9 Four-star NEW Light Cones in Honkai Star Rail 3.4

A total of 9 four-star Light Cones have been added in this version 3.4. In terms of numerical values, they truly live up to being new Light Cones in the 3.X series, with some even being able to compete with five-star ones. In this issue, we'll analyze and discuss each of their suitable characters one by one. You can determine the Light Cones you need based on your frequently used characters!

If you're interested, Let's go!!

Overview

The 3.4 version adds 9 four-star Light Cones, covering 8 Paths: Preservation, Abundance, Harmony, Memory, Destruction, Erudition, Nihility, and Hunt.

 

Light Cones

The Story’s Next Page

HP+1058 ATK+370 DEF+397 Path: Remembrance Core Effect： Increases the wearer's Max HP by 16/20/24/28/32%. After the wearer's memosprite attacks, the Outgoing Healing of the wearer and their memosprite increases by 12/15/18/21/24%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

Best performed with:

Castorice

Hyacine (requiring 200 Speed)

If you plan to use it for Hyacine, you need to first ensure that its speed in actual combat can reach 200; otherwise, the 20% HP increase will be a loss, and the gain won't justify the cost. If you find that when the Light Cone has no speed, it can't meet the trigger conditions for additional abilities, it is recommended that you first consider these three Light Cones: 「Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky」, 「Time Woven Into Gold」, and 「Memory's Curtain Never Falls」.

 

Journey, Forever Peaceful

HP+1058 ATK+370 DEF+529 Path: Preservation Core Effect: Increases the wearer's provided Shield Effect by 12/15/18/21/24%. When an ally target has a Shield, the DMG dealt increases by 12/14/16/18/20%.

Best performed with:

Aventurine

March 7th

Gepard

Trailblazer (Preservation)

The Priority of Journey, Forever Peaceful is relatively low.

Considering that the 20% damage increase has limited impact on damage dealers, it is recommended to prioritize functional Light Cones that fit your team's mechanics, such as Trend of the Universal Market (applies Burn on hit), Moment of Victory, and Landau's Choice (increases stats on hit). Only consider the pure damage-increasing Journey, Forever Peaceful when your teammates have no specific requirements.

 

Unto Tomorrow’s Morrow

HP+1058 ATK+476 DEF+397 Path: Abundance Core Effect: Increases the wearer's Outgoing Healing by 12/15/18/21/24%. When an ally target's current HP percentage is greater than or equal to 50%, increases the DMG dealt by 12/14/16/18/20%.

Best performed with:

Lingsha	Gallagher	Huohuo	Lynx
Luocha	Natasha	Bailu

The priority for redeeming Unto Tomorrow’s Morrow is relatively low.

However, currently, most characters that require Energy Recharge, and among 4-star and free options, the priority of Quid Pro Quo remains higher. Even if your teammates don't need you to provide Energy Recharge, people will most likely choose Dream's Montage which increases Speed.

 

In Pursuit of the Wind

HP+1058 ATK+476 DEF+397 Path: Harmony Core Effect: After entering battle, increases all allies' Break DMG dealt by 16/18/20/22/24%. Abilities of the same type cannot stack.

Best performed with:

Ruan Mei

Trailblazer (Harmony)

In Pursuit of the Wind is worth considering for exchange. It provides a 24% Break Damage boost to the entire team, which is a rare stat in Break-based teams (unlike direct damage or DOT teams). For comparison, the 4th Eidolon of Tingyun·Fugue only offers a 20% Break Damage increase (and it's single-target). Unfortunately, the effects of multiple Light Cones of this kind do not stack.

If you must choose a character to equip this Light Cone in a Break team, I recommend Ruan Mei. As a Harmony character, she frequently uses her Ultimate, which can trigger the 24% Turn Order advancement from Dance! Dance! Dance!. However, the Break Damage system has seen little development for a long time, and it will take 5 versions to fully upgrade this Light Cone. By then, whether new Break-focused strategies will emerge is uncertain. Consider it a preparation for the future and keep it as one of your options.

 

The Flower Remembers

HP+1058 ATK+529 DEF+331 Path: Remembrance Core Effect: Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 24/28/32/36/40%. The CRIT DMG dealt by the wearer's memosprite increases by 24/28/32/36/40%.

