Honkai Star Rail Blade Best Build: Relics, Light Cones & Teams Comps

Blade is a limited 5* star Destruction character with the Wind damage type in Honkai Star Rail. He is a DPS who scales mainly on HP and secondarily on Attack. Blade’s kit is unique as he deals increasing damage based on the amount of health he loses. Here is how you can best build Blade in Honkai Star Rail and quash enemy health bars.

Who is Blade in Honkai Star Rail?

In Honkai Star Rail, Blade is a member of the Stellaron Hunters with a disturbing past. He was part of the High-Cloud Quintet in Xianzhou with Dan Heng Inbibitor Lunae, Jing Yuan, Jing Liu, and Baiheng. Without spoiling too much, Blade is an Immortal who gets revived every time he dies. However, the act of dying is so painful that Blade’s memories chip away with each revival.

Blade’s Upcoming Banners and Release Date

Blade last re-ran in the first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update, which was released on December 27, 2023. His next banner re-run is still unknown and we will update it here when we find any news about it. He was released as a playable character on July 19, 2023.

Blade’s Kit And Cycle Rotation (At Max Level)

Blade’s kit is very different from most other characters in the game. To create the best Blade build, we need to first understand his kit. Let’s have a look at his kit and then see how to ideally play him.

Blade has a unique kit, whichscales his damage based on his Max HP and HP lost during the combat. His entire kit focuses on consuming his Max HP to do increasing Damage, which is why you will mostly find Blade at around 50% of his HP.

The ideal way to play Blade is tomaximize on his Enhanced Basic attack, which he uses after entering Hellscape, after using his Skill. Blade’s ideal cycle rotation should be like the following:

Skill > Basic Attack > Basic Attack > Basic Attack > Ultimate > Skill Basic > Attack > Basic Attack > Basic Attack > Ultimate

This way, Blade’s Ultimate will fully capitalize on the increased damage from his HP loss tally (maxed at 90% of his max HP).

Relics, Planar Ornaments, and Sub Stats for Best Blade Build

Proper Relics and Planar Ornaments can make or break a character. Let’s look at the best Relic and Planar Ornaments for Blade and the best main and sub stats for them!

Best Relics for Blade

The4-piece Longevous Disciple is the best Relic set for Bladeas it buffs the wearer’s Max HP by 12% and increases the Crit Rate by 8% (max 2 stacks) whenever the wearer loses HP, perfectly banking on Blade’s kit.

You can also use the 2-piece Eagle of Twilight Line and 2-piece Longevous Disciple to build Blade, as it gives a straight 10% Wind Damage boost with the 12% Max HP boost.

Best Planar Ornaments

Both the 2-Piece Rutilant Arena and Inert Salsotto are perfect for Blade, with very few differences. TheInert Salsotto is slightly better, as it buffs both the Ultimate and Follow-up attacks, while the Rutilant Arena buffs Basic Attacks and Skill Damage (Blade’s Skill doesn’t do damage).

Both the sets buff the Crit Rate, and you can use either without seeing much difference.

Best Main and Sub Stats

When it comes to Blade’s main and sub-stats,stack as much Crit Rate and Crit Damage as possibleto get the maximum damage output from him. After that, adding HP % will be better than Attack % as Blade scales better on HP. You can also add Speed to reach the Speed Breakpoints to execute more attacks every cycle.

Best Light Cones for Blade

Blade Ascension and Trace Materials

AllAscension Materialsfor Blade:

AllTrace Materialsfor Blade:MaterialQuantityCredit3 MillionShattered Blade18Immortal Scionette41Lifeless Blade69Immortal Aeroblossom56Worldbreaker Blade139Immortal Lumintwig58Regret of Infinite Ochema12Tracks of Destiny8Blade Trace Materials

Blade Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail

Blade is a character who is very strong at E0 anddoesn’t need investment in his Eidolons. His E1 and E2 increase his damage and Crit Rate somewhat, but other than that, his Eidolons would only be a minor addition to his kit and are not required in Blade’s ideal build.

Blade Traces in Honkai Star Rail

Bonus Abilities:

Stat Boosts:

Best Team Comps for Blade

Blade can be played as a Destruction carry or as a Sub-DPS in Honkai Star Rail. As a carry, you need topair him with Bronya to maximize his damage, as Bronya directly buffs the damage instead of Attack.

You will also need a strong healer, as Blade can come dangerously close to dying due to his playstyle.Luocha is the best healer for Bladedue to his reactive healing, but you can also use Bailu or Natasha.

Other than that, you can have Pela or Silver Wolf for Defense shred, or Asta for extra Speed Buff. Tingyun won’t be as effective, because her kit buffs allies based on Attack, while Blade primarily scales on HP. Yukong is also a good pick if you can manage her buff uptime correctly.

You can also tryplaying Blade as a Sub-DPS with Jingliu as the Main DPS. Jingliu’s attacks scale based on allies’ HP. She also reduces the HP of allies each time she attacks, making her a perfect partner for Blade.

Should You Pull for Blade in Honkai Star Rail?

Blade is a powerful Destruction character with a unique playstyle in Honkai Star Rail. He is a great character to pull if you don’t have any good DPS. Also, if you have Jingliu, pairing her with Blade can do some crazy (lore-accurate) damage combos. Share your take on Blade’s best build, his playstyle, and whether you want to pull for him or not.

Sanmay Chakrabarti

An old soul who loves CRPGs and Souls-Like to death. Takes pleasure in simplifying “Complex and Hard” games for casual players with tailored guides and videos. He loves to explore new places, read fantasy fiction, watch anime, and create wacky character builds in his off time.

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