Cerydra Build
Cerydra is a 5★ Wind character on the Path of Harmony in Honkai: Star Rail. Below are the character's stats, skills and Eidolons — plus a pity calculator if you plan to pull.
Cerydra is a top-tier single-target buffer for DPS units that lean on their Skill. Pull if you own
Phainon or
Anaxa; skip if your roster is all basic/ult-based DPS or you want a flexible team-wide support.
Sub-stat priority: ATK% > SPD > Energy Regen
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Deals Wind DMG equal to 140% of Cerydra's ATK to one designated enemy.
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Grants "Military Merit" to one designated ally character and gives Cerydra 1 points of Charge. Charge is capped at 8 points. When Charge reaches 6 points, automatically upgrades the character's "Military Merit" to "Peerage" and dispels their Crowd Control debuffs. The character with "Peerage" is considered to have "Military Merit" simultaneously. The character with "Peerage" increases the CRIT DMG for their dealt Skill DMG by 90%, increases their All-Type RES PEN by 11%, and triggers Coup de Main when using their Skill on enemy targets. After Coup de Main ends, consumes 6 points of Charge to revert "Peerage" to "Military Merit."
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Gains 2 Charge. Deals Wind DMG equal to 288% of Cerydra's ATK to all enemies. If no character on the field has "Military Merit," prioritizes granting "Military Merit" to the first character in the current team.
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The character with "Military Merit" increases ATK by an amount equal to 27% of Cerydra's ATK. When the character uses Basic ATK or Skill, Cerydra gains 1 Charge. During Coup de Main, Cerydra cannot gain Charge. After the character with "Military Merit" uses an attack, Cerydra additionally deals 1 instance of Wind Additional DMG equal to 75% of her ATK. This effect can trigger up to 20 time(s). The trigger count resets every time Cerydra uses her Ultimate. "Military Merit" only takes effect on the most recent target. When the target changes, Cerydra's Charge is reset to 0.
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Attacks an enemy, and after entering combat, reduces their Toughness of the corresponding Type.
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After using Technique, gains "Military Merit." When switching the active character, "Military Merit" transfers to the current active character. At the start of the next battle, automatically uses Skill 1 time on the character with "Military Merit" without consuming any Skill Points.
For every 100 of Cerydra's ATK that exceeds 2000, increases her CRIT DMG by 18%, up to a max increase of 360%.
Increases Cerydra's CRIT Rate by 100%. While Cerydra's Charge is below its maximum, the character with "Military Merit" using their Ultimate grants Cerydra 1 Charge. This effect can trigger once per battle.
When using Skill, increases SPD by 20 for this unit and the teammate with "Military Merit," lasting for 3 turn(s). When the character with "Military Merit" uses Basic ATK or Skill, regenerates 5 Energy for Cerydra.
What is the best Light Cone for Cerydra?
The best Light Cone for Cerydra is Epoch Etched in Golden Blood (top pick). See F2P options in the Light Cones section above.
Is Cerydra worth pulling?
Cerydra is a top-tier single-target buffer for DPS units that lean on their Skill. Pull if you own Phainon or Anaxa; skip if your roster is all basic/ult-based DPS or you want a flexible team-wide support.
What is the best team for Cerydra?
Her two best cores are Phainon + Cyrene and Anaxa + Tribbie, since both carries spam Skill and soak her buffs fully; always add a sustain like Aventurine. Feixiao works but is less optimal as she rarely uses Skill.
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3★How to read this build page
Every character build page has these parts: recommended Light Cone/Relic sets and stat table, a Trace/skill leveling order, Eidolon milestones worth considering, and a reference SPD threshold. Read them in that order — gear tells you "what to use", Traces tell you "what to level first", Eidolon tells you "is it worth pulling dupes", SPD tells you "how fast you need to be to keep the rotation on time". The section below explains how to read each part and applies the same way to every character on the site — check the exact numbers in the table above this section, since community sources sometimes differ by a few points.
Why the Light Cone and Relic picks make sense
Most characters have a "signature" Light Cone built for their exact role, plus a few cheaper substitutes from the standard banner or easy-to-get 3-4★ cones. Missing the signature isn't a dead end — most characters keep most of their power with a well-matched substitute, typically losing somewhere between a few percent and roughly a fifth of total damage depending on the setup, per most public comparisons.
- Relic sets (2pc+2pc or 4pc) are picked for the set effect that fits that character's role (single-target DPS, AoE, shield/healing support, Break damage, and so on).
- Main stats per slot (Body/Feet/Sphere/Rope) and substats follow a priority that changes by role: DPS roles usually chase CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG before ATK%; Break-focused roles prioritize Break Effect; support/healing roles often value Effect Hit/RES or Outgoing Healing over pure CRIT.
These weights differ per character and can shift slightly between ranking sources — follow the exact priority table above rather than applying one formula to every role.
Trace/skill leveling order by role (a general guideline, not a fixed rule)
There's no single order that's correct for every character, and community sources sometimes disagree depending on the team the character is used in — but the general pattern by role is:
- DPS: level whichever skill (Skill or Ultimate) carries most of the damage for that character first, with Basic ATK usually last if it isn't the main damage source.
- Support/Buffer: prioritize Traces that boost buff strength or the skill that applies the effect over Basic ATK, since this role's value comes from lifting the team rather than personal damage.
- Healer/Shielder: prioritize the main healing or shield skill first, since that is the reason the team runs this character.
- Break/CC: prioritize whichever skill contributes the most Toughness Damage, since the Break/Weakness Break window is where the team dumps damage.
Major Traces unlock at fixed ascension levels in-game, not by choice — but which one to level first (when resources are limited) should follow the role priority above. Since the exact order can differ between ranking sources, check the specific recommendation in the table above for this character.
Eidolons: how far E0 gets you, and which milestone is worth considering
General rule: most characters at E0 (no duplicates) already handle most content, even 5-star characters. Eidolons are a duplicate-fueled upgrade system — higher levels cost more resources for a smaller power gain, and the actual gain varies a lot per character (some barely change role at E0, others shift how they're played at a specific level). The milestones most often cited by the community tend to sit at E1, E2, or E6 depending on the character — but none of these are required to clear the game's content. Check the Eidolon section in the table above for this character's specific milestone and gain; if sources disagree on how to rate a milestone, trust the in-game effect description over a pre-set percentage number.
How to think about SPD breakpoints
SPD (Speed) controls how often a character acts in the turn order — higher SPD means denser actions, and for some roles (especially support/healing that need to buff or heal before the team gets hit) hitting the right SPD "breakpoint" matters more than the raw SPD number. Values like 101 or 134 SPD are often cited as community-common breakpoints (letting a character act again before or after a specific point in certain team setups) — this is crowd-verified action-gauge math, not an official fixed number the game states for every situation. The right breakpoint also depends on the team and allies' SPD, so treat the SPD suggestion in the table above as a starting point to adjust from, not a mandatory target.
Where to dig deeper
This section only teaches you how to read the page — for deeper comparisons, use the dedicated tools:
- Tier list to see where this character stands against the full roster.
- Teams for full in-game comps with rotation order.
- Relic score to check how your current gear scores against the benchmark.






















