So, you want to build Honkai Star Rail's Jingliu - a heavy-hitting, ice-wielding DPS? Then look no further. She's a former member of the High Cloud Quintet and was Jing Yuan's mentor, so you know she's got some serious skills. However, she fell to the effects of Mara, causing her to go insane - which, to be honest, helps us on the battlefield as she is very strong.
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Here's everything in our Honkai Star Rail's Jingliu build guide:
What's the best Honkai Star Rail Jingliu build?
Jingliu is a five-star character who follows the path of the Destruction and the ice element. Her skill enhances her attack, giving her higher damage, and placing her as a DPS no matter what team you put her in.
Here's a brief overview of our best Jingliu build:
| Rarity | ★★★★★ |
| Element | Ice |
| Path | The Destruction |
| Best light cone | I Shall Be My Own Sword |
| Light cone substitutes | On the Fall Of An Aeon, A Secret Vow |
| Best relic set | Scholar Lost in Erudition |
| Planar ornaments | Rutilant Arena |
| Main stats | Body - Crit rate/damage Feet - Speed Link rope - Attack Planar sphere - Ice damage bonus |
| Sub stats | Crit rate, crit damage, speed, attack |
Her best build involves stacking up her attack, speed, and crit stats, along with some ice-damage-increasing relics. Jingliu's absolute best light cone is her signature, I Shall be My Own Sword, and the overall winning relic set is Scholar Lost in Erudition, as it adds to her ultimate and follow-up damage.
How do I use Jingliu?
Jingliu is your DPS in your team, no matter who you pair her with. You're going to want to prioritize enhancing her skill, then using it to deal heftier normal attacks, and using her ultimate when it's ready. Before you enter battle, don't forget to use her technique to freeze enemies and deal damage upon entering a fight.
What are the best light cones for Jingliu?
The best light cone for Jingliu is her signature, I Shall be My Own Sword, available on the light cone banner alongside her. As a Destruction character, you can use any Destruction light cone on her, but there are some better choices than others.
If you don't get her signature, then the five-star On the Fall of an Aeon can add a nice boost to her attack as she moves in battle, or the four-star A Secret Vow is a good budget-friendly choice, too.
| I Shall Be My Own Sword | Increases Jingliu's crit damage by 20%. When an ally is attacked or loses HP, Jingliu gains one stack of Eclipse, max three stacks. Each stack increases Jingliu's damage on her next attack by 14%. When she reaches three stacks, this enables the attack to ignore 12% of an enemy's defense |
| On the Fall of an Aeon | Whenever Jingliu attacks, her attack increases by 8% in battle, up to four times. When she inflicts weakness break on enemies, her damage increases by 12% for two turns |
| A Secret Vow | Increases damage dealt by Jingliu by 20%. She also deals an extra 20% of her damage to enemies whose HP is equal to or higher than her own current HP |
| Mutual Demise | If Jingliu's current HP is lower than 80%, her crit rate increases by 12% |
| Under the Blue Sky | Increases the wearer's ATK by 16%. When the wearer defeats an enemy, the wearer's CRIT Rate increases by 12% for 3 turn(s). |
What are the best relics for Jingliu?
As an ice wielder, a two- or four-piece set of Hunter of Glacial Frost will work for Jingliu, and as always, an attack boost is always welcome. She benefits from plenty of crit rate and crit damage stats as a main DPS, as well.
When picking specific relics for Jingliu, it's important to look at the main and sub-stats on each piece to make sure it'll pack a punch.
