{"id":219943,"date":"2023-04-26T09:38:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamertweak.com\/?p=219943"},"modified":"2023-05-02T01:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:01:46","slug":"toughness-weakness-break-guide-honkai-star-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamertweak.com\/toughness-weakness-break-guide-honkai-star-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Toughness And Weakness Break In Honkai Star Rail?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honkai Star Rail features the new Toughness and Weakness Break<\/strong> combat mechanics in this new turn-based battle game. Understanding these mechanics will help you win against stronger bosses if you use the right characters and attacks. You can inflict additional damage and cause status effects like Bleed and Freeze on the enemies. But how do you do that? What should be your strategy while selecting characters before the battle? This guide will help you understand these mechanics better so you are fully prepared before any battle.<\/p>\n

What is Toughness in Honkai Star Rail?<\/h2>\n

\"Toughness<\/p>\n

In Honkai Star Rail, Toughness acts as a pseudo-shield<\/strong>. Once you enter a battle, you\u2019ll notice two bars above the enemy. The red<\/strong> one is the standard HP<\/strong> bar while the white<\/strong> one is the Toughness<\/strong> bar. Above the toughness bar, you\u2019ll notice elemental icons.<\/strong> These icons indicate the enemy\u2019s weakness.<\/p>\n

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The reason we call Toughness a pseudo shield is that you can deal damage to the enemies even if the bar is full. However, it will absorb most of the damage. To deal heavy damage to the enemies, you must first deplete the white bar. To do so, you must choose characters with elements that the enemy is weak against. Once you do, the enemy’s toughness bar will shine. Moreover, the weaknesses vary from enemy to enemy, so you must plan your character entries before the battle.<\/p>\n

Note that there are other factors into play as well while depleting the Toughness bar like:<\/p>\n