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The Stellaron Hunters are already introduced to you as soon as you start playingHonkai: Star Railsince Kafka is the first character you use. As you progress to The Xianzhou Luofu’s story, you’ll also get introduced to Blade, a Stellaron Hunter who’s out to exact revenge against some natives.
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Blade was also released as a playable character during the version 1.2 update, and he follows the path of Destruction with the Wind combat type. If you want to play as Blade, you’ll have to get used to being on low health throughout the battle.
Updated August 20th, 2023: We’ve added a video version of this guide to help you build a sharper Blade.
Best Relics And Planar Ornaments For Blade
Other than your Light Cone, you’ll get most of the damage boost from your Relics and Planar Ornaments. Apart from getting different stat boosts by just putting these items on Blade,you also get a set bonus if you have two or four pieces of the same set. These set bonuses are a vital part of a good Blade build, and here are the best ones:
Relics
Longevous Disciple
This Relic set was introduced in the same update as Blade, and it can be found in the Alchemy Commission area of The Xianzhou Luofu. Itincreases your maximum HP by 12 percent if you have two pieces from this set.
Although, the four-piece bonus is where it truly shines for Blade. Ifhe gets attacked or gets his health taken away by his skills or an ally, his Crit Rate increases by eight percent and stacks up to two times.
Guard of Wuthering Snow
This set reduces the damage taken by Blade and also has asecondary effect if your health is below or equal to 50 percent. At the start of Blade’s turn, if he has less than or equal to 50 percent health, he heals up and gains Energy.
This perfectly synergizes with Blade since he consumes a lot of his own health with his skills. Although,it might mess with one of his Bonus Abilities a bit.
Musketeer Of Wild Wheat
This is one of the general setsthat increase his ATK Percent, SPD, and Basic ATK DMG. ATK Percent might not be a useful stat on Blade, but the Basic ATK DMG is great on him since a lot of his DMG comes out of enhanced Basic Attacks.
Thief Of Shooting Meteor
This Relic set might not be the best on Blade, but it can be a decent replacement if you’re new to the game.It gives him up to 32 percent Break Effect and regenerates his Energywhenever you trigger Weakness Break on an enemy.
Most of Blade’s abilities deal AoE DMG, which makes itquite easy to break the Toughness barof multiple enemies.
Planar Ornaments
Inert Salsotto
This is the best Ornament set for Blade because itgives him an eight percent Crit Rate and increases his Ultimate and Follow-Up damageby 15 percent if his Crit Rate is over 50 percent, which is a necessity on DPS characters.
Blade’s Follow-Up attack deals a lot of damage andit affects all the enemies on the field, which makes this perfect.
Rutilant Arena
This set is similar to Inert Salsotto, except the secondary effect only triggers at70 percent or higher Crit Rate and it buffs Basic Attack and Skill instead. This might not be as useful on Blade since his Skill doesn’t deal damage.
Now that you know the best sets you can use on Blade, it’s also important to understand what type of stat is the best on each type of gear. There are atotal of six items you can put on this character including both Relics and Planar Ornaments, and each piece has its own main stat and sub-stats.
For Blade, thebest sub-stats you may look for are HP Percent, Crit Rate/DMG, and ATK Percent. Unlike other characters, Blade doesn’t require as much SPD since you’dwant him to be attacked more while also letting his Skill last for as long as possible. Moreover, here are the best main stats for him:
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HP Percent
HP Percent is better than ATK Percent on Blade becausehis scaling is highly based on his HP, while only a little on his ATK.
Best Light Cones For Blade
You can only put the Light Cones with the Destruction path on Blade if you want to activate the special ability, but you still have a ton of choices while building him in Honkai: Star Rail:
The Unreachable Side
Blade’s signature Light Cone is the best in slot for him as itgives a high Crit Rate and HP while increasing his DMG every time his HP is lowered, which is a common occurrence.
A Secret Vow
This Light Cone is much easier to acquire for an F2P or low-spending player, and it also increases your DMG by default. The DMG iseven higher if the enemy’s current HP is equal to or higher than Blade.
Nowhere To Run
This Light Cone can be a good starting choice if you’re planning to use Blade for farming a horde of mobs since itincreases your ATK and restores your HP based on your ATKwhenever he defeats an enemy.
Shattered Home
Blade has some great three-star Light Cone choices as well, andthis one increases his DMG against enemies with more than 50 percent HP. This will give you quite a lot of edge during the start of a battle.
Mutual Demise
This Light Cone might even be better than some four-star Light Cones at Superimposition Five as itessentially gives you a 24 percent Crit Rate during the entire battle.
Blade Traces Overview And Priority
Finally, if you’re planning to build Blade, it’s important to knowwhat his Traces do and what you should prioritize while upgrading them. Leveling up Traces is an expensive task in Honkai: Star Rail, so knowing the priorities can go a long way. Here’s what all of his Traces do:
Shard Sword
Basic Attack
Deals a certain amount of Wind DMG to a single enemy.
Forest of Swords
Enhanced Basic Attack
Deals Wind DMG based on his HP and ATK to an enemy, andlesser damage to enemies adjacent to it. This attack consumes ten percent of your maximum health.
Hellscape
Skill
Takes away30 percent of Blade’s Max HP to enhance the next three Basic Attacksand increase their DMG.
Death Sentence
Ultimate
Blade’sHP is set at 50 percent and this attack deals Wind DMGto an enemy and the ones adjacent to it.
Shuhu’s Gift
Talent
Whenever Blade takes DMG in any way, he gains a stack. When he gains five stacks,he performs a Follow-Up attack dealing damage to all enemieswhile recovering 25 percent of his health.
Karma Wind
Technique
Performs an attack in front of him. If the attack hits an enemy,consumes 20 percent health at the start of the battle and deals high Wind DMGto all enemies.
Neverending Deaths
Bonus Ability
If the enemy you attack with your enhanced Basic Attackalready has their Weakness Broken, Blade restores some HP.
Vita Infinita
Increases the healing that Blade gets if his HP is 50 percent or lower.
Increases the Follow-Up attack’s DMG by 20 percent.
If you read the scaling for Blade’s attacks, you’ll realize that hisTalent deals the most damage and it also attacks all the enemies, which makes this the priority for upgrades. Once you’re done with the Talent, you’re able to upgrade his Basic Attack followed by the Ultimate. This will make your Blade a good damage dealer already.
You can upgrade hisSkill last since the DMG boost you get from that isn’t too high. Finally, ensure you upgrade all his Bonus Abilities and other nodes wherever possible.
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