What are the best builds for Blade in Honkai: Star Rail? Blade is a Wind elemental Stellaron Hunter who subscribes to The Destruction Path Type. This means he's especially effective in offense. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide, we're going to share the best builds for Blade.

Honkai: Star Rail: Blade - Best Builds

Honkai: Star Rail: Blade - Best Builds 1
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Blade is a Stellaron Hunter whose real name is unknown. Subscribing to The Destruction Path Type, he lives life on the edge, consuming his own health in order to increase his damage output. Below we'll detail everything you need to know about the character, including the best builds for Blade.

Should you roll or pull for Blade? He's an incredibly potent offensive character capable of dealing some intense damage, but you're going to need to pair him with a good healer to get the most out of him. While Blade does have many ways of managing his own health, he's a risk/reward type character, which may make him trickier to learn than some of the other attackers in the game.

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Overview

Below is a full guide to Blade, including all of her abilities, including Skills, Talents, Techniques, Traces, and Eidolons.

Name Rarity Path Type Element
Blade The Destruction
 Wind

Abilities

Skills

Name
 Type
 Effect
Shard Sword
 Basic Attack
 Single Target: Deals 50% of Blade’s ATK as Wind DMG to a target.
Blast: Consumes HP equal to 10% of Blade's Max HP and deals Wind DMG equal to the sum of 20% of his ATK and 25% of his Max HP to a single enemy. In addition, deals WindDMG equal to the sum of 10% of Blade's ATK and 25% of his Max HP to adjacent targets.
Hellscape
 Skill
 Consumes HP equal to 30% of Blade’s Max HP to enter the Hellscape state. When Hellscape is active, his Skill cannot be used, his DMG dealt increases by 12%, and his Basic ATK Shard Sword is enhanced to Forest of Swords for 3 turn(s). If Blade’s current HP is insufficient, his HP will be reduced to 1 when he uses his Skill. This Skill does not regenerate Energy. Using this Skill does not end the current turn.
Consumes HP to Enhance Basic ATK. The current turn does not end after using the Skill.
Death Sentence
 Ultimate
 Sets Blade's current HP to 50% of his Max HP and deals Wind DMG equal to the sum of 24% of his ATK, 60% of his Max HP, and 60% of the total HP he had lost in the current battle. Also, deals Wind DMG equal to the sum of 12% of his ATK, 30% of his Max HP, and 30% of the total HP he had lost in the current battle to adjacent target(s). After his Ultimate is used, the HP he has lost in the current battle is reset and re-accumulated. This lost HP value is capped at 90% of his Max HP.

Talent

Name
 Effect
Shuhu's Gift
 When Blade's HP is lowered, he gains 1 stack of Charge for 3 turn(s), stacking up to 5 times. The maximum stack he gains each time he receives an attack is 1. When maximum Charge stack is reached, immediately use a follow-up attack on all enemies, dealing Wind DMG equal to 22% of Blade's ATK plus 55% of his Max HP, while also restoring Blade's HP by 25% of his Max HP. All Charges are consumed after unleashing the follow-up attack.

Technique

Name
 Effect
Karma Wind
 Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering combat, consumes 20% of Blade’s Max HP while dealing Wind DMG equal to 40% of his Max HP to all enemies. If Blade’s current HP is insufficient, his HP will be reduced to 1 when using this Technique.

Traces

Name
 Effect
Vita Infinita
 When Blade’s current HP is 50% of Max HP or lower, Incoming Healing increases by 20%.
Neverending Deaths
 If Blade hits a Weakness Broken enemy after using Forest of Swords, he will restore HP equal to 5% of his Max HP plus 100.

Cyclone Destruction

 DMG dealt by Talent’s follow-up attack increases by 20%.

Eidolons

Name
 Effect
Blade Cuts the Deepest in Hell
 Blade’s Ultimate deals additionally increased DMG to a single enemy target, with the increased amount equal to 150% of Blade’s total HP loss in the current battle. The total HP Blade has lost in the current battle is capped at 90% of his Max HP. This value will be reset and re-accumulated after his Ultimate has been used.
Ten Thousand Sorrows From One Broken Dream
 When Blade is in the Hellscape state, his CRIT Rate increases by 15%.
Hardened Blade Bleeds Coldest Shade
 Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Rejected by Death, Infected With Life
 When Blade’s current HP drops to 50% or lower of his Max HP, increases his Max HP by 20%. Stacks up to 2 time(s).
Death Sentence Facing Karma
 Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
A Furious Resurrection
 The maximum number of Charge stacks is reduced to 4. The DMG multiplier of the follow-up attack triggered by Blade’s Talent is additionally increased by 50% of his Max HP.

Best Light Cones for Blade

Below we've compiled some of the best Light Cones for Blade to use, based on their attributes and how they align with the character's unique abilities.

Name
 Rarity
 Base Stats
 Effect
The Unreachable Side
  • HP: 57
  • ATK: 26
  • DEF: 15
 Increase the wearer's CRIT Rate and Max HP by 18%. After the wearer is attacked or consumes their own HP, increases the wearer's DMG by 24%. This effect is dispelled after the user uses an attack.
On the Fall of an Aeon
  • HP: 48
  • ATK: 24
  • DEF: 18
 Whenever the wearer attacks, their ATK is increased by 8% in this battle, up to 4 time(s). When the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on enemies, the wearer's DMG increases by 12% for 2 turn(s).
Something Irreplaceable
  • HP: 52
  • ATK: 26
  • DEF: 18
 Increases the wearer's ATK by 24%. When the wearer defeats an enemy or is hit, immediately restores HP equal to 8% of the wearer's ATK. At the same time, the wearer's DMG increases by 24% until the end of their next turn. This effect cannot stack and can only trigger 1 time per turn.

Best Relics Sets for Blade

Below we've compiled some of the best Relics sets for Blade to equip, based upon their buffs and how they align with the character's abilities.

Name
 Effect
 Priority Stats
 Location
Longevous Disciple
  • 2 Piece: Increases Max HP by 12%.
  • 4 Piece: When the wearer is hit or has their HP consumed by an ally, their CRIT Rate increases by 8% for 2 turns and up to 2 stacks.

Body:

  • CRIT DMG%

Feet:

  • HP%

Sub Stats:

  • CRIT RATE%
  • HP%
  • CRIT DMG%
  • SPD
 Path of Elixir Seekers
Inert Salsotto
  • 2 Piece: Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer's current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, the wearer's Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG increases by 15%.

Planar Sphere:

  • WIND%

Link Rope:

  • HP%

Sub Stats:

  • CRIT RATE%
  • HP%
  • CRIT DMG%
  • SPD
 Simulated Universe

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