Build of the Honkai Star Rail Acheron

As everyone knows, Hoyoverse adores a purple-haired woman with a sword, so meet Acheron from Honkai Star Rail. As a member of the Galaxy Rangers, this stunning warrior travels the universe while enforcing justice on behalf of Lan, the Aeon of The Hunt. See everything we know about this woman who resembles Raiden Mei below.

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How to use
Light cones
Relics
Team comps
Skills
Eidolons
Ascension materials
Trace materials

Which Honkai Star Rail Acheron construction is the best?


Best light cone	Along the Passing Shore
Light cone substitutes	Good Night and Sleep Well, Incessant Rain
Best relic set	Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
Best planar ornament set	Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
Main stats	Body: Crit damage/rate Feet: Speed or attack Planar sphere: Lightning damage boost or attack Link rope: Attack
Sub stats	Crit damage/rate Attack Speed

Acheron is a very skilled dealer of damage. She is a five-star lightning user traveling the Path of Nihility. Although her damage isn't great over time, she can bypass the enemy's defenses with a number of her techniques, and her ultimate can deal three different types of damage at once.

Above the Passing Shore, is Acheron's finest light cone ().and the most useful relic sets to give her are Dead Water Pioneer Diver, and Takama Divine Realm and Izumo Gensei.

How need I to use Acheron?

Understanding Acheron's kit may be somewhat difficult, particularly as her ultimate is built on a stacks system rather than energy. Running her on a Nihility-focused team is usually a good idea. to maximize her self-buffs and the advantages she receives from her teammates debuffing the adversary.Acheron's ultimate charge may be increased by stacks using her talent before being unleashed.She can cut through foes regardless of their limitations since this lessens their toughness and all-type resistance.

Which light cones work best for Acheron?

As opposed to following the Nihility norm of debuffs and DoT, Acheron's utility increases dependent on her crit rate and damage like other DPS units, making her trademark light cone, Along the Passing Shore . Star Rail Silver Wolf HonkaiBecause to its impact hit rate and crit rate bonuses, Incessant Rain, 's characteristic light cone, is also a respectable choice for Acheron. You also have a higher chance of having a copy of Incessant Rain available since Silver Wolf has previously had a banner repeat. For an Acheron squad that is focused on debuff, Good Night and Sleep Well is a fantastic four-star option.If you are unable to get one of them, there are several excellent substitutes that make use of various parts of her equipment.

Light cone	Effect	How to obtain
Along the Passing Shore (five-star)	Increases Acheron’s crit damage by 36%. When she hits an enemy, she inflicts Mirage Fizzle on them, which lasts one turn. This can trigger once on each target each time Acheron attacks. She deals 24% extra damage to targets with the Mirage Fizzle, with her ultimate doing 24% more damage on top	Limited light cone banner (alongside Acheron)
Incessant Rain (five-star)	Increases Acheron’s effect hit rate by 24%. When she deals damage to an enemy that currently has three or more debuffs, increases Acheron’s crit rate by 12%. After Acheron uses her basic attack, skill, or ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to implant Aether Code on a random hit target that does not yet have it. Targets with Aether Code receive 12% increased damage for one turn	Limited light cone banner (Silver Wolf)
Good Night and Sleep Well (four-star)	For every debuff the enemy has, Acheron’s damage increases by 12%. This can stack three times and also applies to damage over time	All banners
It’s Showtime (four-star)	When Acheron inflicts a debuff onto an enemy, she gains a stack of Trick. Each Trick stack increases her damage by 6% and can stack three times. This lasts for one turn. If her effect hit rate is 80% or higher, her attack increases by a further 20%	All banners

Which relics are the finest for Acheron?

Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters is Acheron's best-in-slot relic set. This is particularly true if you have her in a Nihility-based squad, since her damage bonus increases with the number of debuffs you can inflict.To increase her lightning damage and overall DPS potential, however, Band of Sizzling Thunder is also a solid set. During the time you collect additional relics, Musketeer of Wild Wheat comes in handy.The most recent addition to World 9 of the Simulated Universe, Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm, is Acheron's greatest planar ornament set by a landslide. Because this set gives the user a crit rate increase if another team member takes the same route, Acheron's ability to work well with other Nihility characters is a huge plus. World 9 may be accessed at Space Sealing Station if you haven't already. and Salsotto inert are both excellent stand-in choices to increase her attack and critical rate.

