Cerydra Build: Best Light Cones, Relics, Ornaments, Teams, and More

Hello, Trialblazers! The Sovereign of Northern Empire and the holder of the coreflame of Law, Cerydra is coming to Honkai Star Rail as one of the Chrysos Heirs that promises to become a dedicated support character for Phainon team.

Therefore, we will go over the best Cerydra builds, including the best Light Cones, Relics, Ornaments, Teams and more things you need to know about her.

 

Cerydra Overview

Element	Path	Keywords	Role
Wind	Harmony	Skill Damage Support / Skill Re-activation	Support / Sub DPS

Cerydra is a Wind Harmony Character in Honkai Star Rail 3.5. She enables an ally on the team to use their skill twice with her Military Merit mechanic. Cerydra focuses on providing single target buffs to an ally consisting of all-types RES PEN, CRIT DMG,  Attack, and Speed.

Cerydra Mechanics

Cerydra Kit revolves around the Military Merit. Cerydra use her Skill to grant Military Merit buff for one designated ally character and gain charge when Cerydra and chosen ally use Basic ATK or Skill. The ally will gain a DMG boost equal to 24% of Cerydra's ATK. And once target changes, her charge is reset to 0.

When Cerydra's charges reach 6, automatically upgrades the Military Merit to Peerage, and the ally will trigger Coup de Main effect that duplicate Skill and grant 72% CRIT DMG, 10% All-Type RES PEN.After consumes 6 charges, the Coup de Main ends and Peerage reverts to Military Merit.

She also grants the ally a 20 SPD increase when she use skill. When using her Technique entering into the battle, Cerydra gains Military Merit, transfer it to the current active character, and automatically use Skill on the character without spending SP. This SPD enhancement makes her potent when paired with another Action-advanced support like Sunday and Bronya, which greatly ease the SPD tuning.

When the ally attacks with BA and Skill, Cerydra will gain 5 Energy Regen. If you utilize this trait, pair her with Phainon or Anaxa, Cerydra can unleash Ult in 2 turns.

In terms of damage output, Cerydra comes with 100% CRIT Rate, 360% CRIT DMG, +22.4% Wind DMG bonus, and 4000+ ATK can be realized with the best Relics build.

But the normal multipliers makes her more suited as sub-DPS. Cerydra deals Wind additional DMG equal to 60% of Cerydra's ATK whenever the designated ally target uses Basic ATK or Skill attacks, this effect can be triggered up to 20 times and the trigger count resets when she use Ult. Cerydra’s ultimate instantly gains 2 charges and deals Wind DMG equal to 240% of Cerydra's ATK to one designated enemy.

 

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Trace Priorities

Trace	Priority
Skill	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (High)
Talent	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (High)
Ultimate	⭐⭐⭐ (Mid)
Basic ATK	⭐ (Low)

As an offensive Support Character, Cerydra’s abilities mainly comes from her Skill and Talent: they free allies from crowd-control debuffs while also boosting their ATK, both benefits being equally vital. Her Ultimate lets Phainon reliably trigger a double-cast, greatly amplifying his damage rotation. Her Basic ATK deal straightforward single-target Wind DMG and are therefore the lowest priority.

Level up Cerydra's Trace with our detailed Cerydra Materials list!

Key Materials for Cerydra Build
Charred Bud of Twilight x65	Heavenly Melody 18/69/139	Daythunder Anamnesis x12

 

Recommended Light Cones

As a Harmony character, Cerydra has access to a lot of strong Harmony Light Cones that can help boost her damage output massively while providing utility in the team.

The best in slot Light Cone for Cerydra is of course, her Signature Light Cone:

	Epoch Etched in Golden Blood (5* Limited) Attack: 635 HP: 952 Defense: 463
S1 Effect: Increases the Cerydra's ATK by 64%. After using Ultimate to attack, recovers 1 Skill Point(s). When the wearer uses their Skill on one ally, increases the Skill DMG dealt by the target by 54% for 3 Turns.

