Honkai: Star Rail- Phainon Build

Hello! This is the first of many Honkai: Star Rail character builds I’ll be posting. Please note that the relics, team comps, and substats are based entirely on my gameplay and what I found to work best with the characters I have.

• Best Light Cones-
  1. Thus Burns the Dawn (S1)
  2. On the Fall of an Aeon (S5)
  3. Something Irreplaceable (S1)
  4. A Trail of Bygone Blood (S5)
• Best Relic Set- Wavestrider Captain
  - Body: main stat- Crit Rate
  Desired substats- Crit DMG, Crit Rate, ATK%
  - Feet: main stat(s)- Speed (if you want more ult cycling) or ATK% (if your speed is around 135)
  Desired substats: Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%
• Best Planetary Set- Arcadia of Woven Dreams
  - Planar Sphere: main stat- Physical DMG or ATK%
  Desired substats- ATK%, Crit Rate, Crit DMG
  - Planar Link: main stat- ATK%
  Desired substats- ATK%, Crit Rate, Crit DMG
• Substat Priority:
  Crit Rate > Crit DMG > ATK% > Speed
• Recommended Team:
  (Based on teams I’ve played in Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow)

Team 1: Phainon, Sunday, Cerydra, and Dan Heng Permansor Terrae
1. Phainon- main damage dealer. The goal is to trigger Phainon’s ultimate as often as possible to reach maximum damage output.
2. Sunday- Sunday’s skill provides Phainon with buffs to increase his damage, and his ultimate helps charge Phainon’s ultimate.
3. Cerydra- primarily used for her skill. Cerydra is great with Phainon since she can duplicate his skill attack at full power without using additional Scourge.
4. Dan Heng Permansor Terrae- currently one of the best supports for Phainon. He provides shields for the whole team and launches follow-up attacks while Phainon is in his ultimate zone as Khaslana.

• Additional Teams:

Team 2: Phainon, Sparkle, Sunday, and Bronya
- Sparkle and Bronya boost skill point econ
- Results in heavy damage

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Team 3: Phainon, Sunday, Cerydra, and Bronya
- Bronya’s skill allows Phainon to act more frequently while also boosting his damage and dispelling debuffs
- Bronya’s ultimate also massively boosts Phainon’s damage output

Team 4: Phainon, Sunday, Robin, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae
- Robin’s skill increases all allies’ damage for three of Robin’s turns
- When using Robin’s ultimate, she enters a concerto state, allowing her allies’ actions to advance and increasing ally attack damage