Relic	Effect	How to obtain
Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters	Two equipped: increases damage dealt to enemies with debuff by 12% Four equipped: Increases Acheron’s crit rate by 4%. She deals 8/12% more crit damage to enemies with at least two/three debuffs. After she inflicts a debuff, these effects increase 100% for one turn	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Dreamdive in Penacony’s Reverie Hotel
Band of Sizzling Thunder	Two equipped: Increases Acheron’s lightning damage by 10% Four equipped: When she uses her skill, this set increases her attack by 20% for one turn	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Holy Hymn on the Xianzhou Luofu
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	Two equipped: Increases Acheron’s attack by 12% Four equipped: Acheron’s speed increases by 6%, and her basic attack damage increases by 10%	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI

Decorated planes

Relic	Effect	How to obtain
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm	Two equipped: Increases Acheron’s attack by 12%. When she enters battle if at least one other party member is Nihility as well, her crit rate increases by 12%	Immersion Reward devices in World 9 of the Simulated Universe
Space Sealing Station	Two equipped: Increases Acheron’s attack by 12%. When her speed reaches 120 or higher, her attack increases by a further 12%	Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe
Inert Salsotto	Two equipped: Increases Acheron’s crit rate by 8%. When her current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, her ultimate and follow-up attack damage increases by 15%	Immersion Reward devices in World 6 of the Simulated Universe

Relic stat suggestions

Principal data:<

Body: Crit damage/rate
Feet: Speed or attack%
Planar sphere: Lightning damage boost or attack%
Link rope: Attack%

Crit damage/rate
Attack%
Speed

Honkai Star Rail's Acheron holding her sword aloft

Sub-stats

Which Acheron teams are the strongest?

Acheron is a unique character since she can usually attack adversaries. However, you may also combine her with other very powerful DPS units, such as Kafka from Honkai Star Rail. to profit from their connection with Nihility.To trigger buffs in her kit, we advise taking one more Nihility team member with Acheron, or two if you can. Speaking of buffs, Acheron may do somewhat greater damage while the foes are debuffed by Pela, Silver Wolf, and Gallagher.

First character slot	Second character slot	Third character slot	Fourth character slot
Acheron	Silver Wolf	Pela	Fu Xuan
Acheron	Kafka	Black Swan	Gallagher

What skills does Acheron possess?

Skills in action:

Skill	Effect
Basic attack: Trilateral Wiltcross	Acheron deals lightning damage to one target, equal to 905 of her attack stat
Skill: Octobolt Flash	Acheron gains one point of Slashed Dream and inflicts one stack of Crimson Knot on a single target. This deals 140% of her attack as lightning damage to the single target, and then 52% of her attack as lightning damage to adjacent targets
Ultimate: Slashed Dream Cries in Red	During her ultimate, Acheron attacks times with Rainblade, and then once with Stygian Resurge. This deals 334% of her attack as lightning damage to a single target and 270% to other targets on the field. Rainblade: This deals lightning damage equal to 21% of Acheron’s attack to a single target enemy and removes three stacks of Crimson Knot. When a stack of Crimson Knot gets removed, it deals 13% of her attack as lightning damage to all enemies. For every stack removed, the damage multiplier increases, up to a maximum of 54%. Stygian Resurge: Deals lightning damage equal to 180% of her attack stat to all enemies on the field, and removes all stacks of Crimson Knot. Acheron cannot apply Crimson Knot stacks to enemies during her ultimate.

Skill:

Skill

Effect

Atop Rainleaf Hangs Oneness

When Slashed Dream reaches nine points, you can activate Acheron’s ultimate. During her ultimate, enemies’ toughness – regardless of weakness type – reduces by 17%, along with their all-type resistance. This lasts until the end of her ultimate.
When any party member inflicts a debuff onto a target, Acheron gains a point of Slashed Dream and also applies a stack of Crimson Knot to a target. If debuffs get inflicted on multiple targets, the Crimson Knot stack goes to the target with the most stacks already. This can trigger once per ability use.
After a target exits the field or gets defeated while Acheron is in the party, the Crimson Knot stacks transfer to the enemy with the next-most stacks

Approach:

Technique

Effect

Quadrivalent Ascendance

Acheron immediately attacks the enemy and gains Quadrivalent Ascendance, which deals 200% of her attack as lightning damage to all enemies, regardless of whether they are weak to it or not. After using her ultimate, Acheron gains one point of Slased Dream and inflicts one stack of Crimson Knot on a random enemy.
Outside of battle, if Acheron attacks a normal enemy, she immediately defeats them without the need to enter a battle screen

Traces:

Trace Effect

Thunder Core When Rainblade hits enemy targets with Crimson Knot stacks, Acheron’s damage increases by 30%. This can stack three times and lasts for three turns.
When Stygian Resurge triggers it deals additional damage six times, each dealing 25% of her attack as lightning damage to a single target at random. This counts as ultimate damage

Red Oni At the beginning of a battle, Acheron gains five points of Slashed Dawn and applies five stacks of Crimson Knot to a random enemy. When Slashed Dream reaches its limit, each point exceeding the limit gives her a stack of Quadrivalent Ascendance. This can stack three times

The Abyss When there are one or two Nihility characters – other than Acheron – in the party, the damage she deals with her basic attack, skill, and ultimate increases to 115% and 160% respectively

What are the eidolons of Acheron?

