Relics in Honkai Star Rail: how to get and which characters to give

In Honkai: Star Rail, relics are part of the equipment of each character, which can strengthen the hero and increase the efficiency of the entire squad. In this guide, you will find out what types of artifacts are in the game, which of the fighters is better to transfer certain sets, as well as where to find them, and how to upgrade.

Main types

Relics are a component of the equipment of all heroes. They increase their stats and may provide other bonuses. There are two types of artifacts in Honkai: Star Rail:

Cave relics (basic) - these can be placed in the slots for the legs, head, torso and arms. One set can give two effects when using two or four parts.
Planar Ornaments (minor) - this type of slot can be used to place Connecting Ropes and a Planar Sphere. One set can only give one effect from two parts.

Relic stats

Each artifact has a main attribute and several sub-stats.

The main parameters of the relics. They will increase with each new level of the artifact.

Type	Main characteristic
Head	HP (flat)
Hands	Attack (flat)
Body	HP%, attack%, defense%, crit. damage and crit chance. Hit%, Healing Bonus%, Effect Hit Chance%
Legs	HP%, Attack%, Defense%, Speed (Flat), Penetration Special Effect %
Planar sphere	HP%, attack%, defense%, any elemental damage bonus%
Connecting ropes	HP%, Attack%, Defense%, Penetration Special Effect%, Energy Recovery Rate%

secondary options. Their number varies from one to four on one item, in accordance with the level of the relic. When upgrading, one random indicator will increase or a new one will appear if there are less than four. Sub stats on the same item never match the main stat.

Possible additional stats:

Health (% or flat);
Attack (% or flat);
Protection (% or flat);
Speed (flat);
Special penetration effect (%);
Effect Resistance (%);
Chance of hitting effects (%);
Critical hit chance (%);
Critical damage (%).

All relics: which characters to give

Let us remind you once again that several pieces of relics from the same set can provide additional buffs to their wearer and his team. In the tables below, we will indicate these bonuses and note which of the characters is best suited for certain sets.

Cave relics

Set	Bonuses	to whom to give
Sizzling Thunder Band	2 instances: Shock damage increased by 10%. 4 instances: The wearer's attack power is increased by 25% for 1 turn.	Suitable for heroes that deal electrical damage. Jin Yuan, Arlan, Kafka, Serval.
Falling meteor thief	2 instances: Increases the Penetration Special Effect by 20%. 4 instances: Buffs the Carrier Break special effect by an additional 20%.	Penetrating a vulnerable target grants 3 energy. Suitable for characters whose skills specialize in dealing damage, such as Asta, Welt, Pela, Armor, Sampo and Silver Wolf.
The Genius of the Diamond Stars	2 copies: Quantum Damage is increased by 10%. 4 instances: When the wearer deals damage to an enemy with a Quantum Weakness, 25% of their Defense is ignored.	Suitable for quantum damage heroes: Silver Wolf, Zele, Qing Que.
Bandit Desert Thug	2 copies: The wearer's apparent damage is increased by 10%. 4 instances: Attacking a weakened enemy increases the chance of a critical hit by the owner of the set by 10%. If the enemy has the Conclusion status, critical damage will increase by 20%.	Buffs heroes with imaginary damage type. At the moment it is only Welt and Sampo.
Fire and Lava Smith	2 instances: Fire type damage increased by 10%. 4 instances: The bearer's skills deal 12% more damage, and the damage of fire attacks following an ultimate is increased by 12%.	It is worth giving this set to the heroes that use fire damage: Hook and Himeko.
Twilight Eagle	2 copies: Increases wind damage by 10%. 4 instances: Casting an ultimate moves the action by 25%	Suitable for heroes with wind attacks: Sampo, Dan Heng.
Ice Forest Hunter	2 instances: Increases ice damage type by 10%. 4 copies: Super ability increases the wearer's critical damage by 25% for 2 turns.	Heroes with ice damage type: Yanqing, Pela, Herta. A complete set would also be useful for Jin Yuan.
Purity Palace Knight	2 copies: Increases defense by 12%. 4 copies: The effect of the Bearer's Shield is increased by 20%.	Useful for characters who protect their allies: March 7, Cheetah and Pathfinder (fire).
Wandering Cloud Drifter	2 copies: Outgoing healing is increased by 10%. 4 instances: Starting a battle immediately adds a skill point to allies.	Suitable for a hero with the path of Abundance: Natasha, Locha, Bailu.
Snowstorm Guardian	2 instances: Damage taken is reduced by 8%. 4 instances: in the case when the wearer's current health is not more than 50% at the start of the turn, 8% of his total health and 5 energy are instantly restored.	Mainly used by shieldmen: March 7, Cheetah.
Wild wheat shooter	2 instances: Increases attack power stat by 10%. 4 instances: Increases wearer speed by 6% and damage dealt by 10% of base attack stat.	Suitable for all heroes who usually specialize in attack, such as Yanqie, Sampo, Tingyun and Zele.
Street boxing champion	2 instances: Physical damage stat is increased by 10%. 4 instances: After using an attack or being hit, the wearer gains 5% attack power.	This buff can stack 5 times. Increases the physical damage dealt by characters. Sushan, Clara, Pathfinder (Physical).

