If you’ve ever hit a wall in Memory of Chaos or Pure Fiction because your characters can’t survive long enough to cast their ultimates, or their damage falls just short of clearing a wave, you’re not alone. A lot of new players overlook Planar Ornaments when optimizing their builds, but these endgame relic pieces can boost your team’s overall performance by 20% or more with minimal grind. This guide breaks down exactly how to get Planar Ornaments in Honkai: Star Rail, from free one-time rewards to repeatable farming routes that work for both F2P and paying players.
How to Get Planar Ornaments in Honkai: Star Rail: Core Farming Sources
Planar Ornaments are primarily tied to the Simulated Universe game mode, which unlocks once you reach Trailblaze Level 24 and progress far enough in the main Jarilo-VI quest line. You won’t see 5-star drops until you hit Trailblaze Level 40 and clear Simulated Universe World 3, but you can collect 4-star pieces earlier to use as placeholders. The core repeatable sources for these relics are:
- Simulated Universe World Clears: Every time you beat a Simulated Universe world from level 3 upwards, you get 1-2 random Planar Ornament pieces matching that world’s set drops, no Trailblaze Power required. You can run each world twice a week for these free drops.
- Immersifier Runs: You can spend 40 Immersifier points (earned from weekly Simulated Universe point rewards) to get 4 Planar Ornament pieces per run, with a higher chance of 5-star drops if you run World 6 or higher. You can hold up to 240 Immersifier points at a time, so don’t let them cap out unused.
- Planar Fissure Limited Events: These twice-monthly events cut the Trailblaze Power cost of Planar Ornament farming by 50% for 3 days, so you can farm twice as many pieces for the same resource cost. These events are the best time to stock up on sets you need for new characters.
Free, No-Cost Planar Ornament Sources You Might Be Missing
Most players only focus on farming the Simulated Universe for ornaments, but there are tons of free pieces you can get without spending any Trailblaze Power or Immersifiers. These free sources can cover 30% or more of all the Planar Ornaments you’ll need for your team, so make sure you don’t leave them on the table. For example, the Forgotten Hall gives out 5-star Planar Ornament boxes as rewards for clearing stage 15 and above, and you can pick exactly which set you want from the box, no random rolls needed. That’s perfect if you’re just missing one last piece for your carry’s set bonus. You can also get Planar Ornaments from the Nameless Honor battle pass, even the free tier gives out multiple pieces every cycle, so make sure you claim those rewards before the cycle ends. Event rewards are another underrated source: almost every limited time event has at least one 5-star Planar Ornament box as a top reward, and many even let you pick the exact piece and main stat you need, which saves you weeks of bad RNG farming. Don’t forget to claim your weekly Simulated Universe point rewards, you get 2 random 5-star Planar Ornament pieces every week if you hit the 14000 point cap, which takes less than 2 hours of running easy mode worlds to get.
Tips to Farm Planar Ornaments Efficiently Without Wasting Resources
Farming Planar Ornaments can feel like a total waste of time if you’re constantly getting pieces with bad main stats or substats, but there are a few tricks to cut down on grind time. First, only farm sets you actually need for your current team, don’t waste Immersifiers farming a Nihility set if you don’t have any Nihility characters built right now. It’s tempting to hoard sets for future characters, but you’ll progress much faster if you focus on optimizing your existing team first. Always run the highest level Simulated Universe world you can clear consistently, as higher world levels have a much higher drop rate for 5-star pieces, and you’ll get more substat rolls on average for every piece you pick up. If you’re F2P, save all your Planar Fissure event bonuses for the sets you need most, you can get 8 full ornament runs in during the 3-day event for the same cost as 4 regular runs, which doubles your chances of getting that perfect Energy Regen rope you’ve been hunting for. Many new players make the mistake of farming Planar Ornaments too early, before they can access 5-star drops, which wastes a ton of resources they could be using to level up their characters or light cones. Don’t upgrade 4-star Planar Ornament pieces past level 6 unless you’re really stuck, 5-star pieces have way higher stat ceilings, and you’ll end up wasting tons of relic exp upgrading pieces you’ll replace in a month. You can use low-level Planar Ornament pieces as exp fodder for your good pieces, so don’t throw them away, even if they have garbage stats they’re still useful for leveling up the pieces you want to keep.
How to Pick the Right Planar Ornament Sets for Your Characters
Getting Planar Ornaments is only half the battle, you need to pick the right sets for each character to get the most value out of your grind. Each set gives a 2-piece bonus, and most characters only need the 2-piece bonus to get maximum value, so you don’t have to farm two different sets for every character unless you’re going for a specific niche build. Every Planar Ornament set is tied to a specific Simulated Universe world, so you’ll have to farm World 7 if you want the popular Vonwacq set that boosts Energy Regen, for example. For example, DPS characters usually benefit from damage type-specific 2-piece sets that give 10% extra damage for their element, while support characters are usually better off with sets that boost Energy Regen or DEF to help them use their ultimates faster. If you’re not sure which set to farm for a character, check their recommended build in the in-game character guide, most of the time the recommended sets are perfectly viable for both casual and endgame play. Always prioritize main stat over substats when evaluating Planar Ornament pieces, a 5-star piece with the correct main stat is always better than a piece with great substats but the wrong main stat. Don’t stress too much about perfect substats early on, just getting the right set and right main stat will give you 90% of the power boost you need, you can grind for perfect substats once you have all your main team members kitted out with the right sets and main stats.
At the end of the day, learning how to get Planar Ornaments in Honkai: Star Rail doesn’t have to be a confusing, grind-heavy process. By focusing on the right sources, taking advantage of free rewards, and only farming the sets you actually need, you can kit out your entire main team in just a few weeks, even if you’re a F2P player. Don’t forget to save your Immersifiers for Planar Fissure events to get the most bang for your buck, and don’t waste relic exp upgrading low-tier pieces you’ll replace later. Once you have your team’s Planar Ornaments sorted, you’ll be shocked at how much easier endgame content like Memory of Chaos and Pure Fiction becomes.
