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Light Cone Guide

All Light Cones in Honkai: Star Rail with stats, passives, and recommended characters.

What Are Light Cones?

  • 1Light Cones are the weapon system in Honkai: Star Rail, equipped by characters for stat bonuses and passive abilities.
  • 2Each Light Cone is locked to a specific Path -- Destruction, Hunt, Erudition, Harmony, Nihility, Preservation, or Abundance.
  • 3Light Cones come in 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star rarities with increasing stat values and stronger passives.
  • 4Superimposition (S1-S5) enhances the Light Cone passive by feeding duplicate copies.
  • 5Level Light Cones to 80 for maximum base stats -- this is the single biggest ATK boost for any character.
  • 6Signature Light Cones are designed for specific characters but many work well on multiple characters.

Destruction Light Cones

  • 1Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest (5-star): Firefly signature. Increases Break Effect and boosts Super Break damage.
  • 2The Unreachable Side (5-star): Blade signature. Increases HP% and CRIT Rate when losing HP.
  • 3Brighter Than the Sun (5-star): Dan Heng IL signature. Boosts CRIT Rate and energy regen on basic attacks.
  • 4Something Irreplaceable (5-star): Provides HP restoration and DMG% boost -- solid generalist option.
  • 5On the Fall of an Aeon (5-star): Free from Herta store. Increases ATK% that stacks in combat.
  • 6Under the Blue Sky (4-star): Increases ATK% and CRIT Rate when defeating enemies -- good for farming.

Hunt Light Cones

  • 1In the Night (5-star): Seele signature. Increases CRIT DMG based on SPD -- best for fast Hunt DPS.
  • 2Worrisome, Blissful (5-star): Topaz signature. Boosts follow-up attack damage and CRIT DMG.
  • 3Cruising in the Stellar Sea (5-star): Free from Herta store. Increases CRIT Rate against low-HP enemies.
  • 4Swordplay (4-star): Increases DMG% for each hit on the same target -- great for single-target focus.
  • 5Only Silence Remains (4-star): Increases ATK% when there are 2 or fewer enemies.
  • 6River Flows in Spring (4-star): Increases SPD and DMG% at the start of battle -- solid budget option.

Erudition Light Cones

  • 1Before Dawn (5-star): Jing Yuan signature. Increases CRIT DMG and follow-up/Skill damage.
  • 2The Day The Cosmos Fell (5-star): Increases CRIT DMG against enemies with Weakness Break.
  • 3Today Is Another Peaceful Day (4-star): Increases DMG based on max Energy -- scales well on high-energy users.
  • 4The Seriousness of Breakfast (4-star): Increases DMG% and ATK% when defeating enemies.
  • 5Geniuses Repose (4-star): Increases ATK% and CRIT DMG after defeating enemies.
  • 6Make the World Clamor (4-star): Increases Ultimate damage -- solid budget option for burst DPS.

Harmony & Support Light Cones

  • 1Flowing Nightglow (5-star): Robin signature. Increases ATK buff and Energy Regen for the team.
  • 2But the Battle Isn't Over (5-star): Bronya signature. Increases DMG% after using Skill on ally.
  • 3Dance! Dance! Dance! (4-star): Advances all allies action forward after using Ultimate.
  • 4Meshing Cogs (3-star): Generates Energy when attacked -- excellent free option for Harmony characters.
  • 5Planetary Rendezvous (4-star): Increases same-element DMG% for all allies -- great for mono teams.
  • 6Memories of the Past (4-star): Increases Break Effect and restores Energy.

Nihility, Preservation & Abundance Light Cones

  • 1Along the Passing Shore (5-star): Acheron signature. Increases Ultimate damage and ignores DEF.
  • 2Patience Is All You Need (5-star): Kafka signature. Increases DMG% and SPD after attacking.
  • 3She Already Shut Her Eyes (5-star): Fu Xuan signature. Increases max HP and team damage mitigation.
  • 4Inherently Unjust Destiny (5-star): Aventurine signature. Increases DEF% and follow-up CRIT DMG.
  • 5Echoes of the Coffin (5-star): Luocha signature. Increases ATK and restores Energy when healing allies.
  • 6Resolution Shines as Pearls of Sweat (4-star): Pela best-in-slot. Reduces enemy DEF on hit.