Lightning · Damage over time
Kafka team #1
Kafka detonates the stacks Black Swan and a third Nihility unit apply, so every slot but the sustain exists to keep a damage-over-time state on the enemy.

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The best Kafka team in Honkai: Star Rail 4.7 is Kafka, Black Swan, Hysilens and Huohuo, a Damage over time team. Updated November 8, 2026
Lightning · Damage over time
Kafka detonates the stacks Black Swan and a third Nihility unit apply, so every slot but the sustain exists to keep a damage-over-time state on the enemy.
Lightning · Damage over time
The three-Nihility Kafka core with Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae as the sustain: his shields cover all four and his Souldragon dispels debuffs, so Black Swan and Hysilens spend every turn on DoT. Run in 6.7% of clears across the four endgame modes in 4.6.
Lightning · Damage over time
The three-Nihility Kafka core with Hyacine healing in place of Huohuo. Run in 0.4% of clears across the four endgame modes in 4.6.
Lightning · Damage over time
A 4-star DoT core under Kafka: Luka Bleeds, Guinaifen Burns, and Kafka’s Skill and Ultimate make both tick early. Huohuo’s Ultimate refunds Energy to all three.
Quantum · Elation dual carry
The same "Fervor" engine fed by a Hunt carry and a Nihility unit whose off-turn hits count as attacks, with a Remembrance sustain whose memosprite keeps the counter moving between Waveflair's turns.
The best Kafka team in Honkai: Star Rail 4.7 is Kafka, Black Swan, Hysilens and Huohuo, a Damage over time team. Kafka detonates the stacks Black Swan and a third Nihility unit apply, so every slot but the sustain exists to keep a damage-over-time state on the enemy.
Across the 5 teams on this page, the most common teammates are Black Swan (3 teams), Hysilens (3 teams), Huohuo (2 teams) and Hyacine (2 teams).
Every Kafka team listed here has at least one 5-star teammate. The replacements under each slot are the place to look for a 4-star that can stand in.