Honkai: Star Rail – Sunday build and ascension guide

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Embrace your past experiences and pave a new way forward utilizing the optimal Honkai: Star Rail Sunday build for maximum effectiveness. This 5-Star character, who excels in dealing Imaginary damage and adheres to The Harmony, is an exceptional Support, specializing in enhancing characters capable of summoning allies.

With the blessing of his Paper and Rites ability, an ally or summon can act instantly and enhance their damage for two consecutive rounds. Thanks to Sunday’s Talent, this same character or summon, under his influence, also experience a higher Critical Rate for three turns. One of Sunday’s traits even infuses his skill with a purification effect, enabling it to remove a debuff.

In addition, when Sunday uses his skill on The Beatified, he earns a Skill Point for their team.

The character “The Beatified” can be conferred upon one allied character by using the skills “Sunday’s Ultimate,” “Ode to Caress,” and “Cicatrix.” This status grants the designated character and their summon healing, increased energy, and a boost in Critical Damage proportional to Sunday’s own Critical Damage. The status of “The Beatified” lasts for three turns, with its duration resetting whenever Sunday takes his turn. It is important to note that Sunday cannot confer the status upon himself, and only the most recent target of his Ultimate skill can become “The Beatified.

To enhance Sunday even more, you can increase his Eidolon Level by creating duplicates. Here’s what each level does:

– Level 1 adds an additional effect to Sunday’s skill, making the target and their summon partially ignore the opponent’s Defense for two turns.
– Level 2 lets Sunday regain two Skill Points for his team when he first uses his Ultimate, as well as giving a general damage boost to The Beatified.
– At Level 4, Sunday will recover some Energy at the start of his turn.
– Level 6 allows the Crit Rate bonus from his Talent to stack up to three times and also makes his Ultimate grant this bonus. Additionally, any excess Crit Rate is transformed into Critical Damage.

Honkai: Star Rail – Sunday: best Light Cones

On Sundays, the Light Cone – A Grounded Ascent – restores energy for the user following their utilization of a skill or ultimate on an ally companion. This is standard for Sunday’s design. The beneficiary receives Hymn for three consecutive turns. This effect can accumulate up to three layers, intensifying the damage output. Furthermore, each deployment of the user’s Skill and Ultimate recovers a Skill Point, every other instance.

Best Light Cones for Sunday in HSR:

  • A Grounded Ascent (5-Star)
  • Earthly Escapade (5-Star)
  • But the Battle Isn’t Over (5-Star)
  • Past and Future (4-Star)
  • Dance! Dance! Dance! (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – Sunday: best Relics

On Sunday, it’s all about Speed, Energy Regeneration, and Critical Damage. These stats amplify his team-supporting abilities to the max. I usually round off the rest with defensive attributes, keeping him alive for longer gaming sessions. Resistance Effect is particularly crucial, especially when I’m using Broken Keel – it significantly boosts my chances of survival in tough fights.

In most cases, it’s preferable for Sunday’s Skill Power Density (SPD) to be a bit lower compared to the Main Damage Per Second (DPS), so that the Main DPS goes first. Once the Main DPS has acted, you can utilize Sunday’s skill on them, enabling them to act again immediately.

Best Relic Sets for Sunday in HSR:

  • Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal (4) – +6% SPD, +18% CRIT DMG for allies targeted by the wearer’s Skill or Ultimate for two turns (can stack up to two times). 
  • Messenger Traversing Hackerspace (4) – +6% SPD, +12% SPD for all allies for one turn when the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally.

Best Planar Ornaments for Sunday in HSR:

  • Broken Keel (2) – +10% Effect RES, +10% CRIT DMG for all allies when the wearer’s Effect RES is 30% or higher.
  • Lushanka, the Sunken Seas (2) – +5% Energy Regeneration, +12% ATK for the ally positioned first in the team, if the wearer is not the first character on the team.
  • The Wondrous BananAmusement Park (2) – +16% CRIT DMG, +32% CRIT DMG on top of that if a summon of the wearer is on the field.

