Honkai: Star Rail’s 3.8 update introduces characters like The Dahlia, but also her signature Light Cone. With rerun characters like Firefly also joining the mix, her Light Cone makes a reappearance too. Every 5-star Light Cone can be found in the current separate banners, which makes saving for pulls essential when building new party members. Here’s what you need to know about the featured Light Cones, and some substitutes for the spotlighted characters.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- 🤔 How Long Will Phase 1 Last?
- 🪄 The Dahlia’s Light Cone: Never Forget Her Flame
- 🤖 Firefly’s Signature Light Cone: Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
🤔 How Long Will Phase 1 Last?
To pull for Light Cones, it’s important to know when the first phase of banners will pass. It isn’t a guarantee that they’ll return in Phase 2, and you must know how much time you have left to pull. Getting every 5-star featured character and their respective Light Cones is no easy task! Right now, the first phase of Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 runs from December 16th to January 7th, 2025. If you’re looking for more ways to progress in Honkai: Star Rail, you can check for more guides, or visit the hsr top up center today!
🪄 The Dahlia’s Light Cone: Never Forget Her Flame
The Dahlia deals some great Break effect damage, and her Light Cone helps increase this immensely. Using her Light Cone, the equipper and a teammate who started combat both gain a large Attack boost. Otherwise, the effect will take over for the character with the highest Break effect. This is perfect for Break teams who rely heavily on Weakness Breaks and exploits for more damage.
Never Forget Her Flame and other great Light Cones for The Dahlia can include:
| Light Cone | Description |
| 🔥 Never Forget Her Flame 🔥 | Immolation: Increases The Dahlia’s Break Effect by +60%. When entering combat, it increases the Break damage dealt by The Dahlia and another teammate who triggered combat by +32%. If there is no teammate who triggered combat, it applies this effect to The Dahlia and the teammate with the highest Break Effect. Effects of the same type cannot be stacked. When The Dahlia applies Weakness to an enemy target, she recovers 1 Skill Point. This effect can only trigger once, and trigger count resets when using her Ultimate. |
| 🏠 Long Road Leads Home 🏠 | Rebirth: Increases The Dahlia’s Break Effect by +60%. 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 damage taken by +18%, lasting for 2 turns. This effect can stack 2 times. |
| ⚪ Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat ⚪ | Glance Back: When The Dahlia hits an enemy and if the hit enemy is not already Ensnared, then there is a +60% base chance to Ensnare the hit enemy. Ensnared enemies’ Defense decreases by -12% for 1 turn. |
| 📜 Before the Tutorial Mission Starts 📜 | Quick on the Draw: Increases The Dahlia’s Effect Hit Rate by +20%. When The Dahlia attacks enemies that have reduced Defense, she regenerates +4 Energy. |
🤖 Firefly’s Signature Light Cone: Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
Firefly is another character that deals some powerful Break damage, but she also carries the unique play style of a Destruction character. While she can pack a punch as a Main DPS, every move takes away her Health. This forces players to strategize more, so increasing her Break damage and effectiveness ensures that every turn counts.
Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest great Light Cones for Firefly can include:
| Light Cone | Description |
| 💫 Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest 💫 | Metamorphosis: Increases Firefly’s Break Effect by +60%. When she deals Break damage to an enemy target, she inflicts Routed on the enemy, lasting for 2 turns. Targets afflicted with Routed receive +24.0% increased Break damage from Firefly, and their Speed is lowered by -20%. Effects of the similar type cannot be stacked. |
| ✨ On the Fall of an Aeon ✨ | Moth To Flames: Whenever Firefly attacks, her Attack is increased by +8% in this battle, up to 4 times. When Firefly inflicts Weakness Break on enemies, her damage increases by +12% for 2 turns. |
| 🧨 Flames Afar 🧨 | Deflagration: When Firefly’s cumulative Health loss during one attack exceeds 25% of her Max Health, or if the amount of her own Health consumed at one time is greater than 25% of her Max Health, this Light Cone immediately heals Firefly for 15% of her Max Health, and at the same time, increases the damage she deals by +25% for 2 turns. This effect can only be triggered once every 3 turns. |
| 🦛 The Moles Welcome You 🦛 | Fantastic Adventure: When Firefly uses a Basic Attack, Skill, or Ultimate to attack enemies, she gains one stack of Mischievous. Each stack increases the Firefly’s Attack by +12%. |
