Moze Quick Guide

Updated for Version 3.2

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Introduction

Moze is the 4★ Lightning-Type crow-feather weirdo in Honkai: Star Rail following the Path of The Hunt who marks an enemy as “Prey,” provides Follow-up ATK Vulnerability, and contributes single-target follow-up attacks of his own. He is the first character to deal damage while not being present on the field, depending on his teammates to activate his follow-up attacks.

New Content

Infographic	Updated Infographic to have Tribbie and ERR Rope.
4-Pc Eagle of Twilight Line	If Moze uses his Ultimate while Departed with 4-Pc Eagle of Twilight Line equipped, he will receive the 25% Action Advance upon leaving the Departed state. This can help Moze get ahead of unusually fast characters, such as a Feixiao also equipped with Eagle, or characters affected by Dance! Dance! Dance!. On Moze, Eagle of Twilight Line is usually paired with an Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope, to help ensure that he regains his Ultimate before the next Skill.
Link Rope	ATK > ERR An Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope shines when paired with Eagle of Twilight Line, helping Moze use his Ultimate more consistently, often once or twice per Skill. While it reduces his personal damage compared to an ATK Rope, it often increases his supportive capability. Moze’s Ultimate provides two attacks, which benefit common teammates like Feixiao, Robin, and Tribbie, whose Ultimates charge through attacks. If a teammate is just shy of an Ultimate breakpoint, like Feixiao ending a cycle at 5/6 points of Flying Aureus, an extra Moze Ultimate can push them over the line. In these cases, an Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope becomes especially valuable.
Tribbie	Moze’s frequent follow-up attacks increase both Tribbie’s Energy regeneration and personal damage. Tribbie’s own attacks help deplete Moze’s Charge directly, faster than any other Harmony support. Tribbie also has potent teamwide buffs, helping Moze and the main damage dealer simultaneously.
Teams	Added a team with Tribbie.

Infographic

Credits to: euphorysm, Mayonnaise, and KQM Staff

Character Overview

Playstyles

There is a high penalty for dispelling Moze’s “Prey” at the wrong time. When “Prey” is dispelled by killing the marked enemy or running out of Charge, Moze is pushed down the Action Order as if he took a turn, resulting in a loss of uptime on both his Vulnerability debuff and follow-up attacks, and an opening to take damage from enemies until his next turn. And, excluding the follow-up attack from his Ultimate, if an enemy is killed with the same attack that activates Moze’s follow-up attack, the follow-up attack will be canceled. For these reasons, it is important to choose your initial target wisely, as Moze cannot freely re-target. Elites and Bosses should be prioritized since normal enemies die too quickly for Moze to contribute.

There are some scenarios where it is optimal for teammates to attack a different target or use an ally-targeting ability to avoid consuming Charge and to increase the uptime of “Prey”:

• when an opportunity for large amounts of burst damage is coming up, such as Feixiao’s Ultimate
• to refresh a powerful buff before Moze’s next attack
• to keep uptime on debuffs for effects such as Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters, or Dr. Ratio’s Talent.

You should almost always save Moze’s Ultimate for when an enemy is marked with “Prey,” since it can take advantage of Moze’s own Follow-up ATK Vulnerability, activate two instances of Moze’s Additional DMG, and consume a point of Charge.

If only one enemy is on the field, maximizing Moze’s damage becomes significantly more straightforward. You require almost no planning since killing the enemy early is no longer a factor.

Traces

Note: Trace levels shown are 1/10/12 (Basic ATK 1/6/7).

Trace Priority

Moze does not use his Basic ATK, so it can be left unleveled.

Eidolons

Build

Light Cones

Worrisome, Blissful	This is Moze’s best Light Cone for team damage. The debuff ramps up extremely quickly due to how often Moze uses follow-up attacks; his Ultimate maximizes the debuff with two follow-up attacks right away. Units equipped with 4-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters and units that require debuffs such as Dr. Ratio also appreciate the additional debuff.
Baptism of Pure Thought	Moze’s best option for personal damage. Moze appreciates the CRIT DMG, DMG%, and follow-up attack DEF Ignore, as follow-up attacks compose the majority of his damage. Moze alone has two out of the three debuffs needed to fully utilize the buff on this Light Cone and has essentially full uptime on Disputation due to infrequent turns.
Swordplay	The DMG% buff stacks extremely quickly thanks to Moze’s high number of hits, and as Moze has difficulty with switching targets, the stacks reset infrequently. His Skill consists of three hits, which results in almost every one of his Talent’s Follow-up ATKs triggered during “Prey” being fully buffed.
Cruising in the Stellar Sea	A freely available Light Cone. While it can have potent buffs, even beating Swordplay when its conditions are met, it requires Moze to kill enemies, thus making its value much more conditional, and usually slightly worse than Swordplay in practice.
Only Silence Remains	A weaker alternative to the above Light Cones. The value of this Light Cone significantly drops when there are more than two enemies present.
Final Victor	Another free Light Cone. Despite how well Moze can maximize this Light Cone’s effect, the effect itself is not very good, making it worse than any of the options above.

