Looking to maximize Aventurine’s potential in Honkai: Star Rail? Here’s a guide to building him right!
Aventurine stands out as a fascinating character in Honkai: Star Rail, having the duality of making players suspicious of him but also capturing their hearts through his story. If you’re looking to include him in your set-up, here are the best light cones, relic sets, traces, eidolons, and team composition for him!
Aventurine is a 5-star Preservation Imaginary character who acts as the team’s sustain or Sub-DPS. He’s able to provide Fortified Wager shields to his allies and himself. Also, allies that get hit with the shield will give Aventurine a stack of Blind Bet. Once it maxes out to 7 Blind Bet stacks, he will do a follow-up attack.
Best Light Cones for Aventurine
Aventurine is an amazing addition to the Preservation path, with both his shield and follow-up attack to help in combat. Here are the best 5-star and 4-star light cone options for him:
Best 5-Star Light Cone
Inherently Unjust Destiny
There’s no question that Aventurine’s Signature Light Cone would fit him best since it is made for him. It’s the best of both worlds, as it increases his DEF and his damage output as well. Whenever he gives a shield to his allies, his CRIT DMG increases for 2 turns. When he does a follow-up attack, there’s also a a 100% base chance to increase the DMG taken by the enemy for 2 turns.
Best 4-Star Light Cone
Concert for Two
This would be the hybrid 4-star counterpart. This increases Aventurine’s DEF and for every on-field character that has a shield, his DMG increases by 4~8%.
Best 5-Star Light Cone
Moment of Victory
This is Gepard’s Signature Light Cone, but can definitely be used by Aventurine. This would increase his DEF by 24~40% and Effect Hit Rate by 24~40%. This also increases the chance for Aventurine to be attacked instead of his allies, which is good since it allows him to stack Blind Bet faster. When he is attacked, his DEF increases 24% more until the end of his turn.
Best 4-Star Light Cone
Day One of My New Life
As an alternative, Day One of My New Life increases Aventurine’s DEF by 16~24% and All-Type RES of all allies by 8~12% upon entering battle.
Best 4-Star Light Cones
This is Me!
This Light Cone would increase Aventurine’s DEF by 16~32%. It also increases the damage he deals when using his Ultimate by 60~120% of his DEF but can only be applied one time per enemy.
Destiny’s Threads Forewoven
This is another alternative Light Cone that increases Aventurine’s Effect RES by 12~20%. For every 100 DEF Aventurine has, it increases his damage by 0.8~1.2% up to a max increase of 32~48%.
Best Relics for Aventurine
Knight of Purity Palace (2pc) + The Ashblazing Grand Duke (2pc)
These relic sets would be the best for his hybrid build as it increases his DEF by 15% and increases the damage dealt by his follow-up attacks by 20%.
Broken Keel
The 2-piece Broken Keel set will increase Aventurine’s Effect RES by 10%, and when his Effect RES reaches 30% or higher, his allies gain CRIT DMG increase by 10%.
These are the ideal main stats for the relics and planar ornaments:
| Relic | Main Stat |
|---|---|
| Body | DEF / CRIT DMG |
| Feet | DEF / SPD |
| Planar Sphere | DEF / Imaginary DMG Boost |
| Link Rope | DEF |
Knight of Purity Palace (4pc)
The 4-piece Knight of Purity Palace would increase Aventurine’s DEF by 15% and the max damage which can be absorbed by his Fortified Wager shield. This, along with the stack of Aventurine’s shield, will be hard for enemies to penetrate through.
Broken Keel
The 2-piece Broken Keel set will increase Aventurine’s Effect RES by 10%, and when his Effect RES reaches 30% or higher, his allies gain CRIT DMG increase by 10%.
