Honkai Star Rail: Best Relics [220+ Hours Experience]

I spent 8+ months playing and here are my recommendations for the best relics for each character!

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May 3, 2023

Honkai Star Rail features a relic system to provide a character with buffs that can help them gain an advantage in combat and boost their usability in calyxes, forgotten halls, simulated universes, and generally in overworlds. With 20+ characters, each playable character’s Best Relics is needed to progress to the end-game content of Honkai Star Rail.

Important: Gold relics can not be farmed until you reach Trailblazer level 40.

Key Takeaways

Asta as a character will use the firesmith of lava forging and the fleet of the ageless.
Relics are divided into 2-piece and 4-piece sets and Ornament sets.
Arlan, as a support in Honkai Star Rail, can use the Band of Sizzling Thunder, Musketeer of Wild Wheat, or the Celestial Differentiator.
Bronya in Star Rail can use the Cavern relic or the Thief of Shooting Meteor and the fleet of the Ageless.
Bailu can use the Passerby of Wandering Cloud and the fleet of the ageless.
Clara can benefit from the Champion of streetwise boxing and the Space sealing station set.

Author’s Note: With more than dozens of hours of experience in Honkai Star Rail, I feel more than obliged to provide you with hands-on experience on the topic below.

Best Relics

Following is a summary of the best relics for each character in Honkai Star Rail:

Characters	Relics	Ornament Set	Best For
Asta	Firesmith of lava forging	Fleet of the ageless	-
Arlan	Band of sizzling thunder Musketeer of Wild Wheat	Celestial differentiator	Early-game Lightning damage
Bronya	Cavern relic Thief of shooting meteor	Fleet of the ageless	Wind attack booster
Bailu	Passerby of wandering cloud	Fleet of the ageless	Healing
Clara	Champion of streetwise boxing	Space sealing station	-
Dan Heng	Eagle of twilight line Musketeer of wild wheat	Space sealing station	F2P Wind damage.
Gepard	Knight of purity palace Guard of Wuthering snow	Belobog of the architects	Defense
Himeko	Firesmith of lava forging Musketeer of wild wheat	Space sealing station	-
Herta	Hunter of glacial frost musketeer	Space sealing station	-
Hook	Firesmith of lava forging Musketeer of wild wheat	Space sealing station	Fire damage

Asta

Kicking things off, the first character is Asta, a four-star Harmony character. One particular relic set will be the Best for her, alongside her best slot ornament set. ‘

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Firesmith Of Lava Forging	Description
2 Piece Set	Enhances fire damage by 10%
4 Piece Set	Increases the wearer’s overall skill damage by 12%. After the ultimate ability has been used, it increases the fire damage by a further 12% for the next attack.

Fleet Of The Ageless	Description
2 Piece Set	Enhances the wearer’s max HP by 12%, and when the speed reaches 120 or higher, all teammate’s attacks will be increased by 8%.

Arlan

The Best Early-game Lightning Character.

Why I Chose This Character: Arlan is a great option for people who are just starting out as he is early-game friendly.

When it comes to Arlan, he is essentially a four-star Destruction character, and below listed are his Best Relics In Honkai Star Rail.

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Band Of Sizzling Thunder	Description
2 Piece Set	Enhances lightning damage by 10%
4 Piece Set	Whenever the wearer uses their skill, it enhances the overall attack by 20% for one turn.

Musketeer Of Wild Wheat	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets increased by 12%
4 Piece Set	The wearer’s overall speed increases by 6%, and the basic attack increases by 10%.

Celestial Differentiator	Description
2 Piece Set	Enhances the wearer’s crit damage by 16%, and whenever the wearer’s crit damage reaches 120% or higher after entering the battle, the crit rate increases by 60% until the end of the first attack launched.

Bronya

The Teamwide Wind Attack Booster.

Why I Chose This Character: Bronya can provide team-wide boosts.

The next character is Bronya, a five-star character who belongs to the Harmony path. Her best in-slot relics will include that of Eagle of Twilight Line, Thief of Shooting Meteor, and the Fleet of the Ageless for her ornament set.

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Cavern Relic	Description
2 Piece Set	Wind damage gets enhanced by 10%.
4 Piece Set	After the wearer uses their ultimate, the action gets forward by 25%.

Thief Of Shooting Meteor	Description
2 Piece Set	Overall break effect gets bumped up by 16%
4 Piece Set	The wearer’s break effect is increased by 16%, and whenever the wearer inflicts a weakness break on an opponent, it regenerates 3 energy.

Fleet Of The Ageless	Description
2 Piece Set	The wearer’s max HP increases by 12%, and when the wearer’s speed reaches 120 or more, all attack for teammates increases by 8%.

Bailu

The Best Standard Healer.

Why I Chose This Character: Bailu is available on the standard banner and can provide excellent heals with the right relics.

Bailu is hands-down one of the best healers; therefore, her Best Relics include that of the Passerby Of Wandering Cloud set with the Fleet of the Ageless as the ornament set in Honkai Star Rail.

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Passerby Of Wandering Cloud	Description
2 Piece Set	Enhances outgoing healing by 10%.
4 Piece Set	At the start of the battle, it regenerates one skill point.

