Archer in Honkai Star Rail: Best Build Guide

Archer in HSR is a damage dealer of the Path of the Hunt with the quantum element, which was added to the game as part of the Fate/stay night colaboration. He is a standard representative of his path: he focuses on dealing high damage to large single targets, and the list of his active skills consists of a powerful attack and ult, as well as no less devastating bonus attacks.

The unique feature of the character is the ability to use the skill up to 5 times: the skill can be activated while the "Circuit Connection" state is active and there are action points. The DPS multiplier, in turn, increases within the first two activations and is maintained until the end of the turn, which turns the unit into an excellent hyper-carry, capable of competing with heroes with greater AoE potential.

However, in contrast, for maximum combat effectiveness, it requires third-party investments: we are talking not so much about equipment, but about the heroes of Harmony, who are able to expand the number of skill points, as well as actively restore them during the battle. This and many other points will be taken into account when compiling a build, which will be discussed later.

How to Get the Character

There are two ways to expand your account's collection of heroes with a new representative of the Hunt.

Event Warp: I Am the Bone of My Sword

Archer and his eidolons can be obtained in the "Event Warp: Character" called I Am the Bone of My Sword. Launch date is July 11, 2025; how long will it last, is currently unknown (general assumption - until the end of version 3.6).

Free as part of the collaboration

In addition, during the collaboration event with Fate/stay night, every Trailblazer of the Trailblazing level 3 or higher will be able to receive Archer for free. A window with a character reward will appear automatically after logging in to your account.

Additionally, the hero will be supplied with materials to upgrade him up to level 60.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Let's consider the main positive and negative sides of the hero:

Best Archer Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

Being a hyper-carry that relies on standard combat stats, the character requires the following investments:

• CRIT DMG и CRIT Rate — basic stats aimed at increasing damage;
• quantum damage bonus - the character's damage type, which similarly affects DPS;
• ATK — an indicator with which all the young man’s abilities are scaling.

Archer's build in HSR is aimed at increasing the stats considered. The selection of equipment, in turn, should move away from effects that are beneficial for the Heroic Spirit, in particular those that affect the overall outgoing damage and/or skill damage (+ superpowers and bonus attacks).

Recommended Stats

Priority of primary stats in cavern relics and planar ornaments:

Among the secondary characteristics, priority is the following:

CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK

Recommended values for level 80

Upon reaching the maximum stage of ascension and with full equipment, the main combat parameters should be close to the following values:

• ATK - 2600-2800
• CRIT Rate — 60-80% (100% in battle)
• CRIT DMG — 140-180% or higher
• speed - basic (with a hyper-carry support that is able to advance action), or 134/135 (1 point more than the speed of the support advancing action)

Light Cone Rating

When choosing the light cone "cards", it is important that they belong to the Path of the Hunt, otherwise the hero will not be able to use the main effect. When considering built-in bonuses, priority should be given to:

