HSR 3.6 Anomaly Arbitration: Gameplay Analysis and Team Compos Recommendations

For Trailblazers ready to push their limits, get ready for a brand-new trial stage "Anomaly Arbitration"! Are you brave enough to take it on? This permanent high-difficulty mode will arrive in Version 3.6 and will keep getting fresh updates over time.

This blog introduce you Unlock Conditions, Stages Analysis, Rewards an so on. Are you ready? Let’s go!

 

Unlock Conditions

Once Trailblazers have achieved full-star records in Stage 12 of Memory of Chaos, Stage 4 of Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow at Difficulty 4 (these can be completed in different versions), the new challenge mode will be unlocked. Prepare for a showdown against formidable foes.

 

Stages Consists

"Anomaly Arbitration" consists of three trial stages and one final stage.

Trailblazers must form three separate teams to take on the trial stages. After completing them, Trailblazers will be able to assemble any characters into a team to challenge the even more challenging final stage.

Star Requirement

Knight Cycles: 6

• Achieve victory in no more than 4 Cycles
• Achieve victory in no more than 2 Cycles
• Have no downed characters

 

Gameplay Analysis

Ultimate Goal

Clear the "King in Check" stage with at least 1 star to obtain a new item called the "Interference Key." This item allows you to lock one substat when relic crafting.

• Note: Achieving 2 or 3 stars only grants different profile avatars and more tokens for the new exchange shop. These are more like cosmetic rewards, so don't feel pressured to get them.

Before the "King in Check" stage, there are 3 "Knight" stages. Clearing these "Knight" stages significantly reduces the challenge difficulty of the "King in Check" stage, lowering the required team investment from around E6 level down to E0 or E2 level.

You need to form 3 separate teams for the 3 "Knight" stages, as characters cannot be reused across them. You only need to clear these stages to activate the reduced difficulty for the "King in Check" stage. Then you can challenge the easier version with freely assembled teams.

※ If you have a high demand for "Self-Modeling Resin," you can aim for higher star ratings in the "Knight" stages. Reaching 3/6/9 total stars will reward you with 1 "Self-Modeling Resin" each.

 

Budget-friendly HSR Top-up helps you complete this challenge efficiently! 

 

Normal Stages Team Compos Recommendations

Knight I

Resilient Armor

Enemy target initially has 2 stacks of "Resilient Armor", and each stack reduces damage taken by 15%. Enemy targets lose 1 stack of "Resilient Armor" each time their Toughness is reduced to 0.

This is particularly true for the first wave's two "Memory Zone Meme - Shell of Faded Rage" (Weak to Lightning/Quantum/Imaginary), which inherently possess 60% Damage Reduction before their Toughness is broken. They are nearly impossible to defeat without breaking them. The second wave, "The Past, Present, and Eternal" shares a single health pool, making teams focused on Blast/Area-of-Effect damage highly efficient.

Considering all factors, the recommended attack types are Imaginary > Lightning > Fire.

• Some highly effective team compositions include:

Team 1
Rappa / Firefly / Boothill	Ruan Mei	Fugue	Lingsha / Gallagher / Harmony·Traiblazer
Team 2
Mydei	Sunday	Tribbie / Cipher	Gallagher
Team 3
Aglaea	Sunday	Robin	Huohuo

 

Knight II

 

Tempering

For every 1% HP the enemy target loses, CRIT DMG dealt to them is reduced by 3%. It's naturally optimal to avoid teams that rely heavily on CRIT DMG. Currently, the most suitable systems are Break Effect teams and DoT teams.

• Wave 1 Tip: The Servant of Tides will convert 70% of non-DoT damage taken into a DoT debuff on herself. Consider bringing RMC or E1 Tribbie, as they can significantly increase the speed of clearing this wave.
• Wave 2 Tip: When fighting Something Unto Death don't rush. Pay close attention to the text prompts during the battle, which will indicate which character will be captured after its action.

Considering all factors, the recommended attack types are Fire > Wind = Physical = Lightning.