Set

Bonuses

to whom to give

Sizzling Thunder Band

2 instances: Shock damage increased by 10%.

4 instances: The wearer's attack power is increased by 25% for 1 turn.

Suitable for heroes that deal electrical damage. Jin Yuan, Arlan, Kafka, Serval.

Falling meteor thief

2 instances: Increases the Penetration Special Effect by 20%.

4 instances: Buffs the Carrier Break special effect by an additional 20%.

Penetrating a vulnerable target grants 3 energy. Suitable for characters whose skills specialize in dealing damage, such as Asta, Welt, Pela, Armor, Sampo and Silver Wolf.

The Genius of the Diamond Stars

2 copies: Quantum Damage is increased by 10%.

4 instances: When the wearer deals damage to an enemy with a Quantum Weakness, 25% of their Defense is ignored.

Suitable for quantum damage heroes: Silver Wolf, Zele, Qing Que.

Bandit Desert Thug

2 copies: The wearer's apparent damage is increased by 10%.

4 instances: Attacking a weakened enemy increases the chance of a critical hit by the owner of the set by 10%. If the enemy has the Conclusion status, critical damage will increase by 20%.

Buffs heroes with imaginary damage type. At the moment it is only Welt and Sampo.

Fire and Lava Smith

2 instances: Fire type damage increased by 10%.

4 instances: The bearer's skills deal 12% more damage, and the damage of fire attacks following an ultimate is increased by 12%.

It is worth giving this set to the heroes that use fire damage: Hook and Himeko.

Twilight Eagle

2 copies: Increases wind damage by 10%.

4 instances: Casting an ultimate moves the action by 25%

Suitable for heroes with wind attacks: Sampo, Dan Heng.

Ice Forest Hunter

2 instances: Increases ice damage type by 10%.

4 copies: Super ability increases the wearer's critical damage by 25% for 2 turns.

Heroes with ice damage type: Yanqing, Pela, Herta. A complete set would also be useful for Jin Yuan.

Purity Palace Knight

2 copies: Increases defense by 12%.

4 copies: The effect of the Bearer's Shield is increased by 20%.

Useful for characters who protect their allies: March 7, Cheetah and Pathfinder (fire).

Wandering Cloud Drifter

2 copies: Outgoing healing is increased by 10%.

4 instances: Starting a battle immediately adds a skill point to allies.

Suitable for a hero with the path of Abundance: Natasha, Locha, Bailu.

Snowstorm Guardian

2 instances: Damage taken is reduced by 8%.

4 instances: in the case when the wearer's current health is not more than 50% at the start of the turn, 8% of his total health and 5 energy are instantly restored.

Mainly used by shieldmen: March 7, Cheetah.

Wild wheat shooter

2 instances: Increases attack power stat by 10%.

4 instances: Increases wearer speed by 6% and damage dealt by 10% of base attack stat.

