Honkai Star Rail Best Blade Build: Kit, Relics, Teams & More

The blade strikes fear into enemies as a fierce Wind element Destruction class in Honkai Star Rail. His self-sacrificing playstyle allows tremendous damage potential when built right. This guide covers optimal gear, team roles, and strategy to push Blade's power to the limits.

List of Contents:

• Who is Blade
• Blade Kit and Abilities
• Blade Light Cones
• Blade Relics 
• Blade Teams
• Blade's Eidolons: Pushing Damage Even Further
• Blade Ascension and Trace Materials

Who is Blade in Honkai Star Rail?

A member of the Stellaron Hunters, Blade is a swordsman who abandoned his body to become a blade. He pledges loyalty to Destiny's Slave and possesses a terrifying self-healing ability enabling him to endure even the toughest battles.

As a high-risk, high-reward Wind element Destruction class character, Blade excels in close combat and can deal massive damage when built effectively. His self-sacrificing playstyle revolves around consuming HP to enter enhanced states and dish out even more devastation.

Blade Abilities and Kit

As a Destruction class character, Blade's kit revolves around sacrificing his vitality to enter enhanced states and unleash even greater devastation upon foes. He excels at:

• Boosting his damage
• Restoring lost health
• Building up devastating charged attacks
• Manipulating his weak state

In short, Blade harms himself to harness greater power. He walks the razor's edge between life and death to tap into his full combat potential. Here is the full breakdown of his self-destructive yet potent skillset:

Blade Skills

 

ATK

Basic Attack - Shard Sword

• Deals Wind DMG equal to 50% of Blade's ATK to a single target enemy

 

Enhanced ATK

Enhanced Basic Attack - Forest of Swords

• Consumes HP equal to 10% of Blade's Max HP and deals Wind DMG equal to 20% of ATK plus 50% of Max HP to a single enemy target
• Also deals Wind DMG equal to 8% of ATK plus 20% of Max HP to adjacent enemies

Skill

Skill - Hellscape

• Consumes HP equal to 30% of Max HP to enter Hellscape state for 3 turns
• In the Hellscape state, DMG dealt increases by 12% and Basic Attack enhances
• If the current HP is insufficient, reduce HP to 1 instead

Ultimate

Ultimate - Death Sentence

• Sets current HP to 50% of Max HP
• Deals Wind DMG to a single enemy equal to 24% of ATK, 60% of Max HP, plus 60% of total HP lost
• Also deals Wind DMG to adjacent enemies equal to 9.6% of ATK, 24% of Max HP, plus 24% of total HP lost

Talent

Talent - Shuhu's Gift

• Gains 1 Charge stack when taking DMG or consuming HP, up to 5 stacks
• At max stacks, unleashes AoE follow-up attack dealing 22% of ATK plus 55% of Max HP
• Also restores 25% of Max HP after a follow-up attack

Technique

Technique - Karma Wind

• Consumes 20% of Max HP and deals 40% of Max HP as Wind DMG to all enemies
• If the current HP is insufficient, reduce HP to 1 instead

Blade Trace

 

Below you will see Blade's Major Traces and their descriptions:

Trace 1

Vita Infinita

• When the current HP is 50% or less of the Max HP, Incoming Healing increases by 20%

Trace 2

Neverending Deaths

• If Blade hits a Weakness Broken enemy after using Forest of Swords, restores HP equal to 5% of Max HP plus 100

Trace 3

Cyclone of Destruction

• DMG dealt by Talent's follow-up attack increases by 20%

Blade Best Light Cones

Blade has access to several stellar Light Cone options perfectly complementing his high-risk, high-reward playstyle. Below you can find his best Light Cones options ranked from premium to F2P alternatives.

Blade Best Light Cones

 

Best in Slot:

The Unreachable Side

• Increases wearer's CRIT rate by 30% and Max HP by 30%
• When the wearer takes damage or consumes HP, damage increases by 40%

Alternative:

 

A Secret Vow

• Increases wearer's damage dealt by 40%
• If the wearer's HP is lower than the enemy's, the damage dealt further increases by 40%

Best F2P:

 

On the Fall of an Aeon

• Damage dealt by the wearer is equal to 8% of the difference between Max HP and current HP
• Excellent damage scaling from lost health

Blade Best Relics and Ornaments

Destruction class characters like Blade are easy to gear since you primarily need survivability stats. Blade is no exception - load him up with HP% and DEF% main stats. He has some great Relic choices that enhance his risky playstyle.

Blade Best Relics and Ornaments

 

Below are the top Relic and Ornament options Blade can leverage:

Best Relic Set:

 

Longevous Disciple

• 2-Piece: Increases Max HP by 12%
• 4-Piece: When the wearer takes damage or consumes HP, the CRIT Rate increases by 8% for 2 turns (2 stack max)

Alternative:

 

Eagle of Twilight Line

• 2-Piece: CRIT Rate increases by 8%
• 4-Piece: ATK increases by 8% after using Ultimate (3 turns max)

Planar Ornaments:

Best Planar Ornament:

 

Inert Salsotto

• 2-Piece: Increases CRIT Rate by 8%
• If the CRIT Rate is 70% or higher, Basic ATK & Skill DMG increase by 20%

Alternative:

 

Rutilant Arena

• 2-Piece: Increases CRIT Rate by 8%

Blade Best Team Composition

With his extreme damage capabilities but need for healing, Blade fits perfectly into team comps able to enhance his self-harming abilities. Allies that provide buffs, shred resistances, or restore HP complement him beautifully. Though he does not require energy, low SP cost allies work well too.

Best Single DPS Team:

Blade	Luocha	Bronya	Silver Wolf

Best Double DPS Team:

Blade	Seele	Luocha	Asta

F2P Team:

Blade	Pela	Danheng	Natasha

Blade Ascension and Trace Materials

Here are the required materials to fully ascend Blade and upgrade all his impactful Traces:

• Immortal Scionettes x 56
• Immortal Aeroblossoms x 71
• Immortal Lumintwigs x 73
• Ascendant Debris x 65
• Credit x 3 million

Plus specialized evolution items:

• Shattered Blades x 18
• Lifeless Blades x 69
• Worldbreaker Blades x 139
• Tracks of Destiny x 11

Blade's Eidolons: Pushing Damage Even Further

Key Eidolons to boost Blade’s potential:

• E2 - Big CRIT rate boost during Hellscape state
• E4 - Increases Max HP for enhancing overall damage
• E6 - Improves Talent's devastating AoE follow-up strike

With the right setup, Blade evolves into a true force of destruction. Adjust allies accordingly and unleash the ultimate Wind element death machine upon foes!