Honkai Star Rail Aria Details & Skill Kit Leaks

Thanks to trusted leaked sources, we have now got an overall look into who Aria will be as a character and what her skill kit and abilities will be for now.

Please keep in mind that since this is leaked information, despite being from a trusted source, this information is subject to change and can be greatly altered when the official release of the character is out, so take this information with a grain of salt. Credits to Hakushin for these amazing leaked information.

General Information

Aria is an upcoming S Rank Agent of the Ether Element and Anomaly Specialty. She excels at dealing massive amounts of Ether damage to enemies to raise their Attribute Anomaly Gauge and trigger the Abloom effects on enemies whenever they are suffering from Attribute Anomaly effects.

She is one of the three members of the Angels of Delusion, an Idol group that will be releasing gradually in Zenless Zone Zero in the upcoming updates.

Aria Skill Kit

– Basic Attack: Performs up to 4 consecutive attacks forward, dealing Ether DMG;

If the 4th attack hits an enemy, 1 [Support Energy] will be generated on the field after the attack finishes.

– Charge Attack: Aria enters a charging state and can charge up to three levels. When Basic Attack is released or the maximum charge time is reached, Aria unleashes a powerful downward attack forward based on the current charge level, dealing massive Ether DMG.

If there is [Support Energy] near Aria while charging, she will absorb the [Support Energy]. Each [Support Energy] successfully absorbed instantly increases the charge level by 1 and grants 1 stack of a buff: the next Charge Attack’s Anomaly Buildup is increased by 10%. This buff stacks up to 2 times and is removed after the Charge Attack ends.

After the 4th hit of [Basic Attack], [Special Attack: Shift Strike], [EX Special Attack], a Level 3 [Charge Attack], [Chain Attack], or [Ultimate], if there are more than 2 [Support Energy] nearby, holding  can directly Quick Launch a Level 3 [Charge Attack].

While charging, Anti-Interrupt Level is increased and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Character is invulnerable during Charge Attacks.

– Special Attack: Launches a kick forward, dealing Ether DMG.

Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

– Enhanced Special Attack: After the 4th hit of [Basic Attack], [Assist Follow-Up], [Chain Attack], and [Ultimate], press Special Attack to activate:

Launches a faster kick forward, dealing Ether DMG. If the attack hits an enemy, 1 [Support Energy] will be generated on the field after the attack completes.

– EX Special Attack: Unleashes a powerful kick forward followed by a sonic wave attack, dealing Ether DMG. If the attack hits an enemy, generates 3 [Support Energy] on the field after the attack completes.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

– EX Special Attack Phase 2: Unleashes an additional powerful downward attack, dealing Ether DMG. If the attack hits an enemy, 3 [Support Energy] will be generated on the field after the attack is completed.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

– Chain Attack: When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:

Unleashes consecutive attacks forward, dealing massive Ether DMG. If the attacks hit an enemy, 2 Support Energy will be generated on the field after the attack is completed.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

– Ultimate: Unleashes full power, entering Enhanced State and firing multiple powerful shots at the target, dealing massive Ether DMG.

When entering Enhanced State, Aria gains the maximum stacks of Power Support, while activating Ether Veil: Fantasia Encore. While Ether Veil: Fantasia Encore is active, all squad members gain an additional 50 ATK for 30s. Before Aria activates Ether Veil: Fantasia Encore again, any existing Ether Veil: Fantasia Encore will be deactivated.

When Aria charges, if she has the Power Support effect, she will prioritize consuming 1 stack of Power Support to charge. Each stack of Power Support increases charge level by 2.

When entering Enhanced State, if she already has the Power Support effect, any remaining stacks of Power Support will first be converted into Support Energy on the field. Each stack of Power Support converts into 2 Support Energy.

Enhanced State lasts a maximum of 15s. During Enhanced State, Aria’s third-level Charge Attack will be upgraded to an enhanced version.

When exiting Enhanced State, if she has the Power Support effect, remaining stacks of Power Support will also be converted into Support Energy on the field. Each stack of Power Support converts into 2 Support Energy.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

– Core Passive: When Aria’s 3-Rank [Charge Attack] hits a target affected by Ether Anomaly, Electric Attribute Anomaly, Fire Attribute Anomaly, Physical Attribute Anomaly, or Ice Attribute Anomaly, triggers [Abloom]: Deals additional Attribute Anomaly DMG equal to 28.6%/14.9%/37.1%/2.6%/3.7% of the original Attribute Anomaly DMG per 10 points of initial Anomaly Mastery. When the target is Stunned, the DMG ratio is increased by an additional 50%.