Light cone	Effect	Recommendation
The Hell Where Ideals Burn ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 26-582 DEF 24-529	Critical chance increases 16-32%. If the max skill points at the start of the battle are greater than or equal to 6, ATK gets an additional bonus of 40-80%. During battle, after using the skill, the owner's attack power increases by an additional amount. 10-20%. This effect can stack up to 4 times.	Archer's signature, offering high increases to Crit Rate and ATK, with which skill damage is scaled. Significantly strengthens the character and allows you to concentrate on gaining no less important characteristics, such as crit. damage.
Baptism of Pure Thought ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 43-952 Attack Power: 26-582 Defense: 24-529	CRIT damage increases by 20-32%For each debuff an enemy has, critical damage dealt to that target is increased by an additional amount. 8-12%. This effect can stack up to 3 times. Using a super ability to attack applies the Disputation status to the owner, which increases the DPS dealt by 36-60% and allows the bonus attack to ignore 24% of enemy defense. This effect lasts for 2 turns.	A legendary option that can be obtained from the limited Warp. Affects the increase of crit and total damage dealt (the latter bonus is cumulative + increased by the buff after using the ult). When equipping, the rotation should be based on a combination of the super ability and the skill.
Cruising in the Stellar Sea (S5) | F2P ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP: 43-952 Attack Power: 24-529 Defense: 21-463	Crit chance increases by 8-16%. Critical chance against enemies with HP below or equal to 50% is additionally increased by 8-16%When the owner defeats an enemy, his attack power gains a boost of 20-40% for 2 turns.	Free option from Herta's shop, which will be especially effective if you fight against one large target and a couple of "small" ones - the latter is necessary to maintain the buff for additional attack power.
See You at the End ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	Increases the wearer's critical damage by 24-40%, as well as skill damage and attack bonus on 24-40%.	A variant that increases both critical damage and damage from the skill and bonus attack, often scrolling in rotation. In terms of efficiency, it can be compared to a signature weapon on S1, at lvl 5 of Superimposition will partly surpass it due to a pure increase in DPS in the form of 40%.
Swordplay ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	When the owner attacks the same enemy multiple times, the damage they deal increases by 8-16%. This effect can stack up to 5 times. This effect is removed when the owner changes their target.	One of the best Path of the Hunt light cones, offering 40-80% net damage boost. The downside is that the weapon is only useful in a narrow range of activities, as it forces you to focus your DPS on a single target to get the passive to work properly.
Final Victor ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	ATK is increased by 12-20%. When the owner makes a critical hit on an enemy, he gains 1 level of the "Good Fortune" status, which can be stacked up to 4 times. Each existing level of the "Good Fortune" status increases his critical damage by 8-12%. The "Good Fortune" status is removed at the end of the owner's turn.	A good alternative with the "Good Fortune" status. Considering the skill's peculiarity, which allows the ability to be used up to 5 times within one turn, it will allow the hero to accelerate DPS well due to the high increase in crit.
Only Silence Remains ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	ATK is increased by 16-32%. If there are 2 or less enemies on the battlefield, the critical chance increases by 12-24%.	An epic "first-time" option that works well against single opponents, since the ATK is supplemented by a Crit Rate increase.

Additionally you can consider:

• I Venture Forth to Hunt (Legendary) - Increases the effectiveness of the super ability, which can be especially useful if the character has a fourth const. In this case, it is recommended to take a support that restores energy into the squad in order to use the ultimate more often.
• Sleep Like the Dead и In the Night (legendary) - good equipment options, but with slightly less stable effects, for the maintenance of which it is important to take into account third-party nuances.
• River Flows in Spring (Epic) - An epic quality alternative that increases speed and outgoing DPS, but forces a careful combat style (or having a Preservation representative in the party).
• Return to Darkness и Subscribe for More! (epic) - less stable options, but can be equipped if there are no other cones.

What relics and ornaments are needed

Among the gear, the most significant sets are those that offer a boost to offensive stats and increase the DPS of core skills that are often used in rotation.

Cavern relics

The following sets of artifacts are considered satisfactory:

Set and its effects	Recommendation
Scholar Lost in Erudition 2 parts: crit chance +8%. 4 parts: Increases skill and super ability damage by 20%. After using a super ability, skill damage is further increased by 25%.	One of the best sets for the archer warrior, as it increases the damage of the main skill in the rotation. The additional increase in crit. chance, in turn, will simplify the balance of stats.
Genius of Brilliant Stars 2 parts: quantum damage +10%. 4 parts: When dealing damage, the owner ignores 10% of the enemy's defense. If the target enemy has a quantum vulnerability, an additional 10% of defense is ignored.	No less attractive equipment option. In certain situations it will be extremely effective, as it allows you to ignore the defense of opponents (+ to ignore, if the opponent has quantum vulnerability). The second part of the bonus, however, is easy to activate if you have Silver Wolf (Nihility: Quantum) in a squad, or through the second eidolon.

Alternative options:

• Poet of Mourning Collapse — despite the fact that the character is unable to get a 32% increase to crit. chance, he will still be happy to have +20% to the named characteristic, since he really appreciates its acceleration. At the same time, the loss of speed will not be particularly noticeable if the young man cooperates with his signature support Sparkle.
• «Wavestrider Captain - a more versatile option that will force you to be more careful when going through your rotation due to the 48% ATK bonus for 1 turn after using the super ability.

Additionally, you can equip set mixes of 2 × 2, offering boosts to important offensive stats (e.g. elemental boost + ATK boost). This will be effective if good full sets are lacking.

