Ice

Best Ice Characters in Honkai: Star Rail 2026

The crit type — Ice Break Freezes enemies and Ice carries stack CRIT damage.

How Ice Works

Ice's Weakness Break applies Frozen, which delays the enemy's action and makes them take increased CRIT damage while frozen. Ice is the signature type of premier carries like Jingliu, whose entire kit revolves around front-loaded Ice damage. Ice teams want a fast Harmony support (Bronya) and a sustain (Fu Xuan) to enable the hypercarry playstyle.

2 Ice characters · 1 S-tier

Ice Reactions

Reaction

With

What it does

Frozen (Break)

Ice

Breaking an Ice-weak enemy Freezes it: action delay plus increased CRIT damage taken. This is the setup Ice hypercarries exploit.

CRIT stacking

Relics + Harmony

Ice carries (Jingliu) want CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG and a Bronya CRIT-DMG buff to maximize the frozen-window burst.

Slow synergy

Imaginary/Control

Pairing Ice with a control unit (Welt) keeps enemies delayed longer, extending the frozen damage window.

Best Ice Teams

Premium Ice hypercarry

Jingliu + Bronya + Fu Xuan

Bronya advances Jingliu for a double turn, Fu Xuan shares damage and grants team CRIT — the highest-ceiling Ice core.

F2P Ice

Jingliu + Trailblazer + March 7th

Free sustain and a flex carry keep Jingliu alive and dealing Ice damage until limited supports arrive.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Jingliu considered top-tier?

She front-loads huge Ice damage in a buffed state and scales with CRIT DMG and Speed. With Bronya + Fu Xuan she is one of the best carries in the game.

What relic set does an Ice DPS use?

Hunter of Glacial Forest (4-pc Ice DMG + CRIT after Ultimate) is best-in-slot for Jingliu, paired with Rutilant Arena as the Planar Ornament.

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