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Swordplay - Best Characters and How to Get
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Swordplay is a 4-Star Hunt Path Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Swordplay's best characters, stats, ascension materials, and how to get it!
List of Contents
Swordplay Stats and Ability
Swordplay Effects and Overview
| Swordplay | |
|---|---|
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| Rarity | ★★★★ |
| Path | |
| Ability | Answers of Their Own For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 8%/10%/12%/14%/16%, stacking up to 5 time(s). The stack effect will be reset when the wearer changes targets. |
| Rating | 
The Hunt |
Rating is based on Superimposition 1.
Swordplay Stats
| Lv. | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 21 | 15 |
| 20 | 166 | 83 | 57 |
| 30 | 282 | 141 | 98 |
| 40 | 416 | 208 | 144 |
| 50 | 550 | 275 | 191 |
| 60 | 684 | 342 | 237 |
| 70 | 818 | 409 | 284 |
| 80 | 952 | 476 | 330 |
Swordplay Superimpose Levels
Lv.1
Lv.2
Lv.3
Lv.4
Lv.5
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 8%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. |
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 10%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. |
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 12%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. |
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 14%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. |
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 16%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. |
Swordplay Best Characters
All Recommended Characters
| Recommended Characters for Swordplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Heng
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 Seele
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 Sushang
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 Yanqing
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 Topaz
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 Dr. Ratio
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 Boothill
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 March 7th (Imaginary)
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 Feixiao
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 Moze
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Explanation
Swordplay provides decent base stats and significantly buffs the wearer's DMG to a single enemy. Its only downside is the DMG buff disappearing once the wearer changes its target. With this, Swordplay should work well for all The Hunt characters!
Is Swordplay Worth It?
Great for all The Hunt Characters
If you pulled Sword Play, we recommend upgrading it if you're using multiple The Hunt characters and in need of more Light Cones. If you're an F2P player, Cruising in the Stellar Sea is an amazing alternative that can be bought from the Simulated Universe store!
Swordplay Ascension Materials
Total Ascension Materials
| Ascension Material | Total |
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 3 | |
| 9 | |
| 15 | |
| 12 | |
| 12 | |
| 164000 |
How to Get Swordplay
Featured Light Cone in Brilliant Fixation
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| Duration | Sept. 02 - Sept. 23, 2025 |
|---|---|
Swordplay was one of the featured 4-star Light Cones in the Brilliant Fixation Warp Banner from September 02, 2025 to September 23, 2025 (UTC-5).
Brilliant Fixation Banner Guide
Pull From Bygone Reminiscence
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| Duration | Sept. 02 - Sept. 23, 2025 |
|---|---|
Swordplay was also featured in the Bygone Reminiscence Banner from September 02, 2025 to September 23, 2025 (UTC-5).
Bygone Reminiscence Banner Guide
Pull From Any Banner
| All Unlimited and Limited Banners |
 Stellar Warp |
 Departure Warp |
|---|---|
 Brilliant Fixation |
 Excalibur Excelsior |
 I Am the Bone of My Sword |
 Birth of a King |
 Red Radiance of Fuyuki |
 Ripples Rejoined |
 Coalesced Truths |
 Indelible Coterie |
 Back to Fons et Origo |
 Blossom to the Beyond |
 A Rainbow onto Twilight |
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Swordplay can be obtained at a standard rate by pulling it from any Warp Banner!
How to Superimpose Swordplay
Superimposing Swordplay requires a copy of the same Light Cone to upgrade its ability.
Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides
The Hunt Light Cones
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Swordplay - Best Characters and How to Get
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Hello, I was looking through at seeing what Ill need to get for the next upgrade when I past the check point, The Upgrade materials are not the slivermana but the cores (I don't know the name name for them)