The Best Honkai Star Rail Light Cones

As a result, wishing for the best Honkai Star Rail characters at the top of our Honkai Star Rail tier list will only get you so far in the free PC game. For characters to perform at their best, it’s essential that you equip them with the best Honkai Star Rail light cones relevant to their kit. That’s easier said than done, so here are the best light cones available in Honkai Star Rail, as well as how to find and upgrade them.

What are the best Honkai Star Rail light cones?

The best Honkai Star Rail light cones are a five-star rarity, and the ideal character to pair them with is often depicted on the light cone art itself. You may find that you don’t have a perfect match for your light cone. While you’re free to equip a character with any light cone in the open-world game, you can only activate the light cone’s powerful passive ability by equipping it to a character with a corresponding path. Characters with a different path will still benefit from the boost to health, attack, and defense that all light cones provide, but this is the least optimal use for them.
Here are the best Honkai Star Rail light cones:

How to get Honkai Star Rail light cones

You can acquire light cones as quest and exploration rewards, or by purchasing them with Undying Starlight on the Starlight Exchange. However, if you’re looking for the very best Honkai Star Rail light cones the anime game has to offer, then Honkai Star Rail Warps are your best bet. While there’s only a small chance to pull ultra-rare five-star light cones from Honkai Star Rail banners, their potency leaves their three-star and four-star counterparts in the dust.

How to upgrade Honkai Star Rail light cones

Once you’ve got the best Honkai Star Rail light cones in your possession, upgrading them should be your first priority. You can level them up by consuming enhancement materials, credits, and even low-value light cones – but be aware of occasional level caps that require light cone ascension materials to surpass. Finally, you can increase the effect of your chosen light cone’s passive ability via Superimposition, an upgrade process that can only be initiated by consuming a duplicate light cone.
Now that you have the best Honkai Star Rail light cones, we recommend ensuring your characters can also ascend by increasing your Honkai Star Rail equilibrium levels. A character is only as good as the team they’re on, so check out our guide to building the Honkai Star Rail team comps, as well as our list of the active Honkai Star Rail codes for currency to pull more powerful characters.