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Honkai Star Rail Aglaea build

Let’s take a look at Honkai Star Rail’s Aglaea and see how to build her, how to use the Garmentmaker, and which teams she works best in.

honkai star rail aglaea's splash art over a purple Pocket Tactics background

The Astral Express crew meets Honkai Star Rail’s Aglaea on Amphoreus, where memosprites are the focus of combat. And wouldn’t you know it – that’s what Aglaea’s kit revolves around. She summons the Garmentmaker to help her deal damage. However, don’t let the flame in her artwork fool you, she’s a lightning user.

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Here’s everything you need to know about HSR Aglaea.

What is the best Honkai Star Rail Aglaea build?

Aglaea is a five-star character who uses the lightning element and follows the path of the remembrance.

Best light cone Time Woven Into Gold
Light cone substitutes Sweat Now, Cry Less and Geniuses’ Greetings
Best relic set Hero of Triumphant Song
Planar ornaments  The Wondrous Bananamusement Park
Main stats Body – Crit rate or damage
Feet – Speed
Link rope – Energy regeneration
Planar sphere – Lightning damage bonus
Sub stats  Crit rate, crit damage, speed, attack
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What are the best light cones for Aglaea?

Time Woven Into Gold Increases Aglaea’s base speed by 12. After she and her memosprite attack, she gains a stack of “Brocade.” Each stack of “Brocade” increases her and her memosprite’s crit damage, stacking up to six times. When reaching maximum stacks, each “Brocade” stack additionally increases basic attack damage Limited light cone banner
Sweat Now, Cry Less Increases Aglaea’s crit rate by 12%. When her memosprite is on the field, increases ger and her memosprite’s damage dealt by 24% Battle Pass reward
Geniuses’ Greetings Increases Aglaea’s attack by 16%. After she uses her ultimate, additionally increases her and her memosprite’s basic attack damage dealt by 20% for three turns Light cone banner
Reminiscence (S5) When Garmentmaker’s turn starts, Aglaea and Garmentmaker both gain one stack of “Commemoration.” Each stack increases the damage dealt, which can stack up to four times. “Commemoration” removes when Garmentmaker disappears All banners

What are the best relics for Aglaea?

Aglaea really does best with a full set of Hero of Triumphant Song – but if you’re struggling to get a good set (don’t worry, we are too), you can safely mix a few two-piece sets purely for some stat boosts.

Relics

Hero of Triumphant Song Two pieces: Increases attack by 12%
Four pieces: While Aglaea’s memosprite is on the field, her speed increases by 6%. When her memosprite attacks, both Aglaea and her sprite’s crit damage increase by 30% for two turns
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Aria on Amphoreus
Musketeer of Wild Wheat Two pieces: Increases attack by 12% Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI
Scholar Lost in Erudition Two pieces: Increases crit rate by 8% Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Uncertainty on the Xianzhou Luofu
Band of Sizzling Thunder Two pieces: Increases lightning damage by 10% Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Holy Hymn on the Xianzhou Luofu
The Wind-Soaring Valorous
Two pieces: Increases attack by 12% Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Cavalier on Penacony

Planar ornaments

The Wondrous Bananamusement Park Increases Aglaea’s crit damage by 16%. When a target summoned by her is on the field, her crit damage additionally increases by 32% Divergent Universe
Rutilant Arena Increases Aglaea’s crit rate by 8%. When her current crit rate reaches 70% or higher, her basic attack and skill damage increase by 20% World 7 of Simulated Universe

Stat recommendations

Main stats:

  • Body – Crit rate or crit damage
  • Feet – Speed
  • Planar sphere – Lightning damage
  • Link rope – Energy regeneration

Sub-stats:

  • Crit rate, crit damage, attack, speed

honkai star rail aglaea's light cone artwork showing her surrounded by threads and mannequins

What are the best Aglaea team comps?


Aglaea
Sunday Robin Flex healer

Aglaea
Remembrance Trailblazer iconRemembrance Trailblazer HSR AstaAsta Flex healer

What are Aglaea’s skills?

Active skills

Basic attack Thorned Nectar
Aglaea deals lightning damage to one target enemy.
Slash by a Thousandfold Kiss
Aglaea and Garmentmaker launch a joint attack on the target, dealing lightning damage equal to a set percentage of Aglaea’s and Garmentmaker’s attack. Respectively deals lightning damage equal to a set percentage of Aglaea’s and Garmentmaker’s attack to adjacent targets. “Slash by a Thousandfold Kiss” cannot recover skill points
Skill Rise, Exalted Renown
Restores a certain amount of HP for Garmentmaker. If Garmentmaker is absent, summon the memosprite Garmentmaker and ensure this unit immediately takes action
Ultimate Dance, Destined Weaveress
Summons the memosprite Garmentmaker. If Garmentmaker is already on the field, then restore its HP to max. Aglaea enters the “Supreme Stance” state and immediately takes action. While in “Supreme Stance,” she gains speed boost stacks from Garmentmaker’s talent.
Enhances her basic attack to “Slash by a Thousandfold Kiss,” and cannot use her skill. Garmentmaker is immune to crowd control debuffs.
A countdown appears on the action order with a fixed speed. While the countdown exists, using Aglaea’s ultimate again will reset the countdown. When the countdown’s turn starts, Garmentmaker self-destructs. When Garmentmaker disappears, Aglaea dispels the “Supreme Stance” state

