Blade Best Builds and Teams

Blade is a Wind Element character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out Blade's best builds, teams, Light Cones, Relics, Trace priority, kit, and gameplay guide here!

Blade's Character Overview

Blade Basic Info and Rating

Blade Basic Information
Blade	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Wind
	Path	Destruction
General Rating		Endgame Rating
Overall DPS		MoC PF AS

Ratings are based on E0.

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Character Tier List

Blade Stats

Should You Pull for Blade?

Blade is an amazing damage dealer who's tailored more for AoE damage. He also does not need to use a lot of SP, which makes your team comps more compatible with units who want to spam their Skills. Get Blade if you need a great AoE damage dealer!

Blade's Best Builds

Blade DPS Build

This Blade build focuses on increasing his HP% and CRIT Damage to make the most out of his abilities and Traces.

Blade's damage scales better with HP% than ATK%, so try to get HP% stats when you can. Blade should have at least 50% CRIT Rate to activate the Inert Salsotto's effect, which should be easily achieved thanks to his CRIT Rate traces and the Longevous Disciple relic set.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
HP	7000 or above
CRIT Rate	60% - 70% (Out of combat)
CRIT DMG	150% or above
SPD	97 or 134+

Blade's Best Team

Blade F2P Team (Free to Play)

Sub-DPS	DPS	Support	Healer
Blade	Dan Heng	Asta	Lynx

This Free-to-Play Blade team will focus on keeping Blade alive and enhancing him through buffs. You can replace Asta with Pela as another 4-star alternative since Blade will do more damage with Pela given that his damage doesn't scale that well with ATK% buffs.

Lynx can heal Blade and increase his chances of being targeted by enemies, which will allow him to use his Follow-up Attack more frequently.

Blade Hypercarry Team

DPS	Support	Support	Healer
Blade	Bronya	Ruan Mei	Luocha

This Blade team comp is focused on enhancing Blade to become the Hypercarry of the party. Ruan Mei DMG buffs and enhanced Break Efficiency and keep your team SP positive while Bronya focuses on buffing Blade by being able to spam her Skill.

Luocha is a great healer here because of his synergy with Blade's self-damaging mechanics. Lynx can be a 4-star alternative as she can increase Blade's chances of getting hit with her Skill, allowing Blade to use his Follow-up Attacks quickly.

Blade Sub-DPS Team

Sub-DPS	DPS	Support	Healer
Blade	Jingliu	Ruan Mei	Luocha

Given that Blade is pretty much a self-sustaining damage dealer that specializes in AoE damage, he can be paired with an additional damage dealer that specializes in single-target damage!

Blade's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relics	Rating & Merits
Longevous Disciple x4	★★★★★ - Best Longevous Disciple is Blade's best Relic. This Relic has amazing synergy with Blade since he can trigger the 4pc. effect while it also increasing his HP%.
Longevous Disciple x2 Eagle of Twilight Line x2	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best A 2pc. combo of Longevous and Eagle of Twilight Line will be your go-to damage-dealing set while you're still farming for a full 4pc. Longevous Relic set.
Ornaments	Merits
Inert Salsotto	★★★★★ - Best Inert Salsotto is Blade's best overall Ornament. It also greatly outperforms Rutilant Arena if Blade has higher Eidolon levels.
Rutilant Arena	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Rutilant Arena is technically the go-to Ornament if you want Blade to deal the most damage. However, you need to consider if the amount of time it takes to farm a new Ornament set is worth it over a minimal damage increase.
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Izumo Gensei is best used when Jingliu is on Blade's team. This gives a huge CRIT Rate boost to Blade.

Relic List & Guide

Blade's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Light Cone	Why We Recommend It
The Unreachable Side	★★★★★ - Best Blade's Signature Light Cone provides CRIT Rate and HP%, both of which increase his damage output. This also increases Blade's DMG when he is attacked or consumes his own HP.
Dance at Sunset	★★★★☆ - Great A great 5-Star substitute that greatly increases Blade's aggro, which will let him dish out more Follow-up attacks. This increases his CRIT DMG and Follow-up Attack DMG.
A Secret Vow	★★★★☆ - Great A Secret Vow is Blade's best 4-star Light Cone at S5. It flat out provides more damage (at S5) than the Event Light Cone even if Blade's HP% is higher than the enemy.
Ninja Record - Sound Hunt	★★★★☆ - Great Ninja Record: Sound Hunt is a great Event Light Cone that provides Blade with CRIT DMG. The Light cone can out-damage an S4 Secret Vow (if the current HP% of an enemy is lower or equal to blade).
Flames Afar	★★★☆☆ - Good A decent option for Blade if its at S5. Only slightly behind the Event Light Cone.
On the Fall of an Aeon	★★★☆☆ - Good ATK buff is negligible, but On the Fall of an Aeon provides a DMG boost when Blade inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy.

Light Cone List & Guide

Blade Gameplay Guide

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Blade's Trace Priority

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Blade's Basic Attacks are his main damage-dealing tool. This should be leveled up first.
Skill	★★★★☆ - High Priority Improving his Skill increases his DMG from all sources. Leveling this trace should be your 2nd highest priority.
Ultimate	★★★☆☆ - Mid Priority Improving Blade's Ultimate simply increases its damage. This should be leveled up evenly with his Talent.
Talent	★★★☆☆ - Mid Priority Improving Blade's Talent simply increases its damage. This should be leveled up evenly with his Ultimate.

