What is the best Light Cone for Jade?

Flickering Stars is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Erudition Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Dream Scented in Wheat is the best 4-star alternative.

Which Planar Ornament should Jade use?

City of Converging Stars. Its 2-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

Jade, Quantum Erudition character | Honkai: Star Rail

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Jade Build

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

QuantumEruditionMain DPS

English voice: Faye Mata

The best Jade build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is Yet Hope Is Priceless with Poet of Mourning Collapse. Updated November 5, 2026

Abilities Traces Materials Eidolons

Where these rankings come fromThe light cone order, relic sets and stat priorities on this tab are prydwen.gg’s, measured in play and rephrased. Relative damage figures are ratios against the bottom of each ranking, not absolute numbers, and each one holds only for the superimposition and team its row states. Everything else (base stats, passive text, material totals) is read from the game’s own data.

Light cones

8 ranked

Yet Hope Is Priceless, 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISYet Hope Is Priceless

109.05% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP529 DEF

Before Dawn, 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2Before Dawn

100.49% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

Today Is Another Peaceful Day, 4★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3Today Is Another Peaceful Day

100% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP331 DEF

Night on the Milky Way, 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Night on the Milky Way

99.21% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1164 HP397 DEF

Geniuses' Repose, 4★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#5Geniuses' Repose

90.45% at S5

476

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP397 DEF

Relics

5 sets

CorePoet of Mourning Collapse

Jade commonly plays without building Speed, making the downside of this set for the most part a non-issue. The exception to this is in teams where Jade is buffing a character with very specific Speed breakpoints with her skill. In these scenarios picking up a token amount of Speed sub stats to offset the -8% or avoiding this set entirely may be required.

2PCIncreases Quantum DMG by 10%.

4PCDecreases the wearer's SPD by 8%. Before entering battle, if the wearer's SPD is lower than 110/95, increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 20%/32%. This effect applies to the wearer's memosprite at the same time.

Also works

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreIzumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm

Active

2PCIncreases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When entering battle, if at least one teammate follows the same Path as the wearer, then the wearer's CRIT Rate increases by 12%.

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 140 energy

Body: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG
Feet: ATK%
Planar Sphere: Quantum DMG
Link Rope: ATK%

Substat priority

Highest first

1CRIT RATEBest
2CRIT DMG
3ATK%
4SPD

This is your typical DPS build that focuses on the holy trifecta - ATK, Crit Rate, and Crit DMG. For every 1% of Crit try to have 2% of Crit DMG.

Trace priority

Level in this order

#1
Talent
Max first
#2
Ult
Then
#3
Skill = Basic
Next

Major traces, best first: Collateral Ticket (A4) > Reverse Repo (A2) > Asset Forfeiture (A4)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1Altruism? Nevertheless Tradable
E2Morality? Herein Authenticated
E3Level bump
E4Sincerity? Put Option Only
E5Level bump
E6Equity? Pending Sponsorship

E1
Altruism? Nevertheless Tradable
Game text
The Follow-Up ATK DMG from Jade's Talent increases by 32%. After the "Debt Collector" character attacks and the number of the enemy target(s) hit is either 2 or 1, Jade additionally gains 1 or 2 point(s) of Charge respectively.
E2
Morality? Herein Authenticated
Game text
When there are 15 stacks of Pawned Asset, Jade's CRIT Rate increases by 18%.
E4
Sincerity? Put Option Only
Game text
When using Ultimate, enables the DMG dealt by Jade to ignore 12% of enemy targets' DEF, lasting for 3 turn(s).
E6
Equity? Pending Sponsorship
Game text
While the "Debt Collector" character exists on the field, Jade's Quantum RES PEN increases by 20%, and Jade gains the "Debt Collector" state.

Teams

1 team

The Herta team

Ice · EruditionStands in for Herta

Two Erudition units feed each other stacks on wide waves, a Harmony unit multiplies the area damage, and a sustain covers the turns spent charging.

The HertaMain DPS
HertaErudition partneror Jade
TribbieHarmony buffer
LingshaSustain

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Honkai: Star Rail 5★ Quantum Erudition Main DPS

Jade build summary

Updated November 5, 2026

Yet Hope Is Priceless tops the light cone ranking for Jade, at 109.05% relative damage at S1, ahead of Before Dawn, Today Is Another Peaceful Day and Night on the Milky Way. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run Poet of Mourning Collapse on Jade, with Genius of Brilliant Stars and The Ashblazing Grand Duke behind it. The planar ornament is Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm. Main stats are CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, ATK% feet, Quantum DMG sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order CRIT RATE >= CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD.

Trace priority is Talent > Ult > Skill = Basic. The Ultimate costs 140 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

Jade stands in for Herta in the The Herta team, alongside The Herta, Tribbie and Lingsha.

Role: Main DPS
Best light cone: Yet Hope Is Priceless
Alternatives: Before Dawn, Today Is Another Peaceful Day, Night on the Milky Way
Relic set: Poet of Mourning Collapse
Planar ornament: Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
Main stats: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, ATK% feet, Quantum DMG sphere, ATK% rope
Substat priority: CRIT RATE >= CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Trace priority: Talent > Ult > Skill = Basic
Best team: The Herta, Herta, Tribbie, Lingsha
Ultimate energy cost: 140 energy
Key ascension material: 65× Dream Flamer
Last updated: November 5, 2026

Jade build FAQ

What is the best Light Cone for Jade?: Flickering Stars is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Erudition Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Dream Scented in Wheat is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Jade use?: Poet of Mourning Collapse. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Quantum DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: Decreases the wearer's SPD by 8%. Before entering battle, if the wearer's SPD is lower than 110/95, increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 20%/32%. This effect applies to the wearer's memosprite at the same time.
Which Planar Ornament should Jade use?: City of Converging Stars. Its 2-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

Jade Build

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

Altruism? Nevertheless Tradable

Morality? Herein Authenticated

Sincerity? Put Option Only

Equity? Pending Sponsorship

Teams

Jade build FAQ