Relics
| Scholar Lost in Erudition | Two pieces: Increases crit rate 8% Four pieces: Increases Jingliu's ultimate and skill damage by 20%. After using her ultimate, her skill damage increases a further 25% |
Cavern of Corrosion: The Shackling Prison on the Xianzhou Luofu |
| Hunter of Glacial Forest | Two pieces: Increases ice damage Four pieces: After Jingliu uses her ultimate, her crit damage increases by 25% for two turns. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind on the Herta Space Station |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two pieces: Increases attack Four pieces: Jingliu's speed increases by 6% and her basic attack damage by 10%. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI |
| Messenger Traversing Hackerspace | Two pieces: Increases speed Four pieces: When Jingliu uses her ultimate on an ally, speed for all allies increases by 12% for one turn. This effect cannot be stacked. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Elixir Seekers on the Xianzhou Luofu |
| The Wind-Soaring Valorous | Two pieces: Increases attack 12% Four pieces: Jingliu's crit rate increases by 6%. After she uses a follow-up attack, the damage dealt by her ultimate increases by 30% for one turn |
Cavern of Corrosion: Penacony Grand Theater |
Planar ornaments
| Rutilant Arena | Two pieces: Increases Jingliu's crit rate by 8%. When her current crit rate reaches 70% or higher, her basic attack and skill damage increase by 20%. | Immersion Reward devices in World 7 of the Simulated Universe |
| Space Sealing Station | Two pieces: Increases Jingliu's attack by 12%. When her speed reaches 120 or higher, attack increases by a further 12%. | Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Inert Salsotto | Two pieces: Increases Jingliu's crit rate by 8%. When her current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, her ultimate and follow-up attack damage increases by 15%. | Immersion Reward devices in World 6 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Body: Crit damage/rate
- Feet: Speed
- Planar sphere: Ice damage boost
- Link rope: Attack
Sub-stats:
- Crit damage/rate
- Attack
- Speed
What are the best Jingliu team comps?
Jingliu, as a main DPS, benefits from support units like Pela, Bronya, and Asta to give her extra turns and buffs in battle. Healers or shielders are also a good option, especially Luocha. If you're doing Calyx's or other low-risk fights, then you can pair her with another DPS like Blade to smash through the fights as quick as you can.
 Jingliu |
 Pela |
 Fu Xuan |
 Bronya |
| Jingliu |
Bronya |
 Luocha |
 Blade |
| Jingliu |
 Asta |
 Trailblazer (fire) |
 Lynx |
| Jingliu |
 Ruan Mei |
Luocha |
Bronya |
What are Jingliu's abilities?
Jingliu is a very powerful DPS, and here is exactly what she can do on the battlefield. When upgrading her kit, it is best to prioritize her skill, then her talent, her ultimate, and finally her basic attack. Below are here post-buff abilities.
Active skills:
| Basic attack | Lucent Moonglow Deals ice damage equal to 25% of Jingliu's max HP to one designated enemy |
| Skill |
Transcendent Flash Deals ice damage equal to one of Jingliu's max HP to one designated enemy and obtains one stack of Syzygy |
| Enhanced skill | Moon On Glacial River Deals ice damage equal to 75% of Jingliu's max HP to one designated enemy, and deals ice damage equal to 37.5% of Jingliu's max HP to adjacent enemies. Consumes one stack of Syzygy. Using this ability does not consume skill points |
| Ultimate | Florephemeral Dreamflux Deals ice damage equal to 90% of Jingliu's max HP to one designated enemy, and deals ice damage equal to 45% of Jingliu's max HP to their adjacent enemies. Gains one stack of Syzygy after the attack ends |
Talent and technique:
