Sushang Best Builds and Teams

Sushang is a Physical and The Hunt character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Sushang's best builds, team comps, relics, light cones, rating, and how to play them here!

Sushang's Character Overview

Sushang Basic Info and Rating

Sushang Basic Information
Sushang	Rarity	4-star
	Element	Physical
	Path	Hunt
General Rating		Endgame Rating
Overall DPS		MoC PF AS

Ratings are based on E0.

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Character Tier List

Sushang Stats

Should You Pull for Sushang?

Sushang is a Physical DPS that deals damage through Sword Stance and gains buffs when enemies are Weakness Broken. Her Ultimate gives her another turn and Sword Stance stacks, which she can utilize to deal even more DMG.

If you find her kit interesting or need a Physical DPS that can deal massive damage to single targets, then Sushang would be nice to pick up.

Sushang's Best Builds

Physical Main DPS

This build allows Sushang to deal more damage through her Skill and Ultimate. Scholar Lost in Erudition provides her with increased CRIT Rate and boosts to both her Skill and Ultimate DMG.

Firmament Frontline Glamoth increases her ATK and directly increases her DMG which is great for her kit. Just make sure that Sushang has at least 135 SPD for the set requirement, but it shouldn't be a problem since she has a lot of SPD sources.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
CRIT Rate	70% or above
CRIT DMG	140% or above
ATK	2400 or above
SPD	135+

Sushang's Best Teams

Sushang F2P Team (Free-to-Play)

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Tank	Healer
Sushang	Serval	Trailblazer (Fire)	Natasha

You will want to pair Sushang with a secondary DPS to make up for her lack of AoE damage and for breaking the Toughness bar of an enemy that's not weak to Physical damage.

Sushang Hypercarry Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Utility
Sushang	Sparkle	Tingyun	Fu Xuan

Funnel all SP and offensive buffs into Sushang for consecutive extra turns of massive burst damage before the full turn cycle completes. Utilize Weakness Break to deal higher damage to enemies.

Sushang's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relics	Rating & Merits
Scholar Lost in Erudition x4	★★★★★ - Best Scholar Lost in Erudition is the best set for Sushang since it gives her CRIT Rate and increases the damage of both her Skill and Ultimate.
Champion of Streetwise Boxing x4	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Champion of Streetwise Boxing is the next best set for Sushang since it increases her Physical DMG and provides a stacking ATK buff, which increases her damage even further.
Ornaments	Merits
Firmament Frontline Glamoth	★★★★★ - Best Firmament Frontline Glamoth provides Sushang with ATK and a direct DMG increase as long as she meets the minimum 135 SPD requirement.
Rutilant Arena	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Rutilant Arena increases Sushang's Basic ATK and Skill DMG, which is a nice boost to her overall DMG. However, she needs to meet the 70% CRIT Rate requirement for this boost.
Space Sealing Station	★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best Space Sealing Station increases Sushang's ATK which increases her overall DMG, provided that she meets the 120 SPD requirement.

Sushang's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Light Cone	Why We Recommend It
In the Night	★★★★★ - Best In the Night is best for Sushang since it increases the damage of her Basic ATK, Skill, and her Ultimate's CRIT DMG. It also provides her a CRIT Rate boost which helps her attack crit.
Cruising in the Stellar Sea	★★★★☆ - Great Sleep Like the Dead is a great 5-Star Light Cone option for Sushang since it boosts her CRIT DMG and boosts her CRIT Rate if her Skill or Basic ATK doesn't crit.
Swordplay	★★★★☆ - Great Swordplay is a good Light Cone for Sushang since it gives her a stacking DMG boost as long as she keeps attacking a single enemy target. It works well against bosses.
Only Silence Remains	★★★☆☆ - Good Only Silence Remains is also a good option for Sushang since it increases her ATK and gives her CRIT Rate whenever there are two or less enemies in battle.
Adversarial	★★★☆☆ - Good Adversarial is also a good Light Cone for Sushang since it increases her SPD whenever she defeats an enemy, which helps her get more turns.
Darting Arrow	★★★☆☆ - Good Darting Arrow is also a good Light Cone for Sushang if you don't have other options since it increases her ATK whenever she defeats an enemy.

