QUA

Fire

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!

Sparkle

TierA

RolesSupport · DPS

Release7.9

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo! is Sparkle's S-rank QUA-type Fire battlesuit from the Honkai: Star Rail collaboration, a Drive Core user protected by World Star. She swaps masks to build up Dramatic Tension, chains Combo ATKs into I Am Elation!, and her Ultimate can hand a teammate an instant QTE entry with Ultimate cooldown cuts, SP and Quantum Collapse. She is a flexible support (Law of Ascension, Part 1 Fire and Ignite teams, QUA counter), and a World Star DPS in her match-ups (Fire Tonatiuh in the v8.9 CN top 100, Fire Kosma earlier), but she no longer appears in the v9.0 CN top 100 teams.

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Support / DPS (same gear)

Weapons

Volatile Sparkler: Floral Spectacle BiS

Best in slot. The 1.5s Time-frozen Domain on I Am Elation! is very important (Marisa Impact), and it adds one more Quantum Collapse to her Ultimates.

PRI-ARM of Volatile Sparkler: on Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!, a 1.5s Time-frozen Domain on I Am Elation!, one more Quantum Collapse on her Ultimates, enemies take 20% more Elemental and Physical DMG from the team, and stronger Resonance.

Volatile Sparkler

The base signature drive core: keeps the timestop and the extra Quantum Collapse.

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!'s signature Drive Core: +18% Fire DMG for Domain Resonance wielders and a Fire vulnerability in Stellar Outburst; on her, a 1.5s Time-frozen Domain on I Am Elation!, an extra Quantum Collapse, and enemies take 10% more Elemental and Physical DMG from the team.

Skyveil Feathers

Transitional: roughly equal to the other two below (Marisa Impact).

Lone Planetfarer's signature Drive Core: +18% Lightning DMG and +12% Total DMG with a Rite of Oblivion teammate; on her, +15 Astral Ring Intensity on her first Celestial Rupture and +7% team Elemental and Physical DMG while Astral Ring is active.

Red Star Thunderbolt

Transitional (Marisa Impact).

Deepspace Anchor: First Light's signature Drive Core: +20% Lightning DMG after Weapon Skills, an extra Lightning Trace on her yoyo finishers and a small Elemental vulnerability; synergy copies make enemies take up to 12% more Weapon Skill DMG.

The Value of Pi

BBS "universal" pick and Marisa Impact transitional option.

Generic Drive Core: +15% Total DMG (+10% more in Stellar Outburst), and synergy copies boost Weapon Skill DMG.

Stigmata

Inimitable Stage Director T Top

Inimitable Stage Director M Middle

Inimitable Stage Director B Bottom

Best in slot: tons of self and support buffs. Craftable in the Foundry.

Set effects

2pTotal DMG +35%. On Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!: enemies take 35% more Total DMG from her, and 18% more from All The World's A Stage holders during Stellar Outburst.

3pCombo ATK +40% Fire DMG. On Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!: enemies take 40% more Fire DMG and the whole team gets All The World's A Stage, with large buffs for Part 1 Ignite, World Star and Law of Ascension teams.

Wang Zhaojun T Top

Wang Zhaojun M Middle

Wang Zhaojun B Bottom

BBS transitional Fire set.

Set effects

2pFire DMG +15%; attacking deals 300% ATK of Fire DMG to nearby enemies (CD: 15s).

3pMax HP +20% and Total DMG Multiplier +10% in combat.

Stat targets

Stigmata affixes: ATK on every piece (Marisa Impact)
S0 with full signature gear is enough for most players
SS: I Am Elation! restores 18 SP to her, which sometimes gets her Ultimate without an extra Combo ATK

Talent priority

Special ATK

Ultimate

Passive

Leader

Basic ATK

Evasion

Where to get her: Battlesuit Supply; weapon from the Equipment Supply; stigma set from the Equipment Supply or the Foundry (Marisa Impact).

Teams

Recommended teams

World Star DPS

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!

Wings of Panacea

Herrscher of Rebirth

v8.9 CN top 100 against Fire Tonatiuh (Ba-Dum! can replace Herrscher of Rebirth), with the Bailu Youyun AstralOp. Standard shape: a Breach support (Wings of Panacea or Lone Planetfarer) plus a fast Resonance trigger (Herrscher of Rebirth, Ba-Dum!, Herrscher of Finality) or Lone Destruction against Fire Kosma.

