If you’re working through the latest 1.4 event in Honkai Star Rail right now, you’re eventually going to come across the Aetherium Wars Hook duel! Read on to find out how to prepare for the battle.
Aetherium Wars is a brand-new event in version 1.4 that plays a little bit like Pokemon. Collect a variety of familiar enemies and assemble a team to battle against your opponents. There are multiple zones to explore, and plenty of Aether Spirits to obtain – some can even be upgraded! Becoming the champion rewards you with a free 4-star Belobog character of your own choosing.
Want to learn more about Honkai Star Rail or just Aetherium Wars in general? Visit the game’s official version 1.4 web page. Download Honkai Star Rail on iOS, Android, PC, and now PlayStation! Looking for more Honkai Star Rail content? I’ve got you! Let me point you towards our Aetherium Wars Luka guide, Aetherium Wars tier list, and our Aetherium Wars Corridor of Fading Echoes Chest Locations guide.
Aetherium Wars Hook Guide
So, you’re about to duel against Hook in the Aetherium Wars event? Before you dive in, it’s best to be prepared so you know what to expect from the battle.
Aetherium Wars Hook Team
Firstly, let’s take a look at the team Hook uses in the Aetherium Wars duel. It’s also important to note the type of Aether Spirit she utilises in battle. Hook’s team is mostly made up of Mechanical Aether Spirits.
- Automaton Direwolf
- Automaton Grizzly
- Imaginary Weaver
Team Weaknesses and Resistances
The team you create for the duel with Hook will depend entirely on the weaknesses and resistances that her units have.
For this battle, you’ll need to assemble a team of Aether Spirits that mainly deal with Ice and Lightning damage. That way, you’ll have at least 1 unit on your team that can attack an opponent’s weakness. However, feel free to use 1 Aether Spirit that deals Quantum or Imaginary damage if a particular enemy is proving difficult to defeat.
- Automaton Grizzly
- Weak to Fire, Ice, and Lightning
- No resistances
- Automaton Direwolf
- Weak to Ice, Lightning, and Imaginary
- No resistances
- Imaginary Weaver
- Weak to Physical, Lightning, and Quantum
- No resistances
Best Team to Beat Hook in Aetherium Wars
Now that you know the weaknesses of your opponents, it’s time to form your team! I’ll put my recommendations down below, but feel free to experiment with different team compositions if you wish to do so.
Potential Aether Spirits
- Entranced Ingenium – Illumination Dragonfish
- Entranced Ingenuity – Obedient Dracolion
- Abundance Sprite – Wooden Lupus
- Frigid Prowler
- Incineration Shadewalker
- Everwinter Shadewalker
- Blaze out of Space
- Silvermane Cannoneer
- Deals Physical damage
- Support unit
- Imaginary Weaver
- Deals Imaginary damage
- Single target attacks
- Silvermane Lieutenant
- Aurumaton Gatekeeper
- Voidranger – Reaver
- Silvermane Soldier