Planar ornaments

Among planar ornaments, the following sets should be considered first:

Set and its effects	Recommendation
Rutilant Arena 2 parts: Crit. chance +8%. If the owner's Crit. chance is not less than 70%, the damage dealt by basic attack and skill increases by 20%.	A good option that allows you to deal increased damage while using the skill. The only problem is that for the set to work effectively, it is extremely important to have 70% or more critical chance (the process is made easier if the signature is equipped).
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm 2 parts: Attack Power +12%. If there is at least one ally on the same Path as the owner at the start of combat, the latter's Critical Chance is increased by 12%.	An alternative that will work if there is a +1 Hunt character in the team. The best companion from the budget options is March 7 (Hunt: Imaginary) or Moze (Hunt: Electo)It is better to choose the Nameless girl, since she is easier to master.
Firmament Frontline: Glamoth 2 parts: Attack Power +12%. If the owner's Speed ​​is greater than or equal to 135/160, the damage dealt is increased by 12/18%.	Affects the hero's overall damage, but in return requires additional investment in the "speed" stat. You can reach 135 without any problems, but 160 is a luxury for which you will have to take into account third-party factors, including certain representatives of Harmony in the squad. Note: having Sparkle (Harmony: Quantum) with a high energy recovery rate to generate skill points on a continuous basis is a must.

Archer Team Guide in HSR

Archer is a first position character who benefits the most if he is the only DPS hero in the squad (with rare exceptions, units for the secondary damage dealer position are possible). Given the general "gluttony" of the young man, it is extremely important for him to have supports capable of restoring skill points or increasing their total number.

Try to have Harmony Characters equipped with specific Light Cones, such as A Grounded Ascent and But the Battle Isn't Over (their signature owners will also be good), since they directly affect the speed of recovery of action points during combat.

Which characters are suitable?

In the team, Archer plays the role of a hyper-carry, therefore, squads are built around him, and the most priority allies are the supports:

Character	Features
Sparkle	Perfect Harmony for Archer, which has a number of significant advantages: she expands the pool of skill points and restores them during battle, increases Crit DMG, advances action by 50%, and also increases the amounts of damage dealt.
Hanya	Solo-target support with the Burden status, which restores Action Points and increases DPS incoming to the enemy affected by the named effect. The ultimate gives an increase to ATK and speed.
Silver Wolf	Applies one of the types of random bugs to enemies that reduce speed, defense, or attack power. Additionally, the skill provokes the appearance of a new vulnerability - this can be useful for the Heroic Spirit. The ultimate has AoE potential and again cuts defense.
Pela	An epic debuffer that ranks high on the tier list due to its universal bonus for all damage dealers - a massive defense cut. It is collected through "speed" and "chance to hit effects" for constant spam of basic attacks and support of the negative bonus from the ult.
Sunday	A bright representative of Harmony, which is well appreciated by many characters, including those who do not have the mechanics of memosprites/summoned creatures in the skill set. Advances the action, restores energy, increases crits and outgoing damage.
Bronya	Similar to Sparkle, advances action, yet by 100% at once. Extremely expensive in terms of skill points, but in return she is able to offer increases to important combat characteristics.
Ruan Mei	Increases the effectiveness and grants break effect, as well as penetration of all types of resistance. Significantly increases the overall outgoing damage from active skills and has some effect on the speed of party members.
Tingyun	Offers an increase in attack power and damage, additionally supports with personal electric jabs. The super ability pours energy into the bar, which, in turn, will allow the Heroic Spirit to use the ult more often.
Tribbie	A support with high AoE potential. Affects the penetration of all types of resistance similar to the scientist Ruan Mei, in addition increasing the overall damage. Extremely versatile, since it acts as both a support and a secondary DPS unit.
Robin	A good variant of Harmony, which focuses on the distribution of mass positive effects. In particular, it increases ATK, all outgoing DPS, and also crit. damage of bonus hits. The Ultimate promotes the action of the entire team - in cooperation with the Servant, it is important to use this feature more thoughtfully.
The Trailblazer	A True Damage Type support that increases the entire squad's Crit DMG and also advances the target ally's action once Memo reaches 100% charge.
Cipher	A secondary DPS unit with debuffering functions. In particular, it significantly increases damage dealt to targets due to the third talent in the Traces tree.
March 7	A F2P variant of a damage dealer that turns a target ally into a Master. In the case of Archer, it activates the following effect - deals additional damage of a type similar to the Master, equal to 10-25% of the Nameless' ATK.
Moze	Sub-DPS with bonus attacks that marks the enemy target as Prey. As long as there is an enemy with the Prey status on the battlefield, Moze enters the Departed state, where he begins to attack with attacks outside of his main turn.

