Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan does a stellar job of protecting the Herta Space Station. Okay, he may not win every battle, but he’s more than willing to put his life on the line to protect those around him. But regardless of how brave or skilled the head of the Herta Space Station’s security department is, no one should have to shoulder such responsibility alone.
If you want to introduce yourself to the rest of the inhabitants of Herta Space Station, head over to our Honkai Star Rail tier list and Honkai Star Rail banner guides. You can grab some free resources with our Honkai Star Rail codes guide. We’ve also got a heap more build guides just like this one, including Honkai Star Rail’s Sushang, Honkai Star Rail’s Silver Wolf, and Honkai Star Rail’s March 7th.
Let’s jump into everything you need to know about Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan.
What’s the best Honkai Star Rail Arlan build?
Arlan is a lightning-wielding DPS with high damage and low survivability, he plays the role of a glass cannon in most scenarios. He specializes in taking down single targets, and his skill sees him sacrifice a portion of his HP in order to deal more damage, though he can’t use this skill if his HP is insufficient. His passive also sees his damage increase based on his lost HP.
It’s important to pick the right healer for Arlan’s team. Honkai Star Rail’s Natasha is fitting for the role, as you can control when she heals her allies, and her ultimate is a great emergency button if Arlan’s health falls too low to use his skill. We recommend prioritizing attack, HP, and lightning damage boost stats when building Arlan. The reason we recommend HP is that his buffs and skills are based on a percentage of his max HP rather than a flat rate, so ensuring he has high max HP means he can fall below the required threshold without being at risk of dying in one hit.
What are the best light cones for Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan?
The four-star light cone A Secret Vow is tailored to Arlan’s kit, both increasing his flat damage and allowing him to deal extra damage when an enemy has a higher HP percentage than him, which, due to his skills, is likely to be almost always active. However, if you can’t get your hands on A Secret Vow for whatever reason, you can equip him with any light cone that aligns with the path of The Destruction, preferably one that also boosts his attack.
| Light cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| A Secret Vow | Increases the damage Arlan deals by 20%. He also deals an extra 20% damage to enemies with a higher HP percentage than him | Gacha |
| Shattered Home | Increases the damage Arlan deals to enemies that have 50% of their max HP remaining by 20% | Gacha |
| Collapsing Sky | Increases Arlan’s basic attack and skill damage by 16% | Gacha |
What are the best relics for Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan?
When it comes to Honkai Star Rail relics, the best set for Arlan is the Band of Sizzling Thunder, as it increases his lightning damage and shock damage. For sub-stats, we once again recommend aiming for more attack, HP, and lightning damage. After this, you should ensure that he has a decent crit rate/crit damage ratio and some extra energy restoration.
We recommend Fleet of the Ageless for his planar ornament set to give him even more HP to use with his attacks.
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Band of Sizzling Thunder | Two pieces equipped: increases lightning damage by 10% Four pieces equipped: increases Arlan’s attack by 20% for one turn after he uses his skill |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Holy Hymn in the Xianzhou Luofu’s Cloudford |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two pieces equipped: increases Arlan’s attack by 12% Four pieces equipped: increases Arlan’s speed by 6% and his basic attack damage by 10% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting in Jarilo-VI’s Corridor of Fading Echoes |
Planar ornaments
| Relic | Effect | How to obtain |
| Fleet of the Ageless | Two pieces equipped: increases Arlan’s max HP by 12%. When his speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies’ attack increases by 8% | Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
Main stats:
- HP
- Attack
Sub-stats:
- HP
- Attack
- Crit rate
- Crit damage
What are Honkai Star Rail Arlan’s abilities?
