HSR Pure Fiction: V4.0 Guide Update & Teams

Hi! Trailblazer!

Pure Fiction has refreshed with the Version 4.0 update! Did you secure your 800 Stellar Jades yet?

In this blog, I will guide you the detailed Pure Fiction guide with Elemental Analysis and Team Comps.

Let’s go!

Buff Overview

Wordless Novel ( February 16, 2026 - March 30, 2026)
Each time Punchline is gained, allies will additionally accumulate 2 Grit Value.
Concordant Truce	This stage has a special Elation Skill. When entering Aha Instant, deals 15 instance(s) of Imaginary Elation DMG to a random enemy target. When an enemy target is defeated by any target, obtains 1 Punchline points).
Surging Grit	Upon entering "Surging Grit," Aha immediately gains an extra turn where a fixed amount of 20 Punchline is taken into account. During this turn, Punchline is not consumed, and Elation Skill DMG dealt is 50% of the original DMG. During "Surging Grit," DMG taken by enemy targets increases by 50%, and Aha Instant's SPD increases by 40.

3 Individual Buffs

Euphoria	During "Surging Grit," enemy targets take 30% more Elation DMG, and additionally increases Aha Instant's SPD by 20.
Delirium	During "Surging Grit," increases memosprite's DMG by 40%. After a memosprite uses an attack, gains 2 Punchline point(s).
Tirade	During "Surging Grit," enemy targets take 30% more Break DMG. After ally targets use attacks to deal Break DMG, gains 1 Punchline point(s).

Stage 4 Phase 1

Types Recommended

Enemy Mechanics

Bronya

 

The only “gotcha” is Wave 2. You have two clean ways to open up your damage window:

• Proc an Aha Moment or force a Weakness Break to cancel Rocking Rebel’s charge-up, putting it into a vulnerability / exposed state (takes increased damage).
• Either deal Elation DMG or bank 20 Punchlines to strip Aggressive Reading Material’s 50% damage reduction.
  (If you don’t remove this, your burst gets heavily dampened.)

Recommended Teams

Euphoria
Sparxie	Yao Guang	Sparkle	Dan Heng PT
Delirium
Phainon	Sparkle	Cerydra	Sunday
Anaxa	Cerydra	Cyrene	RMC
Castorice	Hyacine	Cyrene	Tribbie
Hysilens	Kafka	Black Swan	Dan Heng PT
Tirade
Firefly	Lingsha	The Dahlia	Ruan Mei

Stage 4 Phase 2

Types Recommended

Enemy Mechanics

The Swarm - True Sting (Complete)

Wave 1: Watch for the Furiae Philosopher — it can help Ult-reliant carries by letting them get one last “break → energy regen” proc, which smooths out their rotation.

Wave 2: If you’re running sustain (a healer), cleansing Corrosion gives you a free damage boost, so don’t sit on cleanses.

Wave 3: The boss is pretty tanky. Start by deleting the Juvenile Sting adds — they help you stack +10% vulnerability and also chunk 3% of the boss’s max HP, which speeds up the phase.

Recommended Teams

Delirium
Castorice	Hyacine	Cyrene	Tribbie
Tirade
Evernight	Hyacine	Cyrene	RMC
The Herta	Anaxa	Tribbie	Dan Heng PT
Archer	Sparkle	Cipher	Dan Heng PT
Mydei	Hyacine	Cyrene	Tribbie
Rappa	The Dahlia	Fugue	Ruan Mei

Conclusion

The Version 4.0 cycle heavily favors Skill-reliant characters and the newly introduced Remembrance units like Castorice and Aglaea. While the Hoolay node requires frequent attacking to manage his mechanics, the Ebon Deer remains a test of your AoE priority.

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