We’re eager to meet Honkai Star Rail’s Misha, a bellhop working at a renowned hotel on the planet of Penacony, in a future update. This four-star follows the path of the Destruction and is sure to pack a punch using the ice element in his kit. Here’s the best Honkai Star Rail Misha build.
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Here’s everything you need to know to make a great four-star DPS out of Honkai Star Rail’s Misha.
What’s the best Honkai Star Rail Misha build?
| Best light cone | On the Fall of an Aeon |
| Light cone substitutes | Indelible Promise, Under the Blue Sky |
| Best relic set | Hunter of Glacial Forest |
| Planar ornaments | Firmament Frontline Glamoth |
| Main stats | Body – Crit rate/damage Feet – Attack Link rope – Attack Planar sphere – Ice damage bonus |
| Sub stats | Attack, crit rate, crit damage, speed |
Misha is a four-star character who wields the ice element and follows the path of the Destruction. He’s a DPS focusing on damage from his ultimate. The best light cone you can give him is On the Fall of an Aeon, with a set of Hunter of Glacial Forest relics, and Inert Salsotto or Firmament Frontline Glamoth planar ornaments.
What are the best light cones for Misha?
As a DPS on the Destruction path, there are a few options to equip Misha with. If you happen to have Clara’s signature light cone, Something Irreplaceable or can purchase On the Fall of an Aeon, these are your best bets. If not, there are some strong four-star cones to give him.
| Light cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| On the Fall of an Aeon (five-star) | When Misha attacks, his attack stat increases by 8%. This can stack up to four times. When he inflicts weakness break on enemies, his damage increases by a further 12% for two turns | Purchase in Herta’s Store |
| Indelible Promise (four-star) | This light cone increases Misha’s break effect by 28%. When he uses his ultimate, his crit rate increases by 15%. This lasts for two turns | All banners |
| Something Irreplaceable (five-star) | Increases Misha’s attack by 24%. When he defeats an enemy or is hit, he immediately restores HP equal to 8% of his attack. At the same time, his damage increases by 24% until the end of his next turn | Standard banner |
| The Moles Welcome You (four-star) | When Misha uses his basic attack, skill, or ultimate to attack enemies, he gains a stack of Mischievous. Each stack of this increases his attack by 12% | All banners |
| A Secret Vow (four-star) | Increases the damage dealt by Misha by 20%. He deals an extra 20% damage to enemies whose current HP is equal to or higher than Misha’s current HP | All banners |
| Under the Blue Sky (four-star) | Increases Misha’s attack by 16%. When he defeats an enemy, his crit rate increases by 12% for three turns | All banners |
What are the best relics for Misha?
Thankfully for Misha, there are plenty of good options for relics to equip him with, especially the two-piece planar ornament sets. Depending on which stat you’re low on – attack, crit rate, or crit damage – there’s a two-piece to help boost it.
| Relic | Effect | How to obtain |
| Hunter of Glacial Forest | Two equipped: Increases ice damage by 10% Four equipped: Increases Misha’s crit damage by 25% for two turns after using his ultimate |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind in Herta Space Station’s Storage Zone |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two equipped: Attack increase Four equipped: Increases Hooks speed increases and basic attack damage. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind in Herta Space Station’s Storage Zone |
Planar Ornaments
| Relic | Effect | How to obtain |
| Firmament Frontline Glamoth | Two pieces equipped: Increases Misha’s attack by 12%. When his speed is 135/160 or higher, he deals 12%/18% more damage | Immersion Reward Devices in World 8 of the Simulated Universe |
| Space Sealing Station | Two pieces equipped: Increases Misha’s attack by 12%. When his speed reaches 120 or higher, his attack increases by another 12% | Immersion Reward Devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Inert Salsotto | Two pieces equipped: Increases Misha’s crit rate by 8%. When his crit rate reaches 50% or above, the damage from his ultimate increases by 15% | Immersion Reward Devices in World 6 of the Simulated Universe |
| Rutilant Arena | Two pieces equipped: Increases Misha’s crit rate by 8%. When his current crit rate reaches 70% or higher, Misha’s basic attack and skill damage increase by 20% | Immersion Reward Devices in World 7 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
When equipping Misha with relics, here are the sub stats we recommend:
Main stats:
- Body: Crit damage/crit rate
- Feet: Speed/attack
- Link rope: Attack
- Planar sphere: Ice damage increase
Sub-stats:
- Crit damage, crit rate
- Attack
- Speed
What are the best Honkai Star Rail Misha team comps?
Generally, as Misha has no shield or healing moves himself, Gepard, Luocha, Huohuo, and your other safety characters will work in a team with him. A buffer like Tingyun or Ruan Mei will improve his damage, too.
| First character slot | Second character slot | Third character slot | Fourth character slot |
 Misha |
 Ruan Mei |
 Pela |
Flexible healer/shield slot |
| Misha |
 Tingyun |
Pela |
Flexible healer/shield slot |
What are Misha’s abilities?
