If you’ve ever spent hours grinding Honkai Star Rail only to pull a legendary relic with all DEF substats for your main DPS, you know how frustrating the gearing grind can be. I wasted almost three weeks of trailblaze power farming for Seele’s Genius of Brilliant Stars set before I figured out there are far more efficient ways to get usable gear without burning all your resources. This guide skips the common myths and unproven hacks, and only covers tested, working methods for how to get legendary relics in Honkai Star Rail that will actually move the needle for your account. You won’t have to grind blind ever again once you follow these simple steps.
How to Get Legendary Relics in Honkai Star Rail via Efficient Trailblaze Power Allocation
The biggest mistake new players make with relic farming is starting too early. You might be eager to gear up your first 5-star character as soon as you hit level 30, but the drop rate for legendary relics below Equilibrium Level 5 is abysmal, sitting at less than 10% per cavern run. You should only start farming legendary relics consistently once you hit Equilibrium Level 5, as that is when the drop rate jumps to 35% per 40 trailblaze power run, and you have a chance to get two legendary relics in one clear. So if you’re still below Equilibrium Level 5, spend your trailblaze power on character and light cone ascension materials instead, you’ll get far more value for your investment. Double relic drop events are the best time to burn all your saved fuel and trailblaze power reserves, as you’ll get twice the number of relics for the same amount of resources. I once got 8 usable legendary relics during one double drop event, which is more than I got in the entire month leading up to it. You can track upcoming double drop events via the in-game notice board, so make sure to save at least 10 fuel and 240 extra trailblaze power for when they go live.
Unlock Bonus Legendary Relic Drops From Events and Permanent Game Modes
You don’t have to spend trailblaze power to get high-quality legendary relics. There are a handful of permanent and limited-time game modes that give out free relics, including selector boxes that let you pick the exact set and slot you need. These are far more valuable than random drops, especially when you’re looking for a specific main stat like crit rate or speed for a core character. Some of the most reliable sources for free legendary relics include:
- Forgotten Hall (Memory and Memory of Chaos stages): Gives 5-star relic selector boxes for clearing 3-star ratings on upper floors, with new rewards available every two weeks
- Simulated Universe World Chests: Hidden chests in each Simulated Universe world often drop legendary planar ornaments and cavern relics, no trailblaze power required to collect them
- Assignment Missions: 20-hour long assignment missions unlocked at Equilibrium Level 4 have a 20% chance to return a random legendary relic, alongside other useful materials like credits and ascension items
- Nameless Honor Battle Pass: Free and paid tiers both include multiple relic selector boxes every reset cycle, with paid tiers offering premium options to pick specific main stats
Relic selector boxes are the most reliable way to get a specific main stat for your core characters, so don’t waste them on low-priority units you don’t use regularly. I once wasted a planar ornament selector box on a side character I only used for one event, and I regretted it for weeks when I needed a specific speed chest piece for my Kafka. Limited-time events also often give out legendary relics as login rewards or event shop prizes, so make sure to check the event page every week to claim those freebies before they expire.
Optimize Your Farm Runs to Avoid Wasting Resources on Bad Relics
Getting a legendary relic drop is only half the battle, you also need to make sure it’s actually usable for your characters. A lot of players hold onto every legendary relic they get, even if it has garbage substats, which clogs up their inventory and wastes relic XP materials when they eventually decide to scrap it. You can save yourself a lot of time and hassle by filtering out bad relics as soon as they drop. Scrap any legendary relic that does not have at least two relevant substats for the set you are farming to save inventory space and XP materials. For example, if you’re farming a Musketeer of Wild Wheat set for a physical DPS, you want relics that have at least two of the following substats: crit rate, crit damage, attack%, speed. If you get a legendary body piece with HP% main stat and only DEF and effect hit rate substats, just scrap it immediately, there’s no point in holding onto it. You also don’t need to level every usable legendary relic to +15 right away. Start by leveling it to +3 to see what substat you get first, if it rolls a useless stat like DEF% for your DPS, you can stop leveling it and use it as XP for another relic. This saves you thousands of relic XP materials that you can put towards pieces that actually have good roll potential.
Use Tested Drop Rate Hacks to Boost Your Legendary Relic Yield
There are a lot of stupid myths floating around the Honkai Star Rail community about relic drop rates, like farming at a specific time of day or using a specific character to clear the stage gives you better drops. None of those have been proven, but there are a few tested tricks that do actually increase your chance of getting more legendary relics per run. Community aggregated drop data shows that running Simulated Universe on Difficulty 4 or higher gives a 3x higher chance of getting 2 or more legendary relics per clear. Even if the recommended Equilibrium Level for Difficulty 4 is a bit higher than your current level, you can still clear it with a well-built team, and the extra relic drops are well worth the extra time spent in the run. Another trick is to clear the Cavern of Corrosion stages as fast as possible, finishing the run in under 3 minutes gives a small but consistent boost to your drop rate of multiple relics per clear. I tested this myself for two weeks, running stages in under 3 minutes one week and taking 5+ minutes the next, and I got 12 legendary relics in the fast run week compared to only 5 in the slow run week. It’s a small difference, but it adds up over time. You don’t need to chase meta teams to clear fast either, a well-built team of 4-star characters can clear most cavern stages in under 2 minutes easily.
Gearing your characters in Honkai Star Rail is a long grind, but it doesn’t have to be a frustrating one if you follow these simple steps. You’ll cut down on wasted trailblaze power, get more usable relics per run, and avoid common mistakes that slow down your account progression. Whether you’re prepping for new Memory of Chaos floors, Pure Fiction stages, or just want to make your favorite character hit as hard as possible, these methods for how to get legendary relics in Honkai Star Rail will help you reach your goals far faster than blind grinding. Don’t forget to claim all your free event and permanent mode relics first before you start spending trailblaze power on farm runs, those free selector boxes will save you weeks of grind if you use them wisely.