Light Cone List & Guide

Sushang's Gameplay Guide

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Sushang's Trace Priority

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★★☆☆ - Low Priority Skill deals more DMG, but decent with her buffs up.
Skill	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Primary mode of DMG and can trigger Sword Stance.
Ultimate	★★★★★ - Highest Priority 100% Advance Forward on top of a massive single target burst is valuable for her role as DPS.
Talent	★★★★☆ - High Priority More SPD to help with DPS; Allows her to wear ATK% boots while still hitting the SPD requirement from ornaments

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Sushang's Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E1	★★★★★ - Great SP refund is excellent; Allows her supports to heal or buff her without worrying about SP.
E2	★★☆☆☆ - Okay Situational and Sushang is less likely to be targeted as she walks the Path of The Hunt.
E4	★★★★☆ - Good Works well with her kit as she requires breaking enemies to be effective
E6	★★★★★ - Great More turns for more DPS and opens her up to other Light Cones and Ornaments.

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Trigger Sword Stance to deal Massive DMG

Sushang is a strong DPS unit that specializes in dealing a lot of Physical DMG through using the Sword Stance mechanic. Sword Stance is an additional instance of Physical DMG that can be triggered through various means.

	How to Trigger Sword Stance
1	Break an enemy's Weakness.
2	Use Sushang's Ultimate (2 chances)

Gain Buffs from Breaking Weaknesses

Sushang gains a lot of benefits when enemies have their Weakness Broken. One of them is that her SPD increases when a Party member breaks an enemy's weakness.

Sushang can also Advance herself Forward after using her Basic Attack or Skill while there are Enemies on the field with Weakness Break.

Ultimate can Advance Forward

Sushang's Ultimate will deal a massive amount of DMG and Advance her turn forward by 100%, granting her an extra turn. Her Ultimate is used best when the enemy's turn will go before Sushang's to follow-up with a Skill for increased Sword Stance DMG.

Sushang's Traces (Skills and Kit)

Active Abilities

Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.

Technique and Bonus Abilities

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Technique	Cloudfencer Art: Warcry: Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, Sushang deals Physical DMG equal to 80% of her ATK to all enemies. Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +4.0%
Bonus Ability	Vanquisher: After using Basic ATK or Skill, if there are enemies on the field with Weakness Break, Sushang's action is Advanced Forward by 15%. Stat Bonus: 1. DEF +7.5% 2. ATK +8.0% 3. Max HP +8.0%
Bonus Ability	Guileless: When current HP is at 50% or lower, reduces the chance of being attacked by enemies. Stat Bonus: 1. Max HP +4.0% 2. ATK +4.0%
Bonus Ability	Riposte: For every Sword Stance triggered, the DMG dealt by Sword Stance increases by 2%. Stacks up to 10 time(s). Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +6.0% 2. Max HP +6.0%

Sushang's Eidolons

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All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	Cutting With Ease After using Skill against a Weakness Broken enemy, regenerates 1 Skill Point.
E2	Refine in Toil After triggering Sword Stance, the DMG taken by Sushang is reduced by 20% for 1 turn.
E3	Rise From Fame Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E4	Cleave With Heart Sushang's Break Effect increases by 40%.
E5	Prevail via Taixu Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E6	Dwell Like Water Talent's SPD Boost is stackable and can stack up to 2 times. Additionally, after entering battle, Sushang immediately gains 1 stack of her Talent's SPD Boost.

Sushang Ascension and Trace Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Artifex's Module	12
Artifex's Cogwheel	13
Artifex's Gyreheart	12
Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf	50
Credit	246,400

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Arrow of the Beast Hunter	12
Artifex's Module	28
Arrow of the Demon Slayer	54
Artifex's Cogwheel	42
Arrow of the Starchaser	105
Artifex's Gyreheart	42
Guardian's Lament	12
Tracks of Destiny	5
Credit	2,400,000

Additional Sushang Information

How to Get Sushang

All Limited and Permanent Banners
Bygone Reminiscence	Words of Yore
Gilded Imprisonment	Stellar Warp
Departure Warp

You can get Sushang at a standard rate by pulling from any Warp Banner.

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Background and Voice Actors

Voice Actor	EN: Anjali Kunapaneni JP: Misato Fukuen
Faction / Affiliation	The Xianzhou Luofu

Sushang's In-Game Lore

Faction	The Xianzhou Luofu
Background	A native and enthusiastic newcomer to the Cloud Knights who wields a greatsword.

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