Cerydra is a new and upcoming 5-star character in Honkai Star Rail Version 3.5. She is a Harmony character of the Wind damage type. Cerydra is an Amplifier support who also acts as a sub-DPS for the team. She can significantly increase the damage of your ally, also letting one ally duplicate their skill. Learn everything about Cerydra in Honkai Star Rail, including her kit, materials, basic info, and release date.
Note: updated HSR Cerydra’s kit on August 2, 2025
Honkai Star Rail Cerydra: Release Date
Cerydra will be released on September 3, 2025, during the second phase of the Honkai Star Rail 3.5 update. She will feature in the second phase of Version 3.5 banners based as revealed in the HSR 3.5 livestream. Other than Cerydra, the other upcoming 5-star character, Hysilens, will feature in the first phase of the HSR 3.5 banner.
Cerydra Character Overview: Basic Info and Stats
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Rarity | 5-Star |
| Path |  The Harmony |
| Element |  Wind |
| Attack | 620 |
| Defense | 485 |
| HP | 1358 |
| Speed | 99 |
| Energy | 130 |
| Voice Actors | English: Rhiannon Moushall Japanese: Kanan Takao Korean: Kim Yun-chae Chinese: Shi Xinlei |
| General Rating | In Progress |
| Pure Fiction Rating | In Progress |
| Memory of Chaos Rating | In Progress |
| Apocalyptic Shadow Rating | In Progress |
Honkai Star Rail Cerydra Kit: Traces and Eidolons
Ahead of the Honkai Star Rail 3.5 update, Cerydra’s kit has been revealed. We have included Cerydra’s kit below, so learn how to play her before she is released.
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HSR Cerydra’s Trace and Eidolon Priority
| Trace | Explanation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Attack | Deals minor Wind damage to a single target. | Low |
| Skill | Increases the Crit Damage and All-Type RES PEN of one ally for their Skill Attack damage. Allows selected ally to duplicate their Skills when fully activated. | Highest |
| Ultimate | Deals AoE Wind damage and grants the first character in the lineup Military Merit if no one in the team already has it. Grants Military Merit to the ally in the first location. | High |
| Talent | Military Merit also increases the character’s ATK by a percentage of Cerydra’s ATK. Cerdyra gains 1 charge when the designated character attacks an enemy with their Basic Attack or Skill. | High |
| Ascension 2 | Increases Crit Damage for every 100 ATK over 2000 for Cerydra, up to a maximum limit. | High |
| Ascension 4 | Increases Cerydra’s Crit Rate to 100%. She also gains one charge when not have max charges, after the character with Military Merit uses Ultimate for once per battle. | Medium |
| Ascension 6 | Increases speed by 20 for Cerydra and the ally with Military Merit when she uses Skill. Also regenerates energy by 5 whenever the character with Military Merit attacks with Basic Attack or Skill. | Medium |
| Eidolon 1 | Characters with Military Merit significantly ignore enemy defenses when using Skill attacks. Cerydra also regenerates energy for the designated ally when she uses her Skill. | Best |
| Eidolon 2 | Characters with Military Merit deal more damage and increase Cerydra’s damage significantly when one of the allies has Military Merit. | Good |
| Eidolon 4 | Significantly increases Ultimate damage. | Decent |
| Eidolon 6 | Characters with “Military Merit” has increased All-Type RES PEN, and the multiplier for Additional DMG triggered via “Military Merit” is also increased. While a teammate with “Military Merit” is present on the field, Cerydra’s All-Type RES PEN increases as well. | Great |
HSR Cerydra’s Traces and Eidolons
| Trace | Details |
|---|---|
| King’s Castling (Basic Attack | Single Target) | Deals Wind DMG equal to 50%/60%/70%/80%/90%/100%/110% of Cerydra’s ATK to one designated enemy target. |
| Pawn’s Promotion (Skill | Support) | Grants “Military Merit” to one designated ally character and gives Cerydra 1 points of Charge. Maximum Charge is 8 points. When Charge reaches 6 points, the ally character’s “Military Merit” automatically upgrades to “Peerage” and dispels their Crowd Control debuff. Characters with “Peerage” are considered to have “Military Merit” simultaneously. Increases the CRIT DMG boost for Skill DMG by 36%/39.6%/43.2%/46.8%/50.4%/54%/58.5%/63%/67.5%/72%/75.6%/79.2% for characters with “Peerage,” increases All-Type RES PEN by 8%/8.2%/8.4%/8.6%/8.8%/9%/9.25%/9.5%/9.75%/10%/10.2%/10.4%, and said characters can also trigger a Coup de Main when using their Skill on enemy targets. After Coup de Main ends, consumes 6 points of Charge to revert “Peerage” back to “Military Merit.” |