You may unlock her eidolons if you're fortunate enough to find more than one Acheron on her banner. These are the additional skills they provide.

Eidolon	Effect
Level one: Silenced Sky Spake Sooth	When dealing damage to enemies with debuffs, Acheron’s crit rate increases by 18%
Level two: Mute Thunder in Still Tempest	The number of Nihility characters required for the trace ‘The Abyss’ reduces by one. When Acheron’s turn starts, she gains one point of Slashed Dream and inflicts one stack of Crimson Knot on the enemy that already has the most stacks
Level three: Frost Bites in Death	Increases Acheron’s ultimate level by two, up to a maximum level of 15. Also increases her basic attack level by one, up to a maximum level of ten
Level four: Shrined Fire or Mirrored Soul	When enemy targets enter combat, Acheron inflicts them with ultimate damage vulnerability, so they take 8% more damage from ultimate moves
Level five: Strewn Souls on Erased Earths	Increases Acheron’s skill level by two, up to a maximum level of 15. Also increases her talent level by two, up to a maximum level of 15
Level six: Apocalypse, the Emanator	Increases all-type resistance penetration on Acheron’s ultimate damage by 20%. The damage dealt by her basic attack and skill is also considered as ultimate damage. This damage can reduce enemy toughness regardless of their weakness types. When breaking their weaknesses, it triggers the lightning weakness break effect

Honkai Star Rail Acheron during her ultimate move where her color palette changes to grey and red

What materials does Acheron use for ascension?

In order to progress through the levels of Acheron, you will need the following items:

Required level	Credits	Ascension materials
20	3.2k	Five dream collection components
30	6.4k	Ten dream collection components
40	12.8k	Three shape shifter’s lightning staffs, six dream flow valves
50	32k	Seven shape shifter’s lightning staffs, nine dream flow valves
60	64k	20 shape shifter’s lightning staffs, six dream-making engines
70	128k	35 shape shifter’s lightning staffs, nine dream-making engines

All of Acheron's ascension materials may be found here:

Dream collection components / dream flow valves / dream-making engines – drops from Dreamjolt Faction monsters such as the bubble hound or birdskull in Penacony or in the Honkai Star Rail simulated universe, from assignment rewards or the Dream’s Edge golden calyx in Penacony, via synthesis, or the embers exchange store
Shape shifter’s lightning staff – drops from the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Doom in the Xianzhou Luofu’s Stargazer Navalia

What trace materials does Acheron have?

Acheron requires a lot of resources to level up her skills, much like the other Honkai Star Rail characters. All of Acheron's trace materials are listed below:

41 dream collection components, 56 dream flow valves, and 58 dream-making engines
- Obtained from Dreamjolt Faction monsters such as the bubble hound or birdskull in Penacony or in the Honkai Star Rail simulated universe, from assignment rewards or the Dream’s Edge golden calyx in Penacony, via synthesis, or the embers exchange store
15 fiery spirits, 72 starfire essences, and 139 heaven incinerators
- Rewards from the Bud of Nihility calyx in the Alchemy Commission, purchase from the embers exchange store, or crafted via synthesis
12 past evils of the borehole planet disaster – rewards from the Echo of War: Borehole Planet’s Old Crater
11 tracks of destiny
Three million credits

Priority of skill trace:

Ultimate > Talent > Skill > Basic attack

Principal trace priority:

The Abyss > Thunder Core > Red Oni

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Trace	Effect
Thunder Core	When Rainblade hits enemy targets with Crimson Knot stacks, Acheron’s damage increases by 30%. This can stack three times and lasts for three turns. When Stygian Resurge triggers it deals additional damage six times, each dealing 25% of her attack as lightning damage to a single target at random. This counts as ultimate damage
Red Oni	At the beginning of a battle, Acheron gains five points of Slashed Dawn and applies five stacks of Crimson Knot to a random enemy. When Slashed Dream reaches its limit, each point exceeding the limit gives her a stack of Quadrivalent Ascendance. This can stack three times
The Abyss	When there are one or two Nihility characters – other than Acheron – in the party, the damage she deals with her basic attack, skill, and ultimate increases to 115% and 160% respectively