by ” The Baptism of Pure Thought ” is a five-star Cone of Light that offers great bonuses to Path of the Hunt characters in Honkai Star Rail . Furthermore, it stands out for being one of the Cones of Light that grants the most Critical Damage to its wearer.
Something that we must keep in mind about this Cone of Light is that we will need to inflict negative statuses on enemies on a recurring basis in order to achieve the maximum Critical Damage bonus with this Cone of Light, so we will have to carry at least one character of the Way of Nihility alongside the wearer.
The good thing is that the rest of the bonuses it provides can be activated simply by generating damage to any enemy with an Ultimate Skill, which is a requirement that can be met by practically any character (except for very specific cases such as Topaz and Conti). , since his Ultimate Skill does not generate any immediate attacks).
ATTRIBUTES OR STATISTICS OF “THE BAPTISM OF PURE THOUGHT”
Let’s start by looking at its basic attributes, keep in mind that we will give you the data that it has at level 80 (the maximum):
- HP : 1058.
- ATK : 582.
- DEF : 463.
Next, we will see the benefits that the passive of this Cone of Light brings us:
- S1 : +20% to Critical Damage. +8% to Critical Damage for each negative status the target enemy has (maximum 3 stacks ). When attacking an enemy with the Ultimate Skill, the wielder increases their damage dealt by 36% and their Extra Attacks ignore 24% of the enemies’ Defense. This effect lasts 2 turns.
- S5 : +32% to Critical Damage. +12% to Critical Damage for each negative status the target enemy has (maximum 3 stacks ). When attacking an enemy with the Ultimate Skill, the wielder increases their damage dealt by 60% and their Extra Attacks ignore 40% of the enemies’ Defense. This effect lasts 2 turns.
Whenever we attack an enemy that is affected by at least three negative states , this Cone of Light will provide us with +44% Critical Damage for its wearer, a fairly high amount that surpasses other promotional Cones of Light. Of course, it will be a little complicated to always keep this value at the maximum, since we need to imbue the enemies with quite a few harmful statuses.
The best thing about this Cone of Light without a doubt is that it increases the damage inflicted by 36% after using an Ultimate Skill, something that is great for us because it allows us to significantly increase all the damage caused by any character who equips it, therefore , opens up a lot of the range of characters for us.
The only detail that not many characters will be able to take advantage of is the amount of Defense that allows us to ignore when we attack an enemy with an Additional Attack, since many characters in the Way of the Hunt do not have this type of attacks in their skill kit. .
WHAT CHARACTER DID I EQUIP IT TO?
It is a fairly good Cone of Light that many characters can take advantage of, but only those who make Additional Attacks can take advantage of it in its entirety:
Dr. Ratio is a character who greatly increases his damage when attacking enemies that are affected by negative effects, so he is usually accompanied by characters from the Path of Nihility, which will facilitate the requirement to maintain the bonus of Critical Damage provided by this Cone of Light.
What interests us most about this Cone of Light in the case of Dr. Ratio is that after launching his Ultimate Skill, his Additional Attacks will ignore part of the enemy’s Defense. This is something that will be great for us, since by raising his Talent, the damage of his Additional Attacks even exceeds that of his Ultimate Skill.
Yanqing is a character who will benefit greatly from the brutal amount of Critical Damage that this Cone of Light will provide and it will be quite easy for him to maintain the stacks that increase this attribute on a team with several Ice-Type characters like Pela , since between the Constant freezing and the drop in Defense that this wonderful Support provides , we can get a lot of juice out of it.
In addition, Yanqing is one of the few characters in the Path of the Hunt who can execute Additional Attacks, so he will be able to take advantage of the entire passive of this Cone of Light. Of course, the damage of these attacks cannot be compared to those carried out by Dr. Ratio and he does not perform them that often.
Seele is another good candidate for this Cone of Light, since thanks to her extra turns, Seele will end up recharging her Ultimate very easily constantly, allowing us to activate many times the overall damage increase that this cone provides.
The only bad thing is that Seele’s extra turns are not considered Extra Attacks, so there will be a small part of the passive that we won’t be able to take advantage of, but since the rest of the things are pretty good for her, it won’t be too big of a problem to deal with. not equip it.
Other characters who can take advantage of this Cone of Light:
- Dan Heng : He’s not doing badly at all, as he can apply negative statuses on his own by slowing down enemies with his Basic Skill. The problem is that his main source of damage is his Ultimate Skill, in which he will not be able to enjoy the damage increase that this Cone of Light provides.
- Sushang : A case similar to Dan Heng’s, although she takes advantage of it a little better, since her Basic Skill deals a little more damage, especially if Swordsmanship Stance is activated.
