Arlan in Honkai Star Rail: Squad, Relics, and Cones Guide ⚡️

Detailed build of Arlan in Honkai: StarRail, which will allow you to fully reveal the character's potential as a primary or secondary damage dealer. Taking into account its main feature, associated with the consumption of health instead of spending skill points, we will select the most optimal teams, equipment and rotation. In addition, we will consider everything that Arlan needs for leveling.

As a game character, the young man should Paths of Destruction and has an electric damage type, dealing damage to one enemy or multiple targets depending on the ability used. Partially similar in gameplay to Blade, but has a need for high attack power, crit. damage and crit. hit, rather than HP. Due to the significant economy of skill points, it is a universal combat unit that can be included in many builds and show itself well in various situations on the battlefield. Despite the epic rarity, with due investment it will compete with some legendary representatives of the DPS-focus.

Arlan is the head of the security department of the Hertha space station. Despite the fact that he does not have a deep understanding of scientific research, he is always ready to sacrifice himself to ensure the safety of the station's employees. The guy does not fear pain and wears all his scars with pride. Only in the company of his dog named Pippi can he let his guard down and smile.

Biography of Arlan in Honkai: Star Rail

Arlan of Honkai: Star Rail is the silent and somewhat reserved head of security at the Hertha space station. The guy takes his duties very seriously and is ready to sacrifice himself for others at any moment. Many employees note that without him, the station would have long since fallen into disrepair. Even Hertha does not interfere with his work, although he is not her follower.

Having completed his official duties ahead of schedule, Arlan enjoys playing electronic frisbee with his dog Pippi, whom he once saved from certain death. The past of the head of the security department is rather vague. It is only known that his home world is Blue, and he carefully hides his wounds under bandages and gloves. The guy values ​​them more than anything in the world, because they allow him to keep his secrets.

The development of Arlan's storyline can be found in his companion mission "Unexpected turn".

How to get Arlan in Honkai: Star Rail

Arlan is a 4⭐ character, so he can either be dropped from any banner in the game or purchased from the Pom-Pom store if it is in the general merchandise assortment for Everlasting Star Ash.

An additional way to obtain it is to knock out a hero with an increased chance during the period from 19 March 2025 city by 8 April 2025 city, when personal "Event Jumps" of characters such as Midey и Hoho.

Arlan's Reran can be tracked through the current and constantly updated banner schedule.

Features

Arlan's main stats that increase as he levels up are: health, attack power, and defense. In addition, there are speed and taunt stats. However, they are constant and only change from third-party buffs, such as the light cone, relics, or other heroes' skills.

Basic skills

Arlan's abilities are aimed at inflicting electrical damage to one or more enemies. He stands out from other characters in that he sacrifices health in exchange for spending skill points to increase his own damage. In order to better understand how Arlan's abilities work, we will examine them in more detail.

Active skills

Fast Harvest

Technique "Quick Harvest" || Explosion

Immediately attacks the enemy and after the battle starts, deals electrical damage to all targets equal to 80% from attack power.

lightning rush

Basic Attack "Lightning Rush" || Single Attack

Deals electrical damage to the target enemy equal to 50-130% from attack power.

Shackle Breaker

Skill "Shackler Breaker" || Single Attack

Spends 15% HP and deals electrical damage to the selected target, amounting to 120-300% from attack power. If health is not enough, after using the skill, HP is reduced to 1 unit.

frenzied punishment

Superpower "Mad Punishment" || Explosion

Spends 110 energy and deals electrical damage to the selected target equal to 192-384% from the attack power, as well as electrical damage to adjacent targets equal to 96-192% from attack power.

Passive skills

Pain and anger

Talent "Pain and Anger" || Enhancement

Increases own damage for every percent of HP below max health, up to max. 36-90% additional damage.

The order of leveling abilities

Superpower > Skill = Talent > Basic Attack

Most of Arlan's damage is dealt by superpowerso it has priority. Emboldening Salvo - another source of damage, which is also actively used due to the fact that it does not spend skill points. Talent affects the increase in damage depending on the lost HP - no less important option. Basic Attack needed solely to restore skill points.

Tracks

Arlan's footprints provide a boost to his attack power, HP, and status resistance, as well as increasing his survivability.

General increase in characteristics:

Eidolons [constellations]

All eidolons of Arlan:

The best constellations of Arlan are - E2, E4 и E6:

• Feature second eidolon: Allows you to remove 1 debuff from the character after using a skill or ult, making him more resilient and survivable.
• Feature fourth eidolon: Restores health when taking lethal damage. To some extent, the shard allows Arlan to play "more aggressively", since even after death he will instantly return to duty.
• Feature sixth eidolon: Increases Ultimate damage additionally when health is reduced to half or below. It also makes the area damage stronger as it gets the same multipliers as a single attack.

How to Play Arlan: Rotation

Arlan in Hankai: Star Rail follows the Path of Destruction, making him a versatile fighter. His playstyle is to consistently use a skill every turn to build up energy to activate his super ability. He doesn't need to keep track of his turn sequence or think ahead, as he doesn't spend skill points.