Relics

Relic Sets

4-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters	Moze has two debuffs in his kit, letting him take full advantage of the 2-Pc, and a majority of the 4-Pc Set Effect. He does not take turns after applying debuffs, which lets him have full uptime on the 4-Pc buff doubling effect.
4-Pc The Ashblazing Grand Duke	This set provides a sizable amount of ATK, particularly on Moze’s follow-up attack and Skill. This bonus, paired with its Follow-up ATK DMG%, makes this set very competitive.
Any	If you do not have viable pieces of the Relic Sets above, you may get better results running any Relics with better stats.  Options include but are not limited to, 2-Pc ATK sets, 2-Pc The Ashblazing Grand Duke, 2-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters, 2-Pc Band of Sizzling Thunder, 4-Pc Genius of Brilliant Stars, or no Set Effect at all.
4-Pc Eagle of Twilight Line	If Moze uses his Ultimate while Departed with 4-Pc Eagle of Twilight Line equipped, he will receive the 25% Action Advance upon leaving the Departed state. This can help Moze get ahead of unusually fast characters, such as a Feixiao also equipped with Eagle, or characters affected by Dance! Dance! Dance!. On Moze, Eagle of Twilight Line is usually paired with an Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope, to help ensure that he regains his Ultimate before the next Skill.

Planar Ornaments

Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves	Best-in-Slot. Moze almost always has another teammate to help ramp up its buff, and the Follow-up ATK DMG and CRIT DMG increase is extremely strong.
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm	Viable alternative to Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves, assuming another character from The Hunt Path is on the team. Performs similarly to Inert Salsotto
Inert Salsotto	Another alternative to Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves due to the significance of Moze’s follow-up attacks and Ultimate damage. Performs similarly to Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm.

Stats

Body	Boots	Sphere	Rope
CRIT*	ATK%	Lightning DMG Bonus > ATK	ATK > ERR

Substats

SPD** > CRIT > ATK%

*CRIT Rate Body is usually preferred thanks to how many sources of CRIT DMG Moze commonly has.

**Moze wants at least 80% of the other damage dealer’s SPD. This requirement, while important, is usually met regardless of how Moze is built.

An Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope shines when paired with Eagle of Twilight Line, helping Moze use his Ultimate more consistently, often once or twice per Skill. 
While it reduces his personal damage compared to an ATK Rope, it often increases his supportive capability. Moze’s Ultimate provides two attacks, which benefit common teammates like Feixiao, Robin, and Tribbie, whose Ultimates charge through attacks.
If a teammate is just shy of an Ultimate breakpoint, like Feixiao ending a cycle at 5/6 points of Flying Aureus, an extra Moze Ultimate can push them over the line. In these cases, an Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope becomes especially valuable.

Notable Synergies

Frequent Attackers

Moze is reliant on his allies’ attacks to trigger his own attacks and attacks frequently to support characters.

Dr. Ratio	Dr. Ratio’s frequent attacks help drive Moze’s Talent. Even at E0, Moze provides two debuffs and potent damage amplification for Dr. Ratio through his Follow-up ATK DMG Vulnerability and CRIT DMG bonus. Both Dr. Ratio’s Ultimate and Moze’s “Prey” can only target one enemy at a time, and can trigger each other in tandem. With the correct setup, all follow-up attacks from Wiseman’s Folly can be triggered in a single turn.
Feixiao	Both Feixiao and Moze appreciate each other’s frequent attacks due to how their Talents function. Moze also provides ample DMG amplification to Feixiao’s Ultimate and Talent as they’re both considered to be Follow-up ATKs.
Counter Units: Clara, Yunli	While Clara and Yunli aren’t single-target attackers and thus have less inherent synergy, Moze can provide potent damage amplification for fights gated by single-target damage. Moze drastically increases the odds of them getting hit since he isn’t a target while in the Departed state. Also, Moze isn’t reliant on enemy attacks and can help Clara and Yunli take care of enemies that they would otherwise struggle with due to not being hit enough.

Sustains

These units both attack frequently and sustain the team.

