Honkai Star Rail: Sparkle Build Guide

Sparkle HSR is a 5-star Harmony-type character who uses Quantum damage. She is specially designed as a Support for Hyper-carry teams, particularly those that require a lot of Skill points. Her skills enhance critical damage and allies’ damage and increase the maximum Skill points by 2. She is now out in the second phase of the HSR 2.4 banner, so it is a good time for all Dan Heng IL players to obtain her if they do not yet have her.

She is also a good resource for Mono Quantum teams. Here is a detailed guide that explains the best way to build Sparkle, including the best Light Cones, team builds, and materials required.

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Who Is Sparkle in Honkai Star Rail

Sparkle is a 5-star Harmony character in Honkai Star Rail and is a Quantum type user. She is one of the highest Harmony characters in the game and is highly recommended for players with Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae as the main character. Sparkle is a Masked Fool and aspires to be a Genius Society member. She is defined as a woman who uses a lot of masks and possesses multiple personas, which symbolize her great acting talent.

During the Penacony arc, Sparkle was observed getting involved in various acts of thievery, assisting the Trailblazer on the right path while also making things difficult in the process. Although her genuine intentions remain doubtful, she appears not to operate as an antagonist yet.

Honkai Star Rail Sparkle Banners and Release Date

Sparkle is now featured in the second phase banner of version 2.4, along with Jiaoqiu in Honkai Star Rail. The current banner has Hunt March 7th, Sampo, and Arlan as the 4-star characters. She was brought out during the second phase of the HSR 2.0 banner on February 29, which also marked her final appearance in Honkai Star Rail.

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Sparkle’s Kit and Best Cycle Rotation (At Max Level)

Sparkle is a perfect fit for Hyper carry teams, especially units that have negative DPS relative to skill points. Her skills are simple, and if used properly, they can significantly increase the team’s overall damage output. In addition, she is an incredibly strong candidate for S-tier in Honkai Star Rail. To better understand her playstyle, let us first look at her skills.

1. Monodrama (Basic Attack): Applies a consistent single-target Quantum damage that is equal to 130% of Sparkle’s Attack.
2. Dreamdiver (Skill): This ability increases an ally’s Critical Damage by 30% of her own Critical Damage, along with an additional 54% for a single turn. It also provides a 50% action advance for the ally. It is to be mentioned that this action advance does not work when Sparkle uses the Skill on herself.
3. The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Ultimate): Marks teams up with Cipher and recovers 4 Skill points. This union provides a 12% boost to her Talent damage buff per stack, which lasts for 2 turns.
4. Red Herring (Talent): The number of Skill points is increased up to 2 when Sparkle is in the battlefield. Also, upon using 1 Skill point by an ally, the damage of all allies is increased by 7.5% stack-wise for every stack, up to a maximum of 3 stacks, for 2 turns.
5. Unreliable Narrator (Technique): The Stealth status is given to all allies for 20 seconds. The status makes allies invisible to enemies, and engaging in combat while its effect is on will restore 3 Skill points to each ally.

Sparkle’s Skill gives a direct Crit Damage boost to one ally and also speeds up their action, similar to Bronya’s skill. Her talent also increases the damage dealt by the whole team, depending on the skill points invested by her teammates. The buffs from Sparkle, however, do not last long, requiring precise tuning of your team’s speed to make the most out of her buffs.

While her stats require a high amount of Crit Damage to activate her buffs, her Basic attack will not be used often as a result of how short her buffs last. Thus, the best turn order for her is to act right after your main DPS, allowing her skills to maximize your main DPS’ performance and having them perform two action.

Sparkle has a set of impressive cavern relics and planar ornaments that can greatly increase her buffs. The following are the best relics, planar ornaments, and the main and secondary statistics needed for creating the best Sparkle build.

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Best Relics for Sparkle in HSR

• 4-Piece Traversing Hackerspace (Best for Sparkle)
• 4-Piece Musketeer of Wild Wheat (Best Alternative)

The 4-piece Traversing Hackerspace set is ideal for Sparkle since it gives her additional notable speed boost after she has used her Ultimate ability. Alternatively, the 4-piece Musketeer of Wild Wheat set is a good choice to increase Sparkle’s speed and attack.

Best Planar Ornaments for Sparkle in HSR

• 2-Piece Broken Keel (Best for Sparkle)
• 2-Piece Penacony, Land of the Dreams

For Sparkle to be at her best, using the 2-piece Broken Keel set upon breaking through the 30% Effect Resistance level is suggested. The build allows Sparkle to enhance her allies’ Crit Damage by 10% beyond what she has from her Skill.

2-piece Penacony set named Land of the Dreams is the best choice of Sparkle in a mono Quantum team. In this composition, the total Damage output of the team will receive a big boost, especially while her Ascension 6 power is triggered.

Main and Sub Stats for Best Sparkle Builds

The Crit Damage buff provided by Sparkle to her teammates is dependent on her own Crit Damage, so it is crucial to maximize her Crit Damage levels. Then, focus on reaching the 30% Effect Resistance requirement for the Broken Keel set. Adding at least 20% Effect Resistance in her sub-stats is advisable, as her Traces also provide a 10% increase in Effect Resistance. Also, verify that Sparkle is at or above the 134 Speed Breakpoint.

Other than that, you can stack ERR%, HP%, and Defense% as per your requirements. You must ensure her speed is one unit less than the main DPS of your team.

Best Light Cones for Sparkle in HSR

1. Earthly Escapade (Signature Light Cone): Increases the wearer’s Critical Damage by 32% and gives them a Mask at the start of the fight for 3 turns. When they receive the Mask, the wearer’s allies feel a 10% increase in Critical Rate and a 28% boost in Critical Damage. In addition, whenever the wearer regains Skill Points, including any surplus ones, they acquire 1 stack of Radiant Flame, and gaining 4 stacks will transform it into a Mask for 4 turns.
2. Past and Future (Best F2P Alternative at Superimposition 5): When the wearer uses their Skill, the following ally, except for the wearer, will get a 32% (16% at S1) increase to their damage for one turn.
3. Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds: Either at the start of battle or at the start of wearer’s turn, one of these effects will become active: increase of 10% to Attack of all teammates, increase by 12% to Crit Damage of all teammates, or raise by 6% of Energy Regeneration Rate of all teammates. It is also worth mentioning that the same effect cannot be used consecutively and does not stack. Such effects will be cancelled if the wearer is defeated.
   

Best Team Comps for Sparkle in HSR

Sparkle is a perfect Support unit for the characters who can live on the consumption of Skill points. The characters such as Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Qingque are perfect DPS units for her because they consume various Skill points to attack. Also, Sparkle is best for mono-Quantum teams, as her Ascension 6 skill increases Quantum damage for all allies. Her strongest team setup features Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae, Tingyun, and Luocha. She works just as well with Seele and other supports like Ruan Mei or Pela. Meanwhile, DPS players Jingliu and Blade work nicely with Sparkle.

Conclusion…

Sparkle is an extremely powerful hyper-carry support unit, especially in mono-quantum teams. It is extremely recommended to go for Sparkle since mono-quantum teams are among the strongest compositions in Honkai Star Rail. This is the end of our guide on the best Sparkle build. We look forward to your feedback on the build in the comments section.