Honkai Star Rail: Best Black Swan Build Guide

Black Swan is one of the most versatile characters in Honkai Star Rail. As a 5-star character from the Nihility path, she excels at spreading debilitating DoTs across the battlefield. To get the most out of Black Swan's kit, players need to optimize her speed and energy regeneration. This guide covers the best Black Swan build in the latest Honkai Star Rail update.

Best Black Swan Light Cone

The best Light Cone option for Black Swan is her signature weapon, Reforged Remembrance. This grants huge boosts to Effect Hit Rate, DoT damage, and ATK.

For 5-star alternatives, Solitary Healing is viable but eclipsed by 4-star choices like Eyes of the Prey. At S5, Eyes of the Prey also boosts Effect Hit Rate and DoT damage significantly.

Good Night and Sleep Well is another strong 4-star pick, improving damage against debuffed enemies. Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat can work in a pinch, decreasing enemy DEF to enable more damage.

Best Black Swan Relic Sets

4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement is ideal, increasing ATK by 12% and allowing Black Swan to ignore DEF based on DoT stacks. With her easy DoT application, she can maximize this effect quickly.

2-piece Firmament Frontline: Glamoth or 2-piece Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise are great Planar Ornament options, granting SPD and Effect Hit Rate or ATK.

The 4-piece Eagle of Twilight Line set is also strong, advancing Black Swan's action to maintain her Epiphany state.

4-piece Genius of Brilliant Stars can replace Prisoner as a timely DEF-ignoring set.

Black Swan Stat Priorities

Focus on SPD, ATK%, Wind DMG%, and Energy Regeneration substats.

• SPD enables more frequent DoT application
• ATK% boosts DoT damage
• Energy Regeneration allows constant Ultimate uptime to spread debilitating effects.
• Some Effect Hit Rate can also be useful to consistently land DoTs.

Best Team Composition

As an enabler, Black Swan pairs well with teammates who benefit from her mass debuffing.

• Fast attackers like Nemesis and Claudia shine when enemies are blanketed in DoTs.
• Characters with DEF or Resistance shred like Cobalt-B and Zero also synergize with Black Swan's kit.
• Healers like Cocoritter appreciate the breathing room from heavy DoT pressure.

Black Swan Overall Gameplan

The key is to continuously reapply Black Swan's DoTs using her Ultimate, Epiphany.

• It spreads 3 stacks of Nihility brands to enemies while granting a bonus Light Cone DMG buff.
• With enough SPD and energy regen, Epiphany can have nearly 100% uptime.

Use Black Swan's other abilities like Mind Squall and Mind Stream to further build up DoTs. The goal is to pressure enemies through damage over time while enabling allies.

Proper positioning is also crucial. Try to tag multiple enemies with each Epiphany cast to maximize efficiency. Stay at mid-range to avoid interruption and keep applying DoTs safely. With the right approach, Black Swan can enable mass destruction through relentless, debilitating effects.

Summary

• Light Cone: Reforged Remembrance > Eyes of the Prey > Good Night and Sleep Well
• Relic Sets: 4pc Prisoner in Deep Confinement > 4pc Eagle of Twilight Line > 4pc Genius of Brilliant Stars
• Planar Ornaments: Firmament Frontline/Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise
• Stats: SPD, ATK%, Wind DMG%, Energy Regeneration
• Team Comps: Nemesis, Claudia, Cobalt-B, Zero, Cocoritter
• Gameplan: Constant Epiphany uptime to spread DoTs and enable allies

With optimized gearing and team synergies, Black Swan unleashes incredible supportive potential through persistent DoT effects in Honkai Star Rail. Carefully balance her SPD, energy regen, and damage to become a premier debuffer.