Jade is a brand-new Quantum Erudition unit in Honkai Star Rail and here is a detailed guide featuring her best Light Cones, Relics, Ornament sets, and team comp.
On July 10, 2024, Jade was officially released as a playable unit in Honkai Star Rail. Players have been waiting for her release since version 2.1, and they can finally spend their saved Stellar Jades on her banner.
If you are one of those players who pulled Jade, and looking for a way to build her, we have you covered. Here is a comprehensive guide for the Quantum unit to ensure that your Jade carries you through all forms of end-game content.
Best Jade build in Honkai Star Rail
| Light Cone | Relic set | Ornament | Stats | Team comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet Hope is Priceless | Genius of Brilliant Stars | Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves | Body: Crit Rate or Crit DMGBoots: ATK% or SPDSphere: Quantum DMG Rope: ATK%Substats: Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, SPD | Jade, Argenti, Robin, Huohuo |
This is our recommended build for Jade in Honkai Star Rail. However, if you are interested in alternative options and want to learn about the respective components in the setup, we have you covered in the following sections.
Best Light Cone for Jade
Yet Hope if Priceless
This is the best Light Cone for Jade in Honkai Star Rail. Once equipped, it increases the Crit Rate of the wearer by 16%. Additionally, when in battle, for every 20% Crit DMG that exceeds 120%, the damage from follow-up attacks is enhanced by 12%.
You can stack this effect for a total of 4 times. At the start of the battle, upon using their Basic ATK, the Ultimate or follow-up attacks from the wearer will ignore 20% of the target’s DEF for 2 turns.
Night on the Milky Way
This is a powerful alternative option for Jade and you can pick it up from the Starlight Exchange shop for 600 Undying Starlight. This weapon increases the wearer’s ATK by 9%, stacking up to 5 times. Once an enemy suffers Weakness Break, the DMG from the wearer is further increased by 30%.
Geniuses’ Repose
This is a powerful 4-star option if you do not have either of the 5-star Light Cones. This Light Cone increases the ATK of the wearer by 16%. Additionally, defeating an enemy increases the Crit DMG of the wearer by 24%.
Since Jade works best against mobs of enemies, this Light Cone helps out in enhancing the damage output for subsequent waves.
Best Relic and Ornament set for Jade
Best Relic set
The best Relic set for Jade in Honkai Star Rail is Genius of Brilliant Stars. The set bonus of this Relic set is as follows:
| Set Piece | Set Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2-pc | Increases Quantum DMG by 10%. |
| 4-pc | When the wearer deals DMG to the target enemy, ignores 10% DEF. If the target enemy has Quantum Weakness, the wearer additionally ignores 10% DEF. |
If you want you can also use The Ashblazing Grand Duke. However, the Quantum DMG set provides the DEF shred which synergizes well with Jade’s kit.
Best Ornament set
The best Ornament set for Jade is Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves. The set bonus for this Ornament set is as follows:
| Set piece | Set bonus |
|---|---|
| 2-pc | When allies use follow-up attacks, the wearer gains 1 stack of Merit, stacking up to 5 times. Each stack of Merit increases the DMG dealt by the wearer’s follow-up attacks by 5%. When there are 5 stacks, additionally increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 25%. |
This Ornament set directly boosts the follow-up attack damage of the wearer which enhances Jade’s overall damage output.
Jade Ascension and Trace level-up materials
Jade Ascension materials
Jade in Honkai Star Rail needs Dream Collection Component, Dream Flow Valve, Dream Making Engine, and Dream Flamer for ascension. Here are the total number of materials you need:
| Ascension Level | Credits | Materials | Rewards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4000 | Dream Collection Component x5 | 1 x Star Rail Pass | |
| 2 | 8000 | Dream Collection Component x10 | ||
| 3 | 16000 | Dream Flow Valve x6 | Dream Flamer x3 | 1 x Star Rail Pass |
| 4 | 40000 | Dream Flow Valve x9 | Dream Flamer x7 | |
| 5 | 80000 | Dream Making Engine x6 | Dream Flamer x20 | 1 x Star Rail Pass |
| 6 | 160000 | Dream Making Engine x9 | Dream Flamer x35 |
Where to farm Jade Ascension materials
Dream Collection Component and its upgrades
This particular material and its upgraded variants is dropped by the Dreamjolt Troupe enemy faction in Honkai Star Rail. You can locate them from the Synthesize screen within the game.
All you need is to open the main menu, navigate to Synthesize, look for the material, and click on it. This will open a menu with the name of the enemy right at the beginning. Click on the enemy’s name and the game will navigate the locations for you automatically.
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Dream Flamer
Dream Flamer is dropped by the enemy Stagnant Shadow: Dream’s Edge and can be found in Dream’s Edge in Penacony.
Jade Trace level-up materials
If you are looking to level-up Jade’s Traces, you will need Dream Collection Component, Dream Flow Valve, Dream Making Engine, Rough Sketch, Dynamic Outlining, Exquisite Colored Draft, Lost Echo of the Shared Wish, and Tracks of Destiny. The exact number of required materials is as follows:
- Dream Collection Component x41
- Dream Flow Valve x56
- Dream Making Engine x58
- Rought Sketch x18
- Dynamic Outlining x69
- Exquisite Colored Draft x139
- Lost Echo of the Shared Wish x12
- Tracks of Destiny x8
Where to farm Jade Trace level-up materials
Rough Sketch and its upgrades
Rough Sketch and its upgraded variants can be farmed from the Crimson Calyx- Bud of Erudition in Penacony Grand Theatre.
