What is the best Light Cone for Saber?

I Am As You Behold is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Destruction Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Trail of Bygone Blood is the best 4-star alternative.

Which relic set should Saber use?

Hero of Triumphant Song. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases ATK by 12%. Its 4-piece bonus is: While the wearer's memosprite is on the field, increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's memosprite attacks, increases the wearer's and memosprite's CRIT DMG by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Which Planar Ornament should Saber use?

Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's SPD is 135/180 or higher, the wearer and their memosprite's Outgoing Healing increases by 12%/20%. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

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Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

WindDestructionMain DPS

The best Saber build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is A Thankless Coronation with Wavestrider Captain. 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

6 ranked

A Thankless Coronation, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISA Thankless Coronation

116.31% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP529 DEF

I Am As You Behold, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2I Am As You Behold

109.85% at S1

635

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP463 DEF

On the Fall of an Aeon, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3On the Fall of an Aeon

100% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP397 DEF

Thus Burns the Dawn, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Thus Burns the Dawn

99.75% at S1

688

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP397 DEF

A Trail of Bygone Blood, 4★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#5A Trail of Bygone Blood

95.42% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP331 DEF

Relics

2 sets

CoreWavestrider Captain

Wavestrider is best on Saber with teammates that can target her such as with Remembrance Trailblazer and Huohuo on a Skill-spam rotation. Otherwise, it may be difficult to activate. Aim to use her Ultimate during her turn to 'extend' the buff duration by another turn.

2PCIncreases CRIT DMG by 16%.

4PCWhen the wearer becomes the target of another ally target's ability, gains 1 stack of "Help," stacking up to 2 time(s). If there are 2 stack(s) of "Help" when the wearer uses their Ultimate, consumes all "Help" to increase the wearer's ATK by 48% for 1 turn(s).

Also works

Scholar Lost in Erudition

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreCosmic Life Sciences Institute

2PCWhen entering combat, if the wearer's Max Energy is greater than or equal to 200, for every 1 excess point, increases the wearer's DMG dealt by 0.2%, up to a max increase of 32%.

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 360 energy

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

Substat priority

Highest first

1SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint)Best
2CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG
3ATK%

Trace priority

Level in this order

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

Major traces, best first: Knight of the Dragon (A2) > Blessing of the Lake (A4) > Crown of the Star (A6)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1The Lost White Walls
E2The Lost Oath of the Round Table
E3Level bump
E4The Saga of Sixteen Winter Days
E5Level bump
E6The Long Fated Night

E1
The Lost White Walls
Game text
Increases the Ultimate DMG dealt by Saber by 60%. After Saber uses Basic ATK or Skill, gains 1 "Core Resonance."
E2
The Lost Oath of the Round Table
Game text
For every 1 point of "Core Resonance" gained in this battle, Saber's DMG dealt ignores 1.0% of the target's DEF. This effect stacks up to 15 time(s). When triggering the "Core Resonance" effect to boost Skill's multiplier, each point of "Core Resonance" additionally increases the DMG multiplier for the current instance of Skill by 7%.
E4
The Saga of Sixteen Winter Days
Game text
Increases Saber's Wind RES PEN by 8%. After using Ultimate, increases Saber's Wind RES PEN by 4%. This effect stacks up to 3 time(s).
E6
The Long Fated Night
Game text
The Wind RES PEN of the Ultimate DMG dealt by Saber increases by 20%. The amount of overflow Energy that can be accumulated with the Trace "Blessing of the Lake" increases to 200. After using Ultimate for the first time upon entering combat, regenerates a fixed amount of 300 Energy for Saber. This effect can trigger 1 time after every 3 Ultimate use(s).

Teams

2 teams

Gilgamesh team

Lightning · UltimatePlays Joint follow-up

Gilgamesh gains a stacking buff every time a teammate uses an Ultimate, and shares a joint follow-up with Saber, so the team is built around Ultimate frequency.

GilgameshMain DPS
Saber, this characterJoint follow-up
CerydraATK buffer
AventurineSustain

Rin Tohsaka team

Quantum · EruditionStands in for Archer

Rin turns Skill Point traffic into CRIT DMG for whoever spent it, and her joint follow-up needs Archer on the field, so the last two slots are picked for Skill Point economy.

Rin TohsakaMain DPS
ArcherJoint follow-upor Saber
RobinHarmony buffer
AventurineSustain

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Saber build summary

Updated November 5, 2026

A Thankless Coronation tops the light cone ranking for Saber, at 116.31% relative damage at S1, ahead of I Am As You Behold, On the Fall of an Aeon and Thus Burns the Dawn. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run Wavestrider Captain on Saber, with Scholar Lost in Erudition behind it. The planar ornament is Cosmic Life Sciences Institute. Main stats are CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Wind DMG = ATK% sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK%.

Trace priority is Ultimate > Skill > Basic = Talent. The Ultimate costs 360 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

Saber plays Joint follow-up in the Gilgamesh team, alongside Gilgamesh, Cerydra and Aventurine.

Role: Main DPS / Sustain
Best light cone: A Thankless Coronation
Alternatives: I Am As You Behold, On the Fall of an Aeon, Thus Burns the Dawn
Relic set: Wavestrider Captain
Planar ornament: Cosmic Life Sciences Institute
Main stats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Wind DMG = ATK% sphere, ATK% rope
Substat priority: SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK%
Trace priority: Ultimate > Skill > Basic = Talent
Best team: Gilgamesh, Saber, Cerydra, Aventurine
Ultimate energy cost: 360 energy
Key ascension material: 65× A Glass of the Besotted Era
Last updated: November 5, 2026

Saber build FAQ

What is the best Light Cone for Saber?: I Am As You Behold is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Destruction Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Trail of Bygone Blood is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Saber use?: Hero of Triumphant Song. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases ATK by 12%. Its 4-piece bonus is: While the wearer's memosprite is on the field, increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's memosprite attacks, increases the wearer's and memosprite's CRIT DMG by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
Which Planar Ornament should Saber use?: Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's SPD is 135/180 or higher, the wearer and their memosprite's Outgoing Healing increases by 12%/20%. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

Saber Build

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

The Lost White Walls

The Lost Oath of the Round Table

The Saga of Sixteen Winter Days

The Long Fated Night

Teams

Saber build FAQ