These are the ideal main stats for the relics and planar ornaments:
| Relic | Main Stat |
|---|---|
| Body | DEF |
| Feet | DEF / SPD |
| Planar Sphere | DEF / Imaginary DMG Boost |
| Link Rope | DEF |
Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
The 4-piece Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters will help Aventurine as a Sub-DPS since it increases his damage towards enemies with debuffs by 12%. It also increases his CRIT Rate by 4% and deals 8~12% CRIT DMG to enemies with 2~3 debuffs. When he also inflicts debuffs on enemies, the effects increase by 100%, lasting for a turn.
Inert Salsotto
This 2-piece set increases Aventurine’s CRIT Rate by 8%, and when it reaches 50% or higher, his Ultimate and follow-up attack (FuA) damage increases by 15%.
These are the ideal main stats for the relics and planar ornaments:
| Relic | Main Stat |
|---|---|
| Body | CRIT Rate / DEF |
| Feet | SPD / DEF |
| Planar Sphere | Imaginary DMG Boost / DEF |
| Link Rope | DEF |
As for his sub-stats, it’s good to prioritize DEF stats, among others. Try to get to 4000 DEF to make use of his Trace “Leverage.” After getting as much DEF as possible, you can get SPD, CRIT DMG, and CRIT Rate. It’s still best to focus on the Main Stats especially if you have limited resources.
Trace Priority for Aventurine
For Aventurine, prioritize leveling up his Skill before anything else. Then you can move to his Ultimate and Talent. The last priority would be his Basic Attack since it is a last-resort move in battle.
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Best Eidolons for Aventurine
E1: Prisoner’s Dilemma
This increases CRIT DMG by 20% for every ally that has Fortified Wager shield. After using his Ultimate, he would provide all allies with the shield too, whose effect is equal to 100% of one provided by his Skill that lasts for 3 turns.
E2: Bounded Rationality
Whenever Aventurine uses his Basic Attack, he reduces the enemy’s All-Type RES by 12% for 3 turns.
E4: Unexpected Hanging Paradox
When he maxes his Blind Bet and triggers the follow-up attack, it increases his DEF by 40% for 2 turns, and increases the Hits Per Action for his talent’s FuA by 3.
Best Team Composition for Aventurine
Aventurine is a great sustain character but can also deal good damage to the enemies with his follow-up attacks. Here are the best team compositions for Aventurine:
F2P Team with Aventurine
Qingque – DPS
Dr. Ratio – DPS
Pela – Debuff/Support
Tingyun – Support
This features characters that most players may have at the moment. Qingque will act as the main DPS for this team, but she could be replaced by Dr. Ratio if you wish. Pela and Tingyun will be providing the debuff and support for the DPS, with Aventurine providing shields for the whole team. It’s best to either go full-Sustain build for Aventurine or a Hybrid, as this team can get pretty squishy.
Acheron Team with Aventurine
Acheron – DPS- Pela – Debuff/Support
Guinaifen – Nihility DoT
Silver Wolf – Support
Acheron will be the main damage dealer for this party, paired with Pela and Guinaifen as other Nihility characters, which would boost Acheron’s damage due to her Trace “The Abyss.” You can replace Pela or Guinaifen with Silver Wolf or other support characters for additional damage. As for Aventurine, I’d suggest going full Sustain build in this team comp.
Follow-Up Hell with Aventurine
Himeko – DPS
Topaz & Numby – DPS/Support
Herta – AoE Sub-DPS
Asta – Buffer/Support
This is pretty straightforward, as majority of these characters have follow-up attacks. You’ll have Himeko as your main DPS, and have the choice of either Topaz & Numby or Herta as the sub-DPS. Asta will be the buffer that offers teamwide Attack and Speed buffs. And of course, Aventurine with his Fortified Wager shields and follow-up attacks of his own. I’d suggest running a Hybrid or Sub-DPS Light Cone and Relic Set if you wish to utilize him in this team.
Honkai: Star Rail‘s Aventurine is not only an amazing 5-star character to include in your team, but his character development throughout the main story also shines which a lot of players admire. Congratulations if you were able to pull for him!