Honkai Star Rail's Argenti will sweep you off your feet with his dashing looks and regal armor… and his excellent DPS capabilities. He's a member of the Knights of Beauty, and as a five-star character, has aesthetics and a damage-dealing kit to match. He follows the Erudition path, so you know he packs a punch.
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What's the best Honkai Star Rail Argenti build?
Argenti is a five-star character who uses the physical element and follows the path of Erudition.
| Best light cone | An Instant Before A Gaze |
| Light cone substitutes | Today is Another Peaceful Day, Geniuses' Repose |
| Best relic set | Scholar Lost in Erudition |
| Planar ornaments | Firmament Frontline Glamoth or Inert Salsotto |
| Main stats | Body – Crit rate/damage Feet – Speed or attack Link rope – Attack Planar sphere – Physical attack bonus |
| Sub stats | Crit rate, crit damage, attack |
Argenti is a physical DPS with both single-target and multi-target attacks, able to deal plenty of damage in any team comp. Argenti will be your main DPS whatever team he's in. When entering battle, using his technique is key as it dazes opponents and regenerates energy for Argenti.
Energy regeneration is key to Argenti's kit, as the more enemies he hits, the more energy he regenerates, and the more he can use his ultimate. And how does he hit multiple enemies? Using his ultimate. It's a cycle. Crit rate is also a stat you need to build up for him. His best light cone is his signature five-star, An Instant Before A Gaze, and the best relic sets you can equip are Champion of Streetwise Boxing, and Inert Salsotto. As he can also inflict a 'daze' state onto opponents, so if you happen to have any effect hit ratio boosting relics lying around, you might want to use them on him.
He truly excels in the Pure Fiction game mode, where hitting multiple targets is key. If you have him and you're struggling to complete levels, we highly recommend building him even just for this area of the game. Of course, he's a very good physical DPS overall, too.
What are the best light cones for Argenti?
These light cones are what we recommend in order to get the best damage out of Argenti. His best in slot is his own signature light cone, An Instant Before A Gaze, though Himeko's five-star cone can also be a very good option, along with some four-star options, especially if you can superimpose them.
| An Instant Before A Gaze | Increases Argenti's crit damage by 36%. When he uses his ultimate, it increases the ultimate's damage based on his maximum energy. Each point of energy increases the ultimate damage by 0.36%, up to 180 points of energy | Light cone banner alongside Argenti |
| Today Is Another Peaceful Day | After entering battle, Argenti's damage increases based on his maximum energy. His damage increases by 0.2% per point of energy, up to a maximum of 160 | All banners |
| Genuises' Repose | Increases Argenti's attack by 16%. When he defeats an enemy, his crit damage increases by 24% for three turns | All banners |
| Night on the Milky Way | Every enemy on the field increases Argenti's attack by 9/10.5/12/13.5/15% – stacking up to five times. When he inflicts a weakness break, his damage increases by 30/35/40/45/50% for one turn | Standard banner |
| The Seriousness of Breakfast | Increases Argenti's damage by 12%. For every defeated enemy, his attack increases by 4%, stacking up to three times | All banners |
| Eternal Calculus | Increases Argenti's attack by 8/9/10/11/12%. After using an attack, each enemy target hit additionally increases his attack by 4/5/6/7/8%. This can stack five times and lasts until his attack. If he hits three or more enemy targets, Argenti's speed increases by 8/10/12/14/16% for one turn | Herta's store |
What are the best relics for Argenti?
To boost Argenti's abilities, you want to increase his physical damage and attack stats. The best sets for him are the Scholar Lost in Erudition to add to his ultimate damage, and Champion of Streetwise Boxing to add a significant amount to his physical damage output and his attack stat, or you can use a set of Musketeer of Wild Wheat. You can mix and match two-piece sets if you haven't got a great choice for a full four-piece.
Depending on how your relics are looking, choose a set of planar ornaments that add to Argenti's attack, crit rate, and a physical damage-boost planar sphere, if you have one.
Relics
| Scholar Lost in Erudition | Two pieces: Increases crit rate 8% Four pieces: Increases Argenti's ultimate and skill damage by 20%. After using his ultimate, his skill damage increases a further 25% |
Cavern of Corrosion: The Shackling Prison on the Xianzhou Luofu |
| Champion of Streetwise Boxing | Two pieces: Increases physical damage Four pieces: After Argenti attacks or is hit, his attack increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This can stack five times |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Jabbing Punch on Jarilo-VI |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two pieces: Increases attack Four pieces: Argenti's speed increases by 6% and his basic attack damage increases by 10% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI |
Planar ornaments
| Inert Salsotto | Increases Argenti's crit rate by 8%. When his current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, his ultimate damage increases by 15% | Immersion Reward devices in World 6 of the Simulated Universe |
| Firmament Frontline Glamoth | Increases Argenti's attack by 12%. When his speed is equal to or higher than 135/160, he deals 12%/18% more damage | Immersion Reward devices in World 8 of the Simulated Universe |
| Rutilant Arena | Increases Argenti's crit rate by 8%. When his current crit rate reaches 70% or higher, his basic attack and skill damage increase by 20% | Immersion Reward devices in World 7 of the Simulated Universe |
| Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation | Increases Argenti's crit rate by 4%. When he defeats an enemy, his crit damage increases by 4%. This can stack ten times | Immersion Reward devices in World 9 of the Simulated Universe |
Stat recommendations
Main stats
- Body: Crit rate/damage
- Feet: Speed
- Planar sphere: Physical damage boost
- Link rope: Energy regeneration rate
Sub-stats
- Crit damage/rate
- Speed
- Attack
What are the best Honkai Star Rail Argenti team comps?
