Honkai Star Rail Lingsha: Kit, Best Build, Relics & More

Linghsa is the 5-star character being added in the 2nd phase of Honkai Star Rail 2.5 version, and her kit is a Break Sustain, with the best healing kit in the game. Her Ultimate is her main strength, having offensive, support, and healing capabilities packed into one. Lingsha is easily one of the best healers in the game and perfect for Break Effect teams. If you are planning to get Lingsha, here is a complete guide for the best HSR Lingsha build.

Honkai Star Rail Lingsha: Path and Damage Type

Lingsha is a5-star Abundance character with the Fire Damage type and she is a Break Sustain, with one of the strongest healing kits since Huohuo. Her kit is focused on Break Effect, increasing the Break Damage and Super Break damage taken by enemies, while also having tons of AoE healing paired with offensive capabilities. Every part of her kit damages enemies while also giving AoE heals to allies. When her Summon takes action, she removes 1 debuff from all allies alongside healing them, making it a very strong cleansing kit as well.

When it comes to her Lore and Backstory, she is the current Cauldron Master of Xianzhou Luofu’s Alchemy Commission. She is a perceptive and intelligent Vidyadhara healer, with a keen sense of smell. Her healing technique uses Aromatic therapy to diagnose ailments and calm minds.

Honkai Star Rail Lingsha Kit and Best Cycle Rotation

• Votive Incense (Basic Attack): Deals 100% of Lingsha’s Attack as Fire Damage to a single target.
• Smoke and Splendor (Skill): Deals minor AoE Fire damage and heals all allies at the same time based on her Attack. Additionally, using her Skill action forwards her summon by 20%.
• Dripping Mistscape (Ultimate): Inflicts Befog on all enemies, while also dealing AoE Fire Damage. Befog increases Break Damage taken by enemies by 25% for 2 turns. Additionally, this attack also AoE heals allies based on her Attack and the action forwards her Summon by 100%.
• Mistdance Manifest (Talent): Summons Fuyuan after using her Skill with a base Speed of 90 and an initial action count of 3. When her summon takes action, it deals Minor AoE Fire damage (considered as a Follow-up Attack) and heals all allies based on Lingsha’s Attack. When her summon takes action, she also removes 1 debuff from all allies. Fuyuan disappears if Lingsha is knocked out. While Fuyuan is on the field, her action count can increase by 3 when Lingsha uses her Skill.
• Wisps of Aurora (Technique): Immediately summons Fuyuan at the start of the battle and applies Befog on all enemies for 2 turns.

Lingsha is a Break-Sustain with a mix of offensive, healing, and support in her kit. She is an AoE character that both deals damage and heals all her allies using her Skill, Talent, and Ultimate. She summons Fuyuan, which also deals AoE Fire damage to enemies while healing allies, and removes 1 debuff from all allies, making her kit complete with all healing capabilities.

The main part of her kit is her Ultimate, which does AoE Fire damage, makes all enemies take increased Break damage, heals allies, and also action forwards her summon by 100%. With her kit, start with using her Skill to summon Fuyuan, and use her Ultimate when your allies need health or the enemies are close to Weakness Break.

Best Lingsha Relics in HSR

• 4-piece Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge
• 4-piece Passerby of Wandering Cloud
• 4-piece Thief of Shooting Meteor

The 4-piece Iron Cavalry Against the Scourgeis the best relic set for Lingsha, as she is primarily a Break Sustain. This is a very strong Break Effect relic set. It increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 16% and allows the wearer to ignore enemy defenses when the wearer meets the Break Effect threshold. Having this Relic set on Lingsha is perfect in Break Effect-focused teams to maximize her Super Break damage.

The 4-piece Passerby of Wandering Cloud is the best alternative for every other team. This set gives a 10% healing boost to the wearer, making it the most standard Sustain Relic Set in the game. Other than that, you can also use a 4-piece Thief of Shooting Meteor or paired with a 2-piece with Messenger Traversing Hackerspace to increase Break Effect and Speed for Lingsha.

Best Planar Ornaments for Lingsha in HSR

• 2-piece Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern
• 2-piece Talia: Kingdom of Banditry
• 2-piece Broken Keel

The 2-piece Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern is the best Planar Ornament for Lingsha’s kit as it increases the wearer’s speed by 6% and increases the Break Effect by 40% for 1 turn when the wearer hits an enemy with Fire Weakness. However, if the enemy doesn’t have Fire Weakness, then the effectiveness of this Planar Ornament is reduced by quite a lot.