| Scholar’s Mate (Ultimate | AoE) | Gains 2 Charge. Deals Wind DMG equal to 144%/153.6%/163.2%/172.8%/182.4%/192%/204%/216%/228%/240%/249.6%/259.2% of Cerydra’s ATK to all enemies. If there are no characters with “Military Merit” on the field, it prioritizes granting “Military Merit” to the character in position 1 in the team lineup. |
| Ave Imperator (Talent | Support) | Characters with “Military Merit” increase their ATK by an amount equal to 18%/18.6%/19.2%/19.8%/20.4%/21%/21.75%/22.5%/23.25%/24%/24.6%/25.2% of Cerydra’s ATK. When the character uses Basic ATK or Skill, Cerydra gains 1 Charge. Cerydra cannot gain Charges while Coup de Main is in effect. After characters with “Military Merit” use an attack, Cerydra deals 1 additional instance of Wind Additional DMG equal to 30%/33%/36%/39%/42%/45%/48.75%/52.5%/56.25%/60%/63%/66% of her ATK. This effect can be triggered up to 20 times. The trigger count resets whenever Cerydra uses her Ultimate. “Military Merit” only takes effect on the most recently applied target. When the target changes, Cerydra’s Charge is reset to 0. |
| First-Move Advantage (Technique | Support) | After using this technique, gains “Military Merit.” When switching active characters, “Military Merit” transfers to the current active character. At the start of the next battle, automatically use Skill 1 time on the character with “Military Merit” without consuming any Skill Points. |
| Veni (Ascension 2) | When Cerydra’s ATK is greater than 2000, for every 100 ATK exceeded, it increases this unit’s CRIT DMG by 18%, up to a maximum of 360%. |
| Vidi (Ascension 4) | Increases Cerydra’s CRIT Rate by 100%. While Cerydra’s Charge is less than maximum, Cerydra gains 1 point of Charge when a character with “Military Merit” uses their Ultimate. This effect can only be triggered once per battle. |
| Vici (Ascension 6) | When using a Skill, increases the SPD of this unit and teammates with “Military Merit” by 20 for 3 turns. When a character with “Military Merit” uses Basic ATK or Skill, Cerydra regenerates 5 Energy. |
| Bonus Stats | Wind Damage Boost: 22.4% ATK: 18% HP: 10% |
| Seize the Crowns of All (Eidolon 1) | Characters with “Military Merit” ignore 16% of their target’s DEF when dealing DMG. If the “Military Merit” state is upgraded to the “Peerage” state, the character additionally ignores 20% of the target’s DEF when dealing Skill DMG. When Cerydra uses her Skill, it regenerates 2 Energy for the designated ally target. |
| Forge the Dreams of Many (Eidolon 2) | Characters with “Military Merit” deal 40% more DMG. While a teammate with “Military Merit” is on the field, Cerydra’s DMG increases by 160%. |
| Torch the Laws of Old (Eidolon 3) | Skill Level + 2 Basic Attack Level + 1 |
| Remake the Realms of Men (Eidolon 4) | Increases Ultimate DMG multiplier by 240%. |
| Help and Hurt Repaid in Full (Eidolon 5) | Ultimate Level + 2 Talent Level + 2 |
| A Journey Set Starward (Eidolon 6) | Characters with “Military Merit” increase their All-Type RES PEN by 20%, and the multiplier for Additional DMG triggered via “Military Merit” increases by 300%. While a teammate with “Military Merit” is present on the field, Cerydra’s All-Type RES PEN increases by 20%. |
Honkai Star Rail Cerydra Materials
You can start farming for Cerydra’s materials already as they have been revealed. You won’t be able to farm only a couple of materials as they will be released in Honkai Star Rail Version 3.5. The rest of Cerydra’s materials are already available in the game. So, start farming already!
Cerydra’s Ascension Materials
| Ascension Material | Total |
|---|---|
| Ethereal Omen | 15 |
| Echoing Wail | 15 |
| Charred Bud of Twilight | 65 |
| Eternal Lament | 15 |
| Credit | 308,000 |
Cerydra’s Trace Materials
| Trace Materials | Total |
|---|---|
| Firmament Note | 18 |
| Ethereal Omen | 41 |
| Celestial Section | 69 |
| Echoing Wail | 56 |
| Heavenly Melody | 139 |
| Eternal Lament | 58 |
| Daythunder Anamnesis | 12 |
| Tracks of Destiny | 8 |
| Credit | 3,000,000 |
So, that is everything we know about Cerydra in Honkai Star Rail at the moment. Do you still have any doubts? Ask us in the comments section below.
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