This guide shares the best build for Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail, going over the best Light Cones, Relics and Team Comps you can use on her to maximize her character kit's output.
Black Swan, the highly sought-after character, the Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection, is finally making her debut as a playable character in Honkai Star Rail with version 2.0 update.
For players who don't know, Black Swan is a five-star (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) rarity playable character in Honkai Star Rail belonging to The Nihility Path with the Combat Type, aka Element, being Wind.
Her character kit is already out, and with that, we are here with a pre-release build for Black Swan, talking about the best Light Cones, Relics, Planar Ornaments and Team Comps for her in Honkai Star Rail.
 Black Swan English & Japanese VA |
| Black Swan Ascension & Trace Materials |
The Best Build For Black Swan
Black Swan's abilities in Honkai Star Rail revolve around shredding enemies' DEF, thanks to the Sacrament effect, while dealing massive damage to multiple enemies.
Being from The Nihility Path, the abilities not only deal Damage Over Time, aka DoT, but also depend on it to further improve the damage and debuff.
So, to attain the best build for Black Swan, we must focus on Light Cones that improve the Effect Hit Rate, ATK and the DoT in general while choosing Relics and Team Comps that resonate well with her Traces.
Best Light Cones For Black Swan
The best Light Cone for Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail is her Signature Light Cone, Reforged Remembrance, which is well curated for her character kit.
I mean, just check out its skill, and you will get the point: "Increases wearer's Effect Hit Rate by 40%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy inflicted with Wind Shear, Burn, Shock, or Bleed, they will individually gain 1 stack of Prohecy.
Moreover, "this effect can stack up to 4 times. In a single battle, each type of DoT can only generate 1 stack of Prophecy. Every stack of Prophecy increases the wearer's ATK by 5%, and the DoT dealt will ignore 7.2% of the target's DEF."
Reforged Remembrance checks all the attributes that we want to improve on Black Swan. But that doesn't mean that it is the only weapon for her.
You can also go for the "Eyes of the Prey" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Light Cone that increases the wearer's Effect Hit Rate by 20% and increases DoT by 24%.
Not only that but there are other great Nihility Path Light Cones, too, such as:
- Before the Tutorial Mission Starts (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
- Good Night and Sleep Well (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
- In the Name of the World (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
- Incessant Rain (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
- Void (⭐⭐⭐)
Now, when it comes to the free-to-play Light Cone, you can use Solitary Healing (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐), as it increases the DoT by a significant amount.
That said, you can purchase the Solitary Healing Light Cone from Herta's Store in exchange for eight Herta Bonds that you can obtain by grinding Simulated Universe.
Best Relics For Black Swan
When it comes to Relics, the best one to use on Black Swan is Prisoner in Deep Confinement. On the other hand, for Planar Ornament, we recommend going for Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise.
| Relics | Set Bonus |
Prisoner in Deep Confinement | 2-Piece: Increases DMG dealt to enemies with debuff by 12%.4-Piece: Increases CRIT Rate by 4%. The wearer's attacks against enemies with at least 2/4 debuffs deal 8%/12% CRIT DMG. Upon inflicting a debuff on an enemy, this skill's CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG bonuses are doubled for 1 turn(s). |
Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise | 2-Piece: Increases the wearer's Effect Hit Rate by 10%. Meanwhile, the wearer's ATK increases by an amount that is equal to 25% of the current Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum of 25%. |
Space Sealing Station | 2-Piece: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the |
Firmament Frontline | 2-Piece: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When the wearer's SPD is equal to or higher than 135/160, the wearer deals 12%/18% more DMG. |
Best Team Comps For Black Swan
Here are some of the best team comps for Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail:
Team Comp 1
| Character | Role |
|
Black Swan | DPS / Sub DPS |
Kafka | DPS |
Pela | Support |
HuoHuo | Support |
Team Comp 2
| Character | Role |
|
Black Swan | DPS / Sub DPS |
Welt | DPS / Sub DPS |
Ruan Mei | Support |
Tingyun | Support |