Any healer or shielder can be considered as a sustainer - the main thing is that they should rarely consume action points.

Best team samples

Taking into account the character's role, build a group for him according to the following principle:

• The main DPS representative is Archer.
• SUB-DPS or support (buffer/debuffer).
• First or second support (buffer/debuffer).
• Sustain (healer/shielder).

The most attractive examples of squads:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Archer	Silver Wolf Cipher	Sparkle	Fu Xuan Lynx	A balanced squad with stable sustain, an excellent buffer, and an equally attractive debuffer capable of dealing additional damage. The presence of the Silver Wolf will open up the possibility of hanging a quantum vulnerability if the enemy does not have one.
Archer	Sparkle	MC Remembrance Sunday	Hyacine Luocha	An additional option for a team focused on fully supporting the Servant. The double action advancement will allow the hyper-carry to deal the highest percentage of damage (especially if combined correctly with Sparkle's ultimate). Having Resurrection will help activate the super ability more often. Hyacine, in turn, will enhance the AoE potential of the group due to Iki's skill, which deals high area damage. In the absence of a healer, you can take Luocha, who is economical with action points.
Archer	Bronya	Robin Ruan Mei Tribbie	Aventurine Lingsha	"Gluttonous" squad due to Bronya, which really wants to maintain skill bonuses on the main damage dealer. For this reason, support, which rarely uses skill points, is recommended for the third and fourth slots. Considering that the Heroic Spirit can perform bonus attacks, Robin will be a good option for a second support, as the trace increases the critical damage of bonus attacks. As a replacement, Ruan Mei or Tribbie are used.
Archer	Sunday	Tingyun Hanya	Huohuo	An additional variant of the group, tied to the frequent activation of superpowers. It is for this reason that heroes capable of actively filling the bar: If you play with Sunday, it is advisable for him to be equipped with his signature; If you have trouble managing skill points, it is recommended to replace Tingyun with Hanya.
Archer	Hanya	Tingyun Pela	Natasha	F2P variant of the group, where Hanya is responsible for restoring action points thanks to the "Burden" status, which is maintained on enemies. Pela will lower defenses, the rest of the time she will use a basic attack. Tingyun will also switch to using b/a after using the skill.
Archer	March 7 Moze	Hanya Pela	Gallagher	Additionally, the Servant can be strengthened by cooperating with a secondary damage dealer such as March 7 (Hunt) or Moze — the units will be able to support the main DPS representative with third-party damage. Hanya is used as a support again. Pela can be replaced in a speed build for frequent spam of b/a and ult.

All about character leveling

In the following part of the guide we will indicate the total amount of resources required to fully strengthen the foreign hero.

Ascension materials

Upgrading the character to the max level of 80 will require:

• Credits ×888, Traveler's Guide × 290;
• Extinguished Core × 15, Glimmering Core × 15, Squirming Core × 15;
• Darkveil Moonlight × 65.

Open table

Level	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits ×4 000	Extinguished Core ×5
40	Credits ×8 000	Extinguished Core ×10
50	Credits ×16 000	Glimmering Core ×6	Darkveil Moonlight ×3
60	Credits ×40 000	Glimmering Core ×9	Darkveil Moonlight ×7
70	Credits ×80 000	Squirming Core ×6	Darkveil Moonlight ×20
80	Credits ×160 000	Squirming Core ×9	Darkveil Moonlight ×35

Skills Upgrading Materials

To fully upgrade the skill set, you will need:

• Credits ×2 221 500;
• Extinguished Core × 33, Glimmering Core × 48, Squirming Core × 30;
• Meteoric Bullet × 12, Destined Expiration × 54, Countertemporal Shot × 102;
• Traces of Destiny × 6, Guardian's Lament × 9.

