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Honkai: Star Railhas a treasure trove full of wonderful characters that all offer unique actions during combat, making team composition and overall builds crucial to your success.Pela,the Intelligence Officer of the Silvermane Guards,is a perfect example of a character that can shine bright with aproper buildandsolid team formation.
While she won’t necessarily blow you away with raw damage or impenetrable defenses, Pela is a strong character overall. She will make any team composition better if you play to her strengths and focus on placing people around her that help negate her weaknesses.
Updated June 19, 2025, by Seth Parmer:It has been a very long time since we’ve updated this guide on Pela, allowing us to revisit it with the latest update to include some more perfect Light Cones, Ornaments, and a brand-new team composition for her, allowing you to take Pela to a new level of dominance in combat!
Best Relics And Planar Ornaments For Pela
Pela is a strong and safe choice for your party if you need asupport characterthat canremove buffs from enemieswhile also applyingconsiderable damageto them in short and consistent bursts.
However, while Pela can hold her own from the jump, she falls far below other choices without a proper build. As such, let’s review the best options for Pela regardingRelics and Ornamentsto help get the most out of her during combat encounters!
Eagle of Twilight Line
4/4 Pieces Equipped
IfPela uses her Ultimate,heractions are Advance Forward by 25 percent,making this an excellent option to keep her building Ultimate Meter and stay on the offensive.
Wind DMG +10 Percent, Advance Forward +25 Percent (After Using Ultimate)
Musketeer of Wild Wheat
This will also serve a similar role as the Relic Set above,increasing Pela’s Speed Stat and Attack Damage,making her offensive presence much better than before and keep her constantly engaging with the opposition.
ATK +12 Percent, SPD +6 Percent, Basic ATK DMG +10 Percent
Reason For Synergy
Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
The current best option for Pela, as itraisesherEnergy Regeneration Ratebyfive percent.If she’snot first in your lineup, whoever iswill gain an additional12 percent boostto theirAttack.
Energy Regeneration Rate +5 Percent, ATK +12 Percent to whoever is first in your lineup if it’s not Pela.
Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise
Increases Pela’sEffect Hit Rateby10 Percent.Additionally, herAttackwill also be raised by25 Percentofhercurrent Effective Hit Rate.
Effective Hit Rate +10 Percent, ATK +25 Percent
Fleet of the Ageless
This will go hand-in-hand with the Musketeer of Wild Wheat Relic, as it will not onlyincrease Pela’s overall HPbutif her Speed Stat crosses a specific threshold, the rest of theparty will receive an Attack buff!
Max HP +12 Percent, Party ATK +12 Percent if SPD is at least 120
Space of Sealing Station
Similar to the Fleet of Ageless ornament, this one will alsoprovide bonuses if Pela’s SPD crosses a specific threshold,except this time, thebuffs will be for herself instead of the party.This pairs well with Musketeer of Wild Wheat!
ATK +12 Percent, Adds another +12 Percent to ATK if Speed is at least 120
Best Light Cones For Pela
Light Conesare vital to any good build.They enable you tohone in on every character’s role to better their performance and abilitiesduring combat encounters. Unfortunately,some Light Cones are only acquired through Warps,the game’s Gacha system.
This means thatif you’re strictly a Free-to-Play player,you will havesome of the strongest Light Cone offeringsof Honkai: Star Railessentially locked awayfrom you. That is,unless, you want to grindto get the resources to try your hand at them.
Fortunately, some very good Light Cones can be obtained frequentlyfor those who wish not to engage with the Gacha aspects of the game. For this reason, we have prepared two tables below to showcase the best Light Cones in both categories!
Description
In the Name of the World
RaisesDamagedealt toenemies that are Debuffedby40 Percent.Using yourSkillon these enemies will increase yourEffective Hit Rateby30 Percentand yourAttackby40 Percent.
HP +1058, ATK +582, DEF +463
Resolution Shines as Pearls of Sweat
Hitting an enemythat iscurrently not Ensnaredwill give you a40 Percent chanceof Ensnaring them.Enemies that become Ensnared will havetheir Defense decreasedby16 Percentfor one turn.
HP +952, ATK +476, DEF +330
Good Night and Sleep Well
Gain a24 Percent boostto yourDamageforevery enemy with a Debuffon screen, stackingup to three timesfor a total of72 Percent.
