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Honkai: Star Rail – Clara build and ascension guide

Originally posted on Video Games on SI | By Marco Wutz | Last updated Nov 28, 2024 10:22 AM ET

Have Mr. Svarog protect you with the best Honkai: Star Rail Clara build and unleash devastating counters against anyone daring to hurt you. Clara is a small and fragile looking girl with a tender heart, though she follows the Path of The Destruction and deals Physical DMG – mainly thanks to the aforementioned Mr. Svarog, her beefy robot companion.

Clara’s Skill, Svarog Watches Over You, deals Physical DMG to all enemies based on her ATK, which is increased if an enemy has the Mark of Counter. This status is applied by her Talent, Because We’re Family. It reduces all incoming damage and allows Svarog to mark any enemy attacking Clara, retaliating against them with a Physical DMG attack that’s based on Clara’s ATK stat. Marks of Counter are removed only after targets have been hit by Clara’s Skill.

Her Ultimate, Promise, Not Command, further emphasizes this counter-based, tanky playstyle: It boosts her damage reduction and taunts enemies for two turns, increasing the chance of Clara being attacked. In addition, Svarog’s protection is extended to all other team members, allowing him to strike back at enemies when they’ve been hit. Following the Ultimate, the next to attacks made by Svarog will be enhanced, dealing Physical DMG to the primary target as well as any adjacent targets.

Clara’s Eidolon Levels, which are increased by getting duplicates of her, are quite solid as well: Level 1 allows Marks of Counter to stay even after an enemy has been targeted with the Skill, Levels 2 and 4 boost Clara’s ATK and damage resistance further, and Level 6 gives Svarog a 50% chance of launching counters after allies have been hit even without the Ultimate.

Honkai: Star Rail – Clara: best Light Cones

Clara has a signature Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail, which is called Something Irreplaceable. It increases the wearer’s ATK substantially and allows them to regenerate HP based on that stat whenever they are hit or defeat an enemy. In addition, they deal additional damage for one turn if one of these conditions is met.

Clara’s damage output is based on ATK and she’ll be a prime target for enemies, so having a bit of regeneration of her own will greatly benefit her. Yunli’s Dance at Sunset, which is geared for a similar playstyle, is even more potent in terms of buffing Clara’s DPS, though it does so at the cost of survivability.

Best Light Cones for Clara:

Something Irreplaceable (5-Star)
Dance at Sunset (5-Star)
The Unreachable Side (5-Star)
On the Fall of an Aeon (5-Star)
The Moles Welcome You (4-Star)
Ninja Record: Sound Hunt (4-Star)
Nowhere to Run (4-Star)

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Honkai: Star Rail – Clara: best Relics

All of Clara and Svraog’s moves deal Physical DMG and depend on her ATK stat, so it’s pretty clear what you have to concentrate on when it comes to her Relics. Clara is one of the few units that want to be slower than the enemy, since the majority of her damage comes from counters, so you won’t need to worry about SPD. CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG have a much higher priority.

Effect RES or HP are the best filler stats for her, as they enhance her survivability and prevent her from being affected by status effects that might hinder her from executing counters.

Best Relic Sets for Clara:

The Ashblazing Grand Duke (4) – +20% follow-up attack damage, +6% Attack each time the wearer uses a follow-up attack to deal damage. This effect lasts three turns and can stack up to eight times. It's removed the next time the wearer uses a follow-up attack.
Champion of Streetwise Boxing (4) – +10% Physical Damage, +5% Attack after the wearer attacks or is hit (can stack up to five times).

Best Planar Ornaments for Clara:

Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves (2) – +5% follow-up attack damage for the wielder whenever a stack of Merit is gained, up to five times. Merit is obtained by allies making follow-up attack attacks; +25% Critical Hit Damage for the wearer upon reaching five stacks of Merit.
Inert Salsotto (2) – +8% Critical Hit Rate, +15% follow-up attack and Ultimate Damage when the wearer’s Critical Hit Rate surpasses 50%.

Note: Use Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves only as part of a follow-up attack team.

Prioritize the following Relic and Planar Ornament stats for Clara:

Head – HP (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK
Hands – ATK (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Effect RES
Body – CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, ATK, Effect RES
Feet – ATK % (Primary), CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK, Effect RES
Planar Sphere – Physical DMG (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK
Link Rope – ATK % (Primary), CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK, Effect RES

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Honkai: Star Rail – Clara: best teams

A team around Clara should have a healer or shielder to keep her healthy. Buffs to ATK and follow-up attacks in particular will help her maximize her damage as well.

Clara (Main DPS), Topaz (Sub DPS), Robin (Support), Aventurine (Support)

This follow-up attack team can easily maximize the benefits gained from Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves, and provides a variety of related buffs to each other. Clara and Topaz will be this party’s main damage dealers with Robin providing offensive boosts and Aventurine being a reliable shielder.

Sparkle, Tingyun, and Bronya are all fantastic support characters to accompany Clara. March 7th (Preservation) offers great synergy as well, being able to shield Clara and add to her taunt value, ensuring a steady stream of attacks coming her way.

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Honkai: Star Rail – Clara: ascension materials

Here’s everything you need to know to get Clara ascended to the maximum level and upgrade all of her talents.

Clara requires the following ascension materials to get to level 80 in addition to the necessary XP:

Credits x308,000
Ancient Part x15
Ancient Spindle x15
Ancient Engine x15
Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf x65

You can collect Ancient Parts, Spindles, and Engines from Automaton enemies in the Robot Settlement or the Great Mine as well as the Simulated Universe. You can create or exchange them through the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express, too. Ancient Parts are one of the base materials you can easily farm through the Daily Assignments to your characters, making for a steady income of the material. Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf are dropped by the Stagnant Shadow (Great Mine) or gained through exchange. The best source of Credits are the Golden Calyxes found on many worlds.

Clara requires the following materials to upgrade her combat abilities and Traces:

Credits x3,000,000
Ancient Part x41
Ancient Spindle x56
Ancient Engine x58
Shattered Blade x18
Lifeless Blade x69
Worldbreaker Blade x139
Guardian’s Lament x12
Tracks of Destiny x8

For the materials already mentioned, check above. Blades can be farmed in the Crimson Calyx (Storage Zone) on Herta Space Station. As usual, you can create the high-level materials by using lower-level materials in the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express.

Guardian’s Lament is a rarer material only gained from the Echo of War (Everwinter Hill) domain, while Tracks of Destiny can be obtained during time-limited events, the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or as a Simulated Universe Points Reward.

This article first appeared on Video Games on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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