As your main DPS, Argenti benefits greatly from support units like Tingyun, Robin, and Bronya as they increase his performance on the field. Huohuo not only heals him but can increase his energy, too, which is excellent with his double-ultimate ability.
If you happen to have a Sparkle – or Hanya – they are both great support options for Argenti in a team.
 Argenti |
 Tingyun |
 Sparkle |
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| Argenti |
Tingyun |
 Bronya |
 Huohuo |
| Argenti |
 Robin |
Sparkle |
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| Argenti |
 Boothill |
 Ruan Mei |
 Aventurine |
| Argenti |
Robin |
 Jade |
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| Argenti |
 Sunday |
Sparkle |
Huohuo |
What are Argenti's abilities?
Here are Argenti's skills in battle, and how he deals damage to opponents. He's a physical damage dealer and can hit single or multiple targets depending on which move you use.
Active skills
| Basic attack | Argenti deals physical damage to a single target equal to 50% of his attack |
| Skill |
Deals physical damage equal to 60% of Argenti's attack to all enemies |
| Ultimate | Argenti's ultimate triggers different effects depending on the energy consumed: -If he consumes 90 energy, he deals physical damage equal to 96% of his attack to all enemies -If Argenti consumes 180 energy, his ultimate becomes Merit Bestowed in "My" Garden and deals damage equal to 186% of his attack to all targets. He deals damage a further six times, each time dealing 57% of his attack to a random enemy |
Talent
| Sublime Object | For every enemy hit with Argenti's basic attack, skill, or ultimate, he regenerates three energy. This grants him a stack of Apotheosis, increasing his crit rate by 1%. This can stack up to ten times |
Technique
| Manifesto of Purest Virtue | When using this technique, Argenti inflicts daze upon enemies in a set area for ten seconds. Dazed enemies do not attack your team. When attacking a dazed enemy to enter combat, Argenti deals physical damage equal to 80% of his attack to all enemies and regenerates 15 energy |
Traces
| Piety | At the start of a turn, Argenti immediately gains one stack of Apotheosis |
| Generosity | When enemy targets enter battle, Argenti immediately regenerates two energy |
| Courage | Argenti deals 15% more damage to enemies whose HP is 50% or less |
What are Argenti's eidolons?
If you get more than one copy of Argenti on the banner, you can unlock his eidolons. These are similar to Genshin Impact's constellations and unlock special talents to improve your characters even more. Argenti's best eidolon is E2, but E3 and E5 add to his skill levels, which is always good.
| E1 | Each stack of Apotheosis additionally increases Argenti's crit damage by 4% |
| E2 | If the number of enemies on the field equals three or more when he uses his ultimate, his attack increases by 40% for one turn |
| E3 | Increases Argenti's skill level by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases Argenti's talent level by two, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E4 | At the start of a battle, Argenti gains two stacks of Apotheosis and increases the maximum stack limit of the talent's effect by two |
| E5 | Increases Argenti's ultimate level by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases his basic attack level by one, up to a maximum of ten |
| E6 | When using his ultimate, Argenti ignores 30% of the enemy target's defense |
What are Argenti's ascension materials?
| 20➔30 | 4k credits Five extinguished cores |
| 30➔40 | 8k credits Ten extinguished cores |
| 40➔50 | 16k credits Three netherworld tokens Six glimmering cores |
| 50➔60 | 40k credits Seven netherworld tokens Nine glimmering cores |
| 60➔70 | 80k credits 20 netherworld tokens Six squirming cores |
| 70➔80 | 160k credits 35 netherworld tokens Nine squirming cores |
What are Argenti's trace materials?
- 41 extinguished cores, 56 glimmering cores, and 58 squirming cores
- Obtain from flamespawn enemies, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, purchase from the Xianzhou Luofu world shop, and the synthesizer
- 15 keys of inspiration, 72 keys of knowledge, and 139 keys of wisdom
- Obtain from the Bud of Erudition calyx, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, purchase from Herta's Space Station world shop, and the Jarilo-VI world shop
- 12 Regret of Infinite Ochema
- Obtain from the Phantilia (Echo of War: Divine Seed) weekly boss located at Scalegorge Waterscape
- 11 tracks of destiny
- Obtain from events, as rewards in the Simulated Universe, from the Embers exchange, and Nameless Honor (battlepass) rewards
- 3,000,000 credits
Skill trace priority
- Ultimate > talent > skill > basic attack
Major trace priority
- Generosity > Courage > Piety
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