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I Shall Be My Own Sword is a 5-Star Light Cone from The Destruction Path in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for I Shall Be My Own Sword's best characters, stats, ascension materials, and how to get it!
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| I Shall Be My Own Sword | |
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| Rarity | ★★★★★ |
| Path | |
| Ability | With This Evening Jade Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 20%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 14.0%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 12% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. |
| Rating | 
The Destruction |
Rating is based on Superimposition 1.
| Lv. | HP | ATK | DEF |
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| 1 | 52 | 26 | 18 |
| 20 | 203 | 101 | 69 |
| 30 | 345 | 172 | 117 |
| 40 | 509 | 254 | 173 |
| 50 | 673 | 336 | 229 |
| 60 | 836 | 428 | 285 |
| 70 | 1000 | 500 | 341 |
| 80 | 1164 | 582 | 396 |
| Lv. | Ability Effect |
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| 1 | Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 20%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 14.0%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 12% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. |
| 2 | Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 23%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 16.5%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 14% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. |
| 3 | Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 26%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 19%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 16% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. |
| 4 | Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 29%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 21.5%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 18% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. | 5 | Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 32%. When an ally (excluding the wearer) gets attacked or loses HP, the wearer gains 1 stack of Eclipse, up to a max of 3 stack(s). Each stack of Eclipse increases the DMG of the wearer's next attack by 24.0%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 20% of the enemy's DEF. This effect will be removed after the wearer uses an attack. |
Superimposing I Shall Be My Own Sword requires a copy of the same Light Cone to upgrade its ability.
| Recommended Characters for I Shall Be My Own Sword | |||
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 Jingliu
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I Shall Be My Own Sword is Jingliu's best in slot because she is the only character who can fully utilize the Light Cone's ability. I Shall Be My Own Sword's ability allows Jingliu to increase her ATK and ignore DEF% whenever an ally gets damaged. This ability works perfectly for Jingliu due to the mechanic of her Enhanced Skill.
I Shall Be My Own Sword also provides some CRIT DMG for Jingliu, allowing her to deal more damage when triggering a CRIT attack!
Since it is Jingliu's signature Light Cone, there is no doubt that it would be a great choice for her. Aside from increasing CRIT DMG, it also provides Eclipse which is a DMG buff each time an ally gets attacked or loses HP.
Jingliu takes HP from her allies to increase her ATK, so this damage buff would always be on and can possibly be maxed out every time. The additional attack that ignores DEF% is also a nice bonus since it's just more damage on top of Jingliu's already potent damage.
I Shall Be My Own Sword is a good choice for a Destruction Light Cone because of the CRIT DMG stat and the Eclipse DMG buff. However, to activate Eclipse, allies need to get attacked or lose HP instead of the wearer.
Destruction characters like Blade or Clara usually want to get attacked or lose their own HP, so they can't take full advantage of this Light Cone. Currently, this Light Cone is only best for Jingliu and even then she can still use other Light Cones like On the Fall of an Aeon.
| Ascension Material | Total |
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| 20 | |
| 4 | |
| 12 | |
| 20 | |
| 15 | |
| 14 | |
| 385000 |
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| Duration | April 17 - May 07, 2024 |
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I Shall Be My Own Sword is currently the featured Light Cone in the Bygone Reminiscense Warp Banner from April 17, 2024 to May 07, 2024!
Bygone Reminiscence Banner Guide
| Honkai: Star Rail 1.4 Phase 1 Release Date | |
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| Release Date | October 11, 2023 |
I Shall Be My Own Sword was released on the first half of Honkai Star Rail's Version 1.4 along with Jingliu.
Version 1.4 Release Date and Banners Guide
| The Destruction Light Cones |
 Brighter Than the Sun
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I Shall Be My Own Sword
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 On the Fall of an Aeon
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 Something Irreplaceable
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 The Unreachable Side
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 A Secret Vow
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 Flames Afar
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 Indelible Promise
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 Nowhere to Run
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 The Moles Welcome You
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 Under the Blue Sky
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 Woof! Walk Time!
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 Collapsing Sky
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 Mutual Demise
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 Shattered Home
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The table with stats looks a bit odd, the ATK goes up really high and then down again in the beginning. And drops as well from 70-80.