Honkai Star Rail Hanya Build Guide 4.3 – Best Relics, Light Cones & Teams

TL;DR

• Hanya is a 4-star Physical Harmony support who generates Skill Points and boosts an ally’s ATK and SPD with her Ultimate.
• Her Burden mechanic turns enemy attacks into a passive SP recovery machine for your team.
• Best relic set is 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace. Best Planar Ornament is Fleet of the Ageless or Sprightly Vonwacq.
• But the Battle Isn’t Over is the best 5-star Light Cone. Dance! Dance! Dance! is the best free alternative.
• Stats barely matter — build SPD and some HP/DEF for survivability. Her buffs don’t scale with her own stats.
• She’s a strong F2P alternative to Bronya for SP-hungry carries like Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Seele.
• E2 is a game-changing Eidolon that removes Burden’s biggest limitation and is well worth chasing.

Who Is Hanya in Honkai Star Rail?

Hanya is a 4-star Physical character on the Path of Harmony. She’s one of the Ten Lords of the Xianzhou Luofu — calm, composed, and methodical. That personality matches her kit perfectly. Hanya doesn’t flash big numbers or chain kills. She works quietly in the background, generating resources and making your carry hit harder and act more often.

She was released in Version 1.5 as the game’s first 4-star Physical Harmony character, and her unique SP generation through the Burden mechanic filled a gap that no other Harmony unit covered at the time. While power creep has introduced stronger Harmony units since, Hanya remains a fully viable support for SP-hungry carries — especially for players who don’t have Sparkle or Bronya. As of Patch 4.3, she’s one of the best free-to-play support options available for hypercarry teams on a budget.

Hanya Skills Breakdown

Basic ATK – Whack

Deals Physical DMG to a single target at 100% ATK. Regenerates 20 Energy. Hanya’s Basic ATK doesn’t do much in terms of raw damage, but it’s a clean Energy builder and an important tool for Burden management when you need to proc SP recovery without spending a Skill Point. You’ll use this more than most Harmony supports because Hanya is designed to be SP-neutral.

Skill – Samsara, Locked

Deals Physical DMG to a single target at 100% ATK and applies the Burden state for 2 turns. Burden is the heart of Hanya’s kit. While an enemy has Burden active, every time any ally attacks that enemy — including Basic ATKs, Skill hits, follow-up attacks, and Ultimate strikes — there’s a 100% base chance to recover 1 Skill Point. This recovery is capped at once per ally turn, so in a 4-person team you can recover up to 4 SP per full team rotation as long as Burden stays active. For SP-hungry carries that consume 2–3 Skill Points per turn, this passive SP trickle is enormously valuable. Keep Burden refreshed on the highest-priority target at all times.

Ultimate – Ten-Lords’ Decree, All Shall Obey

Hanya’s Ultimate grants one designated ally two buffs simultaneously: their SPD is increased by 20% of Hanya’s own SPD for 2 turns, and their ATK is increased by 36% for 2 turns. This is a strong single-target buff package. The SPD boost scales directly with Hanya’s own SPD stat — which is why SPD is her only real stat priority. The higher your Hanya’s SPD, the bigger the SPD gift she gives to your carry. The 36% ATK buff doesn’t scale with stats, so it’s flat regardless of how you build her. Always point this at your main DPS.

Talent – Sanction

Whenever Hanya’s Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate hits an enemy with Burden active, that hit deals 15% increased DMG. This is a minor personal damage bonus — it barely matters in practice since Hanya isn’t a DPS. But it’s a passive boost that costs you nothing and applies on every Burden-target hit. Think of it as free chip damage during the rotation.

Technique – Netherworld Judgment

Hanya immediately deals Physical DMG to all enemies at the start of the next battle. More importantly, it applies Burden to a random enemy from the opening turn, which means SP recovery starts ticking immediately without Hanya needing to use her Skill on turn one. A clean opener that front-loads her resource generation.

