Ruan Mei is a highly effective support character capable of buffing the entire party’s Damage, Speed, and Break Efficiency. Ruan Mei also has the ability to delay an enemy’s recovery after applying Weakness Break and deals some extra damage. She’s a great universal support character that can provide party buffs and crowd control capabilities.
Rarity
Path
The Harmony
Element
Ice
Honkai: Star Rail Ruan Mei Character Details
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Light Cones
Light Cones are items equipable by characters to boost their Base HP, Base ATK, and Base DEF and grant a passive ability to characters whose path matches that of the Light Cone.
All Light Cones have a rarity ranging between 3-star to 5-star, and Light Cones with a higher rarity have higher base stats.
Light Cones can be obtained by, but are not limited to, completing quests, completing reward milestones, opening chests, and Warps.
Ruan Mei Best Light Cone
Past Self in Mirror
Path
The Harmony
The Plum Fragrance In My Bones
Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 60%/70%/80%/90%/100%. When the wearer uses their Ultimate, increases all allies’ DMG by 24%/28%/32%/36%/40%, lasting for 3 turn(s). Should the wearer’s Break Effect exceed or equal 150%, 1 Skill Point will be recovered. At the start of each wave, all allies regenerate 10/12.5/15/17.5/20 Energy immediately. Effects of the same type cannot stack.
Memories of the Past
Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds
Meshing Cogs
The first one is the best Light Cone for Ruan Mei other three are optimal that can replace Past Self in Mirror.
Relics
Relics are items that can be equipped with characters. Relics provide additional stats, but not limited to, HP, Speed, Attack, and Defense to the equipped character. All Relics give extra boosts when paired with their counterparts, called a “set”.
There are two types of Relics: Cavern Relics and Planar Ornaments.
Ruan Mei Best Relic Sets
Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
4-Piece Set
2-Piece Bonus:
Increases SPD by 6%.
4-Piece Bonus:
When the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally, SPD for all allies increases by 12% for 1 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.
Talia: Kingdom of Banditry
2-Piece Set
2-Piece Bonus:
Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 20%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer’s Break Effect increases by an extra 28%.
Thief of Shooting Meteor
4-Piece Set
Fleet of the Ageless
2-Piece Set
The first two are the best relic sets for Ruan Mei. The two below are optimal and can replace Messenger Traversing Hackerspace and Talia: Kingdom of Banditry in necessary.
Recommended Main Stats
HP%
DEF%
Speed
HP%
DEF%
Energy Regen Rate
Sub Stats Priority
Break Effect > Speed > HP% / DEF%
As for the recommended stats and sub-stats for Ruan Mei, they are as follows above. If there are two in a column, you can take any of your choice.
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