 

Alternatively, these Light Cone will provide 85%~90% performance of the Signature one:

	A Grounded Ascent (5* Limited) Attack: 476 HP: 1164 Defense: 529
S1 Effect: After the wearer uses Skill or Ultimate on one ally character, the wearer regenerates 6 Energy and the ability's target receives 1 stack of "Hymn" for 3 turn(s), stacking up to 3 time(s). Each stack of "Hymn" increases its holder's DMG dealt by 15%. After every 2 instance(s) of Skill or Ultimate the wearer uses on one ally character, recovers 1 Skill Point.
	Flowing Nightglow (5* Limited) ● Attack: 476 ● HP: 1164 ● Defense: 529
S1 Effect: Every time an ally attacks, the wearer gains 1 stack of Cantillation. Each stack of Cantillation increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 3%, stacking up to 5 time(s). When the wearer uses their Ultimate, removes Cantillation and gains Cadenza. Cadenza increases the Wearer's ATK by 48% and increases all allies' DMG dealt by 24%, lasting for 1 turn(s).
	Past Self in Mirror (5* Limited) ● Attack: 476 ● HP: 1164 ● Defense: 529
S1 Effect: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 60%. When the wearer uses their Ultimate, increases all allies' DMG by 24%, lasting for 3 turn(s). Should the wearer's Break Effect exceed or equal 150%, 1 Skill Point will be recovered. At the start of each wave, all allies regenerate 10 Energy immediately. Abilities of the same type cannot stack.
	Earthly Escapade (5* Limited) ● Attack: 476 ● HP: 1164 ● Defense: 529
S1 Effect: Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 32%. At the start of the battle, the wearer gains Mask, lasting for 3 turn(s). While the wearer has Mask, the wearer's teammates have their CRIT Rate increased by 10% and their CRIT DMG increased by 28%. For every 1 Skill Point the wearer recovers (including Skill Points that exceed the limit), they gain 1 stack of Radiant Flame. And when the wearer has 4 stacks of Radiant Flame, all the stacks are removed, and they gain Mask, lasting for 4 turn(s).

 

Some of the best F2P Light Cones that provide 80%~85% performance of Sig LC includes:

	Dance! Dance! Dance! (4*) Attack: 423 HP: 952 Defense: 396
S5 Effect: When the wearer uses their Ultimate, all allies' actions are Advanced Forward by 24% .

Please note: The Action-advanced forward effect makes Dance Dance Dance the best 4-star Light Cone in star rail. However, if Cerydra is used in a Phainon team, this Light Cone loses value since she won’t stay on the field long enough for the team to fully benefit from it.

	The Forever Victual (4*) Attack: 476 HP: 952 Defense: 330
S5 Effect: Increases the wearer's ATK by 32%. After using their Skill, the wearer's ATK increases by 16%, stacking up to 3 times.

This Light Cone is FREE to get in the The Chrysos Maze Grand Restaurant which is frendily for F2P players.

 

Best Relic & Ornament Sets

For Cerydra, her best Relic set is the Sacerdos' Relieved Ordeal set, which increases her Speed stat and grants allies critical damage boost whenever she uses her skill on them, allowing her to boost the damage output of the buffed ally by a massive amount.

Best Relic
Sacerdos' Relieved Ordeal
2pcs	Increases SPD by 6%.
4pcs	When using Skill or Ultimate on one ally target, increases the ability target's CRIT DMG by 18%, lasting for 2 turn(s). This effect can stack up to 2 time(s).
Alternative
Eagle of Twilight Line
2pcs	Increases Wind DMG by 10%.
4pcs	After the wearer uses their Ultimate, their action is Advanced Forward by 25%.

 

Cerydra’s best Ornament set is Lushaka, the Sunken Seas, which grants her an energy regen stat buff while also boosting the damage of the main DPS character in the first position.

Best Ornaments
Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
2pcs	Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. If the wearer is not the first character in the team lineup, then increases the ATK of the first character in the team lineup by 12%.
Alternative
Sprightly Vonwacq
2pcs	Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer's action is Advanced Forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle.

 

Main & Sub Stats

For Main Stats and Sub Stats, players should prioritize Attack Stats on Cerydra to maximize her talent which boost her critical damage the higher her attack stat is. Additionally, to maximize her support potential, players should focus on getting Energy Regen and Speed stats for Cerydra as well.

