HSR's Pearl: Kit, Materials, Light Cones, Relics, Teams, and Eidolons

A 5-Star Ice Elation unit, Pearl merges team sustain with Elation-focused support. DEF is her main scaling stat, and she performs best in squads that exploit Certified Banger, Deep Learning, and the four-Elation bonuses she brings.

Everything you need for Pearl is here: her full kit, the materials she needs, top Light Cone and Relic choices, stat goals, team options, Eidolons, and how to prioritize your investment.

Pearl Overview

On the Path of Elation, Pearl is a 5-Star Ice unit. Her role is primarily sustain and Elation support: she heals and mitigates damage based on DEF, all while boosting Elation-centric teams.

DEF and SPD are the stats her build revolves around; reaching 2,400 DEF matters as a key breakpoint to activate Panoptic Vision. As for equipment, Colors for Tomorrow stands out as her top Light Cone, and Dreamlit Actor is the Relic set she prefers.

Teams featuring multiple Elation characters get the most out of Pearl, and full four-Elation lineups are where she truly shines — that's when her Ultimate and Elation Skill both reach their strongest effects.

Building Pearl starts with one clear step: pile on enough DEF to turn on Panoptic Vision. Once that's handled, aim for a healthy split between DEF and SPD, and round things out with an Energy Regeneration Rate Rope. The payoff is worth it, since DEF fuels her healing, her own damage output, and a number of her support effects.

Pearl Skill Priority

Skill ≈ Elation Skill > Talent > Ultimate > Basic ATK

Emergency damage reduction gets its strength from the Talent, so that's the one to watch there, while active healing runs mainly through the Skill. For anyone committed to Elation teams, leveling the Elation Skill pays off — its damage multiplier climbs considerably as you invest in it.

Its damage multiplier isn't what carries several of her key effects — Deep Learning, action advance, and the extra turn granted at four Elation — yet the Ultimate remains essential to how her kit functions.

Pearl Kit

Basic ATK — Brushstroke: Trace the Severed Stream

Ice DMG equal to 90% of Pearl's DEF is dealt to a single designated enemy.

Enhanced Basic ATK — Brushstroke: Render the Great Wave

Ice DMG equal to 100% of Pearl's DEF hits all enemies.

Every ally recovers HP equal to 8% of Pearl's DEF plus 160, and the ally sitting at the lowest current HP percentage receives an additional heal of 8% of Pearl's DEF plus 160.

Enhanced Basic ATK — Brushstroke: Imagenate the Starry Night

All enemies take Ice DMG scaled off 100% of Pearl's DEF. Meanwhile, the whole party recovers HP worth 8% of Pearl's DEF plus 160, and whichever ally currently holds the lowest HP percentage gets one extra heal of 8% of Pearl's DEF plus 160.

With Certified Banger in her possession, the enemy targets Pearl attacks also take Ice Elation DMG, calculated at 15% of her DEF.

The stronger form applies whenever Pearl's Aesthetic Archetype is an Elation character, which is what makes Elation carries the preferred target for her Ultimate.

Skill — Relume Life's Light

Certified Banger rises by 15 points. Every ally then recovers HP equal to 12% of Pearl's DEF plus 240, while the ally with the lowest current HP percentage receives a second heal of 12% of Pearl's DEF plus 240.

For Pearl, this is the go-to emergency heal and a vital way to refill Certified Banger. And once Sensory Latitude is unlocked, her Skill additionally strips 1 debuff from every ally.

Ultimate — Appraise Soul's Ground

A total of 20 Certified Banger points are added. One designated ally besides Pearl is then targeted with Deep Learning, and that unit becomes the Aesthetic Archetype.

Having 1/2/3 or more Elation characters on the team causes the Aesthetic Archetype's action to advance by 10%/15%/30%.

The Aesthetic Archetype instead receives 1 extra turn whenever 4 or more Elation characters are present. Once that extra turn begins, the Aesthetic Archetype picks up 30 Certified Banger points and 60 Punchline points, and both are stripped away when the extra turn ends.

While Deep Learning is active:

That's the reason Pearl's Ultimate is usually best aimed at the team's primary Elation damage dealer, not a secondary support.

Talent — Grow Grace from Grit

Pearl's Certified Banger serves as Repellency, and each point of the resource translates into 200 points of Repellency.

