Honkai Star Rail Aventurine traces priority, ideal stats, and different build options

Aventurine has made his appearance as one of the 5-star featured characters in the second half of the Honkai Star Rail 2.1 update. Among the other Preservation units, this one has one of the most distinctive kits. Even though his main responsibility is to always keep his allies alive, the IPC member isn't afraid to do massive harm to opponents.

This article focuses on the unit's traces priority, ideal stats and different build options in Honkai Star Rail.

Disclaimer: This article is subjective and relies solely on the writer's opinion.

Aventurine is a new Imaginary element character in Honkai Star Rail who has a unique skill set. Here is a complete list of all his abilities:

The new 5-star Preservation unit's skill provides his team with a shield. His ultimate is a debuff that makes the opponent take more CRIT DMG hits, and his talent is a damage-dealing ability that increases the damage of his follow-up ATK. Priority-wise, talent and ultimate are interchangeable according to the player's preference, but skill is the most crucial.

When it comes to leveling his traces, players should prioritize as follows:

Skill > Talent > Ultimate > Basic ATK.

Players are recommended to aim for 4000 DEF to have a strong Aventurine build in Honkai Star Rail's late game. The goal for novice and intermediate players should be maximizing DEF. High DEF increases a Preservation character's damage, shields, and even CRIT rate, so this attribute is crucial.

Prioritize DEF% main stats in the early game for all equipment slots (Orb, Rope, Body, Boots), as his shields come from his skill instead of his ultimate, unlike Gepard. For maximal damage output later on, strive for a CRIT DMG% Body with CRIT Rate% and CRIT DMG% substats.

In the late game,