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!

I Shall Be My Own Sword Stats and Ability

I Shall Be My Own Sword Effects and Overview

I Shall Be My Own Sword
Rarity	★★★★★
Path	The Destruction
Ability	With This Evening Jade Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 20%/23%/26%/29%/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 14%/16.5%/19%/21.5%/24%. When 3 stack(s) are reached, additionally enables that attack to ignore 12%/14%/16%18%/20% 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.

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I Shall Be My Own Sword Stats

I Shall Be My Own Sword Superimpose Levels

How to Superimpose I Shall Be My Own Sword

Superimposing I Shall Be My Own Sword requires a copy of the same Light Cone to upgrade its ability.

I Shall Be My Own Sword Best Characters

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Recommended Characters for I Shall Be My Own Sword
Jingliu

Explanation

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!

Is I Shall Be My Own Sword Worth It?

Great For Jingliu

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.

Should You Pull?

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.

I Shall Be My Own Sword Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Immortal Scionette	20
Shattered Blade	4
Lifeless Blade	12
Immortal Aeroblossom	20
Worldbreaker Blade	15
Immortal Lumintwig	14
Credit	385000

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl.	Light Cone Ascension Materials
20 ➔ 30	Immortal Scionette x8 Credit x5000
30 ➔ 40	Shattered Blade x4 Immortal Scionette x12 Credit x10000
40 ➔ 50	Lifeless Blade x4 Immortal Aeroblossom x8 Credit x20000
50 ➔ 60	Lifeless Blade x8 Immortal Aeroblossom x12 Credit x50000
60 ➔ 70	Worldbreaker Blade x5 Immortal Lumintwig x6 Credit x100000
70 ➔ 80	Worldbreaker Blade x10 Immortal Lumintwig x8 Credit x200000

How to Get I Shall Be My Own Sword

Featured Light Cone in Bygone Reminiscence

Duration	April 17 - May 07, 2024

I Shall Be My Own Sword was the featured Light Cone in the Bygone Reminiscence Warp Banner from April 17, 2024 to May 07, 2024.

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I Shall Be My Own Sword Release Date

Released on October 11, 2023

Honkai: Star Rail 1.4 Phase 1 Release Date
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.

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Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

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The Destruction Light Cones
Brighter Than the Sun	Dance at Sunset	I Shall Be My Own Sword
On the Fall of an Aeon	Something Irreplaceable	The Unreachable Side
Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest	A Secret Vow	Flames Afar
Indelible Promise	Ninja Record - Sound Hunt	Nowhere to Run
The Moles Welcome You	Under the Blue Sky	Woof! Walk Time!
Collapsing Sky	Mutual Demise	Shattered Home