Incessant Rain
Raises the user’sEffect Hit Rateby40 percent.Dealingdamage to an enemy that currently has three or more Debuffswill raise yourCritical Rateby20 percent.
HP +1058, ATK +582, DEF +468
Eyes of the Prey
Raises the user’sEffect Hit Rateby40 percentand increases theirDamage Over Timeby48 percent.
Those Many Springs
Effect Hit Rateis increased by100 percent.Landing aBasic Attack, Skill, or Ultimateon a target has a60 percent chanceof inflictingUnarmoredon the target,increasing damage inflictedto them by18 percentfor two turns. If you’veinflicted a DoT stateon the opposition, there is a60 percent chance Unarmored will advance to Cornered,raising thedamage inflictedto the target by22 percentfor two turns.
HP +952, ATK +582, DEF +529
Hidden Shadow
Following your Skill,yourBasic Attackwilldeal additional Damageequal to120 Percent of your target’s Attack.
HP +846, ATK +317, DEF +264
Before the Tutorial Mission Starts
Raises the user’sEffect Hit Rateby40percent.Attacking an enemy with a Defense-Reduce debuffwillgenerate eight Energy.
It’s crucial to note thatall Light Cones above are maxed-out,meaning you mustAscend and Superimposethem several times to get these results. When you first obtain these Light Cones, they will offer the same bonuses but will be much less potent.
Pela Traces Overview And Priority
To close this out, let’s go overPela’s Traces,which essentially allow you toenhance her abilities inside of combat,along withsome additional bells and whistlesthat make her marginally better overall.
Preemptive Strike
Technique
Instantly strike your target.Upon starting the encounter,Peladeals Ice Damageto arandom enemyin the arenaequal to 80 Percentof herAttack.
The Defense of all enemies on screen will be lowered by 20 Percent for two turns.
Frost Shot
Basic Attack
Pela dealsIce Damageto asingle targetequal to50(Level 1)to 130 Percent(Level 9) of herAttack.
Frostbite
Skill
Terminate one Bufffrom your targetanddeal Ice Damageequal to105(Level 1)to 262.5 Percent(Level 15) of herAttack.
Data Collecting
Talent
If Pela Debuffs an enemy,she willregenerate 5(Level 1)to 12.5(Level 15)Energy.This effect only happensonce per turn.
Zone Suppression
Ultimate
Pelahits all enemieson screen withIce Damageequal to60(Level 1)to 120 Percent(Level 15) of herAttack,inflictingall targetswith theExposeddebuff.
Enemies that areExposedwill have theirDefense loweredby30(Level 1)to 45 Percent(Level 15)fortwo turns.
Bash
Bonus Ability
If an enemy is Debuffed,Pela willdeal 20 Percent more Damageagainst them.
The Secret Strategy
WhenPela is in the Party,allParty Memberswill have theirEffect Hit Rateraised by10 Percent.
Using Frostbitetoremove an enemy’s BuffwillenhancetheDamageoutput of Pela’snext attackby20 Percent.
Whileeverything outlined above is crucialin some way to making Pela the best she can be for her team in battle,there are a few Traces you should focus onupgrading firstto get the most out of her as early as possible.
Frostbite and Zone Suppressionshould be your primary focus,withFrost Shot following close behind,as they will give you complete control of a match when used effectively.Constantly inflicting Ice Damageon your opponent andremoving their buffsis the name of Pela’s game.
As touched on above, Pela may not be the best in her role. Still, she’s pretty good at it, andcapitalizing on her ability to keep the opponent from buffing upand demolishing everyone isremarkably powerful.
Pelathrives in the early portionsof the game and isalso competent in the latter sections,so long as youkeep focusing on her build and keep a solid team around her.You can’t go wrong with her in your party, and her performance explains why that’s the case!
Best Team Compositions For Pela
Lastly, to close things up, it’s time to go over thebest Team Compositions for Pela,as surrounding her with Party Members that synergize well with her playstyle will make her shine the brightest.
Usingthese Team Compositions with the Light Cones, Relics, and Ornaments outlined above will help make Pela a solid Party Member,though it will still take some effort to get her to deal damage or seem viable!