Open table

Skill	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic attack	Credits ×240 000	Extinguished Core ×6 Glimmering Core ×7 Squirming Core ×7	Meteoric Bullet ×3 Destined Expiration ×8 Countertemporal Shot ×11
Skill	Credits ×652 500	Extinguished Core ×9 Glimmering Core ×13 Squirming Core ×7	Meteoric Bullet ×3 Destined Expiration ×15 Countertemporal Shot ×30	Tracks of Destiny ×2 Guardian's Lament ×3
Ultimate	Credits ×652 500	Extinguished Core ×9 Glimmering Core ×13 Squirming Core ×7	Meteoric Bullet ×3 Destined Expiration ×15 Countertemporal Shot ×30	Tracks of Destiny ×2 Guardian's Lament ×3
Talent	Credits ×652 500	Extinguished Core ×9 Glimmering Core ×13 Squirming Core ×7	Meteoric Bullet ×3 Destined Expiration ×15 Countertemporal Shot ×30	Tracks of Destiny ×2 Guardian's Lament ×3

Trace leveling materials

To upgrade the tree, try to collect:

• Credits ×778 500;
• Extinguished Core × 8, Glimmering Core × 8, Squirming Core × 28;
• Meteoric Bullet × 6, Destined Expiration × 15, Countertemporal Shot × 37;
• Traces of Destiny × 2, Guardian's Lament × 3.

Open table

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Quantum damage bonus +3.2%	Credits ×2 500	Extinguished Core ×2
Projection Magecraft	Credits ×5 000	Meteoric Bullet ×3	Guardian's Lament ×1
ATK +4%	Credits ×5 000	Meteoric Bullet ×3	Extinguished Core ×6
Quantum damage bonus +3.2%	Credits ×10 000	Destined Expiration ×3	Glimmering Core ×3
Crit chance +2.7%	Credits ×10 000	Destined Expiration ×3	Glimmering Core ×3
Hero of Justice	Credits ×20 000	Destined Expiration ×5	Guardian's Lament ×1	Tracks of Destiny ×1
Quantum damage bonus +4.8%	Credits ×20 000	Destined Expiration ×5	Glimmering Core ×4
ATK +6%	Credits ×45 000	Countertemporal Shot ×3	Squirming Core ×3
Quantum damage bonus +4.8%	Credits ×45 000	Countertemporal Shot ×3	Squirming Core ×3
Guardian	Credits ×160 000	Countertemporal Shot ×8	Guardian's Lament ×1	Tracks of Destiny ×1
Crit chance +4%	Credits ×160 000	Countertemporal Shot ×8	Squirming Core ×8
ATK +8%	Credits ×160 000	Countertemporal Shot ×8	Squirming Core ×8
Quantum damage bonus +6.4%	Credits ×160 000	Countertemporal Shot ×8	Squirming Core ×8

How Archer's Skills Work

The Heroic Spirit is a standard representative of the Hunt, meaning his attacks are aimed at dealing quantum damage to single targets. His uniqueness lies in his skill, which consumes a huge amount of skill points, in exchange for offering alternate use up to 5 times without terminating the turn. The overall outgoing DPS can also be impressive, given the additional multiplier effect, which can be stacked twice (three times with the sixth eidolon).

In addition, the skill set includes a bonus attack mechanic: when a sufficient number of charges are accumulated and certain actions are performed by allies, the Servant performs a strike out of his turn, the damage is concentrated on the target initially chosen by the ally.

Active skills

The main abilities of the character are aimed at increasing the DPS potential of the hero, as well as the constant accumulation of charges for comfortable implementation of bonus attacks. Damage is scaled by attack power (ATK).

Passive Skills

Archer's talent is aimed at revealing the Servant as a character who owns the mechanics of bonus attacks. However, this does not mean that the Heroic Spirit can act as a secondary damage dealer, playing only from additional hits. The main role of Archer is a hyper-carry actively using the skill.

Leveling Order

When starting to upgrade the hero by increasing skill levels, it is recommended to adhere to the following order:

Skill ≥ ult > talent > basic attack

1. Skill is the main source of damage.
2. Ultimate deals additional DPS and is capable of causing significant damage to a large single enemy.
3. Talent is a source of strikes out of general action sequence (bonus attacks).

B/a is not a priority ability and is rarely used in rotation (ideally, reduce its use to zero), so it is not necessary to spend resources on max. skill level, especially if the account is limited in consumable materials.

Traces

Fully exploring the talent tree allows you to gain increases to the following combat characteristics:

• crit chance - + 6.7 %
• quantum damage bonus - + 22.4 %
• attack power - + 18 %

Eidolons

Archer's best eidolons are the first, second and sixth ones:

• E1 - significantly simplifies going through rotation due to additional skill point recovery.
• E2 - increases combat effectiveness by applying a debuff that reduces quantum resistance. This will be especially effective if you equip the signature relic set for quantum damage dealers, Genius of Brilliant Stars.
• E6 — a character's peak power that offers a variety of side bonuses that can both simplify rotations and increase outgoing DPS.

