Honkai Star Rail Light Cone tier list: Best Light Cone for each Path
Our Honkai Star Rail Light Cone tier list is vital if you're looking to find the best Light Cone for each Path in the game, which in turn will make your character far more powerful.
Honkai Star Rail lets players customise their characters in several different ways, with Light Cones having a big effect. When equipped, they'll increase the HP, ATK, and DEF stats for a character, while also granting a passive ability if their Path matches that of the Light Cone.
With so many to choose from in the game, it can be hard to know which of the Light Cones are worth using, and especially which is the best in a given Path. So, read on for our Honkai Star Rail Light Cone tier list, broken down by Path type.
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Path of Abundance Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Abundance Light Cone
Click to enlargeAs the only 5-star Path of Abundance Light Cone, it's easy to see why we consider Echoes of the Coffin to be the best.
It grants the wearer a huge 24% boost to ATK, and comes with a powerful passive that grants 3 Energy back for each enemy hit with an attack.
Path of Destruction Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Destruction Light Cone
Click to enlargeOur choice for the best Path of Destruction Light Cone is The Unreachable Side. This LC increases the wearer's CRIT Rate and max HP by 18%, while granting a passive that boosts DMG by 24% when they are attacked.
- It may be worth checking out an explainer of all Paths and Damage types in Honkai Star Rail.
Path of Erudition Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Erudition Light Cone
Click to enlargeBefore Dawn is our pick for the best Path of Erudition Light Cone thanks to its massive burst damage capabilities for the wearer.
It increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 36%, along with their Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%. Using a Skill or Ultimate will also trigger Somnus Corpus, which is consumed when triggering a follow-up attack, giving that attack a DMG increase of 48%.
Path of Harmony Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Harmony Light Cone
Click to enlargeFor the best Path of Harmony Light Cone, we chose But the Battle Isn't Over, which is great for those looking to support allies.
For starters, it increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 10%, and regenerates a Skill Point when using their Ultimate on an ally. For the extra passive, when using their Skill, the next ally taking action will deal 30% more damage for a turn.
- We've also covered the Honkai Star Rail Pity system if you need a primer.
Path of Nihility Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Nihility Light Cone
Click to enlargeThe best Path of Nihility Light Cone is Incessant Rain, which is a great LC for bullying a single opponent, typically shining boss fights.
It increases the wearer's Effect Hit Rate by 12%, and boosts their CRIT Rate by 12% when dealing DMG to an enemy with three or more debuffs. For the passive, when the wearer uses a Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, Aether Code is implanted on a random target; Aether Code targets receive 12% extra DMG for a turn.
Path of Preservation Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of Preservation Light Cone
Click to enlargeMoment of Victory is our firm choice for the best Path of Preservation Light Cone. This LC increases the wearer's DEF and Effect Hit Rate by 24%.
It's perfect for tanks too, as the passive increases the chance the wearer is attacked by enemies, and when they're attacked it increases their DEF by a further 24% until the end of the turn.
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Path of the Hunt Light Cone tier list
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Best Path of the Hunt Light Cone
Click to enlargeFinally, our pick for the best Path of the Hunt Light Cone is In the Night. This increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 18%, and for every 10 SPD that exceeds 100, the DMG of their Basic ATK and Skill increases by 6%, and their Ultimate is increased by 12%. This stacks up to six times.
That's our full breakdown of the Honkai Star Rail Light Cone tier list by Path type, along with the best Light Cone for each Path.
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