Top 5 Best Limited Light Cones and Eidolons in Star Rail 2025

The Most Worthwhile Signature Light Cones

5. Life Should Be Cast to Flames

Effect:

• At the start of the wearer’s turn, you get 10 Energy back.
• If the wearer sticks a Weakness on an enemy, their damage to that enemy jumps by 60%.
• When the wearer attacks, the enemy’s DEF drops by 12% for 2 turns. No stacking with similar effects.

Why It’s Good:

This Light Cone is a beast for Anaxa. It gives him energy, a huge damage boost, and lets him ignore some enemy DEF when he attacks. If you’re running Anaxa with The Herta in a dual DPS setup, you might not need it. But as a solo Hypercarry DPS, Anaxa shines with this, implanting weaknesses and wrecking multi-enemy fights, even without Wind weakness. It also works in single-target situations thanks to his Skill’s Bounce effect. For Hypercarry builds, this Light Cone amps up his damage and helps the whole team hit harder. Don’t bother pulling it for other Erudition characters if you don’t have Anaxa.

4. Into the Unreachable Veil

Effect:

• Boosts the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 12%.
• After using Ultimate, Skill and Ultimate damage increase by 60% for 3 turns.
• If the Ultimate uses 140+ Energy, you get 1 Skill Point back.

Why It’s Good:

This is a solid pick for The Herta, pumping up her CRIT Rate and boosting her Skill and Ultimate damage—her main damage sources. Plus, it helps with Skill Point recovery. It’s versatile enough for any Erudition DPS relying on Skill and Ultimate damage, but it’s useless for Break Effect builds. Without this Light Cone, The Herta might struggle with Skill Points during E-Q-E combos, which can stop her from spamming her Ultimate.

3. Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky

Effect:

• Ups the wearer’s SPD by 18%.
• When the wearer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, it burns 1% of all allies’ current HP.
• When the wearer’s memosprite uses its Skill, enemies take 18% more damage for 2 turns. No stacking with similar effects.

Why It’s Good:

This is awesome for Support Remembrance characters who heal and need speed. For Hyacine, it gives the SPD she needs for her Bonus Ability and adds extra damage. The memosprite’s Skill also slaps a debuff that makes enemies take more damage, making Hyacine more than just a healer. It helps stack Acheron’s Slashed Dream, drains enemy HP for Blade’s layers, stacks Syzygy for Jingliu, and lets Castorice build “Newbud” points faster to summon Netherwing. If your team doesn’t need SPD or can’t use the HP drain, skip this for other Light Cones.

2. Lies Dance on the Breeze

Effect:

• Boosts the wearer’s SPD by 18%.
• After an attack, there’s a 120% chance to slap “Bamboozle” on all enemies, cutting their DEF by 16% for 2 turns.
• If the wearer’s SPD is 170+, there’s a 120% chance to add “Theft,” dropping enemy DEF by 8% for 2 turns. Only the latest effect applies if reapplied.

Why It’s Good:

This Light Cone is super flexible, shredding enemy DEF just by attacking—no need to hit directly. It’s great for Nihility units like Cifera, Silver Wolf, and Pela, who need SPD and act as DEF-shredding debuffers.

1. Make Farewells More Beautiful

Effect:

• Increases the wearer’s Max HP by 30%.
• When the wearer or their memosprite loses HP on their turn, they gain “Death Flower,” letting them and their memosprite ignore 30% of enemy DEF for 2 turns.

Why It’s Good:

This is a killer Light Cone for DPS Remembrance characters who scale with Max HP and benefit from DEF ignore. It’s perfect for Castorice, boosting her Max HP, giving her and her memosprite DEF ignore, and speeding up her actions when her memosprite vanishes. This ramps up damage for both and lets her use combat skills faster while recharging her talents. For Castorice, a memory of destiny character, there aren’t many good lower-tier Light Cone options. The Nameless Honor Battle Passes (Flower Will Not Forget and More Sweat, Less Tears) need time to superimpose, making this a top choice.

The Most Worthwhile Eidolons

5. Mydei E1 - Frost Hones Spine of Steel

• Boosts the DMG multiplier of “Godslayer Be God” to the main target by 30%.
• Deals Imaginary DMG to all enemies equal to the main target’s DMG multiplier.
• Damage is massive against 5 enemies but drops off with fewer.

4. Aglaea E1 - Drift at the Whim of Venus

• Enemies with “Seam Stitch” take 15% more damage.
• When Aglaea or Garmentmaker attacks them, they regenerate 20 Energy.
• Keeps Aglaea’s energy flowing and makes her team-building more flexible, so she’s not stuck with Sunday, Robin, and Huohuo.

3. Hysilens E1 - You Ask Why Hearts Cry

• While Hysilens is out, allies’ DoT damage is 116% of its original value.
• Her Talent has a 100% chance to add extra Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock when she applies them.
• Stacks more DoTs, boosts raw damage, speeds up Black Swan’s Arcana stacking, and spikes team DPS.

2. Phainon E2 - Sky and Earth Churn Mortal Froth

• Increases physical RES PEN by 20%, boosting Phainon’s damage.
• Grants an extra turn when using “Foundation: Stardeath Verdict” (needs 4 “Scourge” points).
• E2 Phainon can one-shot enemies with one Ultimate, unlike E0, which might need two, keeping support teammates safe.

1. Tribbie E1 - Rite of Sugar Scoop

• While the Zone is active, allies’ attacks deal extra True DMG (24% of the attack’s total DMG).
• Amazing against high-HP bosses, especially in multi-enemy fights with AoE abilities.
• Perfect for Amphoreus characters who dish out multi-enemy damage.