Honkai Star Rail Blade Best Build: Relic, Light Cone, Team Comp

Blade is a limited 5-star destruction character with wind damage type from Honkai Star Rail. He is a DPS that primarily focuses on HP and then attack. Blade’s kit is unique in that the damage it deals increases based on the amount of health you lose. Here’s the best way to build blades and clear enemy health bars in Honkai Star Rail.

Who is Blade of Enkai 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, along with Dan Heng Inbibitor Lunae, Jing Yuan, Jing Liu, and Baiheng. Without spoiling too much, Blade is an immortal who comes back to life every time he dies. However, the act of dying is extremely painful, and each time Blade is resurrected, his memories fade.

Blade’s upcoming banner and release date

Blades will be re-run in the first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update released on December 27, 2023. He was released as a playable character on July 19, 2023, the last featured banner.

Blade kit and cycle rotation (at maximum level)

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

• Shard Sword (Basic Attack) : Deals wind damage to a single enemy equal to 130% of the blade’s attack power.

• Forest of Swords (Enhanced basic attack) : Consumes 10% of the blade’s maximum HP, then deals 52% of attack power and 130% of maximum HP as wind damage to a single enemy. In addition, the Blade’s enhanced basic attack deals a total of 20.8% of its attack power and 52% of its maximum HP as wind damage to enemies adjacent to the main target. If Blade is low on HP, using Forest of Swords will reduce Blade’s HP to 1 instead. This attack does not generate skill points.

• Hellscape (skill): Blade consumes 30% of his maximum HP to enter Hellscape state. In this state, he cannot use skills and his basic attack is enhanced from Sword Fragment to Sword Forest, dealing 54% increased damage for 3 turns. If the blade is low on HP, using the skill will reduce the blade’s HP to 1 instead. This skill does not generate energy and does not end the current turn.

• Death Sentence (Ultimate): Gives 48% of attack power, 120% of maximum HP, and 120% of the blade’s total HP loss in the current battle (90% of maximum HP) as wind. After the blade’s HP reaches 50%, it deals damage to a single enemy. In addition, the Blade’s ultimate deals 19.2% of its attack power, 48% of its maximum HP, and 48% of the Blade’s total HP loss in battle as wind damage to enemies adjacent to the main target. Blade’s total HP loss will reset and begin to re-accumulate after using the ultimate.

• Shufu’s Gift (Talent): When Blade’s HP decreases, he gains 1 stack of charges (up to 5 stacks) and can gain up to 1 stack of charges each time he is attacked. When the charge stack is at its maximum, the blade immediately makes an AoE follow-up attack that deals 55% of its attack power and 137.5% of its maximum HP as wind damage. The blade also recovers HP by 25% of its maximum HP. All charges are reset after a chase.

• Karma Wind (Technique): After the start of battle, consumes 20% of the blade’s maximum HP and deals 40% of its maximum HP as wind damage to all enemies. If the blade is low on HP, using the technique will reduce it to 1 HP instead. This technique instantly attacks the enemy and enters into battle.

Blade has its own kit that adjusts damage based on maximum HP and HP lost during combat . His entire kit focuses on consuming maximum HP to increase damage. As such, Blades are most often found at around 50% of their HP.

The ideal way to play Blade is to make the most of the enhanced basic attacks that you use after entering Hellscape and using your skills. The ideal cycle rotation for the Blade would be:

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

In this way, Blade’s Ultimate takes full advantage of the damage increase due to total HP loss (90% of max HP).

Best Blade Build Relics, Planar Decorations, and Substats

The right relics and planar decorations can make or break a character. Let’s take a look at the best relic and planar decorations for Blade, and their best main and sub stats.

Best relic for blade

• 4 Piece Longevity Disciple (Perfect for Blades)
• 2 pieces Longevous Disciple and 2 pieces Eagle of Twilight Line (buffs both HP% and wind damage)

The 4-piece Longevous Disciple is the perfect relic set for Blade, as it enhances the wearer’s max HP by 12% and increases critical chance by 8% (up to 2 stacks) each time the wearer loses HP. This applies completely to the kit.

You can also build a Blade using 2 pieces of Eagle of Twilight Line and 2 pieces of Longevous Disciple. This is because it directly gives a 10% wind damage boost along with a 12% max HP boost.

best flat decorations

• 2 piece inert salsotto (ideal for blades)
• 2 Piece Rutilant Arena (Best Alternative)

The 2-piece Rutilant Arena and Inert Salsot are both great for blades, but there’s little difference. Inert Sarsot is slightly better, as it buffs both the ultimate attack and follow-up attacks, while Rutilant Arena buffs basic attacks and skill damage (Blade’s skills do no damage).