Below is a list of each of Misha’s abilities, including his active skills and passive talents that you unlock as you ascend him.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: E-Excuse Me, Please! | Misha runs at enemies with a mop, dealing ice damage to a single target equal to 90% of his attack |
| Skill: R-Room Service | Misha swings his mop at one target, hitting it and adjacent targets and dealing ice damage equal to 175% of his attack and 70% respectively. This move also increases his hits per action during his next Ultimate by one hit |
| Ultimate: G-Gonna Be Late! | Misha rams into targets with his luggage trolley, scattering heavy suitcases, dealing heavy damage Misha has there hits per action by default. He uses one hit to deal ice damage, equal to 54% of his attack, to a single enemy. Any other hits he has deal the same damage to a random enemy. There is an 18% chance to freeze any target he hits. While frozen, targets cannot move, and receive ice damage equal to 27% of Misha’s attack at the start of each turn. Misha can hold up to ten hits per action |
Talent:
| Skill | Effect |
| Horological Escapement | For every skill point that allies in your team use, Misha’s ultimate deals one more hit per action. Misha also regenerates 1.7 energy per point |
Technique:
| Skill | Effect |
| Wait, You Are So Beautiful! | Using Misha’s technique near enemies causes a dimension to open up, lasting for 15 seconds. Any enemies in this dimension stop, thanks to the Dream Prison state. When entering battle in this way, any enemies afflicted with Dream prison increase Misha’s hits per action on his next ultimate by two |
Traces:
| Trace | Effect |
| Release | Before Misha’s ultimate hits an enemy for the first time, the chance of freezing an enemy increases by 80% |
| Interlock | When using his ultimate, Misha increases his effect hit rate by 60%, which lasts through the current ultimate |
| Transmission | When dealing damage to frozen enemies, Misha’s crit damage increases by 30% |
What are Misha’s eidolons?
If you get more than one Misha, you’re in luck – you can unlock some super helpful eidolons to improve his performance.
| Eidolon | Effect |
| Level one: Whimsicality of Fancy | When using Misha’s ultimate, for every enemy on the field, Misha gets an extra hit per action, up to a maximum of five |
| Level two: Yearning of Youth | Before each hit of his ultimate lands, there’s a 24% chance to reduce the target’s defense by 16%. This lasts for three turns |
| Level three: Vestige of Happiness | Increases the level of Misha’s ultimate by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases the level of Misha’s basic attack by one, up to a maximum of ten |
| Level four: Visage of Kinship | Increases the damage multiplier of each hit of Misha’s ultimate by 6% |
| Level five: Genesis of First Love | Increases the level of Misha’s skill by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases the level of Misha’s talent by two, up to a maximum of 15 |
| Level six: Estrangement of Dream | When using Misha’s ultimate, his damage increases by 30%, which lasts until the end of his turn. Additionally, he recovers one skill point for the team when he next uses his skill |
What are Misha’s ascension materials?
All of Misha’s required materials are found in the new area of Penacony, and are all dream-related items.
| Required level | Credits | Materials |
| 20 | 3,200 | Four dream collection components |
| 30 | 6,400 | Eight dream collection components |
| 40 | 12,800 | Two dream fridges, five dream flow valves |
| 50 | 32,000 | Five dream fridges, eight dream flow valves |
| 60 | 64,000 | 15 dream fridges, five dream making engines |
| 70 | 128,000 | 28 dream fridges, seven dream making engines |
What are Misha’s trace materials?
Misha is one of the first Penacony characters we meet, and so needs a list of newly added items in the 2.0 update. Here’s what you need to level up his talents, and where to find them.
- 28 dream collection components, 42 dream flow valves, and 42 dream making engines
- Obtain from Penacony enemies and purchase from the Embers Exchange store
- 12 borison teeth, 54 lupitoxin sawteeth, and 105 moon madness fangs
- Obtain from the Bud of Destruction calyx and purchase in the Embers Exchange
- 12 past evils of the borehole planet disaster
- Obtain from the Starcrusher Swarm King boss on the Herta Space Station
- 5 tracks of destiny
- Obtain from events, as rewards in the Simulated Universe, from the Embers exchange, and Nameless Honor (battlepass) rewards
- 2,400,000 credits
Skill trace priority:
- Ultimate > skill > talent > basic attack
That’s all we’ve got on Honkai Star Rail’s Misha for now. Check out our Honkai Star Rail tier list to see where five-star characters like Honkai Star Rail’s Fu Xuan, Honkai Star Rail’s Jing Yuan, and Honkai Star Rail’s Kafka rank up in terms of their performance.