Fleet Of The Ageless	Description
2 Piece Set	The max HP for the wearer is enhanced by 12%, and when the speed crosses 120 or more, all teammates’ attack increases by 8%.

Clara

The Best AoE Physical Standard DPS.

Why I Chose This Character: With the Champion of Streetwise Boxing, Clara can destroy enemies with Physical attacks.

One of the most adorable characters in Honkai Star Rail, protected by Svarog, Clara is a five-star Destruction character.

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Champion Of Streetwise Boxing	Description
2 Piece Set	Physical damage gets buffed up by 10%.
4 Piece Set	After the wearer launches an attack or gets hit, the attack increases by 5% until the battle ends.

Space Sealing Station	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack is increased by 12%, and whenever the speed reaches 120 or higher, the attack gets enhanced by a further 12%.

Dan Heng

The next character on the list is Dan Heng, who happens to be a four-star wind element character who is from The Hunt Path.

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Eagle Of Twilight Line	Description
2 Piece Set	Wind damage gets increased by 10%.
4 Piece Set	After the ultimate is used, the action gets forward by 25%.

Musketeer Of Wild Whear	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets enhanced by 12%.
4 Piece Set	The speed gets increased by 6% and the basic attack damage gets enhanced by 10%

Space Sealing Station	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets enhanced by 12%, and when the speed crosses 120 or goes more, the attack gets increased by a further 12%.

Gepard

The Best Early-game Standard Defense.

Why I Chose This Character: With boosted defense from relics, Gepard can keep my entire team alive.

When it comes to Gepard, he is essentially an Ice-based five-star character who is from the Preservation Pathand can be really handy as a defense unit based off of my experience.

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Knight Of Purity Palace	Description
2 Piece Set	Overall, the defense gets increased by 15%.
4 Piece Set	The max damage that the shield can absorb gets enhanced by 20%.

Guard Of Wuthering Snow	Description
2 Piece Set	The damage taken gets decreased by 8%.
4 Piece Set	At the start of the turn, if the HP is equal to or less than 50%, then HP gets restored by 8% of the max HP, and 5 energy is regenerated.

Belobog Of The Architects	Description
2 Piece Set	The wearer’s overall defense increases by 15%; whenever the effect hit rate is 50% or higher, defense increases by 15%.

Himeko

Now, Himeko has to be one of my favorite characters, a five-star fire-based character that belongs to the Erudition Path.

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Firesmith Of Lava Forging	Description
2 Piece Set	The fire damage gets enhanced by 10%.
4 Piece Set	The skill damage gets enhanced by 12%, and after ultimate is used, the fire damage gets enhanced by 12% further for the next attack launched.

Musketeer Of Wild Wheat	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets buffed by 12%.
4 Piece Set	The speed is enhanced by 6%, and primary attack damage output gets enhanced bt 10%.

Space Sealing Station	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack is enhanced by 12%, and if the speed if equal to or more than 120, then the attack is enhanced bt 12% further.

Herta

One of the four-star characters is Herta, who is from the Erudition path, and she is an ice-based character.

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Hunter Of Glacial Forest	Description
2 Piece Set	The ice damage gets increased by 10%.
4 Piece Set	After the ultimate is used, the crit damage increases by 25% for 2 turns.

Musketeer Of Wild Wheat	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets increased by 12%.
4 Piece Set	The speed is enhanced by 6%, and the basic attack damage is enhanced by 10%.

Space Sealing Station	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack is enhanced by 12%, and the if the speed ends up reaching 120 or more than that, then the attack is buffed by a further 12%.

Hook

As far as Hook is concerned, she is also a fire-based character, but she is a four-star character from the Destruction Path.

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Firesmith Of Lava Forging	Description
2 Piece Set	The fire damage gets increased by 10%.
4 Piece Set	The skilled damage increases by 12%, and after the ultimate ability is used, the damage increases by a further 12%.

Musketeer Of Wild Wheat	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack gets bumped up by 12%
4 Piece Set	The speed gets increased by 6%, and the basic attack damage gets increased by 10%.

Space Sealing Station	Description
2 Piece Set	The attack is increased by 12%; if the speed is the same as 120 or more, a further 12% is increased.

Similar Relics

Many relics suit different characters; the following can be used in place of the other relics mentioned above:

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace (Hanya, Bronya, Yukong): This relic increases movement speed by 6%, which is good for players who relocate a lot.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging (Guinaifen, Hook, Himeko): It increases fire damage by 10%, which is good for players who use characters that deal with fire damage.
Longevous Disciple (Fu Xuan, Blade, Huohuo): This relic is useful for Tanks that must have high HP as it increases HP by 12%.

My Thoughts On The Best Relics In Honkai Star Rail

After spending 8+ months, my personal favorite relics sets include the Musketeer set as it is able to enhance attack, and any relics that can boost attack and enhance HP.

With that, the How To Get Relics In Honkai Star Rail guide will entail different methods to obtain them! Lastly, the Honkai Star Rail Effect Hit Rate guide is a must-read!

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