Best Relic Sets To Farm In Honkai: Star Rail

In Honkai: Star Rail, going mining in the relic caverns forms a significant part of your daily grind, and choosing the right relics can make or break your builds. Since relics give bonus stats and set effects that cater to specific playstyles, some sets shine as particularly versatile, fitting into multiple team setups and roles.

If you’re trying to decide which relics to invest time in farming, here’s a helpful guide ranking the eight most versatile relic sets to level up your game.

8 Musketeer Of Wild Wheat

The Musketeer of Wild Wheat set is an excellent go-to for almost any DPS character. Its two-piece effect grants a straightforward 12% ATK boost, making it valuable for early damage stacking, regardless of substats.

Meanwhile, the four-piece effect increases SPD by 6% and Basic ATK DMG by 10%, ideal for building a balanced set of offensive boons. Musketeer is great to start with if you’re still defining your team comps since it remains relevant even at higher levels. It’s the jack-of-all-trades relic set that works while you gather more specialized relics.

7 Passerby Of Wandering Cloud

If you’re running healers like Natasha or Luocha, the Passerby of Wandering Cloud set is a superb investment. Its two-piece effect enhances healing output by 10%, and with the four-piece effect, it lets you start battles with an extra skill point.

This set is a solid choice when you need flexible, early-game healing without burning resources. While the four-piece bonus may not add much to every healer, it’s perfect for those needing that first skill point to get a healing rotation going smoothly. Similar in utility to the Wild Wheat set, this makes Passerby of Wandering Cloud a flexible baseline relic set for any Abundance healer.

6 Knight Of Purity Palace

The Knight of Purity Palace relic set is a strong defensive choice for characters focused on shielding and resilience. With a two-piece effect that increases DEF by 15%, it gives Preservation characters like Gepard and Aventurine the extra tankiness they need. The four-piece bonus further enhances the max damage that the wearer’s shield can absorb by 20%. This set adds reliability in keeping shields robust, which can be especially helpful in teams relying on shields over direct healing​.

Honorable Mention: Guard of Wuthering Snow

While not shield-focused, it offers a solid two-piece damage reduction of 8% and a self-healing effect when HP drops below 50% at the start of each turn, which pairs well with characters who need to absorb hits without a constant healer​ like Fu Xuan.

5 Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

Since support roles are generally speed-centric in order to maximize buffs and SP, the Messenger Traversing Hackerspace set is a top pick. With a two-piece effect that increases SPD by 6%, you get the flexibility to mix it with other sets.

Meanwhile, the four-piece bonus adds a team-wide SPD buff when the wearer uses their Ultimate, helping you control the pace of battle. This set can mess with speed tuning, so plan accordingly, but when managed well, it’s fantastic for action order manipulation.

4 The Ashblazing Grand Duke

For characters focused on follow-up attacks, The Ashblazing Grand Duke relic set is perfect. The two-piece bonus boosts follow-up attack DMG by 20%, while the four-piece effect grants an ATK increase based on the number of times follow-up attacks hit. This set is ideal for characters like Herta or Himeko, who can maintain continuous pressure with their frequent follow-ups.

Honorable Mention: The Wind-Soaring Valorous

Another relic set that is great for follow-up-focused builds and for counter-based characters such as Feixiao or Yunli.

3 Prisoner In Deep Confinement

Prisoner in Deep Confinement is a must-have for most DoT (damage-over-time) characters. Its two-piece bonus grants a 12% ATK boost, while the four-piece effect allows you to ignore up to 18% DEF based on the number of DoT stacks on enemies.

For characters like Kafka, Black Swan or Sampo, who thrive on debuffs and DoT applications, this set brings a significant power boost. If your strategy revolves around stacking debuffs, Prisoner in Deep Confinement is a solid choice to enhance your team’s damage output.

2 Iron Cavalry Against The Scourge

The Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge set is built for most characters that rely on Break mechanics to amplify their own impact. The two-piece effect increases Break Effect by 16%, making it easier to trigger the Break status on enemies. With the four-piece bonus, if the wearer’s Break Effect reaches 150% or more, they can ignore 10% of the enemy’s DEF when dealing Break Damage.

This DEF ignore further increases to 15% if the Break Effect reaches 250% or more. This set is especially valuable for DPS characters in Break focused teams, allowing them to maximize damage potential by bypassing a portion of the enemy’s defense during Breaks. Boothill, Firefly, and Rappa are a few examples of characters who can make great use of this set.

1 Thief Of Shooting Meteor

Thief of Shooting Meteor suits any support oriented characters with a heavy reliance on the Break mechanic. With a two-piece effect that increases Break Effect by 16% and a four-piece bonus that regenerates energy when a Weakness Break occurs, this set shines in teams where Weakness Breaking is a consistent tactic.

This set is a great complement to teams that rely on frequent skill rotations. Examples of characters who can make great use of its bonuses include Ruan Mei, Lingsha and Gallagher.