Thus Burns the Dawn
Thus Burns the Dawn is a 5★ Light Cone for the Path of Destruction in Honkai: Star Rail.
This 5-star Warrior cone stacks SPD, DEF penetration, and a massive 60% damage boost right after using the Ultimate, making it a best-in-slot pick for Ultimate-centric DPS.
The wearer's base SPD increases by 12. When dealing DMG, ignores 18% of the target's DEF. After the wearer uses Ultimate, gains "Blazing Sun," which is removed at the start of the turn. While holding "Blazing Sun," increases the wearer's DMG dealt by 60%.
Once again, at the journey's end, the man's silhouette was swallowed by the sweltering golden sun. "So... that golden blood, the last hope of deliverance, was really..." His tears never had the chance to fall — they vanished into steam. "Snowy, see you tomorrow!" "Deliverer, remember to stay alive till the final act!" "Go be the dawn of Amphoreus..." ... The people's wishes echoed in the void. The Nameless Hero crumbled, his fierce and tragic death laid bare. "If rage can't burn this twisted fate to ashes..." He climbed toward the peak, over and over, only to fall and be shattered, again and again— "Then let me burn with it!"
How to read this Light Cone page
Every Light Cone has exactly one passive effect tied to the wielder's combat performance; that effect scales up as you Superimpose it from S1 to S5 — use the S1-S5 buttons above to see the exact numbers at each level instead of guessing or interpolating. A Light Cone only delivers its full value on a character who shares its Path; "Characters who use this cone" lists every character on that Path, while "Best users" is a narrower list pulled from real build consensus, not a guess.
Base stats (HP/ATK/DEF) are shown at Lv80 for every cone of the same rarity so they can be compared directly; a 5-star cone will always edge out 4-star and 3-star ones here — the real difference lives in the passive effect, not the flat stats. The "Alternative cones on the same Path" section suggests a few other options if you do not own the signature cone yet, or want to compare before spending ascension materials.
See the full list on the Light Cones page, or check terms in the HSR Glossary.