Honkai: Star Rail 2.5 Luminary Wardance walkthrough – How to win all matches

Learn how to achieve glory for Belobog in the martial-arts competition

HoYoverse

The Luminary Wardance is the flagship event of Honkai: Star Rail 2.5 and HoYoverse once again outdid itself with tying its story to past lore and current characters – if you didn’t care about Luka beforehand, you’ll certainly do so now.

Table of Contents

1. HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Topaz
2. HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Boothill
3. HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Argenti
4. HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Mysterious Iron Arm
5. HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Yanqing

This event has a few time-limited rewards on the line, but will become a permanent part of the game after its current duration – so unlocking the Tuskpir Pet and March 7th (Hunt) Eidolons is not something you should stress yourself about, as you have plenty of time to do so.

To make your progress through this event even more relaxing, our HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance walkthrough will help you prepare for all of your matches and ensure victory with the best teams, tactics, and drinks to use.

HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Topaz

Topaz is Luka's first big obstacle. / HoYoverse

Topaz is the first important opponent Luka has to overcome on his way to the finals, but first he has to clear two knockout matches to gather enough points.

How to defeat Fantastic Botany and Where to Find Them

This battle is all about defeating Fantastic Botany’s plant summons – it’s essentially a stage of the Pure Fiction endgame mode, hence the trial characters provided for this match are mostly from The Erudition.

Recommended Team:

• Jade, Herta, Robin, one sustain of your choice

Recommended Tactics:

• Feint Attack

How to defeat Gigantus Shieldus

This is quite a funny battle – it puts your counter-based team against counter-based enemies and lets hilarity ensue.

Recommended Team:

• Yunli, Clara, one support and one sustain of your choice

Recommended Tactics:

• Early Reveal

How to defeat Topaz

Topaz sends her IPC lackeys into battle and later transforms into Cocolia, so make sure you have some cleanse on your team to clear any Freeze she might inflict.

Recommended Team:

• Acheron, Jiaoqiu, one debuffer of your choice and one sustain with cleanse

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Early Reveal, Blu Bull

HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Boothill

Boothill is the second major obstacle for Luka. / HoYoverse

Boothill is up next when it comes to the big hurdles, but you’ll once again have to collect some points in knockout matches first.

How to defeat Tri-Dis of Zhuming

These guys transform into the linked elite trio from Penacony’s Grand Theater, but the Break Team you can form with the trial characters will make short work of them.

Recommended Team:

• Boothill or Firefly, Trailblazer (Harmony), Ruan Mei, Gallagher

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Feint Attack, Blu Bull

How to defeat Trotter Battlefront

As the name implies, this is a team of Trotters. They don’t actually fight back.

Recommended Team:

• Imbibitor Lunae or Qingque, Sparkle, two damage dealers or supports of your choice

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Feint Attack, Westroc Super Drink

How to defeat Shuojin

Shuojin is an annoying fudgehead, as Boothill would say, and you can beat him up not only once, but twice. The first fight only features Luka, while you can choose your team as normal in the second bout.

Recommended Tactics and Drinks (Fight 1):

• Feint Attack, Blu Bull

Recommended Team (Fight 2):

• Firefly, Trailblazer (Harmony), Ruan Mei, Gallagher

Recommended Tactics and Drinks (Fight 2):

• Feint Attack, Blu Bull

How to defeat Boothill

Boothill transforms into the Death Meme from Penacony, locking down some of your characters during the battle.

Recommended Team:

• Kafka, Black Swan, one DoT Sub DPS of your choice (Guinaifen, Luka, Sampo, Jiaoqiu), one sustain of your choice

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Lie in Wait, Devil’s Hand

HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Argenti

The fight against Boothill doesn’t go quite as planned, so you’ll have to restore Luka’s fighting spirit and then revive his tournament hopes by going up against Argenti – he pretty much fights like Argenti always does, summoning spear and shield minions to the battlefield. The key lies in focusing on your Ultimates to frequently clear those summons.

Recommended Team:

• Jade, Argenti, Herta or Himeko, Huohuo

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Out of Thin Air, Westroc Super Drink

HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Mysterious Iron Arm

Oh my, who might this be? / HoYoverse

The next opponent is a classic black knight – a mystery entry into the competition. Of course, players can easily identify the competitor’s silhouette as that of Svarog. Before you can duel Belobog’s best dad, however, you need to compete in some knockout matches to raise your ranking.

How to defeat Stellaron Hunter: SAM

Well, it’s not actually Sam – it’s a group of sentient trashcans, which can somehow be seen by everyone now? Weren’t they dream creatures existing in Penacony’s dreamscape only? In any case, you can easily beat them up with a follow-up team.

Recommended Team:

• Feixiao, March 7th (Hunt), Ruan Mei or Robin, Lingsha

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Out of Thin Air, Mighty Quench

How to defeat Karmic Hinkypunk

Mr. Tail is such a softie. How nice of him to participate in the tournament to check up on Luka’s condition, right? This is basically another Pure Fiction stage, made for The Erudition characters.

Recommended Team:

• Argenti, Herta, Jade or Himeko, Huohuo

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Out of Thin Air, Westroc Super Drink

How to defeat Samatha

This pacifist Borisin has quite a tragic backstory and noble goal motivating her to participate in the contest, but you must defeat her nonetheless.

Recommended Team:

• Blade, Jingliu, Bronya or Ruan Mei, Luocha

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Out of Thin Air, Westroc Super Drink

How to defeat Svarog

Svarog is his usual self, fighting alongside his remote-controlled claws that can lock down your characters. Keep these broken or defeated and you should have an easy time.

Recommended Team:

• Feixiao, March 7th (Hunt), Ruan Mei, one sustain of your choice

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Uproot the Cause, Mighty Quench

HSR 2.5 Luminary Wardance: How to defeat Yanqing

Yanqing is the final boss this event has to offer. / HoYoverse

We’ve finally arrived at the apex of the competition – the clash with Yanqing, the Ringmaster of the Xianzhou Luofu. Frankly, this event story would not have worked as well without the massive redemption arc Yanqing got over the course of version 2.4 and 2.5’s main story: He’s graduated from being a jobber to becoming a true prodigy with the sword.

Recommended Team:

• Firefly, Trailblazer (Harmony), Ruan Mei, Lingsha or Gallagher

Recommended Tactics and Drinks:

• Stealing Their Thunder, High Energy SoulGlad

Naturally, you can mix and match the Tactics and Drinks at your disposal however you want – the same goes for the team compositions. Just make sure to read each stage’s mechanics and build your strategy around that. Using these unique systems is the best way to win.