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Adventure RPG games are all about building the strongest characters to easily clear all the challenges that lie ahead of you. In this regard,Honkai: Star Railis no different. The game’s turn-based combat style makes it lean quite heavily into strategy, making stats a critical part of the gameplay.
Star Rail is designed to continuously increase in difficulty as you play and gain experience. So, chances are you will find yourself needing constant stat boosts to keep up. That’s where the Relics system come in to save the day. It can look overwhelming at first, but getting the hang of it is actually quick work.
What Are Relics In Honkai Star Rail?
Relics areitems that you can equip on your characterto give them aboost in their stats. While character ascension and having good light cones equipped are extremely important points in building strong characters, themajority of a unit’s statswill always stem from the relics they use.
Star Rail’s Relic systemis designed so that characters utilizesix different pieces of equipmentto be able to reach their full potential.
Relics come indifferent levels of rarity, ranging from two to five stars. They also havea variety of stats and sub-statsthat make for infinite combinations in functionality. Themax level of a Relic piece, as well as the amount of sub-stats it may have, are dictated by its rarity.
Similarly, themain stat you may roll on a Relic piece will depend on its type, while sub-stats remain the same for all Relics, butcannot be the same as the main stat:
Link Rope
The stats of a relic aredependent on RNGin almost all instances except for Relics withset main stats, and whenSelf-Modeling Resinis used tocraft pieces with a specific main stat.
What Are All The Relic Sets?
Star Rail relics come in sets.Regular Relic sets are made up of four pieces(Head, Hands, Body, Feet), whilePlanar sets require two(Sphere and Rope).
Each Regular set hastwo different bonus statsthat will take effect once you equip two and four pieces of the same set. Similarly,Planar sets also have a stat bonusthat will be granted whenboth of the pieces in the set match.
Each bonus is unique and tends to reflect itsfunctionality for certain characters depending on their elements or roles.
When equipping characters, it is ideal to look at theinformation for Relic set bonusesto determine what you want to prioritize, and who will get the most value from each specific set:
Band of Sizzling Thunder
Lightning DMG increases by 10%.
When the equipping character uses a skill, it increases their ATK by 20% for one turn(s).
Champion of Streetwise Boxing
Physical DMG increases by 10%.
When the equipping character attacks or is attacked, their ATK increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to five time(s).
Eagle of Twilight Line
Wind DMG increases by 10%.
After the equipping character uses their Ultimate, their action is Advanced Forward by 25%.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging
Fire DMG increases by 10%.
Increases the equipping character’s Skill DMG by 12%. After unleashing their Ultimate, it increases their Fire DMG by 12% for their next attack.
Genius of Brilliant Stars
Quantum DMG increases by 10%.
When the equipping character deals DMG to the target enemy, they ignore 10% of their DEF. If the target enemy has Quantum Weakness, an additional 10% DEF is ignored.
Guard of Wuthering Snow
DMG taken is reduced by 8%.
At the beginning of the equipping character’s turn, if their HP is equal to or less than 50% of their Max HP, an equal to 8% of their Max HP will be restored, and they will regenerate 5 Energy.
Hunter of Glacial Forest
Ice DMG increases by 10%.
When the equipping character uses their Ultimate, their CRIT DMG increases by 25% for 2 turn(s).
Knight of Purity Palace
DEF increases by 15%.
Increases the max DMG that can be absorbed by a shield created by the equipping character by 20%.
Longevous Disciple
Max HP increases by 12%.
When the equipping character is hit or has their HP consumed by an ally or themselves, their CRIT Rate increases by 8% for 2 turn(s) and up to 2 stacks
Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
Speed increases by 6%.
When the equipping character uses their Ultimate on an ally, SPD for all allies increases by 12% for 1 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat
ATTK increases by 12%.
The equipping character’s Speed increases by 6% and Basic ATK DMG increases by 10%.
Passerby of Wandering Cloud
Outgoing Healing increases by 10%.
At the beginning of the battle, immediately recovers 1 Skill Point.
Thief of Shooting Meteor
Break Effect increases by 16%.
Increases the equipping character’s Break Effect by 16%. When they inflict Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.
Wastelander of Banditry Desert
Imaginary Damage increases by 10%.
When attacking debuffed enemies, the equipping character’s CRIT Rate increases by 10%, and their CRIT DMG increases by 20% against Imprisoned enemies.
2-Piece Bonus
Belobog of the Architects
Increases the equipping character’s DEF by 15%. When the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate is 50% or higher, the wearer gains an extra 15% DEF.
Broken Keel
Increases the equipping character’s Effect RES by 10%. When their Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies' CRIT DMG increases by 10%.
Celestial Differentiator
Increases the equipping character’s CRIT DMG by 16%. When their current CRIT DMG reaches 120% or higher, after entering battle, their CRIT Rate increases by 60% until the end of their first attack.
Fleet of the Ageless
Increases the equipping character’s Max HP by 12%. When their Speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies' ATK increases by 8%.
Inert Salsotto
Increases the equipping character’s CRIT Rate by 8%. When their current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, their Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG increases by 15%.
Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise
Increases the equipping character’s Effect Hit Rate by 10% and their ATK by an amount that is equal to 25% of the current Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum of 25%.
Rutilant Arena
Increases the equipping character’s CRIT Rate by 8%. When their current CRIT Rate reaches 70% or higher, their Basic ATK and Skill DMG increase by 20%.
Space Sealing Station
Increases the equipping character’s ATK by 12%. When their Speed reaches 120 or higher, their ATK increases by an extra 12%.
Sprightly Vonwacq
Increases the equipping character’s Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. When their Speed reaches 120 or higher, their action is Advanced Forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle.
Talia: Kingdom of Banditry
Increases the equipping character’s Break Effect by 16%. When their SPD reaches 145 or higher, their Break effect increases by an extra 20%.
Where To Get Relics
EachRelic Setcan befound in its corresponding Cavern of Corrosion. These domains all have specific locations in the maze (Star Rails' map) and they willneed to be located and unlocked before you can get to farming.
Fortunately, unlocking the domains is not difficult;approaching the location will automatically make it accessible, letting you interact with it, and evenuse it as a fast-travel Waypoint.
Recommended types are based on our assessment of theoverlapping weaknesses between enemiesand thebuffs granted by the Cavern of Corrosion, they are listed frommost to least relevant.
Planar Ornament Setscan beclaimed from the Simulated Universe. Each set can be obtained from adifferent world level. You will need to clear anElite Enemy Stage to claim Planar Ornaments one time.
Likewise, beating aFinal Boss Stage will let you claim Planar Ornaments two consecutive times. Each time you claim Immersion Rewards you will spend either40 Trailblaze Power or one Immersifier.
Immersifiers can beobtained as a Points Rewardfrom clearing Simulated Universe Stages.