Aventurine	Aventurine attacks extremely frequently and has a debuff to help maximize 4-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters, although its uptime is inconsistent. Inherently Unjust Destiny, Aventurine’s signature Light Cone, grants a significantly more consistent debuff and simultaneously increases Moze’s damage directly. Moze’s frequent follow-up attacks charge Aventurine’s Talent, increasing the number of Aventurine’s own follow-up attacks; Aventurine’s damage also benefits from Moze’s debuffs.
Lingsha	Lingsha is one of the most frequently attacking sustain units. While it is inconsistent, she does have a debuff to help maximize 4-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters on Moze.
Gallagher	Gallagher attacks quite often, helping Moze use his follow-up attack more frequently. He also provides two debuffs, letting Moze fully utilize 4-Pc Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters. Unlike the other sustain units, Gallagher’s actions are very controllable for properly managing Moze’s Charge, as he does not have any automatic actions, and can choose to use his Skill to avoid hitting the enemy in a single-target scenario.

Tribbie & Robin

Tribbie

Moze’s frequent follow-up attacks increase both Tribbie’s Energy regeneration and personal damage. Tribbie’s own attacks help deplete Moze’s Charge directly, faster than any other Harmony support. Tribbie also has potent teamwide buffs, helping Moze and the main damage dealer simultaneously.

Robin

Moze’s frequent attacks increase both Robin’s Energy gain and her personal damage during Concerto. While Moze is in his Departed state, Robin’s chance of getting hit for Energy increases. Moze and his teammates benefit from Robin’s powerful teamwide damage amplification, in particular her extra CRIT DMG to follow-up attacks, the majority of Moze’s damage. Her teamwide Action Advance reduces Moze’s downtime on “Prey” and lets his teammates consume more Charge with their extra turns.

Teams

Dual Carry

This is the standard Moze setup. Due to the niche utility of his kit, his teams are limited. Moze usually needs another follow-up attack damage dealer to make use of his supportive utility and enable his damage.

Example Teams

In this team, Moze, Feixiao, and Aventurine all activate each other’s Talents for more frequent follow-up attacks. Moze provides potent damage amplification to both Feixiao and Aventurine, and Robin benefits from the rest of the team’s frequent attacks.

Feixiao and Aventurine should have SPD Boots, with Aventurine just barely outspeeding Feixiao. Robin removes the would-be gains of building a massive amount of SPD on Aventurine; a lower SPD allows Aventurine to better activate Moze’s Talent, and gives Aventurine room for a better stat spread. While it is most important for Moze to be at least 80% as fast as Feixiao, being at least 80% as fast as Aventurine is beneficial as well.

Due to how much damage Feixiao’s Ultimate does, it is often best to use it on an enemy Moze just recently marked to avoid wasting damage via overkill.

Moze and Gallagher collectively provide enough debuffs for Dr. Ratio. 

Dr. Ratio should use SPD Boots and Gallagher should be SPD tuned to be just faster than him. This SPD tuning also enables Gallagher to better activate Moze’s Talent for increased damage.

To take advantage of Moze’s damage amplification, Wiseman’s Folly should only be triggered when Moze has the same enemy marked.

Robin’s Technique is ideal to use to improve her Ultimate uptime, as Dr. Ratio already gets enough debuffs from Gallagher and Moze. Moze or Gallagher’s Technique should be used to initiate combat, as Moze’s Technique increases his damage while Gallagher’s Technique increases sustain.

In this team, Moze, Feixiao, and Tribbie all activate each other’s Talents for more frequent follow-up attacks. Moze’s debuffs additionally increase the damage from Feixiao’s and Tribbie’s follow-up attacks. Robin benefits from the rest of the team’s frequent attacks.

This team has no sustain, meaning it needs to defeat all enemies before taking too much damage. Enemies or stage-specific effects that help sustain the team are not always needed, but will always help, such as certain bosses found in Apocalyptic Shadow.

Tribbie’s damage is very important in this team, so it’s usually best to build her for maximum damage. Feixiao normally uses SPD Boots, with Moze being faster than 80% of Feixiao’s SPD.

Because this team has no sustain, it requires optimization for every individual matchup. If you want to play this team but can’t figure out how to make it work, come ask in KQM HSR’s help channels, and we can help you out!

This team is less functional than the above variants, but viable nonetheless. Moze provides ample damage amplification for Clara’s follow-up attacks, even if it’s only on one enemy. Depending on the enemies, she can be one of the most frequent attackers, helping Moze do more damage by consuming Charge. Hanya’s buffs are not very significant compared to someone like Robin, but she has the notable benefit of supporting both Moze and Clara. 

Moze’s ability to enter the Departed state, Lynx’s aggro buff, and Clara’s placement in the middle makes it extremely likely for Clara to get hit.

Credits

Changelog

• 18 January 2025 – Published for v3.0
• 8 May 2025 – Guide updated for v3.2. Updated Infographic, added Eagle to Relic Sets, adjusted Relic Stats, added Tribbie to Notable Synergies and added a Tribbie team to Example Teams.