Hanya Best Relics in 4.3

Best 4-Piece Set – Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

The best relic set for Hanya by a wide margin. The 2-piece bonus gives 6% SPD — directly inflating the SPD transfer she gives allies with her Ultimate. The 4-piece bonus is the real prize: when Hanya uses her Ultimate, all allies get a 12% SPD boost for 1 turn. That’s a teamwide SPD buff on top of the single-target SPD buff she gives from the Ultimate itself. In a fast team this means everyone acts sooner, generates more Energy faster, and gets more turns per cycle. Stack as much SPD as possible on Hanya to maximise both the Messenger 2-piece base and the Ultimate SPD transfer. This is the only relic set you should farm for her.

Alternative – 4-Piece Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal

If you’re short on good Messenger pieces, Sacerdos’ 2-piece also gives 6% SPD and the 4-piece increases the buffed ally’s CRIT DMG by 18% for 2 turns after Hanya uses Skill or Ultimate on them. The CRIT DMG bonus is a genuine DPS buff for CRIT-scaling carries. A solid option in teams with CRIT-heavy DPS characters like Seele or Jingliu.

Best Planar Ornament – Fleet of the Ageless

Gives 12% Max HP as the 2-piece bonus. When Hanya’s SPD reaches 120 or higher — which it always will — all allies get 8% ATK. A clean passive teamwide ATK buff that Hanya provides just by being on the field and staying alive. No conditions to manage, no rotational requirements. Just 8% ATK for your whole team permanently as long as Hanya acts. Pairs naturally with the SPD-focused build.

Alternative Planar Ornament – Sprightly Vonwacq

Gives 5% Energy Regeneration Rate and advances Hanya’s action forward by 40% at the start of battle when her SPD hits 120. This means Hanya acts earlier in the first turn, gets Burden applied sooner, and gets her Ultimate out faster. In content where the first rotation matters — like short Memory of Chaos fights — this can be better than Fleet of the Ageless. Situational but effective.

Relic Main Stats

• Body: HP% or DEF% (survivability — her buffs don’t scale with offensive stats)
• Feet: SPD (always — this is her only meaningful offensive stat)
• Planar Sphere: HP% or DEF%
• Link Rope: Energy Regeneration Rate (helps cycle Ultimate faster) or HP%

Relic Substat Priority

• SPD — Your top priority. Every point of SPD on Hanya directly increases the SPD transfer she gives allies via her Ultimate. More SPD also means more turns, more Skill uses, and more Burden reapplications per fight. Aim for 160+ SPD if possible.
• HP% / DEF% — Hanya’s only other stat goal is not dying. Her buffs don’t scale with ATK, CRIT, or Break Effect. Fill remaining substats with survivability.
• Energy Regeneration Rate — Helps cycle the Ultimate faster. Useful if you find Hanya’s Ultimate being delayed too often in longer fights.

Important Note on Stats

Unlike most characters, Hanya doesn’t need ATK, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, or Break Effect. Her ATK buff is flat at 36% regardless of her own ATK stat. Her SP recovery has 100% uptime regardless of Effect Hit Rate. The only stat that scales anything meaningful is SPD. This makes her one of the easiest characters in the game to gear — just get SPD on every piece and pad the rest with HP or DEF.

Hanya Best Light Cones in 4.3

Best 5-Star – But the Battle Isn’t Over (Bronya’s Signature)

The best Light Cone for Hanya and one of the best Harmony Light Cones in the game. It gives 10% Energy Regeneration Rate and 25% Skill SPD boost to the wearer. More importantly, when Hanya uses her Skill, the next ally to take action deals 30% more DMG for one turn. Since Hanya’s Skill applies Burden and directly feeds into her carry’s next attack, this 30% DMG boost lands perfectly on the action that matters most — the DPS’s very next hit. It’s widely available in the Starlight Exchange, making it one of the most accessible premium Harmony Light Cones for F2P players willing to save Stellar Jade.

Best Free 5-Star Alternative – Past and Future

A Harmony 4-star that gives the next ally to take action after Hanya’s Skill a 16% DMG boost (32% at S5). Mechanically very similar to But the Battle Isn’t Over but with a lower raw multiplier and no Energy Regen. At S5 the difference narrows significantly and it becomes a strong free option. You’ll obtain multiple copies naturally from the Warp pool over time.