– Additional Ability: When another character in your squad is [Stun] or [Support] Specialty:

When [Ether Veil] is active, generates 4 [Support Energy] on the field. Can trigger once every 1s.

When an elite or boss enemy on the field enters the Stunned state, generates 4 [Support Energy] on the field. Can trigger once every 35s.

If Aria’s initial Anomaly Mastery exceeds 180, increases Anomaly Proficiency by 1.2 for every 1 point above that threshold.

Aria Mindscape Cinema

– C1: When Aria’s [Basic Attack], [Special Attack], or [EX Special Attack] deals DMG to an enemy, it ignores 10% of the target’s Ether Anomaly Buildup RES; Additionally, when triggering Abloom, she has a chance to trigger a critical hit: Base CRIT Rate is 35%, CRIT DMG is 30%; if initial Anomaly Mastery exceeds 180, each point of Anomaly Mastery above this threshold increases the CRIT Rate of this effect by an additional 0.5%.

– C2: [Power Support] stack limit increased to 6; during [Enhanced State] duration, Aria’s attacks ignore 30% of the target’s DEF.

– C4: When Aria triggers Abloom, she gains 3 Energy and 60 Decibels. This effect can trigger once every 10 seconds.

– C6: When entering the battlefield, Aria immediately gains 1,500 Decibels, and once Aria enters Enhanced State she will not exit it. [Enhanced Charge Attack]’s Ether DMG is increased by 20%. When Aria is in Enhanced State, if an enemy on the field enters an Attribute Anomaly state, Aria gains 2 stacks of [Power Support]. This effect can trigger once every 8s.

Aria Signature W-Engine

Effect: Increases the equipper’s ATK by 18%. When the equipper enters the field or activates a [Special Attack] or [EX Special Attack], they gain a buff: DMG dealt to enemies afflicted with Attribute Anomaly is increased by 15%, and DMG dealt to enemies afflicted with Ether Attribute Anomaly is increased by an additional 15%. This effect lasts for 15s, and repeated triggers reset the duration. The effect is removed when the equipper switches off field.

Overall Gameplay Assessment

Aria is a very unique anomaly character that functions primarily as an on field DPS character with the ability to take extreme advantage of enemies’ Attribute Anomaly Effects to trigger powerful damage effects against them.

Aria’s main gimmick lies in her core skill, which allows her to trigger an additional Attribute Anomaly whenever her charged attacks hit an enemy under the Attribute Anomaly Effect of any kind, essentially functioning as an additional instant of Anomaly Effect right away and trigger Disorder easily. Additionally, she has the ability to deal more Attribute anomaly damage to enemies if they are stunned, making her quite unique as many of the Anomaly characters don’t take advantage of enemies’ stun damage modifiers.

Aria’s main gameplay revolves around her generating Support Energy throughout the field using her various abilities, then when using her charged basic attack skill, she will consume these Support Energy in order to charge up her attacks to higher levels before unleashing powerful damage to enemies. After using her Ultimate, Aria will transform into her special form and be able to deal enhanced damage in addition to being able to trigger her level 3 charge attacks much easier.

Initial Impression And Pull Advice

Generally speaking, Aria serves the same function and role as other Anomaly characters in the game like Miyabi or Vivian, with her main unique ability being the fact that she can punish enemies by inflicting powerful Abloom damage to them as long as they are inflicted with Attribute Anomaly. If she is used alongside other characters that can trigger Abloom, Aria promises to be a very strong enabler for a new generation of Anomaly team. Therefore, if players want to try out this new character and how she might shake up the game’s meta moving forward, rolling for her is quite recommended. 

Additionally, if you aren’t used to playing around with Anomaly teamcomps, Aria might serve as a good entry point as her skill kit is fairly simple but powerful and effective.

Conclusion

One of the members of the Angels of Delusion and an Anomaly character that can shake up the game’s meta, if players are excited to add Aria into their roster, then don’t forget to prepare some funds by taking advantage of Enjoygm’s special discounted deals for Zenless Zone Zero Top Up today!