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HoYoverse has always been phenomenal at marketing its limited characters, and this doesn’t change when it comes toHonkai: Star Rail. Not only do they design their characters well, but they also give them the depth and lore to make you love them.
This is true even for antagonists like Sparkle, who is a five-star Quantum unit first released in the second phase of the Version 2.0 update. She follows the path of Harmony and is likely one of the best supports you’ll have once you build her properly.
Best Sparkle Relics And Planar Ornaments
Sparkledoesn’t have a lot of choices when it comes to the Relic and Planar Ornamentbonuses, but you can still use the following:
Relics
Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
You’ll get themost value from Sparkle’s kitif you’re using this set on her, making it the best in slot. It increases her SPD with the two-piece while alsoincreasing all allies' SPD after using the Ultimateon four-piece.
She already advances the target’s action with her Skill, and theSPD from the Ultimate stacks with thatto let your allies have more turns.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat
If you’re relatively new to the game, you can use this set to get a similar SPD bonus as Hackerspace’s two-piece,but you’ll need to have four pieces of this set.
However, the overall value of your Relic bonus will decrease quite a lot, soyou’d want to farm the above set for heras soon as possible.
Planar Ornaments
Broken Keel
It’s not a surprise that the best in slot Ornament set for a character that provides a ton of Crit DMG is theset that gives even more Crit DMG.
Your allies can get an extra 10 percent Crit DMG if Sparkle has 30 percent or more Effect RES. This is quite easy for her sinceshe also gets 10 percent Effect RES from her traces.
Penacony, Land of the Dreams
If you’re using Sparkle alongside a Quantum DPS unit, this set works better for her than Broken Keel. Itgives her some Energy Regeneration Ratewhile also increasing all Quantum units' DMG.
Fleet of the Ageless
Finally, you’re able to use this set if you’re relatively new to the game since itgives you a bit more sustainabilitywhile also providing some ATK for your allies.
Sparkle Relic Stat Priority
Getting the right main and sub-stats on your Relics and Planar Ornaments isfar more important than having the correct set, especially when it comes to Sparkle. You can even go for random pieces instead of proper sets if you have better stats there. Here’s what you should be looking for:
Energy Regeneration Rate
Crit DMG > SPD > Effect RES
Sparkle doesn’t necessarily need any extra ATK Percentsince you won’t be dealing any damage with herin most cases.
It’s better touse an HP or DEF Percent Sphere on herjust to live a little longer in battle.
Best Sparkle Light Cones
While building Sparkle, you’ll realize that herLight Cone situation is the exact opposite of her Relics, since there are too many that are good on her:
Earthly Escapade
Of course, Sparkle’s build gets the most value from her signature Light Cone as you cangive a lot more Crit DMG to the target ally with her Skillif you have this. Your allies also get a bit of extra Crit Rate, which makes it easier to build them.
But the Battle Isn’t Over
Bronya’s signature Light Cone is the second best for Sparkle, and you cantechnically get it for free if you save enough Starlight from your pulls. It gives her extra Energy Regeneration Rate as soon as you use it.
Moreover, you’re able to regenerate extra Skill Points with her Ultimate while alsoallowing the ally who has a turn after you use your Skill to deal extra DMG.
Past Self in Mirror
This can be an interesting choice on Sparkle since you can only use half of the effects. The extra DMG and Energy given to allies makes it good enough,but the Break Effect and Skill Point recovery is useless.
It’s still better than the four-star choices because of the high base stats.
Dreamville Adventure
You can get this Cone for free through the MoC store, and it allows your allies todeal more DMG if they use the same ability that you last usedon Sparkle.
Sparkle’s kitincentivizes the DPS to use their Skill, making this a great choice for her.
Planetary Rendezvous
Once again, if you’re using Sparkle alongside a Quantum DPS unit, this Light Coneallows them to deal extra DMG.
Past and Future
This is essentially a four-star variant of But the Battle Isn’t Over as itallows the ally taking a turn after you to deal extra DMG.
Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds
you may acquire this Light Cone from the Battle Pass, and it can essentially be used on any support unit. Getting theCrit DMG or Energy Regeneration Rate boost is the best for Sparklewhile using this one.
Sparkle Trace Priority
While building Sparkle, one of the items that take the most of your Trailblaze Power is her trace materials. Even at the highest level, you’reonly guaranteed to get one blue and two green dropson every run with an occasional purple drop. This makes it important to focus on the right traces and not spend too many resources.
Sparkle’s Skill is going to be your priority during these upgradessince it provides a massive boost to the target’s Crit DMG. After you’re done with her Skill, you can focus on her Talent followed by her Ultimate. While her Ultimate lets you have more DMG boost, the Talent’s boost is far more regular.
Of course, you can upgrade herUltimate first if you have the first Eidolonsince this makes the uptime much better.
Is Sparkle Worth Pulling?
Ever since the start of Honkai: Star Rail, Harmony has been the most broken path, and this trend continues with Sparkle’s release. Not only does she circumvent any Skill Point issues you have,but also provides a massive DMG boost to your DPS once fully upgraded.
Apart from all the buffs you get from her abilities, Sparkle also allows you to use ATK Percent boots on your DPS unit,giving another layer of extra DMG that a lot of people might overlook. With all this in mind, Sparkle is undoubtedly one of the most future-proof supports in the game.
Of course, you can still beat everything in the game without her, soyou should only get her if you like her play style.
