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Starlight

Overview

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Starlight

Blaster

Spacetime Travelers Advanced Elite AOE Damage Debuffer
Damage type INT
Best positions 3 > 4 > 5

3: First back-row slot for earliest action order among back-row heroes. Starlight needs to apply DMG Mitigation shred before carries like A-Train or Homelander attack for maximum damage amplification. Dazzle’s +15% Initiative helps ensure she acts first.

4: Alternative back-row slot. Still safe from front-row targeting. Slightly later action order may cause carries to attack before DMG Mit shred is applied.

5: Safest position but latest back-row action order. If carries fire before Starlight’s Blast applies DMG Mit shred, the debuff value is partially wasted for that round.

Statue points LUK
Season S0+
Rating B Tier
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Starlight is a Spacetime Travelers AOE debuffer whose Starlight’s Blast deals TAC DMG to a random enemy while reducing ALL enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -20%, with Blinding Burst adding another -15% for a total -35% DMG Mitigation shred across the entire opposing lineup. Her Helping Hand provides +10% DMG Mitigation to front-row allies and +5% normal attack DMG to all teammates. With Dazzle exclusive gear granting +15% Initiative and making Blast hit a second target with +35% DMG, Starlight is both an enabler and a damage dealer.

Base stats
STR
447
INT
894
AGI
594
VIT
299
LUK
741

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Starlight’s Blast reduces ALL enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -20%, with Blinding Burst adding -15% more for a total -35% shred — one of the strongest team-wide debuffs in the game.
  • Dazzle exclusive gear 4-piece grants +35% DMG on Blast and hits a second target, doubling her damage output per cast.
  • Helping Hand provides +10% DMG Mitigation to front-row allies and +5% normal attack DMG to all teammates, offering both defensive and offensive support.
  • Overcharge stacks +5% TAC DMG per round (up to +15%), providing scaling personal damage that compounds with DMG Mit shred in extended fights.
  • Dazzle 2-piece grants +15% Initiative, ensuring she acts early to apply debuffs before carries attack.
Cons
  • Requires premium collaboration event investment to obtain and upgrade, gating her behind significant real-money spending.
  • 299 VIT makes her extremely fragile; vulnerable to back-row targeting from any sniper hero.
  • Spacetime Travelers faction is significantly weaker than Wildlings and Minutemen in the current meta.
  • DMG Mitigation shred value is partially wasted if carries act before Starlight in the same round, requiring careful Initiative management.

Skills

Individual Damage
Starlight’s Blast

Deals 60/68/76/84/100% TAC DMG to a random enemy target, reducing all enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -10/12/14/16/20%.

Single—Player Buff
Overcharge

At the beginning of each round, her TAC DMG increases by 2.5/3/3.5/4/5%, stackable for up to 3 layers.

Mass Buff
Helping Hand

Increases the DMG Mitigation of front-row allies by 5/6/7/8/10% and other teammates’ normal attack DMG by 2.5/3/3.5/4/5%.

Weakening Enemy
Blinding Burst

"Starlight’s Blast" will reduce an additional -7.5/9/10.5/12/15% DMG Mitigation.

Single-Player Buff
Energize

Her TAC DMG bonus +12.5/15/17.5/20/25%, TAC DMG Mitigation -5%.

Gear

Best gear at a glance

Dazzle is mandatory for the Initiative bonus and second Blast target. Resolute is essential for survivability. Pair Dazzle + Resolute as the standard setup. Hurricane is the offensive alternative when survivability is already covered by front-line tanks.

Exclusive set. 2-piece grants +15% Initiative for earliest possible action order. 4-piece grants +35% DMG on Starlight’s Blast and hits a second target, doubling damage output. Non-negotiable best-in-slot.

#1 Best
Dazzle

🔥 Exclusive / priority · Starlight only

Weapon Helmet Body Jewelry

Standard DPS survivability. Death immunity with 30% HP restore is critical for a hero with 299 VIT. Starlight dying early removes the -35% DMG Mit shred from all subsequent rounds.

#2
Resolute

S3 · Any Hero only

Helmet Body

+15% Crit Rate and +30% Crit Damage. Dazzle’s second target means 2 hits per Blast — each can crit independently for amplified damage.

#3
Apocalypse

S1 · Any Hero only

Weapon Helmet Body Jewelry

+10% ATK and +35% DMG after defeating a target. Blast’s wide coverage occasionally secures kills for the snowball bonus.

#4
Death

S1 · Any Hero only

Helmet Body

+8% TAC DMG Bonus and +24% Focus DMG. Straightforward damage increase for Blast. Strong pairing with Dazzle for offensive output while maintaining debuff uptime.