The main difficulty lies in the mechanics loss of health for the sake of increasing own damage, which is why the hero is in dire need of support in the form of healers or shieldmen who will help him not fall in battle. In addition, if the head of the security department acts as a secondary DD, he can alternate attack and skill to bring the team into plus on points.

Adhere to the following rules when building an Arlan rotation:

1. Before the fight, use techniques on the Path of Harmony and/or Preservation supports to apply various buffs. Then, if the opponents have a weakness to the electric element, apply the character technique "Fast Harvest».
2. When it's your turn, use the skill "Shackle Breaker' to consume HP and attack one target for increased damage. For each percentage of health below the maximum value, DPS will increase until the end of the battle.
3. If Arlan is the main DD, activate the skill every turn. If he is a secondary DD, alternate the skill and basic attack so that the team comes out ahead in skill points.
4. As soon as enough energy is accumulated, use the super ability "frenzied punishment» on lined up enemies that have a weakness to electro.
5. When HP drops below 30% or a character defeats an enemy, they can heal up to 20% of their max HP. If you need to heal immediately, try to attack the enemies that have the least health.

Advantages and disadvantages of Arlan

After getting acquainted with the principle of operation of the abilities, traces and eidolons of the head of security of the space station, one can draw conclusions about its "pluses" and "minuses".

Leveling Arlan

Consider what materials and in what quantity are needed to pump Arlan.

Elevation materials

Level of	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits ×3 200	Extinct Core ×4
40	Credits ×6 400	Extinct Core ×8
50	Credits ×12 800	Glimmer Core ×5	Electric Crown of the Shadow of the Past ×2
60	Credits ×32 000	Glimmer Core ×8	Electric Crown of the Shadow of the Past ×5
70	Credits ×64 000	Wriggling Core ×5	Electric Crown of the Shadow of the Past ×15
80	Credits ×128 000	Wriggling Core ×7	Electric Crown of the Shadow of the Past ×28

Total Resources for Arlan's Ascension to Level 80:

• Credits (×826 000) is the main game currency, which is obtained for daily missions, testing Sepalist in the Big Mine, and completing permanent and temporary events.
• Extinct Core (×12), flickering core (×13), wriggling core (×12) - a trophy that drops after killing the spawns of ice, fire, thunder and wind, false weavers, masks without thoughts and other monsters of Fragmentum.
• Electric Crown of the Shadow of the Past (×50) is an item that can be obtained for completing the Stagnant Shadow in the Corridor of Vanishing Echoes.
• Traveler's Guides (×289), adventure journals (×6), meetings during travels (×3).

Skill Leveling Materials

Emboldening Salvo	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic Attack "Lightning Gust"	Credits ×192 000	Shattered Blade ×2 Lifeless Blade ×6 All Destroying Blade ×8	Extinct Core ×4 Glimmer Core ×5 Wriggling Core ×5
Emboldening Salvo "Breaker of Shackles"	Кредиты ×522 000	Shattered Blade ×2 Lifeless Blade ×12 Worldbreaker Blade ×23	Extinguished Core ×6 Shimmering Core ×10 Wriggling Core ×5	Tracks of Destiny ×1Destroyer’s Final Road ×3
Superpower "Mad Punishment"	Кредиты ×522 000	Shattered Blade ×2 Lifeless Blade ×12 Worldbreaker Blade ×23	Extinguished Core ×6 Shimmering Core ×10 Wriggling Core ×5	Tracks of Destiny ×1Destroyer’s Final Road ×3
Talent "Pain and Anger"	Кредиты ×522 000	Shattered Blade ×2 Lifeless Blade ×12 Worldbreaker Blade ×23	Extinguished Core ×6 Shimmering Core ×10 Wriggling Core ×5	Tracks of Destiny ×1Destroyer’s Final Road ×3

To upgrade Arlan's skills, you need the following materials:

• Credits (×1 758 000).
• Extinct Core (×22), flickering core (×35), wriggling core (×20).
• Split Blade (×8), lifeless blade (×42), all-destroying blade (×77) - a reward given for completing the Sepalist in the Storage Zone.
• Tracks of Destiny (×3) is a valuable item obtained for weekly points in Simulated Universe , level up Battle Pass, passing limited events.
• The Last Path of the Destroyer (×9) - material for victory over doomsday beast in the Echoes of War challenge located in the Support Zone.

The sequence of pumping traces

The table shows the components that are required to level Arlan's footprints. All talents are listed in the order in which they were discovered.

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Attack Power +4%	Кредиты ×2 000	Extinguished Core ×2
Resurrection	Кредиты ×4 000	Shattered Blade ×2	Destroyer’s Final Road ×1
Status Resistance +4%	Кредиты ×4 000	Shattered Blade ×2	Extinguished Core ×4
Attack Power +4%	Кредиты ×8 000	Shattered Blade ×2	Shimmering Core ×2
HP +4%	Кредиты ×8 000	Shattered Blade ×2	Shimmering Core ×2
Exposure	Кредиты ×16 000	Lifeless Blade ×4	Tracks of Destiny ×1	Destroyer’s Final Road ×1
Attack Power +6%	Кредиты ×16 000	Lifeless Blade ×4	Shimmering Core ×3
Status Resistance +6%	Кредиты ×36 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×2	Wriggling Core ×2
Attack Power +6%	Кредиты ×36 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×2	Wriggling Core ×2
Rejection	Кредиты ×128 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×6	Tracks of Destiny ×1	Destroyer’s Final Road ×1
HP +6%	Кредиты ×128 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×6	Wriggling Core ×6
Status Resistance +8%	Кредиты ×128 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×6	Wriggling Core ×6
Attack Power +8%	Кредиты ×128 000	Worldbreaker Blade ×6	Wriggling Core ×6

