Hook HSR build

Hook

Hook burns one priority target, converts Ultimate into an enhanced Skill and keeps Fire pressure concentrated on that enemy.

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Role: Fire Skill carry
Version: 4.4
Reviewed on: August 13, 2026

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Recommended build

Light Cone

On the Fall of an Aeon

Best choice

On the Fall of an Aeon stacks ATK through Hook's repeated attacks and adds damage after she breaks Fire weakness, her strongest stable free choice.

Relics

4× Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters

Best choice

Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters gives CRIT and amplified damage against debuffed targets, matching Hook's Burned priority target.

When to use it : Use against a target with 2 debuffs for the base bonus or 3 debuffs for the full bonus; after Hook inflicts a debuff, those effects double for 1 turn.

Planar Ornaments

2× Rutilant Arena

Best choice

Rutilant Arena strengthens Hook's repeated Skill and Basic damage after the higher CRIT threshold.

When to use it : Reach 70% CRIT Rate.

Team lineup

Best choice

Sparkle feeds Hook turns and CRIT damage, Pela lowers DEF, and Gallagher sustains while helping break Fire weakness.

When to use it : Use against Fire-weak priority targets and apply Burn before Hook's enhanced Skill.

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Choose based on your equipment and the stated conditions. These tables bring together the guide’s qualitative recommendations, without measured damage comparisons.

Guide version: 4.4
Recommendations reviewed: August 13, 2026
Assumed role: Fire Skill carry

The guide’s stat targets and rotation provide the context. Eidolons, superimpositions, substats and enemies may change the choice; options are not evaluated at equal investment.

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Which Light Cone should you choose?
Option	Why choose it?	Conditions and availability
On the Fall of an Aeon Guide’s reference choice	On the Fall of an Aeon stacks ATK through Hook's repeated attacks and adds damage after she breaks Fire weakness, her strongest stable free choice.	No additional condition documented in this guide.
Something Irreplaceable Alternative	Something Irreplaceable gives ATK, self-healing and a damage buff after Hook defeats or is hit by an enemy, improving both output and brawler durability.	No additional condition documented in this guide.
Woof! Walk Time! Accessible option	Woof! Walk Time! gives ATK and extra damage against Burned enemies, a state Hook applies through her own kit.	No additional condition documented in this guide. It is a Forgotten Hall shop cone and its Burn condition is self-sufficient.

Which relics should you choose?
Option	Why choose it?	Conditions and availability
4 × Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters Guide’s reference choice	Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters gives CRIT and amplified damage against debuffed targets, matching Hook's Burned priority target.	Use against a target with 2 debuffs for the base bonus or 3 debuffs for the full bonus; after Hook inflicts a debuff, those effects double for 1 turn.
4 × Scholar Lost in Erudition Alternative	Scholar Lost in Erudition adds 8% CRIT Rate and raises Skill and Ultimate damage by 20%, then boosts Hook's next Skill by another 25% after Ultimate.	No additional condition documented in this guide.

Only one option documented: no A/B comparison available.

Which Planar Ornaments should you choose?
Option	Why choose it?	Conditions and availability
2 × Rutilant Arena Guide’s reference choice	Rutilant Arena strengthens Hook's repeated Skill and Basic damage after the higher CRIT threshold.	Reach 70% CRIT Rate.

Only one option documented: no A/B comparison available.

Which team should you choose?
Option	Why choose it?	Conditions and availability
Hook Sparkle Pela Gallagher Guide’s reference choice	Sparkle feeds Hook turns and CRIT damage, Pela lowers DEF, and Gallagher sustains while helping break Fire weakness.	Use against Fire-weak priority targets and apply Burn before Hook's enhanced Skill.

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Skill
Talent
Ultimate
Basic ATK

Hook applies Burn, gains extra damage against Burned enemies and uses Ultimate to upgrade her next Skill into a stronger blast.

How to play it

1Apply Burn with Skill before committing support buffs.
2Cast Ultimate during the buff window to empower Hook's next Skill.
3Use the enhanced Skill on the Burned priority target, then rebuild Energy.

Sources and methodology

Editorial recommendations are written from released game data, then cross-checked against specialist calculations. They are not copied from a single tier list.

Review method

The review checks Burn application before enhanced Skill damage, separates single-target from wave performance and treats Fire weakness as a condition for Aeon's bonus rather than guaranteed uptime.

Game data snapshot: 4.4
Snapshot commit: 648b08fb
Baseline version: 1.0
Published on: August 13, 2026
Editorial review by: HoyoWhatpeon

E0 single-target Fire build. Burn must be present before the enhanced damage window; the listed CRIT targets exclude external buffs.

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