Check out how to beat Simulated Universe World 9 in Honkai: Star Rail! We've got information for each difficulty, best Paths, best teams and characters, how to beat Something Unto Death, and all the rewards here.
| Simulated Universe Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | World 2 | World 3 | |
| World 4 | World 5 | World 6 | |
| World 7 | World 8 |  World 9 | |
List of Contents
- Difficulty Levels
- Best Paths
- Best Characters
- Teams
- How to Beat Something Unto Death
- Rewards
- Related Guides
World 9 Difficulty Levels
World 9 Difficulty 1
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 61 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 60: Level 63: Level 66: |
World 9 Difficulty 2
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 4 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 67 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 66: Level 69: Level 72: |
World 9 Difficulty 3
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 5 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 76 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 75: Level 78: Level 81: |
World 9 Difficulty 4
| How to Unlock | • Complete Simulated Universe World 8 - Difficulty 1 • Reach Equilibrium Level 6 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Level 80 |
| Enemy Levels | Level 84: Level 87: Level 90: |
Best Paths for World 9
The Hunt Path
The Hunt is the best path for clearing World 9 since its Blessings provide buffs that allow DPS to deal tons of DMG. Its Path Resonance can also damage the Sombrous Sepulchers summoned by the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death.
We recommend collecting enough Hunt Blessings to unlock Resonance Formations Star Hunter and Perfect Aim to be able to destroy the summoned Sombrous Sepulchers quickly.
Path of The Hunt Guide
Nihility and Elation Path
Other Paths are also viable for World 9 if your team can fully utilize the Path's full potential. Nihility is a great Path for clearing World 9 if you are running a DoT team with a Wind DPS. Elation will also work if your team consists of DPS with follow-up attacks.
Collect The Doctor's Robe and Faith Bond Curios
| Curio | Effect |
|---|---|
 The Doctor's Robe | Upon entering battle, regenerates Path Resonance to max and increases Path Resonance DMG by 40%. |
 Faith Bond | Reduces the Cosmic Fragments required for leveling up Blessings, resetting Blessings, and resetting downed characters by 30%. |
Look for The Doctor's Robe Curio so that your Path Resonance will deal more DMG against all enemies. You can also get the Faith Bond Curio to upgrade your Blessings at a cheaper price!
List of All Curios
Best Characters for World 9
| Character | Merits |
|---|---|
| March 7th (Imaginary) | March 7th (Hunt) is a great sub-DPS in World 5 since most enemies are weak to Imaginary. She can buff an ally's SPD and deal extra damage through her Enhanced Basic ATK. |
| Imbibitor Lunae | Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is an Imaginary DPS who is amazing in both single target and AoE DMG. He is a solid DPS to use in World 9 since almost all enemies including the boss are weak to Imaginary. |
| Luocha | Luocha's can easily keep the team alive because he is an SP-friendly unit that can provide a lot of healing outside of his turn. |
| Dr. Ratio | Dr. Ratio is an Imaginary DPS who excels in single-target damage. He is a solid DPS to use in World 9 since his strong follow-up attacks are effective against Bosses and can deal more DMG to debuffed enemies. |
| Aventurine | Aventurine can shield everyone using his Skill, allowing him to solo sustain. Pair him up with other follow-up attack-based characters like Topaz to increase his DMG. |
| Black Swan | Black Swan is a DoT-based character that can stack Arcana DoTs on enemies. If you are using Black Swan as your main DPS, choose the Nihility Path to maximize her damage. |
| Sampo | Sampo is another DoT-based DPS that can deal decent damage. Sampo can increase the DoT taken by enemies and provide Wind Shear DoTs. |
| Dan Heng | Dan Heng is a Wind DPS that can be used for the F2P team. His kit focuses on single-target attacks. With the buffs provided by The Hunt Blessings, he can deal some decent DMG against the elite enemies in World 9. |
| Huohuo | Huohuo is an amazing healer whose Ultimate regenerates the Energy of her allies and also buffs their ATK. With her Skill, she can heal and cleanse debuffs from allies. |
| Silver Wolf | Silver Wolf, can add an Elemental Weakness to enemies using her Skill and also inflict several debuffs such as DEF reduction. |
| Sparkle | Sparkle is a useful support for DPS characters that consume a lot of Skill Points. Also, Sparkle can advance a character's turn and increase the team's DMG as long as an allied unit consumes a Skill Point. |
| Himeko | Since most enemies in World 9 are weak to Fire, Himeko can be used as your team's main DPS. Pair Himeko up with Topaz to increase her follow-up attack's DMG. |
| Topaz | Topaz is a solid pick for a team that relies on follow-up attacks as its main source of DMG. If you have her on your team, make sure to choose the Elation Path. |
| Asta | Asta is a Fire character that can increase the Fire DMG of your Fire DPS and also increase the SPD of all allies. |
Best Teams for World 9
Free To Play Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Heng | Yukong | Asta | Natasha |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: The Hunt Blessings: Hunt, Abundance, Preservation | ||
Dan Heng will be the DPS while Yukong and Asta buff his DMG with their abilities. Specifically, Yukong can increase the party's ATK and CRIT stats. Asta will then provide some SPD and more ATK buffs.
Natasha will then be the team's healer and will try to keep the team alive using her Skill and Ultimate.
Do note that this team is strictly an F2P team, if you have other characters that can be used instead of the ones listed above, do not hesitate to bring them!
Optimal Teams
Imaginary Hyper Carry Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imbibitor Lunae | Sparkle | Silver Wolf | Luocha |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: The Hunt Blessings: Hunt, Propagation, Abundance | ||
Since Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death is weak to Imaginary, the best team you can use against it includes Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae as the DPS due to his strong single target and AoE DMG.