Total amount of resources for upgrading hidden skills:

• Credits (×642 000).
• Extinct Core (×6), flickering core (×7), wriggling core (×22).
• Split Blade (×4), lifeless blade (×12), all-destroying blade (×28).
• Tracks of Destiny (×2).
• The Last Path of the Destroyer (×3).

Best builds for Arlan in Honkai: Star Rail

Arlan in HSR is a Path of Destruction character, so he can play the role of a main or secondary damage dealer. His main feature is that he sacrifices part of his health to deal large damage to one or more targets. In general, Arlan's build includes a standard set of characteristics that almost any DPS hero needs:

• Critical damage and crit chance. hits.
• Attack Power.
• Speed.

Focus on health boost Optional, because the boost depends on the % of maximum HP, not on the number itself. That is, the character will receive the same buff with both 5 HP and 000 HP. However, a high health indicator will, one way or another, make Arlan less vulnerable and allow him to heal more from the trail, so the characteristic can be found in the sub-stats. In the following points, we will analyze in more detail how to assemble Arlan in XSR.

Recommended characteristic values

Priority stats in relics:

Additional characteristics:

• Crit Chance/Crit. damage.
• Attack Power.
• Speed.
• HP.

As for the optimal values ​​of the stats considered, they should be as follows:

• ATK: from 2 – 400 units.
• Crete. chance: from 60 – 70%.
• Crete. damage: from 120 – 140%.
• Speed: from 134 units
• HP: from 3 units.
• DEF: from 800 units

Ultimate Light Cone [Weapon]

When choosing weapons for Arlan, focus on cones Paths of Destructionto have the passive effect active. Among the preferred stats and buffs, we highlight:

• Attack power and crits.
• Health recovery.
• Increased damage dealt.

Name	Description	Recommendation
On the Fall of an Aeon (S5) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	When the wielder attacks, the weapon increases its attack power by 8-16% in this fight, stacks up 4 once. When breaking through an enemy's vulnerability, damage is increased by 12-24% on 2 move.	Free weapons for virtual universe. It is well suited for boss battles due to the set of stacks that increase attack power up to four times. On the last imposition, the bonus increase can reach 64%, which is quite a lot. However, if the weapon is not awakened to the maximum, it is better to give preference to one of the following two options.
Inaccessible side ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 57-1270 ATK 26-582 DEF 15-330	Crete. the chance and HP of the wearer are increased by 18-30%. When the wearer receives an attack or uses up their HP, their damage is increased by 24-40%. This effect is removed after the owner uses an attack.	In no way inferior to the above card: increasing crit. chance, allows you to focus on a set of other characteristics in relics; giving an increase in HP, increases the overall survivability of the hero. In addition, affects the % of outgoing damage when "owner is attacked or expends his health»: Each use of Shackle Breaker will activate this effect. If you want to solidify Arlan as a main DPS character, Blade's Signature Light Cone will help with this.
Secret oath ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Increases wearer's damage by 20-40%. The owner also inflicts additional 20-40% damage to selected enemies with a higher percentage of HP than the owner.	Arlan's signature light cone, which also suits him very well. The weapon provides a high damage boost, increasing overall DPS. At the same time, the buff will work stably due to the fact that the character's HP is almost always lower than that of opponents.
Something Irreplaceable ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 52-1164 ATK 26-582 DEF 18-396	Increases attack power by 24-40%. When the wearer defeats an opponent or receives an attack, immediately restores HP equal to 8-12% from attack power. At the same time, the wearer's damage is increased by 24-40% until the end of the next turn. The effect does not stack and only occurs once per turn.	Another optimal light cone for Arlan. Increases damage and restores HP after receiving damage or defeating an enemy, which will make the hero more survivable. Although the healing depends on the attack power indicator, this is not a problem, since the characteristic is pumped in any case.
brighter than the sun ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 28-635 DEF 18-396	Increases crit. owner's chance 18-30%. When the bearer uses a basic attack, he gains 1 lvl. Dragon's Call status on 2 move. Each status level of Dragon's Call increases the wearer's attack power by 18-30% and energy recovery rate 6-10%. The Dragon's Call status can stack up to 2 times.	A good option for a character that provides increases to the main characteristics of the hero: it will increase the percentage of outgoing damage and allow you to use the ultimate skill more often due to the % increase in energy recovery speed.
Nowhere to run ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 24-529 DEF 12-264	Increases the wearer's attack power by 24-48%. When the owner defeats the opponent, restores 12-24% from max. HP.	Budget alternative "Something Irreplaceable". Similarly, it increases attack and restores health, however, in order to heal, you need to defeat the enemy - for example, you can leave opponents with a small amount of HP so that Arlan can finish them off. It is also worth considering that healing depends on max. health.
under the blue sky ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases the wearer's attack power by 16-32%. After defeating the enemy, crit. owner's chance is increased by 12-24% for 3 moves.	A great "card" that, in addition to attack power, also increases crit. chance for 3 turns, which simplifies the balance of characteristics. However, as with the previous light cone, you will need to defeat the enemy to get the buff.
The Moles Welcome You ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Using a basic attack, skill, or superpower grants one level of Mischief. Each level increases attack power by 12-24%.	Arlan will easily be able to get all the stacks to increase his attack power up to 36% (on R1), since his skill does not spend skill points, and his super ability recharges quite quickly. Basic attacks are also used in the rotation, albeit less frequently.
Ninja Recording: Musical Hunt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Maximum health is increased by 12-24%. When the owner loses or restores HP, his critical damage increases by 18-36% for 2 turns. This effect can only occur once per turn.	The hero consumes health when using the skill and restores it on his own first or, more often, with the help of Path of Abundance supports. As a result, the second part of the passive effect is stably activated and a bonus to critical damage is given. As for the increase in HP, this will only affect survivability, since skills are scaled by attack power. It is an acceptable option when there is a noticeable lack of crits.
A promise kept in the heart ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 22-476 DEF 15-331	The penetration effect is increased by 28-56%. When the owner uses a superpower, his crit. chance increases by 15-30% for 2 moves.	An epic alternative that can be equipped until "On the Fall of the Aeon" appears. The passive gives bonuses to the hit effect, and after the super ability, it increases the critical chance. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the low base attack power and the lack of a bonus to this stat in the cone skill, which is why the stat will have to be additionally pumped through Cave Decorations.
Woof! Walk Time! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases attack power by 10-20%, also increases damage dealt to Burning and Bleeding enemies by 16-32%. This effect also applies to damage over time.	A good free weapon that provides an increase in attack power. However, to get the second part of the passive effect in the squad, it is desirable to have fire or physical characters so that they cause "Burning" or "Bleeding".
Shared death ⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 16-370 DEF 9-198	If the current HP of the owner is lower than 80%, then his crit. chance increases by 12-24%.	Light cone, which will become extremely useful due to the increase in crit. chance, since it is quite difficult to find relics with a good crit rate in the early and mid game. At the same time, Arlan's HP during the battle is often below 80%, so you can easily get a buff.
Heaven's falling ⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 16-370 DEF 9-198	Increases the damage of the basic attack and skill of the owner by 20-40%.	In addition, you can use this 3-star cone if you do not have the previous one. Since the hero uses the skill almost every turn, he will be able to use the boost on a permanent basis.

