Summary
- There are 12 new HSR 3.4 Light Cones, including several powerful 5-star options.
- Phainon debuts with his signature Light Cone, Thus Burns the Dawn, boosting speed, ignoring defense, and greatly increasing damage.
- The update features Light Cones for popular characters like Tribbie, Sunday, Sparkle, Firefly, Jingliu, Blade, Saber, and Archer.
- Players can plan team upgrades and builds with these fresh Light Cone choices.
All Honkai Star Rail 3.4 Light Cones: 12 New LCs
The 3.4 update for Honkai Star Rail brings a variety of new Light Cones to enhance your characters’ power and strategy. Here’s a quick look at each Light Cone, its effects, and associated characters:
- Thus Burns the Dawn (5-star) — Phainon’s signature Light Cone. Boosts base speed by 12, ignores 18% of enemy DEF, and grants a powerful damage buff after using Ultimate.
- If Time Were a Flower (5-star) — Tribbie’s signature, offering strong support and damage boosts.
- A Grounded Ascent (5-star) — Sunday’s signature Light Cone, enhancing Imaginary damage.
- Earthly Escapade (5-star) — Sparkle’s Light Cone that increases damage and applies vulnerability effects.
- The Story’s Next Page (4-star) — A solid 4-star option with balanced buffs.
- Journey, Forever Peaceful — Increases shield effects and damage against shielded allies.
- Unto Tomorrow’s Morrow — Boosts healing and damage when allies have high HP.
- In Pursuit of the Wind — Increases Break damage for all allies upon entering battle.
- The Flower Remembers — Raises CRIT DMG and boosts memosprite damage.
- A Trail of Bygone Blood — Increases CRIT Rate and skill/ultimate damage.
- A Dream Scented in Wheat — Boosts CRIT Rate and enhances Ultimate and Follow-Up Attack damage.
- Holiday Thermae Escapade — Raises damage and applies Vulnerability to enemies after attacks.
HSR 3.4 Banner Schedule Overview
The update also rolls out an exciting banner schedule to get your hands on new characters and Light Cones:
First Half (June 2, 2025): Phainon (5-star, Physical, Destruction) arrives with his signature Light Cone Thus Burns the Dawn. Returning banners include Tribbie, Sunday, Sparkle, along with rate-ups for March 7th, Tingyun, and Yukong.
Second Half (June 23, 2025): Firefly, Jingliu, and Blade return with their signature Light Cones. New rate-ups include Hanya, Lynx, and Luka.
Fate Stay Night Collab (June 11, 2025): Get Saber and Archer, two new playable characters, plus their exclusive Light Cones A Thankless Coronation and The Hell Where Ideals Burn.
How to Use These Light Cones in HSR 3.4
Choosing the right Light Cone can dramatically improve your character’s performance. For example, Thus Burns the Dawn not only boosts Phainon’s speed but also helps him ignore enemy defenses, making him a formidable force on the battlefield.
Other Light Cones like Earthly Escapade and The Flower Remembers help maximize critical damage and exploit enemy weaknesses with vulnerability effects.
Whether you want to enhance your damage dealers or support characters, the 3.4 Light Cones add fresh tactical options for every team.
Final Thoughts
Honkai Star Rail 3.4 brings a fantastic lineup of Light Cones that expand team-building possibilities and boost character power. Keep an eye out for Phainon’s arrival and the Fate Stay Night collab, which both promise exciting gameplay and new strategies.
Make sure to plan your pulls and builds carefully to take full advantage of these new additions in the 3.4 update.
