Relish in Honkai Star Rail: how to complete World 3 in the Virtual Universe

In Honkai: Star Rail, Smack is an adventure mission of the Hertha Space Station, in which you have to complete the World 3 of the virtual universe, opening up access to receive planar decorations. In this guide, we will tell you in detail how to prepare the optimal team for this challenge and defeat all enemies.

How to start the Smak mission

Access to it opens quite early – already at the 24th level of Assimilation after completing the previous task of the chain called “Virtual Universe. Part 2”. However, at this stage, you are unlikely to be able to fully pass the third World. We advise you to first open the 2nd rank of Equilibrium and pump the necessary characters to at least level 45.

After dealing with the indicated conditions, go to Gert's office at the star station and interact with the device near the researcher. Then choose a new World. In the instructions, you will learn about the appearance of additional rewards – planar decorations. Below, we will explain in detail how to pass this test.

Preparing to clear World 3

Note that unlike the previous Worlds, this test will allow you to fully test this activity, that is, all other worlds will be more or less similar to the current one. You will need to be well prepared to clear it in one go.

Recommended characters and teams

There are several heroes that are best suited for completing this World. They are listed in the table below.

Budget units

If you are going to play the game only with budget characters, then the table below shows several suitable options. Naturally, the selected fighters must be at least level 45, have at least 3-star relics, pumped cones (at least level 40) and open Footprints.

The first team can be called the most versatile, in which the Pathfinder, along with Serval, will deal the main damage to enemies. Herta, on the other hand, will be your answer when fighting enemies vulnerable to ice damage. Natasha, on the other hand, will have to heal your characters and sometimes slowly shred the stamina of enemies. As for the path, choose Hunt.

The last two groups aim for maximum survivability (especially the third). In them you will have not only a healer, but also a shieldman (or two at once). For the second unit, you can also take Hunt, but for the third, it is better to choose Save.

Optimal units

Above, we have already considered the advantages of the heroes indicated in the packs. We only add that Tingyun will allow you to significantly increase the damage of Clara or Sushan and supply them with energy for the ult. For the first three units, it is best to choose the Hunt path.

We advise the fourth pack to take Memory, since the blessings of this path can greatly increase the combat power of Yanqing. With a cheetah, you can protect this damage dealer from most enemy attacks. The boss's fortitude will have to be broken by strikes from Pathfinder and Natasha.

Best Paths

If you have good damage dealers in your squad, we strongly advise you to choose Hunt, as it increases the speed of the characters and gives a lot of blessings on damage, allowing you to quickly break the shields of the Cheetah.

This path can be supplemented with useful blessings of Memory and Preservation (especially if the squad has a shielder). Thanks to them, you will be able to overcome the attacks of the Cheetah in the third phase, as well as freeze opponents.

How to get through World 3

This test will consist of several zones. Some of them are generated randomly, while others are fixed: arenas with elite enemies and bosses. We advise you to choose junction battlezones whenever possible, as common mobs are comparatively easy, and killing them allows you to get blessings.

Meetings and events can lead to a serious loss of health for your fighters or give useful bonuses (as you're lucky here). The screenshots above show the sequence of World 3 zones.

Battle Zone 1

Here you will face a level 41 antimatter legion. The vulnerabilities of opponents are shown in the screenshots below. Feel free to use superpowers in such battles, as the energy for them accumulates quite quickly.

Battle Zone 2/Event Zone

If you select a battle area, level 42 enemies await you. The pictures below show the vulnerabilities of all mobs.

Battle Zone 3/Event Zone

If you select a battle area, level 43 enemies await you. The pictures below show the vulnerabilities of all mobs.

Elite Zone 1

You have to fight a level 44 Burning Wanderer. Its vulnerabilities are shown in the picture below. We recommend starting the fight with an ice character attack or technique to damage the mini-boss.

Next, try to deal with ordinary mobs as quickly as possible so that they do not interfere with your fight with the wanderer. This enemy has AoE attacks, so don't forget to use Natasha's or Bayla's ultimate to immediately heal the whole group. After defeating this enemy, you can choose a curiosity that gives a permanent bonus to the team.

You will also receive a Dive Key that you can use in the Dive Device needed to mine the unique Planar Ornaments. They will be given to you after World 3 is completed.

Next, go to the Recreation Area. Here you can heal and take an additional character who will help you in the event of the death of one of the fighters. You can also talk to Gert to increase blessings or buy new boons with space fragments.

Battlezone 2 (4)

Here you will encounter level 45 enemies. Their vulnerabilities are shown in the screenshots below. In the first battle, you will have to fight with two waves of enemies. We advise you to deal with the spiders as soon as possible in order to cause self-destruction.

Battle Zone 5/Encounter Zone

Here you have to fight two groups of level 46 enemies. Their vulnerabilities are shown in the image below.

Elite Zone 2

Automaton Direwolf

Next, you will have to fight a Level 47 Direwolf Automaton (False). Its vulnerabilities are shown in the screenshot below. It's a good idea to start by attacking an ice character to try and freeze an elite enemy or at least damage their stamina.

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Next, try to deal with ordinary mobs as soon as possible. Here you will be helped by attacks on the Serval area. Then focus all your attacks on the direwolf. Try to protect the characters that were chosen as priority targets, or heal them after the damage dealt to them. In budget packs, you may need both a healer and a shielder at once.

Note that this enemy has average durability for elite enemies, but a huge strip of life, so get ready for a very protracted battle. Don't forget to use your healer's healing abilities.

Silvermane Guard Lieutenant

In addition, instead of a direwolf, you can be attacked by a level 47 Silvermane Guard Lieutenant (false), which seemed to us simpler than a direwolf, because it does a little less damage. He also has a large health bar and is able to call on four allies to help him at once.

At the same time, until you defeat these ordinary mobs, the counter-attack effect will not be removed from the mini-boss, that is, he will attack anyone character who hit him. So we advise you to quickly deal with ordinary guards, trying not to hurt the mini-boss.

Battle zone 3 (6)

Here you will have to fight with two groups of enemies at the same time (2 waves) of level 48. Their vulnerabilities are shown in the screenshots below.

Deal/Event Area

In the Deal Area, you can spend Cosmic Fragments to purchase a Blessing of a certain rarity. In the event area, a random event awaits you, which can give both buffs and debuffs. Next, you will be taken to a rest area where you can select another character for the team and talk to Gert to spend the fragments.

Boss Zone (how to defeat the Cheetah)

So, at the end you have to fight the Cheetah 50- level, which is vulnerable to physical, electrical and imaginary damage. At the same time, he has high resistance to ice damage and Freeze (but it is still possible to freeze him).

At the very beginning of each phase, the boss will summon two soldiers that strengthen him and also deal good damage. We advise you to quickly deal with them, using physical attacks on the area (Clear or Pathfinder). Don't forget to apply path resonance to deal massive area damage.

In the last two stages, Cheetah will use a special ability to protect himself and his teammates. This shield has gigantic durability (50-90 thousand units) Again, it can be destroyed using path resonance, so save it and use it at the most appropriate moment in time. The strength of the barrier is shown by a special scale hanging above the boss.

With proper leveling of the characters and matching their elements to the weaknesses of the enemies, you can hardly but defeat this enemy. If you can't do that, then we advise you to continue to level the heroes, for example, bring them to level 55 or equip them with more powerful light cones and relics.

After dealing with the boss, take the relics from the dive device, and then exit the virtual universe through the portal.