Best stats for Sunday in HSR:

  • Head – HP (Primary), SPD, CRIT DMG, Effect RES, HP % or DEF %
  • Hands – ATK (Primary), SPD, CRIT DMG, Effect RES, HP % or DEF %
  • Body – CRIT DMG (Primary), SPD, Effect RES, HP %, DEF %
  • Feet – SPD (Primary), CRIT DMG, Effect RES, HP %, DEF %
  • Planar Sphere – HP % or DEF % (Primary), SPD, CRIT DMG, Effect RES, DEF % or HP %
  • Link Rope – Energy Regeneration (Primary), SPD, CRIT DMG, Effect RES, HP % or DEF %

Honkai: Star Rail – Sunday: best teams

On the whole, Sunday proves to be a versatile and effective Support character, not just for summoning others, although that’s where his skills shine brightest. He can effortlessly serve as the primary Support on conventional hypercarry teams due to his balanced skillset.

  • Jing Yuan (Main DPS), Sunday (Support), Robin (Support), Lingsha (Support)

On Sunday, Jing Yuan could find the day particularly advantageous – utilizing his ability, Sunday can swiftly bring both the General and the Lightning Lord into play at a faster pace. Moreover, it’s crucial to note that Sunday’s skill possesses the power to clear debuffs, which is immensely beneficial for Jing Yuan. His main vulnerability lies in crowd control effects hindering him, such as stuns, which hamper the Lightning Lord from acting.

Robin excels as a strong backup Support in this setup, as she enhances the power of subsequent attacks, which includes Lightning Lord’s strikes. To maintain the party’s health, Lingsha and Aventurine are ideal options for adding sustainability to the team because they both possess Follow-Up Attacks. With these adjustments, your team is ready for action!

Remembrance characters such as Aglaea and Castorice benefit immensely from Sunday as well.

Honkai: Star Rail – Sunday: ascension materials

To reach Sunday’s maximum level and fully upgrade all of his Traces, here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Gather all necessary resources, such as EXP points and Upgrade materials.
2. Train Sunday by using the accumulated EXP to level him up.
3. Apply the gathered Upgrade materials to enhance each of his Traces one by one.
4. Once all required levels have been reached and all Traces are upgraded, Sunday will be at his maximum potential!

As a dedicated gamer, here’s what I need for my Sunday climb to level 80, apart from the essential Experience Points:

(List the required materials)

Happy gaming!

  • Credits x308,000
  • Tatters of Thought x15
  • Fragments of Impression x15
  • Shards of Desire x15
  • Chordal Mirage x65

In the game, you can gather Scraps of Ideas, Pieces of Sensation, and Remnants of Desire from adversaries in Pencony and the Virtual Cosmos. You can also produce or trade these items using the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Train. These items are a readily available resource through Daily Missions for your characters, providing a consistent supply, or you can acquire them as a byproduct while farming Golden Calyxes in Penacony. The Stagnant Shadow (in Penacony Grand Theater) drops Chordal Mirage. The most abundant source of Credits are the Golden Calyxes scattered throughout the universe.

Sunday requires the following materials to upgrade his combat abilities and Traces:

  • Credits x3,000,000
  • Tatters of Thought x41
  • Fragments of Impression x56
  • Shards of Desire x58
  • Firmament Note x18
  • Celestial Section x69
  • Heavenly Melody x139
  • Lost Echo of the Shared Wish x12
  • Tracks of Destiny x8

To find the previously listed items – Firmament Notes, Celestial Sections, and Heavenly Melodies – they are harvestable within the Crimson Calyx, a location in The Reverie or Dreamscape called Penacony. As always, you can craft the higher-level materials using the Omni-Synthesizer on board the Astral Express by combining lower-level materials.

The Scarce Resonance of Shared Desire is an uncommon resource that can only be acquired from the Echo of War (Penacony Grand Theater) realm, whereas Footprints of Fate may be obtained during special events, through the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or as a Simulated Universe Points prize.

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2025-06-16 15:49