Trailblazer (Preservation) | Honkai: Star Rail

Overview

Fire Preservation Trailblazer who applies Taunt, reduces incoming damage and refreshes small team shields through combat abilities.

Role

Taunt support and supplemental shielding.

Playstyle

Use Skill before an enemy sequence that Taunt can meaningfully redirect, then Basic to generate Skill Points and use Magma Will. Cast Ultimate for area damage and the next free enhanced Basic.

Why It Works

Basic, Skill and Ultimate refresh team shields, while Skill adds personal damage reduction and team mitigation through a trace.

Watch For

Taunt has a base application chance and can fail against resistance or immunity. The shields are small and do not guarantee solo sustain.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Use Skill when redirecting the next attack or reducing team damage is worth a Skill Point. Otherwise Basic to contribute resources and Magma Will. Use enhanced Basic at four stacks, and remember Ultimate prepares an enhanced Basic that does not spend those stacks.

Key Notes

Receiving hits also grants Magma Will, capped at eight stacks.
Enhanced Basic restores the Trailblazer's HP through Unwavering Gallantry.
Action Beats Overthinking requires a shield at the beginning of the Trailblazer's turn for its Energy and temporary ATK benefit.
Do not call the Taunt guaranteed simply because its base chance is 100%.
Repeated Skills can leave the team short on resources without protecting against every area attack.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Moment of Victory

Adds DEF and Effect Hit Rate while increasing targeting chance; being hit temporarily grants more DEF.

Alternative

Day One of My New Life

Adds DEF and team All-Type RES without relying on Taunt application.

Situational

Trend of the Universal Market

For debuff-based teams: enemy attacks on the Trailblazer can apply Burn. The Burn application remains resistible.

Relics

Primary

Knight of Purity Palace

Adds DEF and increases the absorption of shields the Trailblazer creates.

Situational

Guard of Wuthering Snow

Use its two-piece damage reduction with another useful two-piece set when personal survival matters more than maximizing shield absorption.

Planars

Primary

Broken Keel

At 30% Effect RES, adds team CRIT DMG and helps the Trailblazer resist disruption.

Alternative

Fleet of the Ageless

Adds HP and grants team ATK at 120 SPD.

Main Stats

Body

DEF%

For shields and DEF-based damage.

Feet

SPD
AlternativeDEF%

For resource generation and shield refreshes.

When a slower defensive setup is sufficient.

Sphere

DEF%

For defense and shields.

Rope

Energy Regeneration Rate
AlternativeDEF%

For Ultimate and free enhanced Basic access.

When extra shield strength is the priority.

Recommended Substats

SPD
DEF%
Effect RES
HP%
Effect Hit Rate

Prioritize useful turns and DEF, then durability and resistance. Reach 30% Effect RES when using Keel; move Effect Hit Rate higher when a resistible Taunt or Trend application is central to the plan.

Eidolon Investment

E0 provides Taunt, mitigation and small shields. E2 improves shields, E4 improves the opening and E6 builds DEF; these ranks do not remove the need to assess incoming damage.

Moment of Victory supports DEF and application reliability; Day One offers team resistance and Trend adds conditional debuff utility.

Basic gains additional Fire damage based on 25% DEF; enhanced Basic gains 50% DEF instead.

Team shields absorb additional damage equal to 2% DEF plus 27.

Starts battle with four Magma Will stacks, enabling an early enhanced Basic.

Enhanced Basic or Ultimate grants 10% DEF, stacking three times.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Acheron

Skill's successful Taunt and Trend's successful Burn can contribute debuffs for Acheron. Acheron's once-per-ability limit still applies, and incoming damage must remain manageable.

Skills

Basic ATK

Ice-Breaking Light

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of the Trailblazer's ATK to one designated enemy and gains 1 stack of "Magma Will."

Basic ATK sequence

Ice-Breaking Light

BlastLv. 6

Consumes 4 stacks of "Magma Will" to enhance Basic ATK, dealing Fire DMG equal to 135% of the Trailblazer's ATK to one designated enemy and Fire DMG to equal to 54% of the Trailblazer's ATK to enemies adjacent to it.

Lv. 6

Skill

Ever-Burning Amber

DefenceLv. 10

Increases the Trailblazer's DMG Reduction by 50% and gains 1 stack of Magma Will, with a 100% base chance to Taunt all enemies for 1 turn(s).

Lv. 10

Ultimate

War-Flaming Lance

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of the Trailblazer's ATK plus 150% of the Trailblazer's DEF to all enemies. The next Basic ATK will be automatically enhanced and does not cost Magma Will.

Lv. 10

Talent

Treasure of the Architects

EnhanceLv. 10

Each time the Trailblazer is hit, they gain 1 stack of "Magma Will" for a max of 8 stack(s).

When "Magma Will" has no fewer than 4 stacks, the Trailblazer's Basic ATK becomes enhanced, dealing DMG to one designated enemy and enemies adjacent to it.

When the Trailblazer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, apply a Shield to all allies that absorbs DMG equal to 6.0% of the Trailblazer's DEF plus 80. The Shield lasts for 2 turn(s).

Lv. 10

Technique

Call of the Guardian

DefenceLv. 1

After using Technique, at the start of the next battle, gains a Shield that absorbs DMG equal to 30% of the Trailblazer's DEF plus 384 for 1 turn(s).

Traces

Major Traces

The Strong Defend the Weak

After using the Skill, the DMG taken by all allies decreases by 15% for 1 turn(s).

Unwavering Gallantry

Using Enhanced Basic ATK restores the Trailblazer's HP by 5% of their Max HP.

Action Beats Overthinking

When the Trailblazer is protected by a Shield at the beginning of the turn, increases their ATK by 15% and regenerates 5 Energy until the action is over.

Minor Traces

ATK Boost+18%
DEF Boost+35%
HP Boost+10%

Eidolons

Earth-Shaking Resonance

When the Trailblazer uses their Basic ATK, additionally deals Fire DMG equal to 25% of the Trailblazer's DEF. When the Trailblazer uses their enhanced Basic ATK, additionally deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of the Trailblazer's DEF.