To Honkai Star Rail's Pela, the rules of victory never change – and as the Intelligence Officer of the Silvermane Guards, she's certainly familiar with rules. Let's look at this excellent four-star's build and see how to boost her good old counterattacks, and which teams you can use her in – hint, it's most of them.
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Here's everything in our Honkai Star Rail Pela build:
What's the best Honkai Star Rail Pela build?
Pela is a four-star character who uses the ice element and walks the path of the Nihility.
| Best light cone | Good Night and Sleep Well |
| Light cone substitutes | Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat, Incessant Rain |
| Best relic set | Musketeer of Wild Wheat |
| Planar ornaments | Broken Keel |
| Main stats | Body – Crit damage/rate Feet – Speed Link rope – Energy recharge Planar sphere – Ice damage bonus |
| Sub stats | Crit damage/rate, speed, attack, energy recharge |
Pela's attacks dish out plenty of ice damage, but the debuffs she applies are where she really shines. Not only is she capable of freezing enemies, but her skill also applies weakness, which reduces the damage dealt by the enemy, and her ultimate lowers her target's defense, allowing both Pela and the rest of her team to swoop in and finish them off. To sweeten the deal, her passive sees her gain additional energy when her attacks inflict debuffs on enemies.
Pela works well as a sub-DPS alongside another strong damage dealer who can make the most of the debuffs she inflicts. When building her, we recommend increasing her ice damage, attack, and energy restoration where possible.
How do I use Pela?
Pela is incredibly useful in battles. Her attacks can inflict Exposed on enemies, which reduces their defense by a whopping 40%, allowing your DPS to come in and smash through them. Her E4 also reduces enemies' ice resistance, so pairing her with an ice DPS is key.
What are the best light cones for Pela?
Good Night and Sleep Well is a four-star light cone designed around Pela's kit, increasing the damage she deals to enemies inflicted with debuffs and DoT. If you don't have this light cone, feel free to substitute it with something else that increases Pela's attack – but make sure it aligns with the path of Nihility to enable its skill.
| Good Night and Sleep Well | Increases Pela's damage dealt to enemies with debuffs. For every debuff the target enemy has, Pela's damage increases by 12%. This effect stacks up to three times and also applies to DoT | Gacha |
| Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat | When Pela hits an enemy, if the enemy is not already Ensnared, there is a 60% base chance to Ensnare them. This decreases their defense by 12% for one turn | Gacha |
| Before the Tutorial Mission Starts | This cone increases Pela's effect hit rate by 20%. When she attacks an enemy with reduced defense, she regenerates four energy for herself | Event reward |
| Incessant Rain | Increases Pela's effect hit rate by 12%. When she deals damage to an enemy with three or more debuffs, her crit rate increases by 12%. After Pela uses her basic attack, skill, or ultimate, Pela applies Aether Code to enemies. Targets with this application deceive 12% further damage for one turn | Light cone banner alongside Silver Wolf |
| Void | Increases Pela's effect hit rate for three turns at the beginning of battle | Gacha |
What are the best relics for Honkai Star Rail's Pela?
The best relic set for Pela is Hunter of Glacial Forest, as it both increases her ice damage overall and the damage she specifically deals to frozen enemies. When it comes to substats, we recommend prioritizing ice damage, attack, and energy restoration.
You may notice a strange addition here – well, it's four the four-piece bonus. The Eagle of Twilight Line's effect is excellent on Pela, but don't bother using a two-piece as the wind bonus won't do you any good. Wait until you have a full set before equipping these relics.
To further support Pela's debuff kit, we recommend equipping her with Pan-Galactic Commercial Enterprise as her Honkai Star Rail simulated universe set. This increases her attack and her effect hit rate, which pairs perfectly with her kit.
Relics
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two pieces: Increases attack Four pieces: Pela's speed increases by 6%, and her basic attack damage increases by 10%. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting in Jarilo-VI's Corridor of Fading Echoes |
| Hunter of Glacial Forest | Two pieces: Increases ice damage Four pieces: Increases Pela's crit damage by 25% for two turns after she uses her ultimate |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind in Herta Space Station's Storage Zone |
| Eagle of Twilight Line | Two pieces: Not recommended Four pieces: When Pela uses her ultimate, her action advances forward by 25% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind in Herta Space Station's Storage Zone |
Planar ornaments
| Pan-Galactic Commercial Enterprise | Two pieces: Increases Pela's effect hit rate by 10%. Meanwhile, her attack increases by an amount equal to 25% of the current hit rate, up to a maximum of 25% bonus | Immersion Reward devices in World 5 of the Simulated Universe |
| Fleet of the Ageless | Two pieces: Increases Pela's maximum HP by 12%. When her speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies' attack increases by 8% | Immersion Reward devices in World 5 of the Simulated Universe |
| Broken Keel | Two pieces: Increases Pela's effect resistance by 10%. When her effect resistance is 30% or higher, all allies' crit damage increases by 10% | Immersion Reward devices in World 7 of the Simulated Universe |
Stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Body: Crit rate, crit damage
- Feet: Speed
- Link rope: Energy regeneration
- Planar sphere: Ice damage increase
Sub-stats:
- Speed
- Break
- Crit rate, crit damage
- Attack
What are the best Honkai Star Rail Pela team comps?