Best Relics [artifacts]

In Arlan's relics, it is recommended to look for parameters that increase electrical damage и attack power. In addition, you can give preference to artifacts on speed и crit damage/crit chance, if it fails to achieve the desired indicators in the main and additional stats.

Cave relics [main artifacts]

Name	Effects	Recommendation
A scientist lost in knowledge	2 parts: Increases crit. 8% chance. 4 parts: Increases skill and super ability damage by 20%. After using a super ability, the damage of the next skill increases by 25%.	The character's skill and ultimate have fairly high multipliers, и exactly These skills account for the bulk of часть his damage. This set will allow Arlan to deal even more damage during combat, а also will increase his crit chance, making it easier to select and balance characteristics.
Band of Sizzling Thunder	2 parts: Increases electrical damage by 10%. 4 parts: Increases attack power by 20% for 1 turn after using the skill.	Shock damage is needed to increase overall DPS, as all of his active skills deal elemental damage. He is also able to constantly refresh the effect of the 4-piece buff by using the skill every turn.
long-lived student	2 parts: increases max. Owner's HP by 12%. 4 parts: When the wearer receives an attack or when an ally consumes their HP, crit. Owner's chance is increased by 8% for 2 turns. This effect can stack up to 2 times.	Arlan has a high base taunt, making him a priority target for enemies during combat. Compared to other characters, he takes damage more often, therefore, he is quite capable of implementing 4 parts of the set in question. Not to say that this kit is the “best”, but it is definitely worth paying attention to - especially if you feel dips in survivability.
Discoverer of dead waters	2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%. 4 parts: Increases crit. 4% chance. Crete. The owner's damage dealt to enemies with at least 2/3 debuffs increases by 8%/12% respectively. After the owner applies a Debuff to an enemy, the above effects are increased by 100% for 1 turn.	Approximately equal in strength to the set for an elemental bonus, but requires play under special conditions - the attacked opponents should always have negative effects. Otherwise, even the effect of two parts, which contains a strong buff to increase overall damage, will not work.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	2 parts: increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: Increases speed by 6% and base attack damage by 10%.	A versatile set that can be used up to the completion of the Sizzling Thunder Band set. Without any conditions, it gives a bonus to attack power and speed - quite useful characteristics.
Band of Sizzling Thunder Musketeer of Wild Wheat / Discoverer of dead waters	2 parts: Increases electrical damage by 10%. 2 parts: increases attack power by 12%. 2 parts: Damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs is increased by 12%.	The best option if you have 2 parts from the previous two sets with good stats, but you can’t assemble a complete set.
Guard of Wuthering Snow	2 parts: damage taken is reduced by 8%.  4 parts: at the start of the turn, if HP is equal to or below 50%, immediately restores 8% of maximum HP and 5 energy units.	An alternative set that will increase Arlan's survivability. Although it does not affect the character's damage in any way, it can be used if you have good stats, or if there is no pumped healer / shielder.

