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Serval Build
Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail
Lightning
EruditionEnglish voice: Natalie Van Sistine
The best Serval build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is Night on the Milky Way with Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters. Updated November 5, 2026
Light cones
Relics
Planar ornaments
Main stats
- Body
- CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG
- Feet
- Speed >= ATK%
- Planar Sphere
- Lightning DMG >= ATK%
- Link Rope
- ATK%
Substat priority
- 1SPD (breakpoint)Best
- 2CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG
- 3ATK%
Serval now is built more like a generic DPS character that can also apply DoT, so focus on CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG and ATK%.
Trace priority
#1
Skill
Max first
#2
Talent
Then
#3
Ultimate
Next
#4
Basic
Later
Major traces, best first: Rock 'n' Roll (A2) > Mania (A6) > String Vibration (A4)
Best Eidolons
E1Echo Chamber
E2Encore!
E3Level bump
E4Make Some Noise!
E5Level bump
E6This Song Rocks to Heaven!
- E1
Echo Chamber
Game textBasic ATK deals Lightning DMG equal to 60% of Basic ATK DMG to a random target adjacent to the target enemy.
- E2
Encore!
Game textEvery time Serval's Talent is triggered to deal Additional DMG, she regenerates 4 Energy.
- E4
Make Some Noise!
Game textUltimate has a 100% base chance to apply Shock to any enemies not currently Shocked. This Shock has the same effects as the one applied by Skill.
- E6
This Song Rocks to Heaven!
Game textServal deals 30% more DMG to Shocked enemies.
Teams
No composition on the site currently uses Serval. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.
Honkai: Star Rail 4★ Lightning Erudition Main DPS
Serval build summary
Updated November 5, 2026Night on the Milky Way tops the light cone ranking for Serval, at 109.40% relative damage at S1, ahead of Eternal Calculus, Geniuses' Repose and Before Dawn. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.
Run Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters on Serval, with Band of Sizzling Thunder and Scholar Lost in Erudition behind it. The planar ornament is Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. Main stats are CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Lightning DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (breakpoint) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%.
Trace priority is Skill > Talent > Ultimate > Basic. The Ultimate costs 100 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.
- Role
- Main DPS
- Best light cone
- Night on the Milky Way
- Alternatives
- Eternal Calculus, Geniuses' Repose, Before Dawn
- Relic set
- Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
- Planar ornament
- Firmament Frontline: Glamoth
- Main stats
- CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Lightning DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope
- Substat priority
- SPD (breakpoint) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%
- Trace priority
- Skill > Talent > Ultimate > Basic
- Ultimate energy cost
- 100 energy
- Key ascension material
- 50× Lightning Crown of the Past Shadow
- Last updated
- November 5, 2026
Serval build FAQ
- What is the best Light Cone for Serval?
- 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 Serval use?
- Band of Sizzling Thunder. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Lightning DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses their Skill, increases the wearer's ATK by 20% for 1 turn(s).
- Which Planar Ornament should Serval 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.