Pela, as a debuffer, can slot into many teams. At later eidolons, specifically E4, Pela is a great unit in an ice-themed team, but you can pair her with any DPS to get excellent damage. Specifically, Dr. Ratio works very well with her as he scales off how many debuffs you can put on enemies.
 Pela |
 Jingliu |
 Bronya |
 |
| Pela |
 Imbibitor Lunae |
 Yukong |
 Luocha |
| Pela |
 Dr. Ratio |
 Fu Xuan |
 Tingyun |
| Pela |
 Acheron |
Fu Xuan |
 Silver Wolf |
What are Pela's abilities?
Active skills
| Basic attack | Frost Shot Deals 50% of Pela's attack as ice damage to a target enemy. |
| Skill | Frostbite Deals 105% of Pela's attack as ice damage to a target enemy and removes one buff. |
| Ultimate | Zone Suppression Deals ice damage equal to 60% of Pela's attack to all enemy units, with a 100% chance to inflict the exposed state on enemies. This reduces enemies' defense by 30% for two turns. |
Passive skill
| Data Collecting | If Pela's attack inflicts debuff on the enemy, Pela gains an additional 5 energy. This can trigger once per attack. |
Technique
| Preemptive Strike | Immediately attack the enemy. After entering the battle, deal 80% of Pela's attack as ice damage equal to a random enemy, with a 100% base chance of lowering the defense of all enemies by 20% for two turns |
Traces
| Bash | Pela deals 20% more damage to enemies with debuffs. |
| The Secret Strategy | Increases all allies' effect hit rate by 10% when Pela is on the field. |
| Wipe Out | Using Pela's skill to remove buffs increases the damage of Pela's next turn by 20%. |
What are Pela's eidolons?
Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail are, essentially, the Honkai equivalent of Genshin Impact's constellations. They offer a variety of handy buffs that you unlock by pulling more than one copy of a character. Here are all of Pela's eidolons.
| E1 | Victory Report Pela regenerates five energy upon defeating an enemy. |
| E2 | Adamant Charge Using Pela's skill to remove buffs increases her speed by 10% for two turns. |
| E3 | Suppressive Force Increases the level of Pela's skill by two, up to a maximum of level 15, and the level of her basic attack by one, up to a maximum of level ten. |
| E4 | Full Analysis When Pela uses her skill, there is a 100% chance to reduce the enemy's ice resistance by 12% for two turns. |
| E5 |
Absolute Jeopardy Increases the level of Pela's ultimate by two, up to a maximum of 15, and the level of her talent by two, up to a maximum of level ten. |
| E6 | Feeble Pursuit When Pela attacks a debuffed enemy, she deals an additional 40% of her attack as ice damage. |
What are Pela's ascension materials?
Pela, to get all the way up to level 80, needs a few ascensions. This requires the following materials. You get horns of snow as drops in the Robot Settlement's stagnant shadow.
| 20➔30 | 3.2k credits Four extinguished cores |
| 30➔40 | 6.4k credits Eight extinguished cores |
| 40➔50 | 12.8k credits Two horns of snow Six glimmering cores |
| 50➔60 | 32k credits Five horns of snow Nine glimmering cores |
| 60➔70 | 64k credits 15 horns of snow Six squirming cores |
| 70➔80 | 128k credits 28 horns of snow Nine squirming cores |
What are Pela's trace materials?
To level Pela's abilities and traces up to their maximum, these are the materials you need.
- 28 extinguished cores, 42 glimmering cores, and 42 squirming cores
- Obtain from flamespawn enemies, purchase from the Embers Exchange, and the Herta Space Station world shop
- 12 obsidian of dread, 54 obsidian of desolation, and 105 obsidian of obsession
- Obtain from the Bud of Nihility calyx, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, purchase from Herta's Space Station world shop, and the Jarilo-VI world shop
- 12 guardian's lament
- Obtain from Cocolia, Mother of Deception's boss fight in the Echo of War at Everwinter Hill
- 5 tracks of destiny
- Obtain from events, as rewards in the Simulated Universe, from the Embers exchange, and Nameless Honor (battlepass) rewards
- 2,400,000 credits
Skill trace priority
- Ultimate > talent > skill > basic attack
Major trace priority
- Bash > The Secret Strategy > Wipe Out
That's it for our Honkai Star Rail Pela build guide at the moment. Why not head over to our list of the best mobile games to keep yourself busy, or jump back into Teyvat and build units like Genshin Impact's Nahida and Genshin Impact's Dehya.