Best performed with:

Castorice

Hyacine (serves as Main DPS)

Aglaea

Trailblazer·Remembrance (serves as Main DPS)

The Flower Remembers is worth considering for exchange. In combat, Castorice and Hyacine usually do not lack CRIT Rate. For the other two characters, Aglaea and the Trailblazer·Remembrance (serves as Main DPS), it is more recommended to use "Sweat More, Cry Less (Memory)", which provides 20% CRIT Rate and 36% Damage Increase. Given that their common team compositions already offer high CRIT DMG, it is better to prioritize achieving nearly 100% CRIT Rate first.

 

A Trail of Bygone Blood 

HP+1058 ATK+529 DEF+331 Path: Destruction Core Effect: Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 12/14/16/18/20%. The Skill DMG and Ultimate DMG dealt by the wearer increase by 24/28/32/36/40%.

Best performed with:

Saber	Phanion	Mydei	Yunli
Jingliu	Misha	Hook	Arlan
Trailblazer (Destruction)

A Trail of Bygone Blood  can be considered for redemption. It seems that most Destruction DPS follow a damage-output pattern of using Skills and Ultimates, right? From this perspective, this Light Cone has quite good versatility! If you don't really like pulling for limited-time DPS-exclusive Light Cones, this is undoubtedly a pretty good option!

 

A Dream Scented in Wheat 

HP+953 ATK+529 DEF+397 Path: Erudition Core Effect: Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 12/14/16/18/20%. The Ultimate DMG and Follow-up ATK DMG dealt by the wearer increase by 24/28/32/36/40%.

Best performed with:

Jade	Argenti	Jing Yuan
Himeko	Herta

A Dream Scented in Wheat is not recommended for redemption. None of the new Erudition characters can make use of it. If I had to choose, I would probably prefer another more versatile Monthly Pass Light Cone, Today Is Another Peaceful Day.

 

Holiday Thermae Escapade

HP+1058 ATK+529 DEF+331 Path: Nihility Core Effect: Increases the wearer's DMG dealt by 16/20/24/28/32%. After the wearer attacks, there is a 100% base chance that the attacked target is inflicted with Vulnerability, increasing the DMG they receive by 10/11/13/14/16% for 2 turn(s). The same effect type cannot be stacked.

Best performed with:

Cipher	Tingyun (Fugue)	Jiaoqiu	Acheron
Black Swan	Guinaifen	Luka	Silver Wolf
Welt	Pela	Sampo	Kafka

Holiday Thermae Escapade is recommended for redemption. It can be said to be universally applicable to all Nihility characters, as its damage vulnerability effect is effective across all systems. Compared to Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat, which only provides 16% defense reduction for 1 round and cannot refresh the remaining duration, it is undoubtedly much stronger.

 

See You at the End

HP+953 ATK+529 DEF+397 Path: Hunt Core Effect: Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 24/28/32/36/40%. The Skill DMG and Follow-up ATK DMG dealt by the wearer increase by 24/28/32/36/40%.

Best performed with:

Feixiao

Moze

Dr.Ratio

Topaz & Numby

See You at the End is not recommended for redemption. The damage composition of Hunt characters is mostly complex, and the attack types covered by this Light Cone are too limited, basically only applicable to the follow-up attack system.

 

Priority

Highest: Holiday Thermae Escapade

High: A Trail of Bygone Blood ≈The Flower Remembers≈In Pursuit of the Wind

Low: Journey, Forever Peaceful≈Unto Tomorrow’s Morrow 

Lowest: A Dream Scented in Wheat≈See You at the End

 

Conclusion

Okay, that's all for this article. It's worth noting that it takes 5 versions (up to version 3.8) to fully stack a Light Cone, and the initial choice has a relatively significant impact on subsequent gameplay.
For more new information about Honkai Star Rail, LDShop will update it in a timely manner, so please stay tuned. If you want to enhance your combat power by upgrading Light Cones but lack sufficient resources, you can check out LDShop's Honkai Star Rail top-up platform. It's not only stable and offers discounts, but also provides prompt recharge services to meet your needs.