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Blade's Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E1	★★★★☆ - Good Blade's E1 is a very good Eidolon that greatly increases his Ultimate's damage.
E2	★★★★★ - Great Provides Blade with roughly Half a Main stat or 5 substats worth of CRIT Rate. This is a good stopping point if you are investing a bit of Stellar Jades towards Blade's Eidolons.
E4	★★★★☆ - Good Increases Blade's HP, which in turn increases his overall DPS.
E6	★★★★☆ - Good Improves Blades Talent by reducing the number of stacks you need to trigger it and increases its damage.

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Do Not Pair Blade with a Shielder

Blade's Talent ability requires him to either take damage or consume his own HP to build up charges. Having a shield prevents him from taking damage, so avoid pairing Blade with characters from the path of Preservation like Gepard or March 7th.

Use His Ultimate to Consume or Heal HP

Along with dealing damage, Blade's Ultimate has two core functions. One of them is for reaching max Cap of 90% total HP loss for increasing the damage of his Ultimate. The other is for using it as an emergency tool to bring him out of the brink of death.

Blade's Traces (Skills and Passives)

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All Abilities and Effects

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Basic ATK	Shard Sword: Deals 50% Wind DMG to a target enemy. Enhanced - Forest of Swords Consumes HP equal to 10% of Blade's Max HP and deals Wind DMG equal to the sum of 20% of his ATK and 50% of his Max HP to a single enemy. In addition, deals Wind DMG equal to the sum of 8% of Blade's ATK and 20% of his Max HP to adjacent targets. If Blade's current HP is insufficient, his HP will be reduced to 1 when using Forest of Swords. Forest of Swords cannot regenerate Skill Points.
Skill	Hellscape: 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.
Ultimate	Death Sentence: Sets Blade's current HP to 50% of his Max HP and deals to a single enemy Wind DMG equal to the sum of 24% of his ATK, 60% of his Max HP, and 60% of the total HP he has lost in the current battle. At the same time, deals Wind DMG to adjacent targets equal to the sum of 9.6% of his ATK, 24% of his Max HP, and 24% of the total HP he has lost 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.
Talent	Shuhu's Gift: When Blade sustains DMG or consumes his HP, he gains 1 stack of Charge, stacking up to 5 times. A max of 1 Charge stack can be gained every time he is attacked. When Charge stack reaches maximum, immediately launches a follow-up attack on all enemies, dealing Wind DMG equal to 22% of Blade's ATK plus 55% of his Max HP. At the same time, restores Blade's HP by 25% of his Max HP. After the follow-up attack, all Charges are consumed.
Technique	Karma Wind: Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, consumes 20% of Blade’s Max HP and deals 40% of Blade’s Max HP as Wind DMG to all enemies. If Blade's current HP is insufficient, his HP will be reduced to 1 when this Technique is used. Stat Bonus: 1. Max HP +4.0%
Bonus Ability	Vita Infinita: When Blade's current HP is at 50% of Max HP or lower, Incoming Healing increases by 20%. Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT Rate +2.7% 2. Max HP +4.0% 3. Effect RES +4.0%
Bonus Ability	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. Stat Bonus: 1. Max HP +6.0% 2. CRIT Rate +4.0% 3. Max HP +6.0%
Bonus Ability	Cyclone of Destruction: DMG dealt by Talent's follow-up attack increases by 20% Stat Bonus: 1. Effect RES +6.0% 2. CRIT Rate +5.3% 3. Max HP +8.0%

Blade's Eidolons

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All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	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.
E2	Ten Thousand Sorrows From One Broken Dream When Blade is in the Hellscape state, his CRIT Rate increases by 15%.
E3	Hardened Blade Bleeds Coldest Shade Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 10
E4	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).
E5	Death By Ten Lords' Gaze Skill +2, up to a maximum of Lv15. Basic ATK Lv +1 up to a maximum of Lv 10.
E6	Reborn Into an Empty Husk The maximum number of Charge stacks is reduced to 4. The DMG of the follow-up attack triggered by Blade's Talent additionally increases by 50% of his Max HP.

Blade Ascension and Trace Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Materials	Total
Immortal Scionette	15
Immortal Aeroblossom	15
Immortal Lumintwig	15
Ascendant Debris	65
Credit	308,000

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Shattered Blade	15
Immortal Scionette	41
Lifeless Blade	72
Immortal Aeroblossom	56
Worldbreaker Blade	139
Immortal Lumintwig	58
Regret of Infinite Ochema	12
Tracks of Destiny	11
Credit	3,000,000

Additional Blade Information

How to Get Blade

Limited Banners
A Lost Soul

Blade was previously available in the Character Warp banner called A Lost Soul, which ran from December 27, 2023, until January 17, 2024.

Blade Rerun Banner Guide

Blade's Voice Actors

English VA	Daman Mills
Japanese VA	Shinichiro Miki

Blade's In-Game Lore

Faction	Stellaron Hunters
Background	A member of the Stellaron Hunters, and a swordsman who abandoned his body to become a blade. Birth name unknown.

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