As we arrive on Penacony, we meet plenty of faces – including the stylish singer, Honkai Star Rail’s Robin? She’s a five-star character on the Harmony path, that can massively boost your output if you have her on a team. Here’s how to build her and give her the best relics, light cones, and team comps.
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Here’s everything in our Honkai Star Rail Robin guide:
What’s the best Honkai Star Rail Robin build?
Robin is a five-star character who uses the physical element, and walks the path of the Harmony.
| Best light cone | Flowing Nightglow |
| Light cone substitutes | But the Battle Isn’t Over, Memories of the Past |
| Best relic set | Musketeer of Wild Wheat and Prisoner in Deep Confinement |
| Planar ornaments | Fleet of the Ageless |
| Main stats | Body – Attack Feet – Attack Link rope – Energy regeneration Planar sphere – Attack/physical damage boost |
| Sub stats | Attack, HP, defense |
Robin is a five-star unit that walks the Harmony path and uses the physical element. As a five-star, she has her own light cone, Flowing Nightglow, that is tailored perfectly to her kit. This will be her best-in-slot option. In terms of relics, a two-piece set of both Musketeer of Wild Wheat and Prisoner in Deep Confinement adds a good amount to her attack stat, which is key for boosting her skills.
What are the best light cones for Robin?
Obviously, the best light cone for Robin is her signature – Flowing Nightglow – but that can be hard to come by. So, we’ve picked out a couple of key replacements.
| Light cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| Flowing Nightglow (five-star) | When an ally attacks, Robin gains a stack of Cantillation. Each stack of this increases her energy regeneration rate by 3.0% and can stack up to five times. When she uses her ultimate, Cantillation gets replaced by Cadenza. This, in turn, increases Robin’s attack by 48%, and all allies’ damage increases by 24% for one turn |
Light cone banner (alongside Robin) |
| But the Battle Isn’t Over (five-star) | Increases Robin’s energy regeneration rate by 10%, and regenerates a skill point when she uses her ultimate on an ally. This can trigger after every two uses of her ultimate. When she uses her skill, your next teammate to take action deals 30% more damage for that turn | Standard banner |
| For Tomorrow’s Journey (four-star) | Increases Robin’s attack stat by 16%. When she uses her ultimate, her damage dealt increases by 18% – this lasts for one turn | Available in the Clockie: Dreamjoy Memoir event |
| Memories of the Past (four-star) | Increases Robin’s break effect by at least 28%. When she attacks, she regenerates additional energy. This can trigger once per turn | All banners |
What are the best relics for Robin?
When picking out relics for Robin, there are some stats you should look for. The attack stat is key for Robin, as her talents scale off it. Some energy recharge is also a good idea to make sure her ultimate is ready as much as possible. As a support unit, you don’t really need to focus on crit stats.
We do recommend a set of Penacony, Land of the Dreams as it adds to Robin’s energy regeneration – her ultimate is quite costly so boosting this a bit is a great idea to make sure her ult comes back in good time.
| Relic | Effect | How to obtain |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two equipped: Increases attack Four equipped: Robin’s speed increases by 6% and her basic attack damage by 10%. |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI |
| Prisoner in Deep Confinement | Two equipped: Increases attack Four equipped: For every DoT state the enemy has, Robin ignores 6% of the target’s defense when attacking. This can stack three times |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Darkness in Fyxestroll Garden |
| Champion of Streetwise Boxing | Two equipped: Increases physical damage Four equipped: After Robin attacks a target or is hit, her 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 |
| Messenger Traversing Hackerspace | Two equipped: Increases speed Four equipped: When Robin uses her ultimate on an ally, the entire team’s speed increases by 12% for one turn |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Elixir Seekers on the Xianzhou Luofu |
Planar ornament
| Relic | Effect | How to obtain |
| Fleet of the Ageless | Two equipped: Increases Robin’s maximum HP by 12%. When her speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies’ attack increases by 8% | Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Space Sealing Station | Two equipped: Increases Robin’s attack by 12%. When her speed reaches 120 or more, her attack increases by an extra 12% | Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Penacony, Land of the Dreams | Two equipped: Increases Robin’s energy regeneration rate by 5%. Increases damage for all physical damage allies by 10% | Immersion Reward devices in World 8 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Body – attack
- Feet – attack
- Planar sphere – attack OR physical damage boost
- Link rope – energy regeneration
Sub-stats:
- Attack
- HP
- Defense
What are the best team comps for Robin?
As a support unit, Robin can fit into many of your teams – really, she goes where your DPS goes. It’s a wise idea to take a shielder, or healer, to keep Robin safe – with her relics needing to be focused on attack and energy regeneration, there’s not much room left for boosting her HP and defense stats.
