Boothill, a 5-star character from the Path of the Hunt, is a formidable physical damage dealer in Honkai Star Rail.
The space cowboy works well in a break effect-focused team and can deal a ton of damage to a single target.
If you want to add Boothill to your trailblazing party, you have come to the right place.
ONE Esports’ best Boothill build guide covers everything you need to know on how to make him a solid single-target DPS character who specializes in dealing break damage, including detailed explanations on light cones, relics, planar ornaments, and team compositions.
Best Boothill build: Light cones
| BOOTHILL LIGHT CONE | LIGHT CONE DESCRIPTION | HOW TO GET |
| Sailing Towards a Second Life | Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 60%. The Break DMG dealt by the wearer ignores 20% of the target’s DEF. When the wearer’s Break Effect in battle is at 150% or greater, increases their SPD by 12%. | Boothill Light Cone Warp |
| Sleep Like the Dead | Increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 30%. When the wearer’s Basic ATK or Skill does not result in a CRIT Hit, increases their CRIT Rate by 36% for 1 turn. This effect can only trigger once every 3 turn(s). | Stellar Warp, Starlight Exchange |
| Cruising in the Stellar Sea | Increases the wearer’s CRIT rate by 8%, and increases their CRIT rate against enemies with HP less than or equal to 50% by an extra 8%. When the wearer defeats an enemy, their ATK is increased by 20% for 2 turn(s) | Herta’s Store |
| Swordplay | For each time the wearer hits the same target, DMG dealt increases by 8%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect will be dispelled when the wearer changes targets. | Light Cone Warp |
| River Flows in Spring | After entering battle, increases the wearer’s SPD by 8% and DMG by 12%. When the wearer takes DMG, this effect will disappear. This effect will resume after the end of the wearer’s next turn. | Forgotten Hall Store |
The best light cone for Boothill is, unsurprisingly, his signature light cone, which boosts his break effect and break damage. Boothill’s damage scales with the break effect, and this light cone increases that stat significantly and gives him a speed boost, allowing him to take more actions in the standoff state.
In a break or super break team, which includes Ruan Mei and Gallagher, Boothill can deal an insane amount of break damage.
Cruising in the Stellar Sea is a great alternative, as it can boost Boothill’s attack, crit rate, and crit damage. This light cone is especially effective when fighting bosses, as you get bonus crit rate when the enemy’s health is 50% or less.
Likewise, Sleep Like the Dead is a good choice if you have a crit build. Equipping this increases Boothill’s crit rate.
Swordplay is a great 4-star alternative if you want a good damage boost. The amount of damage dealt increases if you target the same enemy, making this a great choice against elite and boss enemies.
Lastly, River Flows in Spring is also a good 4-star light cone for Boothill since it provides damage and speed buffs.
Best Boothill build: Relics
| BOOTHILL RELIC | RELIC DESCRIPTION |
| Thief of Shooting Meteor | 2-piece bonus: Increases Break Effect by 16%.4-piece bonus: Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 16%. After the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy. |
| Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations | 2-piece bonus: Increases Break Effect by 16%. |
The Thief of Shooting Meteor is the perfect Relic set for Boothill because it increases the break effect and regenerates energy for Boothill when he breaks an enemy’s shield.
Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations is a good alternative if you can’t get Thief of Shooting Meteor. It also increases the break effect but doesn’t regenerate energy.
However, you only want to equip two pieces of this, as the four-piece bonus can’t benefit Boothill in any way.
Best Boothill build: Planar ornaments
| BOOTHILL PLANAR ORNAMENT | PLANAR ORNAMENT DESCRIPTION |
| Talia: Kingdom of Banditry | 2-piece bonus: Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 16%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer’s Break Effect increases by an extra 20%. |
The best planar ornament for Boothill is Talia: Kingdom of Banditry.
It can increase his break effect up to 36%, though keep in mind that his speed needs to be at least 145 to trigger the 20% bonus break effect. You can achieve that by having someone like Asta in the team.
Best Boothill build: Team compositions
With Boothill, you can build teams focused on dealing break and super break damage. There’s also a possibility of a free-to-play break team that can easily tackle most endgame activities like Memory of Chaos.
For a more detailed explanation, you may want to check our best Boothill team guide, where we dissect three different team compositions that would work the best for our space cowboy.
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