As a new S-level frost agent in the 1.4 version of “Zero”, Hoshimaya has become the focus of many players with its exquisite character design and complex skill system since its debut. As the head of the sixth department, she not only has a very high identity positioning in the setting, but also shows a unique combat logic in the gameplay. This guide will dismantle Hoshimaya’s development strategy layer by layer from five angles: skill priority, sound engine selection, driver disk configuration, attribute entries, and actual combat team matching, and strive to provide a complete and executable growth blueprint in multiple levels such as actual combat output, abnormal mechanism linkage, and team matching.
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### 1. Character Overview and Combat Mechanism Interpretation
The biggest feature of Hoshimaya is that she can quickly add “ice and fire” status to the enemy, and then detonate the chain effects of “freeze”, “ice breaking” and “frost burn”. This chain mechanism determines that she is not an isolated main C in battle, but a core detonator of the abnormal system.
* **Basic settings**:
* Attribute: Ice (Frost)
* Features: Abnormal main C and team amplifier
* Rarity: S-level
* Faction: Anti-Void Special Operations Department, Lesson 6
* **Mechanism highlights**:
* “Ice and Fire” state provides freezing trigger conditions;
* In the frost burn state, the efficiency of abnormal application of the whole team is improved;
* Special attack has two-stage charging and burst;
* The sword-drawing posture and the “Frost Falling” mechanism form a change in attack rhythm.
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### 2. Detailed explanation of skill growth priority
Skills determine output capacity and abnormal application efficiency, so the order of cultivation needs to consider practical value and energy distribution rules:
1. **Normal attack (priority: ★★★★★)**
* High frequency use, the starting point of charging and drawing the sword to slash;
* An important source of abnormal accumulation.
2. **Special skills (priority: ★★★★★)**
* Two-stage damage mechanism; the main burst damage method;
* The source of frost points, must be used in the critical stage.
3. **Linked skills (priority: ★★★★☆)**
* Linked characters can release to break the deadlock;
* More effective in abnormal teams.
4. **Final skills (priority: ★★★★☆)**
* Interpretation transfer and all-round frost AOE;
* Need to be used as appropriate depending on the specific battle situation.
5. **Support skills and dodge skills (priority: ★★★☆☆)**
* Applicable to specific tactical scenarios;
* More relevant to the operation feel.
> **Recommended upgrade path**: Normal attack = Special skill > Continuous skill > Finishing skill > Dodge > Support
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### 3. Recommended solution for Audio Engine: Both Critical Hit and Abnormal Mastery
#### 1. Best match: Exclusive Audio Engine “Point at the Falling Star Palace”
* **Basic attack**: 743
* **Critical rate**: 24%
* **Effect**: Maximize critical output and improve the efficiency of benefits after abnormal application; can fully cover the core rhythm of Hoshimiya’s output cycle.
#### 2. Alternative solution
* **Chimeric compiler**: Critical rate + abnormal mastery stacking mechanism, suitable for abnormal system;
* **Twin Crying Star**: Auxiliary position configuration in the multi-role abnormal application system;
* **Electric shock lip gloss**: Biased towards control-type play, with stable auxiliary benefits in the control team.
> **Selection suggestion**: In the absence of exclusive Audio Engine, Chimeric compiler is the most versatile alternative
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### 4. Drive disk configuration combination strategy
Based on the team composition and positioning, there are two mainstream construction strategies for Hoshimaya’s drive disk:
#### A. Main C type construction
**Recommended combination**: 4 pieces of Sword Song of Branches + 2 pieces of Woodpecker Electronic Music
* **Core advantage**: Sword Song of Branches increases critical hit rate and critical damage, suitable for Hoshimaya as the main output;
* **Item selection**:
* Main attribute: Critical hit rate / Attack power / Penetration rate
* Secondary attribute: Critical hit damage > Attack power > Critical hit rate > Abnormal mastery
#### B. Abnormal linkage type construction
**Recommended combination**: 4 pieces of Polar Heavy Metal + 2 pieces of Woodpecker Electronic Music
* **Core advantage**: Freeze and ice-breaking mechanism strengthens normal attack and sprint attack;
* **Item selection**:
* Main attribute: Abnormal mastery / Abnormal control / Attack power
* Secondary attribute: Abnormal mastery > Critical hit rate > Attack power > Penetration rate
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### 5. Priority of attribute item cultivation
According to the degree of binding between output means and abnormal mechanism, attribute items should focus on critical strike and abnormal mastery.
* **Recommended main attribute**:
* Critical strike rate ≥ 70%
* Attack power increase ≥ 18%
* Ice attribute bonus ≥ 22%
* Abnormal mastery ≥ 150
* **Priority sorting**:
* Critical strike rate > Critical strike damage > Abnormal mastery > Attack power > Penetration rate
* **Target status**:
* Critical strike rate and critical strike damage must reach the stable burst threshold;
* Abnormal mastery increase frequently triggers freezing and frostburn.
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### VI. Recommended team combination
#### 1. Main C positioning
* **Team 1**: Hoshimi Ya + Cang Jiao + Lekaen
(Main C + Combat Skill Rotation + Abnormal Assistance)
* **Team 2**: Hoshimi Ya + Qing Yi + Lina
(Group Control + Abnormal Amplification + Overall Recovery)
* **Team 3**: Hoshimi Ya + Lucy + Wright
(Core Break + Auxiliary Gain + Actual Combat Stability)
#### 2. Abnormal System Synergy
* **Combination 1**: Hoshimi Ya + Yue Cheng Liu + Caesar
(Freeze Control + Group Abnormal + Critical Hit Assistance)
* **Combination 2**: Hoshimi Ya + Bernice + Nicole
(Dual Abnormal Linkage + Multi-stage Control + Abnormal Coverage)
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### VII. Actual Combat Operation and Rhythm Tips
* **Skill Cycle Suggestions**:
* After charging the normal attack → the special skill starts the double-stage attack → enter the sword-drawing posture after the frost is full → the finishing skill ends and clears the field.
* **Abnormal linkage core**:
* After freezing, switch to the support unit in time to coordinate the output to prevent the enemy from escaping control;
* Use the finishing skill more often to achieve abnormal transfer and concentrate firepower to destroy the key target.
* **Rhythm control skills**:
* Maintain energy surplus when using the second stage of the special skill;
* Observe the number of enemy abnormal layers before releasing the finishing skill to avoid waste;
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### 8. Conclusion: The slasher who builds the ice field
Hoshimi Ya is a character that requires understanding and strategy. Her output is not a violent linear growth, but a rhythm control through construction, connection and detonation. Her strength is reflected in whether she can control the initiative of the abnormal state and whether she can accurately embed the timing of drawing the sword into the rhythm core. She is not only a fierce frost messenger, but also a commander who dominates the battlefield with a calm and restrained posture. Carefully cultivating her will bring you a different strategic combat experience.