One of Robin’s talents boosts the follow-up damage of other teammates, so this can pay dividends if you have Dr. Ratio, Feixiao, Himeko, or Topaz.
The best team comp for Robin in recent updates is the ‘FART’ comp, including Feixiao, Aventurine, Robin, and Topaz.
 Robin |
 Aventurine |
 Dr. Ratio |
 Topaz |
| Robin |
Aventurine |
 Feixiao |
Topaz |
| Robin |
 Kafka |
 Black Swan |
 Huohuo |
| Robin |
Topaz |
 Himeko |
Aventurine |
| Robin |
 Clara |
Topaz |
 Fu Xuan |
What are Robin’s abilities?
Here are all of Robin’s skills, all of which are very handy in increasing the damage your team does.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Wingflip White Noise | Robin deals physical damage to a single enemy, equal to 90% of her attack |
| Skill: Pinion’s Aria |
Robin increases the damage dealt by all allies by 43%, which lasts for three turns |
| Ultimate: Vox Harmonique, Opus Cosmique | Robin enters the Concerto state and lets all teammates immediately take another action. While in this state, Robin increases all allies’ attack by 20% of her own attack stat, plus 160. After every attack that allies do, Robin deals physical damage (equal to 108% of her attack), for one time. The crit rate of this attack is fixed at 100%, whilst the crit damage is 150%. When in the Concerto state, Robin is immune to crowd control debuffs, however, she can’t take a turn until the state ends. A countdown appears on the action order showing when she next moves |
Talent:
| Skill | Effect |
| Tonal Resonance | Robin increases the crit damage of all allies by 16%, and when they attack enemies, Robin gains two energy |
Technique:
| Skill | Effect |
| Overture of Inebriation | When using her technique, Robin creates a dimension around her – lasting for 15 seconds – which stops enemies from attacking Robin. They then follow her, so you can still attack them easily. When entering battle while the dimension is active, Robin gains five energy at the start of each wave |
Traces:
| Skill | Effect |
| Sequential Passage | When using her skill – Pinion’s Aria – Robin regenerates five energy |
| Impromptu Flourish | While the Concerto state caused by Robin’s ultimate is active, the crit damage of all teammate’s follow-up attacks increases by 25% |
| Coloratura Cadenza | At the start of a battle, Robin’s action advances forward by 25% |
What are Robin’s eidolons?
If you happen to get lucky and pull more than one copy of Robin, you can unlock some of her eidolons. Here is what each level does:
| Eidolon | Effect |
| E1: Land of Smiles | While the Concerto state is active, all teammate’s all-type resistance penetration increases by 24% |
| E2: Afternoon Tea for Two | When in the Concerto state, all teammate’s speed increases by 15%. Robin’s talent now regenerates extra energy each time |
| E3: Inverted Tuning | This increases Robin’s skill by two levels, up to a maximum of 15. It also increases her ultimate by two levels, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E4: Raindrop Key | When using her ultimate, Robin dispels all crowd control debuffs from all allies. If she is in the Concerto state, the effect resistance of all allies increases by 50% |
| E5: Lonestar’s Lament | Robin’s basic attack level increases by one, up to a maximum of ten. Her talent gains two levels, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E6: Moonless Midnight | When in the Concerto state, the crit damage and increased physical damage of Robin’s ultimate increases by 450%. The Moonless Midnight effect can trigger eight times, and the count resets each time Robin uses her ultimate |
What are Robin’s ascension materials?
To level Robin up, you need the following items. You can get the IPC work permits from the stagnant shadow boss in Clock Studios Theme Park, and the dream collection components come from Penacony’s enemies.
| Required level | Credits | Materials |
| 20 | 4,000 | Five dream collection components |
| 30 | 8,000 | Ten dream collection components |
| 40 | 16,000 | Three IPC work permits, six dream flow valves |
| 50 | 40,000 | Seven IPC work permits, nine dream flow valves |
| 60 | 80,000 | 20 IPC work permits, six dream making engines |
| 70 | 160,000 | 35 IPC work permits, nine dream making engines |
What are Robin’s trace materials?
Robin, as a key Penacony character, requires almost exclusively items from the area – except boss drops from the weekly Starcrusher Swarm King on the Space Station.
- 41 dream collection components, 56 dream flow valves, and 58 dream making engines
- Obtain from enemies on Penacony, purchase from the Embers Exchange store, and create in the synthesizer
- 15 firmament notes, 72 celestial sections, and 139 heavenly melodies
- Obtain from the Bud of Harmony calyx in the Reverie on Penacony, and create in the synthesizer
- 12 past evils of the borehole planet disaster
- Obtain from the Starcrusher Swarm King boss fight in the Herta Space Station
- 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
Trace priority:
- Ultimate > skill > talent > basic attack
Major trace priority:
- Sequential Passage > Impromptu Flourish > Coloratura Cadenza
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