Argenti in Honkai Star Rail: guide to the best builds

In Honkai: Star Rail Argenti is 5 star character, who has a Physical type of combat and belongs to the Erudite path. In a team, he can play the role of the main or secondary damage dealer. In this guide you will learn about his best builds, light cones And relics. We will also tell you about the recommended commands with it.

Main features of Argenti

How to get Argenti

This hero can only be obtained during the event Jump called “The Thorny Crown of Courage.” In the near future, this banner will be launched as part of the second phase of patch 1.5 (December 6, 2023). If you want to be one of the first to know about his next rerun, we advise you to bookmark this article.

Let's add that HoYoverse has never given 5-star characters for completing various events, so you can only unlock Argenti with the help of Jumping.

Argenti stat progression

In the table below you can see how the basic parameters of a beauty knight change as its level increases.

Note that his critical damage, critical hit chance and taunt are 50%, 5% and 75 units respectively at any level, and his energy reserve is 180 units.

Advantages and disadvantages of Argenti

Thanks to his unique abilities, the beauty knight can quickly deal with entire groups of ordinary mobs. Its advantages also include:

• He has a relatively high base attack, which simplifies his use as a damage dealer, since the damage of this fighter is mainly scaled by this parameter.
• Makes it easier to create a physical mono-pack with the Silver Wolf, since until this point there were no legendary physical packs in the game. damage dealers that cause significant direct damage. Many enemies in the game are vulnerable to this type of damage, and with a brilliant hacker you can increase their number even more, so with such a squad you will be comfortable playing in many modes.
• Ideal for destroying large groups of enemies, therefore it simplifies the farming of many leveling materials and battles with bosses who constantly call upon their assistants.
• So far, he is the only character who has the mechanics of a two-level superpower, which allows him to significantly increase his ultimate by spending more energy.
• He is able to independently restore his energy with the help of his skills and traces, which is extremely important given the high cost of the ultimate.
• With his talent, he can increase his own chance of a critical hit, which is very important for damage dealers, and therefore makes it easier to assemble a character, allowing players to pay more attention to other parameters.
• Can perform its function perfectly without opening Eidolons or purchasing a signature light cone.
• Makes it easier to explore locations filled with enemies, since you can use your technique to stun them for 10 seconds, preventing them from attacking your group.

However, there are some downsides, some of which follow directly from its advantages:

• Characters of the Erudite path are often too narrowly focused and are not suitable for fighting strong single enemies, unlike the more versatile fighters of Destruction. Heroes of the Hunt (for example, Zele) are often able to effectively deal with even large groups of enemies. Therefore, when the battle is against 1-2 strong opponents, the amount of Argenti's outgoing damage will be relatively low.
• The dual superpower system is, of course, interesting, but to activate the 2nd level requires 180 units of energy, which Argenti will accumulate on his own for a very long time even with all his buffs. Therefore, it is very desirable to have a support in the team who can help him accumulate energy (for example, Hoho or Tingyun).
• Considering the not very high damage indicators from the skill and the basic ultimate, you will have to play with the advanced ultimate. This kind of gameplay may not appeal to all players. Plus, in auto combat he will not be able to realize his full potential, since the AI ​​will activate his superpower immediately after accumulating 90 units of energy.

Argenti's abilities

When using a basic attack "Fleeting aroma" it deals physical damage to the enemy equal to 50~130% of his attack power. At the same time, it restores 20 units of energy and penetrates 30 units of durability.

After using the skill "Justice Blooms Here" it deals physical damage equal to 60~150% of its attack power to all enemies in the arena. At the same time, the skill restores 30 units of energy and penetrates only 30 units of durability.

Argenti's superpower has two levels of strength. The first time he attacks “Beauty itself has endowed this garden”, which spends 90 units of energy, causing physical damage to all enemies in the arena in the amount of 96-192% of its attack power. The ultimate penetrates 60 points of durability and restores 5 energy.