Planar Ornaments [Additional Artifacts]

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Star Arena	2 parts: increases crit. 8% chance. If crit. the owner's chance is 70% (or higher), the damage of his basic attack and skill is increased by 20%.	Mostly, Arlan takes the position of the main DPS character in the squad: most of the time on the battlefield, he actively uses both the basic attack and the skill, thereby inflicting high damage. The Starry Arena, thanks to its effects, will increase the final numbers of the hero: the main thing is to bring the crit. up to 70% chance.
Skyfront Glatiramer	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. When the speed is 135/160 or more, the damage dealt by the character increases by 12%/18%.	It is slightly inferior (by about 3%) to the previous decoration due to useful bonuses in the form of increased attack power and overall damage dealt. However, taking into account the requirements of the passive effect, the set can only be implemented if the character's speed is at least 135 units.
Space Sealing Station	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. When speed reaches 120 units or higher, additionally +12% to attack power.	Attack power is an important stat that directly affects a character's damage, as all skills scale from this stat. However, to get the maximum bonus, you will need to collect at least 120 speed, which is not really a problem with speed boots.
Inert Salsotto	2 parts: Increases crit chance by 8%. When crit chance reaches 50% or higher, super ability damage and attack bonus are increased by 15%.	An excellent choice among planar decorations for Arlan due to the increase in crit chance, which will simplify the selection of stats. The set also increases the damage of the super ability - one of the hero's key skills. It is worth considering that you must have at least 50% CS for the buff to the ult to work.
broken keel	2 parts: Increases status resistance by 10%. If the wearer's status resistance is greater than or equal to 30%, the crit. All allies' damage is increased by 10%.	An alternative in case you can't collect previous sets with good stats. The resistance to effects when the traces are fully pumped is 18%, which will allow you to easily gain 30% and activate the critical damage buff for the team.
Fleet of the Ageless	2 parts: Increases HP by 12%. When Speed ​​reaches 120 or more, all allies gain an 8% attack power bonus.	Not a bad option if Arlan is a secondary DD. The set will increase the character's survivability and provide a buff to the attack power of the entire team if his speed is at least 120 units.

Squads for Arlan

In XSR, Arlan can be either the main group or a secondary damage dealer. In the first case, the hero is much more dependent on support, especially from healers и shield members, as it constantly loses its health when using the skill. As for the sup-dps role, it becomes less demanding on the team build, as there will be one more DPS character available.

Best characters

Arlan's allies can be the following heroes:

