Return to Darkness is a 4-Star Hunt Path Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Return to Darkness's best characters, stats, ascension materials, and how to get it!

Return to Darkness Stats and Ability

Return to Darkness Effects and Overview

Return to Darkness
Rarity	★★★★
Path	The Hunt
Ability	Raging Waves Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. After a CRIT Hit, there is a 16%/20%/24%/28%/32% fixed chance to dispel 1 buff on the target enemy. This effect can only trigger 1 time per attack.
Rating	The Hunt

Rating is based on Superimposition 1.

Light Cone Tier List

Return to Darkness Stats

Return to Darkness Superimpose Levels

How to Superimpose Return to Darkness

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

Return to Darkness Best Characters

All Recommended Characters

Recommended Characters for Return to Darkness
Dan Heng	Topaz	Dr. Ratio
Moze

Explanation

Return to Darkness is a 4-star Light Cone with decent stats. Its ability is unique since it has a small chance of dispelling a buff on a target enemy after a CRIT Hit. Return to Darkness also provides a guaranteed CRIT Rate buff to its wearer!

While the buff dispel looks useful in certain situations, its RNG factor is very limiting and you ideally want to buff your The Hunt characters' DMG instead!

Is Return to Darkness Worth It?

Not Worth it

While Return to Darkness has a unique ability, only claim it if you have nothing else to pick from the Nameless Honor Battle Pass.

Return to Darkness Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Immortal Scionette	15
Arrow of the Beast Hunter	3
Arrow of the Demon Slayer	9
Immortal Aeroblossom	15
Arrow of the Starchaser	12
Immortal Lumintwig	12
Credit	164000

Materials Per Ascension Level

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

How to Get Return to Darkness

Nameless Honor BP Reward

Return to Darkness can be obtained by unlocking Nameless Glory and reaching Lv. 30 to obtain the Treasure of the Starry Seas and using it to unlock the Light Cone.

Nameless Honor Battle Pass 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