The 2-piece Talia: Kingdom of Banditry is the best alternative planar ornament set, as it can increase the Break Effect of the wearer by 36%. Other than that, you can also use the 2-piece Broken Keel, which is always a good Planar Ornament set for Sustains if you can meet the 30% Effect Resistance.

Main and Sub Stats for Lingsha

When it comes to Lingsha’s main Relic and Planar Ornament stats, use a Healing Boost Body, Speed Boots, Attack % Planar Sphere, and Energy Regeneration or Break Effect Link Rope.

For Sub stats, focus on reaching 100-110% Break Effect at least and 160 Speed Breakpoint. Other than that, put the rest of the stats on her Effect Resistance, Health, and Defense. Make sure to add enough Health and Defense to keep her alive against the enemies’ assault.

Best Light Cones for Lingsha Build in HSR

• Scent Alone Stays True
• What is Real?
• Shared Feeling
• Post-Op Conversation
• Perfect Timing

Scent Alone Stays True is the best Light Cone for Lingsha, which is also her Signature Light Cone. This Light Cone significantly increases the Break Effect (by 60%), giving a massive buff to her kit. Additionally, it debuffs enemies when hit with the wearer’s ultimate, making them take 18% increased damage when the wearer has a Break Effect higher or equal to 150%.

For her alternative Light Cones, the What is Real? is the best 4-star Light Cone alternative for her. Other than that, you can also use Shared Feeling, Post-Op Conversation, and Perfect Timing, however, these Light Cones don’t provide any buff to Break Effect, which is a major part of Lingsha’s kit.

Here is why these are the best Lingsha Light Cones in Honkai Star Rail.

HSR Lingsha Eidolons

• Bloom on Vileward Bouquet (E1): Her weakness Break Efficiency increases by 50%. Reduces enemy defense by 20% when their weakness is broken.
• Leisure in Carmine Smokeveil (E2): Increases all allies’ Break Effect 40% when using her Ultimate, lasting for 3 turns.
• Shine of Floral Wick (E3): Ultimate Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Talent Level + 2, up to Level 15 max.
• Redolence from Canopied Banquet (E4): When Fuyuan takes action, restores the HP of the ally with the lowest health equal to 40% of Lingsha’s ATK.
• Poise Atop Twists and Turns (E5): Skill Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Basic Attack Level + 1, up to Level 10 max.
• Arcadia Under Deep Seclusion (E6): Reduces all types of resistance by 20% for all enemies when Fuyuan is on the field. When her summon attacks, additionally deals 4 instances of Fire damage, each instance dealing 50% of her Attack as Fire Damage and additionally dealing 5 Toughness reduction to one random enemy unit, prioritizing targets with both Toughness greater than 0 and Fire Weakness.

Lingsha Traces and Ascension Abilities in HSR

Ascension Abilities:

• Vermillion Waft (Ascension 2): Increases Lingsha’s Attack or Outgoing Healing by an amount equal to 25%/10% of Break Effect, up to a maximum increase of 50%/20% respectively.
• Sylvan Smoke (Ascension 4): Additionally regenerates 10 Energy when using her Basic Attack.
• Ember’s Echo (Ascension 6): When Fuyuan is on the field and any ally character takes Damage or consumes HP, if a character in the team has their current HP percentage lower than or equal to 60%, Fuyuan will immediately launch the Talent’s follow-up attack. This does not consume Fuyuan’s action count. This effect can trigger again after 2 turns.

Status Boosts:

• HP Boost: 18%
• Attack Boost: 10%
• Break Effect Boost: 37.3 %

Best Team for Lingsha in Honkai Star Rail

The best team for Lingsha will be a complete Break-Effect focused team with Break DPS units like Firefly and Boothill and Break Supports like Ruan Mei and Harmony Trailblazer. Other than that, she can also be a great asset to Follow-up attack teams, combining with Feixiao, Robin, and Topaz to create a strong combo.

For her F2P teams, pair Lingsha with Hunt March 7th and Moze with a complete Break Effect DPS build while using Harmony Trailblazer in the team to delete enemy health bars using Break Damage.

Should You Pull Lingsha in Honkai Star Rail

Overall, Lingsha provides a ton of value to any team as a sustain, while being particularly good in Break Effect and FUA teams. I think Lingsha is a great option to bolster your Honkai Star Rail team. However, I still feel that she is a weaker option than Huohuo, so unless you already have Huohuo, I will recommend you go for Lingsha if you have enough Stellar Jades. If you have Boothill, Firefly, or any other Break Effect DPS units, then Lingsha is a great choice for their sustain.

So, that’s everything we know so far about Lingsha’s best build. Share your thoughts on Lingsha in the comment section, and let us know if you are going to pick her or Topaz in the Honkai Star Rail 2.5 banners.