As a F2P player, if you plan on pulling for copies of the character, it is recommended to stop at the second eidolon.

How to Play Archer in HSR

Being a character who relies on the skill, in turn-based battles Archer forces you to monitor the total number of action points so that the unit's combat effectiveness does not drop:

• The standard amount is 5, but a fully upgraded hero talent tree increases them to 7;
• if you also have Sparkle (Harmony: Quantum) , the count icnreases to 9 thanks to talent "Red Herring".

It is desirable that during the turn the Servant consistently activates the skill up to 3/4 times (for more damage, ideally 5). To do this, at the time of his action:

• first, the unit should have all the positive effects of the supports;
• second, the total number of skill points available for consumption should be 3/4 to deal acceptable damage with the skill, 5/6 to allocate some to the skill (several times in a row), and the other part to subsequently activate the abilities of allies.

Cooperation with the Sparkle the Fool can greatly simplify gaining such an important resource, since the girl knows how to restore them. In her absence, you can use the help of Hanya the Judge, playing with the status of "Burden".

In addition, the implementation of bonus attacks of the Heroic Spirit is considered important in the process of combat, which consume special charges (max. amount - 4), in exchange for restoring skill points (1 bonus attack = 1 action point). Their accumulation is affected by:

• technique - +1 at the beginning of the fight;
• trace - +1 when entering into battle;
• superpower - +2 after each use.

As a result, at the start of the battle, the hero can have 2 charges, and each use of the ultimate offers 2 more. Bonus attack charges are spent when an ally hits an enemy. The skill target is the same as the ally's (or random if the original one died).

Taking into account all of the above, Archer's rotation is built on the following principle:

1. Use the technique to deal AoE damage when entering combat and gain a charge.
2. Keep track of the total number of Action Points available for use and plan your allies' moves ahead.
3. Without cooperation with signature supports, sometimes you will have to sacrifice 4/5 of the skill usage. In this case, during the Heroic Spirit's turn, you can only use the skill 3 times: the first and second will deal damage and bring you to the max. damage multiplier from the Circuit Connection state, and the third will offer max. damage (under a fully stacked buff).
4. If the total amount of skill points is maxed out and there are heroes in the squad who actively restore this resource, do not neglect the 4th or even 5th hit. The main thing, again, is to be able to subsequently activate the necessary skills of allies so as not to lose positive bonuses and/or heal in time or renew a powerful shield.
5. Use the superpower when ready to deal devastating damage. Additionally, the ultimate will offer 2 charges - in the battle, this is the only available source for the resource that affects the execution of strikes outside the turn (from the talent).

Is Archer worth pulling for?

Archer follows the Path of the Hunt and is able to deal massive damage to a solo target. Thanks to the skill set features that allow the young man to use the skill up to 5 times in a row, the warrior archer is significantly superior to other heroes of his specialization. However, in return, he is an extremely "gluttonous" unit for action points.

Therefore, for the Heroic Spirit to fully develop in the hyper-carry position, it is extremely important to have a general boost through:

• full upgrade of tracks to increase the number of skill points to 7;
• signature supports that can restore skill points and/or expand their number (legendary support option - Sparkle, epic - Hanya);
• Eidolons that also affect resource recovery.

Signature weapon is not required for the Servant, but the above positions can make the character an extremely unfriendly unit for newcomers and F2P accounts.

Which is better: signature or E1

The first eidolon makes the rotation much easier to go through, and there are plenty of equally attractive alternatives among the light cones. Accordingly, when choosing between the signature weapon and E1, it is worth giving priority to the second option.

It is important to note that as of version 3.4, the light cone The Hell Where Ideals Burn can be obtained for free by investing 200 Special Star Passes into any Event Warp (character or light cone) during the update. Notable clarification: Standard Warp and Beginner's Warp are not included in this promotion.

We hope this guide helped you understand the mechanics of the Heroic Spirit in Honkai: Star Rail from the collaboration with Fate/stay night and put together the best build for Archer. If you encountered difficulties in choosing equipment or a squad, leave comments, and the author of the guide or other players will try to help you.