Destruction is one of the seven Paths in Honkai Star Rail that characters follow and defines their playstyle.
Destruction characters focus on combining damage with survivability and thus work like Bruisers.
Overall, the best destruction character in Honkai Star Rail is Clara, with Arlan being the best 4-Star Destruction character.
In this guide, I will explain how The Destruction Path works in Honkai Star Rail and showcase the best Destruction characters.
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How Destruction Works in Honkai Star Rail
Characters in The Destruction Path have high-damage abilities and include some passives that increase their survivability. Some focus on single-target damage, while others have AoE Skills.
Either way, they are great additions to your team if you want a character with more survivability than Hunt and Erudition characters, but also more DPS than Preservation characters.
Let’s examine the best Destruction characters:
Best Destruction Character
The best Destruction character in Honkai Star Rail is Clara. She takes reduced damage overall and whenever she is attacked, Svarog counter-attacks enemies to deal AoE damage.
Additionally, her Skill deals extra AoE Physical damage, while her Ultimate further reduces damages taken and makes Svarog counterattack all enemy attacks on any party member.
Clara aims to get attacked as often as possible so that Svarog can constantly counterattack enemies.
Due to that, Clara’s best teammate is March 7th since any ally shielded by March 7th’s shield has an increased chance of getting attacked.
This makes Clara and March 7th one of the best team comps in Honkai Star Rail.
Best 4-Star Destruction Character
If you don’t have Clara, or simply want to try a different character, the best 4-Star Destruction character is Arlan.
He has higher max HP compared to most characters and can deal great single-target damage under the right conditions.
Arlan uses the Lightning Element and his attacks deal more damage when he’s low HP. Additionally, if built with the best Relic Sets to increase his ATK stat, Arlan can one-shot most enemies, especially if they are weak to Lightning.
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Wrapping up
In conclusion, the best Destruction character in Honkai Star Rail is Clara, while the best 4-Star Destruction character is Arlan.
They both feature great damage and increased survivability and are ideal choices if you need a character that’s in between a glass cannon DPS and a fully durable Tank.
Who is your favorite Destruction character in the game? Have you managed to get Clara or Arlan yet? Let us know in the comments below.
Also, if you’re looking to rank every character, check out our character tier list in Honkai Star Rail.
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