Character	Damage Path and Type	Features
Pioneer	Destruction Physical	At the start of the game, it will help inflict additional damage on one or more opponents. Technique restores the health of the team, which will be useful, for example, in Simulated Universe .
jingliu	Destruction Ice	Has an enhanced form, during which it consumes the HP of allies. At the same time, Arlan's talent increases its damage for each percentage point of HP below maximum health. But it is necessary to have a healer in such a composition.
Moon Eater	Destruction Imaginary	A good character for the role of the main DPS hero if Arlan occupies the position of a secondary damage dealer. Plays from the consumption of pts. skill, so it will perfectly "combine" with the head of the "Security Department".
Firefly	Destruction Fiery	Like the Moon Eater, it has a high consumption of skill points, so it is always happy with secondary damage control without the need to use a resource. Independently inflicts fire vulnerability on opponents and perfectly destroys the enemy's stamina bar.
Yunli	Destruction Physical	A character who deals damage to multiple targets and provides survivability due to the “Taunt” debuff. Focuses on constantly performing a counterattack using talent and ultimate when receiving incoming damage.
Clara	Destruction Physical	Deals physical AoE damage and tanks, attracting the attention of opponents. Has mechanics bonus attacks, thanks to which it inflicts an instant hit on enemies if they attack it or allies.
Hook	Destruction Fiery	Specializes in imposing the Burning status on one enemy (with the 4th eidolon, it can set fire to several enemies). Makes a great teammate if Arlan wears a Woof! Walking time!"
Xueyi	Destruction Quantum	It can act as both a main and a secondary damage dealer, supporting with his own DPS a more powerful representative of the damage-dealing Path. The main characteristic of the girl is the penetration effect, therefore, it is extremely easy to assemble.
Aglaia	Memory Электрический	Summons the Seamstress to the battlefield - a spirit of memory, which has a personal icon within the action scale, a set of its own active skills, in addition, it can be healed, protected and attacked from the outside. Mainly plays from the superpower: in the "Higher Form" state, it receives wild increases in speed and transforms the basic attack into an enhanced one. In general, it is focused not only on single enemy targets, but is also capable of inflicting mass damage.
Seele	Hunting Quantum	The strongest representative of the Path of the Hunt with high single-target damage. At the same time, she is able to perform several actions during one turn, which also makes her effective against a group of enemies.
Boothill	Hunting Physical	An excellent damage dealer with high damage to one target. He mostly plays in a hypercarry lineup with two supports, but in situations where additional damage is required, especially in an area, you can add a Path of Destruction sub-dd to him. Arlan is suitable for this purpose.
Topaz and the Accountant	Hunting Fiery	DPS hero specializing in bonus attacks. Receives huge advantages in combination with heroes who also know how to carry out bonus attacks. In addition, he can exist as an independent damage dealer, occupying a leading position in a squad.
Feixiao	Hunting Wind	The Arbiter General excels at dealing with dense enemies, relying on the bonus attack contained in the talent, skill, and super ability. Synergizes well with heroes that can deal additional damage, allowing you to gain charge "Winged Beast" for Ultimate.
Doctor Ratio	Hunting Imaginary	Arlan, like other epic characters of the Path of Destruction, in a team with Veritas will be forced to take the position of an additional damage dealer. Dr. Ratio is an excellent main DPS hero who can cover the need for targeted damage. Arlan, as the owner of attacks of different types, in turn, will be able to quickly deal with less significant targets.
Yanqing	Hunting Ice	An alternative to Zele from the standard banner. Although he is less mobile, he does a decent amount of damage, as he increases crit by himself. damage and crit. chance with talent.
Dan Heng	Hunting Wind	It can remain relevant for a long time, despite being free. Perfectly penetrates vulnerability to the wind, deals excellent damage to solo targets, lowers the enemy’s speed with a skill on crit. hit.
Sushan	Hunting Physical	A good damage dealer, aimed at destroying one enemy. When activating Sword Stance, perform an additional skill attack. Thanks to the talent, he gets a speed boost if there is an enemy with a broken shield on the battlefield.
Jing Yuan	Erudition Электрический	The main DD that focuses on dealing massive electrical damage with the help of a summoned creature - the Lord of Lightning. However, it also does an excellent job of destroying single targets.
Rappa	Erudition Imaginary	Ninja from the Galactic Rangers faction plays from penetration and specializes in depleting tenacity. At the same time, she deals massive damage to all enemies on the battlefield on a stable basis with the help of the enhanced basic attack gained from the ultimate ability. If she or her allies penetrate the weakness of enemies, she accumulates charges that further increase damage.
Argenti	Erudition Physical	A physical DPS that excels in combat against multiple targets. During the battle, it increases its critical chance to the values ​​​​defined in the talent, and also restores energy for each target hit.
Jasper	Erudition Quantum	A secondary DPS character who prefers to fight against groups of enemies: the number of opponents on the battlefield directly determines the rate of accumulation of charge levels, which allow you to perform bonus attacks. As a skill, assigns an allied character as a “Debt Collector,” which additionally increases his speed by 30 units. When Debt Collector makes an attack, it deals quantum damage equal to Jasper's attack power to each enemy it hits. At the same time, the Debt Collector spends 2% of its max. NR.
Himeko	Erudition Fiery	Fire AoE damage dealer. Can be a primary or secondary source of damage for the team, as it has a bonus attack that procs outside of the battlefield. To do this, it is enough to break through the enemy vulnerability 3 times.
Hertha	Erudition Ice	It is extremely convenient in dealing area damage due to superpower and skill. The talent allows you to perform an instant mass attack when the enemy's HP drops below or equal to 50%.
Serval	Erudition Электрический	With an ult and a skill, deals electrical damage to all opponents and imposes a Shock status on them. Enemies under this effect take damage over time.
qingque	Erudition Quantum	Siphons jade bones, which have a chance to increase her basic attack to a powerful AoE hit. Although the mechanics of the character are based on randomness, it will be useful for breaking through quantum weakness.
