The Dahlia Best Build: Best Relics, Light Cones, and Team Comps | Honkai: Star Rail 3.8

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The Dahlia's gameplay footage is absolutely stunning! As a top-tier support who redefines Break mechanics, no meta-chaser or aesthetics lover should miss her! I've already saved up 388 special passes... determined to bring this mommy-level character home :). Let’s get back on track. If you’re ready to welcome The Dahlia aboard your express, don’t miss this comprehensive guide to optimizing her with the best relics, light cones, and team setups!

 

The Dahlia Overview

"Your memories... are quite thorny. So, why don't we start with me laying my thoughts bare...? My name is Constance, and those who have fallen to my charms call me 'The Dahlia.' Don't be afraid. Come with me. In this duet belonging only to the two of us, you will learn how the past is being cremated and how the future is being buried..."

Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Combat Path	Nihility
Combat Type	Fire

The Dahlia is a strategic support character who redefines the rules of breaking through enemy defenses, turning debuff attacks into real damage. She accelerates the team's weak point breaks and boosts ultimate damage output, making her the engine and core of any break team. Her field greatly improves break efficiency, allowing enemies to enter a weakened state faster. More importantly, within her domain, her strong debuff attacks can preemptively convert into "super break" damage, enabling sustained output while breaking through.

Her ultimate is particularly powerful: reducing enemy defenses and temporarily applying the core team's elemental weaknesses, bypassing the enemies' original weak points for a "break whatever you want" effect. Additionally, her talents synergize with the highest damage breakers, triggering follow-up attacks that continually replenish super break damage. Although she doesn't rely on direct damage herself, The Dahlia's ability to reshape the break mechanics and empower her team makes her a vital core member.

The Dahlia's core role is as a break-specialized support. Her skills are focused on enhancing break efficiency and converting damage into super break. Therefore, her build should prioritize unlocking her core functions first, followed by strengthening her support and damage capabilities.

 

The Dahlia Trace Priority Guide

As a dedicated Break Effect support, The Dahlia's entire kit revolves around supercharging your team's break efficiency and converting toughness damage into Super Break. When leveling her traces, focus on unlocking her core functionality first before enhancing her supportive capabilities.

Recommended Upgrade Order:

Skill= Talent > Ultimate > Basic Attack

Skill & Talent (MAX PRIORITY)

Her Skill creates the Withering Garden field that gives the whole team break efficiency and enables early Super Break conversion - this is literally why you use her. Her Talent enables the follow-up attacks and additional Super Break damage from Dance Partners. These two are equally important and form the foundation of her entire playstyle.

Ultimate (Secondary Priority)

The Ultimate provides that sweet team-wide DEF shred and the absolutely cracked weakness implantation effect. It's your key to breaking any enemy regardless of their original weaknesses. Level this up after securing her core mechanics.

Basic Attack (Lowest Priority)

Let's be real - you're not using The Dahlia for her basic attack damage. The value comes from her field and support capabilities, so leave this for last.

Bonus Abilities (Traces)

The three minor trace nodes provide important stat boosts and mechanical enhancements. Make sure to unlock these before investing in leveling up your trace levels, as they don't require trace materials.

 

The Dahlia Ascension & Trace Materials Checklist

Material Type	Quantity	Remarks / Usage
Credit	3,887,800	Consumed for character and trace upgrade
Travel Encounters	3	Trace upgrade
Adventure Log	3	Trace upgrade
Traveler's Guide	289	Trace upgrade
Footprints of Destiny	8	Trace upgrade (unlocks key trace nodes)
Blaze of Passion	18	Trace upgrade
Spark of Starfire	69	Trace upgrade
Fiend of Burning Heaven	139	Trace upgrade
Radiant Solar Prominence	65	Character level breakthrough
Fragment of Thoughts	56	Trace upgrade
Remnant of Impression	71	Trace upgrade
Shattered Mirror of Desire	73	Trace upgrade

Wanna know more details about The Dahlia's materials? Please check out our The Dahlia materials farming guide to learn more.

Best Relics

As The Dahlia is a Break support, her Relic configuration should prioritize Break Effect. The following are some recommended Relic sets and their effects:

Iron Cavalry's Homing Helm

2-Pc: Increases Break Effect by 16%. 4-Pc: If the wearer's Break Effect is 150% or higher, the Break DMG dealt to the enemy target ignores 10% of their DEF. If the wearer's Break Effect is 250% or higher, the Super Break DMG dealt to the enemy target additionally ignores 15% of their DEF.

 

Forge's Lotus Lantern Wick

2-Pc: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer hits an enemy target that has Fire Weakness, the wearer's Break Effect increases by 40%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

 

Thief's Myriad-Faced Mask

2-Pc: Increases Break Effect by 16%. 4-Pc: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16%. After the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.

 

Vonwacq's Island of Birth

2-Pc: 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.

 

Watchmaker's Telescoping Lens

2-Pc: Increases Break Effect by 16%. 4-Pc: When the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally, all allies' Break Effect increases by 30% for 2 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.

 

Talia's Nailscrap Town

2-Pc: Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer's Break Effect increases by an extra 20%.

Main Stats: Break Effect > Speed > HP

Sub Stats: Break Effect / Speed

Break Effect: Should be stacked as high as possible. It is recommended to exceed 250% under ideal conditions to activate the full bonus of the 4-piece Cavern Relic set.

Speed: It is advised to reach at least 145 to consistently trigger the complete effect of the Planar Ornament set.

 

Light Cones Recommendation

Never Forget Her Flame

Her Signature LC - Absolutely Braindead OP!

This light cone dumps a massive amount of Break Effect and Break DMG right into her lap. Oh, and it also shoves a huge chunk of Break Effect onto another teammate, making her support value absolutely cracked. Plus, you get skill points refunded? Perfect for rotations, perfect for damage. Just equip it and forget it!

