Honkai Star Rail: Sparkle Build Guide

Sparkle is a 5-star Harmony character with the Quantum damage type. She is mainly suited as Support for Hyper-carry teams, especially for teams with high Skill point demands. Sparkle’s kit buffs the crit damage, damage dealt by allies while increasing the Max Skill points by 2. She is currently featuring in the 2nd phase HSR 2.4 banner, so all Dan Heng IL players should go all in on her if they don’t have her already. She can also be a great addition to Mono Quantum teams. Here is a complete guide on how to build Sparkle in the best way, her best Light Cones, teams, and all her required materials.

August 20, 2024: Updated the build with the latest available information.

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 easily one of the best Harmony characters in the game and one of the must-pull characters for Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae mains. Sparkle is a member of the Masked Fools, who also wants to get into the Genius Society. She is described as a woman with countless masks and many faces and a dangerous master of theatrics.

During the Penacony arc, we saw Sparkle doing countless mischiefs, guiding the Trailblazer to the correct path while also adding hindrances. Her exact objective is still unknown but she doesn’t appear to be an antagonist for the moment.

Honkai Star Rail Sparkle Banners and Release Date

Currently, Sparkle is featuring in the 2nd phase banner of version 2.4, alongside Jiaoqiu in Honkai Star Rail. Her current banner features Hunt March 7th, Sampo, and Arlan as the 4-star characters. Sparkle was released in the 2nd phase of the HSR 2.0 banner onFebruary 29, which was also her last banner in Honkai Star Rail.

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

Sparkle is perfect for Hyper carry teams, especially Skill point negative DPS units. Her kit is straightforward, and if correctly used, it can increase the team’s damage significantly. She is also a strong contender to be one of the S-tier characters in Honkai Star Rail. Let’s look at her kit first to understand her play style.

• Monodrama (Basic Attack): Deals flat single target Quantum damage equal to 130% of Sparkle’s Attack.
• Dreamdiver (Skill): It increases the Crit Damage of an ally by 30% of her Crit Damage + 54% for 1 turn. Furthermore, it also action forwards the ally by 50%. The action forward ability doesn’t work when Sparkle uses the Skill on herself.
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Ultimate): Marks allies with Cipher and recovers 4 Skill points. Allies with Cipher get an increase to her Talent damage buff by 12% per stack, lasting for 2 turns.

• Red Herring (Talent): The max number of Skill points is increased by 2 when Sparkle is on the battlefield. Furthermore, it increases the Damage dealt by all allies by 7.5% per stack (max 3 stacks) for 2 turns when an ally consumes 1 Skill point.
• Unreliable Narrator (Technique): It gives the Stealth status to all allies for 20 seconds. Stealth prevents enemies from detecting you and entering the battle with it will recover 3 Skill point for all allies.

Sparkle’s Skill gives a straight Crit Damage buff to one ally and advances their action, similar to Bronya. Her talent also gives a damage buff to the entire team, depending on the skill points used by allies. Sparkle’s buff uptimes are pretty low, so you will need to fine-tune your team’s speed to get the best out of her buffs.

Even though her stats require a high Crit Damage for her buffs, you won’t be using her Basic attacks much due to her low buff uptimes. So, her ideal turn cycle rotation will have her take action right after your main DPS, allowing her skill to action forward your main DPS and letting them take action twice.

Sparkle has some pretty good cavern relic and planar ornament options to get the best out of her buffs. Here are the best relics, planar ornaments, and main and sub-stats for creating the best Sparkle build.

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 is best for Sparkle, as it will give your team a good speed buff after using her Ultimate. The 4-piece Musketeer of Wild Wheat is also a good alternative 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 (Best for Mono Quantum teams)

Sparkle’s best build will use the 2-piece Broken Keel when she meets the 30% Effect Resistance threshold. This will allow Sparkle to buff the Crit Damage of all her allies by 10% on top of her Skill’s buff.

The 2-piece Penacony, Land of the Dreams, will be Sparkle’s best pick if she is in a mono Quantum team. This will let her buff the entire team’s Damage significantly, especially with her Ascension 6 ability unlocked.

Main and Sub Stats for Best Sparkle Builds

Sparkle’s Crit Damage buff for allies scales with her Crit Damage, so stack as much Crit Damage as possible. Next, prioritize meeting the 30% Effect Resistance threshold for using the Broken Keel set. Add at least 20% Effect Resistance on her sub-stats, as her Traces also give a 10% effect resistance boost. Make sure to break at least the 134 Speed Breakpoint with Sparkle.