#5
Hurricane

S0 · Any Hero only

Weapon Helmet Body Jewelry
Substats by slot

Starlight is an INT-based AOE debuffer-carry. Weapon and jewelry prioritise offensive stats (DMG Bonus, INT, Crit Rate); helmet and body prioritise survival (HP%, DEF, VIT). Never roll STR or WPN ATK — she has no WPN DMG skills.

Weapon

DMG Bonus, INT, Crit Rate

DMG Bonus multiplies all damage including Blast hits. INT scales TAC ATK directly. Crit Rate amplifies each individual Blast target hit.

Helmet

HP%, AGI, VIT

Survivability stats. HP% is the most efficient. AGI reduces incoming damage and protects against AGI-targeting abilities.

Body

DEF, VIT, DMG Mitigation

Pure defense. Starlight’s 299 VIT makes every defensive substat critical for surviving long enough to maintain her debuff uptime.

Jewelry

DMG Bonus, INT, Skill Effect Enhancement

DMG Bonus multiplies everything. INT scales TAC ATK. Skill Effect Enhancement boosts Blast’s damage multiplier and DMG Mit shred percentage.

Recommended lineups

Archetype tags describe playstyle. Each card shows recommended gear (helmet icons), APC parts, and War Beast. Open APC · View details for part skills and calculator link.

Any · Spacetime Core B Starlight + Homelander
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Butcher — pos 1 — Tank

Primary tank. Leader 4-piece shields all Spacetime heroes. Leadership grants +10% DMG Bonus. Frontman provides +15% DMG Mitigation to same-faction heroes.

Soldier Boy — pos 2 — Secondary Tank

Taunt tank. War Cry protects Starlight and Homelander from targeting. Determination layers stack DMG Mitigation. Helping Hand from Starlight grants +10% DMG Mitigation.

A-Train — pos 3 — DPS

Single-target carry. Turbo Rush buffs back-row Initiative. Serial assaults deal amplified damage after Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred is applied.

Starlight — pos 4 — AOE Damage / Debuffer

Core debuffer. Blast shreds ALL enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -35%. Dazzle’s +15% Initiative ensures she acts before Homelander. Second Blast target with +35% DMG adds meaningful personal damage.

Homelander — pos 5 — AOE Damage

AOE carry benefiting from Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred. Psycho 4-piece targets ALL enemies with reduced defenses. Impenetrable stacks +30% DMG with 3+ Spacetime.

Full Spacetime lineup where Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred amplifies all damage from the entire team. Homelander’s Laser Eyes fires after Starlight’s debuff, hitting all enemies with reduced defenses. Butcher provides Leadership DMG Bonus and Leader shields. Soldier Boy taunts to protect both carries. A-Train adds Initiative support.

S5+ · Starlight DMG Mit Shred B Starlight + Heytex
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Bolton — pos 1 — Tank

Primary tank. AC Shield provides 200% max HP shield at battle start. Super Core accelerates focus generation. Alpha Bless grants team-wide shields and crit immunity.

Harman — pos 2 — Support

Shield support. Staunch Will shields all allies. Chimera Anchor deals chip damage per shield event. Guardian INT scales shields with rounds elapsed.

Starlight — pos 3 — AOE Damage / Debuffer

Core debuffer. Blast shreds ALL enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -35%. Dazzle’s +15% Initiative ensures debuffs land before Heytex and Victoria attack. Helping Hand grants Bolton +10% DMG Mitigation.

Heytex 103 — pos 4 — Carry

Primary AOE carry. Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred amplifies every individual rocket hit from Pursue barrages. Pinpoint Aim marks targets for +8% damage taken.

Victoria — pos 5 — Carry

Single-target carry. Starlight’s DMG Mit shred amplifies Lightsword burst dramatically. Energy Detection copies shields from Harman and Bolton. Combat Master converts shields into stacking DMG.

Cross-faction lineup maximising Starlight’s debuff value by pairing her with meta carries. Bolton provides primary tanking with AC Shield while Harman layers shields. Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred amplifies Heytex’s many rocket hits and Victoria’s Lightsword burst. Every point of reduced DMG Mitigation multiplies across all of Heytex’s and Victoria’s attacks.

Any · Full Spacetime Aggro B Starlight + A-Train
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Butcher — pos 1 — Tank

Primary tank. Leader shields protect the full 5-Spacetime lineup. Leadership grants +10% DMG Bonus. Frontman provides +10% HP and +15% DMG Mitigation to Spacetime allies.

A-Train — pos 2 — DPS

Initiative-scaling carry. Turbo Rush buffs same-row hero (Butcher). Serial assaults fire after Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred for amplified damage on each hit.