Pioneer	Harmony Imaginary	A budget support character that increases the penetration effect of all allies during the battle. Increases the total damage dealt by squad members by imposing the “Backup Dancer” status. Since the boosts apply to the entire group, and the character is not demanding in using the skill, the buffer performs well in builds with several damage dealers.
Armor	Harmony Wind	Significantly increases Arlan's damage output thanks to crit buffs. damage, attack power and damage dealt. At the same time, it can advance its action by 100% using the skill.
Sunday	Harmony Imaginary	Despite the fact that the character is mainly focused on supporting heroes with summons, he distributes many useful and versatile buffs. In particular, Resurrection increases damage and crit. indicators, advances the action and restores energy.
Zaryanka	Harmony Physical	A representative of Harmony of the highest tier, whose skills are aimed at increasing outgoing damage, crit. damage and attack power. When using a superpower, advances all allies' turns forward by 100%.
Tribby	Harmony Quantum	A versatile support heroine with bonuses that directly increase damage dealt to enemies. At the same time, she deals good damage herself, partially acting as a secondary DPS character. Combines well with those who actively hit multiple targets and often activate their ultimate.
Asta	Harmony Fiery	Using a superpower increases the speed of all team members. Also accumulates charges, which subsequently give a buff to attack power.
tingyun	Harmony Электрический	Can restore energy to one of the allies with an ult, and with a skill, apply the Blessing status. Attacking an ally with this status deals additional electrical damage.
Yukong	Harmony Imaginary	Multifunctional support that increases crit. damage, crit. chance and attack power. However, in order to sustain all buffs on the battlefield, you will need to take into account the order of moves.
Hanja	Harmony Physical	Representative of Harmony, buffing speed, attack power and damage dealt to one target. Thanks to her talent and unique status, Nosha can restore skill points, which saves some teams from constantly running out of this resource.
ruan mei	Harmony Ice	Will provide increased DPS, speed, penetration efficiency and penetration of resistance of all types of elements. Arlan is often a sub-deader, which pairs well with Ruan Mei's mechanics, which work best in builds with two damage dealers.
Sparkle	Harmony Quantum	The main advantage of Sparkle is not only the increase in crit. damage, as well as total outgoing damage. The “klutz” in the mask directly affects the increase in the number of skill points used during battle, and also contributes to their accelerated recovery.
Welt	Nihility Imaginary	Slows down enemies, reducing their speed, and also imposes the Conclusion status, in which they cannot take actions. The ult deals imaginary area damage.
Jiaoqiu	Nihility Fiery	A powerful representative of the Nothingness, whose skills are aimed at applying the “Hot Ash” weakening (considered the DoT status “Burning”, which causes periodic damage of the fire type). Enemies affected by Burning Ash take increased damage. The superpower, in turn, inflicts a high level of damage and also imposes a third-party debuff that increases the damage taken by opponents from ultimate DPS-type skills.
Silver Wolf	Nihility Quantum	A debuffer that has a large list of debuffs (defense, speed, and attack) in its arsenal. However, its main feature is the ability to create a weakness in opponents to the element of one of the allies.
sang	Nihility Ice	Deals frosty AoE damage and lowers the defense of all targets with her super ability. The skill can remove 1 buff from the enemy, which will be especially useful when going through difficult combat content.
Fu Xuan	Preservation Quantum	Acts as a tank who can not only take incoming damage, but also reduce it, and redirect 65% of the total damage to himself. If the "Dunjia Divination" trace is open, restores the health of all allies.
Aventurine	Preservation Imaginary	Places shields and during the battle, renews them after activating a superpower, as well as performing a bonus attack. Virtually no demands on skill points. In addition to providing protective functions, it helps the squad with damage. The ideal squad for a character is the cooperation of several heroes who can perform a bonus attack. In other teams he is just as good, but takes bonus shots a little less often.
Cheetah	Preservation Ice	Provides the unit with stable and durable shields, which are summoned with the help of superpowers. The skill can freeze enemies for 1 turn. Significantly increases Arlan's survivability.
Pioneer	Preservation Fiery	The Pathfinder's shields are not as strong, but he can act as a tank and absorb a lot of damage. In addition, the ult deals fire damage in an area.
March 7	Preservation Ice	Can cast a shield on one team member and counterattack if that ally is attacked by an enemy. Ulta - Ice AoE damage that can freeze all enemies at once.
Bailu	Abundance Электрический	Standard jump healer. It will help out with stable and good treatment of the squad. It will also be useful due to the mechanics of resurrecting once per battle, which will allow Arlan to play more aggressively.
Locha	Abundance Imaginary	An excellent healer that pairs perfectly with Arlan as it heals when an ally hits an enemy. Thanks to this, Arlan will be able to instantly restore lost HP after being hit by a skill or ult.
Linsha	Abundance Fiery	A support with a variety of functions: heals, deals area damage and applies a weakening that increases damage from penetration. During combat, summons an assistant, which is a bonus attack. Due to this creature, it additionally heals, deals damage outside of the turn and removes debuffs.
Hoho	Abundance Wind	Healer and buffer. With skill and talent, heals one or more squad members, and with superpowers, restores energy and increases attack power. At the same time, it can remove weakening from allies.
Gallagher	Abundance Fiery	A character with healing from hitting enemies. By calibrating the amount of healing and receiving hits from enemies, Arlan will be able to maintain the optimal value of his current HP, and after an attack, restore most of his health.
Lynx	Abundance Quantum	An epic healer, not inferior to the legendary representatives of the Path of Abundance. Applies positive effects to passive healing, removes negative statuses from a squad with an ultimate ability, and provides strong mass and solo healing.
Natasha	Abundance Physical	Instantly heals one ally with a skill and an ultimate ability for the entire team. At the same time, it can remove 1 debuff from a squad member if you pump the first track "Calm".