Other than that, you can stack ERR%, HP%, and Defense% as needed. Make sure to always keep her speed one less than the speed of your team’s main DPS.

Best Light Cones for Sparkle in HSR

• Earthly Escapade (Signature Light Cone): Increases wearer’s Crit Damage by 32% and makes them gain Mask at the beginning of the battle for 3 turns. After gaining the Mask, allies of the wearer have increased the Crit Rate by 10% and Crit Damage by 28%. When the wearer recovers Skill points, including the limit exceeding Skill Points, they gain 1 stack of Radiant Flame, and getting 4 stacks will convert it into Mask for 4 turns.
• Past and Future (Best F2P Alternative at Superimposition 5): When the wearer uses their Skill, the next ally (except the wearer) deals 32% (16% at S1) increased damage for 1 turn.
• Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds (Another Alternative): At the start of the battle or when the wearer’s turn begins, apply one of the following effects: increase Attack of all allies by 10%, increase Crit Damage of all allies by 12%, or increase Energy Regeneration Rate of all allies by 6%. The same effect cannot be applied consecutively and doesn’t stack. The effects are removed when the wearer is knocked out.

Sparkle Ascension and Trace Materials

All Ascension Materials for Sparkle:

Materials	Quantity
Credit	308k
Tatters of Thought	15
Fragments of Impression	15
Dream Flamer	65
Shards of Desires	15

All Trace Materials for Sparkle:

Materials	Quantity
Credit	3 Million
Firmament Note	18
Tatters of Thought	41
Celestial Section	69
Fragments of Impression	56
Heavenly Melody	139
Shards of Desires	58
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet	12
Tracks of Destiny	8

Sparkle Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail

• Suspension of Disbelief (E1): Cipher lasts for 1 more cycle and all allies with it have a 40% increased Attack.
• Purely Fictitious (E2): Each Talen stack allows allies to ignore 8% of the enemy target’s Defense when dealing damage to enemies.
• Pipedream (E3): Skill Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Basic Attack Level + 1, up to Level 10 max.
• Life is a Gamble (E4): 1 more Skill point is recovered by the Ultimate and the Talent additionally increases the Max Skill points by 1.
• Parallax Truth (E5): Ultimate Level + 2, up to Level 15 max, Talent Level + 2, up to Level 15 max.
• Narrative Polysemy (E6): The Crit Damage Boost effect of Sparkle’s Skill is additionally increased by 30% of Sparkle’s Crit Damage, and the Skill’s Crit Damage boost effect applies to all allies with Cipher.

Sparkle is a strong character at E0 when using her best builds and her Eidolons make her incredibly stronger. Her E1 and E2 are crazy strong as they provide a 40% attack increase to your main DPS and additionally lets them ignore 8% of the Defense of enemies. Her E6 also increases Crit Damage significantly for all her allies, but it’s better to save your Stellar Jades instead.

Sparkle Traces in Honkai Star Rail

Bonus Abilities:

• Almanac (Ascension 2): Additionally regenerates 10 energy with Basic attacks.
• Artificial Flower (Ascension 4): The Crit Damage Boost from her Skill lasts until the start of her turn.
• Nocturne (Ascension 6): Increases Crit Rate for all allies by 5%. Additionally increases Quantum damage from allies by 5%/15%/30% for 1/2/3 Quantum characters in the team.

Stat Boosts:

• Crit Damage Boost: 24%
• HP Boost: 28%
• Effect Resistance Boost: 10%

Best Team Comps for Sparkle in HSR

Sparkle is the perfect Support unit for characters that love to consume Skill points. Characters like Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Qingque are perfect DPS units for her, as they consume multiple skill points in one attack. Other than that, Sparkle is also great in mono-Quantum teams, as her Ascension 6 ability specifically increases the Quantum damage of all allies. Her best team will feature Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae, Tingyun, and Luocha. She can also pair perfectly with Seele and other support like Ruan Mei or Pela. DPS units, like Jingliu and Blade, can also pair with Sparkle.

Should You Pull for Sparkle in Honkai Star Rail?

Sparkle is an extremely strong hyper-carry support unit, especially for mono-quantum teams. You should definitely pull for Sparkle as mono Quantum teams are among the strongest team comps in Honkai Star Rail.

So, that’s everything for the best Sparkle build. Tell us your opinion on the build in the comment section.