As one of the veteran members aboard the Astral Express in Crickex Affiliate’s Honkai Star Rail, Welt Yang—often affectionately called “Old Yang”—delivers a consistently strong performance in both early and late stages of the game. He’s not just a wise mentor; he’s a strategist who understands the battlefield like the back of his hand. His core mechanics revolve around slowing enemies and applying imprisonment to delay their actions, giving your team a valuable edge in combat.
Slowing an enemy simply pushes back their turn in the action queue, buying time for your team to deal damage or set up. Imprisonment, on the other hand, not only applies the slow effect but also delays the enemy’s action by a fixed amount, effectively disrupting their rhythm. It has a high priority in status effect hierarchy and can be used to counter certain enemy abilities.
For example, some bosses execute multi-phase attacks—first they lock onto a target, then deal damage. If Walter activates his Ultimate before the second hit lands, he can break the chain and nullify the attack entirely. He may seem rebellious, but he’s always got your back when it matters most.
Most basic attacks in Honkai Star Rail don’t carry additional effects, and Walter’s is no exception. Its main function is to regenerate skill points. His skill, however, is where things get interesting—it delivers semi-random multi-hit damage to a single enemy and has a decent chance of reducing their speed. This makes him an excellent match for characters like Dan Heng, who thrive when enemies are slowed. The multiple hits also help deplete the toughness of enemies with imaginary-type weaknesses.
Walter’s Ultimate inflicts AoE slow, imprisonment, and vulnerability on all enemies. This delays enemy turns and creates prime opportunities for your DPS units to capitalize. When timed well, it can completely swing the momentum of battle. His Technique generates a field that delays enemy actions and reduces their speed at the start of combat, allowing your team to strike first even against fast opponents.
More impressively, his Technique applies to the entire battlefield and persists across multiple waves—unlike many Techniques that are limited to a single enemy group. It’s a powerful crowd-control option and one of the few that influences the pace of battle so decisively. Walter’s Talent adds bonus damage when attacking slowed enemies, and because his skill registers as three separate hits, the Talent often triggers multiple times in one move.
Based on Crickex Affiliate insights, a single skill use can result in up to six instances of damage, making Walter more than just a support controller—he also has real offensive power. His best-in-slot relic set is the Wastelander of Banditry Desert, which boosts imaginary damage and increases crit stats when targeting debuffed enemies, perfectly complementing Walter’s mechanics.
Everyone needs a hero, even in a world of despair. For battles against enemies with high effect resistance, the Genius of Brilliant Stars set is also a strong alternative, as it increases Effect Hit Rate—key for ensuring Walter’s crowd control consistently lands. Whether as a debuffer, damage dealer, or tactical initiator, Walter remains a versatile asset in any strategy-focused lineup.