Excitement is building in the gaming community as Honkai: Star Rail’s version 3.3 leaks begin to emerge. These leaks unveil crucial details about upcoming characters, lightcones, and events, while also providing insight into enemy line-ups and buffs for the much-anticipated Apocalyptic Shadow combat mode. The reputable leaker, HomDGCat, has offered insights that allow players to gear up for the forthcoming challenges featured in this version.
This article delves into the anticipated enemy compositions for Apocalyptic Shadow, based on credible leaks from the community.
Enemy Line-ups for Apocalyptic Shadow in Honkai: Star Rail 3.3
Posts from the honkaistarrail_leaks community on Reddit
The detailed information provided by leaker HomDGCat outlines the challenging bosses awaiting players in the Apocalyptic Shadow mode of version 3.3. Here’s what players can expect:
Node 1 Bosses
- Annihilator of Desolation Mistral: 2,887,202 HP (Weaknesses: Fire, Lightning, Wind, Quantum)
- Gepard: 1,385,857 HP (Weaknesses: Lightning, Quantum, Imaginary)
Boss Traits
- Steadfast Safeguard: The boss experiences a 50% reduction in damage taken. Once its weakness is broken, damage received increases by 100%.
- Battlefield Transfer: Gepard will be summoned to protect the boss, transferring its weaknesses to all summoned units. Defeating these summons reduces the boss’s Toughness.
- Nowhere to Escape: One member of the player’s team will be marked by the boss’s summon, leading to a follow-up attack after a single-target ability is used.
- Tenacious Resolve: All enemies take 20% less damage, but damage taken increases by 5% for each weakness type present.
Node 2 Boss
- Soulhook Sovereign: 3,580,130 HP (Weaknesses: Physical, Fire, Wind, Imaginary)
Boss Traits
- Steadfast Safeguard: Similar to the first node, this boss takes 50% less damage and doubles the damage taken after its weakness is broken.
- Battlefield Transfer: This boss summons two elite enemies to aid in combat, also transferring its weaknesses to these summoned units. Defeating these will reduce the boss’s Toughness.
- Stellar Aegis: With every additional unit on the field, the boss receives less damage.
- Turn Back the Tide: After the Puppet Understudy attack in the second phase, all summons receive enhancement effects.
Buffs for Apocalyptic Shadow Battles in Honkai: Star Rail 3.3

As players engage in Apocalyptic Shadow challenges, they will have the opportunity to choose from three distinct buffs at each node, enhancing their strategic options. Here’s a breakdown of the buffs available:
Buff Options for Node 1 (Finality’s Axiom)
- Call of Dawn: Weakness Break Efficiency of all memosprites is boosted by 50%. Memosprites also ignore 20% of the targets’ DEF when dealing damage.
- Barren of Life: When teammates attack enemies already suffering from Weakness Break, all damage-over-time (DOT) effects will instantly deal damage equal to 80% of their original value.
- Sweeping Force: Character Ultimates will surge with a 30% increase in critical damage, with an additional 30% damage increase against Weakness Broken enemies.
Buff Options for Node 2 (Finality’s Axiom)
- Crimson Tide: Physical damage dealt by all allies is increased by 50%. Characters will also heal for 20% of their HP after using a skill.
- Turn of Luck: Follow-up attacks will ignore 15% of all types of enemies’ resistance and can reduce the Toughness of enemies lacking the relevant weakness.
- Rime Piercer: Break damage taken by all enemies is heightened by 10%. Following a weakness break, ally speed is increased by 20% for two turns.