One of the most difficult challenges players will face in Honkai: Star Rail are Stagnant Shadows. These are intense battles that offer high valuable rewards that aid with harder tasks in the game.
For instance, the ascension materials you receive in Stagnant Shadows are very important in levelling up your characters. However, these are unlocked pretty late in the game.
How to Unlock Stagnant Shadows in Honkai: Star Rail
To unlock Stagant Shadows, you will need to reach Trailblazer level 30 and complete the Trial of the Equilibrium: Part Two mission.
After completing this quest, your Equilibrium Level will increase to 3, and you will be able face the Stagnant Shadows.
To access the Stagnant Shadows, open your Survival Index and click on them, you will fast travel to the location.
Unlocking them requires a high level. To help with this, you can try completing quests, opening chests, and farming for resources in places like the Cavern of Corrosions. Additionally, exploring the Simulated Universe can also help you level you faster..
What Are Stagnant Shadows in Honkai: Star Rail?
Stagnant Shadows are challenges with highly powerful opponents that reward you with valuable and unique resources for Character Ascension.
Each Shadow will have a unique enemy type that you must defeat, therefore, understanding their weaknesses will be quite useful while assembling your party.
Also having characters who can use follow up attacks is a great way to deal additional damage to these strong foes.
Every Stagnant Shadow & How to Beat Them
There are a total of nine Stagnant Shadows to fight in Honkai: Star Rail with each being in a different location and offering various items. The type of Shadow you face will determine the reward.
To beat every Stagnant Shadow determine their unique weakness in the table below. Then, build a team that can win as quick as possible by opting for a party that focuses on those weaknesses.
| Stagnant Shadow | Location | Reward | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shape of Rime | Jarilo-VI – Corridor of Fading Echoes | Horn of Snow | Fire Lightning Wind |
| Shape of Icicle | Xianzhou Loufu – Cloudford | Gelid Chitin | Fire Lightning Quantum |
| Shape of Gust | Jarilo-VI – Rivet Town | Storm Eye | Fire Ice |
| Shape of Fulmination | Jarilo-VI – Corridor of Fading Echoes | Lightning Crown of the Past Shadow | Physical Quantum |
| Shape of Quanta | Herta Space Station – Base Zone | Void Cast Iron | Lightning Physical Wind |
| Shape of Mirage | Jarilo-VI – Backwater Pass | Golden Crown of the Past Shadow | Fire Lightning Wind |
| Shape of Blaze | Jarilo-VI – Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone | Endotherm Chitin | Ice Physical Wind |
| Shape of Spike | Jarilo-VI – The Great Mine | Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf | Ice Imaginary Lightning |
| Shape of Doom | Xianzhou Loufu – Stargazer Navalia | Shape Shifter’s Lightning Staff | Ice Imaginary Wind |
If you are fighting against Shape of Icicle or Shape of Fulmination, Seele is one of the best characters to build around. Her Quantum abilities are sure to deal a ton of damage.