| Talent | Crescent Transmigration When Jingliu has two stacks of Syzygy, she enters the Spectral Transmigration state, additionally gains one stack of Syzygy, action advances by 100%, and her crit increases by 40%. Then, Jingliu's skill Transcendent Flash is enhanced to Moon On Glacial River, and only this enhanced skill is available for use in battle. When Jingliu uses an attack in the Spectral Transmigration state, she consumes HP from her teammates equal to 5% of their respective max HP (this cannot reduce teammates' HP to lower than one). When in the Spectral Transmigration state, Jingliu gains one stack of Moonlight whenever ally targets receive damage or consume HP. Each stack of Moonlight increases Jingliu's crit damage by 22% up to five stacks. Jingliu cannot enter the Spectral Transmigration state again until the current Spectral Transmigration state ends. Syzygy can stack up to four times. When Syzygy stacks become zero, Jingliu will exit the Spectral Transmigration state and remove all Moonlight. After ally targets receive damage or consume HP a total of 20 times, Jingliu gains one stack of Syzygy. This takes effect a maximum of one time per attack received by each target |
| Technique | Shine of Truth After using this Technique, create a Special Dimension around Jingliu that lasts for 20 seconds, and all enemies in this Special Dimension will become frozen. After entering combat with enemies in the Special Dimension, Jingliu immediately regenerates 15 energy and obtains one stack of Syzygy, with a 100% base chance of Freezing enemy targets for one turn. While frozen, enemy targets cannot take action, and receive additional ice damage equal to 80% of Jingliu's max HP at the start of every turn. One dimension created by allies can exist at the same time |
Major traces:
| A2 | Deathrealm While in the Spectral Transmigration state, effect resistance increases by 35%, and ultimate damage dealt increases by 20% |
| A4 | Sword Champion After using Transcendent Flash, regenerate an additional 15 energy, and after using Moon On Glacial River, regenerate an additional eight energy |
| A6 | Frost Wraith When obtaining Syzygy at max stacks, Jingliu's next attack ignores 25% of the target's defense |
What are Jingliu's eidolons?
If you get lucky and pull an extra Jingliu (or two), here's what each eidolon unlocks:
| E1 | Moon Crashes Tianguan Gate When using ultimate or enhanced skill, Jingliu's crit damage increases by 36% for one turn. Moreover, additionally deals one instance of ice damage equal to 80% of Jingliu's max HP to the primary target |
| E2 | Crescent Shadows Qixing Dipper After using her ultimate, the damage of Jingliu's next enhanced skill increases by 80% |
| E3 | Halfmoon Gapes Mercurial Haze Adds two levels to Jingliu's ultimate, up to a maximum of 15. Also adds two levels to her talent, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E4 | Lunarlance Shines Skyward Dome While in the Spectral Transmigration state, each stack of Moonlight additionally increases crit damage by 20% |
| E5 | Night Shades Astral Radiance Adds two levels to Jingliu's skill, up to a maximum of 15. Also adds one level to her basic attack, up to a maximum of ten |
| E6 | Eclipse Hollows Corporeal Husk When Jingliu enters the Spectral Transmigration state, the Syzygy stack limit increases by one, and Jingliu obtains two stacks of Syzygy. While she is in the Spectral Transmigration state, her ice resistance penetration increases by 30% |
What are Jingliu's ascension materials?
Here is the list of materials you need to get Jingliu leveled up to her maximum. The gelid chitins drop from the Ice Out of Space boss, located in Jarilo-VI.
| 20➔30 | 4k credits Five immortal scionette |
| 30➔40 | 8k credits Ten immortal scionette |
| 40➔50 | 16k credits Three gelid chitins Six immortal aeroblossom |
| 50➔60 | 40k credits Seven gelid chitins Nine immortal aeroblossom |
| 60➔70 | 80k credits 20 gelid chitins Six immortal lumintwigs |
| 70➔80 | 160k credits 35 gelid chitins Nine immortal lumintwig |
What are Jingliu's trace materials?
To get all of Jingliu's traces leveled all the way up - basic attack abilities included - here is what you'll need, and where to get each item.
- 41 immortal scionettes, 56 immortal aeroblossom, and 58 immortal lumintwigs
- Obtain from Mara-struck soldiers, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, purchase from the Xianzhou Luofu world shop, and the synthesizer
- 15 shattered blades, 72 lifeless blades, and 139 worldbreaker blades
- Obtain from the Bud of Destruction 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 Phantylia boss fight in the Echo of War 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
- Skill > talent > ultimate > basic attack
Major trace priority
- Deathrealm > Sword Champion > Frost Wraith
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