Arlan’s skills are great for targetting down single enemies, especially if they have lightning weakness. Build up his HP stat and make sure your team has a healer to get the most out of Arlan’s Shackle Breaker without risking a knockout.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Lightning Rush (single attack) | Deal 50% of Arlan’s attack as lightning damage to a target enemy |
| Skill: Shackle Breaker (single attack) | Consume 15% of Arlan’s max HP to deal 160% of his attack as lightning damage to a target enemy. You can’t use this skill if Arlan’s HP is insufficient |
| Ultimate: Frenzied Punishment (blast) | Deal 210% of Arlan’s attack as lightning damage to a target enemy, and 90% of Arlan’s attack as lightning damage to enemies adjacent to the target |
Passive skill:
| Skill | Effect |
| Pain and Anger | Increases Arlan’s damage based on his lost HP, up to a max of 40% |
Technique:
| Skill | Effect |
| Swift Harvest | Immediately attack the enemy. After entering battle, deal 80% of Arlan’s attack as lightning damage to all enemies |
Traces:
| Trace | Effect |
| Revival | If Arlan defeats an enemy when he is at 30% or less of his max HP, restore his HP by 20% of Arlan’s max HP |
| Endurance | Arlan’s DoT resistance increases by 50% |
| Repel | If Arlan enters battle at 50% or less of his max HP he gains a barrier that nullifies the next incoming attack |
What are Honkai Star Rail Arlan’s eidolons?
Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail are similar to Genshin Impact’s constellations. They’re unique buffs that you can only unlock by pulling more than one copy of a character. Here are all of Arlan’s eidolons.
| Eidolon | Effect |
| Level one – To the Bitter End | Arlan can use his skill when his HP is at least 5% of his max HP. If his HP is insufficient, using his skill reduces his HP to one |
| Level two – Breaking Free | Arlan’s skill damage increases by 10%. When Arlan uses his skill, it dispels a debuff inflicted on him |
| Level three – Power Through | Increases the level of Arlan’s skill by two, up to a maximum of level of 15, and increases the level of his basic attack by one, up to a maximum of level ten |
| Level four – Turn the Tables | When struck by a killing blow, instead of becoming incapacitated, Arlan immediately restores back to 25% of his max HP. This effect can only trigger once per battle |
| Level five – Hammer and Tongs | Increases the level of Arlan’s ultimate by two, up to a maximum of level 15, and increases the level of his talent by two, up to a maximum of level 15 |
| Level six – Self-Sacrifice | When Arlan’s HP is lower than 50%, his ultimate’s damage increases by 20% and the damage multiplier on adjacent targets increases to that of the target enemy |
What are Honkai Star Rail Arlan’s ascension materials?
You can do most of the work of leveling up Arlan with character EXP materials, but at certain points along the way you’ll need to spend specific resources to ascend him to the next level. Here’s a list of all the ascension materials you need for each rank.
You can get extinguished, glimmering, and squirming cores from flamespawn enemies, assignment rewards, Simulated Universe enemies, the embers exchange shop, or the omni-synthesizer. For the lightning crown of the past shadow you’ll need to take on the Honkai Star Rail stagnant shadow in Backwater Pass.
| Required level | Credits | Materials |
| 20 | 3.2k | Four extinguished core |
| 30 | 6.4k | Eight extinguished core |
| 40 | 12.8k | Five glimmering core, two lightning crown of the past shadow |
| 50 | 32k | Eight glimmering core, five lightning crown of the past shadow |
| 60 | 64k | Five squirming core, 15 lightning crown of the past shadow |
| 70 | 128k | Seven squirming core, 28 lightning crown of the past shadow |
Who is Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan?
Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan is the head of Herta Space Station’s security department and is willing to risk his life to protect the staff on board. He’s stoic, inarticulate, and doesn’t really understand the scientific research being carried out by his fellow space station inhabitants, but he wears his scars like battles of honor, considering them a reminder of his ability to protect everyone. Despite his serious demeanor, he can be seen letting down his guard and cracking a rare smile whenever his little dog Peppy is in his arms.
Arlan is a four-star lightning wielder who treads the path of the Destruction. His English voice actor is Dani Chambers, and his Japanese voice actor is Shiraishi Ryoko.
That’s everything we’ve got on Honkai Star Rail’s Arlan. Make sure to check out some of our other Hoyoverse game guides like our Genshin Impact tier list and Genshin Impact codes guide. We also have build guides like these for Genshin Impact’s Chongyun, Genshin Impact’s Xiangling, Genshin Impact’s Kaeya, Genshin Impact’s Keqing, and Genshin Impact’s Noelle.