Top Teams

With the considered characters, you can make the following units for Arlan:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Arlan	Armor Sparkle Asta	tingyun Hanja	Fire. hero Aventurine	Armor or Sparkle can provide Arlan with all the necessary bonuses on their own. They can also constantly use the skill, moving its action forward (or a healer), since the head of the security department himself does not spend skill points. If these supports are not available, Asta or another Harmony character will do. Hanya/Tingyun act as an additional source of buffs to provide Arlan with even more different buffs. Pathfinder (Fiery) protects against fatal damage. However, in case of problems, the hero is replaced by Aventurine.
Arlan	Silver Wolf	Bailu	Fu Xuan	A team in which, thanks to the Silver Wolf, enemies become vulnerable to the electric or quantum elements. Arlan is the main damage dealer. Silver Wolf further reduces the attack, speed and defense of enemies. Fu Xuan tanks, heals, increases HP and crit. chance. Bailu is a safety net in the form of treatment.
Arlan	Jiaoqiu sang	Sunday Zaryanka ruan mei	Cheetah Lynx	A group with representatives of the Path of Nothingness to weaken enemy targets and the Path of Harmony to apply buffs to allies. All-round support is provided by various bonuses and debuffs, which increases not only Arlan's damage, but also that of all team members. However, the buffs are primarily placed on the head of the security department if the ability is used on one ally.
Firefly Rappa	Arlan	sang Imaginary. hero	Linsha Gallagher	Since Arlan specializes more in destroying single targets, you can put an AoE damage dealer in his squad, for example, Sam or Rappa. Linsha and Gallagher also deal damage in the area with their ult and penetrate vulnerability well, so for an overall boost you can place Pel or False Pathfinder in the group.
Seele Boothill Yanqing	Arlan	ruan mei Hanja	Locha	Zele/Boothill/Yanqing are the main DDs. Arlan helps to damage opponents and break through their electrical vulnerability. Ruan Mei increases damage, speed, and efficiency of allied penetration. Hanya, who also increases speed and damage, will do the trick instead. Cheetah supports the team's survivability. If you play with Yanqing, you can replace Lochu with Path of Preservation.
Feixiao Ratio	Arlan	Topaz Zaryanka	Linsha	Team with Feixiao/Dr. Ratio. Since they play from the bonus attack, it is optimal to supplement the squad with Topaz or Zaryanka, which offer buffs for the corresponding damage type. At the same time, Arlan constantly deals additional damage without consuming skill points, which will allow Feixiao to accumulate a charge "Winged Beast".
jingliu	Arlan	Asta tingyun	Hoho	Jingliu is the main damage dealer of the ice element. Arlan is a minor DD. This build has a lot of "free" skill points, so Path of Harmony characters will always be able to use their skills as the buffs expire.
Jing Yuan Devour. Moon	Arlan	Sunday Sparkle Welt	Natasha Gallagher	Jing Yuan/Moon Eater is a powerful damage dealer with high area damage. Arlan acts as a secondary DD. Sunday/Sparkle impose powerful buffs. However, instead of them, you can put Welt, who slows enemies and imposes the Imprisonment status on them, and also deals imaginary area damage with a super ability. Natasha/Gallagher heals.
Himeko Hook Topaz	Arlan	Asta Imaginary. hero	Bailu	Fire DPS and Arlan are on equal terms, supporting each other with additional damage. The buffer distributes positive bonuses to the entire team. Bailu heals and resurrects once per battle.
Argenti	Arlan	Tribby tingyun Hanja	Cheetah Fu Xuan	Argenti deals the bulk of the damage under the Path of Harmony buffs, while Arlan knocks down electrical shields and helps with damage. Fu Xuan or Cheetah ensures the team's survivability with their skills.
Clara Yunli	Arlan	Zaryanka Jasper Tribby	Aventurine Locha	A fully armored squad that consists of tanking characters like Clara or Yunli, as well as strong representatives of the Path of Preservation or Abundance. In such a build, Arlan will be able to absorb much more incoming damage without fear of losing all his health and being defeated by enemy attacks.
Seeleqingque	Arlan	Silver Wolf	Bailu	A strong group against elite mobs and bosses. Silver Wolf creates a vulnerability to electric or quantum elements, thanks to which Zele and Arlan will be able to break through any shields.

While providing a detailed Arlan guide in Honkai: Star Rail, it is also important to mention the budget commands:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Dan Heng Sushan Phys. hero	Arlan	Yukong Asta Hanja	Natasha March 7 Ice	A squad consisting of free and epic heroes. Arlan in this case acts as a secondary DD. Dan Heng or Sushan are the main DDs, dealing damage to one target. Yukun buffs allies with a skill and ult, Asta increases speed, and Hanya, in turn, increases damage and restores skill points. Natasha or March 7 provide survivability.
Arlan	Asta	Yukong	Lynx	A completely free build, where Arlan is the main DPS character, attacking one or more enemy targets. Asta and Yukun are aimed at constantly maintaining buffs on the battlefield and strengthening the damage dealer. Lynx heals the entire team and removes debuffs.
qingque Serval Xueyi	Arlan	Imaginary. hero	Gallagher	Qingque/Serval/Xueyi and Arlan deal the main damage. False Pathfinder increases the penetration effect and applies slows. Gallagher acts as a healer. At the same time, he deals good damage with the help of the enhanced basic attack and ult, and also increases the penetration damage received by enemies.

Conclusion on the character

Arlan in Honkai: Star Rail can deal a decent amount of electrical damage when in the primary or secondary DPS position. The hero's key feature is that he sacrifices health for increased DPS, which literally forces you to build a team around him, especially if he is the only source of damage in the group.

The Head of Security is a comfortable hero to start the game with, and later on, a loyal partner who will help in dealing additional damage, especially since he does not spend skill points. Although Arlan is inferior to other damage dealers and requires much greater investment to open up to the maximum, he can be used if you like this kind of gameplay. Moreover, with the right team and equipment, he is able to close almost any available content.

Questions and answers on Arlan

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