Jingliu Build, Light Cones & Teams | Honkai: Star Rail

Jingliu is a 5-star Ice Destruction DPS whose kit was fully reworked in Version 3.4. She now scales off Max HP instead of ATK, gains massive CRIT DMG through Moonlight stacks every time allies take damage or lose HP, and maintains her powered-up Spectral Transmigration state for nearly the entire fight. This guide covers optimal builds, light cones, teams, and stat priorities for the current patch.

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Jingliu Character Overview

Jingliu is a 5-star Ice Destruction DPS who was fully reworked in Version 3.4. She now scales entirely off Max HP instead of ATK, making her a unique hypercarry whose damage output grows with team HP investment. Her kit revolves around entering and maintaining Spectral Transmigration, a powered-up state she can sustain for nearly the entire fight with proper play.

Her three core mechanics:

• Syzygy Stacks: Built by using Skill, Ultimate, and whenever allies take damage (every 20 hits). Reaching 2 stacks triggers Spectral Transmigration. Stack cap raised to 4.
• Spectral Transmigration: Her powered-up state. Grants the Enhanced Skill "Moon On Glacial River," which consumes ally HP and deals massive HP-scaling Ice DMG. She receives +50% CRIT Rate while active.
• Moonlight Stacks: Each time an ally loses HP or takes damage inside Transmigration, Jingliu gains +22% CRIT DMG (up to 5 stacks). At max stacks, her next attack ignores 25% of the enemy's DEF.

Jingliu Trace Priority

Jingliu Best Light Cones

Choosing the right Light Cone for Jingliu mainly comes down to enhancing her CRIT stats, DMG multipliers, and HP-based interactions. Since her kit revolves around HP consumption to enter Spectral Transmigration and deal amplified damage, Light Cones that reward HP loss, increase CRIT DMG, or provide general DMG bonuses tend to perform best. Since her scaling changes from ATK to HP, Jingliu is best with light cones that has a high base HP instead of high base ATK.

1. 5-Star Options

Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path: Best in Slot Boosts Max HP significantly. When the wearer consumes or loses HP, gains bonus Skill DMG. Synergizes perfectly with Jingliu's HP-consumption mechanic. Requires 8,334 HP to unlock full Skill DMG Bonus that is easily hit with an HP% Sphere.

I Shall Be My Own Sword: Excellent Increases CRIT DMG by 20%. Gains Eclipse stacks (up to 3) when allies are attacked or lose HP, each stack boosts the wearer's next attack damage by 14%. At 3 stacks, ignores 12% of enemy DEF. Stacks are consumed after each attack but immediately rebuild thanks to her HP drain mechanic.

The Unreachable Side: Excellent Boosts Max HP and CRIT DMG. When the wearer takes damage or consumes HP, gains a DMG bonus on the next attack. Strong HP-synergy option.

2. Alternative & F2P Options

Jingliu Relics, Ornaments & Stats Priority

1. Relics

Scholar Lost in Erudition is Jingliu's best-in-slot 4-piece set and your primary farming target. Since her damage is concentrated almost entirely in her Skill and Ultimate hits, sets that directly amplify those abilities outperform anything offering flat CRIT DMG or Ice DMG alone. The 2-piece CRIT Rate bonus also frees up substat pressure, letting you stack more CRIT DMG on your pieces instead.

2. Planar Ornaments

Bone Collection's Serene Demesne is the clear best-in-slot ornament for Jingliu post-3.4. The +28% CRIT DMG conditional is one of the strongest passive bonuses available on any ornament, and the 5,000 HP threshold to activate it is trivially easy to meet given that you are already building Max HP as your primary stat. Rutilant Arena remains a viable alternative if your pieces have weaker substats and you need to shore up CRIT Rate.

3. Stats Priority

Jingliu Team Compositions

Post-rework Jingliu is highly flexible, but her performance improves significantly when her team is built around maximizing her burst windows during Spectral Transmigration. At a core level, she benefits from three roles:

• Action Advance Buffer – Enables Jingliu to take more turns and enter her enhanced state faster.

• Universal Amplifier (Support/Debuffer) – Increases her overall damage through buffs (HP%, CRIT, DMG%) or enemy debuffs (DEF shred, RES down).

• Sustain (Healer Preferred) – Keeps the team alive while also enabling her mechanics.

  Why Healers Over Shielders? Jingliu gains Moonlight stacks when allies lose HP, which is critical for maintaining uptime on her enhanced state. Healers naturally allow controlled HP fluctuation, while shielders prevent HP loss entirely, making them less optimal in most cases.

These Jingliu team setups all revolve around maximizing her Spectral Transmigration uptime and burst damage windows by pairing her with strong action-advance and amplification supports while maintaining consistent healing through Hyacine (S1 is mandatory for the teamwide HP drain). Characters like Sunday, Sparkle, and the Remembrance Trailblazer help accelerate Jingliu’s turns or improve skill point economy, allowing her to enter and stay in her enhanced state more frequently, while units such as Tribbie, Cipher, Cyrene, and Pela provide additional damage amplification through buffs or DEF shred. Across all variations, Hyacine acts as the core sustain, enabling controlled HP loss to generate Moonlight stacks without compromising survivability. Overall, these comps prioritize speed, buff stacking, and HP fluctuation synergy to ensure Jingliu can continuously cycle her enhanced state and deliver high burst damage.

Jingliu Eidolons

Eidolon 1

+36% CRIT DMG unconditionally. When only a single enemy is present, Ultimate and Enhanced Skill deal additional DMG. The flat CRIT DMG applies in all scenarios.

Eidolon 2

After Jingliu uses her Ultimate, her next Enhanced Skill deals significantly more DMG. Dramatically increases her burst damage window.

Eidolon 4

Increases CRIT DMG gained per Moonlight stack. Makes in-Transmigration CRIT DMG reach even higher peaks.

Eidolon 6

Upon entering Spectral Transmigration, immediately gains 2 Syzygy stacks and gains Ice RES PEN in Transmigration state.

Conclusion

Jingliu's 3.4 rework transformed her from a fading relic of the ATK-scaling era into a reinvigorated hypercarry. Build Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) with Bone Collection's Serene Demesne, target 7,000+ HP, 50% CRIT Rate, and 150%+ CRIT DMG. Equip Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path if available, or I Shall Be My Own Sword otherwise. Pair with Sunday and Hyacine for the best results. At E0 she is a highly capable DPS for all endgame content.

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