With a kit that revolves around the Shock Debuff, the right Honkai Star Rail Serval build can help her deal massive AoE damage to enemies. If you're aiming for stellar splash damage to deal with waves of enemies, she could be the unit you'll want to train up.
Serval can get a massive spike in power with her Eidolons, and she is one of the most promising 4-stars in the game. She should be a solid unit to carry you through the early game, and we recommend building her if you need a Lightning character with crowd-control capabilities.
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How to get Serval in Honkai Star Rail
Beyond being a free pre-registration bonus for anyone logging into the game around the time of launch, you can get another Serval through any Warp banner with a bit of luck. She's a non-limited four star unit, so there's a chance she'll be rate up in another banner over time.
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Best light cone for Serval
Currently, the best light cone for Serval is Make the World Clamor.
Make the World Clamor increases the wearer’s ultimate damage by 24%, and Serval will also generate 20 energy upon entering battle.
The light cone is designed specifically for Serval, and it will be available for free as part of the All-Stars Invite event. You need to complete missions during the event to earn Warps, which can be consumed to earn in-game items including the Make the World Clamor light cone.
If you are looking for premium light cones to boost Serval’s damage, you can consider checking out higher rarity options. Do note that you need to use a light cone that aligns with her path (The Erudition) for maximum effectiveness.
Best Relics for Serval
During the recently concluded closed betas, the best relic set for Serva was the Band of Sizzling Thunder. This relic set is designed to boost her personal damage, and it can be farmed at the Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Holy Hymn located in Jarilo VI’s Great Mine.
Band of Sizzling Thunder
- Two-piece bonus: Lightning damage +10%
- Four-piece bonus: Increases wearer’s attack by 25% for one turn after using Skill
There may be more relic sets that release to become stronger than Band of Sizzling Thunder for Serval. An alternative set that you can use is the Celestial Differentiator.
Celestial Differentiator
- Two-piece bonus: Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer's current CRIT Rate reaches 80% or higher, the wearer's Basic ATK and Skill DMG increase by 20%.
The Celestial Differentiator relic set also has a 4-star variant, which you can use during the early game before moving on to more premium options.
What are Serval’s abilities?
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic Attack | Deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Serval’s ATK to a single enemy. |
| Skill | Deals Lightning DMG equal to 60% of Serval’s ATK to a single enemy and Lightning DMG equal to 30% of Serval’s ATK to any adjacent enemies, with an 80% base chance for enemies hit to become Shocked for 2 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies will take Lightning DoT equal to 40% of Serval’s ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
| Ultimate | Deals Lightning DMG equal to 108% of Serval’s ATK to all enemies. Enemies already Shocked will extend the duration of their Shock state by 2 turns. |
| Talent | After Serval attacks, deals additional Lightning DMG equal to 30% of Serval’s ATK to all Shocked enemies. |
| Technique | mmediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Serval’s ATK to a random enemy, and all enemies have a 100% base chance to become Shocked for 3 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies will take Lightning DoT equal to 50% of Serval’s ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
| Trace 1 | Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Serval’s ATK to a random enemy, and all enemies have a 100% base chance to become Shocked for 3 turn(s). While Shocked, enemies will take Lightning DoT equal to 50% of Serval’s ATK at the beginning of each turn. |
| Trace 1 | Serval’s Skill has a 20% increased base chance to Shock enemies. |
| Trace 2 | Serval immediately regenerates 15 Energy at the beginning of the battle. |
| Trace 3 | Upon defeating an enemy, Serval’s ATK increases by 20% for 2 turns. |
Serval is capable of dealing single-target damage with her basic attacks, while her skills are capable of dealing decent AoE damage. You want to apply Shock to all enemies to boost your damage as much as possible. Being a 4-star unit, she does not have the same kind of multipliers as higher rarity units, but her damage output is quite serviceable based on early impressions.
What are Serval’s Eidolons?
The Eidolon system in Honkai Star Rail works similarly to the Constellation system in Genshin Impact. Additional copies of a character allow you to get a bump in power. You can get up to six Eidolons per character, which means that you need seven copies of a character to max out their damage.
Eidolons are not worth going for if you are free-to-play or a low-spender. You should focus on having a diverse cast of characters that can take on all forms of content instead of focusing all of your resources on one character.
| Eidolon Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Serval's Basic ATK deals Lightning DMG equal to 60% of her Basic ATK DMG to a random enemy adjacent to the Basic ATK target. |
| Level 2 | Every time her Talent is triggered to deal with additional DMG, Serval regenerates 4 Energy. |
| Level 3 | Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1. up to a maximum of Lv. 10. |
| Level 4 | Serval's Ultimate has a 100% base chance to apply Shock to any enemies not currently Shocked. This Shock has the same effects as that applied by her Skill. |
| Level 5 | Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. |
| Level 6 | When Serval's Energy is at 50% or higher, her Basic ATK and Skill DMG increase by 20%. |
That is all you need to know about Serval, and we hope you enjoy using our build in Honkai Star Rail.
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