Law of Ascension support

Reign Solaris

Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!

v8.8 CN top 100 lineup against Bygone Deliverance, with the Theresa AstralOp (Miss Espionage can replace Ba-Dum!). Sparkle is one of the best Law of Ascension supports in general: more Ultimates per rotation and very short field time (Marisa Impact).

Part 1 Fire support

Miracle ☆ Magical Girl

Herrscher of Truth

Thousand-Faced Maestro: Cameo!

Sparkle lets Miracle ☆ Magical Girl cast two Ultimates per rotation (at least +34% damage at S0 Syn1, Marisa Impact). Herrscher of Truth is mandatory for the Elemental Breaker state; Chrono Navi is the older alternative to Sparkle.

Guide

How to play

Core loop

Basic ATK fills Dramatic Tension (100 max) for both masks, Monodrama and Dreamdiver. Her Weapon Skill is a quick fly-kick that swaps masks (4s CD).
At full Tension, hold ATK for her Combo ATK: Artificial Fireworks (Monodrama) or Plunge Into Dreams (Dreamdiver). Each gives 1 stack of Deceit; at 2 stacks, tap Weapon for I Am Elation! (1,600% ATK of Fire DMG), which restores 20 SP to her teammates.
Her Ultimate (125 SP, 30s CD) targets herself (Spectacular Support: big damage, -10s Ultimate CD, 1 Quantum Collapse) or a teammate (Temp Lead: the teammate enters via QTE, her Ultimate cools 5s sooner and her next one 6s sooner, she gains 30 SP, and her next Ultimate adds a Quantum Collapse and Ignite Trauma).
Her Weapon Skill and I Am Elation! instantly kill a QUA enemy phase below 10% HP.

Astral Ring (World Star)

Her Combo ATKs consume her Stellar Drain during Astral Ring Charging (20 Intensity under World Star).
As the World Star leader, entering Stellar Outburst gives her 6 Quantum Mech Energy: mash ATK for a 4-hit sequence ending in I Am Elation!, each hit triggering Resonance; her Dream Fish devours teammates' Domain Resonance Marks for extra hits.

As a support

In Law of Ascension teams her Stellar Shift refills her Tension, and her Combo ATKs or I Am Elation! trigger the leader's QTE. Her 3-piece set gives the team All The World's A Stage (big Elemental, Physical and Total DMG buffs under Law of Ascension).
In Part 1 Fire teams, Temp Lead gives Spotlight: more Ignite Trauma, SP and, if her first Temp Lead is cast in Elemental Breaker state (Herrscher of Truth), much shorter Ultimate CD for the rest of the battle.

Marisa Impact's Elysian Realm loops: Stellar Outburst = spam Basic ATK until I Am Elation!, Ultimate, Combo ATK, re-enter Outburst. Astral Ring Charging = Ultimate, then (Weapon, Combo ATK) x2, Weapon for I Am Elation!, repeat.

Strengths

Very flexible support: Ultimate CD cuts, SP and short field time for Law of Ascension teams, plus Part 1 Fire and Ignite teams.
QUA counter: insta-kills QUA phases below 10% HP and gives teammates' Ultimates extra Quantum Collapses.
Strong World Star DPS in her match-ups (Fire Tonatiuh, Fire Kosma).
Her stigma set is craftable.

Weaknesses

Her signature weapon matters a lot: without its 1.5s timestop you miss buff windows as a support and the end of your Outburst sequence as a DPS.
Her Part 1 Fire buffs need Herrscher of Truth for Elemental Breach, and Fenghuang of Vicissitude's v9.0 CN top 100 teams run Wings of Panacea and Hi♪ Love Elf♥ instead of Sparkle.
As a DPS she only tops a few bosses (Fire Kosma, Fire Tonatiuh).

Notable dupes · Rank

Solid upgrade

Combo ATK triggers 3s of Time Fracture (8s CD), stronger Spotlight buffs, and I Am Elation! restores more SP to teammates.

Big upgrade

I Am Elation! restores 18 SP to her, bigger independent multiplier and ATK% on I Am Elation! and her Ultimate, and stronger Part 1 support buffs.

SS2

Optional

Better buffs for QUA teammates against QUA enemies (useful with Schicksal's Imperative).

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 9.0

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