Sushang — Honkai Star Rail Character Guide

Physical Hunt DPS · MoC T5 · PF T5 · AS T5

Overview

Momentum-driven single-target DPS who excels when enemies are Weakness Broken. Sword Stance triggers guaranteed extra Physical hits on Broken foes, while her Talent grants 20% SPD and A6 advances her action by 15% each turn — making her deceptively fast in sustained Break cycles.

Momentum-driven single-target Hunt DPS whose damage and speed are contingent on enemies being Weakness Broken. Skill has a 33% chance to trigger Sword Stance (guaranteed on Broken enemies), dealing an additional Physical hit. Ultimate deals massive single-target damage, immediately grants another turn via 100% Action Advance, and buffs Skill with 2 extra Sword Stance chances for 2 turns. Talent provides 20% SPD when any enemy on the field is Broken, and A6 advances her action by 15% after every Basic ATK or Skill while a Broken enemy exists.

Key Mechanics

Best Teams for Sushang

Fugue Dahlia Super Break

Premium Break composition combining Fugue's Exo-Toughness with The Dahlia's Zone to achieve near-constant Break uptime. Fugue guarantees Sushang can Break any enemy regardless of weakness type, while Dahlia's Zone enables Super Break damage even between Breaks. Together they solve both of Sushang's core weaknesses: break dependency and coverage gaps. Lingsha provides a separate Break DMG Taken multiplier and additional Toughness damage on top of strong sustain.

Standard Break

Accessible Break composition using Harmony Trailblazer and Ruan Mei to support Sushang without the premium Fugue or Dahlia slots. HMC provides Super Break multipliers and Toughness reduction each turn, while Ruan Mei extends Weakness Break duration for longer damage windows and provides universal RES PEN. Requires either Physical-weak enemies or a weakness solution. Gallagher serves double duty as SP battery and Break sustain.

Best Teammates

Amplifiers: Tingyun • Fugue (S+), The Dahlia (S+), Ruan Mei (A), Trailblazer • Harmony (A), Silver Wolf (B), Pela (C), Bronya (C)

Sustains: Lingsha (S+), Gallagher (A), Luocha (B), Fu Xuan (B), Natasha (C)

Investment Priority

  1. E1 — Refunds 1 SP per Skill use against Broken enemies, converting Sushang from SP-negative to SP-neutral in Break windows. The single most impactful investment.
  2. E4 — +40% Break Effect creates a positive feedback loop: faster Breaks mean more Sword Stance procs, more SPD, and more Action Advance uptime.
  3. LC S1 — Signature LC provides Break Effect, DEF ignore, and SPD — all directly relevant stats. Get after core eidolons.
  4. E6 — Doubles SPD Talent to 40% total and grants a free starting stack, approaching Seele-level turn frequency against Broken enemies.

Best Relics

Recommended: champion-of-streetwise-boxing with talia-kingdom-of-banditry

Stat targets: SPD 134 / 143 / 160, CRIT Rate 60-70%+, CRIT DMG 120-140%+, Break Effect 0-120%+

Main stats: Body: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · Feet: SPD / ATK% · Sphere: Physical DMG / ATK% · Rope: Break Effect / ATK%

Important Notes