.0 / 15.0 / 18.0 / 21.0 / 24.0%. When the wearer takes DMG, this effect will disappear. This effect will resume after the end of the wearer's next turn.

Sources: Forgotten Hall Store, Echo of War

Another good alternative, should you not have any of the above, provides Boothill with increased speed as well as increased damage.

Best Relics and Planar Ornaments for Boothill

Best Relics for Boothill

These are the best Relic sets for Boothill.

Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge

2-Piece Set: Increases Break Effect by 16.0%.

4-Piece Set: If the wearer's Break Effect is 150.0% or higher, the Break DMG dealt to the enemy target ignores 10.0% of their DEF. If the wearer's Break Effect is 250.0% or higher, the Super Break DMG dealt to the enemy target additionally ignores 15.0% of their DEF.

Boothill's BiS 4-piece set is Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge. The 2-piece provides him with increased break effect by 16%, and with the 4-piece, his break damage ignores 10% of the enemy defence when his break effect is 150% or more. In addition, if his break effect is 250% or more, his Super Break damage ignores an additional 15% defence. Boothill's teams will include a Super Break-enabling ally, so this set works perfectly for him.

Eagle of Twilight Line

2-Piece Set: Increases Wind DMG by 10.0%.

4-Piece Set: After the wearer uses their Ultimate, their action is Advanced Forward by 25.0%.

Another great 4-piece set for Boothill. Although the 2-piece will not trigger as he is not a Wind character, the 4-piece provides Boothill with action advancement after using his Ultimate.

Thief of Shooting Meteor

2-Piece Set: Increases Break Effect by 16.0%.

4-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16.0%. After the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.

Genius of Brilliant Stars

2-Piece Set: Increases Quantum DMG by 10.0%.

4-Piece Set: When the wearer deals DMG to the target enemy, ignores 10.0% DEF. If the target enemy has Quantum Weakness, the wearer additionally ignores 10.0% DEF.

Although Boothill doesn't activate the 2-piece set of Genius he does highly benefit from the 4-piece set. The 4-piece allows Boothill to ignore 10% enemy DEF when dealing DMG and if the enemy has Quantum Weakness an additional 10% is ignored. This Set works great when Boothill is in a team with an ally that can implant Quantum weakness such as Silver Wolf.

Best Planar Ornaments

Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6.0%. When the wearer hits an enemy target that has Fire Weakness, the wearer's Break Effect increases by 40.0%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

When you are pairing Boothill with The Dahlia, this is the must-use planar set. This planar set provides Boothill with a 6% speed increase as well as 40% increased break effect when hitting an enemy with Fire weakness. The Dahlia implants Fire weakness on enemies, making this planar set a great choice if she is in your team.

Talia: Kingdom of Banditry

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16.0%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer's Break Effect increases by an extra 20.0%.

This is the set to use for Boothill should you not have The Dahlia. This set increases Boothill's break effect by 16%, and when his speed is above 145, this increases by a further 20% for a total of 36% increase.

Boothill's Stat Priority

Body

DEF

Feet

SPD

Planar Sphere

DEF

Link Rope

Break Effect

Stat Priority

SPD

Break Effect

DEF

Recommended Endgame Stats for Boothill

3400+

DEF

1000+

ATK

1800+

SPD

170+

Break Effect

240+

Traces Priority

Skills Priority

Talent > Skill > Ultimate > Basic

Major Traces Priority

Above Snakes > Point Blank > Ghost Load

Boothill Build Comments

Character Overview Kit Overview

Character Overview

Boothill is a Physical character following the Path of The Hunt. He is a powerful single-target Break DPS focusing on shredding Toughness bars and dealing massive Break damage. His kit is very self-sufficient, letting him apply Physical Weakness himself and stay effective even against enemies that normally resist him through the use of his Ultimate, which provides a guaranteed Weakness implant.

Boothill builds his Pocket Trickshot stacks by breaking or defeating enemies in turn, massively boosting his Toughness damage and letting him repeatedly trigger extra Break damage on broken targets. As most of his damage scales from Break Effect instead of crit, he's slightly easier to build than standard DPS characters and mainly wants Break Effect and SPD stats.

Boothill also works extremely well with Break-focused supports like Fugue, Ruan Mei, and Bronya, who help him break enemies faster, take more turns, and increase his already huge Break damage. The Dahlia, on the other hand, is his best ally to be paired with in any team composition. She provides additional Super Break damage, Break damage, and increased Break Effect for even more damage output.

Kit Overview

Most of his damage comes from repeatedly triggering Break effects rather than relying on traditional crit scaling. His Skill starts a Standoff with one enemy, forcing both of them to focus each other for a short time. During this state, Boothill gains access to an Enhanced Basic Attack and deals more damage to that "taunted" target. Breaking or defeating this enemy grants him Pocket Trickshot stacks, which are the main source of his damage.

Pocket Trickshot stacks greatly increase the Toughness damage of his Enhanced Basic Attack. At maximum Trickshot stacks, Boothill can break Toughness bars extremely quickly, making it much easier to trigger Weakness Breaks consistently. When attacking a broken enemy with his Enhanced Basic, Boothill triggers an additional burst of Physical Break damage. This can also activate the moment the enemy becomes broken during the attack itself, leading to very high damage in a single turn.

His Ultimate deals Physical damage, delays the enemy's next action and implants Physical Weakness for multiple turns. Because of this, Boothill can still perform well even against enemies that are not normally weak to Physical. Overall, Boothill's gameplay focuses on building Pocket Trickshot stacks, breaking enemies quickly and chaining powerful Break damage attacks while using speed and Break Effect as his most important stats.

Boothill's Best Teams

To learn all about Boothill's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Boothill team page below:

Boothill Teams

Boothill's Best Eidolons

E6 – Triggering Boothill's Talent break damage will deal additional break damage equal to 40% of the original multiplier, as well as dealing break damage to the adjacent targets at 70%. This is one beefy eidolon.
E1 – Obtain 1 stack of "Pocket Trickshot" when the battle begins. When Boothill deals damage, he ignores 16% of the enemy defence.
E2 – Boothill recovers one SP and increases his break effect by 30% when he is in Standoff and gains "Pocket Trickshot" for 2 turns. This can also trigger if "Pocket Trickshot" exceeds the max limit.
E4 – When Boothill attacks an enemy in Standoff, the damage produced increases by 12%. When Boothill himself is attacked by an enemy in Standoff, the increased damage effect is offset by 12%.

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