Pearl Guide and Best Builds

Introductions

Pearl is a 5-Star Ice character who follows the Path of Elation. Pearl is an Elation sustain who provides better buffs with more Elation characters on the team.
Our Pearl Build Guide will show you the best Light Cones, Relics, and Team Compositions to build a Pearl that the IPC can be proud of.

Pearl's Best Light Cone

The percentage numbers listed showcase the relative DPS increase when you take into account both the Light Cone Effect(s) and Cone Base Stats.

Colors for Tomorrow (S1)
108%

Increases the wearer's DEF by 48.0 / 60.0 / 72.0 / 84.0 / 96.0%. When the wearer uses an Elation Skill on all allies, restores HP for all allies equal to 10.0 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 13.0 / 14.0% of the wearer's DEF and increases DMG taken by all enemies by 10.0 / 12.5 / 15.0 / 17.5 / 20.0%, lasting for 3.0 turn(s). For every other Elation character in the team, additionally increases DMG taken by all enemies by 4.0 / 5.0 / 6.0 / 7.0 / 8.0%, lasting for 3.0 turn(s).

Pearl's signature Light Cone and her best overall option. It provides a large DEF buff and Vulnerability whenever she uses her Elation Skill.

Until the Flowers Bloom Again (S1)
108%

Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 60.0 / 75.0 / 90.0 / 105.0 / 120.0% and Energy Regeneration Rate by 10.0 / 11.5 / 13.0 / 14.5 / 16.0%. When the wearer's Max Energy is greater than 120.0, for every 10 points of Max Energy that exceeds this amount, further increases Energy Regeneration Rate by 0.3%, up to a maximum of 360.0 points of excess Max Energy taken into account. When the wearer uses an Elation Skill, increases the DMG received by enemy targets by 15.0 / 18.8 / 22.5 / 26.3 / 30.0% for 2.0 turn(s). Effects of the same type cannot be stacked.

An amazing Light Cone and a strong overall option. It provides an 11.6% Energy Regeneration Rate to Pearl, as well as 15% Vulnerability when she uses an Elation Skill.

Mushy Shroomy's Adventures (S5)
100%

Increases the wearer's Elation by 12.0 / 14.0 / 16.0 / 18.0 / 20.0%. When the wearer uses an Elation Skill, increases Elation DMG taken by all enemies by 6.0 / 7.0 / 8.0 / 9.0 / 10.0% for 2 turn(s).

A free-to-play baseline option. It provides a flat Elation% increase and adds an Elation DMG-taken debuff on enemies whenever Pearl uses her Elation Skill. A perfectly serviceable choice if you don't have her Signature.

Best Relics and Planar Ornaments for Pearl

Best Relics for Pearl

These are the best Relic Sets to build for Pearl.

Dreamlit Actor

2-Piece Set: Increases SPD by 6.0%.

4-Piece Set: When the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate on one other ally target, increases the ability target's Elation by 16.0%, lasting for 3 turn(s). If the wearer has 10 or more points of Certified Banger, additionally increases all allies' CRIT DMG by 12.0%, lasting for 3 turn(s).

Pearl's best all-around Relic Set. Using her Skill or Ultimate on an ally raises their Elation by 16% for 3 turns, and once Pearl has 10 "Certified Banger," it also grants the whole team 12% CRIT DMG.

Diviner of Distant Reach

2-Piece Set: Increases SPD by 6.0%.

4-Piece Set: Before entering combat, if the wearer's SPD is greater than or equal to 120/160, increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 10.0%/18.0%. When the wearer uses Elation Skill for the first time in each battle, enhances all allies' Elation by 10.0%. This effect cannot stack.

The CRIT Rate it grants does nothing for Pearl, since she does not have any personal DMG. It's really only worth considering if isn't also in the team, but all current Elation teams require Yao Guang. Since the team Elation buff it grants doesn't stack between two wearers, running it on both Pearl and Yao Guang (who has better use for the set) is wasted value.

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

2-Piece Set: Increases SPD by 6.0%.

4-Piece Set: When the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally, SPD for all allies increases by 12.0% for 1 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.