Repellency can be spent by Pearl whenever an ally takes DMG, blocking 60% of the DMG that ally would receive. Certified Banger never expires and is capped at 50 points.

Once an ally's current HP percentage drops to 50% or lower, the DMG they take shrinks by an extra 30%.

Defense is where Pearl's kit truly centers. Rather than leaning purely on reactive healing, she whittles down incoming damage with her Certified Banger reserve, then brings the team back to health via her Enhanced Basic ATKs and Skill.

Technique — Recast Masterwork in Nacre

Pearl picks up Aesthetic Archetype once her Technique has been used.

Switching your active character causes Aesthetic Archetype to pass over to whichever ally is now active.

Once your next battle begins:

Other characters can receive Deep Learning from Pearl, but she can never apply it to herself.

In practice, pop her Technique first, then enter the fight with your planned main carry already set as the active character.

Elation Skill — Dissolve Reason into Elation

With 1/2/3/4 or more Elation characters on the team, every ally's next attack also hits the target for extra Elation DMG that matches their own Type, equal to 10%/15%/20%/40%.

Another big reason Pearl favors a full Elation lineup: the payoff leaps from 20% with three Elation characters up to 40% with four.

Pearl Materials

Fully building Pearl means gathering materials for her ascension along with every Trace upgrade.

Ascension Materials

Getting Pearl up to Lv.80 takes:

Trace Materials

Unlocking and maxing out Pearl's Traces requires:

Pearl Materials Total

Material	Image	Total	Total
Credit		3,308,000
Sea Siren's Torn Fin		65
Whimsy Wax		56
Dreamweave Steel		71
Lucid Awl		73
The Fluffy Hand-drawn Storyboards		18
The Fluffy Serialization Memorial Issue		69
The Fluffy Collector's Edition		139
High Hopes of the Falsely Enlightened		12
Tracks of Destiny		8

Pearl's Top Light Cones

Best in Slot: Colors for Tomorrow

As Pearl's signature Light Cone, Colors for Tomorrow is the simplest way to strike a balance between her sustain and the support she gives the team.

At S1, it:

With four Elation characters on the team, the vulnerability can climb as high as 22%. A sizable DEF increase, meanwhile, directly strengthens Pearl's healing, Panoptic Vision scaling, and any Repellency-oriented build.

Best Accessible Option: Mushy Shroomy's Adventures

If you're passing on Pearl's signature, Mushy Shroomy's Adventures offers excellent value on a budget.

It:

What it doesn't offer is the massive DEF boost and bonus healing that Colors for Tomorrow provides, so Pearl will need to pick up extra DEF from Relics. Its team-wide offensive utility, though, aligns neatly with what she already aims to do.

Pearl's Top Relics

Best Set: 4-Pc Dreamlit Actor

For Pearl, no dedicated set outperforms Dreamlit Actor.

A 6% SPD boost is what 2-Pc: brings to the table.

With 4-Pc: equipped, landing a Skill or Ultimate on a single other ally grants that ally 16% Elation for 3 turns. Once the wearer is holding at least 10 Certified Banger, every ally also picks up 12% CRIT DMG for 3 turns.

Pearl meets both requirements without any extra effort: her Ultimate aims straight at the Aesthetic Archetype, and Certified Banger keeps piling up over the course of her standard rotation.

Alternative: 4-Pc Diviner of Distant Reach

Whenever you're after extra SPD along with a second way to feed team Elation, Diviner of Distant Reach earns its slot.

2-Pc: SPD +6%.

Reaching 120/160 SPD while wearing 4-Pc: pushes the wearer's CRIT Rate up by 10%/18%. There's also a bonus tied to the first Elation Skill of each battle, which hands all allies 10% more Elation.

On a sustain Pearl, the personal CRIT Rate barely matters — the SPD and the team Elation buff are what still pull their weight.

4-Pc Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

When your Dreamlit Actor pieces leave something to be desired, this serves as a dependable fallback support option.

Triggering an Ultimate on an ally hands the whole team a 12% SPD boost lasting 1 turn — and Pearl's own Ultimate meets that condition on its own.

Top Planar Ornament Picks

Sprightly Vonwacq

Grants 5% Energy Regeneration Rate, and once battle starts, Pearl gets a 40% action advance provided her SPD sits at 120 or above.

