Pure Fiction Stage 2 Guide and Best Teams in Honkai: Star Rail

The current Pure Fiction Phase is Epic Collection of Version 3.8. This phase will last from Januaray 5th, 2026 until Febuaray 16th, 2026. Each phase lasts six weeks and resets on a Monday at 04:00 server time.

Your goal in this stage of the Three Act Structure phase of Pure Fiction 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: Skill Attack

After allies use Skill 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: At the start of battle, after an ally uses their Skill to attack an enemy target, deals a set amount of DMG to all attacked enemy targets.
• Surging Grit: Upon entering Surging Grit, advances all allies actions by 100% and increases DMG received by enemy targets during this period by 50%. Additionally, after an ally uses their Skill to attack an enemy target, deals an additional set amount of DMG to all attacked enemy targets and adjacent targets.

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

• Solo Symphony: During "Surging Grit," after an ally uses a Skill to attack enemy targets, they deal additional True DMG equal to 30% of the original damage to each enemy target hit.
• Ravings: Upon entering "Surging Grit," Breaks all enemy targets' Weakness ' and recovers 4 Skill Point(s). During "Surging Grit," Break DMG dealt to enemy targets increases by 50%.
• Ballad: During "Surging Grit," memosprite's DMG increases by 30%, and when memosprite disappears, memomaster's action advances by 15%.

For recommended element types in Stage 2 see the table below:

Pure Fiction as a mode favors characters that can deal large amounts of multi-target damage, such as AoE or Blast. This is because defeating the smaller enemies on the field in Wave 2 and 3 will deal bonus damage to the main boss, allowing you to porgress to the final wave faster and generate more points.

Additionally, playing into the grit mechanic can help boost your damage output. Building teams that can build grit quickly and use the Surging Grit buff can help with generating more points.

During the first half just 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. The rest is not really a problem.

During Wave 3, the Furiae Troupe can help regenerate energy if you attack its weakness. Try to break it if you can!

During Wave 1, breaking the Furiae Philosopher's weakness can help regenerate energy.

Wave 3 be careful with the Abundance Sprite: Malefic Ape as they deal a ton of DMG to one target.

Main DPS	Support / DPS	Support	Sustain	Buff
Castorice	Evernight	Cyrene	Hyacine	Ballad
The Herta	Anaxa	Tribbie	Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae	Solo Symphony
Evernight	Remembrance Trailblazer	Cyrene	Hyacine	Ballad
Hysilens	Kafka	Black Swan	Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae	Solo Symphony

Main DPS	Support / DPS	Support	Sustain	Buff
Firefly	The Dahlia	Fugue	Lingsha	Ravings
The Herta	Anaxa	Tribbie	Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae	Solo Symphony
Anaxa	Cerydra	Cyrene	Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae	Solo Symphony

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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