	Main Stat	Sub Stat
Body	ATK%	Priority 1: ATK% / SPD Priority 2: Critical DMG%
Feet	SPD / ATK%
Rope	Energy Regen / ATK%
Orb	ATK%

Note: To maximize Cerydra’s talent, players should aim for 4000 Attack with as high speed as possible.

 

Cerydra Edilons VS Signature Weapon

In terms of pulling investment for Cerydra and the balance between getting her Eidolons and her Signature Light Cone, there are certain considerations players should make:

Signature LC

Cerydra’s Lightcone provides her a 64% attack boost which is needed for her Talent, helps her recovery SP and boost the skill damage output of the Main DPS character whenever she uses her Skills, which is crucial for her support role.

E1

E1 allows the ally with Military Merit ignore up to 36% of enemy target's DEF when dealing DMG and recovers 2 energy whenever Cerydra uses her skill, allowing Cerydra to massively boost the damage output of the ally granted her unique buff.

E2

E2 allows Cerydra's DMG dealt increases by 160% and the designated teammate's DMG increases by 40%, boosts the entire team's damage output. This Eidolon is also a stoping point for low-spenders as it boost massive additional DMG for Cerydra and the Main DPS.

E3&E5

Cerydra’s E3 and E5 just simply increase the Skill Lv. and full Ultimate Lv. as normal. You should only pull for these when E4 and E6 strong enough or you just love Cerydra.

E4

E4 increase her sub-DPS potential by increasing the Wind DMG dealt by Ult. However, this eidolon does not improve her support capability, which is her main role.

E6

E6 allows her and the ally with her unique buff to deal damage that ignores 20% of ALL-type RES PEN and boost the additional DMG triggered by Military Merit whenever the ally uses their skill. Coupling this effect with Cerydra’s E1 and E2 allows the Main DPS character to deal up to 100% more damage by simply having Cerydra on the field. E6 is extremely powerful, however, it is quite costly to achieve.

 Therefore, with these considerations, players should invest in Cerydra in this order: E0S0 > E0S1 / E1S0 > E2S1 > E6S1 (Pulling for E1S0 if you want to pair Cerydra for Phainon, and E1S0 for Anaxa).

 

Best Team Compositions

As a support capable of providing powerful buffs to allies’ skill damage output and duplicate the main DPS’ skill usage, Cerydra is surprisingly very restrictive in terms of team building, with her best teammates essentially boils down to her best partner in crime - Phainon and other character dealing Skill DMG in Honkai Star Rail.

Phainon Team - Best Team Composition

Running Cerydra alongside Phainon is the intended best team for Cerydra as her entire skill kit is designed to revolve around Phainon, allowing Cerydra to massively boost Phainon’s damage output when she is off the field due to Phainon’s effect.

Phainon	Cerydra	Sunday	Bronya
Main DPS	Support	Support	Support

Phainon serves as the main DPS option in the team, receiving all of the buffs from other supports in the team in order to boost his skill damage output to the maximum before entering his Ultimate mode and dealing massive amounts of skill damage to all enemies. Cerydra allows Phainon to use his skill additional times thanks to her effect and allow him to take full use of her buffs that boost his Skill damage output.

 

Anaxa Hypercarry Team Synergy

A surprising benefactor of Cerydra’s powerful skill kit, by running Cerydra alongside him, Anaxa will be promoted from the sub DPS option in The Herta team into the team’s main DPS option. Thanks to his ability to reuse his skill, allowing Anaxa to use 4 Skills in a row thanks to Cerydra’s skill duplication abilities while taking full advantage of her buffs.

 

Anaxa	The Herta	Cerydra	Tribbie / Hyacine
Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support

A reverse of the typical The Herta team composition, Anaxa serves as the main DPS in this team with The Herta serving as the sub DPS to help trigger his Bonus Ability with 2 Erudition characters on field. Cerydra will be the team’s main Support option, with Huohuo or Hyacine serving as the main Sustain option to keep the team alive.

 

Conclusion

That's all for Cerydra Build Guide, we hope that we have been able to provide you with the best information regarding Cerydra and how they can best invest in Cerydra to make her one of the best Skill damage supporter characters in the game of Honkai Star Rail!

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