Handy whenever you want Pearl moving early and firing her 180-Energy Ultimate with better consistency.

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas

Grants 5% ERR and raises the ATK of whoever occupies the first lineup slot by 12%, as long as that slot isn't Pearl's.

Reach for it when your main carry gets strong value from ATK scaling.

Broken Keel

Grants 10% Effect RES. Once Effect RES reaches 30%, every ally receives 10% CRIT DMG.

When your team has no need for Lushaka's ATK buff, this remains a straightforward, all-purpose support choice.

Pearl: Main Stats and Substats

Substat Priority

DEF% > SPD > Effect RES

Panoptic Vision only comes online once your DEF reaches 2,400, so hit that mark first. From there, DEF stays your main stacking target, though you'll still want enough SPD on hand to let your turns cycle comfortably.

For Pearl's core role, CRIT stats aren't a requirement at all. What she contributes personally on the damage front comes second to keeping the team alive, holding Certified Banger up, and ensuring the Aesthetic Archetype triggers again and again.

Best Pearl Teams

Mixed teams are something Pearl can hold together on her own, but slotting in Elation characters makes her kit considerably stronger.

Silver Wolf LV.999 Elation Team

For flex slots, either Sparxie or Elation Trailblazer is a solid pick.

Because Pearl can keep Deep Learning up while feeding an Elation carry extra actions, Punchline, and Certified Banger, Silver Wolf LV.999 stands out as a natural fit for the Aesthetic Archetype.

Four Elation characters on the team also unlock the full 40% multiplier on Dissolve Reason into Elation for Pearl, along with the extra turn her Ultimate grants.

Evanescia Elation Team

Evanescia hands Pearl an additional dedicated Elation carry for Deep Learning to target. Yao Guang, meanwhile, provides offensive support, and Pearl's strongest team-count bonuses stay intact as long as that fourth Elation slot is filled.

Aventurine • Waveflair Team

With Pearl holding down the primary sustain slot, Waveflair is free to lean into his offensive Elation duties — and nobody has to bring a healer from outside the Elation path.

Pearl Eidolons

Best Pearl Eidolons to Pull

E0: She works right out of the box. Healing, mitigation, cleanse, Deep Learning, and the extra-turn mechanics tied to a four-Elation setup are all baked into her base kit.

E1: The first stop that genuinely matters. When four Elation units are on the field, it can hand the team up to 60% Elation, which amounts to a serious offensive jump.

E2: In practice, the best premium stopping point. Elation DMG goes up, and Pearl's Ultimate reaches a wider slice of the squad — especially in compositions where every slot is Elation.

E4: A defensive Eidolon at heart. As Repellency, Certified Banger operates more efficiently and shaves off a bigger share of the damage headed your way.

E6: The capstone for heavy investors. A powerful teamwide multiplier comes from the 20% All-Type RES PEN, and her personal output climbs noticeably thanks to the extra Enhanced Basic Elation damage.

E0, E1, or E2 will be where most players sensibly stop. Skill levels make up the bulk of E3 and E5, while E4 only deserves a look if stronger sustain is specifically what you're after.

Pearl: Signature Light Cone or Eidolon — Which Is the Better Pick?

Colors for Tomorrow is the go-to pick for a standard E0 Pearl — its massive DEF boost simplifies her build considerably, while also bringing healing and a vulnerability debuff on enemies.

Should your Pearl already be sitting on solid DEF and sustain, E1 becomes especially attractive for full Elation teams since it lifts the team's Elation stat outright. From there, anyone eyeing a deeper investment can move up to E2 for the bigger Ultimate improvement.

Here's a sensible investment path:

E0 → E1 → S1 or E2 → E2/E4 → E6

Whether S1 or E2 comes first really hinges on what your account is missing — sturdier defensive consistency, or more aggressive Elation support.

Final Thoughts

If you want an Elation team that keeps pushing damage while still holding a dedicated sustain slot, Pearl is designed exactly for that. Prioritize DEF and SPD, equip Dreamlit Actor, have Certified Banger on hand, and assign the Aesthetic Archetype to your primary Elation DPS.

The real payoff shows up on full Elation squads, since that's where the additional turn, the boosted Elation Skill, and Eidolon scaling all stack up together.

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