Suitable for all heroes who usually specialize in attack, such as Yanqie, Sampo, Tingyun and Zele.

Street boxing champion

2 instances: Physical damage stat is increased by 10%.

4 instances: After using an attack or being hit, the wearer gains 5% attack power.

This buff can stack 5 times. Increases the physical damage dealt by characters. Sushan, Clara, Pathfinder (Physical).

Planar decorations

Set	Bonuses	to whom to give
Belobog Architects	2 copies: Media protection is increased by 15%. If his chance to hit effects is at least 50%, his Defense Rating is increased by an additional 15%.	Well suited Conservation Path: Cheetah, March 7, Pathfinder (fiery).
Live Wonwak	2 copies: The wearer's energy recovery stat is increased by 5%. At the same time, if its speed is more than 145 units, then with the start of the battle, the action instantly moves forward by 50%.	Set for the characters of the Ways of Nothingness and Harmony: Bailu, Bronya, Pela and Natasha.
Frozen Salsotto	2 copies: The wearer's critical hit chance is increased by 8%. When the total value of this stat exceeds 50%, then the damage of subsequent skills increases by 15%.	Strengthens heroes with the Paths of Destruction, Hunting, Erudite: Himeko, Kafa and Qing Que.
Space sealing station	2 instances: The value of the attack power stat is increased by 12%. If the wearer's speed is at least 120, then their attack power is also increased by 12%.	Suitable for characters whose abilities depend on attack power and speed: Clara, Locha, Arlan, Tingyun and Yanqing.
Celestial Differentiator	2 copies: Increases critical hit chance by 8%. If the carrier has this indicator at least 80%, then the value of the damage dealt by the basic attack and skills increases by 20%.	Buffs attacking characters: Pathfinder (Physical), Gert, Dan Heng, Zele, Gert, Huk, Jing Yuan, Himeko and Sushan.
Pangalactic Business Enterprise	2 instances: Stat hit chance increases by 10%. The wearer's attack power is buffed by 25% of the effect's hit value, up to a maximum of 25%.	This set is useful for the following characters: Velt, Sampo, Serval.
Thalia - the land of bandits	2 instances: The special effect of penetration is increased by 20%.	This stat is increased by an additional 28% if the wearer's speed is at least 145. This set suits the Silver Wolf and Asta.
Fleet of ageless	2 instances: Increases maximum health by 12%. If the wearer's speed is over 120, then the attack power of the entire team is increased by 8%.	Increases the effectiveness of the following heroes: Armor.

Leveling relics

As the level of each item increases, the bonus that artifacts give to their wearer also increases. This is done with the help of other relics, special materials (lost essences, crystals and gold particles, as well as lost dust of light), which are mined in the Forgotten Hall or obtained by dismantling other relics in the inventory.

The highest level to which a relic can be upgraded depends on its rarity.

Rarity	Max level
2 stars	6
3 stars	9
4 stars	12
5 stars	15

Where to find relics

Cave of Corrosion

The main source of obtaining Cave relics. The quantity and quality of rewards received depends on the difficulty of the dungeon. To receive a reward, you will have to spend 40 units of development energy.

Virtual universe

Planar ornaments are already mined here. They start to drop after completing world 3 challenges and above. To get artifacts you will need 40 energy or one immersive booster.

Exploring the world

Some artifacts can be found in chests and souvenir shops scattered around the world, as well as obtained for completing tasks from the Interastral World Guide (see the "Briefing" tab).

Story walkthrough

Completing some missions and moving to a new level of development can sometimes reward players with relics.

Synthesis of relics: how to create artifacts

After mastering level 40, you will be able to craft items from any set. To create an artifact, you need 100 particles, which can be obtained after parsing 10 artifacts. Moreover, you can choose which item from the required set you want to create.

You should also pay attention to such a resource as Self-Modeling Resin, which can be obtained upon reaching level 40 of the Battle Pass. With it, you can set the main characteristics of the created relic. As a result, only additional stats of the new item will be randomly selected during synthesis.