At the second level, the beauty knight performs an attack "The greatness laid in my garden", which already spends 180 energy, inflicting physical damage to all enemies in the amount of 168-336% of the hero’s attack power. Argenti also performs 6 additional hits, each of which deals physical damage to a random mob, the amount of which is 57-114% of the character's ATK. A group strike removes 60 durability points, and a single strike removes 15 points.

As for the hero's passive talent - "Object of Worship", then it just allows him to receive 3 units of energy from each enemy who was hit by a simple blow, skill or ult. He also gains one level of the Apotheosis effect, increasing his critical hit chance by 1-3.25%. This bonus can be stacked up to ten times.

It is also impossible not to mention the technology "Manifesto of Purest Virtue", the use of which creates a special zone around the character, when hit, enemies become dizzy for 10 seconds, which is why they cannot attack the player’s squad in the open world.

If you use a technique and then enter into battle with an enemy who has dizziness, Argenti will immediately deal physical damage to all mobs equal to 80% of his ATK and restore 15 units of energy to himself.

Traces of Argenti

In addition to the above abilities, the hero leveling tree also includes other enhancements that provide passive bonuses or permanent increases to characteristics. They mainly increase attack power and physical damage. You can see them all in the picture below.

Eidolons of Argenti

To unlock them, you need materials of the same name, issued when duplicates of the hero appear, which, of course, is random. And considering the rarity of 5-star character drops, be prepared to spend a lot of money and time on this. Luckily, even without eidolons, Argenti can easily function as a primary or secondary damage dealer on a team.

If you plan to knock out only E1-E2, then we advise you to better spend these resources on getting the signature weapon of the beauty knight, since it will be much more useful. For example, on the first cast of crit. The signature does a little less damage (and even more on the second), but it also significantly increases the damage from the ult, which is more useful than increasing attack power under certain conditions.

1. A flaw in the realm of aesthetics - critical damage increases by an additional 4% for each stack of Apotheosis.
2. Agate's Humility - increases attack power by 40% for one turn while using the ult, if the number of enemies on the battlefield is equal to or greater than 3.
3. The thorny path to glory – the level of skill and talent increases by two. The maximum level for both increases to 15.
4. Forge Offering – immediately grants 2 levels of Apotheosis at the beginning of the battle, and the maximum status level increases to 12.
5. It's snowing somewhere in the universe - your ultimate level increases by two, and your basic attack level increases by one. The maximum level for the first increases to 15, and for the second – to 10. Significantly increases overall damage.
6. Your magnificence - using your ult allows you to ignore 30% of the enemy’s defense. Allows you to inflict enormous damage with enhanced superpowers, even to those enemies who do not have physical vulnerability.

How to play as Argenti

Basic attacks and the skill of the beauty knight cause relatively little damage, so they will have to play with a superpower, and we are not talking about its basic version, which, although it consumes quite a bit of energy (90 units), nevertheless deals ridiculous damage. So you’ll have to save up specifically for “The Greatness Laid in My Garden” (180 units).

Help in accumulating energy will be: the talent “Object of Veneration” (the main thing is to hit enemies as often as possible), the trace “Generosity” (the more the enemy walks, the faster Argenti’s energy will be restored) and the character’s skill. So even though the skill does little damage, you still have to use it as often as possible.

Plus, you can speed up energy recovery with supports (for example, you can take Hoho or Tingyun into your squad) and relics. By maintaining the Apotheosis status and opening E1 (or purchasing a signature), you can pay less attention to crits, concentrating all your efforts on increasing VE.

Let’s add that the enhanced ultimate also works well against strong single opponents, because 6 additional hits in this case will be dealt not to random enemies, but to one monster located on the battlefield. This is another reason to use the 2nd level of superpower, and not the first.

As for rotation, much depends on the current situation on the battlefield. If the boss has very little health left, and Argenti can die in half a hit, then, of course, there is no need to wait for his ultimate to be fully charged and hit with what you have. However, if we consider the optimal option, it will look like this:

1. Try to use Argenti's technique so that he can immediately restore 15 units of energy to himself (this is even more important than his first group strike).
2. If the team has characters who “inject” energy, then be sure to use their abilities on the beauty knight.
3. When Argenti takes his turn, use his skill to gain additional energy. By this point in time, you will probably have the basic version of the ult available for use. If we are talking about a protracted battle with strong enemies, then under no circumstances activate it.
4. Continue to accumulate energy until you have the 2nd level of your super power active, and immediately use it to deal giant damage to your enemies. Then start collecting energy points again.

