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Anomaly Arbitration 4.3 "The Humming Laughter" Stage Guide

Review the stage mechanics, enemy waves, recommended types, and King buffs for Honkai: Star Rail Anomaly Arbitration 4.3 "The Humming Laughter," covering Knight 1, Knight 2, Knight 3, King in Check, and King in Check: Plight.

Version: 4.3Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 29, 2026

Knight 1

Knight 1 Stage Guide

Recommended Types

FireFire
LightningLightning

Stage Effects

Depowered When entering combat, reduces ally target's Energy by 50% and decreases their Energy Regeneration Rate by 50% outside of their turn for 2 turn(s).

Flow Break Each time after an enemy target is attacked by allies, DMG taken by them decreases by 2% and CRIT DMG taken decreases by 4%, stacking up to 10 time(s). This effect changes to decreasing by 5 stack(s) after the enemy target receives a Follow-Up ATK or when Aha Instant ends.

Knight 1 Recommended Teams

Knight 1 Team 1

Hysilens

Hysilens

Kafka

Kafka

Black Swan

Black Swan

Huohuo

Huohuo

Knight 1 Team 2

Firefly

Firefly

The Dahlia

The Dahlia

Fugue

Fugue

Harmony Trailblazer

Harmony Trailblazer

Knight 1 Team 3

Mortenax Blade

Mortenax Blade

Ashveil

Ashveil

Tribbie

Tribbie

Hyacine

Hyacine

Knight 1 Team 4

Evernight

Evernight

Cyrene

Cyrene

Remembrance Trailblazer

Remembrance Trailblazer

Hyacine

Hyacine

Knight 1 Team 5

Castorice

Castorice

Evernight

Evernight

Cyrene

Cyrene

Hyacine

Hyacine

Knight 2

Knight 2 Stage Guide

Recommended Types

FireFire
ImaginaryImaginary

Stage Effects

Stability+ Decreases the DMG dealt by all ally targets by 20%, and decreases their DMG taken by 10%.

Knight 2 Recommended Teams

Knight 2 Team 1

Firefly

Firefly

The Dahlia

The Dahlia

Fugue

Fugue

Harmony Trailblazer

Harmony Trailblazer

Knight 2 Team 2

Evanescia

Evanescia

Elation Trailblazer

Elation Trailblazer

Yao Guang

Yao Guang

Huohuo

Huohuo

Knight 2 Team 3

Silver Wolf LV.999

Silver Wolf LV.999

Sparxie

Sparxie

Yao Guang

Yao Guang

Huohuo

Huohuo

Knight 3

Knight 3 Stage Guide

Recommended Types

IceIce
QuantumQuantum

Stage Effects

Hemovore At the start of ally targets' turns, they lose 500 HP. This effect can be fatal.

Knight 3 Recommended Teams

Knight 3 Team 1

Castorice

Castorice

Evernight

Evernight

Cyrene

Cyrene

Hyacine

Hyacine

Knight 3 Team 2

Evanescia

Evanescia

Elation Trailblazer

Elation Trailblazer

Yao Guang

Yao Guang

Huohuo

Huohuo

Knight 3 Team 3

Seele

Seele

Sparkle

Sparkle

Sunday

Sunday

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Knight 3 Team 4

Archer

Archer

Sparkle

Sparkle

Robin

Robin

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Knight 3 Team 5

Hysilens

Hysilens

Black Swan

Black Swan

Kafka

Kafka

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae

King in Check

King in Check Stage Guide

Recommended Types

PhysicalPhysical
IceIce
ImaginaryImaginary

Stage Effects

Hemovore At the start of ally targets' turns, they lose 500 HP. This effect can be fatal.

Flow Break Each time after an enemy target is attacked by allies, DMG taken by them decreases by 2% and CRIT DMG taken decreases by 4%, stacking up to 10 time(s). This effect changes to decreasing by 5 stack(s) after the enemy target receives a Follow-Up ATK or when Aha Instant ends.

King Buff Overview

Chesty Chortle

Increases all allies' Elation by 50%. At the start of Aha Instant, allies additionally gain 10 Punchline point(s).

Electrical Firestorm

Adds Fire Weakness and Lightning Weakness to "Starcrusher Swarm King: Skaracabaz (Synthetic)" and its summons, and decreases the Fire RES and Lightning RES of the above targets by 60%.

Shatter the Adamant

Increases DMG dealt by all ally targets by 30%. After each time an ally target defeats an enemy target, additionally increases the DMG dealt by this unit by 3%. This effect is stackable.

King in Check Recommended Teams

King in Check Team 1

Mortenax Blade

Mortenax Blade

Ashveil

Ashveil

Tribbie

Tribbie

Hyacine

Hyacine

BUFF 2: Electrical Firestorm

King in Check Team 2

Evanescia

Evanescia

Elation Trailblazer

Elation Trailblazer

Yao Guang

Yao Guang

Huohuo

Huohuo

BUFF 1: Chesty Chortle

King in Check Team 3

Silver Wolf LV.999

Silver Wolf LV.999

Sparxie

Sparxie

Yao Guang

Yao Guang

Huohuo

Huohuo

BUFF 1: Chesty Chortle

King in Check Team 4

Evernight

Evernight

Cyrene

Cyrene

Remembrance Trailblazer

Remembrance Trailblazer

Hyacine

Hyacine

BUFF 3: Shatter the Adamant

King in Check: Plight

King in Check: Plight Stage Guide

Recommended Types

PhysicalPhysical
IceIce
ImaginaryImaginary

Stage Effects

Hemovore+ At the start of ally targets' turns, they lose 1000 HP. This effect can be fatal.

Flow Break+ Each time after an enemy target is attacked by allies, DMG taken by them decreases by 3% and CRIT DMG taken decreases by 6%, stacking up to 10 time(s). This effect changes to decreasing by 5 stack(s) after the enemy target receives a Follow-Up ATK or when Aha Instant ends.

King Buff Overview

Chesty Chortle

Increases all allies' Elation by 50%. At the start of Aha Instant, allies additionally gain 10 Punchline point(s).

Electrical Firestorm

Adds Fire Weakness and Lightning Weakness to "Starcrusher Swarm King: Skaracabaz (Synthetic)" and its summons, and decreases the Fire RES and Lightning RES of the above targets by 60%.

Shatter the Adamant

Increases DMG dealt by all ally targets by 30%. After each time an ally target defeats an enemy target, additionally increases the DMG dealt by this unit by 3%. This effect is stackable.

King in Check: Plight Recommended Teams

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