THE Spirit Thief is a mischievous creature on Amphoreus that prevents claiming chest rewards in Honkai: Star Rail.
They appear when you try to open certain chests, then fly away with your loot. To get the chest, you need to use the power to turn back time in Honkai: Star Rail, then talk to the Spirithief about his very crude flying habits.
How this works can be a little confusing at the start of your Amphoreus journey, so to help you collect your rewards as quickly as possible, we have a brief explanation on how to catch a Spirithief in Honkai: Star Rail below.
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How to catch a Spirithief in Honkai Star Rail
First, stand near the huge fancy coin that the Spirithief leaves behind after stealing a chest, then follow the purple line to see where the Spirithief is currently located to trigger the time rewind option .
Then, to catch the Spirithief in Honkai: Star Rail, you have to hold down the button that rewinds time on Amphoreus, then release the button when the arrow in the middle of the circle reaches a green partthen immediately return to holding the button to rewind time again.
Repeat this every time the arrow reaches a green part of the circleuntil the Spirithief returns to you.
The button to go back in time in Honkai: Star Rail is the spacebar on PC, L2 on PS5, and you have to hold down the hourglass symbol on mobile devices.
Once you've caught the Spirithief, you can chat with it for a bit, and depending on your answers, either the creature immediately abandons the chest, or you have to fight it and its minions first before it will attack you. finally leaves you and the chest alone.
If you say something that upsets the Spirithief and end up fighting him, pay attention to the instructions that appear from the Spirithief, as they tell you what type of attack you should use on him to reduce his health. This usually alternates between a basic, skill, and ultimate move – but they must be tackle the moves you use on the Spiritthief, not a support ability, and not a move that only damages minions surrounding the Spiritthief.
Enjoy your hard-earned rewards!