Starlight — pos 3 — AOE Damage / Debuffer

Core debuffer acting first among back-row heroes. -35% DMG Mit shred amplifies A-Train’s serial assaults, Hughie’s Backline Barrage, and Homelander’s Laser Eyes in the same round.

Hughie — pos 4 — Single Damage

Back-row sniper. Backline Barrage targets 2 back-row enemies after Starlight’s DMG Mit shred. Armed and Ready stacks +8% TAC DMG. Perseverance cancels first fatal hit.

Homelander — pos 5 — AOE Damage

AOE carry. Psycho 4-piece targets ALL enemies after Starlight’s debuffs. Patriotic Hero generates +50 Focus per Spacetime action. Impenetrable stacks +30% DMG.

Full 5-Spacetime aggressive lineup pairing Starlight’s DMG Mit shred with A-Train’s Initiative-scaling serial assaults. Butcher provides Leadership and Leader shields. A-Train’s Turbo Rush buffs back-row Initiative while Starlight’s Dazzle adds +15% Initiative. Hughie snipes back-row targets. Homelander provides AOE pressure and Patriotic Hero Focus generation.

Synergies

Dual DMG Mit Reduction

Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred and Homelander’s Laser Eyes shield removal create a devastating double debuff — enemies lose both shields and DMG Mitigation in the same round. Both are Spacetime heroes contributing to faction bonuses. Combined AOE coverage hits the entire enemy lineup.

Initiative Pairing

A-Train’s Turbo Rush grants +10% Initiative to same-row teammates. Combined with Dazzle’s +15% Initiative, Starlight acts extremely early in each round, ensuring DMG Mit shred is applied before A-Train’s serial assaults fire. The debuff amplifies each of A-Train’s 3-5 hits.

Leadership Amplifier

Butcher’s Leadership grants +10% DMG Bonus to Spacetime allies. Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred makes this DMG Bonus more effective by reducing enemy defenses. Helping Hand grants Butcher +10% DMG Mitigation, improving his front-line durability.

Rocket Amplifier

Starlight’s -35% DMG Mitigation shred is applied to ALL enemies before Heytex’s Pursue rocket barrages fire. Each individual rocket hit benefits from the reduced defenses, dramatically amplifying Heytex’s total damage output across all targets.

Cross-UW synergies

Interactions with other heroes’ ultimate weapons.

Homelander
Psycho

Psycho 4-piece makes Laser Eyes target ALL enemies. Combined with Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred on ALL enemies, the entire opposing lineup simultaneously loses shields and DMG Mitigation, creating maximum vulnerability for follow-up attacks from every teammate.

Heytex 103
Blaze Shark MASTER

Blaze Shark fires additional bullets when enemies are burning. Starlight’s -35% DMG Mit shred applies to all targets before these bullets land, amplifying every individual rocket and Blaze Shark bullet hit across the entire enemy lineup.

Ultimate weapons

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Counters

Countered by
  • Meta lineups (Buri + Heytex, Casino + Vindicator) (Hard Counter) — Current meta lineups are simply stronger than Spacetime compositions. Even Starlight’s powerful -35% DMG Mit shred cannot bridge the gap between Spacetime faction strength and meta lineup power.
  • High-DMG Mitigation lineups (Soft Counter) — Lineups with massive DMG Mitigation stacking (Buri’s Link of Life +24%, Bolton’s Guardian of Justice, Iron Barrier APC) reduce the relative impact of Starlight’s -35% shred, as they have enough remaining Mitigation to survive.
Starlight counters
  • Low-DMG Mitigation lineups (Hard Counter) — Lineups without DMG Mitigation buffs lose 35% of their defensive stat from Starlight’s shred alone. Against teams relying on raw HP or shields instead of Mitigation, the shred makes them extremely vulnerable to follow-up damage.
  • Shield-heavy lineups (pre-meta) (Soft Counter) — Starlight’s DMG Mit shred combined with Homelander’s shield removal strips both defensive layers. Older lineups that rely on shields + base Mitigation collapse when both are removed simultaneously.

Rating

B Tier. Starlight is the most valuable support-damage hybrid in the Spacetime Travelers faction. Her -35% DMG Mitigation shred applied to ALL enemies is one of the strongest debuffs available, amplifying every teammate’s damage output. Dazzle’s second Blast target and +35% DMG bonus add meaningful personal damage. However, the Spacetime faction’s overall weakness limits her competitive ceiling, and meta debuffers like Eva provide stronger utility. As an Advanced Elite from a premium collaboration event, she requires significant real-money investment.

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