Best-value Signature Light Cones and Eidolons

While the limited-time characters of Star Rail can still be played with E0S0, the real excitement comes from pulling signature Light Cones or Eidolons. Today, LDShop will take a look at the most worthwhile signature Light Cones and Eidolons in version 3.X

The most worthwhile Signature Light Cones

Top 5：Life Should Be Cast to Flames

Effect:

• If the wearer’s turn starts, regenerates 10 Energy.
• If the enemy target has a Weakness implanted by the wearer, increases the wearer's DMG dealt to it by 60%.
• When an enemy target gets attacked by the wearer, the wearer decreases the target's DEF by 12%, lasting for 2 turns. The same types of effects cannot stack.

Reason:

Life Should Be Cast to Flames is amazing for Anaxa since the Light Cone provides him energy restoration and a huge damage buff. It also lets Anaxa ignore a percentage of enemy DEF when he attacks.

If Anaxa is paired up with The Herta in a dual DPS team, then the Light Cones aren't strictly necessary.

However, Anaxa is also very strong as a solo Hypercarry DPS. He can implant missing weaknesses and can excel across scenarios with multiple enemies regardless of if they have a Wind weakness or not.

Anaxa can also do well in single-target scenarios thanks to his Skill’s Bounce property.

The Light Cone is more desirable for a Hypercarry DPS role, as it helps him deal more DMG to enemies he implanted a weakness on and can increase overall team’s DMGs.

If you do not have Anaxa, it is not recommended to pull this Light Cone for other Erudition characters.

 

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Top 4：Into the Unreachable Veil

Effect:

• Increases the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 12%. When the wearer uses Ultimate, increase the Skill and Ultimate DMG dealt by the wearer by 60%, lasting for 3 turns.
• After the wearer uses Ultimate, if this instance of Ultimate consumed 140 or more Energy, recovers 1 Skill Point.

Reason:

It provides The Herta CRIT Rate and increases the damage of her Skill and Ultimate, both of which are her main sources of damage. It also gives her some SP recovery.

This Light Cone is flexible and can be used by any Erudition DPS that does damage through their Skill and Ultimate. Characters who rely on Break Effect cannot use this since it provides nothing for Break DMG.

The Herta without this Light Cone may run out of points when using E-Q-E combos, preventing them from using their Ultimate.

 

Top3：Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky

Effect:

• Increase the wearer’s SPD by 18%. When the wearer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, consumes all allies’ HP equal to 1% of their current HP. 
• When the wearer’s memosprite uses its Skill, increase the DMG taken by all enemies by 18% for 2 turns. Effects of the same type cannot stack.

Reason:

This Light Cone is great for Support Remembrance characters who could heal and benefit from the SPD boost the Light Cone provides.

This Light Cone provides Hyacine with SPD, which she needs to utilize her Bonus Ability. This Light Cone also allows her to deal extra damage.

Increasing the DMG taken by all enemies when the memosprite uses their skill is also great since it allows Hyacine to provide a useful debuff for the team instead of just being a healer.

This allows you to stack Acheron‘s Slashed Dream. It can also drain all enemies’ HP to stack layers for Blade, stack Syzygy for Jingliu, and gained points of “Newbud” for Castorice, as well as allowing Castorice to summon Netherwing faster.

If your team’s characters do not need SPD or can’t utilize the Light Cone’s HP consumption effect properly, then other Light Cones would be better for them.

 

Top2：Lies Dance on the Breeze 

Effect:

• Increases the wearer's SPD by 18%. After the wearer uses an attack, there's a 120% base chance to inflict "Bamboozle" on every enemy. 
• While under "Bamboozle", enemies have their DEF decreased by 16% for 2 turns. If the wearer's SPD is higher or equal to 170, there's a 120% base chance to inflict "Theft" on every enemy. 
• While under "Theft", enemies have their DEF decreased by 8% for 2 turns. When "Bamboozle" or "Theft" is repeatedly inflicted, only the recently inflicted instance takes effect.

Reason:

This effect is highly versatile, reducing the DEF of all enemies without needing to hit them directly, just using the attack is sufficient.