Best Teamwide Alternative – Dance! Dance! Dance!

When Hanya uses her Ultimate, all allies’ actions are advanced forward by 16% (32% at S5). This is a teamwide action advance — everyone acts sooner simultaneously, which means more turns per cycle across your entire team. In Pure Fiction or multi-wave content where you need the whole team moving fast, Dance! Dance! Dance! can outperform But the Battle Isn’t Over because the benefit isn’t limited to one character. A top option if you want broader team utility from your Light Cone slot.

Other Viable 4-Star Options

• Memories of the Past — Increases Break Effect and regenerates 4 Energy per attack. A simple Energy cycling tool if you’re struggling to get Hanya’s Ultimate out frequently enough. Less impactful than the damage-amplifying options but keeps her rotation consistent.
• Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds — Randomly grants one of three buffs each wave: ATK%, CRIT DMG, or Energy Regen. The randomness is annoying but when it rolls CRIT DMG it’s a strong teamwide buff. Pick this up if you have it at high superimposition.
• Planetary Rendezvous — If you’re running Hanya in a Physical team, this Light Cone gives Physical DMG bonus to allies of matching type. Very niche, but worth mentioning for Physical team compositions.

Hanya Best Team Comps in 4.3

SP-Hungry Hypercarry Team

This is Hanya’s defining use case. Any carry that burns through Skill Points faster than the team can regenerate them is a natural fit. Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae is the classic example — he consumes 2–3 SP every turn, and without dedicated SP generation the team runs dry fast. Hanya’s Burden keeps SP flowing while her Ultimate gives DHIL the SPD boost he needs to get more turns per cycle. Tingyun provides Energy and ATK buffs to complement. A sustain unit rounds out the team.

• DPS: Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae
• Support: Hanya
• Support: Tingyun or Ruan Mei
• Sustain: Luocha or Huohuo

Seele Quantum Team (F2P Version)

For players who have Seele but not Sparkle, Hanya is a strong free alternative. Seele’s kill chain is SP-neutral since she gets free turns from Resurgence, but having consistent SP recovery from Burden means you can Skill more aggressively without worrying about running dry between waves. Hanya’s Ultimate also gives Seele the SPD bump she needs to act more frequently in Pure Fiction.

• DPS: Seele
• Support: Hanya
• Support: Silver Wolf or Pela
• Sustain: Fu Xuan or Natasha

Qingque Support

Hanya and Qingque are a surprisingly natural fit. Qingque’s Enhanced Basic ATK costs 0 SP but her Skill consumes 1 SP each time to draw tiles, and she needs consistent tile draws to guarantee her Enhanced state. Hanya’s Burden keeps SP topped off throughout, and the ATK + SPD buffs from her Ultimate go directly onto Qingque to increase damage output. A clean budget-friendly pairing.

• DPS: Qingque
• Support: Hanya
• Support: Silver Wolf
• Sustain: Fu Xuan or Gallagher

Full F2P Support Team

No 5-star supports at all? Hanya still pulls her weight. Pair her with Tingyun, who is another free 4-star Harmony unit, and together they cover Energy regeneration, ATK buffs, SPD buffs, and SP generation. This double 4-star support structure is entirely free and handles most story content and lower-tier Simulated Universe runs without issue.

• DPS: Any strong carry — Himeko, DHIL, or Seele
• Support: Hanya
• Support: Tingyun
• Sustain: Natasha or Gallagher

Hanya Eidolons – Are They Worth It?

Hanya is a 4-star, so Eidolons accumulate naturally over time from Standard Warps and banner pulls. Her Eidolons are genuinely good and some are worth actively pursuing.

