The priest's thorny path Honkai: StarRail — set cave relics, which increases the critical damage of an ally after using the owner's skill or ultimate. Such an increase only applies to damage inflicted by the abilities of the supported target. The two parts, in turn, have a more universal effect, since they can increase the speed indicator by 6%.
In this guide we will discuss how to obtain and which characters will benefit from the Priest's Thorny Path in XSR.
Where to get the Priest's Thorny Path relic set
You can find the Priest's Thorny Path in HSR in the House of Shackles location on Lofu Xianzhou. To gain access to this area, complete the first part of the Exploration mission "Duel under the azure sky".
Corrosion Cave: Path of Delusion
You can get artifacts from the Priest's Thorny Path set while farming "Caverns of Corrosion: Path of Delusion". The key point for obtaining the desired relics is in the south of the -1 floor of the House of Shackles. Together with this set, you can get parts of the set "Scholar Lost in Erudition".
The rarity of the obtained parts of cave relics depends on the selected difficulty level:
- 2⭐ — can be obtained by farming 1-2 levels;
- 3-4⭐— obtained on any difficulty;
- 5⭐ - increased chance of dropping at levels 3 and 6.
Synthesis of Cave Relic Parts
Additionally, the necessary parts of legendary rarity artifacts can be obtained during synthesis from fragments obtained when disassembling unnecessary sets. Go to the tab "Synthesis" in the main menu, then select the last icon "Relics" and start creating a set. One artifact requires 100 units of debris.
How the Priest's Thorny Path Works
The Priest's Thorny Path in Honkai: Star Rail grants the wearer 6% Speed when 2 pieces are equipped. A full set of Cave Relics grants one 18% critical damage to the supported ally for all abilities used. To activate this boost, the character equipped with the set must use a skill or super ability on the damager who needs the buff. The effect can be stacked up to 2 times and has a time limit of 2 turns.
It is worth noting that the boost does not apply to the supported ally's basic attacks.
Set Bonuses
2 parts: Increases speed by 6%.
4 parts: When using a skill or super ability on one team member, the critical damage for all abilities of that allied target increases by 18% for 2 turns. This effect can stack up to 2 times.
Features
Each part of the set has its own set of possible characteristics that can be manifested during the receipt of a certain relic. Below you can see the probable indicators that will appear or improve during the pumping of the 5⭐ artifact:
- Head - The priest's melodious earrings.
- Hands — Priest's welcoming gloves.
- Body — Ceremonial vestments of a priest.
- Boots - Sturdy priest's boots.
Who Should Play The Priest's Thorny Path in Honkai: Star Rail?
The Priest's Thorny Path set is suitable for heroes who can quickly refresh the buff on one allied target using a skill or superpower. The priority characters for the role of the owner of the set are representatives of Harmony, since in addition to the received boost from the set, they can increase all damage, raise the critical chance or damage of the damager.
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With the skill, Tingyun increases the attack power of the target ally, and the ultimate allows you to increase all outgoing damage. Although the heroine does not need to constantly refresh the support ability on the allied target, she can easily reach the maximum increase from the set thanks to the energy recovery from the trace "Grand Step". |
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The Klutz increases the ally's crit damage and advances its action by one turn with the skill. Together with all the buffs received from Sparkle, you can get a good increase in damage for the main damage dealer. If the heroine has the signature cone "Worldly Pranks", then the combination of crit damage and the chance of the supported target will significantly increase. |
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Armor advances one ally's skill and increases their overall damage. It also removes one debuff from a selected allied target. The buffs received from the character stack well with the set's effects. More buffs can be obtained with E4. |
In some cases, a set of artifacts can be considered on other heroes, but there will be problems with obtaining the maximum increase due to the limited duration of 2 turns.
- Hanya also applies a buff to one ally with the ultimate and can be a good carrier. It is not possible to achieve the maximum buff from the set this way, since it is necessary to restore energy to activate the super ability.
- Luocha, Gallagher, Natasha и Lynx can refresh the buff from the artifact set every turn with the skill. However, as part of the passage of high-level content, it may be necessary to heal another ally, which will prevent the buff from accumulating on the damager.
What relics can be combined with
A universal 2-piece bonus that provides 6% additional speed to the owner will complement many pairs from other sets well. When composing a build with these artifacts, you should start from the owner's needs. As a result, the Cleric's Thorny Path can be combined with the following sets:
- Attack Power Increase: Musketeer of Wild Wheat, Prisoner in Deep Confinement, The Wind-Soaring Valorous;
- Increase element damage: Hunter of Glacial Forest, Champion of Streetwise Boxing, Firesmith of Lava-Forging, Genius of Brilliant Stars, Band of Sizzling Thunder , Eagle of Twilight Line, Wastelander of Banditry Desert;
- for damage to enemies with debuff: Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters;
- damage from bonus attacks: The Ashblazing Grand Duke;
- Increase enemy target penetration: Thief of Shooting Meteor , Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations, Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge;
- additional speed increase: Messenger Traversing Hackerspace;
- increasing defensive indicators and reducing damage to the owner: Guard of Wuthering Snow, Longevous Disciple, Knight of Purity Palace.
We hope this guide helped you understand who is suitable for and how to get the Priest's Thorny Path in Honkai: Star Rail. If you have any questions, be sure to leave a comment. comments, so that the author or other players can help with the problem. Read other useful HSR guides in the sections news, guides, walkthroughs, builds и lore.