Talent

Rosy-Fingered

 

The memosprite Garmentmaker has an initial speed and maximum HP equal to a set percentage of Aglaea’s speed and maximum HP respectively. While Garmentmaker is on the field, Aglaea’s attacks inflict the “Seam Stitch” state. After attacking enemies in the “Seam Stitch” state, she further deals additional damage. “Seam Stitch” only takes effect on the most recently inflicted target

Memosprite abilities

Talent

 

A Body Brewed by Tears
After attacking an enemy afflicted with “Seam Stitch,” Garmentmaker’s speed increases. When Garmentmaker takes action, it automatically uses “Thorned Snare,” prioritizing attacking enemies under the “Seam Stitch” state.
The Speeding Summer
When Aglaea summons Garmentmaker, its action advances.
Bloom of Drying Grass
When Garmentmaker disappears, Aglaea regenerates a certain amount of energy
Skill Thorned Snare
Garmentmaker deals lightning damage to one enemy unit and adjacent targets

Technique

Meteoric Sunder Aglaea summons her memosprite, Garmentmaker, and they launch a forward joint attack. After entering battle, it regenerates a certain amount of energy and deals lightning damage to all enemies. It also randomly inflicts the “Seam Stitch” state on a random enemy target

Traces

The Speeding Sol At the start of a battle, if Aglaea’s energy is lower than a certain amount, it generates her energy to a certain percentage
Last Thread of Fate When Garmentmaker disappears, the speed boost from the memosprite talent is retained. When Garmentmaker gets summoned again, it gains the corresponding number of speed boost stacks
The Myopic’s Doom While in “Supreme Stance,” Aglaea’s and Garmentmaker’s attack increases by a certain percentage of Aglaea’s and Garmentmaker’s speed

What are Aglaea’s eidolons?

E1 Drift at the Whim of Venus
The enemy with “Seam Stitch” takes 15% increased damage. After Aglaea or Garmentmaker attacks this target, they additionally regenerate 20 energy
E2 Sail on the Raft of Eyelids
When Aglaea or Garmentmaker takes action, enables the damage dealt by them to ignore 14% of the target’s defense. This effect stacks up to three times and lasts until any unit, other than Aglaea or Garmentmaker, actively uses an ability
E3 Bequeath in the Coalescence of Dew
Increases the level of Aglaea’s skill by two, up to a maximum level of 15, and her basic attack by one up to a level of ten. Also increases memosprite talent by one, up to a maximum of level ten
E4 Flicker Below the Surface of Marble
The speed boost effect from the memosprite talent’s stacks limit increases by one. After Aglaea uses an attack, Garmentmaker gains the speed boost effect from the memosprite talent
E5 Weave Under the Shroud of Woe
Increases the level of Aglaea’s ultimate and talent by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases memosprite skill by one, up to a maximum of level ten
E6 Fluctuate in the Tapestry of Fates
While Aglaea is in “Supreme Stance,” increases her and Garmentmaker’s lightning resistance penetration by 20%. When Aglaea or Garmentmaker’s speed is greater than 160/240/320, the joint attack damage dealt increases by 10%/30%/60%

honkai star rail aglaea during a cutscene, holding out her hand toward the Trailblazer

What are Aglaea’s ascension materials?

20➔30 4k credits
Five fear-stomped flesh
30➔40 8k credits
Ten fear-stomped flesh
40➔50 16k credits
Three nail of the beast coffin
Six fragments of impression
50➔60 40k credits
Seven nail of the beast coffin
Nine fragments of impression
60➔70 80k credits
20 nail of the beast coffin
Six glory-aspersed torso
70➔80 160k credits
35 nail of the beast coffin
Nine glory-aspersed torso
  • Nail of the beast coffin – Farm in the Shape of Mechwolf: Stagnant Shadow boss domain

What are Aglaea’s trace materials?

  • 41 fear-stomped flesh, 56 fragments of impression, and 58 glory-aspersed torso
    • Obtain from titankin enemies, the Simulated Universe, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, and the synthesizer
  • 15 bija of consciousness, 72 seedling of manas, and 139 flower of alaya
    • Obtain from the Castrum Kremmnos: crimson calyx and purchase from the Embers Exchange store
  • 12 auspice sliver
    • Obtain from the Shadow of Feixiao and Ecliptic Inner Beast weekly boss in the Skysplitter
  • 11 tracks of destiny
    • Obtain from events, as rewards in the Simulated Universe, from the Embers exchange, and Nameless Honor (battlepass) rewards
  • Three million credits

Skill trace priority

  • Basic attack > memosprite abilities > ultimate > skill > traces

While you’re exploring Amphoreus, you can build other characters like Honkai Star Rail’s Dr. Ratio, Honkai Star Rail’s Sunday, and Honkai Star Rail’s Acheron.