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!

Swordplay Stats and Ability

Swordplay Effects and Overview

Swordplay
Rarity	★★★★
Path	The Hunt
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.

Light Cone Tier List

Swordplay Stats

Swordplay Superimpose Levels

How to Superimpose Swordplay

Superimposing Swordplay requires a copy of the same Light Cone to upgrade its ability.

Swordplay Best Characters

All Recommended Characters

Recommended Characters for Swordplay
Dan Heng	Seele	Sushang
Yanqing	Topaz	Dr. Ratio
Boothill	March 7th (Imaginary)	Feixiao
Moze

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
Extinguished Core	15
Arrow of the Beast Hunter	3
Arrow of the Demon Slayer	9
Glimmering Core	15
Arrow of the Starchaser	12
Squirming Core	12
Credit	164000

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl.	Light Cone Ascension Materials
20 ➔ 30	Extinguished Core x5 Credit x4000
30 ➔ 40	Arrow of the Beast Hunter x3 Extinguished Core x10 Credit x8000
40 ➔ 50	Arrow of the Demon Slayer x3 Glimmering Core x6 Credit x16000
50 ➔ 60	Arrow of the Demon Slayer x6 Glimmering Core x9 Credit x40000
60 ➔ 70	Arrow of the Starchaser x4 Squirming Core x5 Credit x80000
70 ➔ 80	Arrow of the Starchaser x8 Squirming Core x7 Credit x160000

How to Get Swordplay

Pull From Any Banner

All Unlimited and Limited Banners
Stellar Warp	Departure Warp
Brilliant Fixation	The Long Voyage Home
Bygone Reminiscence	Firefull Flyshine

Swordplay can be obtained at a standard rate by pulling it from any Warp Banner!

All Warp (Gacha) Banners

Featured Light Cone in Brilliant Fixation

Duration	December 03 - Dec. 25, 2024

Swordplay was a featured 4-star Light Cone in the Brilliant Fixation Warp Banner from December 03, 2024 to December 25, 2024 (UTC-5).

Brilliant Fixation Banner Guide

Pull From Bygone Reminiscence

Duration	Nov. 13 - Dec. 03, 2024

Swordplay was also a featured 4-star Light Cone in the Bygone Reminiscence Warp Banner from December 03, 2024 to December 25, 2024 (UTC-5).

Bygone Reminiscence Banner Guide

Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

All Light Cones

The Hunt Light Cones

The Hunt Light Cones
Baptism of Pure Thought	Cruising in the Stellar Sea	I Venture Forth to Hunt
In the Night	Sailing Towards A Second Life	Sleep Like the Dead
Worrisome, Blissful	Final Victor	Only Silence Remains
Return to Darkness	River Flows in Spring	Shadowed by Night
Subscribe for More!	Swordplay	Adversarial
Arrows	Darting Arrow