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Himeko is a five-star fire-element Erudition character inHonkai: Star Rail. As the navigator of the Astral Express, Himeko is an adventurer and scientist who uses her tactical skills in battle to deal with multiple enemies at once. She can call in orbital strikes from the Astral Express with her Ultimate, devastating the battlefield.
Himeko is a powerful character for farming Calyxes in Honkai: Star Rail, so you may be looking to upgrade her and set her up with the best Relics and Light Cones. If you’re looking for a strong Himeko build, you’ve come to the right place. Below, you can find details on the best Relics and Light Cones for Himeko, and some tips for building her right.
Updated July 23, 2025: With the launch of the PS5 version of Honkai: Star Rail, we’ve updated this guide for all the new HImeko-havers exploring the galaxy for the first time. Here you’re able to find up to date info on everything to do with building your Himeko, including the best Relics, Light Cones, and stats for her.
Best Relics And Planar Ornaments For Himeko
Himeko is all about using area attacks to damage multiple enemies at the same time using fire-element damage. To that end, we recommend using the following Relic and Planar Ornament sets.
Relic
Firesmith of Lava-Forging
The 2-piece bonus of this setincreases fire damage by 10%, while the 4-piece bonusincreases the wearer’s Skill damage by 12%, and after using their Ultimate, theirnext attack deals 12% more fire damage. Overall, this set provides a high damage boost for Himeko, and is thebest option available.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat
The main reason to use this set is to get the flat 10% attack boost from the 2-piece bonus. This can be paired with the 2-piece bonus of Firesmith in Lava-Forging for a nice bonus to all of Himeko’s damage.
Planar Ornament
Space Stealing Station
When equipped with both Space Stealing Station pieces, the wearer’sattack is increased by 12%, and if their speed is higher than 120, their attack is increased by anadditional 12%. By building up Himeko’s speed stat, this set will provide a massive24% bonus damage.
Inert Salsotto
The Inert Salsotto set increases the wearer’scrit rate by 8%, and if their current crit rate is above 50%, theirUltimate and follow-up attacks deal 15% more damage.This set is great for critical hit-focused builds, butrelies more on energy rechargefor Himeko to use her Ultimate more often.
As a damage dealer, you will want Himeko to have thehighest damage-based statsyou can get. Primarily,critical hit, critical damage, and attackstats are your main focus, withspeed and fire damagebeing good secondary options. Check the table below for optimal stat distribution for your Relics.
HP (guaranteed)
ATK (guaranteed)
Link Rope
Energy Recharge Effect > Attack > Break Effect
Crit Rate, Crit Damage, Speed, and Attack percent are the best sub-stats for Himeko.
Best Light Cones For Himeko
There are a few good Erudition path Light Cones available for Himeko, but two of the best options arefive-star Warp-exclusive Light Conesthat may be difficult to get ahold of. Still, below you can see a list of a few good options for Himeko.
Explanation
Night on the Milky Way (5-star)
Night on the Milky Way is Himeko’s signature Light Cone. While equipped, the wearer gains9% additional attack for each enemy on the field, up to 45%. When an enemy is broken, the wearer deals30% more damage for the next turn. This Light Cone is exceptionally strong in multi-enemy encounters, drastically increasing Himeko’s damage.
Before Dawn (5-star)
Before Dawn increases the wearer’scrit damage by 36%, and theirSkill and Ultimate damage by 18%. After they use a Skill or Ultimate, they gain a special buff that is consumed by their next follow-up attack,increasing its damage by 48%. This Light Cone provides high damage bonuses and makes Himeko’s follow-up attacks even stronger, but requires some investment into crit chance to shine.
Today is Another Peaceful Day (4-star)
The wearer of this Light Cone has theirdamage increased based on their maximum Energy. For every point of Energy they have, their damage isincreased by 0.2%, up to 160 Energy or 32% bonus damage. Himeko has a maximum Energy of 120, so this Light Cone will always provide a24% damage bonus. Not bad, but not nearly as strong as the two five-star Light Cones above.
The Birth of the Self (4-star)
The Birth of the Self Light Coneincreases the wearer’s follow-up attack damage by 24%, and if the enemy’s HP is below 50%, this damage is increased by anadditional 24%. This Light Cone is great for fights where you can consistently trigger Himeko’s follow-up attacks, but doesn’t provide bonuses to her normal attack, Skill, or Ultimate, making it a bit more situational.
Himeko Traces Overview And Priority
Himeko’s Traces and abilities are mainly focused on dealing area damage. You can check each of her abilities below.
Molten Detonation
Skill
Deals fire damage to an enemy, and deals splash damage to adjacent enemies.
Heavenly Flare
Ultimate
Deals fire damage to all enemies, and regenerates Energy for each enemy defeated.
Victory Rush
Talent
When an enemy is broken, Himeko gains 1 Charge. At 3 stacks of Charge, Himeko performs a follow-up attack, dealing fire damage to all enemies. She starts the battle with 1 Charge.
Incomplete Combustion
Technique
Creates a Dimension on the field. When entering a battle in the Dimension, all enemies take 10% more fire damage for 2 turns.
Starfire
Bonus Ability
Attacks have a 50% chance to inflict Burn on enemies for 2 turns. Burn deals damage to the enemy at the start of each turn.
Benchmark
At 80% or higher HP, Himeko’s crit rate is increased by 15%.
When upgrading Himeko’s Traces,prioritize her Skill and Ultimate first, then herattack and Talent, and herTechnique last. Her abilitiesStarfireandMagmaare very good, boosting Himeko’s damage drastically, so try to get these upgrades as soon as you can.
Tips For Using Himeko
Himeko is great atbreaking enemies that are weak to fire damage, and quickly killing low-health enemies in multi-wave battles. Himekoworks best in teams that can consistently break the enemy’s weak pointsto take advantage of her follow-up attack.
When constructing a team for Himeko, be sure totake the enemy’s weaknesses into consideration. If you can’t break the enemy, Himeko’s usefulness is drastically reduced.
In battles against multiple enemies,target the middle enemy with Himeko’s Skill, unless an adjacent enemy has fire weakness, in which case you should target that enemy instead. In some battles, it may be a good idea tosave your Ultimate to use against reinforcements, but for the most part, you should use it as soon as it’s available for the extra damage.
Are Himeko’s Eidolons Worth It?
Himeko has several useful Eidolons that canboost her damage output, but as a five-star character, these may bedifficult to get. However, her Eidolon levels will only make her stronger, especially her first and fourth Eidolon levels.
Himeko’s first Eidolon levelincreases her speed after Victory Rush is used, and her fourth Eidolon level makes hergain an additional Charge stackwhen breaking enemies, allowing her to use Victory Rush much more frequently.
Although these bonuses are very nice to have,we don’t recommend focusing heavily on unlocking them. Getting multiple copies of five-star characters can be veryexpensive, and in Himeko’s case, it’s not really worth it, unless she is your favorite character.