An option that grants the whole team 12% SPD for a turn whenever Pearl uses her Ultimate on an ally. It's an especially good pick with characters like or , since both of them convert extra SPD directly into more Elation through their own kits.

Best Planar Ornaments for Pearl

Sprightly Vonwacq
100%

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5.0%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer's action is Advanced Forward by 40.0% immediately upon entering battle.

Pearl's best-performing Planar Ornament. The Energy Regeneration Rate is strong, as well as the initial Action Advance.

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
100%

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5.0%. If the wearer is not the first character in the team lineup, then increases the ATK of the first character in the team lineup by 12.0%.

It barely increases the Elation scaling of a teammate positioned first in the lineup, only useful for someone like .

Broken Keel

2-Piece Set: Increases the wearer's Effect RES by 10.0%. When the wearer's Effect RES is at 30.0% or higher, all allies' CRIT DMG increases by 10.0%.

A reasonable pick if the team wants 10% CRIT DMG rather than Pearl's own Energy Regen, which most Elation teams already have an abundance of.

Pearl's Stat Priority

Body

Outgoing Healing Boost

DEF%

Feet

SPD

Planar Sphere

DEF%

Link Rope

Energy Regeneration Rate

Stat Priority

SPD

DEF%

Effect Resistance

Recommended Endgame Stats for Pearl

DEF

2400+

SPD

160+

Traces Priority

Skills Priority

Ultimate > Talent > Elation Skill > Skill > Basic ATK

Major Traces Priority

Sensory Latitude > Aesthetic Firewall > Panoptic Vision

Pearl Build Comments

Pearl's entire kit is built around "Certified Banger" and "Deep Learning." She generates Certified Banger passively, which she can spend as Repellency to shield allies.

Her Ultimate applies "Deep Learning" to an ally, turning them into the "Aesthetic Archetype." While Deep Learning is active, that ally's enhanced Basic ATK deals bonus Ice Elation DMG calculated off their own stats, meaning Pearl's damage contribution scales with whoever she buffs, not herself. With more Elation allies on the team, the Archetype's action gets advanced further, up to an extra turn outright at 4 Elation characters.

In our testing, Pearl doesn't do a huge amount of damage on her own, but simply being an Elation-type Sustain is a meaningful upgrade over off-Path options. She's a bit reminiscent of Yao Guang in that specific respect, except Energy is not a concern for her. She also needs virtually no investment, so she performs well even left at Eidolon 0.

Pearl's Best Teams

To learn all about Pearl's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Pearl team page below:

Pearl Teams

Pearl's Best Eidolons

Pearl's Eidolons are almost entirely optional. Her kit's floor is very high at Eidolon 0, but Eidolon 2 and Eidolon 6 are the two clear power spikes if you do choose to vertically invest in her.

Listed below are our thoughts on Pearl's Eidolons. The following Eidolon comparisons are considered with her Signature equipped.

Eidolon	% Diff	% Diff E0	Comment
Nestle That Pearl in Uninked Tides	23.7%	23.7%	A strong Elation buff scaling off Pearl's own Elation stat, capped at 60% Elation for allies.
Crop That Dappled Dawn	27.0%	57.5%	Merrymakes team Elation DMG by 15% and lets her Ultimate advance the action of other Elation allies too, not just the Archetype.
Sketch That Suspended Wave	0.0%	57.5%	Pure trace level-ups to Ultimate, Basic ATK, and Elation Skill. Numbers will be reflected more accurately as beta develops.
Study That Veiled Smile	0.0%	57.5%	Strengthens her Talent's Repellency shielding rather than damage, so it's a pure survivability upgrade with no damage increase.
Render Those Starlit Swirls	0.0%	57.5%	Pure trace level-ups to Skill, Talent, and Elation Skill. Numbers will be reflected more accurately as beta develops.
Compute Life From One Shell	35.0%	112.8%	Pearl's best Eidolon by far. Grants the whole team 20% All-Type RES PEN (while Deep Learning is active) and adds a large chunk of Ice Elation DMG to the scaling of Pearl's Elation Enhanced Basic ATK.

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