By the way... mommy looks so fine without her hat (ૢ˃ꌂ˂⁎)

Never Forget Her Flame

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ATK: 529 | HP: 1164 | DEF: 463

Immolation

Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 60%/75%/90%/105%/120%. When entering combat, increases Break DMG dealt by the wearer and another teammate who triggered combat by 32%/42%/52%/62%/72%. If there is no teammate who triggered combat, applies this effect to the wearer and the teammate with the highest Break Effect. Effects of the same type cannot be stacked. When the wearer applies Weakness to an enemy target, recovers 1 Skill Point. This effect can only trigger once, and trigger count resets when using Ultimate.

Strong Alternative

Long Road Leads Home. As a fellow Fire-type Break Effect support, the Dahlia also synergizes very well with the " Long Road Leads Home" Light cone! If your budget doesn't allow for her signature weapon, equipping this Light Cone is an excellent alternative!

	Long Road Leads Home ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ATK: 476 | HP: 953 |DEF: 662
	Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 60%/70%/80%/90%/100%。When an enemy target's Weakness gets broken, there is a 100% base chance to inflict the "Charring" state on it, which increases its Break DMG taken by 18%/21%/24%/27%/30%, lasting for 2 turn(s). This effect can stack 2 time(s).

 

Other Options

Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat. The ultimate budget-friendly flex pick! Just hit enemies to slap DEF shred on them, giving your whole squad a free damage amp. It's a 4-star, but honestly? This thing puts in more work than some 5-star LCs. Can't go wrong with this bad boy if you're building on a budget!

	Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ATK :476 | HP:953| DEF: 331
	Glance Back When the wearer hits an enemy and if the hit enemy is not already "Ensnared," then there is a 60%/70%/80%/90%/100% base chance to "Ensnare" the hit enemy. "Ensnared" enemies' DEF decreases by 12%/13%/14%/15%/16% for 1 turn(s)

Holiday Thermae Escapade. As one of the Light Cones available through the Nameless Glory, it offers exceptional value! It provides a solid DMG increase, and after attacking, it applies the Vulnerability state to enemies, allowing your entire team to deal more damage to them. Its supportive capabilities are remarkably comprehensive.

	Holiday Thermae Escapade ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ATK: 529 | HP: 1058 | DEF: 331
	Chill Out Increases the wearer's DMG dealt by 16%/20%/24%/28%/32%. After the wearer attacks, there is a 100% base chance to inflict the attacked target with Vulnerability, increasing the DMG they receive by 10%/12%/13%/14%/16% for 2 turn(s). Effects of the same type cannot stack.

 

The Dahlia: Signature LC vs Eidolon

Signature LC "Never Forget Her Flame" Dumps insane amounts of Break Effect and Break DMG into her kit. And it refunds skill points when you successfully implant weaknesses? That's just straight up cheating. Heads up though: the damage buff only procs reliably when she actually applies weakness, so it's literally built around her core gameplay loop.

E1 When she ults with her Withering Garden field active, instantly gives all Dance Partners a stack of Burning Passion, making their next Super Break ignore 20% DEF. This isn't just a damage spike, it's a fundamental shift in your team's penetration power against tanky enemies. Solid standalone, but really wants E2 to reach its full potential.

E2 The game-changing breakpoint. Starts combat with a free Fading Seed and +1 initial field duration. But the real juice? Her field now gives an additional 20% Weakness Break Efficiency on top of the base effect. This is what transforms her from "strong support" to "break team foundation". She's online from turn one with maximum efficiency. If you're spending, this is where you stop.

E4 Enemies suffering from her implanted weaknesses take 15%more Break DMG. It's an independent multiplier with near-perfect uptime. Not flashy but consistently amplifies your entire team's damage ceiling. Solid damage bump for a 4th eidolon.

E6 This literally rewrites how break teams function.Every Super Break from allies in her field has 100% chance to ricochet, dealing 60% of the original damage to adjacent targets. Translation: your single-target breaks now cleave for massive AoE damage. The only catch? It's environment-dependent, absolutely busted in multi-target but less impactful in pure single-target. Reserved for whales and dedicated mains chasing peak performance.

Pulling Priority:

E0+ Signature LC > E2 > E6 > E1 > E4

The sweet spot? E2 with her signature LC, that's where she becomes the complete break team engine. Everything beyond is luxury for leaderboard pushers and simps (we respect both).

 

Best Teams

The Dahlia's Skill creates a field that increases all allies' Weakness Break Efficiency and converts Toughness Reduction on non-Weakness Broken enemies into Super Break DMG. Her Ultimate implants the DMG Type Weakness of all Dance Partners onto enemies and reduces their DEF. Therefore, The Dahlia's teammates should ideally be Break Effect-focused Main DPS characters and supports that enhance Break Efficiency.

The Dahlia

Firefly

Fugue

Lingsha / Gallagher

 

The Dahlia

Firefly

Fugue

Trailblazer （The Harmony）

 

The Dahlia

Boothill

Ruan Mei

Trailblazer（The Harmony）/ Sustainer

 

Conclusion

From Relics and Light Cones to team synergies, this guide has packed all you need to build the graceful Break Queen—The Dahlia! Follow LDShop for deeper dive into her combat tactics and pro-level strategies that’ll make her shine brighter! There’s no denying The Dahlia is a game-changing Break-focused support in Honkai: Star Rail! Boasting a field effect that flips battle dynamics and unmatched adaptability, are you ready to welcome this powerhouse, Trailblazers? I’ve already hoarded my Special Star Rail Passes, counting down the moments till Mommy’s elegant heels step onto my Astral Express!

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