Pela | Honkai: Star Rail

Overview

Pela weakens enemy DEF with her Ultimate and can remove a removable buff with Skill.

Role

DEF reduction, buff removal and Skill Point generation.

Playstyle

Use Basics while debuffs and Energy are stable; spend Skill Points on dispelling or an E4 Ice RES debuff.

Why It Works

Her Talent restores Energy when the target is debuffed after her attack, once per attack.

Watch For

Debuffs can fail without enough Effect Hit Rate. Her Basic does not apply a native debuff.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Apply Ultimate before the team's damage window. Attack debuffed targets to trigger her Energy return. Use Basics for Skill Points, switching to Skill when a removable buff needs dispelling or E4's Ice RES reduction is useful.

Key Notes

Exposed lasts for enemy turns, so fast enemies and new waves can create gaps.
Resolution only attempts Ensnare on targets that are not already Ensnared; its chance also depends on superimposition.
Do not promise a debuff from every Basic without checking the equipped cone and existing debuffs.
AoE Talent Energy triggers once per attack, not once per enemy hit.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat

Adds Ensnare DEF reduction when its application succeeds. It cannot reapply Ensnare while that state is already present.

Alternative

Before the Tutorial Mission Starts

Adds Effect Hit Rate and restores Energy when Pela attacks an enemy whose DEF is already reduced.

Alternative

Lies Dance on the Breeze

An owned premium option for SPD and on-attack DEF debuffs. Its additional Theft effect requires 170 SPD.

Relics

Primary

Eagle of Twilight Line

Its four-piece effect advances Pela by 25% after Ultimate. The Wind damage bonus does not benefit her Ice attacks.

Alternative

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

Use two pieces with another SPD or durability pair. Her enemy-targeted Ultimate cannot activate its four-piece ally buff.

Planars

Primary

Broken Keel

For CRIT teams: reach 30% Effect RES to grant the team CRIT DMG.

Alternative

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas

Adds ERR. Place an ATK damage dealer first and Pela in another slot to direct its ATK bonus correctly.

Main Stats

Body

Effect Hit Rate
AlternativeHP%

Prioritize reliable applications for the chosen cone and enemy resistance.

Only after the needed Effect Hit Rate is covered elsewhere.

Feet

SPD

Supports debuff upkeep and Basic-based SP generation.

Sphere

HP%
AlternativeDEF%

Personal durability.

Choose for encounter damage and substats.

Rope

Energy Regeneration Rate

Supports Ultimate recovery; no fixed turn cycle is promised.

Recommended Substats

Effect Hit Rate
SPD
HP%
DEF%
Effect RES

Meet the application needs of the chosen cone and enemy first, then SPD and durability. Include Secret Strategy in combat EHR; a lower-superimposition Resolution can need more than the Ultimate.

Eidolon Investment

E0 supplies DEF reduction and dispel. E4 adds an Ice-team option; choose Skill use for the encounter rather than treating it as mandatory upkeep.

Choose between extra DEF reduction and additional Energy. A premium cone does not remove Effect Hit Rate, SPD or debuff-uptime requirements.

Regenerates 5 Energy when an enemy is defeated. Its value depends on enemy deaths rather than a guaranteed rotation.

Skill gains a 100% base chance to reduce the target's Ice RES by 12% for 2 turns. Maintaining it consumes Skill actions.

Adds two levels to Ultimate and Talent, improving their native scaling within the level caps.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Acheron

Pela occupies a Nihility slot and supplies Ultimate debuffs for Acheron. Her Basic has no innate debuff, so Slashed Dream needs an additional qualifying application, such as a Resolution proc; an already-Ensnared target is not a new Resolution application.

Jingliu

Jingliu benefits from DEF reduction and, at Pela E4, Ice RES reduction. Repeated E4 Skills spend Skill Points, so budget for their upkeep.

Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae

Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae benefits from DEF reduction while Basic-focused Pela helps fund his enhanced attacks. Dispel needs can reduce that SP supply.

Skills

Basic ATK

Frost Shot

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Pela's ATK to one designated enemy target.

Lv. 6

Skill

Frostbite

Single AttackLv. 10

Removes 1 buff(s) and deals Ice DMG equal to 210% of Pela's ATK to one designated target enemy.

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Zone Suppression

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Pela's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance to inflict Exposed on all enemies.

When Exposed, enemies' DEF is reduced by 40% for 2 turn(s).

Lv. 10

Talent

Data Collecting

SupportLv. 10

If the enemy is debuffed after Pela's attack, Pela will restore 10.0 additional Energy. This effect can only be triggered 1 time per attack.

Lv. 10

Technique

Preemptive Strike

Maze AttackLv. 1

Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, Pela deals Ice DMG equal to 80% of her ATK to a random enemy, with a 100% base chance of lowering the DEF of all enemies by 20% for 2 turn(s).