Lies Dance on the Breeze is generally a good option for other Nihility units that require a lot of SPD and act as DEF shred debuffer, such as Cifera, Silver Wolf, and Pela.

 

Top1：Make Farewells More Beautiful

Effect:

• Increases the wearer's Max HP by 30%. When the wearer or their memosprite loses HP during their own turn, the wearer gains "Death Flower," which allows the wearer and their memosprite to ignore 30% of the target's DEF when dealing DMG, lasting for 2 turns.

Reason:

Make Farewells More Beautiful is a great Light Cone for DPS Remembrance characters who scale with max HP and can benefit from the DEF ignore the Light Cone provides. Characters and Memosprites with the mechanic of losing HP in their kit find great value in this Light Cone.

Make Farewells More Beautiful is amazing for Castorice since the Light Cone provides her Max HP, DEF ignore for her and her Memosprite, and advances her action when her Memosprite disappears. The DEF ignore is a great DMG increase for both Castorice and her Memosprite.

It provides Castorice with a boost, allowing her to cast combat skills and deal damage faster and recharge her talents.

Castorice is a character with a memory of destiny, and there are few alternatives to lower-tier Light Cones.

The two major Nameless Honor Battle Passes, Flower Will Not Forget and More Sweat, Less Tears, require time to superimpose.

 

The most worthwhile Eidolons

Top5: Mydei E1	Frost Hones Spine of Steel	Increases the DMG multiplier dealt by “Godslayer Be God” to the primary target by 30%. This ability now deals to all enemies Imaginary DMG equal to the DMG multiplier dealt to the primary target. When attacking 5 enemies, the DMG is particularly exaggerated. Its power decreases against a smaller number of enemies.
Top4：Aglaea E1	Drift at the Whim of Venus	The enemy afflicted with “Seam Stitch” takes 15% increased DMG. After Aglaea or Garmentmaker attacks this target, additionally regenerates 20 energies. Aglaea’s E1ensures steady energy regeneration so she never falls behind. With E1, Aglaea’s team building becomes more flexible, freeing her from being locked into the “Sunday, Robin and Huohuo” trio.
Top3：Hysilens E1	You Ask Why Hearts Cry	While Hysilens is on the field, the DoT dealt by ally targets is equal to 116% of their original value. Hysilens’ Talent has a 100% base chance to apply an additional Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock when she inflicts these effects. Stacking more DoTs both raises raw damage and accelerates Black Swan’s Arcana stacking, leading to extra DoTs from Hysilens’ finisher and a big jump in team DPS.
Top2：Phainon E2	Sky and Earth Churn Mortal Froth	Increases physical RES PEN by 20% and thus increases Phainon’s DMG. Gain 1 extra turn when using “Foundation: Stardeath Verdict” which consumes 4 “Scourge” points. An E0 Phainon may require two Ultimates to defeat an enemy, while an E2 Phainon only requires one. This prevents the difficulty of stacking a second Ultimate and ensures the support teammates aren’t defeated while doing so.
Top1：Tribbie E1	Rite of Sugar Scoop	The most valuable Eidolon in the Amphoreus due to its strong effect and low cost. While the Zone lasts and after alloy targets attack enemies, additionally deals True DMG equal 24% of the total DMG of this attack. This Eidolon is especially effective against bosses with the highest HP, especially in multi-enemy environment around AoE abilities. Since Amphoreus characters often deal multi-enemy damage, they synergize perfectly with Tribbie’s E1 bonus.

 

Conclusion

Signature Light Cones like Into the Unreachable Veil and Time Woven Into Gold offer game-changing advantages for The Herta and Aglaea, while carefully selected Eidolons amplify their damage output, survivability, and team synergy. Understanding how to leverage these tools—not just individually, but in combination with team compositions and status effects—can significantly elevate your Dot, AoE, and support strategies.

In summary, limited-time characters can be played with E0S0 or E0S1, but these Light Cones and Eidolons are greatly improved. It is recommended to draw extra Eidolons. To fully unlock Light Cones and Eidolons, consider topping up Honkai: Star Rail through LDShop.