If you take a second damage dealer to your team, it is advisable to give preference to those characters who do not spend a lot of skill points (for example, Blade and Clara), since Argenti needs to use her skill whenever possible.

Best builds for Argenti

Best Light Cones

When selecting weapons for a beauty knight, you should pay attention to those options that can increase his attack power, critical damage, physical damage, or energy recovery. The table below presents the most interesting specimens.

When it comes to 3 star light cones, all options are suitable, but the most preferred one is "Database". You can use this weapon at the beginning of the game, replacing it later with something more interesting.

The best relics

The best option for Argenti would be a full set "Street Boxing Champion", 2 parts of which increase physical. damage by 10%, and 4 parts - increase attack power by 5% when the hero receives or performs a hit. This bonus can be stacked up to five times. Both buffs will be useful for the Beauty Knight.

If you have not yet managed to assemble a complete set with the required characteristics, then you can use two incomplete sets:

• Street boxing champion - increases physical strength. damage by 10%.
• Wild Wheat Shooter – Increases attack power by 12%, which will increase the damage of all Argenti abilities.

Now let's move on to planar jewelry, which is mined in Virtual universe. The list below shows the recommended options (the numbers indicate the priority of choice):

Concerning characteristics of relics, then you need to choose as follows:

• Body: Critical Damage or Critical Chance (if you don't have E1 or Signature, always choose Critical Damage)
• Legs: Speed ​​or Attack Power (choose the first option if using Glatiramer's Skyfront to get the speed you need)
• Planar Sphere: Physical Damage
• Connecting rope: attack power or energy recovery (choose the second option if it takes too long to collect energy for the ult)
• Additional stats: critical damage > critical hit chance > speed > attack power%.

Top teams for Argentina

As we noted above, a beauty knight can serve as both a primary and secondary damage dealer, but in the second case it is better to combine him with fighters who spend few skill points. If he plays the role of main DD, then you should strengthen him as much as possible with supports who can increase attack power, “inject” energy and increase speed. The table below shows the most interesting units.

Upgrading Argenti

How to increase abilities (what to download first)

The pictures below demonstrate the materials and their quantities required to maximize the basic attack, skill, superpower and talent.

• The key to inspiration, the key to knowledge and the key to wisdom are obtained from the sepal "Bud of Erudition", located in Zaklepkograd (Yarilo-VI), or using Synthesis.
• Fade Core, Glimmer Core, and Writhing Core are dropped from Fragmentum monsters, as well as from quests and enemies in the Virtual Universe. They can be purchased for unquenchable ash or created using Synthesis.
• Repentance of the Eternal False Body - obtained from the Echo of War located in the Scaly Gorge (Lofu Xianzhou).
• Imprints of Fate - obtained in the Virtual Universe, issued with a battle pass and purchased for unquenchable ashes in the Pom-Pom store. Sometimes they are a reward in temporary events.

As for the priority of leveling up abilities, we advise you to focus on superpowers, since they are the main source of character damage. Then pump up your talent and skill (they may lag behind your ultimate by 1-2 levels). You will rarely use Argenti's basic attack, so upgrade it according to the residual principle.

How to level up a character

At certain levels you will need to elevate the hero by spending a large amount of resources and credits:

• Ascension (level 30): credits x4000 and extinct core x5
• Ascension (level 40): credits x8000 and extinct core x10
• Ascension (level 50): credits x16000, flickering core x6 and ghostly pass x3
• Ascension (level 60): credits x40000, flickering core x9 and ghostly pass x7
• Ascension (level 70): credits x80000, writhing core x6 and ghost pass x20
• Ascension (level 80): credits x160000, writhing core x9 and ghost pass x35

The Ghost Pass can be obtained from the Shape of Perdition Stagnant Shadow located in the Garden of Serenity (Lofu Xianzhou).