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Honkai Star Rail Firefly / SAM Leaks – Kit, Skills, Animations!
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Firefly, also known as SAM, is an upcoming character in Honkai Star Rail! Check out the Firefly leaked kit, skills, animations, and more!

Firefly / SAM is a 5-star Fire character on the Path of Destruction. Note that the information below was not officially released and is subject to changes. The Firefly / SAM leaks below may not represent her when she is released in Honkai Star Rail Version 2.3.

As of the time of writing, only the Firefly/SAM reveal of her becoming a playable character has been released by HoYoverse. You can check out her reveal here.

Honkai Star Rail Leaks – Firefly / SAM Animations

Firefly Ultimate via Tester
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In the overworld, Firefly stays in her human girl form. She dons the SAM armor when using her Technique.

In combat, she wears the SAM armor. Firefly is seen in the Ultimate animation.

Firefly / SAM Leak – Skills and Full Kit

The information below did not come from an official source and might not be identical to Firefly / SAM when she releases.

Basic Attack – Order: Flare Propulsion (Single Target)

  • Deals minor Fire DMG to a single enemy.

Enhanced Basic Attack – Firefly Type-IV: Pyrogenic Decimation (Single Target)

  • Restores a portion of this unit’s own HP and deals Fire DMG to a single enemy.

Skill – Order: Aerial Bombardment (Single Target)

  • Consumes a portion of this unit’s HP to regenerates Energy. Deals Fire DMG to a single enemy.

Enhanced Skill – Firefly Type-IV: Deathstar Overload (Blast)

  • Restores a portion of this unit’s own HP. When the single enemy target has no Fire Weakness, applies Fire Weakness to the target, and deals massive Fire DMG to it and Fire DMG to adjacent targets.

Ultimate – Firefly Type-IV: Complete Combustion (Enhance)

  • Upon entering the Complete Combustion state, Advances SAM’s Action by 100%, gains Enhanced Basic ATK and Enhanced Skill, increases Weakness Break efficiency, increases the DMG the Weakness Broken enemy target receives, and increases SPD, lasting until the countdown ends.

Talent – Chrysalid Pyronexus

  • The lower the HP, the lower the DMG received. During the Complete Combustion, the DMG Reduction remains at its maximum effect, and the Effect RES increases. If Energy is lower than a threshold when the battle starts, regenerates Energy. Once Energy is regenerated to its maximum, dispels all debuffs on SAM.

Technique – Δ Order: Meteoric Incineration

  • Leaps into the air and moves without restrictions. After a few seconds of movement, plunges and attacks all enemies within range. At the start of each wave, applies a Fire Weakness to enemies without one and deals Fire DMG to all enemies.

Firefly / SAM Leaks – Traces

Module α: Antilag Outburst

  • While in Complete Combustion, attacking enemies without Fire Weakness can also reduce Toughness by an amount equal to 55% of the original ability’s Toughness Reduction.

Module β: Autoreactive Armor

  • For every 100 of SAM’s ATK that exceeds 2400, increases SAM’s Break Effect by 6%, up to a maximum increase of 60%.

Module γ: Core Overload

  • If SAM is in Complete Combustion with a Break Effect that is 250%/360% or higher, additionally ignores 30%/40% of the target’s DEF when attacking.

Stat Traces

  • Effect RES +4%
  • Break Effect +5.3%
  • SPD +2
  • Break Effect 8%
  • Effect RES +6%
  • Break Effect 8%
  • SPD +3
  • Effect RES +8%
  • Break Effect +10.7%
  • Break Effect +5.3%

Firefly / SAM Leaks – Eidolons

In Reddened Chrysalis, I Once Rest

  • When using the Enhanced Skill, ignores 15% of the target’s DEF. And the Enhanced Skill does not consume Skill Points.

From Shattered Sky, I Free Fall

  • When using the Enhanced Basic ATK or the Enhanced Skill in Complete Combustion state to defeat an enemy target or cause them to be Weakness Broken, SAM immediately gains 1 extra turn. This effect can trigger again after 1 turn(s).

Amidst Silenced Stars, I Deep Sleep

  • Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
  • Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Upon Lighted Firefly, I Soon Gaze

  • While in Complete Combustion, SAM is immune to Crowd Control debuffs. This effect can only trigger 2 time(s) during each Complete Combustion.

From Undreamt Night, I Thence Shine

  • Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
  • Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

In Finalized Morrow, I Full Bloom

  • While in Complete Combustion, increases SAM’s Fire RES PEN by 12%. When using the Enhanced Basic ATK or Enhanced Skill, increases the Weakness Break efficiency by 50%.

Another reminder that this Firefly kit is most probably not the final version, and it was not released through any official channels.

Firefly / SAM is expected to go live in Honkai Star Rail Version 2.3, scheduled for June 19, 2024. She will go live with one more new character, Jade, in this update.

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