Pearl Skills, Traces & Eidolons

Honkai: Star Rail
Last Updated: Yesterday at 20:00 by Camaraderia

Introductions

Pearl is a 5-Star Ice character who follows the Path of Elation.
"Welcome. I am 'Pearl,' an artwork investment specialist working for the IPC's Strategic Investment Department, and Planarcadia's current CEO. My calculated outcome: we can start with my artwork to get to know each other better."

Pearl's Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths
Very low investment required.
Excellent Punchline and Certified Banger generator.
Grants Elation allies action advance and extra turns.
Weaknesses
Has absolutely no personal DMG.
Extra turn conditional effects only work when 4 Elation characters are present.
Fairly useless outside of Elation teams.

Skills

Basic ATK
Brushstroke: Trace the Severed Stream
Single Target
Lv. 6
Energy gain: 20
Break: Main: 10.0
Deals Ice DMG equal to 90.0% of Pearl's DEF to one designated enemy.
Skill
Relume Life's Light
Defensive
Lv. 10
Energy gain: 30
Gains 15 point(s) of "Certified Banger," restores HP for all allies equal to 12.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 240, and additionally restores HP for the ally target with the lowest current HP percentage equal to 12.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 240.
Ultimate
Appraise Soul's Ground
Support | 180 energy cost
Lv. 10
Energy gain: 5
Gains 20 point(s) of "Certified Banger". Uses "Deep Learning" on one designated ally other than this unit, making the target the "Aesthetic Archetype."
When there are 1/2/3 or more Elation characters on the team, advances the "Aesthetic Archetype's" action by 10.0%/15.0%/30.0%. When there are 4 or more Elation characters on the team, the "Aesthetic Archetype" gains 1 extra turn. At the start of this extra turn, the "Aesthetic Archetype" gains 30 point(s) of "Certified Banger" and 60 point(s) of Punchline, which are removed at the end of the extra turn.
While in "Deep Learning," Basic ATK "Brushstroke: Trace the Severed Stream" is enhanced to "Brushstroke: Render the Great Wave." If the "Aesthetic Archetype" is on the Path of Elation, it is instead enhanced to "Brushstroke: Imagenate the Starry Night." When dealing DMG, additionally deals 60.0% Ice Elation DMG. This Elation DMG is calculated using the "Aesthetic Archetype's" stats. "Deep Learning" has 3 point(s) of Charge. After Pearl uses an Enhanced Basic ATK, 1 point of Charge is consumed. If no Charge remains after taking action, "Deep Learning" ends.
Talent
Grow Grace from Grit
Defensive
Lv. 10
Energy gain: -
Pearl can use "Certified Banger" as Repellency. Each point of "Certified Banger" is equal to 200 point(s) of Repellency. When an ally target takes DMG, Pearl can consume Repellency to block 60.0% of the DMG for the ally target. Pearl's "Certified Banger" lasts indefinitely and has a max limit of 50.
When an ally target's current HP percentage is 50.0% or lower, DMG taken is reduced by 30.0%.
Technique
Recast Masterwork in Nacre
Support
Energy gain: -
After using Technique, gains "Aesthetic Archetype." When switching active characters, "Aesthetic Archetype" transfers to the active character. At the start of the next battle, gains 20 "Certified Banger," and Pearl applies "Deep Learning" to the character with "Aesthetic Archetype." This "Deep Learning" has 2 Charge. Pearl can only apply "Deep Learning" to characters other than herself.
Basic ATK
Brushstroke: Imagenate the Starry Night
AoE
Lv. 6
Energy gain: 30
Break: Adjacent: 30.0
Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Pearl's DEF to all enemies, restores HP for all allies equal to 8.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 160, and additionally restores HP for the ally target with the lowest HP percentage equal to 8.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 160. When in possession of "Certified Banger", additionally deals 15.0% Ice Elation DMG to the attacked enemy targets.
Basic ATK
Brushstroke: Render the Great Wave
AoE
Lv. 6
Energy gain: 30
Break: Adjacent: 30.0
Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Pearl's DEF to all enemies. Restores HP for all allies equal to 8.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 160, and additionally restores HP for the ally with the lowest HP percentage equal to 8.0% of Pearl's DEF plus 160.
Elation Skill
Dissolve Reason into Elation
Support
Lv. 10
Energy gain: 5
When there are 1/2/3/4 or more Elation characters in the team, this causes all ally targets to additionally deal Elation DMG of their corresponding Type equal to 10.0%/15.0%/20.0%/40.0% to the attack target after their next attack.

Major Traces

Panoptic Vision
A2
Major trace
When DEF is 2400 or higher, increases this unit's Elation by 32.0%. For every 100 DEF exceeded, increases this unit's Elation by 3.0%. Up to a max of 3600 excess DEF can be taken into account for this effect.
Sensory Latitude
A4
Major trace
When an ally target's turn begins, Pearl gains 5 point(s) of "Certified Banger," up to a max of 50 point(s) of "Certified Banger." The obtainable amount of "Certified Banger" resets at the start of Pearl's turn. When using Enhanced Basic ATK or Skill, dispels 1 debuff(s) from all allies.
Aesthetic Firewall
A6
Major trace
After entering combat and using Ultimate, if the "Aesthetic Archetype" is an Elation character, their next Ultimate use regenerates a fixed 90 Energy for Pearl. This effect cannot stack.

Minor Traces

DEF
+22.5%
SPD
+9
Effect Resistance
+10.0%
Elation DMG Boost
+10.0%

Eidolons

E1
Nestle That Pearl in Uninked Tides
Eidolon 1
When there are 2/3/4 or more Elation characters in the team, increases all allies' Elation stat by an amount equal to 10.0%/20.0%/80.0% of Pearl's Elation, up to a max increase of 60.0% Elation.
E2
Crop That Dappled Dawn
Eidolon 2
Merrymakes all ally targets' Elation DMG by 15.0%. When using Ultimate, causes other ally Elation characters (excluding Pearl and "Aesthetic Archetype") to also trigger the action advance effect, and increases the "Certified Banger" and Punchline gained at the start of the extra turn provided by the Ultimate by 100%.
E3
Sketch That Suspended Wave
Eidolon 3
Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Elation Skill Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E4
Study That Veiled Smile
Eidolon 4
In the Talent "Grow Grace from Grit," Repellency provided by each point of "Certified Banger" increases by 40, and the percentage of DMG it can block increases by 5.0%.
E5
Render Those Starlit Swirls
Eidolon 5
Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Elation Skill Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6
Compute Life From One Shell
Eidolon 6
While in "Deep Learning," all allies' All-Type RES PEN increases by 20.0%. Pearl's Enhanced Basic ATK additionally deals Ice Elation DMG equal to 240.0% of the stats of "Aesthetic Archetype."

Stats and Ascension Materials

Lv. 1
Base Stats
HP
164
ATK
63
DEF
99
SPD
99
Ascension Materials
Credits
308000
Whimsy Wax
15
Dreamweave Steel
15
Sea Siren's Torn Fin
65
Lucid Awl
15

Pearl Voice Actors

EN
Cat Protano
JP
Yasuno Kiyono
CN
Su Wan
KR
Yeo Yoon-mi
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Changelog

  • 06 Sep. 2026: Early beta Guide for Pearl added.
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