Best relics, light cones, team compositions & trace priority for Honkai Star Rail 4.0 (February 2026)
Cerydra is a 5-star Fire Harmony support providing powerful Skill DMG buffs and turn advance to a single DPS. She is a core Phainon support, directly targeting him to generate Coreflame stacks and CRIT DMG buffs from his Talent.
Element
Fire
Path
Harmony
Rarity
★★★★★
Tier
S+
Deals Fire DMG to a single enemy.
Deals Fire DMG with enhanced effects based on Cerydra's kit.
Powerful Fire DMG ability with special effects.
Passive ability enhancing Cerydra's combat effectiveness.
Overworld ability providing combat advantages.
🏆 Best in Slot
Messenger Traversing Hackerspace (4pc)
Alternatives
Sacerdos' Relived Ordeal (4pc)
🏆 Best in Slot
Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
Alternatives
Broken Keel
🏆 Best in Slot
Cerydra Signature LC
Alternatives (ranked)
Dance! Dance! Dance! (4★), Memories of the Past (4★)
Body
HP%
Feet
SPD
Sphere
HP%
Rope
Energy Regeneration Rate
Sub-stat Priority
SPD > HP% > DEF% > Effect RES
Target Stats
160+ SPD for Phainon speed tuning
Trace Upgrade Order
Skill > Ultimate > Talent > Basic Attack
Eidolon Priority
E1 > E2
Core Phainon support generating Coreflame
Powerful single-target Skill DMG buffs
Turn advance for main DPS
Niche — mainly used in Phainon teams
Buffs only target one ally
Speed tune to act before Phainon for proper rotation.
Targeted buffs give Phainon both Coreflame stacks and CRIT DMG from his Talent.
The best relic set is Messenger Traversing Hackerspace (4pc) paired with Lushaka, the Sunken Seas as the planar ornament. Alternatives include Sacerdos' Relived Ordeal (4pc).
The best Light Cone is Cerydra Signature LC. Good alternatives include: Dance! Dance! Dance! (4★), Memories of the Past (4★).
Cerydra is ranked S+ Tier in our Honkai Star Rail 4.0 tier list as of February 2026.
As a S+ Tier Support, Cerydra is absolutely worth pulling and one of the best investments in the game.