Lost Echo of the Shared Wish
This is a boss material dropped by Echo of War: Salutation of Ashen Dreams. You need to clear Honkai Star Rail version 2.2 Trailblaze quest to unlock this boss.
Best Jade team comp
Jade performs the best when she has a second AoE damage dealer in the team who can feed her stacks for her passive. As such, the best units to pair alongside Jade are Argenti, Huohuo, and Robin. In this team, Robin is the primary buffer, Argenti is the second damage dealer, and Huohuo is the healer.
If you do not have Argenti, you can also run Herta in this team. Himeko is also a good choice, but you need a third AoE unit to trigger Himeko‘s passive. In that case, a team with Himeko, Herta, and Robin works quite well.
Robin is a mandatory unit for this team as she is the best buffer for follow-up teams in this game.
Jade abilities
Basic Attack
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lash of Riches | Deals Quantum DMG equal to 117% of Jade’s ATK to a single target enemy, and Quantum DMG equal to 39% of Jade’s ATK to adjacent enemies. |
Skill
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Acquisition Surety | Makes a single target ally become a Debt Collector and increases their SPD by 30, lasting for 3 turn(s). After a Debt Collector attacks, deals 1 instance of additional Quantum DMG equal to 25% of Jade’s ATK to each enemy target hit, and consumes the debt Collector HP by an amount equal to 5% of their Max HP.If their current HP is insufficient, reduces their HP to 1. If Jade becomes the Debt Collector, she cannot gain the SPD boost effect, and her attacks do not consume HP. When a Debt Collector exists on the field, Jade cannot user her skill. At the start of every turn, the Debt Collector duration reduces by 1. |
Ultimate
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Vow of the Deep | Deals Quantum DMG equivalent to 300% of Jade’s ATK to all enemies. At the same time enhances follow-up ATK from Jade’s Talent, increasing their follow-up ATK’s DMG multiplier by 100%. The enhancing effect can activate 2 time(s). |
Talent
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Fang of the Flare Flaying | After Jade or an ally that had become the Debt Collector attacks, Jade gains one charge of each enemy target attacked. When Charge reaches 8, consume 8 Charges to launch follow-up attack 1 time, deal Quantum DMG equal to 150% of Jade’s ATK to all enemies. The follow-up attack does not generate a Charge.Jade immediately gains 5 stack(s) of Pawned Asset, when launching her Talent’s follow-up attack, with each stack of Pawned Asset increasing her CRIT DMG by 3%. The effect can stack up to 50 times. |
Technique
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Visionary Predation | After using the Technique, inflicts enemies within a set area with Blind Fealty for 10 second (s). Enemies inflicted with Blind Fealty will not actively attack allies. When entering battle via actively attacking enemies inflicted with Blind Fealty, all enemies with Blind Fealty will enter combat simultaneously. Deals Quantum DMG equivalent to 50% of Jade’s ATK to all enemies, and immediately gains 15 stacks of Pawned Asset. |
Traces
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Reverse Repo | When enemy targets enter combat, Jade gains 1 stack(s) of Pawned Asset. When a Debt Collector ally’s turn starts, Jade additionally gains 3 stack(s) of Pawned Asset. |
| Collateral Ticket | When the battle starts, Jade’s action is advanced forward by 50%. |
| Asset Forfeiture | Each stack of the Talent’s Pawned Asset additionally increases Jade’s ATK by 0.5%. |
Eidolons for Jade
- Level 1- Altruism? Nevertheless Tradable: The follow-up attack DMG from Jade’s Talent increases by 20%. Every time Jade gets Charged, she additionally gains 1 point(s) of Charge.
- Level 2- Morality? Herein Authenticated: When there are 15 stacks of Pawned Asset, Jade’s CRIT Rate increases by 18%.
- Level 3- Honesty? Soon Mortgaged: Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
- Level 4- Sincerity? Put Option Only: When using Ultimate, the DMG Jade deals ignores 12% of enemy targets’ DEF, lasting for 3 turn(s).
- Level 5- Hope? Hitherto Forfeited: Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
- Level 6- Equity? Pending Sponsorship: When there are Debt Collector allies on the field, Jade’s Quantum RES PEN increases by 20%, and Jade gains the Debt Collector state.
Jade pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Powerful AoE DPS | Needs a second AoE DPS to trigger Talent ability |
| Perfect for Pure Fiction | Damage is severely restricted unless there are at least four or more enemies |
Should you pull for Jade?
Yes, Jade is worth pulling in Honkai Star Rail, but there are a few conditions you must be aware of. The first one is that Jade needs a second AoE DPS unit in the team. This is because Jade gains charges whenever she, or the unit who becomes Debt Collector, attacks an enemy.
Upon reaching 8 charges, she will launch a follow-up attack towards the enemy. The faster she gains the charges, the frequency of her follow-up attack will increase. This follow-up attack also increases Jade’s CRIT DMG which makes the Talent ability a very important part of her kit.
The second major requirement for Jade is Robin as you will need a buffer to enhance the damage output of the team. Robin is the best Harmony unit to pair alongside follow-up units. Finally, a healer like Huohuo is also a necessity to ensure that the team remains healthy during battle.
If you meet these conditions, Jade is a very good unit to have. However, you can only use her in Pure Fiction or for farming. She is not very good against single-target bosses.
Trailer for Jade
On July 9, 2024, HoYoverse released the official trailer for Jade on their YouTube channel. If you have not watched it yet, you can catch it from the link provided below:
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