Pure Fiction Stage 1 Guide and Best Teams in Honkai: Star Rail

The current Pure Fiction Phase is Narrative Analysis of Version 3.3. This phase will last from June 9, 2025 until July 21, 2025. Each phase lasts six weeks and resets on a Monday at 04:00 server time.

Your goal in this stage of the Narrative Analysis phase of Pure Fiction (Version 3.3) is to earn up to 60,000 points by defeating as many enemies as possible within a limited number of cycles.

• Target: Gain 30,000 Points
• Objectives:
• ★ - Gain 40,000 Points
• ★★ - Gain 50,000 Points
• ★★★ - Gain 60,000 Points

The current Grit Mechanic is the following:

After Allies use Ultimate to attack enemy targets, every enemy target hit additionally accumulates 5 Grit Value for Allies.

The current phase will also have the following Grit effects:

• Concordant Truce: After an enemy target is defeated by any unit, all allies gain 1 stack of Resound.
• Surging Grit: When entering Surging Grit, consume all Resound. Each stack of Resound deals 1 instance of a set amount of DMG to a random enemy target. During Surging Grit, increases enemy targets' DMG taken by 50%, and after they are defeated by any unit, all allies additionally gain 1 stack of Resound. When Resound stacks up to 10 or higher, consumes all Resound stacks and deals 1 instance of a set amount of DMG to a random enemy target per stack.

The following Buffs are available during the current Pure Fiction Phase:

• Universality
• Paradox
• Divine Score

During the first half you want to focus on the Automaton Hounds first, otherwise they will just make the fight last longer. They are not a threat, but since they heal other enemies, it is just making you loose time.

After that you want to get rid of the Trash Can as it gains more ATK each round, and if you leave it up too long it can really cause issues.

During Wave 2, be careful of Tomorrow in Harmonious Chords, it has a high chance of inflicting Alien Dream which prevents you from taking action within a certain number of turns, which can quickly make the fight last longer. Focusing the Bubble Hounds will also allow you to eat away the Harmonious Chords' Toughness Bar, since it will explode on adjacent enemies upon dying.

During Wave 3, take out the Dragonfish first, since they will inflict other enemies with a DEF debuff, and also deal Fire DMG to them. Then focus the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy because it can also inflict you with a debuff that prevents you from taking action.

During Wave 1, focus on the Eclipse Wolftroopers and the Trash Can first. The Wofltroopers can restore their own HPO, which can make the fight last longer, and the Trash Cans it is best to get rid of them early otherwise they hit hard.

Wave 2 take out the Everwinter Shadewalker first because they can delay your turn, which can be annoying. After that, focus the Ice Out of Space target because it can freeze you.

Wave 3 you want to target the Meteoric Eagle to prevent them for giving more turns to other enemies. Keep an eye on your HP during this fight because the Black Tide can inflict you with Corrosion, which eats away a portion of your HP.

For more information on Pure Fiction, how to unlock it, how it works, and the rewards you can get, you can head to ourPure Fiction Overview:

For each current Phase's Stages you will find detailed guides, boss mechanics, tips, and recommended teams:

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