Since Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae is SP hungry, Sparkle will be his best Support since she can feed him Skill Points and DMG buffs. Silver Wolf is part of the team to inflict several debuffs to the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death such as DEF reduction.
Lastly, Luocha is the best healer for this team since he can heal without spending any Skill Points.
Nihility DoT Team
| Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Swan | Sampo | Asta | Huohuo |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Nihility Blessings: Nihility, Abundance, Preservation | ||
If you want to use a DoT team, then Black Swan is the best DPS to use against Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death since it is weak to Wind. You can add Sampo as the sub-DPS to increase the DoT taken by enemies and provide Wind Shear DoTs.
Asta can be the team's support since she can buff the party's SPD and ATK. Huohuo being the healer allows the DPS' DMG to increase due to the ATK buff from her Ultimate. Also, she can provide some Energy to recharge their Ultimates.
Fire Follow-Up Attack Team
| Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himeko | Topaz | Asta | Huohuo |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Elation Blessings: Elation, Abundance, Hunt | ||
With a team that relies on follow-up attacks, its DPS should be Himeko and Topaz. Himeko will be the main DPS dealing AoE DMG while Topaz increase any DMG from follow-up attacks.
Like the team above, Asta will support her allies by giving them ATK and SPD buffs. Huohuo will be the healer to provide ATK buffs and recharge some Energy.
Imaginary Follow-Up Attack Team
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Shielder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ratio | Silver Wolf | Topaz | Aventurine |
| Paths & Blessings | Path: Elation or The Hunt Blessings: Elation, Hunt, Erudition, Abundance | ||
Dr. Ratio is a solid single-target DPS who can defeat any enemy in World 9 with ease since most of them are weak to Imaginary.
Add in Topaz and Aventurine to double down on follow-up attacks and have no issues dealing with the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death and its summons.
A solid support to add to the team is Silver Wolf since she can implant tons of debuffs into an enemy, increasing Dr. Ratio's chances of dishing out Follow-Up attacks.
How to Beat Something Unto Death - World 9 Boss
Beware of the Morbid Dream Debuff
Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death has several abilities that inflict your characters with Morbid Dream, instantly killing them. To avoid this, attempt to Weakness Break the boss during its Sunset state so the debuff will be dispelled.
No Weakness During Nightfall State
When Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death enters its Nightfall state, it gains the Weakness Protected effect, so you cannot Weakness Break it. In the Nightfall state, attempt to defeat the boss before it inflicts Morbid Dream.
If Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death successfully inflicts Morbid Dream, you can revive your characters by defeating the Sombrous Sepulchers. Do note that when all of your characters get inflicted with Morbid Dream, you will lose the battle!
Prioritize the Sombrous Sepulchers
After a character gets inflicted with Morbid Dream, Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death summons a Sombrous Sepulcher. Defeating the Sepulcher revives the character with Morbid Dream and regenerates their HP and Energy.
Depending on the number of stacks of the Memory Zone Meme - Something Unto Death's Elegy buff, a Sombrous Sepulcher needs a certain instance of damage for all of their charges to deplete.
Use DoTs or Inflict Weakness Break
Inflicting them with DoTs will accelerate their defeat since one tick of a DoT is equivalent to an instance of damage. Also, inflicting Weakness Break on a Sombrous Sepulcher instantly deals two instances of damage, so take advantage of this mechanic as well.
Use Path Resonance That Has Damage
Sombrous Sepulchers will be damaged from any Path Resonance that deals damage. So, use Path Resonance on the summoned Sombrous Sepulchers!
World 9 Rewards
Planar Ornament Rewards
| World 9 Planar Ornaments | |
|---|---|
| Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation | Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm |
Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide
First Time Clearance Rewards
| Rewards | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty 1 | Trailblaze EXP x600 Stellar Jade x120 Herta Bond x2 Herta x1 |
| Difficulty 2 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation 2 pc. Set (5★) |
| Difficulty 3 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm 2 pc. Set (5★) |
| Difficulty 4 | Trailblaze EXP x200 Stellar Jade x60 Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation 2 pc. Set (5★) |
You can only claim the First Time Clearance rewards once after clearing the stage for the first time.
Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides
Simulated Universe Guide
Simulated Universe Stage Guides
| Simulated Universe Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | World 2 | World 3 | |
| World 4 | World 5 | World 6 | |
| World 7 | World 8 | World 9 | |
Paths and Blessing Guides
| All Simulated Universe Paths | ||
|---|---|---|
| Propagation | Preservation | Abundance |
| Nihility | The Hunt | Remembrance |
| Destruction | Elation | Erudition |
Swarm Disaster Guides
| Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster Guides | |
|---|---|
| The Swarm Disaster Guide | How to Unlock All Chapters |
| Communing Trail and Pathstrider Guide | Exploration Guide |
| How to Clear Difficulty 5 | |
Gold and Gears Guides
| Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears Guides | |
|---|---|
| Gold and Gears Guide | How to Unlock All Trailblaze and Aeon Secrets |
| Neural Network Guide | Dice Customization and All Dice Faces |
| How to Beat Difficulty 5 | |
Divergent Universe Guides
| Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy | |
|---|---|
| Divergent Universe Guide | How to Increase Synchronicity Level |
| How to Get Weighted Curios | Probability Museum Guide |
| How to Perform Curio Synthesis | How to Overwrite Weighted Curios |
| Divergent Universe Curios | |
Other Simulated Universe Guides
| Simulated Universe Guides | |
|---|---|
| List of All Paths | Simulated Universe Events |
| List of All Curios | Resonance Interplay Guide |
