Clara | Honkai: Star Rail

Overview

Physical Destruction carry who redirects enemy aggression into Svarog counterattacks and scales with the number of incoming hits.

Role

Counter-based main DPS and bruiser.

Playstyle

Maintain Clara's Ultimate aggro window, let enemies act into her counters, and use Skill after marks are spread for AoE damage.

Why It Works

Marks and enhanced counters punish attackers, so aggro management and avoiding excessive enemy delay preserve her damage engine.

Watch For

Action delay, Freeze, or another high-aggro ally can reduce counter frequency even when Clara's personal stats are strong.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Use Ultimate before incoming enemy attacks to increase Clara's chance of being targeted and prepare enhanced Counters. Let enemies apply Marks of Counter, then use Skill when the marked targets justify its cost. Use Basic when the team needs Skill Points.

Key Notes

Before E1, Skill removes Marks of Counter after dealing its extra damage.
Ultimate grants two enhanced Counters at base; these can respond when any ally is attacked.
Clara's ordinary Talent Counter needs an attack on Clara herself.
Do not treat increased targeting chance as a guaranteed taunt.
Excessive Freeze or action delay can reduce the incoming attacks that trigger her damage.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Something Irreplaceable

Adds ATK and restores HP when Clara is hit or defeats an enemy, with a damage bonus until her next turn ends. The trigger is limited to once per turn.

Alternative

Dance at Sunset

Raises her chance of being attacked. Ultimate builds up to two Firedance stacks that increase follow-up damage.

Alternative

On the Fall of an Aeon

Attacks build ATK stacks across the battle. Its temporary damage bonus requires Clara to inflict Weakness Break.

Relics

Primary

Champion of Streetwise Boxing

Physical damage and ATK stacks from attacking or being hit fit Clara's Counter cycle.

Situational

Poet of Mourning Collapse

For a slow build: reduces SPD by 8% and grants CRIT Rate if pre-battle SPD is below 110 or 95. Its Quantum damage bonus does not help Clara.

Planars

Primary

Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves

Counters and allied follow-ups build Merit. Five stacks unlock the extra CRIT DMG.

Alternative

Inert Salsotto

Reach 50% in-combat CRIT Rate to increase follow-up Counter damage. Clara's Ultimate itself does not deal direct damage.

Main Stats

Body

CRIT Rate
AlternativeCRIT DMG

Count Poet and other active CRIT bonuses.

When the build already has enough CRIT Rate.

Feet

ATK%

Supports Counter damage without accelerating buff expiry.

Sphere

Physical DMG Boost
AlternativeATK%

For Skill and Counter damage.

Alternative based on buffs and substats.

Rope

ATK%

Scales her attacks and Counters.

Recommended Substats

CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
ATK%
HP%
DEF%

Balance CRIT and ATK for Counter damage, then improve survival. Add SPD only for a separately planned Skill-heavy rotation; preserve Poet's threshold if equipped.

Eidolon Investment

E0 already provides ordinary and enhanced Counters. E1 changes repeated Skill use, while further ranks add damage or durability; first ensure the team can sustain incoming attacks.

Something Irreplaceable adds personal healing and damage when its trigger occurs. On the Fall of an Aeon supports the native Counter loop with ATK, without replacing team sustain.

Skill stops removing Marks of Counter, allowing repeated Skills to benefit against already marked enemies.

Ultimate grants 30% ATK for two turns, increasing Clara's subsequent damage.

After being hit, Clara takes 30% less damage until her next turn begins.

Attacks on other allies have a 50% fixed chance to trigger a Counter and mark the attacker. Ultimate also grants one more enhanced Counter.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Robin

Robin buffs Clara's ATK and follow-up damage while Counters can trigger Concerto additional damage. Keep sustain available during the enemy attack sequence.

Tingyun

Tingyun's Energy helps restore enhanced Counters, and Benediction supports Clara's ATK scaling. It does not guarantee permanent Ultimate uptime.

Lynx

Lynx's Skill raises a Destruction ally's chance of being attacked while healing them. Apply Survival Response to Clara and budget its refreshes.

Skills

Basic ATK

I Want to Help

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Physical DMG equal to 100% of Clara's ATK to one designated enemy.

Lv. 6

Skill

Svarog Watches Over You

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Physical DMG equal to 120% of Clara's ATK to all enemies, and additionally deals Physical DMG equal to 120% of Clara's ATK to enemies marked by Svarog with a Mark of Counter.

All Marks of Counter will be removed after this Skill is used.

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Promise, Not Command

EnhanceLv. 10

After Clara uses Ultimate, DMG dealt to her is reduced by an extra 25%, and she has greatly increased chances of being attacked by enemies for 2 turn(s).

In addition, Svarog's Counter is enhanced. When an ally is attacked, Svarog immediately launches a Counter, and its DMG multiplier against the enemy increases by 160%. Enemies adjacent to it take 50% of the DMG dealt to the primary target enemy. Enhanced Counter(s) can take effect 2 time(s).

Lv. 10

Talent

Because We're Family

Single AttackLv. 10

Under the protection of Svarog, DMG taken by Clara when hit by enemy attacks is reduced by 10%. Svarog will mark enemies who attack Clara with his Mark of Counter and retaliate with a Counter, dealing Physical DMG equal to 160% of Clara's ATK.

Lv. 10

Technique

A Small Price for Victory

Maze AttackLv. 1

Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, the chance Clara will be attacked by enemies increases for 2 turn(s).

Traces

Major Traces

Kinship

When attacked, this unit has a 35% fixed chance to dispel 1 debuff placed on them.

Under Protection

Increases the chance to resist Crowd Control debuffs by 35%.

Revenge

Increases DMG dealt by Svarog's Counter by 30%.

Minor Traces

ATK Boost+28.0%
DMG Boost: Physical+14.4%
HP Boost+10%

Eidolons

A Tall Figure

Using Skill will not remove Marks of Counter on the enemy.

A Tight Embrace

After using the Ultimate, ATK increases by 30% for 2 turn(s).

Cold Steel Armor

Basic ATK +1
Skill +2

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Family's Warmth

After Clara is hit, the DMG taken by Clara is reduced by 30%. This effect lasts until the start of her next turn.

A Small Promise

Ultimate +2
Talent +2

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Long Company

After other allies are attacked, Svarog also has a 50% fixed chance to trigger a Counter on the attacker and mark them with a "Mark of Counter." When using Ultimate, the number of Enhanced Counters increases by 1.

Stats

Level 80

Maximum ascension

HP1242

ATK737

DEF485

SPD90

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	169	100	66	90
20	397	236	155	90
30	549	326	215	90
40	701	416	274	90
50	853	507	333	90
60	1005	597	393	90
70	1157	687	452	90
80	1242	737	485	90