Both sets buff your critical chance, and it doesn’t make much of a difference which one you use.

Best main and sub statistics

Regarding Blade’s main and secondary stats, stack up as much critical chance and critical damage as possible to get the maximum damage output from him. Then adding HP % has a better effect than Attack % as it increases the HP scale of the blade. You can also add speed to reach a speed breakpoint and perform more attacks each cycle.

Light cone perfect for blades

• The Unreachable Side (Signature Light Cone) : Flat increases critical rate by 15% and max HP by 18%. Damage increases by an additional 24% when the wearer’s HP decreases. This effect is canceled each time the wearer performs an attack.
• Vow of Secrecy (best option) : The wearer gains 20% (40% in S5) increased damage and an additional 20% ( 40% in S5).
• On the Fall of an Ao (Best F2P Alternative in S5) : The wearer’s attack increases by 16% (8% in S1) each time they attack an enemy (up to 4 stacks). After the character inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, the wearer’s damage is increased by 24% (12% in S1) for an additional 2 turns.

Blade Ascension and Trace Material

All Ascension Materials for Blades:

All trace materials of the blade:

Blade Eidolon in Honkai Star Rail

• The Blade Cuts Through the Depths of Hell (E1): The Blade’s ultimate deals increased damage to one enemy equal to 150% of the Blade’s total HP loss in the current battle (90% of maximum HP) . Blade’s total HP loss will reset and begin to re-accumulate after using the ultimate.

• Ten Thousand Sorrows From One Broken Dream (E2): Increases critical hit chance by 15% while in Hellscape.

• Hardened Blade Bleeds Coldest Shade (E3): Ultimate Level + 2, up to max level 15, Talent Level + 2, up to max level 15.

• Rejected by Death, Infected With Life (E4): When current HP falls below 50% of max HP, blade’s max HP increases by 2o% (up to 2 stacks).

• Death By Ten Lords’ Gaze (E5): Skill level + 2, max level 15, base attack level + 2, max level 10.

• Reborn Into an Empty Husk (E6): Maximum charge stack reduced from 5 to 4. Follow-up attacks caused by his talent cause a damage increase of 50% of his maximum HP.

Blade is a very powerful character at E0 and does not require an investment in Eidolons . His E1 and E2 add some damage and critical hit chance, but other than that his Eidolon is just a small addition to his kit and is not needed for an ideal Blade build.

Honkai star rail blade marks

Bonus abilities:

• Vita Infinita: When Blade’s HP is below 50% of Max HP, the amount of healing received is increased by 20%.
• Neverending Death: When Blade uses an enhanced basic attack (Forest of Swords) to attack a Weakness Broken enemy, it recovers HP by 5% of maximum HP plus 100.
• Cyclone of Destruction: Talent Pursuit damage is increased by 20%.

Status boost:

• Critical rate boost: 12%
• HP boost: 28%
• Effect resistance boost: 10%

Blade’s Best Team Comp

Blade can be played as a destruction carry or secondary DPS for Honkai Star Rail. Bronya strengthens direct damage rather than attack power, so you should combine it with Bronya as a carry to maximize damage .

Blade also needs a strong healer, as his playstyle can bring him dangerously close to death. Luocha is the best healer for Blade due to her reactive healing powers , but you can also use Bailu or Natasha.

Other than that, you can also have Pella or Silver Wolf as a defensive shred, and Asta as an additional speed buff. Tingyun is not very effective. That’s because her kit buffs allies based on attack power, while Blade adjusts primarily based on HP. Yukon is also a good choice if you can manage her buff up time correctly.

You can also try playing Jinliu as your main DPS and Blade as your secondary DPS . Jinliu’s attacks scale based on allies’ HP. It also reduces the HP of allies with each attack, making it the perfect partner for Blade.

Should I pull a blade on the Honkai Star Rail?

Blade is a powerful destructive character with a unique playstyle in Honkai Star Rail. He is a great character to draw if you don’t have good DPS. Also, if you have Jingliu, you can combine her with Blade for some crazy (lore true) damage combos. Share your opinion on Blade’s best build, playstyle, and whether you want to root for him or not.