• Some highly effective team compositions include:

Team 1
Hysilens	Kafka	Black Swan / Tribbie / Robin / Ruan Mei	any healer
Team 2
Castorice	Evernight / RMC	Ruan Mei	Hyacine
Team 3
Saber	Sunday	Tribbie	any healer

 

 

Knight III

 

Inversion

Each time an enemy target receives an attack, they deal Physical DMG equal to 40% of their ATK to the attacker. This damage is non-fatal.

Under Protection

All non-elite enemy targets won't have their HP and Toughness reduced, and increases their Effect RES by 100%. When all elite enemy targets are defeated, remaining enemy targets will also be eliminated.

Since both waves feature "Dark Tide" series enemies, known for their high attack strength and potent HP depletion, players without characters like Hyacine or Aventurine might find it challenging.

So consider waiting until obtain the free Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae and attempt the stage then. It should make the challenge significantly easier.

Considering all factors, the recommended attack types are Quantum = Physical > Wind.

• Some highly effective team compositions include:

Team 1
Castorice	Evernight / RMC	Tribbie / Cipher	Hyacine
Team 2
Phainon	Sunday	Cerydra	Dan Heng · Permansor Terrae
Team 3
Archer	Sparkle	Cipher / Cerydra / RMC	Gallagher

 

Final Stage - King in Check

• Inversion+

Each time an enemy target receives an attack, they deal Physical DMG equal to 60% of their ATK to the attacker. This damage is non-fatal.

• Energy Absorption

When an enemy target receives an attack, reduces the attacker's Energy by 2 points, except when the attacker's Energy is maxed. When an enemy target is defeated, the attacker regenerates 10 Energy.

• Sunder

When ally targets are being attacked by enemies, the "Sunder" effect will be inflicted on them. Each stack increases the DMG received by the holders by 6%, stacking up to 10 times. This effect cannot be dissipated. After targets with "Sunder" received a Shield from an ally target other than themselves or healing, 3 stack(s) of the effect is dispelled on both targets.

Recommended Attributes: Physical > Quantum = Imaginary > Ice.

• Advantageous team compositions are as follows:

BUFF1 (DMG Increase)
Castorice	Evernight / RMC	Tribbie / Cipher	Hyacine
Phainon	Sunday	Cerydra	Dan Heng · Permansor Terrae
BUFF2 (DEF Reduction)
Mydei	Sunday	Tribbie / Cerydra	Hyacine
The Herta	Anaxa	Tribbie	Dan Heng · Permansor Terrae / Hyacine
BUFF3 (Penetration)
Feixiao	E1 Tribbie	Robin	Dan Heng · Permansor Terrae / Aventurine
Jingliu	RMC	Tribbie	Dan Heng · Permansor Terrae / Hyacine

※ For most non-Remembrance teams, ensure the team has high action frequency or strong AoE capabilities to clear the "Dark Tide" Guguth's summons. Otherwise, stacking the Vulnerability debuff will be difficult.

 

Rewards

In this gameplay, Trailblazers will have a chance to obtain special leveling items, limited-time avatar frames, redeemable outfits,and more as rewards.

There are no Stellar Jade rewards, and the reason is simple: just unlocking it requires getting full stars in all three “Abyss” stages. Clearing it demands three different teams to complete 3+1 stages, which makes it even harder than fully clearing the current Abyss. Some players might not be able to finish it.

So why release it without Stellar Jade? The idea is simply to give players more content to enjoy. While it doesn’t offer Stellar Jade, it does provide character development materials and cosmetic rewards, which help with progression and let you show off new decorations.

 

Conclusion

The difficulty is still there—especially since the final boss is already strong and can stack some pretty annoying debuffs. But for free-to-play players, the rewards from the first three floors are already quite generous. There’s really no need to force yourself to take down the boss. But since there are no Stellar Jade rewards, it’s fine if you don’t fully clear it—or even skip it entirely. There’s no need to feel pressured about strength.

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