Cyrene Light Cone Comparison & Analysis: Best Option for You! | HSR 3.7

Cyrene is a powerful new hybrid support character in Honkai: Star Rail, and choosing the right Light Cone is crucial for her performance. This guide compares her signature 5-star Light Cone, "This Love, Forever," with other alternatives, including Free-to-Play (F2P) ones like "Memory's Curtain Never Falls," helping you decide which option maximizes her team utility and speed requirements.

Cyrene's Character Overview

Cyrene is a limited 5-star Ice/Remembrance support character, designed primarily as a potent enabler for the "Chrysos Heir" roster. Her kit offers significant team-wide damage amplification, speed bonuses, and a unique mechanism that generates "Recollection Points" when specific allies act. Her gameplay revolves around a Skill that creates a field causing bonus follow-up damage on all ally attacks, and an Ultimate ability that, once charged, allows her to immediately activate the Ultimates of her entire team while entering an enhanced, multi-targeting state with her summoned Memosprite companion.

 

Cyrene's Signature Light Cone: "This Love, Forever" (Gacha)

This is Cyrene's tailor-made best-in-slot option, designed to integrate seamlessly with every part of her kit.

A Promise: Increases the wearer's SPD by 18% / 21% / 24% / 27% / 30% . When the wearer's memosprite uses a Memosprite Skill on an ally, gains "Blank," which increases DMG taken by all enemies by 10% / 12% / 14% / 16% / 18% . When the wearer's memosprite uses a Memosprite Skill on an enemy, gains "Verse," which increases CRIT DMG of all allies by 16% / 19% / 22% / 25% / 28% . When the wearer's memosprite has both "Blank" and "Verse," increases the effects of "Blank" and "Verse" by 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% .

Stat	Value (S1)
Rarity	★★★★★
Path	Remembrance
Key Bonus	+18% SPD; Team CRIT DMG/Enemy DMG Vulnerability

Analysis:

• Crucial SPD Boost: The 18% SPD increase at Superimposition 1 is vital. It helps Cyrene easily reach the high SPD break points required to act frequently and apply her buffs proactively. This alone is a massive quality-of-life improvement over other options.
• Dual Buff Mechanic: The Light Cone introduces specific "Blank" (enemy takes more DMG) and "Verse" (ally CRIT DMG increased) effects that perfectly mirror her Memosprite skill mechanics.
• Synergy Bonus: When both Blank and Verse are active simultaneously—which is easy for Cyrene to achieve—the effects double, providing unparalleled team optimization and damage amplification.

Verdict: This Light Cone provides all the stats Cyrene needs in one package: necessary SPD, powerful team buffs, and enemy vulnerability. It is a potent force multiplier for high-end team compositions.

 

Other 5-Star Signature Light Cones

If you have accumulated extra signature LCs from other characters, you might find alternative high-tier options. Specifically, Hyacine's and Evernight's LCs are excellent substitutes for Cyrene, provided you have them available.

Hyacine's Signature LC: "Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky" (Gacha)

This is considered the best secondary 5-star option after Cyrene's own signature, provided you don't run Hyacine in the same team.

Stat	Value (S1)
Rarity	★★★★★
Path	Remembrance
Key Bonus	+18% SPD; DMG Increase/Enemy DMG Vulnerability

Analysis:

• Crucial SPD Boost: The 18% SPD increase at Superimposition 1 is vital. It helps Cyrene easily reach the high SPD break points required to act frequently and apply her buffs proactively.
• Synergy with Kit: The LC's mechanics, which involve HP consumption for added damage and team-wide damage amplification, integrate seamlessly with Cyrene's role as a potent support/sub-DPS unit.
• Key Consideration: The main drawback is the potential for inefficiency if Hyacine herself is in the same team using her own signature LC, for similar effects often do not stack.

Evernight's Signature LC: "To Evernight's Stars" (Gacha)

Evernight's LC is another strong premium option that you can leverage for Cyrene. This Light Cone focuses more heavily on direct offensive improvements and damage output, offering substantial boosts to Cyrene's overall DPS potential.

Stat	Value (S1)
Rarity	★★★★★
Path	Remembrance
Key Bonus	High damage output, enhanced stats

Analysis:

• Pure Damage Focus: This Light Cone prioritizes raw power, offering substantial boosts to Cyrene's overall DPS potential when equipped.
• Lack of Speed: The significant trade-off for this damage boost is the complete absence of a Speed stat increase. Speed is crucial for Cyrene's effectiveness.
• Relic Compensation Needed: If you choose this LC, be prepared to heavily compensate for the missing Speed through your Relics and Ornaments to ensure Cyrene maintains efficient action sequencing within your team composition.
• The same as Hyacine's Signature LC, similar effects often do not stack.

 

Other F2P Alternatives

Not everyone can pull for the signature Light Cone. Fortunately, there are viable alternatives that allow Cyrene to function effectively.

Herta Store Option: "Memory's Curtain Never Falls" (F2P)

This 5-star F2P option is arguably her best easily obtainable alternative, available for exchange in the Simulated Universe's Herta Store.

Stat	Value (S5)
Rarity	★★★★★
Path	Remembrance
Key Bonus	+12% SPD; Ally DMG increase

Analysis:

• Strong F2P Value: At Superimposition 5 (which is free just by playing Simulated Universe), it provides a respectable 12% SPD boost. While lower than the signature's 18%, it helps a lot.
• General Utility: It offers a straightforward increase to ally DMG after Cyrene uses her skill, a simple but effective buff that works in almost any team setup.
• Accessibility: This is the most accessible high-rarity option for any player who engages with the game mode.

Forgotten Hall Option: "Victory In a Blink" (F2P)

This is another great F2P option, obtainable from the Forgotten Hall's Light Cone Manifest store using "Lucent Afterglow" currency.

Stat	Value (S5)
Rarity	★★★★☆
Path	Remembrance
Key Bonus	CRIT DMG; Ally DMG increase after her Memosprite buffs one of her allies

Analysis:

• Stat Focus: It primarily boosts Cyrene's own CRIT DMG, along with a reliable team-wide DMG buff. Though it is less optimal than focusing purely on team utility stats like SPD or team-wide DMG boosts, it is still a good F2P choice, especially if you already have it at high Superimposition.

 

Direct Comparison & Recommendation

Light Cone	DPS Performance	SPD Bonus?	Recommendation
This Love, Forever (S1)	100%	√	Optimal (Best-in-Slot)
Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky (S1)	96.29% (not carried by Hyacine)	√	Strong Secondary 5-Star
To Evernight's Stars (S1)	90.61% (not carried by Evernight)	×	Situational (If you have a spare)
Memory's Curtain Never Falls (S5)	86.17%	√	Top F2P Option
Victory In a Blink (S5)	88.19%	×	Solid F2P 4-Star

 

Conclusion

The signature "This Love, Forever" remains the undisputed best option due to the ideal combination of high SPD and customized team buffs.

For F2P players, the Herta Store 5-star LC provides the most balanced approach by offering a useful SPD boost. "Victory In a Blink" is a strong runner-up.

If you happen to have a spare "Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky" and don't plan on running Hyacine in the same team as Cyrene, it offers great personal damage potential.