• E1: When Burden is triggered and an ally recovers a Skill Point, that ally also gains 10% ATK for 1 turn. A small passive ATK boost every time Burden procs — applies on every hit against a Burden target. Adds up over a full fight but isn’t a dramatic change by itself.
• E2: The most impactful Eidolon and highly recommended. Burden now triggers on follow-up attacks as well, and more importantly, it can now proc SP recovery twice per ally turn instead of once. This doubles Hanya’s SP generation rate in teams with follow-up attackers like Topaz or Clara. Even in standard teams, the increased proc rate from multi-hit abilities significantly accelerates SP recovery. E2 transforms Hanya from a solid budget support into a genuinely excellent SP engine that can rival the SP generation of limited 5-stars in the right setup.
• E4: When Hanya’s Ultimate is used, she gains a stack of Sublimation for each enemy on the field, up to 3 stacks. Each stack increases her Ultimate SPD buff by an additional 2%. In a fight with 3 enemies, the SPD transfer from her Ultimate increases from 20% to 26% of Hanya’s SPD. A noticeable improvement in multi-enemy content.
• E6: Burden now also has a 100% base chance to apply to a random enemy when any ally uses a Skill. This means Burden can spread passively without Hanya spending her own Skill, keeping Burden uptime high even when Hanya needs to Basic ATK for Energy. The most quality-of-life Eidolon for maintaining Burden rotation in longer fights.

Hanya Trace and Ability Priority

Level her Skill first — Burden is the core of her kit and Skill level directly increases its damage and effectiveness. Then level her Ultimate for better ATK and SPD buff multipliers. Talent goes next for the Burden damage bonus. Basic ATK can stay at level 1 throughout the game. For Bonus Traces, the most important unlock is the one that increases SPD — get that as early as possible since it directly scales her Ultimate SPD transfer. The second priority is the Trace that extends Burden’s duration or increases its proc rate depending on what’s available.

How to Play Hanya – Tips and Tricks

The most important thing about playing Hanya is Burden uptime. Burden lasts 2 turns and you have to reapply it with her Skill. Never let it expire on your primary target. Your rotation is simple: use Skill to apply Burden on the main enemy your carry is hitting, use Basic ATKs for Energy between Skill uses, and fire your Ultimate on your main DPS whenever it’s ready. Repeat.

Burden targets the enemy you use Skill on — always Skill the target your carry is going to attack. If your carry is fighting multiple enemies, keep Burden on whoever they’re focused on at that moment. Burden on a target nobody attacks is wasted SP recovery.

Point her Ultimate at your main DPS every single time. The 36% ATK and 20% SPD of Hanya’s SPD is always more valuable on your carry than on a healer or sub-DPS. The SPD transfer scaling is why SPD is the only stat that matters on Hanya — every point of SPD she has is a fraction of SPD she gives her carry.

Her Technique is worth using before tough fights. The opening Burden application means your carry’s first attacks are already generating SP before Hanya even gets a turn. In short fights this can be the difference between having enough SP for an early Ultimate or not.

One underrated aspect of Hanya: she works extremely well in Simulated Universe when running Path of Harmony. Her Burden-triggered SP recovery feeds the SP requirements for powerful Harmony Resonance activations much faster than most other supports.

Hanya vs Bronya vs Sparkle — When to Use Hanya

Hanya is specifically the right choice when your team is SP-limited. If your carry spends 2–3 SP per turn and your team runs dry, Hanya fixes that. Bronya gives stronger per-turn CRIT DMG buffs and action advance but consumes SP instead of generating it. Sparkle is the premium SP support with higher buff ceilings. Hanya sits below both in raw damage amplification but above both in SP generation per turn, and she’s completely free — no limited pulls needed. For players who have DHIL, Qingque, or any other high SP-consumption carry and no access to Sparkle, Hanya is the most practical solution available.

Is Hanya Still Good in Patch 4.3?

Hanya is a solid 4-star support who fills a very specific and useful role. She’s not going to outperform 5-star Harmony units like Sparkle, Robin, or Ruan Mei, but that’s not the point. For players building their roster on a budget, Hanya is one of the best free options for SP-hungry hypercarry teams — especially with E2, which doubles her SP generation rate. She requires minimal investment, her stat requirements are easy to hit, and her kit is genuinely useful in teams that need consistent SP recovery throughout a fight. If you have her and you’re running a high SP-consumption carry, she deserves a spot in your roster.